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Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central talks about the iPad2 announcement from Apple in the latest eposide of his show. He talks about it being a so-so upgrade and why he will not upgrade.

I guess I'm an Apple fanboy because I think it's a great upgrade and will most likely purchase one when it's available March 11, 2011. The new features that won me over is the faster processor, faster graphics, build-in camera, and HDMI output with the ability to mirror the iPad's screen. I don't think this will be a great photo/video capture device with the built-in cameras, but I will use the front camera for conferencing.

I'll talk about this more on March 11, but in the meantime check out Todd's show and check out his website.

Thanks,

Tom

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In this show I continue the interview with Carlos Icaza, co-founder of Ansca Mobile. Ansca is the maker of Corona Game Edition and Corona SDK software that gives you the power to create both iOS and Android applications using the same source code. In part two of this interview Carlso talks about the competition and a little more about the Corona product.

You can download the show here, listen online, or subscibe in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher.

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*On Today's Show (length: 25:42)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Interview with Carlos Icaza of Ansca Mobile
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith
• Additional Links for Today's Show
• Geek News Central
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Videos
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I interview Carlos Icaza, co-founder of Ansca Mobile. Ansca is the maker of Corona Game Edition and Corona SDK software that gives you the power to create both iOS and Android applications using the same source code. In part one of this interview Carlso talks about how Ansca got started and a little about the Corona product.

You can download the show here, listen online, or subscibe in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher.

Download Podcast FV-056.mp3

*On Today's Show (length: 32:00)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Interview with Carlos Icaza of Ansca Mobile
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith
• Additional Links for Today's Show
• Geek News Central
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Videos
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This is my first show of the new year and I’ll fill you in on what’s been going on. I attended CES 2010 and MacWorld 2010 trade shows and give you a run-down of what I saw. I also talk about the iPad. I reveal my New Years resolution to run the San Francisco Marathon later this year. I’m at 7 miles and counting (to 26.2).

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*On Today's Show (length: 38:43)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• CES 2010 run-down. See the photos on Flickr
• Check out Techpodcast’s video coverage of CES 2010 at techpodcasts.tv and on Blip.tv
• GoToMeeting Ad (15:10)
• MacWorld 2010
• Apple iPad vs. Kindle 2
• Programming languages: two steps forward and one step back.
• My Tech Tip: CSSEdit for the Mac
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith
• Additional Links for Today's Show
• Geek News Central
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This is a short show today but I wanted to fill you in on what’s been going on. In this show I talk about the Zune, CES 2010, Geek Christmas Toys and Windows 7.

Sorry about the audio quality half way through the podcast. My house heater came on and you can hear it in the background every time I spoke and my compressor opened up.

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*On Today's Show (length: 23:39)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Zune and Christmas Sales
• GoToMeeting Ad (06:30)
• CES 2010 Coverage on Geek News Central
• Geek Christmas Toys. What did you get for Christmas?
• Video Streaming — the next “big” thing
• Windows 7 — my experiences
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith
• Additional Links for Today's Show
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Happy New Years!

Thanks, Tom

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It's been a busy few months and it's just about to get busier. I'm heading out next week to Las Vegas to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that's held every year in January. I've been to CES a few times and to Comdex more times than I can remember, but this is the first time I'm going to "work the show."

Working the show means we will be video interviewing as many companies as we can fit into our week-long schedule. There will be nine of us divided into two camera crews, including Todd Cochrane from Geek News Central, Andy McCaskey from SDRNews and Jeffrey from Geekazine. Our goal is to find interesting companies and do three to five minute video interviews for each. The interviews will be edited and posted on the internet as fast as we can make it happen. There will also be some streaming video (via Ustream.com) and back-channel videos posted.

This will be an interested event because video is beginning to make it's presence on the internet. Leo Laporte with his TWIT network is moving to video and I know Leo and his crew is going to CES to cover the show too. Todd Cochrane sees this shift to video and is gearing up to meet this new demand. Video coverage at CES is just one part of that change.

One big unknown is Internet access. I'm sure we won't be the only group covering the show and trying to push media to the web. Between cell phones, twitter/facebook, and streaming video, CES 2010 may bring down the Internet.

We do live in interesting (and exciting) times!

You can follow what's happening at the Geek News Central website. I will be posting some things on this blog and on my Twitter account: fogview.

