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Alternageek Technology Podcast MP3 Feed

Linuxchic & TechMonkey host this weekly technology show covering Linux, Mac, Windows, blogging, web2.0, gadgets, hardware, software, tech news, howtos, reviews and everything Internet.

Alternageek Episode 50: With Bells OnOctober 14 2008

In this episode we have an update on Walmart DRM servers, we talk about TDS Telecom fighting public broadband, Comcast cable installation snafu, Verizon raising SMS rates, Verisign and ICANN DNS fight, Eee PC with touchscreen, Debian asking for help with Lenny, Clickjacking browser bug, “This Runs Linux”, Gmail Goggles add-on, Google Blog Search enhancements, a lean, clean Ubuntu machine, Nerd Girls, T-Mobile G1 emulator and the Hackles cartoon.

Link Love:

• Techdirt - Surprise, Surprise: Walmart Changes It’s Mind, Keeps DRM Servers Running (For Now)
• The Register - US Telco: “Public broadband is illegal”
• WSBTV - Homeowner Says Cable Mistake Filled Kitchen With Raw Sewage
• CenterNetworks - Verizon Triples SMS Marketing Rates; Will It Affect Twitter?

Alternageek Episode 49: Deja Vu DittoSeptember 30 2008

In this episode we get exuberant about the newly announced T-Mobile G1 Android phone. There are both good and not so good things about the G1 but overall we both would love to get one. We also cover AT&T temporarily reducing speeds for U-verse customers, RIAA-Jammie Thomas mistrial, Apple being not so nice to iPhone developers, Hollywood and ISPs forming a filtering coalition, photo mapping with Flickr bikes and Bejeweled coming to Warcraft.

Link Love:

• Ars Technica - AT&T will “temporarily reduce” speeds for U-verse customers
• Wired - Judge Declares Mistrial in RIAA-Jammie Thomas Trial
• Techdirt - Apple Shuts Off Loophole For Podcaster App Developer; He Switches Over To Android
• Slashdot - Apple Censors App Store Rejection Notices

Alternageek Episode 48: No One Is LaughingSeptember 16 2008

…snickering maybe…

In this episode we have an update on the San Francisco network saga. We also talk about inquiries into rising text messaging rates, Apple app store rejecting a podcasting app, the latest Microsoft commercials, CERN’s big collider going online, installing Ubuntu games using Playdeb and the first beta of Google’s Chrome browser.

Link Love:

• InfoWorld - San Francisco hunts for mystery device on city network
• Engadget - Senator opens inquiry into rising text message rates
• TechCrunch - AT&T’s Text Messages Cost $1,310 per Megabyte
• Washington Post - Do text Messages Cost Too Much?

Alternageek Episode 47: Robotic DreamsSeptember 5 2008

In this episode we talk about Comcast bandwidth caps, Veoh prevailing in infringement lawsuit, iPhone security flaw, RedHat security breach, RedHat Perl bug, Flash/Firefox bug, Google dropping features from Android SDK, Android Market, specs on the Android G1 phone, Internet Explorer 8 beta 2, Mozilla’s Ubiquity and SIMable cell phone unlocking device.

Link Love:

• Ars Technica - It’s official: Comcast starts 250GB bandwidth caps October 1
• Wired - Veoh Prevails in Infringement Lawsuit
• MacRumors - Major Security Flaw in iPhone 2.0.2 Update
• Hack A Day - RedHat confirms security breach
• Slashdot - Bitten By the RedHat Perl Bug

Alternageek Episode 46: Open Source For The WinAugust 19 2008

In this episode we talk about the videos we took at the LinuxWorld Expo conference, the recent VMWare 3.5 Update 2 issue, Vista security, a landmark legal decision for Open Source Licenses, Ohio suing Diebold (now Premier Election Solutions) over faulty voting machines, the 10 worst web glitches of 2008 (so far), EFF’s Switzerland ISP packet monitoring tool and T-Mobile offering the first Google Android phone.

Alternageek LinuxWorld coverage and videos:

• Alternageek LinuxWorld posts
• Alternageek Tech Show YouTube video channel

Link Love:

• VMWare - Current status on ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 issue
• VMWare - ESX 3.5 Update 2 resolution and patch
• Ars Technica - Black Hat’s Alexander Sotirov - Vista security is not broken