April 27, 2013
The April 27, 2013 show captures Dr. Dave at his most skeptical and practical. A hacked Associated Press Twitter account and a sudden stock-market drop become a lesson in pausing before believing an online report, while Dr. Dave goes further and tells listeners not to believe even him without checking multiple sources. He helps Sean understand why erasing a Time Machine drive does not necessarily overwrite its contents and helps Claire explore whether a Windows 8 laptop can realistically be returned to Windows 7. The broadcast also preserves Dr. Dave's view that skepticism belongs at the center of technology expertise, plus an extended political discussion of how an Internet sales-tax proposal could burden the smallest online sellers.
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Regular show: segments
8 recordings · 95:08 total within this version.
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