September 30, 2006
When an antivirus update sounds from Dr. Dave’s laptop during the opening, he and Evil Steve turn the mistake into a joke that it makes Computer Talk more real. Dr. Dave describes how merely having a DNS report changed the tone of an unhelpful support call, then explains why technical evidence can make escalation more effective even when a customer cannot interpret every result. Using a concept car comparison, the brothers trace how the ambitious Windows Longhorn vision was reduced into Vista as difficult features such as WinFS were removed, while Dr. Dave says he will wait for real evidence before recommending the release. Later Dr. Dave explains that he keeps roughly one and a half million archived emails because an old guest, listener or contact may matter years later, and he closes with an enduring warning that social engineering can bypass even very expensive physical and computer security.
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