Let me know if you're going to CES or know of anything that you would like to see us cover. You can email me a myfogview at gmail dot com.

73's and Happy New Years

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the Windows 7, new Amazon Kindle, Barns N Noble Nook and other tech news.

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*On Today's Show (length: 33:00)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Windows 7 House Party
• GoToMeeting Ad (07:35)
• My new Amazon Kindle — International Edition
• Barnes N Noble Nook (e-book)
• MySpace U.S. Traffic Falls Off a Cliff
• Interest In The Zune HD Is Lukewarm
• Longer Lives May Be Lasting Upside to Recession
• Tech Tip: When Did You Join Twitter
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show. Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the five year anniversary of podcasting and the Zune.net website and Zune music player software.

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*On Today's Show (length: 36:56)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Podcasting’s 5th Anniversary: RexBlog.com, Doc Searl, Dave Winer
• GoToMeeting Ad (07:00)
• Zune HD and Zune.net music experience (review)
• iPod Touch update and Android G1
• Camera Apps for the iPhone (Best Camera)
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I give talk about my taking photos at the San Francisco Marathon; Snow Leapord; and a mini review of Camtasia for the Mac. As always I update you with technical news and tips.

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*On Today's Show (length: 35:05)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• GeekNewsCentral meetup with Todd Cochran
• San Francisco Marathon — Photo shoot
• GoToMeeting Ad (06:30)
• Snow Leapord (Mac OS)
• Camtasia for Mac
• My first screencast on YouTube with Camtasia for Mac
• Death of MYDL.ME Website and Podcast
• Tech tip: Alltop.com and Google Reader
• Windows tip: KatMouse program for your mouse
• Take Back the Beep — David Progue
• Let Me Google That For You — lmgtfy.com
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blogs on GeekNewsCentral
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the recent death of Michael Jackson and answer the question “Why do I call this the Fogview Podcast.”

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*On Today's Show (length: 37:17) * Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith * Comment on Michael Jackson’s Death * Accidental Branding — Fogview Everywhere * TWIPLog.com — This Week In Photography podcast * Mydl.me — My Digital Life podcast * GeekNewsCentral.com * GoToMeeting Ad (13:30) * California May Be Forced to Issue I.O.U.’s * SquareSpace Projects * Twitter Coming of Age? * Tech tip: WebnoteHappy — bookmark program for the Mac * Fogview Blog/Podcast is moving to a different host — watch this space. * Closing comments * Check out the Blubrry.com network * Outro music* : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• Fogview Photos
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Thanks,
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

I’m back after a few months absent and talk about my new photography site and a bunch of tech stuff. I also talk about how my conversion to the Mac is working out and if I give up on Windows forever.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 45:03)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• My new photography site: Fogview Photos
• GoToMeeting Ad (08:15)
• Learn more about Conficer, the PC Worm. Security Now Podcast, #193 at GRC.COM
• Music: “Cruisin for Chicks on Google Maps” by Tom Smith
• Twitter and Facebook — what’s the new social site going to be?
• Mac vs. PC — my experiences as a new Mac user
• Tech Tip #1: Tree Style Tab — plug-in for Firefox
• Tech Tip #2: NoScript — plug-in for Firefox
• My Kindle update
• This podcast was recorded with a beta version of StudioRack Pro V.07 (I normally use CastBlaster)
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• FogviewPhotos.com
• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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It’s great to be back so please email me your comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com.

