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• January 22, 2020News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 326.5 – Biscuits and a Thinkpad

  In our Innards section, we talk ‘Lenovo Thinkpads’
  And finally, the feedback
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• January 15, 2020News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 326 – One Byte Opposition

  First up, in our Wanderings, Special Guest Alan Pope finds gold in the loft and plays 30+ year old games online, Leo wins at gifts, but fails at MicroK8s, Tony Hughes plays with Ubuntu Studio, more Matchbox cars, and donates some tech, Joe tries to repair a pebble, fixes more headphones and listens to lots of books, Tony Watts converts 8mm film to digital, plays with a dual monitor setup on his Thinkpad and reconfigures his recording setup.
  Then, in our news - Dell shows a new developer XPS 13 laptop at CES, there is a new enterprise Chromebook from Samsung and EA boots Linux gamers out of multiplayer Battlefield and more.
  In Security - It’s time to update Firefox... again. And Cablehaunt spooks your modem.
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• January 8, 2020News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 325.5 – Oracles Virtually Boxed In

  In our Innards section, we make our 2020 Predictions!
  And finally, our listener feedback
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• January 1, 2020News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 325 – Ring My Bell

  First up, in our Wanderings, Leo bakes a camera Pi, Tony Watts gets steamed, Joe gets an unexpected upgrade, Tony Hughes installed Lineage on a new old phone, Moss has an Xapp mishap, and Oliver treats his ears.
  Then, in our news, Linux Mint 19.3 is here, Vivaldi champions Linux, DXVK forges ahead, and more.
  In security, we talk Chrome flaws and the risks of Ring.
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• December 25, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 324.5 – We Got It All Wrong!

  In our Innards section, we ask where we went wrong? We revisit last year’s predictions...
  And finally, our listener feedback.
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• December 18, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 324 – Attack of the Releases

  First up, in our Wanderings, Leo suffers from new computer ills, Tony Hughes works on his cars, Moss fiddles with more distros, it’s reading and repairs for Joe, Tony Watts is rockin’ it, and Josh goes mad and gets an iPhone.
  Then, in our news, Linux Mint 19.3 is almost here, Canonical has been very busy, New elementaryOS and Firefox, and more
  In security, two Linux vulnerabilities and a takeover of PIA goes weird
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• December 11, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 323.5 – Traveling Networker Problem

  In our Innards section, we talk travel networking and access
  And finally, our listener feedback
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• December 4, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 323 – Ok, Beta

  First up, in our Wanderings, Leo Goes Upstream, Moss fights frustration by installing Sabayon again, Tony Hughes grapples with Gnome3, Joe fixes some keyboards, and Tony Watts plays on Proton
  Then, in our news, Linux Mint has a new update, System76 builds its own laptops, Kali goes undercover, the new 5.4 Kernel, and more!
  In security, we talk D-Link remote access.
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• November 27, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 322.5 – Clem Before the Storm

  In our Innards section, we talk more about Linux Mint and Clem’s comments.
  And finally, our listener feedback.
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• November 20, 2019News, OGG, Podcast

  mintCast 322 – The Linux Defender

  First up, in our Wanderings, I picked up a hard drive docking station, Tony tests the new Gnome, Moss fights overscanning, and Joe volunteers for Full Circle.
  Then, in the news, Microsoft is working overtime, Docker gets a second wind, new Debian updates, big .org changes, and more.
  In security, Microsoft brings Defender ATP to Linux, and another speculative execution vulnerability.
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