Tech News Radio

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

• This WEEK in GOOGLE42 bit.ly/9SYkfL Check out: Ribbit, Android Kindle app, Google Reader Play, Diaspora, Google Wave open to all
• Per @LeviathanChrons the podcast novel "Leviathan Chronicles" has a big update on 5/26 http://bit.ly/8ZzfDq
• Amazon has announced a Asia Pacific Region AWS datacenter in Singapore (EC2 S3 SimpleDB RDS SNS CloudWatch Cloudfront) http://bit.ly/9NMCNc
• TechPodcast.com Roundtable is today - Sat. May 22nd at 1pm PT / 4pm ET - Stitcher Radio, Green Screen HowTo, 5 Top Windows Utilities
• standardizing all my computers with Google Chrome as the default browser - it seems to be faster, more reliable, etc than Firefox
• TweetDeck 0.3.4.1 seems like a nice upgrade: more meaningful icons, location, scheduled updates, translations, etc
• OpenOffice.org is looking for proposals their 10th year conference in Budapest, Hungary from 08/31- 09/03/2010 http://bit.ly/b6d6cQ
• Checking out Apple's "iPad : The Missing Manual—New from O'Reilly" - new book $25 - http://oreil.ly/90aNZO
• Mark/Space has announced Android Calendar Sync Version 1.4 Beta bit.ly/aDLSrX
• The new Apple OS X Snow Leopard Security Guide is now available online http://bit.ly/9Rm19H via PDF http://bit.ly/cSanMT
• Slysoft.com has released AnyDVD6.6.4.2 with support for Avatar, more encryption updates & other fixes http://bit.ly/c0tub1
• Willow Garage has a new open-source initiative for institutions and universities to build upon a robot platform bit.ly/9muTgs
• OpenBook Specification for ePub (xhtml, css, etc) - some tools: Calibre & Adobe InDesign http://bit.ly/bGryk8
• Just installed the new VMWARE 3.1 for Mac -- reports about Bootcamp VMs being faster seem true - more info: http://bit.ly/vmware31
• PhatWare has announced WritePad for iPad - an advanced handwriting recognition software http://bit.ly/aSuNXT
• Checking out Tweekdeck v0.34.2 (upgrade from v0.34.1) --- I wonder what is new?
• Checking out PersonalBrain 5.5 (visual information management) for Mac, Windows, Linux http://bit.ly/bpWZ7Y [free 30 day demo]
• AppleCentral.com is now the new "centralized" home for MacTech, Now Software, MacNews, MacsimumNews, MacMinute, etc
• Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference at Denver Marriott City Center has been announced for June 7, 2010 http://bit.ly/akUuI3
• SitePoint's newest book "Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works!" looks like a good HTML intro: http://bit.ly/cs7ZCk
• How to Upgrade Your MacBook's Hard Drive bit.ly/benw4m -- Is a good reference!
• Anyone interest in an Apple iPad meetup in San Diego, CA - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 http://bit.ly/985fSY

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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.

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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

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Today's show covers: #1.) RIM's latest enterprise news; #2.) eWeek on 2008 technologies you should check out; #3.) a pointer to DOD conferences in the Washington DC area; and #4.) news about the very popular blogging tool WordPress.  Once we get through the news, there is an interview I recently recorded with President/CEO Eric Basu about how his company Sentek Consulting uses the latest technologies to enable effective virtual teams.

Links mentioned during the news portion of the podcast include:

• Download Squad on RIM News
• BlackBerry on Lotus Connections
• Download Squad on RIM News
• eWeek's 2008 Technologies To Not Ignore
• AFCEA's DOD Spring & Fall 2008 Course Schedule
• Automattic's WordPress $29 million venture funding (from The New York Times, True Ventures, Radar Ventures, and Polaris Venture Partners)

Links mentioned during the interview on virtual teams includes:

• RIM Blackberry
• WebEx
• Skype
• Palm Treo Smartphones
• Jott
• GrandCentral

Our microbrew recommendation of the show is the Widmer Broken Halo IPA. And if you have any tech questions post them to: forums.friendsintech.com.

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Today's Tech News Radio podcast examines a review of information technology related podcasts, and news items related to the tech podcast marketplace.  This is our 7th edition of this format and comments are welcome at: [email protected].  The promo played in this show is from Mortgages Made Simple.