Thanks for listening.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about where I’ve been and my latest excuse for not doing a podcast. As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 35:22)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Computer and Internet problems
• Trip to CT and NYC — meeting BarryJ from RadioQRM (Springfield, MA)
• GoToMeeting Ad (13:10)
• Photo Podcast and website: TwipPhoto.com
• Facebook now the biggest photo sharing site (Flickr is number 2)
• How Twitter came to the rescue of my Comcast Internet (again): ComcastCares and ComcastBill
• Music: “The Turning of a Century” by Wil Maring
• Scanning old photos
• Testing out SmugMug for photo displaying/sharing
• Site of the Week/Month: SmugMug — Photo sharing site
• My SmugMug site: Fogview Photos — using coupon code for $5 discount: QwgYszog84GsU
• Tech tip: Backup, Backup, Backup (your data)
• This podcast was recorded with a beta version of StudioRack V.05 (I normally use CastBlaster)
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about using Aperture and Lightroom to streamline my photo workflow (i.e., manage my photos). Oh, I can’t forget my latest gadget: The T-Mobile’s G1 phone and how I like it after one month.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 44:54)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Photo Workflow using Aperture and Lightroom
• Photo Podcast and website: TwipPhoto.com
• GoToMeeting Ad (16:20)
• Nintento Wii -- 50% more available this holiday season
• How Twitter came to the rescue of my Comcast Internet: ComcastCares and ComcastBill
• Music: “The Girl You Never Knew” by Georgia Wonder
• Site of the Week/Month: SpeedTest.net
• Tech tip: Site full of great reference information: Zytrax.com/tech/pc/serial.html
• Additional thoughts on my T-Mobile G1 phone after one month
• This podcast was recorded with a beta version of StudioRack V.05 (I normally use CastBlaster)
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show talk about the Wall Street crisis; my latest half marathon run; and how I finally got my iMac working again. Oh, I can’t forget my latest gadget: The T-Mobile’s G1 phone!

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 45:56)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Wall Street vs. Main Street
• Silicon Valley Marathon — my Half Marathon run
• My iMac DVD and Overheating Problem — resolved by Apple replacing the entire machine
• GoToMeeting Ad (10:18)
• Internet Search Results increases Brain Activity
• Music: “The Fog the Wind and the Rain” by Dave King
• My new T-Mobile G1 Phone — mini review
• The Wall Street Journal's review of Google's G1 phone vs. iPhone
• “In the shadow of the iPhone” — G1 review
• Angelo Mandato -- G1 3rd Day
• Ira Glass on Storytelling — videos
• Software by Joel — Stackoverflow.com — answers for programmers
• Flight Simulator for iPhone/iPod Touch — X-Plane
• Tech tip: Dave Randoph - Dreaming in Solder — "Tools that should be in every techie thumb drive"
• CNET, now a CBS company, has chosen VidBlaster Pro to stream and record their live daily show
• This podcast was recorded with a beta version of StudioRack V.04 (I normally use CastBlaster)
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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The current buzz on the Internet is Comcast's formal policy about capping customer's Internet bandwidth at 250 GB/month (Comcast calls this excessive use). Customers who exceed this monthly bandwidth will get a warning notice and those that exceed it twice within a six month period will have their account canceled and banned from the Comcast service for one year. This policy goes into effect October 1, 2008.

I have heard stories in the past few months about users having their Comcast service suddenly stop, forcing them to call customer service to hear that they exceeded their monthly bandwidth. I'm a Comcast user and have read through my customer agreements and didn't see anything about bandwidth limits. It does state that they can change the "terms of service" but that's it. Frank, who has @ComCastCares on Twitter, says that this policy has been in effect for a while now and Comcast is just making the number public after getting requests from Comcast users. Comcast is also saying that if you haven't received a warning under the current policy, you have nothing to worry about.

Well, I'm worried for the following reasons:

1. They are telling you that you can't exceed 250 GB/month but don't give you any way to tell what your current usage is. They did give some guidelines about what this limit means but that doesn't cut it in my book. It's like your electrical company saying you can't exceed a certain amount of electricity per month but not telling you how much you consume per month. Instead, they tell you how many lights, TVs, radios, and computers you could use that may exceed the limit. Comcast's answer is to search the Internet for bandwidth meters. I'm sure the general public is going to do this and install some unknown software on their system that has the potential to be a major spyware/virus source.
2. "If you haven't received a warning under the current policy, don't worry." This doesn't mean that my usage will not change in the future. Content is moving more and more to the Internet. Streaming video, streaming audio, movies, photo sharing all consume lots of bandwidth. Multiply this by the number of people in a household, and I could see you getting close to, or even exceeding the 250 GB cap. It goes back to the first point of Comcast not telling you what's you're consuming.
3. Is there a conflict of interest here? Who are the users that are consuming high bandwidth? They are the ones who are consuming content on the Internet instead of Television. These users are also using the Internet to replace their telephone service through services like Skype and Vontage. What other services does Comcast offer: Television and Telephone.
4. The last issue deals with shutting down your service if you exceed the cap. If I exceed the number of cell phone minutes, I get charged for the excess minutes. They don't threaten to shut off my service (or shut it off and force me to call customer service). Comcast has stated that there is no tiered service and users who exceed the cap twice in a six month period, will have their service terminated. What about moving these users to a higher data plan? Maybe they don't want the additional Internet revenue, but instead want to reverse the downward trend in their Television and Telephone business.

