May 20, 2006
Dr. Dave and Evil Steve turn a technically chaotic broadcast into part of the entertainment, with Dr. Dave's son Nick entering the studio to oversee the trouble and a caller helping them declare that they make their failures a feature. Dr. Dave explains why Dell was no longer his automatic recommendation, grounding the change in a client rebate dispute, deteriorating support and the company’s delayed embrace of AMD, while a later caller hears how he now compares specific models, warranties, performance and price instead of trusting a brand. The technology history moves from empty Internet boom companies to Skype connecting Dr. Dave with clients overseas, RSS replacing visits to dozens of news sites, cell phone games serving as inexpensive product tests and a prediction that a complete computer could soon hang from a lanyard on a thumb drive. A final security discussion asks listeners to prioritize risks and recognize the local computer and user as possible weak links, while routine product instructions and the show’s sensitive Lenovo and social network arguments remain in the complete recording.
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