Tech News Radio

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Today's podcast examines news from fellow FriendsInTech.com members and Technorama podcasters' Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Stepp. They have a new book out called "Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes" from SAMS publishing, and a companion podcast called "Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes ... in 10 Minutes".  For reference the main WordPress sites are: WordPress.org and WordPress.com.

You can also learn more about WordPress from a newsletter tip from Geeks.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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

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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.

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

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 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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Today's Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast includes pointers to the following topic areas: Mobile Gear, Software Development, Enterprise Solutions, and New Media.

The content is from the following sources: MaximumPC, Software Developer Times, Computer World, eWeek, PC Magazine, Information Week, Network World, PC World, and Mobile Enterprise Magazine.

Technology links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Antec MX-1 hard drive enclosure
• Visioneer OneTouch RoadWarrior Scanner
• Toshiba TDP-FF1AU 1-pound mini-projector
• Spracht.com's Aura Mobile Bluetooth conference call unit
• Arcwireless.net Freedom Antenna
• Ubuntu's Launchpad
• Microsoft's Silverlight
• Google MySQL enhancements
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3.0
• Sun M8000 servers
• Fujitsu's SPARC64 VI chip
• OpenSolaris.org new storage technology releases
• IPSwtich's new WhatsUp Gold v11 network monitoring system
• Vixy.net online video conversion tool
  

Some administrivia links mentioned in the podcast include:

• Steve @ Twitter
• Steve @ Jaiku
• Steve @ Pownce
• Steve @ LinkedIn
• Podcast and New Media Expo
• Audacity
  
• Podcast Expo Audacity Session Forums

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

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Today's podcast summarizes TechNewsRadio.com's thoughts and impressions related to attending eTech 2007 held in San Diego, CA from March 26-29, 2007.

The podcast is organized in four main sections: expo attendee bag review, opening night keynotes, thoughts on the term 'magic', and then eight top technologies you should be aware of.

In addition detailed conference notes have been posted in OPML format to Grazr.com.

All the links mentioned in this podcast will be posted in the very near future (sorry for the delay).

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

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There are several ways to follow along with TechNewsRadio.com at eTech 2007:

• OPML file via Grazr
• Twitter
• del.icio.us

Today's Tech News Radio Podcast examines the latest online software updates from:

• Vox.com
• Amazon Web Services
• AOL's AIM
• Gliffy
• Intel SuiteTwo

Additional links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Six Apart & TypePad Blog Host & MovableType Blog Engine
• AIM Today & AIM Developer
• Gliffy Confluence Plugin & Atlassian Confluence Enterprise Wiki
• Socialtext (wiki)
• NewsGator (RSS)
• SimpleFeed
• SpikeSource
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

And we have a great microbrew recommendation -- Squatters India Pale Ale brewed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This podcast is sponsored by: SCOTTEVEST (SeV) - makers of fine tech clothing and TradePub.com with free eWeek subscriptions. You can also make listener supported donations directly to TechNewsRadio.com via this link.

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