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TechNews Bytes

OS X for x86 For Sale! …in Bangkok.

Yikes. We know there’s an OS X 10.4 build out there available on the underbelly of the net that will work on x86 systems, ie, on your average PC, but the geek community has been working on it and tweaking it and studying it for a while now and it’s been completely free if you can get your hands on it and discouraged in the first place. No one has really tried for personal or financial gain from the project, aside from perhaps the know-how required to implement it or the status of having done it…until now.

The site OSX86 Project [ http://osx86project.org/ ] has a photo from a shopfront in Bangkok where apparently copies of Mac OS X 10.4 for x86 systems are being sold at retail for about 6 Euros, or approximately 7 bucks American. They even dare to call the product a “retail version.” That’s just ridiculous. OSX86 Project is furious, and I imagine that Apple has already dispatched the lawyers, as they rightfully should. Read all about it:

[ http://osx86project.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=2 ]

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TechNews Bytes

Google Calendar May Be Close to Launch

GoogleRumors.com (isn’t it amazing that there’s an entire site and community devoted to the “what’s google up to now” rumormill? Wow…) is reporting that Google is planning to unveil a calendaring product, or perhaps a web 2.0 style application that will give you comprehensive calendaring functionality through the web using your Google account. We don’t know what to expect yet, but we do know that the website calendar.google.com points at the Google homepage right now, which is different and unusual unless they were about to do something with the domain.

Reading some of the comments, a lot of people think this is going to be some downloadable offering that will have to stand up against everything from Outlook to Palm Desktop to iCal, and I think that’s probably the stupidest thought, not to mention the foolhardiest thing Google could do with this. Web 2.0 is obviously the way to go for mobile and accessable application delivery in the future ,so why would Google go through the trouble of competing with everyone from Apple to Microsoft when they could forge into new ground? Right now, I can’t think of many comprehensive online calendaring services that allow you the opportunity to log in and manage a calendar through the web, and the ones I can think of (Corporate Time, .Mac, etc) are either tied to a desktop app or for-fee services. It only makes sense that they would integrate the service with GMail to offer a more complete package, and maybe even with Desktop Search and whatnot, and potentially offer the capabilities at some point to synch with other calendaring applications like Outlook and iCal so you can take your calendar on the go, not just where you have access to Outlook/Exchange or your Mac.

I just got a bit incensed that people just weren’t using their heads when I read the comment; sometimes people just don’t think before they speak. But regardless, on to the link!

[ http://www.googlerumors.com/2005/09/30/google-calendar-may-be-days-away-from-launch/ ]

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Gear and Gadgets Sites and Downloads TechNews Bytes

PC World’s Top 100 Products of 2005

PC World lists off their top 100 products of 2005, and some of my faves are right up there, including Mozilla Firefox being the number one. I can drink to that! GMail is number two (keep it up!) and Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger,” rounds out the top three. Now there’s a lineup I can agree with! The entire list is packed with awesome products and groundbreaking technologies that, while they may not be the absolute best at what they did, they may be the most popular, or they may have led the way for following technologies to come along and do as well or better than they did.

It may be a little bit early to conclude this list, and here’s to hoping there are still great developments in technology between now and the end of the year, but this is no list to be scoffed at, it’s pretty comprehensive and addresses new technologies like Pre-N wifi, the first affordable household-priced laser printers, advances in desktop searching, and more!

[ http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Digital Life TV // Episode 7

This week on Digital Life, the crew clear up some of the bugs and issues they’ve been having with their videocasting software/service and get down to business. Patrick and Robert discuss what it is about HDTV and other digital monitors that make the picture a bit fuzzy, everyone’s looking forward to Serenity, budget gaming graphics cards, buying a better DVD player for that shiny new HDTV you’re going to get, and the eternal debate, the Nintendo DS or the Sony PSP? All this and of course viewer questions on this week’s Digital Life TV. As usual, Digital Life goes live every Tuesday night at 9PM Eastern, but the show is available for download as we speak! Head over and grab it if you didn’t see it last night.

Digital Life TV Episode 7 // September 27, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Weezy and The Swish // Episode 16

Another sweet 16 is this week, one for Weezy and The Swish! This week marks their 16th episode, and this week they interview the talented and very attractive Cicily Knobler, who is a stand-up comedianne, works as an entertainment columnist, and has a nationally syndicated radio show! Boy, she’s busy. The crew also sit down and chat with Suresh Joachim, who currently holds 16 Guiness World Records (get it, 16? eh? EH?) including one for watching television for 69 hours and 48 minutes in one sitting! Yikes, that’s a lot of horrid programming!

