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Linuxchic & TechMonkey host this weekly technology show covering Linux, Mac, Windows, blogging, web2.0, gadgets, hardware, software, tech news, howtos, reviews and everything Internet.
20 Podcasts:
 1. alternageek-38-probes-mergers-suits-and-go .. (played 3 times)
2. alternageek-37-privacy-legalities-and-vuln .. (played 3 times)
3. alternageek-36-brightkite-and-flip-video.m .. (played 4 times)
4. alternageek-35-managing-online-forums.mp3 (played 3 times)
5. alternageek-34-just-monkeying-around.mp3 (played 3 times)
6. alternageek-33-twitter-recommends-topics.m .. (played 3 times)
7. alternageek-32-putting-on-a-social-air.mp3 (played 3 times)
8. alternageek-31-bring-your-own-desktop.mp3 (played 3 times)
9. alternageek-30-grow-your-own.mp3 (played 3 times)
10. alternageek-29-tin-foil-hats.mp3 (played 3 times)
11. alternageek-28-vista-is-still-icky.mp3 (played 3 times)
12. alternageek-27-openid-and-steve-jobs-hates .. (played 3 times)
13. alternageek-26-gos-rocket-and-kde4.mp3 (played 3 times)
14. alternageek-25-go-go-gadget-n810.mp3 (played 3 times)
15. alternageek-24-breaking-the-hiatus.mp3 (played 3 times)
16. alternageek-23-alternagifts-for-geeks.mp3 (played 3 times)
17. alternageek-39-pork-and-beans-make-me-feel .. (played 4 times)
18. alternageek-40-happy-anniversary-pass-the- .. (played 3 times)
19. alternageek-41-bring-down-the-thunder.mp3 (played 3 times)
20. alternageek-42-rss-webapps-and-routers.mp3 (played 0 times)
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Alternageek Episode 42: RSS Webapps And Routers
In this week’s episode we talk about Google indexing Flash files, Google/YouTube being ordered to expose user viewing habits in Viacom case, recording industry saying that AM-FM broadcasting is a form of piracy, LUGRadio podcast calling it quits and laptops missing from airports. We review Toluu and Feedly for RSS feeds and DailyMile social training [...]
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Alternageek Episode 41: Bring Down The Thunder
In this week’s episode we talk about Charter backing off their ad insertion plans, ad blocking with AdBlock Plus and Privoxy, employers accessing employee’s personal emails, ICANN’s plan for new top level domains, American Airlines testing in-flight Wifi, Chrysler to offer in-car Wifi, Microsoft’s “Digital Manners Policies”, 5 events the blogosphere influenced, Nokia to open [...]
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Alternageek Episode 40: Happy Anniversary Pass The PIE
In this week’s episode we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the first AlternaGeek podcast. Yay! Linuxchic and TechMonkey cover quite a few topics in this episode and talk about Firefox 3 Download Day, Reddit going open source, employee SMS privacy, MPAA saying no proof needed for P2P lawsuits, AP and fair use, Steve Ballmer [...]
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Alternageek Episode 39: Pork And Beans Make Me Feel Twingly
In this week’s episode we have an update on ISP Charter tracking users, Weezer’s new “Pork and Beans” music video featuring Internet video “celebrities”, new BrightKite features, twittering Congressman John Culberson,Twingly blog search and a Firefox mobile concept video.
Ars Technica - Congress urged to investigate ISPs over user tracking
Weezer - Official Site
Weezer - Pork and [...]
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Alternageek Episode 38: Probes, Mergers, Suits And Goosh
In this week’s episode we talk about the FTC’s probe of Intel, Verizon’s purchase of Alltel, T-Mobile filing suit against Starbucks, MediaDefender’s DOS against Revision3, Goosh - web based command line searching and 13 new extensions for GMail.
Wired - FTC Starts Formal Probe Of Intel
NYTimes - In Turnabout, Antitrust Unit Looks at Intel
Washington Post - [...]
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Alternageek Episode 37: Privacy, Liabilities and Vulnerabilities
In this week’s episode, CodeNinja is back as a guest host. We talk about Charter ISP injecting ads, online harassment bringing EU to propose social networking privacy regulations, ongoing Twitter issues, Summize - Twitter search, touchscreen kit for the EEE PC and the Debian OpenSSL vulnerability.
Wired - Charter to Snoop on Broadbad Customers Web Histories [...]
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Alternageek Episode 36: BrightKite And Flip Video
In this week’s episode, TechMonkey talks about the location based social network BrightKite and the Flip Video ultra portable video camera.
BrightKite
BrightKite Mobile Web Interface
BrightKite iPhone And Touch Device Web Interface
GetSatisfaction.com - BrightKite
Flip Video
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AlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 36 for the week of May 26th, 2008 - Featuring TechMonkey
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Alternageek Episode 35: Managing Online Forums
In this week’s episode, we feature an interview with Patrick O’Keefe, author of “Managing Online Forums“. We also talk about Linuxchic’s recent interview with TechRepublic, the 30th anniversary of SPAM, handy mobile texting tools and a quick note about the recent release of Ubuntu 8.04 - “Hardy Heron”.
