Tech News Radio Podcast

Friends In Tech - Original Geek Christmas Story Released

Members of FriendsInTech.com have created an "Original Geek Christmas Story" audio program for this holiday season:

“Mattie Stevens, a young boy of the early 80’s, dreams of owning a Commodore 64. He sets out to convince everyone this is the perfect gift. But, along the way runs into opposition from his parents and everyone around him including old Santa Claus.”

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Technorati Tags: audio, christmas, friendsintech, holiday, podcast, story, technology

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #362 | 091215 | Parallel Development, RFID, Ubuntu & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines the following topics:

• Intel's parallel and cluster development resources some of which are free or very low cost;
• the state of RFID by Mary Hayes Weier at Information Week;
• a quick look at Ubuntu by Samara Lynn at Computer Reseller News;
• The Chief Security Officer (CSO) Perspectives conference will be April 5-7, 2009 in Santa Clara, California; and
• ASPE-IT.com is offering two-day hands-on courses on "Utilizing SharePoint for Project Management" during the month of January and February 2010 in the following cities: Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Seattle, Kansas City, Columbus, Phoenix, and San Diego.

Links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• IDTechEx
• OpenOffice.org
• Firefox
• Amazon EC2
• WUBI Installer

We also play a promo for FriendInTech.com's Christmas Special that is expected to be release on Monday, December 21, 2009.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Technorati Tags: conferences, intel, linux, podcast, programming, rfid, security, sharepoint, ubuntu

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #361 | 091201 | Server Laptop, GlassFish, Security Tools, & Conference Pointers

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Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines the following: a high-end server laptop called the "EUROCOM D900F Panther" from Eurocom; Sun's GlassFish Portfolio; and some recommended computer network security tools to check out.

The computer network security tools mentioned in this podcast included:

• Net-Security.org's article on METASPLOIT FRAMEWORK 3.3
• METASPLOIT FRAMEWORK 3.3
• Net-Security.org's Q&A posted with Gerald Combs
• WinPCap
• Wireshark
• iPhone Forensics Recovering Evidence by Jonathan Zdziarski

The podcast also contained pointers to the following conferences:

• The Enterprise Software Development Conference is going to be March 1-3, 2010 in San Mateo, CA.
• The Help Desk Institute's National Conference for 2010 is in Orlando, FL from March 16-19.

Additional links and references mentioned:

• FriendsInTech.com
• Sun's Application Integration Services
• MySQL Enterprise Server
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Technorama's Chuck Tomasi

The craft beer recommendation for this show is Sierra Nevada's Torpedo Extra IPA.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Technorati Tags: conferences, glassfish, iphone, laptop, podcast, security, server, SIP, SOA, sun, tech

Twitter Updates - Windows, Mac, Events, Virtualization, Mobile, Podcasting, Security

Recent Twitter @ Technewsradio updates --

MICROSOFT WINDOWS:

• Microsoft released SyncToy 2.1 (synchronizes files & folders) on 11/10/2009 [tinyurl.com/synctoy2-1]
• Zephyr-tec.com offer's digital dictation and speech recognition for vertical applications like medical, legal, government, education, etc.

APPLE MACINTOSH:

• Cyberduck 3.3 released (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files & Amazon S3 Browser for Mac)
• Filemaker's Bento (Mac OS X) personal database tool is offering a holiday pack
• Dell's new Inpiron Zino HD is pretty interesting if you are looking for a Win7 media player/server [tinyurl.com/inspiron-zino-hd]
• Mac users can use Windows Mobile 6.5 smart phones thanks to Sync Windows Mobile from Mark/Space [tinyurl.com/4k288v]
• Evernote for the Mac has the option to auto update with new beta editions [bit.ly/1diOhL]
• Filemaker has announced that Bento for the Mac now had a "field encryption" option [bit.ly/1XmC2s]

EVENTS:

• KMWorld is having an online presentation "Web Apps CAN STRETCH Any IT Investment" on Tue 11/17 @ 2:00pm ET [tinyurl.com/km-web-value]
• Via KM World - Conquering Complexity webcast was 11/19 ... you can watch via www.viddler.com/simple_on_site/b03a01a4
• Network World's IT Roadmap LA is going to be Feb. 8, 2010 @ Long Beach Convention Center

VIRTUALIZATION:

• Sun has released VirtualBox 3.1 Beta 1 (not for production systems) [bit.ly/2U92aB]
• Sun has released VirtualBox 3.0.12 (virtualization) for download (Win, Mac, Linux, etc)

MOBILE:

• Qualcomm has announced some new screen technologies that are geared for the eBook and mobile device market [tinyurl.com/qual-screen]
• Mark/Space Newsletter #93 (Nov09) reports a public beta of Missing Sync for Android is available for the Mac - More @ www.markspace.com
• REDFLY Mobile Companion is now compatible with select BlackBerry smartphones www.celiocorp.com
• It appears (as of Tue 11/10 @ 8:47 PM Pacific) that Dropbox is hacked - get warnings from Firefox & OpenDNS

PODCASTING:

• Google's Android mobile phone OS has a built in podcasting client called Listen groups.google.com/group/listen-discuss
• TechPodcast.com Round Table is 11/7 @ 1 pm Pacific - Connectify, PowerPress Podcasting Plugin, Geekazine
• looking for a podcast catcher ... you can do a feature compare at www.podcatchermatrix.org

SECURITY:

• Cisco's Global Security Information now available via Cisco iPhone App [money.cnn.com]
• via email James L has a pointer to an interesting Windows laptop/usb flash drive security tool [bit.ly/1xvrCF]
• Sherpa's Expedite was recently recommend on FIT mailing list for doing email (PST/Lotus) e-discovery [tinyurl.com/sherpa-expedite]

MISCELLANEOUS:

• open source voting project is pretty interesting via Future Tense (@jongordon) [tinyurl.com/ft-opensourcevote]
• O'Reilly Media's Safari Books Online 6.0 is offering a 10-day free sample ssl.safaribooksonline.com/tryitfree
• Scottevest has announced some "new" tech/travel related products
• there is a new Adobe Flash Player v10.0.32.18 for Firefox, Safari, Opera at get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
• Sun is offering a "On-Demand Webinar: Java EE 6 Overview" bit.ly/26kwND [registration required]

Technorati Tags: apple, conferences, mac, microsoft, mobile, podcasting, security, virtualization, windows

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #360 | 091124 | Windows 7 Books, Network Programming, Screencast Tips, & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: Windows 7 book recommendations, network programming toolkits from Catalyst, and screencast tips (PDF)  via Tech Smith. 

In addition the following conferences are highlighted:

• Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference is in Washington DC on Jan. 13, 2010.
• Manager Tools Effective Communications Conference is in Washington DC on Jan. 14, 2010.
• The O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference is scheduled for February 22-24, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City. 
• RSA Conference 2010 will be in San Francisco, CA from March 1-5, 2010.

Other links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• Windows 7 Inside Out book
• Windows 7 Secrets book
• Microsoft Press' Windows 7 for Developers book
• Windows 7 Administrator's Pocket Consultant book
• Camtasia Studio for Windows
• Camtasia for Mac

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Technorati Tags: book, conferences, development, network, podcast, screencas, tech, technewsradio

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #359 | 091117 | Mobile Devices, Mobile Security, Driver Update Tool & Conference Pointers

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Today's TechNewsRadio.com's podcast examines new mobile worker devices, new mobile security technologies, a Windows driver update tool recommended by MaximumPC.com, and then some conference pointers:

• The 6th Annual Gilbane Conference Boston is Dec. 1-3, 2009 at the Westin Copley Hotel.
• The Blue Coat Regional User Group for Washington DC will have a meetup on Dec. 1, 2009 from 10 AM until 3 PM at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel.
• O'Reilly Where 2.0 Online Conference is December 3, 2009 with "An Emphasis on iPhone Sensors."

Links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• FriendsInTech.com
• Mobile Enterprise Magazine
• Motion Computing C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant
• Motion Computing F5 Tablet PC
• Corning Gorilla Glass
• IP-54
• MIL-STD-810F
• Getac V100 ruggedized TabletPC
• Nokia Booklet Windows 7-savvy netbook
• Atom Z530 1.6-GHz processor
• PhoneFactor.com
• 3M Privacy Filters
• DriverAgent.com

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Technorati Tags: conferences, drivers, friendsintech, mobile, news, podcast, security, TabletPC, tech, update, Windows

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #358 | 091110 | Free PDF Editing, IBM's VMControl, Extreme Visualizations from HiperWall & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: OpenOffice.org's free PDF editing extension; IBM's VMControl management tool for multi-vendor virtual machine deployments; and visualization news from media wall vendor HiperWall.

We reference the following upcoming conferences:

• SANS Application Security 2010 will be in San Francisco, CA from January 29 - February 5, 2010.
• The next SharePoint Technology Conference is scheduled for Feb 10-12, 2010 in San Francisco, CA.
• 2nd Annual IEEE Green Technology Conference will be in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas from April 15-16, 2010. 

In addition, the following links were mentioned:

• Tech Republic on OpenOffice PDF editing
• VMWARE
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Linux KVM
• Xen VMs
• InformationWeek.com article on VMControl
• Visualization framework called TileViewer
• Cluster graphics library called CGLX

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST and Amazon.

