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Bud's Weekly Geek-out

Technology EN ↓ 100 episodes

Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)

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Episodes

Daisy the AI scambaiter 20.11.2024 4:23

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a new scambaiter in town. Her name is Daisy, she's a sweet old bitty with all the time in the world to waste scammers time, and she's AI. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

iPhone auto-reboot 13.11.2024 3:37

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . iPhones are mysteriously rebooting. Turns out, they're securing themselves against intruders. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pocket Camp Complete 06.11.2024 4:41

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is dead. Long live Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp COMPLETE. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

McBroken 30.10.2024 4:19

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . right to repair, the DMCA, and McFlurries collide for a story of hacking ice cream. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

iHearing 23.10.2024 5:48

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . new smartphone/hearing aid compability standards are in force in the states. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Alarmo 16.10.2024 4:33

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nintendo's new hardware dropped! And it's . . . an alarm clock? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Hello Algae 09.10.2024 3:29

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Hello Kitty will appear as 32 different types of algae to highlight its importance to a sustainable future. Plus, cute. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

BC earthquake alerts 25.09.2024 3:49

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . BC earthquake warnings will now go directly to your phone. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Google NotebookLM 18.09.2024 5:56

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google's new NotebookLM makes a frighteningly-realistic podcast of your text input. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Google NotebookLM vs Bud's Weekly Geek-out 18.09.2024 2:18

Google NotebookLM vs SEO 18.09.2024 9:46

Google NotebookLM vs Pol & Jenny 18.09.2024 4:25

mushroom robots? 11.09.2024 4:24

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . researchers at Cornell University have given a robot body to a mushroom. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

AI-powered traffic cams 04.09.2024 3:13

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . AI-powered traffic cameras are on the lookout for dangerous drivers, and they've caught some DOOZIES. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

satellite sunlight 28.08.2024 5:42

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a California startup wants to sell nighttime sun with space mirrors. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Nintendo Museum 21.08.2024 6:35

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Nintendo Museum has been given its first official preview. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

smart insulin 14.08.2024 3:54

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the latest innovation in diabetes treatments is smart insulin. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Logitech's forever mouse? 07.08.2024 7:01

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Logitech might have plans for a subscription-based forever mouse in the future... =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Paris 2024 Olympic medals 31.07.2024 5:20

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . geeking out about the VERY Paris Olympic medals. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

CrowdStrike 24.07.2024 6:16

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a recap of the CrowdStrike IT outage. What happened, why it was such a pain, and why we shouldn't panic about it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

frickin' Ticketmaster 17.07.2024 5:39

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ticketmaster's having a TIME, what with its data breach AND its ''non-transferable'' tickets being recreated and resold. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Nike killing Adapt BB app 10.07.2024 5:22

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Nike is killing the app for its Adapt BB power lacing sneakers. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

EU Digital Identity Wallet 03.07.2024 4:42

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the EU is working toward a Digital Identity Wallet to replace a driver's license, passport, prescriptions, and more. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

geeky accessibility 26.06.2024 5:10

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . three geeky stories of accessibility improvements. Yay! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

WWDC 19.06.2024 5:53

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . WWDC wrapped last week, and I half-review it, and half-laugh at how Apple has to rename EVERYTHING. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout