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We're sneaking in one final podcast before the end of the year, and before we head to Las Vegas for CES. That means it's time to announce your Readers' Choice awards for 2015 — the best of the best as decided by you fine folks! (Oh, and we just might talk Star Wars a little bit.) Thanks for a great 2015, everyone. See ya'll in the new year. And thanks to this week's sponsor: Casper Mattresses: Save $50 on any purchase on a surprisingly comfortable mattress by using coupon code AC.

The DTNS team members make their best guesses at what will happen in tech in 2016. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show … Continue reading DTNS 2657 – Predictions for 2016 →

Airing on Thursday, December 31, 2015: On today's show, we'll talk about Amazon’s stock going up more than 100 percent in 2015; finding a database of voter information; and a Final Fantasy character modeling Louis Vuitton fashions.  

On this day, we basically crunch numbers. This is where you will see companies let you know how much of their products are out there. How many copies of Windows have been sold, how many PC's were bought - how much shareware has been downloaded. These stats will drive how the next year is to be written. Then, they blank the numbers and start the crazy cycle all over again.The majority of the podcast will go over these statistics. But don't worry - there is still a lot of other history to go through. But it's still cool to know that in 1981, 250 million floppy disk drives were shipped to date... Wikazine – Full show notes for December 31 CROMEMCO is incorporated AT&T Bell is broken up The Last Calvin and Hobbes strip

Host: Jason Howell Jason Howell revisits some of the best Android Apps from 2015. Send in your app tips to arena@twit.tv. Vote for your favorite apps on our subreddit at androidapparena.reddit.com. Subscribe to Android App Arena at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena. Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by Cachefly.

On this week's show: Google's upcoming "chatbot" messenger service, our Fossil Q Founder review, holiday gift suggestions, and more!

Hosted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Bryan Burnett Our favorite projects from 2015 Records live every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis Looking back on Google news from 2015. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Paul, Mary Jo, and Leo had a great year with great software and hardware released from Microsoft. Here are some of the highlights of 2015 with footage from live events and special guests. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/30/2015: Sherry Turkle is the author of "Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age," which is a call for all of us to put down our phones and talk to each other. Guest: Sherry Turkle Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

We review predictions by Tom Merritt, Justin Young, Patrick Beja and Jennie Josephson from last year to see how well we did. Hint: Not very well. But that’s all part of the fun. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all … Continue reading DTNS 2656 – Predictions Results Show →

Airing on Wednesday, December 30, 2015: On today's show, we'll talk about the U.S. still using technology to eavesdrop on allies abroad; the new version of Google Glass; and Intel finalizing its acquisition of Altera.

We give letter grades to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," share our favorite stories of 2015, and talk about our tech resolutions for 2016. With GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper, and special guest Holly Firmin.

2008 - Facebook made an initiative to remove any picture showing breastfeeding. In return, 11,000 women posted pictures in protest. On June 15, 2014, after the #FreeTheNipple campaign brought success, Facebook officially changed their stance on the subject. According to their "Does Facebook Allow Breastfeeding" FAQ page: Yes. We agree that breastfeeding is natural and beautiful and we're glad to know that it's important for mothers to share their experiences with others on Facebook. The vast majority of these photos are compliant with our policies. Facebook's policy also states if people complain or its too questionable, they have the right to remove the photos. Basically, the baby must be fully engaged in the feeding so the nipple is covered. There is still a lot of controversy surrounding this issue. Wikazine – Full show notes for December 30 Version 3.2 of IBM PC-DOS WonderSwan

To close out 2015, we want to leave you the way we started it: with one of our favorite Gizmodo stories from writer Leslie Horn (she's now at Deadspin). It starts out like this: "My mother is untrainable. At least, as far as voicemail is concerned. We'd repeat the same song and dance over and over. Me: Stop leaving me voicemails.Her: I don't understand. This went on for years, until I figured out she was right all along." Listen above to hear a story of mourning, family, and a piece of technology that – love it or hate it – still has the capacity to connect us in ways texts, emails, and all the rest just can't. It's a podcast ode the humble voice recording. After we aired this episode the first time, many of you said that you, too, have voicemails you'd like to save. Here's an updated (and admittedly not comprehensive) guide on how to do that: A really easy way: Play your voicemail on speakerphone in front of a tape recorder, or recording software on your computer (Audacity is free to download), phone or tablet. Listen to make sure you can understand it. There. Done. (Pro: simple. Con: not the best quality.) Some pretty easy way(s): If you have a newer iPhone, you can save your voicemail as a voice memo or note. (Pro: easy, good sound quality. Con: takes up space on your phone.) Treat your computer like a set of headphones for your phone. You'll need a male-to-male cord auxiliary cable (available at most electronics stores). Plug that into your phone's headphone jack on one end, and put the other end into the "line-in" outlet on your computer. Use whichever recording software you like (again, Audacity is free), hit play on the phone, and press "record" on the computer. (Pro: good sound quality. Con: you have to buy a cable.) Use an app. There are several third-party apps (you can try iMazing, PhoneView, ecamm, or, straight to the point, Voicemails Forever or Everlasting Voice). They let you look at the device's data on your computer desktop, then you can save whichever files you'd like. (Pro: Best sound quality possible. Cons: they cost money, it can be hard to find the exact file you want.) For the future: Set up a voicemail-to-email service like Google Voice or YouMail and sync it with your phone. Have all of your voicemails emailed to you as mp3s.  We always want you to leave us a voicemail or a voice memo! Our number is (917) 924-2964. Subscribe to Note to Self on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed to make sure you know when we're back with new stuff.