Tech News Radio Podcast

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #364 | 2010-07-06 | Having Fun With Your Apple iPad

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Today's podcast is a pointer to an O'Reilly webcast entitled "Five Ways The iPad Can Entertain You" with J.D. Biersdorfer the author of the book "iPad: The Missing Manual." The webcast is going to focus on: Books,  Photos, Movies, Music, and Maps; plus offer time for Q&A.  The webcast is currently scheduled for 10 - 11 am on Friday, June 9, 2010. You can sign up via: REGISTER >

We also play a short promo for Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Stepp's companion podcast called "Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes ... in 10 Minutes" that is a great supplement to their book "Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes".

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: apple, book, entertain, ipad, news, podcast, tech, wordpress

Twitter Updates - ePub, TurboCash, iPad, Windows, Box.net, Evernote, etc

The following is a summary of tweets posted to TechNewsRadio@Twitter over the last week:

• OpenBook Specification for ePub (xhtml, css, etc) - some tools: Calibre & Adobe InDesign http://bit.ly/bGryk8
• TurboCASH has released the 4301 Update (5/5/2010) - this is an interesting open source financial mgmt application http://bit.ly/cwBVEP
• Just posted on my personal blog "An Apple iPad ~2 Month Later Review & Update" http://bit.ly/dAl3ml
• MacWorld has good references on on ePub & iPad http://bit.ly/ckDgSy
• Celina Jacobson has an interesting post examining "100 Excellent Lifehacks for Your Long Commute" http://bit.ly/bjsLuS
• Mark Minasi's TechNewsletter#89 Secrets of Creating Default User in Windows 7, Cleaning Up Setup's Little Security Hole http://bit.ly/cQBbEV
• Box.net is now beta testing drag-n-drop functions to the cloud using HTML5, Firefox 3.6, and Google Chrome
• Possible Evernote User Group Meeting in San Diego being discussed http://bit.ly/ble1sk

Technorati Tags: box.net, chrome, epub, evernote, ipad, lifehack, news, podcast, sandiego, tech, tip, turbocash, twitter, 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

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 #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 #353 | 091006 | Cloud Computing Services, NEC Projector, iPod Case, Conference Pointers

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

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast mentions the following links:

• Information Week coverage of EMC & AT&T's consolidated data storage services 
• Amazon cloud computing services
• EMC's Atmos
• AT&T's Synaptic Storage
• Computer Reseller News' review of the NEC NP 905 projector
• Wired's review of the Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case
• SATCON will be held in NYC from October 14-15, 2009
• TechnologyTraining.com's Irregular Warfare conference will be held in San Diego, CA from October 21-22, 2009
• Knowledge Management (KM) World 2009 will be in San Jose, CA from Nov. 17-19, 2009
• EnterpriseSearchSummit.com and TaxonomyBootcamp.com are mini-conferences held around KM World

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.

We also played a promo from the Geek Cred Podcast.

Sorry, no microbrew recommendation or podcast recommendation.  Hopefully next week.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.

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

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #348 | 090120 | Content Management, Network Security, Military Resources, SUN Servers, NAS & Conference Pointers

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

Today's TechNewsRadio.com's podcast covers seven topics: Enterprise Content Management (ECM); network security; military how-to guides; Sun's latest SunFire x4150 servers; personal-sized network attached storage (NAS) appliances ; and conference pointers.  After the technical content there is a Tom Bihn  product review update.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Information Week Open Source Center
• Alfresco content management system
• SpringCM hosted content management system
• Microsoft Oxite CM and Blog Engine
• NetClarity NACwall Micro security appliance
• ArtechHouse.com reference books
• Wired.com
• Buffalo LinkStation Quad NAS
• Maxtor Central Axis Business Edition NAS
• HP MediaSmart Server
• Iomega StorCenter ix2 NAS
• AFCEA West 2009
• ASPE-SDLC.com Business Analysts Boot Camps
• TechnologyTraining.com DOD and Homeland Security Courses

The microbrew beer recommendation for this podcast is the Fat Weasel Pale Ale by River Trent Brewing in Ukaih, CA.

The recommend podcast resource to checkout for this podcast is the "main feed" at IT Conversations.

Technorati Tags: blog, briefcase, conferences, content, ECM, management, microsoft, NAS, security, storage, travel

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #347 | 090113 | Jobs, Aircell, VMWARE, Displays, Tom Bihn, & Conferences

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

Today's TechNewsRadio.com's podcast channel examines the following topics: ComputerWorld.com IT job & skill forecasts for 2009; Aircell Internet access for airplanes; a VMWARE open source play with Infrastructure Toolkit; top displays with Samsung 245T & Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP; a short review of Tom Bihn's Checkpoint Flyer Travel Bag & Briefcase; and then a run down of some potentially interesting conferences that are coming up soon.

Other links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Software Developer Times
• MaximumPC.com
• InformationWeek.com
• Tom Bihn Absolute Strap
• The SharePoint Technology Conference
• PacDesignShow.com
• ElectronicsWestShow.com
• SANS 2009
• UCLA's 77th Technical Management Program
• RSA Conference 2009

The microbrew recommendation for this show is the Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Technorati Tags: 2009, aircell, airplanes, bag, conferences, displays, internet, jobs, skills, tombihn, travel, vmware

TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #346 | 2009-01-06 | WIFI Routers, IBM Laptop, Mac Scanner, Cloud Computing, Virtualization & Hard Drive Destruct

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

Today's traditional Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast examines:

• PC Magazine's reviews four dual-band routers
• Maximum PC's rating of the Lenovo ThinkPad X300
• Fujitsu Mac-savvy S300M automatic document scanner
• Cloud Camp conferences
• Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor release
• VMWare's ESXi hypervisor release
• EMC's Documentum CenterStage technology
• Fujitsu's Mag Erasure P3M hard drive destroyer

The microbeer recommendation for this show is the Beach Bum Blonde Ale (North American Beer Award Bronze Medal winner in 2006).

Technorati Tags: cloudcamp, hard drive, mac, podcast, review, scanner, security, tech, thinkpad, virtualization