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Google Is Indexing Your Podcast’s RSS Feed

Let me begin by saying myself, nor SP (my co-host on Better Podcasting – a show I’m about to refer to) are in no way SEO experts. While we both have varying levels of experience making changes to help with the SEO of our sites, neither of us remotely claim to be experts. If you…

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So You’re Afraid of Facebook Messenger Privacy? Look at these other app permissions…

Facebook has come under some intense scrutiny this past week with their drive to move their messaging component out of the main Facebook app. While I’m a firm believer that users should know what they’re getting into when they install apps, for many geeks such as myself it’s been clear all along that this recent…

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Latest Comixology App Update Brings Changes

Back in episode episode 42 of the Gonna Geek.com Podcast we told you all about Amazon’s acquisition of Comixology.  It was theorized on the show this would change the way in which comics were purchased on iOS devices going forward. Turns out that prediction was right as Comixology has updated the iOS app to no…

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Google+ Automatic Photo Backup / Paranoia

I was recently making changes to my Google account on my Nexus 7 when I came across an option to “Auto Backup” my photos. When I saw this feature my gut reaction was “Hell no!” and to reach for the uncheck button – but then I realized, why? While I’ve always been an overly cautious…

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Nexus 5 Released – Pretty much what everyone guessed…

Yesterday Google finally announced the latest product to be added to their popular Nexus product line – the Nexus 5. The highly anticipated (and leaked) device is on sale in the Google Play store for $349 USD for a 16GB Model and $399 USD for a 32GB Model. As anticipated (ok I’ll stop saying this…

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Nexus 5 Listed in Google Play Store…

… or at least it was for a brief period. The highly rumored Google Nexus 5 has had yet another leak courtesy of, well, Google themselves. Last night reports started coming from multiple media outlets that when certain users went to the devices section of Google’s Play Store that instead of seeing the Nexus 4…

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Google Nexus 5 Rumor Round Up

For months I’ve been eagerly awaiting the rumored Nexus 5 phone to decide whether or not I’ll be making the final jump to Android (I currently own a Nexus 7 tablet but still have an iPhone 4S). There have been many rumors over the last several months so I thought I’d create an article to…

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Why Chromecast Should Come To Canada Soon

Since its announcement in June, Google’s Chromecast has been making waves across the internet. While many people originally purchased the device thinking of it as a $35 toy, the device has quickly made its way into many people’s daily activities. As a huge supporter of tech that makes it easy for users to stream content…

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Where’s All My Chromecast Apps?

There was a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Google’s $35 streaming stick the Chromecast.  At launch it worked with apps like YouTube, Netflix, and Google music (on Android).  The user experience with this apps was generally pretty good and received positive reviews.  Personally, I can attest to the fact that the YouTube integration…

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Introducing Android 4.4 Kit Kat

Google has announced that the newest version of Android is not in fact named Key Lime Pie, but instead has been named Kit Kat.  Google has long named their Android builds after sweets and candies, but this it the first time an Android build has been named after a name brand candy. At first, I…

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