This week saw my first appearance on ABC Radio National’s Download This Show for 2014. Presenter Marc Fennell made the grave mistake of putting me and Claire Porter, editor-a-large of Techly, in the same place at the same time. Chaos ensued.
“Killing Comic Sans, SELFIE Mirror, Password Managers” is the headline for this episode.
Comic Sans comeback: Created for Microsoft in the mid-90s, Comic Sans might just be the internet’s most-hated font. But this week we meet the guy who’s trying to save its reputation and reintroduce Comic Sans to a new generation, by making it look cool. In light of the software bug Heartbleed, we examine password managers and ask are they the safest way to manage your security online? And it’s a contender for the weirdest high-tech gadget yet: the mirror that automatically takes a selfie.
Here’s the full program.
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The audio is ©2014 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and it’s served here directly from the ABC website.
[Photo: Stilgherrian, Marc Fennell and Claire Porter in the ABC studios, 17 April 2014.]