E58- Twitter Change, Facebook Messenger, M3D, HeartBleed, Dropbox | Red Headed Geek Show





Twitter is changing to look like Facebook and it needs to, NOT. Twitter is an escape for people who want to get out of the hell that Facebook can be. You know, where your parents roam, and endless pictures of babies appear.

Facebook wants to pull Messenger out of its app to force you to download it separately.What a first world problem. Plus, the Facebook Messenger app is rather smooth and really easy to use. Whats the big deal? If you chat that much, wouldn’t you rather something run smoothly?

The Micro 3D printer is another Kickstarter success. A huge one. The Micro surpassed $1 million in funding on Kickstarter in just 24 hours, and they were initially only asking for 50 grand!. The company, called M3D, has also been showered with love since its campaign began on Monday, with over 5,500 backers. This thing is a steal. It really makes you wonder how soon the 3D printing industry will begin being THIS affordable.

Dropbox has been in the news after launching a number of new products and features at a morning event in San Francisco. Not only that but guess who’s face we can now happily look at as the new COO? Condolleezaa Rice, known in almost equal parts for her ferocious intelligence, and controversial role in the Bush administration.

We live in an age of utter vanity. A “selfie mirror” exists! "The Self Enhancing Live Feed Image Engine,”is a two-way mirror that automatically takes photos of you and posts them on Twitter. It consists of a Mac mini hidden behind the 2-way-mirror, a Webcam, and LED lights embedded behind the mirror.

An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed Bug is already being called one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. The bug has affected many popular websites and services — ones you might use every day, like Gmail and Facebook — and could have quietly exposed your sensitive account information (such as passwords and credit card numbers) over the past two years.

But, changing your passwords wont guarantee the site has applied an update that will protect you. It is important to check updated lists of websites that have applied the patch before changing your passwords.

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