In many areas of the country Internet users have very few choices for Internet providers and I'm afraid if Comcast is allowed to continue this policy, it will push back technology explosion we are seeing now. I'm involved in what some are calling "new media" and that would not be possible without the Internet and the ability to consume/deliver high bandwidth content.

If you are not on Comcast you may think this doesn't affect you, but you're wrong. I'm sure other Internet providers are looking at this very closely and will follow suit if Comcast is able to make this stick.

Todd Cochran, of GeekNewsCentral, has called for a Comcast boycott and you should call your Internet provider NOW and let them know this is not acceptable!

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the Olympics, my Half Marathon run, New Media Expo and an update on my failing iMac.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 39:15)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Half Marathon Run in San Francisco Earlier this month I ran one half of the SF Marathon. I woke up at 3 am and headed to SF for a 6:05 run. Runners were grouped in waves to avoid traffic jams and to control the flow over the Golden Gate Bridge. The run was great and the highlight (as always) is running over the Golden Gate Bridge. Next up is the Silicon Valley Marathon at the end of October.
• Summer Olympics — pictures Opening ceremonies were great and I was amazed at the technology used: underwater cameras; super imposed images showing world record timing.
• GoToMeeting Ad (06:45)
• Running can slow aging process This research study followed a group of 500 runners (starting at age 50) for 20 years and found that running allowed them to live longer and reduced the risk of disease. The study didn’t find any increase in total knee replacements as scientists originally feared.
• New Media Expo — review The show was held in Las Vegas this year and some said it was smaller and lacked the excitement of previous shows. I went last year but didn’t go this year because I was afraid the show would be lost in the big city and limit the ability to network and see the people that are important to the podcasting community. Leo Laporte did go and did two days of streaming live on TwitLive.TV with great interviews with podcasters.
• Music: “My Monkey” by Jonathan Coulton Jonathan is know for his song “Code Monkey” and was a database programmer before doing his music full-time. He quit his job and set a goal to write one new song a week.
• Microsoft Hires Seinfeld for Ads Microsoft is losing in the “ad wars” with Apple so it’s going to start it’s own series of ad starting with Jerry Seinfeld. So, is this going to be a commercial about nothing? Seinfeld will team up with Bill Gates in some of the commercials. If they are trying to improve their image, why have Bill in the commercials?
• iMac Shut Down Problem — update I’ve been having problems with my almost-a-year-old iMac shutting down without warning. It generally happens when I’m editing in iMovie or in iDVD burning a disk. I took the computer into the local Apple store twice now. They couldn’t duplicate the problem but they changed out the power supply and logic board on the last visit. I have my fingers crossed that it fixed the problem. The machine gets so hot and I’m afraid that is causing the problem. I purchased Apple Care as additional insurance.
• Tech tip: Get rid of your (old) USB card readers! Older USB card readers are slow (USB 1.1 vs. 2.0): 12 mb/sec vs 480 mb/sec. (1.5 MB/sec vs. 60 MB/sec). If you are using older USB card readers on a newer computer, you’re wasting a lot of time waiting for your transfers to finish. My suggestion is to get rid of your old USB card readers and purchase a USB 2.0 reader.
• This Week in Photography TWIPPHOTO.com This is a great podcast about photography from Alex Lindsay and Scott Bourne. Show #44 has an interview with David Griffin, Director of photography at National Geographic and has some great insights to how they made the switch from film to digital and what they look for in photographers. As a disclaimer, I’m currently helping out with the show notes for the TWIP podcast.
• VidBlaster Pro Video Demo (on my website) Mike released Version 0.33, which added 16:9 display. The Home version now includes Streaming and supports up to 2 cameras (with screen capture as one of the camera sources).
• This podcast was recorded with a beta version of StudioRack V.02 (I normally use CastBlaster)
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• My Twitter
• My FriendFeed site
• Podsafe Music Network.

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You can email me comments at MyFogView AT Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks, Tom

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Here is a screencast demo I did for VidBlaster Pro. VidBlaster is a great way to create a short video or stream your video live on Ustream and other live streaming sites. VidBlaster supports multiple cameras and allows you to intermix live video with pre-recorded video and audio clips.