TechRepublic Member Spotlight With Linuxchic
Mashable - 30 Year [...]
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Alternageek Episode 34: Just Monkeying Around
In this week’s episode, TechMonkey talks about the new Wordpress 2.5 release, Comcast’s new top speed Internet service, Aircell getting FAA approval for Wifi on airplanes, Google’s AppEngine announcement and AT&T jumping on the Android bandwagon.
Wordpress 2.5
Perfomancing - Wordpress 2.5 Feature Highlights
Webware - 5 Things We Love About Wordpress 2.5
Crunchgear - Comcast’s new 50mbs Option
Crunchgear [...]
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Alternageek Episode 33: Twitter Recommends Topics
In this week’s episode, we took a little different approach and put out a tweet on Twitter asking for suggestions on show topics. We took the topics that were suggested and went right into recording. We talk about insects, the Twitter Color War, SideKick 3 issues, getting yourself a virtual Chumby, CommonCraft - Explainations in [...]
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Alternageek Episode 32: Putting On A Social AIR
In this week’s episode, we talk about our new AlternaGeek OGG feed, PCLinuxOS, Amazon MP3 Downloader for Linux, Adobe AIR (including how to run it on Wine while you wait for Linux support) and the recent influx of social network aggregators like SocialThing, FriendFeed and Spokeo.Links:
PCLinuxOS
Amazon MP3 Downloader for Linux
Adobe AIR
ReadWriteWeb: 6 AIR Apps To [...]
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Alternageek Episode 31: Bring Your Own Desktop
In this week’s episode, we talk about Nine Inch Nails newest downloadable music release, IE8 Standards Mode, Monster Cable vs coat hangers, Newspond news site and we give a rundown of various Web Operating Systems.Links:
Wired on Nine Inch Nails Music Release
Nine Inch Nails Official Site
MS IEBlog on IE8 Standards Mode
Engadget on Monster Cables vs Coat [...]
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Alternageek Episode 30: Grow Your Own
In this week’s episode, we talk about attending PodCamp Midwest and the two sessions we presented on Wordpress, the new Wordpress 2.5 that will be coming soon, Twitxr, Firefox 3 beta, the shutting down of AT&T and Verizon analog services, GrowVeg site for garden planning and tracking the most popular Google Reader stories with RSSmeme.Links:
Podcamp [...]
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Alternageek Episode 29: Tin Foil Hats
In this week’s episode, TechMonkey talks about his new AT&T Uverse Internet TV installation, we cover the Microsoft bid for Yahoo, the cutting of numerous undersea data cables, concerns about Google’s Social API and Android toolkit, Windows Vista SP1 and Podcamp Midwest.Links:
AT&T Uverse Advanced TV
Microsoft Bids For Yahoo
Undersea Internet Cables Cut
Map Of Undersea Internet Cables
Six [...]
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Alternageek Episode 28: Vista Is Still Icky
In this week’s episode Linuxchic takes another look at Windows Vista, we talk about a listener’s cool DIY digital picture frames using laptops, Nokia’s upcoming purchase of Trolltech, Lego’s 50th birthday, the new NetVibes beta, Lotus Notes client support for Ubuntu 7.10 and various other meanderings.Links:
Russell’s DIY Digital Picture Frames
Flickr API Services
Windows Vista Requirements
Windows 7 [...]
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Alternageek Episode 27: OpenID And Steve Jobs Hates Me
In episode 27 of the Alternageek Tech show we we talk about various announcements from last week’s MacWorld and discuss the merits of OpenID and Yahoo’s recent announcement that it is becoming an OpenID provider.Links:
MacWorld
Apple - What’s new with the IPod Touch
Engadget - The skinny on IPod Touch firmware 1.1.3
Kent Nichols - Why the Macbook [...]
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Alternageek Episode 26: gOS 2.0 Rocket & KDE 4
In episode 26 of the Alternageek Tech Show Linuxchic reviews gOS 2.0 Rocket that was released last week and CodeNinja gives a review on KDE 4. The episode is also chock full of opinion on the latest FCC investigations into BitTorrent traffic shaping by Comcast, AT&T’s announcement that net neutral may not be the way [...]
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AlternaGeek Episode 25: Go Go Gadget N810
This weeks episode is centered around Techmonkey’s review of his new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. We also talk about recent RIAA insanity.Links:
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet at Engadget
Maemo Linux
Internet Tablet Talk
Click here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 25 for the week of December 31st, 2007Featuring Linuxchic, TechMonkey & CodeNinja
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Alternageek Episode 24: Breaking The Hiatus
Well, so much for the hosts taking a holiday hiatus for the month of December. We were just itching to do another podcast and we also had many listeners anxiously awaiting our next podcast so we decided to publish a new episode.In episode 24 of the Alternageek Tech Show we talk about some applications each [...]
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AlternaGeek Episode 23: AlternaGifts For Geeks
With the onset of the gift giving season, we decided to talk about current geek gadgets that we have had our eyes on. CodeNinja talks about the Sony Reader Digital Book and Playstation 3, TechMonkey talks about the Nintendo Wii, Logitech USB Microphone and Rock Band video game, Linuxchic follows up with the Chumby and [...]
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