Aussie Geek Podcast

Welcome to the Aussie Geek Podcast News Edition! We had a great time recording the show and we are stoked at this new format. From the feedback it looks like you guys are liking it as well. Still tweaking the format and the running sheet. Getting closer to a desirable time and the stress is less.

Thanks for the support and remember that next week is the Listener Tribute Show! Listen for the details!

Please send us your feedback either via email or by leaving your comment right here. Or click the MyChingo link to leave us an audio comment that we can include in the show!

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Show Notes

Welcome

• Big Hello to Cait! *wave*

News

• EPIC Tech Fails
• The Duke is Slow at Dying
• Hubble Gets Harpooned by Canada
• Twitter in Space
• EeePC Range Update
• Firefox Release Status Update
• Blip.fm on Watch

The Break

• Twitter Screws Up… again
• Stupid iTunes Rejections
• Gmail Import Feature
• Intel Fined
• Windows 7 Update
• Norway Tests Tests

Feedback

Farewell

• Write us a review in iTunes
• Follow us on twitter
• Join the AGP Forum
• Remember the delicious tag is #aussiegeeks

Featured Music

The Buoys
“Borderline” (mp3)
from “Blue Sky”
(ItsAboutMusic.com)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Napster
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Welcome to the 2nd show of our new format. This episode is devoted to applications, sites and services or A.S.S. for short until we can think of a better name!

Thank you for all the great feedback that you have sent in regarding the new format and the continued support - much appreciated and valued.

Please send us your feedback either via email or by leaving your comment right here. Or click the MyChingo link to leave us an audio comment that we can include in the show!

Subscribe to this Podcast for Free via iTunes and RSS

Don’t foget to also take a look at the Aussie Geek Podcast Forum!

Welcome

News

Applications

• TrueCrypt: Powerful whole or patition or thumb drive on the fly encryption.
• KeePassX: Cross platform password generation and management tool.
• Filelight: Drive visualization tool for Linux
• OverDisk: Drive visualization tool for Windows

Firefox Extensions

• IETab: View IE only websites in Firefox
• Automatic Save Folder: Save specific downloads and types to specific places on your harddrive

iPhone App

• CameraBag: Apply old style effects to your images
• Chase Jarvis’ tips on using your iPhone camera, make sure you check out the portfolio
• iPhone Apps Round 4 on the AGP Forum
• Aussie Rules Live: Follow the AFL with great stats and realtime updates

Blackberry App

• HockeyNews: keep track of NHL games and teams, especially useful for playoffs!

Sites and Services

• AlternativeTo: Awesome software comparrison site for both paid and free software

Two Username Taken Sites Compared

• Knowem
• Namechk

URL Shortening Services Compared

• is.gd
• bit.ly
• tinyarro.ws
• lnk.by
• ow.ly

Twitter Flavoured Site

• Visible Tweets: One of the best tweet visualization services that we have seen, we love this one. Give it a try and you’ll see what we mean!

Feedback

• Team Cal and their new blog The Server Room

Farewell

• Write us a review in iTunes
• Follow us on twitter
• Join the AGP Forum

• Remember the delicious tag is #aussiegeeks

Featured Music

Truth Movement
“Disconnected” (mp3)
from “Technology Analogy”
(Ci Fi Records)

Buy at coreyscorner
Buy at myspacemusic
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Rhapsody
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Puretracks
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album

Just want to have a small gloat that we have achieved the AGP Holy Grail! Yes I too found it hard to believe. Sure it is a fraction over the hour mark but blame Herne for that, it is his music…

That aside, this is a massive week for the AGP as this show marks the biggest change to the AGP since before it was the AGP. So, want your feedback and suggestions! But listen closely for how things are going to work and we will be following up later in the week with a post about the proposed changes.

Please send us your feedback either via email or by leaving your comment right here. Or click the MyChingo link to leave us an audio comment that we can include in the show!

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Don’t foget to also take a look at the Aussie Geek Podcast Forum!

Welcome

Tech News

• Apple less Secure in 2007 (research)
• Yahoo! Slams the Door on an Internet Relic
• Various twitter News and Happenings
• Some Apple WIN and some Apple FAIL
• Samsung Makes It’s Latest HD Offerings
• Birthday for an Old Handheld Legend
• Ubuntu News and Release of 9.04
• One Very Expensive Movie

Application

• BumpTop: Turn your digital desktop into something that may look like your real desktop. Make sure that you take the time to watch the video.

Firefox Extension

• Shareaholic: We have covered this before, but this week saw a major update and significant enough to warrant another mention and review. This is one of the best sharing extenions you can get and well worth the inclusion in your list of must have extensions.
• Keith gives us an update on WEAVE that he has been using for the last week

Site of the Week

• twitter Kama: See on one page who you are following and if they are following back and take action either way in bulk.

Feedback

Farewell

• Write us a review in iTunes
• Follow us on twitter
• Join the AGP Forum

• Remember the delicious tag is #aussiegeeks

Featured Music

Jeff Narell
“Up In the Air” (mp3)
from “Callaloo”
(Lost Tribe Records)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Napster
Buy at Puretracks
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album

Welcome to the AGP, finally! The gods were against me this week as I tried to post produce the show. But I finally made it, I was starting to wonder if I would. Please enjoy the episode and we welcome any and all feedback through the usual channels.

Please send us your feedback either via email or by leaving your comment right here. Or click the MyChingo link to leave us an audio comment that we can include in the show!

Subscribe to this Podcast for Free via iTunes and RSS

Don’t foget to also take a look at the Aussie Geek Podcast Forum!

Tech News

• Travel by PUMA, safe as houses, yeah right!
• Apple ditches Windows, not sure if this is sad or funny…
• twitter Won’t Sell, For any Price
• Google’s Server Tech
• Skype News
• Firefox on Top in Europe
• bit.ly Valuation
• Western Digital gets serious about Solid State
• Google Adds Easy Attachment of Images

Applications

• Shouttr: Have your tweets read to you
• GMinder: Desktop alerts for GCal Events
• Portable Ubuntu: Runs from your thumb drive in Windows
• Video Monkey (Mac): Video conversion app gets a new lease on life

Firefox Extension

• TV-Fox: Watch TV from your browser from channels around the world (Even Belgium)

iPhone App

• Remote: Control iTunes from your “i” device

Sites and Services

• Follow Fridays: A twitter meme now has a home
• Huge URL: Pointless from Herne, make small URL’s generally useless
• Periodic Table of Typefaces: interesting image, like to see someone do something with it
• QRBox: Generate QR Codes from the browser by one of our listeners: John McClumpha

Feedback

• USB Finger Images on Flickr (Thanks PÃ¥l)

Farewell

• Write us a review in iTunes
• Follow us on twitter
• Join the AGP Forum

Featured Music

Lisa Weyerhaeuser
“Your Love is Greater Than” (mp3)
from “Life On Earth”
(Gambit Music Group)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic
Buy at Napster
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album