Email Manners Matter

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Email Manners Matter
Number 2761
Broadcast Date MAY 16, 2016
Episode Length 30:40
Hosts Tom Merritt
Guests Veronica Belmont

France may pass a law preventing companies from sending work emails after hours. Has work-life balance gotten that bad? Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt discuss.

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Headlines

Google has outlined a plan to make HTML5 default in Chrome instead of Flash. Starting in Q4, sites that use Flash would cause a prompt to appear asking the user if they want to enable Flash for that site. The top 10 sites that use Flash would be whitelisted but that whitelist would expire after a year. The top 10 sites that use Flash today are YouTube.com, Facebook.com, Yahoo.com, VK.com, Live.com, Yandex.ru, OK.ru, Twitch.tv, Amazon.com, and Mail.ru. YouTube runs HTML5 by default already and Google will stop using Flash Display ads on January 2.
Submitted by spsheridan
AT&T announced it will acquire QuickPlay Media a video streaming platform that powers it’s U-verse and DirecTV streaming services. QuickPlay also serves Verizon, Bell, Rogers, Samsung, Telus, Sirius XM, Vodafone, AccuWeather, Bloomberg Television and more. AT&T says that Quickplay will continue to serve its existing global customer base.
The Wall Street Journal’s sources say Amazon will launch new private label brands for things like nuts, spices, tea, coffee, baby food and vitamins within the next month. The house brands will carry names like Happy Belly, Wickedly Prime and Mama Bear and be available only to Amazon Prime customers. Amazon has several house brands already in paper products, accessories and clothing.
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that it owns around 9.81 million shares in Apple worth approximately $1.07 billion. Buffett told the Wall Street Journal he was not the person behind the holding, meaning it was likely Todd Combs or Ted Weschler.
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Samsung has received a patent for a small projector that can display UI elements on skin and read behaviors to translate into mobile or virtual actions. PC Mag notes Carnegie Mellon researchers introduced SkinTrack last month, a similar system for turning your arm or hand into a touch screen. That system uses a high-frequency AC-signal-emitting ring to communicate with electrodes in a wristband.
The Telegraph reports the BBC is planning to partner with ITV on a streaming service to be called Britflix. The BBC did mention developing an additional subscription service in its latest 10 year plan, though it did not give any more details.
Google introduced a new app today called Spaces. It combines Chrome, YouTube and Search and lets you choose items to conduct conversations about with a group. Tap something to create a topic and invite people using email, a social network, or some other means. It rolls out today for Android, iOS and the Web with a Gmail account.
CNET reports Razer is opening its first physical RazerStore outside of Asia in San Francisco. It opens Saturday at the Westfield San Francisco Center. The store will sell Razer laptops, keyboards, headsets and gaming accessories, games, launch new products, stage eSports tournaments, and offer free giveaways. Razer also has stores in Bangkok, Taipei and Manilla.
Garmin announced the VivoSmart HR+ fitness tracker. The new model comes with a GPS radio and can can automatically detect and track activities. It sells for $219 shipping now in black, purple and blue. SORRY I mean black/shark fin gray, imperial purple/kona purple and midnight blue/bolt blue.
Fonearena discovered that the latest beta of WhatsApp for Android includes a video calling option for some users. The feature seems to be enabled or disabled server side.
Apple confirmed Friday to iMore.com that a small number of users have reported iTunes removing their music library. The company has not been able to reproduce the error but plans to release an update to iTunes this week that it hopes will fix it. An update to OS X was released today with interface changes for the iTunes store but it is unclear if it has a fix for Apple Music in it.
Game maker Starbreeze announced a joint venture with Acer Sunday to make and market the StarVR head-mounted display. StarVR plans to provide a larger viewing space, and includes Fresnel lenses and a dual 5.5-inch quad-HD panel for 5,120-by-1,440 pixels per eye. It’s intended for use in amusement parks and arcades.

Discussion

Submitted by anotherjmartin

Pick of the Day

Office Depot fixes smartphones now. In Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and select parts of California, and Arizona.

Same day service if brought in by noon
Grade A parts, all of which carry a 12month warranty
Low Price Guarantee - price match against physical locations


In store associates can fix iPhone 5/s/c, 6, 6+, Samsung s4/5/6. If they dont have a part or if the customer has a different phone there is a mail-in repair option too. Screen+digitizer repairs can range from ~$99-$199 depending on model, but prices can vary over time.
Submitted by Brandon

Messages

Hello Tom and the DTNS crew,

Last week you asked if people were still using BlackBerry's, here is my story:

I recently inherited by brothers BlackBerry Leap. My intention was to back up the Leap and root it so I could install android on it. I haven't gotten around to backing it up and fully rooting it yet. What I have done is to get the play store loaded on the Leap which for the most part gives me the apps I am looking for. Eventually I am planning on rooting the Leap to put Android on it.

Without the play store the Leap has limited use for me. With the play store it is a much more useful device.
Sent by Christopher in warmer than usual Edmonton


Hey Tom,

I am part of a collective podcast made up of Stay at home dads - and am going to be at the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend, Friday thru Sunday; looking for other SAHS's or makers with interesting ideas to share on an upcoming podcast. I am trying to get the word out as quickly as possible as Maker Faire has surprised me with press credentials making this a little bit more official then I originally planned.

I thought your audience was a prime group for possible people of interest, if you could please share my search and help promote our tiny podcast it would be greatly appreciated!

Your boss,
Sent by Kevin Clem

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