Anyway, looks to be a good sweet sixteen for the Weezy, The Swish, and Matt Hartley, head over and check it out!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 16 // September 27, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Systm // Episode 4

A brand new week and a brand new Systm! This week is all about Podcasting, how to get started, how to make a good one, and what kind of work the whole process entails. This is especially good because well, we love our podcasts, and there are good ones like DiggNation and TWIT, and there are some very very bad ones out there that I simply won’t name. This week’s Systm offers tips and tricks for anyone interested in podcasting on how to build and make a podcast from the ground up, what exactly podcasting is, and the little things that will help your podcast get and stay popular. It’s definitely a must see, as all Systm episodes are, but this one looks like it’s a real treat. Enjoy!

Systm Episode 4 // [ episode notes | download links ]

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Programming and Podcasts TWIT Archive

This Week In Tech [TWIT] // Episode 24

Another TWIT is in the can! This week’s TWIT comes to us with hosts; Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, John C. Dvorak, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, David Prager, and special guests Amber MacArthur, Jenn Cutter, Alex Lindsay! Videotapes again thanks to Alex and the PixelCorps [ http://pixelcorps.com/ ] and we should see the video out sometime this week! This week’s show is at Noonan’s Bar and Grill again, but it seems Noonan’s is getting a little crowded, so it’s time to scope out another location that can hold a few more people.

This week’s TWIT has everything you’re used to and more, including Dvorak heralding the end of Microsoft, everyone suggesting we all upgrade to Firefox 1.0.7 to fix security holes and bugs, Opera going free, free, free, archived video of the original, and we mean the original Ultimate Gaming Machine built by Leo and Kate way back in the ZDTV days, a virtual plague sweeping through World of Warcraft, the battle between Steve Jobs, music industry execs who are greedy for more cash, and pirates who just want tunes, how much we love MythTV, the geekiness that is the MoleSkine notebook, and much much more! TechTVForever mirror is up, of course, head over and download it now!

This Week In Tech [TWIT] Episode 24 // September 26, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Programming and Podcasts

DiggNation // Episode 13

This week’s DiggNation comes to us complete with new ad-support (which is pretty unobtrusive so far, I must say) and of course covering the top stories from Digg.com this past week. This week’s stories are the give and take between the music industry, Steve Jobs, and music pirates, with Jobs launching the most recent volley by saying pirates will “burn in hell,” Yahoo’s new mail beta looks like it’s much much better than GMail (but it’s not Google!), and someone’s plan for the 28 hour day that looks pretty interesting! Also on this week’s show is the new special edition of the Office Space DVD scheduled to be released soon, complete with red stapler, a music store’s buy it-burn it-return it policy, Opera going free, and the plague that’s been going around various World of Warcraft servers. Audio’s up at the time of this writing, but video should be up soon!

DiggNation Episode 13 // September 22, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]

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People Programming and Podcasts

Revision3 Online Content Subcriptions

Looks like Revision3 [ http://revision3.com/ ], the little online media network that brings us programming like DiggNation, Systm, and The Broken has gone subscription. No no, no worries, it doesn’t mean you’ll have to pay for your content, and it doesn’t mean you’ll have to fok over a credit card number just to check out the most recent DiggNation podcast, but it does mean that if you want the jump on the video version of DiggNation, for example, before everyone else, and you want dedicated and early access to the shows from Revision3 that you love, you can sign up for a small fee and get early access to the content as well as some other goodies. In the future, the Revision3 crew expects to have special features and content that will only be available to official members, so I say sign up!

Looks like it’ll be something like 5 dollars a month, or 50 dollars a year. Doesn’t sound too bad; now if only they could get on a regular schedule as far as content volume is concerned, I’ll be happy (DiggNation once a week is good, let’s see some more regular episodes of Systm and The Broken!) and more than happy to give them all my money. Read all about it, and even sign up to be a member here:

[ http://revision3.com/news/news_item.2005-09-19.1478432587/ ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Command-N // Episode 16

Sweet, sweet 16! This week’s commandN is a special one, considering our recent interview with AmberMacArthur [ http://www.techtvforever.net/index.php?p=278 ], which should give those of you who don’t know her a brand new perspective on who she is and the wonderful work she’s doing! This week Amber and Mikey chat about everything from their memories of when they were sixteen to this week’s tech news. For example, Google’s little invite only event (only 400 people got to attend), new sponsorships by GoDaddy, the weekly web picks, and a sweet sixteen contest! All this and more on this week’s commandN!