Technorati Tags: Citrix, conference, IBM, linux, microsoft, openoffice, PDF, virtualization, visualization

Twitter Updates - Microsoft, Outlook, Power, Mobile, Server, Mac, Security

Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:

• Microsoft has plans to open up API and data standards for Outlook [tinyurl.com/open-outlook]
• Are standard cell phone power adapters coming soon? [bit.ly/4jKarN]
• SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 has been release for Windows Mobile
• Windows 2008 R2 DHCP capabilities outlined via minasi.com/newsletters/nws0911
• Coveo's "enterprise" search beta is open to the public (Outlook, SharePoint, Files, Blackberry)
• REDFLY Mobile Companion is now compatible with select BlackBerry smartphones
• Mac users can use Windows Mobile 6.5 smart phones thanks to Sync Windows Mobile from Mark/Space [tinyurl.com/4k288v]
• via email James L has a pointer to an interesting Windows laptop/usb flash drive security tool [bit.ly/1xvrCF]
• Sherpa's Expedite was recently recommend on FIT mailing list for doing email (PST/Lotus) e-discovery
• Evernote for the Mac has the option to auto update with new beta editions [bit.ly/1diOhL]
• Filemaker has announced that Bento for the Mac now had a "field encryption" option [bit.ly/1XmC2s]
• TechPodcast.com Round Table is 11/7 @ 1 pm Pacific - Connectify, PowerPress Podcasting Plugin, Geekazine

Technorati Tags: Mac, Microsoft, Mobile, Outlook, Power, Security, Server

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #357 | 091103 | Small Computers, Google Wave, Cisco, & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: Marvell SheevaPlug small computer;  The Complete Guide to Google Wave; Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) ; and Cisco expanded WiMax support in their networking products.

We also highlight the following three new conferences:

• AFCEA's Cyberspace at the Cross Roads will be held Dec. 2-3, 2009 at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA.
• Technology Training at has announced a "Configuration Management" course in Las Vegas, NV from Dec. 7-8, 2009, and  "Advanced Configuration Management Course" will also in Las Vegas from Dec. 9-11, 2009.
• SANS Washington DC will be held Dec. 11-18, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Additional links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• FriendsInTech.com
• MaximumPC.com
• This Week In Google
• Life Hacker 
• Gina Trapani
• Kreg Steppe
• Technorama
• VMWARE
• ComputerWorld.com
• LTG Keith Alexander
• Ms. Melissa Hathaway

The winner of our Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer is mentioned in the podcast.  It was Bruce B. No relation to Mr. Tom B. :-) Thanks to everyone that participated!

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Technorati Tags: book, cisco, conferences, google, linux, mobile, pc, wave, wimax, wireless

Twitter Updates - Audio, Windows, CMS, Virtualization, Streaming, Database

Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:

• BIAS has announced that Soundsoap Pro 2.0 (noise removal audio tool) has been released - upgrades from previous version are $199
• NS Basic Desktop lets you create Windows .exe applications from VBScript also supports many databases
• Tips on how to pick a content management system (CMS) [bit.ly/LXidz]
• Michael Sampson noted on 10/29 that Microsoft is working on a Mac offline SharePoint tool
• Amazing - the Acer AspireRevo Nettop with Intel Atom processor is $199 at BestBuy, comes with XP vice Win7, uses NVIDIA Ion LE for graphics
• Sun released VirtualBox 3.0.10 (a maintenance release with fixes several bugs and regressions)
• GDGT.com has some new features that bring in social media options and ways to share the tech you want, need, & have with others
• MaximumPC has a good article on how to build a Windows home server [bit.ly/21hVS5]
• Streaming server option #1 - Darwin Streaming Server
• Streaming server option #2 - VideoLAN's VLC media player
• IT Leadership Strategies from 12 CIO Speakers is 11/5/2009 in Chicago
• Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) beta offers full MySQL capabilties
• O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference is coming March 2010, focus: location, iPhone, sensors, audio, video, games
• Microsoft has a detailed Learning Center Catalog
• Technorati has there annual "State of the Blog" world site updated

Technorati Tags: Audio, CMS, Database, Streaming, Virtualization, Windows

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #356 | 091027 | Windows 7 Bitlocker, Cloud Services, HTML 5, & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: Windows 7 Bitlocker on XP & Vista, Information Week on a comprehensive Cloud Services matrix, why HTML 5 matters from Dr. Dobbs, and then some conference pointers:

• Construx Professional Tester Boot Camp from Nov. 12-13, 2009 in Bellevue, WA. 
• Technology Training has announced an "Open Architecture" course presented by Mark Klett in Washington, DC from Dec. 2-3, 2009.  
• AFCEA is presenting West 2010 in San Diego, CA from Feb. 2-4, 2010.

