Tablets vs. Laptops, Frequent Smartphone Upgrades, and Cookware for Beginners

The Upgrade by Lifehacker

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4.6 • 688 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2012

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week on the podcast we’re discussing whether or not a Windows Surface can replace your laptop, how to frequently upgrade your smartphone on the cheap, and the Twitter password leak. We’re also answering your questions about cookware for beginners, upgrading or clean installing Windows 8, and making smartphone alerts actually useful. Looking for the show notes? You can find this episode at http://lifehacker.com/5958623 (after 5:00 PM PT) and all episodes at http://lifehacker.com/theshow (anytime). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:49.8	Welcome to this week's episode of the Ask Life Hacker podcast.
0:55.3	It is November 8th, and this week we are talking about the Twitter password leak,
0:59.0	if a Microsoft Surface can actually replace your laptop, and how to frequently upgrade your
1:03.4	smartphone on the cheap.
1:04.8	We're also answering your questions about cookware for beginners, Windows 8 upgrades
1:08.7	versus clean installs, and making your smartphone ringtones and alerts actually useful.
1:13.2	And as usual, we will be going
1:14.7	through our favorite tips and downloads of the week,
1:17.0	so let's get started.
1:46.5	So let's get started. Hey guys, welcome to the show. I am Witson Gordon. I'm Adam Dachis. And we have Alan Henry joining us this week via Skype. Hey, Alan. Hey, how's it going? It is good. How are you guys doing
1:51.8	this fine November day? I'm, I'm great. I'm just happy that I have no physical health
1:58.7	problems today, unlike the rest of the week.
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