Command-N Episode 16 // September 26, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Security Now! // Episodes 5 and 6

Security Now! Episode 6 is up and available for download, but because Leo didn’t post any direct link to Security Now! Episode 5 on the TWIT homepage at [ http://www.twit.tv ], episode 5 is something close to impossible to find. No worries though, I’ve put up a TechTVForever.net mirror for everyone who was looking for Episode 5 but missed it. Apparently it came out and was listed in the sidebar at the TWIT homepage under “radio Leo,” but without a posting to the front page, I know I completely missed it, and going back and looking for it now is impossble. After figuring out the numbering scheme, I managed to snag a download for the old podcast and I have the mirror up for you guys.

Anyway, Episode 5 picks up where Episode 4 left off and continues the discussion on the topic of passwords and password security. Leo and Steve chat about tools and utilities that will help you manage your passwords, create good, memorable, strong passwords, and how you can keep those passwords safe. Additionally, they go over some user-submitted password management tools that may or may not be any good. Definitely worth a listen if you’re one of those people who throws their hands up at how many passwords you have to remember and how difficult they can all be to keep track of. Enjoy!

Security Now! Episode 5 // September 15, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

As for episode 6, Leo and Steve talk a bit about the recent study done by the University of California that uncovered that they could reliably and accurately guess and record your passwords and keystrokes based completely on the sound of your key-presses. That’s right, the sound of you typing is giving away everything that you’re saying, and researchers have proven it. It’s not the only way you could be snooped on either; but don’t believe me? Check out this week’s podcast, it tells all.

Security Now! Episode 6 // September 22, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Features People Site News

TechTV Forever Interviews Amber MacArthur, Host of Call for Help and Command-N!

After begging and pleading (actually, she was very happy to help out!) our prayers have been answered and the lovely Amber MacArthur granted us an interview! Amber MacArthur is host of Call for Help [ http://www.callforhelptv.com/ ], on TV worldwide, started in Canada being produced up there, and now finally back in the United States on G4 Televison, showing at 11AM weekdays Eastern/8AM weekdays Pacific. Set your Tivos! In addition to the busy and rigorous schedule of making a world-wide television show, Amber also hosts and helps produce Command-N, [ http://www.commandn.tv/ ] a weekly video show with incredible popularity distributed over the web about all things technology and technology news and trends both online and offline. Amber’s home on the web is over at [ http://www.ambermac.com/ ], so check it out and don’t forget to bookmark it, she updates all the time!

A little over a month ago we had the opportunity to chat with her sadly ex-cohost Andy Walker [ http://www.techtvforever.net/index.php?p=208 ], but this time we wanted to ask her a few questions, and boy did she! We wanted to ask her questions about Call for Help’s return to American screens, what life is like on the set, upcoming segments and events on Command-N, and of course about her speciality, webdesign and usability! It was a lot of fun, and we want to thank Amber for taking the time out to answer our questions, again, a TechTV Forever exclusive!

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TTVF:How did you react when you learned the news that Call for Help would be on the air in the United States?

AMBER:We were all very, very excited about the sale to the U.S. It opens up a huge market for us and there is something very rewarding about being in three countries (Canada, Australia, and the United States). The nice thing about this “expansion” is that we can still produce the show in Canada and we can continue to maintain editorial control over all our content.

TTVF:Do you get the feeling that Call for Help will change significantly now that it’s back in American markets?

AMBER:I never had the feeling that we would be forced to change any of our content. The only thing we have to mindful of now is that the shows in the U.S. are airing, at least at for the time being, much later than when we shoot them in Canada, so we have to watch our references to new software, new sites, new products, prices, and so on. Other than that, I never anticipated any major adjustments. In short, I’ve always trusted Leo’s commitment to producing quality objective tech content and I know he would never compromise on this.

TTVF:Tell us a bit about your role on Call for Help, for those of us who may never have seen it. Is it fun?

