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09.03.15

TechBytes Episode 89: Chromebooks, Privacy, and Vista 10

Posted in TechBytes at 3:35 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

TechBytes 2015

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Summary: An episode which focuses on the rise of Chromebooks, serious issues pertaining to privacy, media bias, and the demise of Windows

This is the first show to have been recorded this year and hopefully the resumption of TechBytes as a weekly of bi-weekly show. We are hoping to facilitate live broadcasting of the show as well (coming soon). The show officially turns 5 in just 4 weeks from now.

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