American Public Media http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/ Future Tense is a daily program that chronicles the social impact of computers, the Internet, and technology in general. Future Tense is produced by American Public Media. A Daily Journal of the Digital Age Future Tense is a daily program that chronicles the social impact of computers, the Internet, and technology in general. Future Tense is produced by American Public Media. computers, news, public radio, npr, jon gordon, software, digital en-us Copyright 2010 American Public Media podcasts@americanpublicmedia.org no http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/standard/images/apm001/podcast/itunes_fut.jpg http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/ Future Tense Technology Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:24:49 -0600 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:24:49 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dwight Silverman]]> Dwight Silverman]]> Dwight Silverman]]> http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/just-what-is-a.html http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/just-what-is-a.html Podcasts no Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:24:49 -0600 Truth On Call has developed a tool for asking questions of verified physicians, and getting answers, via text message. But it's not meant for patients. Rather, it's a kind of paid research tool for businesses who want to query a panel of doctors. ]]> Truth On Call has developed a tool for asking questions of verified physicians, and getting answers, via text message. But it's not meant for patients. Rather, it's a kind of paid research tool for businesses who want to query a panel of doctors. ]]> Truth On Call has developed a tool for asking questions of verified physicians, and getting answers, via text message. But it's not meant for patients. Rather, it's a kind of paid research tool for businesses who want to query a panel of doctors. ]]> http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/seeking-medical.html http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/seeking-medical.html Health tech no Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:33:02 -0600 Mission:Repair of suburban Kansas City is expecting to see its first tragically broken iPad the day after the new Apple tablet computers go one sale. So it has to be ready. Having seen iPads only from afar, Mission:Repair President Ryan Arter says he's trying to glean as many facts as he can from Apple news and rumor sites, and plans to buy a few iPads as soon as he can, so his technicians can rip them apart. The following is an edited transcript of my interview with Arter: ARTER: We have broken our fair share of new products, there's no doubt about that. That's how we got to sort of reverse-engineer the assembly and begin to learn how to service these items in the event there is an out-of-warranty failure. GORDON: Based on your history with other Apple devices what do you see as the possible frailties of the iPad? ARTER: We're going to make a couple of assumptions here: The screen and digitizer appear that they're going to be glass. Like the iPhone, that can crack. There are different ways to make that glass that we know about and hopefully it'll be tougher than the iPhone. But it's a large area and when that glass cracks it needs to be replaced. So the installation of the glass will be similar to the iPhone. It will be adhesived down to the frame. GORDON: When you tear apart that first iPad, what will you be looking for exactly? ARTER: When we tear apart our first unit we will be disassembling it very slowly and very carefully, keeping cable placement and cable tension in mind. If we can't open an item without tearing a cable then we just can't open it. We need to address where the most sensitive components are, i.e. the logic board. We know that the logic boards on any product are the most expensive. They are the one item we don't want to damage while we're inside of it performing a repair. ]]> Mission:Repair of suburban Kansas City is expecting to see its first tragically broken iPad the day after the new Apple tablet computers go one sale. So it has to be ready. Having seen iPads only from afar, Mission:Repair President Ryan Arter says he's trying to glean as many facts as he can from Apple news and rumor sites, and plans to buy a few iPads as soon as he can, so his technicians can rip them apart. The following is an edited transcript of my interview with Arter: ARTER: We have broken our fair share of new products, there's no doubt about that. That's how we got to sort of reverse-engineer the assembly and begin to learn how to service these items in the event there is an out-of-warranty failure. GORDON: Based on your history with other Apple devices what do you see as the possible frailties of the iPad? ARTER: We're going to make a couple of assumptions here: The screen and digitizer appear that they're going to be glass. Like the iPhone, that can crack. There are different ways to make that glass that we know about and hopefully it'll be tougher than the iPhone. But it's a large area and when that glass cracks it needs to be replaced. So the installation of the glass will be similar to the iPhone. It will be adhesived down to the frame. GORDON: When you tear apart that first iPad, what will you be looking for exactly? ARTER: When we tear apart our first unit we will be disassembling it very slowly and very carefully, keeping cable placement and cable tension in mind. If we can't open an item without tearing a cable then we just can't open it. We need to address where the most sensitive components are, i.e. the logic board. We know that the logic boards on any product are the most expensive. They are the one item we don't want to damage while we're inside of it performing a repair. ]]> Mission:Repair of suburban Kansas City is expecting to see its first tragically broken iPad the day after the new Apple tablet computers go one sale. So it has to be ready. Having seen iPads only from afar, Mission:Repair President Ryan Arter says he's trying to glean as many facts as he can from Apple news and rumor sites, and plans to buy a few iPads as soon as he can, so his technicians can rip them apart. The following is an edited transcript of my interview with Arter: ARTER: We have broken our fair share of new products, there's no doubt about that. That's how we got to sort of reverse-engineer the assembly and begin to learn how to service these items in the event there is an out-of-warranty failure. GORDON: Based on your history with other Apple devices what do you see as the possible frailties of the iPad? ARTER: We're going to make a couple of assumptions here: The screen and digitizer appear that they're going to be glass. Like the iPhone, that can crack. There are different ways to make that glass that we know about and hopefully it'll be tougher than the iPhone. But it's a large area and when that glass cracks it needs to be replaced. So the installation of the glass will be similar to the iPhone. It will be adhesived down to the frame. GORDON: When you tear apart that first iPad, what will you be looking for exactly? ARTER: When we tear apart our first unit we will be disassembling it very slowly and very carefully, keeping cable placement and cable tension in mind. If we can't open an item without tearing a cable then we just can't open it. We need to address where the most sensitive components are, i.e. the logic board. We know that the logic boards on any product are the most expensive. They are the one item we don't want to damage while we're inside of it performing a repair. ]]> http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/preparing-to-fi.html http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/preparing-to-fi.html Gadgets no Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:19:22 -0600 Guest: Joseph Menn, author of Fatal System Error]]> Guest: Joseph Menn, author of Fatal System Error]]> Guest: Joseph Menn, author of Fatal System Error]]> http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/time-for-an-int.html http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/time-for-an-int.html Podcasts no Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:21:00 -0600 Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet, we learn about a deep connection between mob-controlled Russian hackers and the government.]]> Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet, we learn about a deep connection between mob-controlled Russian hackers and the government.]]> Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet, we learn about a deep connection between mob-controlled Russian hackers and the government.]]> http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/russian-cybercr.html http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/2010/02/russian-cybercr.html Books no Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:19:28 -0600