AMBER:My official title is co-producer/co-host. What this means is that I produce (research, write, present) all my own segments (one segment per show and one free download per show). I also present 30 tips each month; Leo and Mikey help me with these tips. I’m planning to do a few gadget roundups each month on Call for Help; Sean Carruthers (one of our tech researchers) helps me out with these segments. Basically we all help each other, no matter how minor or major the task. Is it fun? Yes, it’s a blast! We have a really small team, but we’re all friends and there are constant pranks, laughs, and jokes in the works on a daily basis.

TTVF:Give us some insight into what we might be seeing from you on Call for Help in coming weeks!

AMBER:In the coming weeks I’m going to try to do some field reports, get outside and interview some interesting tech folks and cover some innovative projects. I plan to be at DesignFest (a web design conference in Toronto) and I will be doing my Web Workshop reviews with the help of some web professionals on site at this event. I can’t wait! It looks as though we’ll also be traveling to a few tech events so we can produce some thorough segments.

TTVF:How are things working out with Command-N? It’s an excellent show; are you and Mikey looking at doing this long-term?

AMBER:commandN is an amazing learning experience for all four of us on the team (Jeff, Brian, Mikey, and me). We’ve put out shows regularly for the past 15 weeks and we’ve asked our viewers to come along for the ride as we improve each and every episode. We’re going to continue to do this for as long as we can, and we’re going to continue to try to shoot at a different location each week, include a segment from Jeff in Halifax each week, and encourage Brian to do some more on-camera work (he’s awesome!). We plan to do this long-term, but our plans might differ somewhat from others in this space. We don’t want to ask viewers for money for the show, but instead we’ll focus on eventually getting a sponsor per show or per segment. The idea is not to wrap the entire show with ads, just to cover some of our costs and have a little money on hand to travel as a team to events like NextFest, WebZine 2005, or CES and report from there. We firmly believe that the more eyeballs we get watching commandN the better the chances we have to offer the show for free to anyone with an Internet connection and 22 minutes to learn about what’s new in tech, online and offline.

TTVF:Command-N Is getting pretty popular pretty quickly. About how wide an audience have you guys got? Are you going to keep the show free, oR maybe sell some gear? I’d love the little “command” logo on a t-shirt!

AMBER:Our audience is getting bigger and bigger each week, which is obviously our goal! The interesting thing about video content online is that there are often times when new viewers are going back and downloading old episode to catch up; it’s all on the viewers’ schedule, which is the best thing about producing our show online. You can get it when you want and watch it when you want. As for keeping the show free, that is our plan. We do accept donations and
our new GoDaddy promotion works for us because it fits nicely within the inSITE segment (and we all truly believe GoDaddy is a great service). Our deal with them is that they pay us whenever someone buys a service using the COMMANDN promo code (so if you need domain/hosting services and you use this code, you’ll be supporting us). We’ll also be launching our J!NX shop next week, which is another way viewers can help us out. The biggest help is from our hosting companies (SMUnique, ProGamer, and VizaWeb). Without their support wouldn’t be able to continue because the number of total downloads
now of all episodes is above one million.

TTVF:Do you believe the future of television (or at least technology content and programming) is in IPTV shows like Command-N [ http://www.commandn.tv/ ], DiggNation [ http://www.diggnation.com/ ], and Digital Life TV [ http://www.digitallifetv.com/ ]?

AMBER:I believe that the future of good technology programming is definitely online, but I don’t think it’s all going to change overnight. There are lots of folks who will continue to watch TV on a television set, so there is no reason to believe that a traditional medium, such as broadcast television, will die altogether. At the end of the day I think it’s all choice. There is an obvious shift insofar as how people are getting information and one of the major trends as of late is that more and more people are spending the bulk of their time online. I am definitely one of these people. I rarely
turn on my TV, but I love good video content and am dying to see more of it available on the Web. I think the most interesting element about commandN, Diggnation, and Digital Life TV that will affect traditional broadcast is not so much that we’re doing anything that differently than other TV shows (aside from distribution), but we are
doing it at a far reduced cost and we’re able to offer our video content to an international audience. There are no boundaries to accessing our shows, which means that for advertisers this is a goldmine. The numbers are huge. This is why we don’t want to force viewers to pay, but instead educate advertisers about this extremely powerful way of attracting a new and limitless audience.

TTVF:If someone is interested in technology journalism, and to do what you do, how would you get them started? What would you suggest they do?

AMBER:I would suggest that anyone who wants to get into technology journalism works in the tech field for some f time. It is also very important to develop a particular area of interest. I’ve been able to stay focused on web businesses, services, and applications, which is an ever-growing industry and the products just keep on getting better. It is also good to start a blog and start writing your own content and networking with others in this area.