Take a few minutes and check out demo. You can find more information at www.vidblaster.com

One additional note. You can download the trial version of VidBlaster and try it out for free. You can create unlimited length videos and the only difference from the registered version is a small “trial” bug in the upper corner of the video output.

-Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I give you an update about my upcoming marathon, my iPod Touch upgrade and talk about a sudden shut-down problem with my iMac.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 52:17)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Has the Stock market bottom?
• GoToMeeting Ad (07:20)
• iPhone 3g and iPod Touch Upgrade
• Music: “Come down with me” by Beatrice Ericsson
• Story about Short Stop — “cough switch”
• My iMac Shut Down Problem
• What about the trend of no manuals with software/hardware products?
• Tech tip #1: 20 Google Tips and Tricks from PC Magazine
• Tech tip #2: Add drop-down date box to Google searches (from Lifehacker.com)
• Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – Quick fix of grammar tips (pdf)
• My Friendfeed account: friendfeed.com/fogview
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the California wild fires and some great camera tips.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 44:57) * Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith * Opening comments * Wild fires in California -- very smokey skies * Lake Shasta Camping trip * GoToMeeting Ad (07:24) * OSX Upgrade audio from RadioQRM * Camera tips: Shoot, Shoot, Shoot; Always ready to shoot; Post photos to Flickr, Zooomr, or Smugmug * Music: “Ones and Os” by Geoff Smith * News Media coverage of tech — Case in point: July 1st Cell Phone hands free law * Tech tip: SnagIt version 9 — great screen capture program * Quote from Leo Laporte about being on TV: 1) Where the camera is, 2) Where the bathroom is * My Ustream feed for VidBlaster testing * Closing comments * Check out the Blubrry.com network * Outro music* : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about Leo Laporte’s venture into live TV on the Internet.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 42:50)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• My marathon running update
• TwitLive.tv— Leo LaPorte TV Network?
• GoToMeeting Ad (15:50)
• Apple 3G iPhone — keynote
• StudioRack instead of Castblaster for podcast recording
• Music: “Lost My Way” by Matthew Ebel
• Firefox 3.0, RC2
• Tech tip: www.instantrimshot.com
• Tech tip: www.sadtrombone.com
• Tech tip: www.instantcrickets.com
• Kindle update tip
• Yubikey One Time Password (OTP) Security Key — Yubico.com
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about my run at the Marathon, the price of gas in the US and the Kindle.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 36:51)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• My Marathon update
• Price of gas
• GoToMeeting Ad (13:20)
• Kindle update
• Apple WDC — June 9th — 3G iPhone?
• Are Borrowers Free to Lie? — WSJ
• Music: “Summer Vibes” by Tigertail
• Yubikey -- OTP USB device
• Security Now Podcast #143 (Youbikey Description)
• YubiKey Forums
• Tech tip: TinyURL — Enable Preview
• Tech tip #2: Search for coupon codes on the web
• Twitter Down-Time
• Twitter Status Site — Scripting News
• Podcasting News
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

I know it’s been a month since my last podcast but I’m back and update you on what’s been happening plus the latest tech news (no, I didn’t “podfad�?). There is no podsafe music in this show but it will return next time.

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*On Today's Show (length: 39:06)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Taxes are done!!!
• Decided to run the SF Marathon in August
• Beginner’s Guide to Running — Zenhabits.net
• My Kindle Experience
• How the Kindle Saves You Time (If Not Money) — Lifehacker (good review of benefits)
• Kindle is no longer on backorder — Amazon
• GoToMeeting Ad (13:10)
• Podshow is now Mevio (April 23) — Podcasting News
• Animal Road Bridge
• AT&T to sell 3G iPhone at $200 discount
• Twitter topics
• Twitter in Plain English — Common Craft
• Tech tip: DownForEveryOneOrJustMe.com (from Twitter/Steve Ruble)
• Launchy — great for WinXP to launch programs (open source and free)
• Crocspotting.com — flicker pictures of Crocs shoes by Josh Bancroft
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

I’m back with a new podcast esposide and happy to share with you more tech news and gadgets. Please tell your friends and subscribe to the podcast here or through iTunes.

