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Pebkac Podcast

294 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Discussing tech tales, tech news, and random musings in-between

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Episodes

328 - Live to Win!

March 18, 2023 19:45 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

The PEBKAC Podcast digs in to a new MMORPG called World of Warcraft, gaming while working, StarLink and TMobile, Home Security Cameras, and the stellar capabilities of Hughes Net.

327 - New and Exciting Fires

March 10, 2023 15:34 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Dish got hacked...remember when television broadcasts got hacked?  Additional chatter about new headphones, Tesla, and iPhone restoration.

326 - Wayback Machine

March 04, 2023 15:25 - 1 hour - 50 MB

The boys rip into Angry Birds news and mobile gaming, and then they take a left turn and share their old school systems administrator days. 

325 - Noise Cancelling

February 24, 2023 15:38 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

This week the boys discuss travel tech, headphones, Valve cheaters, and Tesla magic docking.

324 - Elon Take the Wheel

February 22, 2023 23:21 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

This week the boys contemplate the meaning of AI, discuss some of the bad luck that Tesla is having, more 3D printer updates, and the end of Internet Explorer.

323 - Till The Steering Wheel Falls Off

February 02, 2023 16:05 - 56 minutes - 45.3 MB

This week we shred Anker/Eufy, Tesla, and more!  Shane spends all his money on a new bonfire, and Thomas spends all his money on obsolete handheld electronics.

322 - Clogged Nozzle

January 27, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

Full squad this week on the PEBKAC Podcast.  The boys have some new things they're tinkering with... lets give a listen!

321 - Light Wood Laminate

January 20, 2023 13:56 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

This week... Freeblockbuster, RFID Cloning, Home Assistant, Netflix password sharing, and Tesla garage door-related deaths.

320 - 24Lbs of CES

January 13, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

A trio of fellas chatting about CES, Teslas, Twitter, Urine analysis, and more!

319 - Expensive and Cumbersome

January 06, 2023 15:44 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

3D Printing, Windows Widgets, Plex Updates, 1Password updates, and a new year -- new breach!

318 - Bad OpSec

January 01, 2023 03:46 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

The PEBKAC Crew wraps up the year with a discussion about the latest Breach of the Week!  Here is to a great New Year -- see you all on Discord!  www.DONTBEAPADHOLE.com

317 - Crypto'd for Christmas

December 23, 2022 19:28 - 58 minutes - 46.8 MB

The crew is fully loaded this week!  Breakin' down Tesla updates, Steam Deck updates, Nvidia Game Stream (RIP), and another one bites the dust (buys a Tesla?) 

316 - Four Fleshy Bags of Water

December 16, 2022 13:26 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

Shane spends his own money, Cody kits out his Steam Deck with new accessories, Dan has exciting news regarding farts, and Thomas once again has a new phone.

315 - Dan's Treasure Box Server

December 08, 2022 19:13 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

The gang discusses more of the fallout surrounding the Eufy camera situation, the Video Game awards, and some future server upgrades.

314 - Armed Robots and Booze

December 02, 2022 15:53 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Woha this episode is jam packed!  We got naughty people sending pictures to the cloud, crypto death spirals, murdering robots, and Dan buying a server...again!

313 - Pre-Black Friday Nonsense

November 23, 2022 04:12

The boys go ahead and drop an early episode this week.  Comcast Struggles, Apple iCloud Worries, spending Shane's money, more phones, and probably some other stuff.

313 - Pre-Black Friday Nonsense

November 23, 2022 04:12

The boys go ahead and drop an early episode this week.  Comcast Struggles, Apple iCloud Worries, spending Shane's money, more phones, and probably some other stuff.

312 - OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

November 18, 2022 05:31 - 56 minutes - 45.6 MB

This week is a catchup on past topics, new topics, and obviously Warzone 2 talk!

311 - Honey This is a Hobby

November 11, 2022 17:17 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

Two PEBKAC hosts once again embark down a long lonesome road.  This week the phone saga comes to a final conclusion, Windows 11 gets another shot, and Shane gives Thomas some professional advice.  All this and more on in...the...PEBKAC.

310 - Experimental Soapbox

November 04, 2022 15:03 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

This week we learn more about the Steam Deck experiment, discuss game emulation, the potential demise of Tik Tok and more!

309 - It's Not Great News

October 29, 2022 16:21 - 1 hour - 98 MB

Two PEBKAC Co-Hosts take up the mantle the week.  The acquisition of Twitter and the tumbling of social media starts us off, but we pick it up and discuss more silly phones and possible PC upgrades down the road!

308 - Advanced Sounding Techniques

October 14, 2022 03:26 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

This week is all about the following list of malarky: Firewalls, Mobile Phones, Microsoft 365 Rebranding, Steam Deck daily driver, ISPs. and Micro Center.

307 - We Steam Deck Three

October 08, 2022 14:32 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MB

Top-Tier Coverage of the latest Pixel Launch and three separate reviews of the Steam Deck.

306 - Light Wood Laminate

October 01, 2022 19:19 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

Another week...another PEBKAC PODCAST!  The fellas prattle on about their upcoming Steam Decks, Google finally killing Stadia, Thomas' mobile phone indecisiveness, Android 12L, and of course, Jeffrey Dahmer.  

