Summary: Android Security No, I’m not talking about having a guard robot! (although that would be awesome!) I’m talking about security for your android O/S phone or tablet. I came across an article the other day about how the latest version of Google’s Android operating system, 4.1 or “Jelly Bean”, is the most secure yet. The article get’s pretty deep but what it actually led me to discuss in today’s episode is not android security, but the security obtained from being “up to date”. Best Tablet Apps for Android I also go over Gizmodo’s list of the best Android apps for tablet users. I have a tablet myself so I compared what I have already on my tablet versus their list. I found that I was already using several of their recommended apps and I tried out a couple of new “social media” apps. You’ll have to listen for my thoughts! Replacements for WHS Third up in today’s show is the news from Bit-Tech that Microsoft has decided to drop Windows Home Server and replace it with Windows Server 2012 “Essentials”. For a home user the price jump is huge so Bit Tech has come up with a list of open source alternatives to WHS. If you are already using WHS or have been considering it, check out the link in the show notes to the full article. New Hard Drives from Western Digital Also in storage new is a new hard drive line from Western Digital. After the reliability issues that some people have had with their “Caviar Green” line when used in NAS boxes or in RAID arrays, they have now come out with their “Red” line. The new Red line has been designed specifically for use in NAS and RAID. Listen to the show for more details and check out the link below for the full article. UPDATE 7/24: Just one day after I released this episode, Tom’s Hardware released their full review of these drives. They haven’t done any kind of torture testing but they released a full performance review comparing these drives to their competition. I’ve added a new link to the show notes for those that are interested. UPDATE 7/26:Storage Review also now has a review of these new drives and gives them an “Editor’s Choice” rating. Link below. The final item in today’s show is a bit of sci-fi geek fun. All I’m gonna say is “Star Trek” and “Neil deGrasse Tyson”! Listen to the show or jump down below for the link if you can’t wait. Resources / Links Android Security – Serial hacker says latest Android will be “pretty hard” to exploit Gizmodo – The Best Android Tablet Apps bit-tech – Open source alternatives to Windows Home Server Engadget – WD Red HDDs aim to improve company’s NASty reputation NEW : Tom’s Hardware – Western Digital Red: NAS-Specific SATA 6Gb/s Drives, Reviewed NEWER : StorageReview.com – Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive Review Neil deGrasse Tyson explains … The post Episode 011 – Android Security, Tablet Apps, WHS and WD Red Storage News appeared first on Tech Preps.The post Episode 011 – Android Security, Tablet Apps, WHS and WD Red Storage News appeared first on Tech Preps.
