TekThing 40: Amazon $50 Tablet & New Fire TV Reviewed, Windows GodMode, MS Surface Book, Can you Trust Your VPN?
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Today's topics:
Microsoft Windows 10 Devices Event: Check out the new Surface Book and Surface Pro 4! Find out what else MS debuted in the video!
Roku 4: The Roku 4 has some slick new features... and will be one of the only set top boxes left for sale on Amazon. (Yes, Amazon dumped the Chromecast and Apple TV.)
Amazon Tablets Roundup: Shannon's got reviews of the $50 Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, along with the Kindle Fire HD 8, Kindle Fire HD 10, and the the Fire TV. Find out how well they fare in the video!
3 Awesome Windows Utilities: Check out Windows GodMode (thanks, PCWorld for the instructions!), CPUID's HWMonitor Pro & CPU-Z, the ad-free Enchanted Keyfinder, and the ever so awesome Ninite.
Can I Trust My VPN? @laurel_cal tweeted, "@TekThing how do I know if I can trust a VPN provider? Thanks all!" We talk it through in the video... here's some links we talked about in the show: 10 Minute Free VPN Server Build, How to See If Your VPN Is Leaking Your IP Address, Which VPN Service Providers Take Your Anonymity Seriously?
Patreon Was Hacked: Here's the deets from Patreon. We're pretty upset, tho no CC data was exposed (Patreon doesn't store it.), more info in the show, and our apologies.
Play Blu-rays On Windows 10: Paul, "upgraded to Windows 10 and cannot play blu rays now as it doesn't come w/ player software. Looking for a free one. I tried VLC. It didn't want to play my blu ray DVD. Any suggestions? Thanks!" Yup! You could try the VLC Blu-Ray Fix, or get your credit card out and go with Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra or Corel WinDVD Pro. (We also mentioned the JRiver Media Center and AnyDVD HD option.
Cheap Tablet Fun: Bob writes, "I just watched an episode of TekThing, and it got me thinking about why you would give a kid a tablet anywhere over $100. Tablets like this are made for more intensive applications, which most kids won't be using. I recall that if you go on amazon, you can still find 7 7-10 inch tablets for under $40, personally i use them as a mobile deployment system to go alongside my WIFI Pineapple so i don't have to lug around a massive laptop. Anyway, maybe you (or the hak5 team if this email gets to them) will have a cool idea on things you can do with cheaply made tablets like this." We're on it, Bob!
Do Something Analog! Go Birdwatching!