305 - Infamous "FULL" Self-Driving Beta

September 26, 2022 16:38 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB

Three boys sit in the dark and discuss the Steam Deck, Tesla FSD Beta, Chips and Cars, and more sm0l computing.

304 - Dynamic iLand

September 16, 2022 03:23 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

Mobile phone nonsense, new mail server hosting malarky, and just a little mobile computing bickering!

303 - Wrist Deep in Vintage

September 02, 2022 16:27 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MB

Our heroes discuss about 10 different computer iterations.  OS switches, hardware switches, retro restoration... it never ends!

302 - Windows 10 ARM and Bad Life Choices

August 26, 2022 16:32 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

A wonderful mixture of home labbing, home automation, Windows 10 shenanigans, and recent breach news.

301 - PPAP (Pen Pineapple Apple Pen)

August 19, 2022 18:19 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MB

This week the team is recovering from DEFCON, purchasing Steam Decks, waxing nostalgic about PC building, and talking tech trash. 

300 - DEF CON 30

August 17, 2022 14:34 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

The boys discuss their time at DEF CON 30 and their feelings on episode 300!

299 - Disappointment as a Service

July 29, 2022 03:11 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MB

Useless car accessories, stupid car subscription services, and imminent DEFCON shenanigans!

298 - Shane Strikes Back

July 22, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Shane strikes back against Apple's self-repair program, Dan gets a new HAM radio, and the boys discuss more home automation and DEFCON excite.

297 - Stubborn Adhesive Removal

July 15, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Thomas and Dan discuss more thoughts for DEFCON, and Thomas describes the Apple self-repair process.

296 - High Velocity Tacos

July 04, 2022 15:54 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MB

The boys discuss changes to Windows 11 install media creation, weather or not we are ready for Windows 11, console gaming's slow disappearance into streaming, Cheez-it Tacos, Tech Retail, and Handheld radios.

295 - WWDC + Shane = lulz

June 17, 2022 03:45 - 1 hour - 52 MB

WWDC lulz, T Mobile Test Drive, and Payphone nonsense.

294 – Apple Invents VR

June 03, 2022 21:26 - 52 minutes - 41.7 MB

Shane isn’t around so lets make sure we discuss plenty of Apple news.

293 - Playing with the Boys

May 27, 2022 20:44 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Breaches!  BLE Pwning! DEFCON prep! All this and more this week on PEBKAC PODCAST!

292 - Pixel 6a Baby Bump

May 13, 2022 15:27 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

So long iPod, Hello Pixel 6a?  Oh and remember to unplug your car in a storm.

291 - Kinda like Diggnation

May 06, 2022 03:31 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

The fellas gather up on the couch to discuss old tech horror stories. 

290 - Junk in the Frunk

April 29, 2022 02:38 - 51 minutes - 41.5 MB

Shane is mysteriously absent, Dan bought a new car, Cody got a new laptop, and Thomas can't breathe through his nose.  

289 - Just Because I Can

April 15, 2022 22:17 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MB

It's a PEBKAC brew-haha and nothing more!

288 - PEBKAC out of Context

April 09, 2022 15:57 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MB

PEBKAC Variety hour.  Closing out Thomas'  ticketmaster saga, Plex updates, Okta updates, the Tesla Rodeo, and more!

287 - What Button Do I Press to Hack People?

April 01, 2022 14:43 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

This week the group peels their crypto out of RobinHood (and there was much rejoicing) and poke fun at Okta before they lambaste the latest news from the LAPSUS$ group. Don’t forget to join us on Discord dontbeapadhole.com

286 - DDR CON!

March 25, 2022 15:16 - 3 hours - 47.5 MB

Audiophiles, Grateful Dead Time Machine, Thomas’ breach, Ticketmaster, Steam cards, GIFs, memes, hackz and breaches.

285 - Manly Weathered

March 19, 2022 14:36 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

This week on the PEBKAC PODCAST we breakdown a potential attack against unsecured email mailing lists, Ticket Master fraud, a brief (uneducated) history of various messaging products, and Moneyplane.

284 - The Color of Midnight

March 11, 2022 14:40 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Apple had some heavy-hitting announcements and Shane gives his usual opinion.

283 - Peek Underperformance

March 04, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 43 MB

There seems to be some confusion as to how to best record audio on a mac.  In the meantime Apple has some announcements on the horizon, Nvidia got toasted in a breach, Cody isn't here so lets talk about our trash tier headphones!

282 - Fiber and Unraid

February 25, 2022 16:42 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

This week its all about Cody's Unraid build, fiber runs, Airtags, and headphones!

281 - The 3G Hot Tub

February 18, 2022 04:42 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB

Jam packed episode with thoughts on new Google Jamboards, updates to Dan's SONOS deployment, homebridge configurations, headphone purchases, 3G dependency, notepad.exe, and upcoming flash shortages.  

280 - Dan the GOAT

February 12, 2022 15:52 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

More iPod nonsense, Raspberry Pi Troubleshooting, Steam Deck thoughts, and Dan's Synology feels.

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