Tech Rag Tear Outs (TRTO) #024 [PC World, PC Magazine, InfoWorld, Linux Journal, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, ACM Queue, Computer Reseller News, Network World, and KM World]

The 24th podcast of Tech Rag Tear Outs has been posted.  Here are the detailed show notes:

• (00:00-03:26) Introduction
  • Thanks to  Kevin Devin @ In The Trenches, Chuck @ ChuckChat.com, AT&T voices, and Craig @ Godcast.org for the intro material.
  • Promo for: Tech Podcasts and Digital Experience
  • Official Beer Of This Show: The amber from Summit Brewing Co. out of St. Paul, MN.
  • Short clarification from Doc Searls
• (03:27-18:30) Primary Content
  • PC World:
    • XANDROS v3 with CrossOver Office
    • “Windows Software Add-Ons” by Steve Bass:
      • Lavalys’ Everest Home Edition for doing a PC system inventory (hardware and software)
      • Coolmon for displaying real-time hardware and software status
      • JR Directory Printer Utility for printing out folder contents
    • Free Codecs that enable Windows Media Player to play QuickTime and Real-Player content
    • Brain Betty that offers a host of PowerPoint templates and presentation design examples
  • PC Magazine:
    • Adomo with an Exchange plug-in that enables Outlook to function as a voice mail processor
    • Review of the new HP Compaq tc4200 Tablet PC
    • “Conditional Formatting in Excel.” by Helen Bradley on page 71 {More info via Google}
    • Samsung SyncMaster 213T ($900) with a 4.5 out of 5 score
  • InfoWorld:
    • “Blog and Wiki Best Practices” with mentions of Six Apart’sMoveableType 3.15 and TWiki
    • Novell's BrainShare conference talks up Linux Desktop 10
    • “Test Center” examines “four Java integrated developer environments” from Borland, IBM, Oracle, and Sun.
    • "Test Center Special Report" that focuses on the NikSun NetVCR 2005 appliance that scored an 8.8 out of 10.0.
  • LINUX JOURNAL:
    • “Introducing Ardour”: A “high-end” Linux recording studio with many pro-audio hard-disk recording (HDR) features.
  • Dr. Dobb’s Journal:
    • SourceForge’s WebCollab for doing small group project management
  • ACM Queue:
    • ParaSoft’s SOAPtest for doing Web Services testing
    • Guibot for doing rapid GUI prototyping
  • Computer Reseller News (CRN):
    • Network Instruments with their Gigabit Ethernet Network Test Access Points (nTAPS)
    • Paula Rooney has a preview of Microsoft’s Mobile 2005
  • KM World:
    • Hyperwave has released v2.1 of their eConferenceing Suite
  • Network World:
    • Cisco is reportedly working on a new application oriented network (AON) that will enable acceleration of XML and other messaging services. Some startups in this area include: Conformative, DataPower, and Sarvega.
    • If you are doing a VoIP implementation then you’ll want to check out the article entitled “New Tools Quantify VoIP Calling”.
• (18:31-21:50) Closing
  • Close out with awesome blues harmonica music called “Disinterested-Wedding-Song” from Billy Watson
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  • Have a great day!