- Fri Nov 20 11:53 AM PST 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1111: Facebook is depressing
Why the long Face...book? A woman battling depression put some pictures of herself having fun privately on Facebook. Somehow the insurance company found them and cut off her benefits saying she looked happy enough and must be cured.
- Wed Nov 11 11:55 AM PST 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1104: Microsoft hides its hot new TV service
Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why isn't Microsoft trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon's unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn't it?
- Fri Aug 28 11:00 AM PDT 2009 Week in review: Apple unleashes Snow Leopard
Apple releases its latest operating system, as Microsoft looks ahead to the big day for Windows 7. Also: Is Pirate Bay going to stay afloat?
- Fri Aug 21 10:00 AM PDT 2009 Week in review: Gaming gets small
Sony takes the wraps off its new PS3 Slim game console, which is smaller, lighter, and cheaper. Also: Microsoft and Facebook on the court docket.
- Wed Jul 15 11:40 AM PDT 2009 BOL 1019: What is a browser anyway?!
Bill Gates wonders why Google would want to make a browser-based operating system. In fact, he wonders what exactly a browser is, anyway.
- Thu Jun 4 11:15 AM PDT 2009 Do we really need motion control?
The definitive theme at this year's E3 is motion control. But do we really need it?
- Tue Jun 2 10:16 AM PDT 2009 'Wii hacker' part of Microsoft's Natal effort
The former Carnegie Mellon researcher, who joined Microsoft and went quiet, says he has been working on the motion-sensing project unveiled on Monday.
- Fri May 29 12:40 PM PDT 2009 Buzz Out Loud 985: Accelorometers in bed
Natali brings our discussion of the MEMS-based accelerometer technology to a screeching halt when she suggests it be used in bed. This is a clear demonstration of how much more mature Natali is than Rafe or myself.
- Fri Apr 10 12:10 PM PDT 2009 Buzz Out Loud 950: Hackers brave bats and dragons
AT&T had an outage yesterday morning in the bay area due to fiber-optical cables being cut. This didn't just affect landlines, but cell phones as well. Rafe describes the dangers hackers would face in trying to cut those cables.
- Tue Mar 31 12:05 PM PDT 2009 Buzz Out Loud 942: Fill up on Confickerdoodles
A new scanner developed by Kaminsky and friends can help find Conficker-infected machines. We're so drenched in Conficker news at this point that I think the Girl Scouts have started selling Confickerdoodles.



