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About Nic Ball

Social Media:Twitter Google+ Nic Ball, the “Angry Guru”, is a warm and gentle kitten that quickly turns into a raging, foul mouthed, hurricane of anger on The Gadget Gurus Podcast. Nic knows his stuff and likes to make sure everyone else is privey to that fact. He’s not afraid to call people out and make them look silly. He’s also the host of The After Party with Liz Money, where they dive deeper into the world of tech and get down to the nitty gritty.

Jan

Google: Objectively Evil?

Forbes.com article Internet Freak-out Over Google’s New Privacy Policy Proves Again That No One Actually Reads Privacy Policies by Kashmir Hill

Nice read, but I’d like to point something out.

“When Google starts bundling everything it knows about its users and selling that to insurance companies, background check companies, and the Department of Homeland Security, that’s when I’ll trot out the “evil label.”

January 25, 2012 Leave a comment angry guru, google, technology Nic Ball Editorial, Google

Jan

Editorial: Can RIM Save This Ship

Dear Reader:

Let me first introduce myself by a name that most of you haven’t heard in a long time. I’m Nic Ball the “Berry Guru”. Before there was a Gadget Gurus, before there ever was an Angry Guru and much before I secured my doctorate, I was simply a blackberry junkie. I walked around with my head held down and my thumbs busy typing away on a keyboard as I weaved through pedestrian traffic. It was the best of times. The smartphone market was on in it’s early childhood. We’d finally crossed over the threshold of Windows Mobile and the world was ours to take. Then the iPhone came along and started the downward slide. Android came on the scene and it was as if all the air in the room had been let out. Now here we are only a few years later but it seems like forever ago. Now here we are, RIM, the former king of the market is now the ugly red-headed step child of smart phones. What, if anything, can RIM do to save this ship?

The most obvious problem with RIM has been the total consumerization of IT. No longer are system admins able to keep everyone on an easy to manage and easy to control system without justification for that granular control. Now days CEO’s are demanding the use of an iPhone or iPad and the notion of using a BlackBerry is quickly fading away. RIM has missed out on consumer market in belief that there would always be a rock solid business market. As this layer starts to fade away we have to look at other solutions at RIM.

January 17, 2012 Leave a comment Android, Apple, BlackBerry, HTC, html5, iPhone, samsung Nic Ball Editorial

Oct

After Party – Ep40 – Security Expert In the House

This week Liz Money can’t join us, but I’ve found a suitable replacement. Cory Haessler fills in to bring us some very good insight on security and hacking topics of choice. Hope you enjoy.

October 3, 2011 Leave a comment after party, hacking, internet security, podcast Nic Ball After Party

After Party – Ep39 – Who Is Donnie Darko

This week Liz brings up some crazy movie reference, a giant hunk of space trash lands somewhere, hackers are arrested, Brad Pitt get’s high. Pretty much a very standard show. We’re also working on testing some video so Liz has trouble with the eye contact from Dr. Ball’s angry eyes. It’s episode 39 and it starts now!

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