Everything PC

TechCentral announces TCS Legends

TechCentral, the publisher of South Africa’s leading business technology podcasts, is thrilled to announce the launch of TCS Legends. The new show will feature interviews with (and about) some of the leading figures who helped shape South Africa’s technology industry into what it is today. As the show’s name implies,…

4 Feb 2024 1 min

S02E06 - 'The gear we want, the gear we must have'

What's the coolest PC tech in the world right now, the stuff we just have to have, budget be damned? In the final episode of season 2 of Everything PC, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius try to answer this question by picking 10 of the very best bits of…

28 Oct 2022 33 min

S02E05 - 'A window on HP'

In this special episode of Everything PC, HP Southern Africa regional director Yesh Surjoodeen and Microsoft South Africa chief operating officer Colin Erasmus are in the studio. They join show hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius for a discussion on what they do best in this show: personal computers, with…

21 Oct 2022 55 min

S02E04 - 'Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac, Mac'

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 4 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius tackle the world of Mac and macOS. They discuss: * What Apple does well and what…

14 Oct 2022 1 hr 10 min

S02E03 - 'Linux, Linux (almost) everywhere'

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 3 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius have a look at the world of open-source software and Linux. They discuss: * The latest…

9 Oct 2022 1 hr 13 min

S02E02 - 'The house that Bill built'

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 2 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius chat everything Windows and Microsoft. Among other things, they discuss: * Does Microsoft still care about…

2 Oct 2022 1 hr 18 min

S02E01 - 'The fat little kid'

The South African technology show all about personal computers is back for season 2. This season is sponsored by HP and Microsoft. In episode 1 of the new season, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius chat about developments at the big chip companies covered in season 1, including Intel, AMD…

23 Sep 2022 1 hr 03 min

S01E06 - 'Apple Silicon'

In the final episode of season 1 of TechCentral’s Everything PC show, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius discuss Apple’s decision to design its own chips for Mac. There’s no doubt that Apple’s decision to ditch Intel in favour of its own silicon designs – the chips are made by…

15 Jun 2022 1 hr 49 min

S01E05 - 'Nvidia: The Green Goblin'

Nvidia is one of the most interesting – and controversial – companies in the computer industry today. In episode 5 of TechCentral’s new podcast series, Everything PC, show hosts Gerhard Pretorius and Duncan McLeod tackle the “Green Goblin” – Pretorius’s description for Nvidia – and have a look at why…

8 Jun 2022 1 hr 27 min

S01E04 - 'The story of Intel - part 2'

We continue our exploration of the Intel Corporation this week in episode 4 of Everything PC, this time looking at the current challenges facing the chip giant -- and what comes next under the leadership of Pat Gelsinger. In part 1 of this double episode of Everything PC, your hosts…

1 Jun 2022 1 hr 41 min

S01E03: 'The story of Intel - part 1'

In the third episode of Everything PC, we begin our adventure into the world of Intel, the company that in many respects started it all back in 1968. In this episode, the first of a two-parter, Everything PC hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius look at the storied history of…

25 May 2022 1 hr 05 min

S01E02 - 'AMD: Ryzen from the dead - part 2'

Welcome back to Everything PC, and to the second episode of this brand new South African podcast that’s aimed at computer enthusiasts and technologists. In the second part of a two-parter on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Everything PC hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius unpack the Silicon Valley company’s bumpy…

17 May 2022 1 hr 14 min

S01E01 - 'AMD: Ryzen from the dead - part 1'

Welcome to the first-ever episode of Everything PC, a new South African podcast aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts. In this episode, the first of a two-parter, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius unpack why Advanced Micro Devices - the US chip company better known as AMD - is worth…

9 May 2022 37 min