In this show I give you an update about the status of the Zooomr Photo sharing site and a 30 minute review of my Amazon Kindle. I talk about the Apple iPhone SDK and firmware announcements. As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 51:55)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Writer’s Strike Over
• GoToMeeting Ad (03:45)
• Amazon Kindle: first review
• Music: “I’ve Been Thinking About You” by Laura Clapp
• Zooomr 2008 Up and Running
• Apple iPhone 2.0 and SDK Announcement
• My iPod Touch Update
• Do you say this? Everyone does it …
• Tech tip: Drive Snapshot
• Death of HD DVD and long live Blue Ray
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I give you a 60 second version of the State of the Union speech and an update about the status of the Zooomr Photo sharing site. I talk about my iPod Touch upgrade and a new tech gadget I get to play with: The Amazon Kindle.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 41:16)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Zooomr Update — Mark IV
• State of the Union Speech — 60 second version from Mahalo Daily
• GoToMeeting Ad (07:30)
• Photo Tips with Thomas Hawk — Mahalo Daily with Veronica Belmont
• Apple Mac World
• iPod Touch 1.13 update/upgrade and Microsoft Zune
• Music: “Strangest Little Thing” by The Sugar Beets
• Is the Tipping Point Toast?
• Cell Phones Taking on Many Roles
• Life Expectacy Calculator
• www.PodcastFAQ.com
• Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use
• Andy Ihnatko “The Kindle Constitutional” video
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the Twitter community coming together to support one of their own (Susan Reynolds) who was diagnosed with breast cancer. I also give you an update on the Amazon Kindle and my trip to New York City and experience with the Zune and iPod.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe Christmas music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 41:14)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• My trip to New York City at Christmas Time
• Twitter — Susan Reynold
• Frozen Pea Fund
• GoToMeeting Ad (08:10)
• Amazon Kindle follow-up — Steve Gibson
• Music: “Christmas in Hawaii” by The Hot Rods
• Zune and iPod Touch — my experience
• Hulu.com Invites
• Tech tip: Twitter — Track xyz
• TerraMinds — Twitter Search Site
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "If Everyday was Christmas" by Podsafe for Peace

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I comment on the recent stock market declines; talk about Amazon’s Kindle; and update you about my Zune and ipod Touch experiences.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 58:50) * Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith * Opening comments * Stock Market Comments — Jim Cramer, Mad Money * GoToMeeting Ad (10:10) * Amazon Kindle: first review * Amazon Kindle: another review * Music: “If Christmas Was Make Believe” by Geoff Smith * New Zune2 follow-up * iPod Touch Update * Writer’s Strike — Audio Letter from David Lawrence * Yahoo, Adobe To Create Ads for Online PDF Documents * Tech tip: Google Maps for Window Mobile Devices * Christmas Yule Log: www.iyule.tv * Closing comments * Check out the Blubrry.com network * Outro music* : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Last Tuesday Microsoft released the Zune 2 devices in 80 GB, 8 GB, and 4 GB versions. Below is the front page of this week’s Target ad showing the flashed-based Zune device (4 and 8 GB).

Which item would you pick, the Zune (on the left) or the iPod Touch (on the right)? Did you even notice the Zune? (I thought it was the last generation iPod Nano until I took a closer look.)

I know there’s a $150 price difference between the two but that issue is answered when you turn the page.

This is what you see on the inside page. A nice ad telling you the iPod makes the perfect gift. So where’s the Zune? If I didn’t know better I would think this whole thing was an Apple ad and they included the Zune for comparision purposes.

The Microsoft Zune is so far behind the iPod in Marketing and sales, you would think Microsoft would pay to make a splash for the release of the Zune 2. I bet many won’t even notice the Zune but will notice the iPod Touch on the front page and the new iPod Nano and iPod Classic on the second page.

I paid $250 for my first generation 30 GB Zune over a year ago so I’ve been watching Microsoft and were they were going with the Zune. Where they went was reducing my Zune by $100. They finally released a product that competes with the last generation iPods but I don’t expect many buyers to get excited about this device and ads like this doesn’t help either. At least they provided the loyal first gen Zune users with a firmware upgrade so they could experience the new Zune 2 user interface.

Before this year I’ve never owned an iPod (or any Apple product for that matter) so I was really hoping Microsoft would make the Zune a success. I recently purchased an iPod Nano and iPod Touch because the Zune just didn’t do what I wanted. Time will tell if Microsoft can convince buyers that the Zune 2 is as sexy and cool as the iPod.