TTVF:Any interesting segments coming up on Command-N that you can share with us?

AMBER:As for what’s coming up on commandN, we’re going to be doing more tech product reviews in the future and we’re going to try to schedule some interesting interviews with tech geeks (traditional and untraditional). We’ve even contacted a few actors who also happen to be into tech, so these episodes will definitely draw an even different audience than the one we currently have. We also plan to try to travel with the show, just to keep it fresh and fun. We will also cover what’s new on the web, particularly Web 2.0 biz, and also I’ll be keeping up with my inSITE web segment to help folks make better websites. Among all four of us, we really cover a wide range of all things tech – Mac, Windows, web, audio, video, music, and more.

TTVF:What are some really basic usability tips you would give to amateur webdesigners?

AMBER:I would suggest that anyone building a website tries to keep it as simple as possible. Also, it’s important to know your strengths. If you’re good at laying out information, but you’re not a good designer, then it makes sense to get help on the design front. I would also suggest that all the basics of good usability are covered in Jakob Nielsen’s book Designing Web Usability. Here are some more tips from my website to help get started:
[ http://ambermac.typepad.com/ambermac/usabilitycontent/index.html ]

TTVF:When you see a site where all the navigation tools are in Macromedia Flash, what’s your first reaction? 😉 [ed. note: this is a joke question with a really good answer. Among web designers, some people see no higher usability and webdesign crime than to design a site’s navigation tools(menus, links, etc) all in a program that requires a user to download another program just to view your site. Flash is common indeed and flash content is usually fine, but flash navigation is something of a taboo! ]

AMBER:The most important thing to keep in mind is to design for your users, so only use technologies that your audience has enabled. I’m also a big fan of simplicity, unless there is a definite reason why spicing up your site makes sense. Sure, Flash is cool but if your visitors (target audience) live in a rural area on dial-up you’ll likely to
only frustrate them.

TTVF:What’s your favorite HTML editor?

AMBER:Dreamweaver is a great tool, definitely my favourite.

TTVF:What new web technologies do you think we’ll be seeing more of in the next few years? (more search capability/tagging a-la
del.icio.us/etc)

AMBER: Tagging is obviously a popular new way to manage content, which is changing the way we use the Web. I’m also a huge fan of AJAX apps. Here is a list of some of the best: [ http://www.aventureforth.com/? p=13 ]
I do believe a lot of people will also move more and more towards web-based applications, so services like Blinksale, Writely, and Basecamp will become increasingly popular.

TTVF:What are a few of your favorite websites, and what sites do you think everyone should have bookmarked?

AMBER: I think I am starting to speak to everyone I know in URLs! In other words, check out [ http://www.ambermac.com ] to see some of my favorite sites (listed along the left-hand side). I do love [ http://waxy.org/links ], [ http://www.ruk.ca ], [ http://www.furl.net ], [ http://www.digg.com ], and [ http://www.techcrunch.com ]. I’m constantly saving all these sites and more within my Furl feed/site, which is available here: [ http://www.furl.net/members/ambermac ]

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Thanks a million Amber!

Again, if you want to know more about Amber, check out her bio over at the Call for Help website: [ http://www.callforhelptv.com/callforhelp/aboutus/bio_amber.shtml ] and visit the Call for Help homepage here: [ http://www.callforhelptv.com/ ] But that’s not all! If you don’t watch already, head over and check out the first 15 episodes of Command-N at [ http://www.commandn.tv/ ], and check out Amber’s site at [ http://www.ambermac.com/ ] for links, tips, tricks, tech and personal news, and much more!

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Sites and Downloads

Cool Download: Startup Inspector

For the windows users in the crowd, it’s important to keep track of what programs are starting up and eating up all of your previous system resources every time you turn your computer on. Lots of unwanted programs like spyware and malware and even some completely benign but memory eating applications flag themselves to load when your computer boots up and windows starts, to make sure they’re available in the background and running at all times. This is great for spyware that wants to keep an eye on what you’re doing, but it’s also good for programs like the one that keeps an eye on the battery life of your wireless keyboard as well, and both of them might have pretty cryptic process names that’ll make them impossible to find. That’s where Startup Inspector comes in.

