DigitalOutbox Episode 109

DigitalOutbox Episode 109 In this episode the team discuss Mobile World Congress, Windows 8 and trouble for Game. Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 3:00 - Mobile World Congress 16:40 - EU votes to cut roaming charges 19:48 - Windows 8 Consumer Preview 28:42 - Twitter figure out revenue streams 30:18 - Game will not stock future EA games Picks Ian Moom - $5 - Application/window sizer - Size an app to half, quarter screen with ease - Size to a grid - great for spcaing out apps easily - Create window layouts - handy for common task involving a few app’s....like podcasting, graphic editing, coding - A tool OS X should really have built in Chris Do Not Track + - Essentially a browser plugin that blocks tracking data from reporting back about your visits. - Chrome, FF, IE, Safari / Mac, PC - Stops an awful lot of ‘chatter’ that goes between advertising and tracking companies and social visit tracking through like/+1 buttons. - Stops analytics tracking. - Doesn’t stop some tracking - especially where logged in and interacting with social buttons so not fool proof by any means