Links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• FriendsInTech.com
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• Windows 7 Enterprise
• Adobe Flash
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Sun JavaFX
• Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting.  Listen to the podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Technorati Tags: bitlocker, cloud, conferences, encryption, html5, win7, windows

Twitter Updates - eBook, Audio, Audit, Energy, Management, Wireless

Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:

• When are $10 ebooks coming to O'Reilly tech books? - lowest price looks like $15 most over $20
• FYI -- Network Sound Effects Library (120 CDs with 10,000 effects) is $995
• Audit Control Manager (screencast) for Mac OS X [bit.ly]
• DARPA is working on R&D projects that could lead to DoD energy independence [bit.ly]
• OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta Release available download
• Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference is Dec. 10, 2009 in Toronto, Canada, & Jan. 26, 2010 in  London, UK
• FYI -- WinX DVD Author deal [link via email - no experience with this software]
• Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint XT in-vehicle gateways are now available on CDMA & EV-DO networks [tinyurl]

Technorati Tags: Audio, Audit, eBook, Energy, Management, Wireless

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #355 | 091020 | Open Database Alliance, Jetty, PacketTrap, & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast covers the following topics: Open Databases Alliance; the Webtide's Jetty Java application server; PacketTrap network monitoring tools; and conference pointers:

• FailCon from SNAP Summit is Oct. 27, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.
• SANS San Francisco 2009 will be held Nov. 9-14, 2009.
• ASPE-IT Training Mastering SharePoint Customizations for Enterprise Deployments will be in San Diego, CA from Nov. 18-20, 2009.

The links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• FriendsInTech.com
• MariaDB
• MySQL
• Dr. Dobb's Report
• InformationWeek.com
• Intalio
• Mellanox InfiniBand Interconnect
• Google AppEngine
• Zimbra email server
• Google Android

The beer recommendation for this podcast is the Sam Adams Dunkelweizen.

The podcast recommendation is TWIT.tv's This Week in Google (TWIG) with Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis, and Gina Trapani.

We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting.  Listen to the podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Technorati Tags: application, beer, conference, database, java, jetty, network, packettrap, podcast, tech

Twitter Updates - InfoSec, Tech & Kids, Storage, Tips, Research

Over the last week the following were post to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:

• Reading up on the latest Adobe vulnerabilities
• InfoSecNews is a great resource via email on top computer network security issues, news, etc
• Great video from WGBH on kids programing and building/learning with technology
• Xerox has a universal printer driver for Windows
• Hitachi has new 15,000 RPM Ultrastar hard drives for SANs in varies GB sizes
• Tidbits has a good review of Google's new Folder Share for Docs
• There is a new v2.6.2 of SuperDuper (Mac backup software)
• Target & Zinio have new plans for digital magazines
• Microsoft has guidance on security patches
• Watching the video "Wireless Network Signals Produce See-Through Walls"
• Reading the VideoJug Blogger Survey 2009 results
• Building computer games helps student's performance

Technorati Tags: adobe, games, google, microsoft, security, storage, superduper, video, wireless

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #354 | 091013 | OpenOffice, Podcasting Tech, Racks from APC, & Conference Pointers

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This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Todays' TechNewsRadio.com podcast links to the following references:

• OpenOffice.org
• NoteBookReview.com's review of OpenOffice vs. Microsoft Office
• Wizard Media Receiver
• Microsoft Zune Marketplace
• Nine Ball Media blog on One Click Zune Links
• The Conversations Network's The Levelator
• Audacity 1.3.9 (Beta) for Windows, Mac, & Linux
• APC InRow SC Systems
• APC NetShelter SX rack enclosure
• APC NetShelter CX cabinets
• Technology Training Corp's  "Information Assurance" course with Dr. Drew Hamilton on "Information Assurance" is in Washington DC from Oct. 22-23, 2009 and then again Nov. 9-10, 2009.
• VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 is Nov. 2-5, 2009
• Manager Tools ONE DAY Effective Manager Conference will be in Santa Clara, California on Nov. 3, 2009.
• FileMaker Training Series will be in San Jose, CA from January 25-29, 2010.

The beer recommendation for this podcast is Maui Brewing Company's CoCoNut PorTer.  And the podcast recommendation is the Typical Shutterbug Podcast.

We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting.  Listen to the podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.  For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing.

Technorati Tags: beer, conferences, linux, mac, openoffice, podcast, rack, tech, windows