While msconfig.exe helps you a great deal and is accessable on any Windows 9x/ME/XP system, the interface leaves a bit to be desired, you have processes that don’t seem to link back to actual programs (so you have no idea what disabling something really does), and it’s completely missing for the poor windows 2000 folks still out there. (and I know you’re out there!) Courtesy of Lifehacker.com, our Cool Download was featured as their download of the day, Startup Inspector is a must-have tool for rooting out the cause of startup slowness and getting a handle on spyware that boots when your computer does.

[ http://www.lifehacker.com/software/virus-killers/download-of-the-day-startup-inspector-for-windows-127046.php ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Digital Life TV // Episode 6

Digital Life TV Episode 6 aired last night over at DigitalLifeTV.com [ http://www.digitallifetv.com/ ], with hosts Patrick Norton and Robert Heron, with special guest Mark MacDonald, Executive Editor of Eletronic Gaming Monthly, who chats with the duo about the new Nintendo Revolution controller, which looks more like a remote control than anything else, and what the reaction to the unveiling was.

Also on this week’s show is talk about 1080p HDTV, Klipsch’s fancy new iPod speakers, the wonderfulness that is HijackThis, building high performance antennae for your wardriving adventures, and more! The live show is over (airs Tuesday nights at 9PM EST and is available streaming at the website) but you can download the show right now. Check it out!

Digital Life TV Episode 6 // September 20, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Weezy and The Swish // Episode 15

Brand new Weezy and The Swish, hot and fresh out of the can! This week the hatemail flows (from last week’s interview) and Laura Swisher has a jobby job! Only one way to find out what it is, and you know how! Add on a phone interview of Dave McClure from SimplyFired.com [ http://www.simplyfired.com/ ] and some idle luvvy banter, and you have yourselves a podcast! Download, and enjoy!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 15 // September 20, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Sites and Downloads Tips and Tricks

Essential Firefox Extensions

Lifehack.org has published a list of their essential firefox extensions. Some of my favorites are naturally missing, but that’s okay with me-there are a lot of excellent suggestions here, and there are links under the list to favorite extension lists around the web. I really like this list; there are a few here that I have and a few here I’m dying to try. You might want to give it a whirl; you might find an extension you never knew you needed!

[ http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/essential-list-and-resources-on-firefox-extensions.html ]

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Programming and Podcasts TWIT Archive

TWiT Episode 23 Video!

Hot on the heels of the release of the podcast is the video for episode 23, courtesy of the fine folks at Pixel Corps [ http://pixelcorps.com/ ] and Alex Lindsay, one of this week’s co-hosts. The video is up and ready for download right now:

TWIT Episode 23 Video // September 20, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Programming and Podcasts TWIT Archive

This Week In Tech [TWIT] // Episode 23

Another TWIT in the can! This week’s show is again recorded at Noonan’s Bar and Grill in Larkspur Landing, California, and your gracious hosts are Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Alex Lindsay, David Prager, Robert Heron, and Doug Kaye of IT Conversations (the podcast) fame. This week’s show revealed the introduction of the TWIT pocket protector, and a pretty packed house at Noonan’s! Apparently the video was recorded thanks to Alex Lindsay and the Pixel Corps [ http://pixelcorps.com/ ] which means expect a video to be posted over at Revision3 in the following days.

The episode notes haven’t been posted yet, so nothing yet, but as soon as they’re up, I’ll update this entry with those. In the meantime, the TechTVForever.net mirror for the podcast is up and available, so head over and download it now!

This Week In Tech [TWIT] Episode 23 // September 18, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

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Programming and Podcasts TWIT Archive

TWiT Episode 21 Video!

Episode 21 was shot in front of a live studio audience, at the Apple Store in downtown San Fransisco, if you recall. I’m late on this one, but the video for that shoot is now available, thanks to Kevin Rose and the Revision3 crew [ http://www.revision3.com/ ], so if you haven’t seen it and want to, you should definitely check it out:

TWIT Episode 21 Video // September 8, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]

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Programming and Podcasts

DiggNation // Episode 12

Let’s hear it for another DiggNation! Episode 12 comes to us in both audio and video formats right away! This week’s topics include the power supply calculator, patents in the original Nintendo Entertainment System, how to make people look pretty, the teenager who hacked Paris Hilton’s cell phone winds up with 11 years behind bars, the very first Google site ever, a possible iTunes video store, and more! Head over and download the audio (if you’re at work like me) or the video (for you daring folks) right now!

DiggNation Episode 12 // September 15, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]