Specific podcast recommendations mentioned in this podcast include:

• TimeSys Embedded Linux Podcasts
• Jon Gordon's NPR Future Tense
• Mark Frauenfelder "Rule the Web"
• CIO Podcast
• iinnovate podcast
• Controlling Chaos on MindJet Jet Packs
• Eric Mack Online
• Marc Orchant
• JKOnTheRun's TabletPC Podcast
• WNYC's Radio Lab "Emergence" Podcast
• Dr. Robert Ballard @ Technorama
• Kevin Devin @ In The Trenches
• Engadget

Additional links mentioned include:

• Steve Holden @ Twitter
• FriendsInTech.com
• CNET News.com Security Bites Podcast
• Download Squad's Google Reader Podcast Support News
• The Bungie Podcast @ XBOX 360 Fan Boy
• BusinessWire's New Security Podcast Announced
• InfoWorld's New High-Performance Computing (HPC) Podcast Announced   
• SC Magazine's Frank Washkuch talks with Doug Bowers, Symantec
• Sean Coates & Paul Reinheimer new podcast at PHPDeveloper.org
• TypePad supports NowLive’s Talk Show widget
• The SOA Consortium's Governance Roundtable Podcast
• WSJ.com new video podcast called "Andy Jordan's Tech Diary"
  
• Wired on Leo Laporte's TWIT Podcast Network
• The Business Podcasting Book: Launching, Marketing, and Measuring Your Podcast
• Mark Ellwood & Steve Heiner are on new Nikon podcast
• The 8th Episode of Google Developer Podcast examines Google Data API and the Atom Publishing Protocol
• Everex is bundling Open Office on select systems this Holiday system [PR Newswire]
  
• Changes at Network World: Gearhead by Mark Gibbs & CoolTools by Keith Shaw

The great team at FriendsInTech have released another Halloween special podcast called "It's The Great Server Chuck and Kreg." 

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Today's Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast discusses a variety of topics including: Internet VoIP, electronic books, new media content, mobile tools, a Firefox plugin for protecting children's web access, and an enterprise data warehouse conference pointer. 

The sources for these topics includes: eWeek, San Diego Union-Tribune, Forbes, New York Times News Service, and PC Magazine.

Additional links mentioned in this article:

• Promo for Pauldotcom.com
• Skype
• Tina Engler
• Mobipocket
• Microsoft Reader
• Fictionwise
• Plucker
• Connect's eBooks
• Plustek OpticSlim M12 Corporate portable scanner
• Glubble
• The Data Warehousing Institue's World Conference 2007
• "Getting Started with Audacity" @ New Media Expo

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Today's "mini" Tech Rag Tear Outs examines nine top things to consider checking out and a great interview with FileMaker expert John Mark Osborne from Databasepros.com.  During the interview we discuss: history of FileMaker, John's expertise, hands-on training options for FileMaker Pro, and online training tools.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

#9.) Attensa Enterprise 2.0 Feed Readers

#8.) Alltel's new Where

#7.) Vlingo Mobile

#6.) Mark/Space Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.0

#5.) Thornsoft's ClipMate 7.2.05 for Windows

#4.) Mindomo online mind mapping tool

#3.) DivX Author 1.5 editing tool

#2.) Freebase 'open source data' database

#1.) Newsgator - NetNewsWire - FeedDemon

We also recommend checking out Paso Robles, CA based Steinhaus Brewing Co's Mission Street Pale Ale microbrew.

Today's podcast takes a tangent from the traditional Tech Rag Tear Outs format to examine attendees of the April 2007 Effective Manager's Conference thoughts on why they listen to the Manager-Tools.com podcast.

Additional links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• Controlling Chaos Podcast
• Chuck Tomasi's Kick-A-Thon
• Friends In Tech
• Podcast and New Media Conference
• Forums @ Manager-Tools.com
• Podcast Awards

You can also get connected via: Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, & LinkedIn. More information about my Audacity session at the Podcast and New Media Expo can be found via on the Podcast Expo Forums.

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Today's Technology News Podcast Review recommends the following podcasts:

• Iinnovate's interview with IDEO founder David Kelly
• Christopher Allen discusses the Dunbar Number on IT Conversations
• Jon Udell's interview with Navizon
• Jon Udell's interview with Phil Windley on identity
• Meal Etiquette from Manager-Tools.com (Part 1 and Part 2)
• WiFI Network News interviews Steve Tomlin @ Chumby
• MythBusters interview on Technorama
  
• HomeNetworkHelp.Info's podcast on VMWARE
  

In addition, the following links to other technology podcast news may be of interest:

• LinuxDevices.com's Embedded Linux podcast series
• MSmobiles.com's Windows Mobile Phones Podcast
• Major Nelson visits the Planet Xbox 360 Podcast
• Scott Bourne & Chris Breen's The Apple Phone Show
• IT Business Edge "Can the CIO Do It All?" podcast
  
• BusinessWeek's "The CEO's Guide to RFID" podcast
  
• ZDNET's "Google talks about its newly launched CodeSearch" podcast
  
• TechWeb's "PodZinger Launches Podcast Ad Network"
  
• Wi-Fi Networking News' interview with Macworld's Jason Snell

Other links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Forums @ FriendsInTech.com
• Chuck Tomasi's Kick-A-Thon

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

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