I’ve downloaded the new Zune Desktop software and upgraded the firmware in my older Zune and I plan to write up my experiences. I’ve also talked about my initial reaction on my last podcast and will talk more about it soon. I’ll let you know about the new Zune experience and how it compares to the iPod.

More to come. Stay tuned.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the San Francisco Oil Spill and my first impression of the Microsoft Zune update for the desktop and first generation Zune. As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 50:38)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• My last race: Monterey Big Sur Half Marathon, Sunday, November 11.
• San Francisco’s newest tourist attraction — Oil Spill
• Is the Social Dead? Zune 2
• Todd interview Rob Greenlee about the Zune— Podcaster hired by Microsoft
• GoToMeeting Ad (19:56)
• Photos from Fast Money TV Show (CNBC)
• No more home phone service
• Music: “Time I Go” by Whitney Steele
• Leopard flash issue
• iPhone — Time’s magazine “Invention of the Year”
• iPod Touch in my future? — my first impressions
• Tech tip: Using Google to search specific site for keywords “site: fogview.com iphone”
• Addition tip: Mom Song on YouTube — check it out if you have kids
• Twitter Poster
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk a little about the fires in Southern California and give you an update about the Podcast and New Media Expo that I attended last month.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 51:06)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Recap of Podcast and New Media Expo 2007
• Pictures from Podcast Expo
• Podcast Awards
• GoToMeeting Ad (13:45)
• Yahoo shuts down Podcasting Directory
• Music: “Lost My Way�? by Matthew Ebel
• New Zunes November 18?
• Now the proud owner of a iPod Nano
• Apple now has 2 million DRM-free songs available for 99 cents.
• Kodak – Winds of Change video on YouTube
• Zooomr Update
• Steve Jobs says iPhone SDK due in February 2008 along with 3rd Party Apps.
• Lepoard Operating System due Friday, October 26.
• Microsoft gains interest in Facebook for $240 million (1.6%) claiming Facebook is worth $15 billion
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

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• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This is a shorter show as I get ready for the Podcast Expo at the end of this week.

In this show I talk about my first impression of the new Apple iMac. Most of it was very positive but I did run into a few software glitches. Listen to the show for more details.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 41:08)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Going to Podcast and New Expo next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (9/20/07 – 9/30/07)
• GoToMeeting Ad (03:15)
• First impressions of my new Apple iMac
• Music: “Lady Moon�? by Norwegian Lovebugs
• Apple Sounds Warning on iPhone
• Amazon Music Store — DRM-free MP3 downloads for $0.89 to $0.99 per song
• Principles and Guidelines for the Modern Photowalker by Thomas Hawk
• Tech tip: Zooomr.com — photo sharing site
• Link to Zooomr group on current bugs and features request
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

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• My blog on Vox
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about something most home owners don’t think about or talk about — water damage. I also talk about buying my first Apple product: a 20�? iMac, and why I canceled my iPod Touch order.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 41:05) * Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith * Opening comments * No Left Turns — The UPS Way * House Water Damage — are you prepared? * Floodstop by OnSite Pro — Stop flood damage * GoToMeeting Ad (07:42) * Zooomr Status — Photo sharing site * My first Apple product: 20�? iMac * Music: “If I Were Rain�? by Skyla Spencer * iPod Touch vs. iPhone vs. Zune 2 * Blubrry Stats for podcastters — video tour * Music: “The Turning of a Century�? by Wil Maring * Tech tip: Top 10 FireFox Extension-free Tabbed Browsing Techniques — Lifehacker.com * YouConvertIt.com * Walkable Score — How walkable is your house? * Gmaps Pedometer — great site to track your walking or running route * Closing comments * Going to Podcast and New Expo next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (9/20 – 9/30) * Check out VidBlaster.com for easy way to create a video podcast * Check out the Blubrry.com network * Outro music* : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about Apple’s big iPod announcement on September 5 and my visit to a new Apple store. I also reveal that I purchased my first Apple product.

The photo is by Thomas Hawk, CEO of Zooomr.com, and is from his blog post about night photography. The photo was taken without a flash using “flashlight painting.�?

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

Correction: In the podcast I played the wrong song. I played “Moon Child�? by Shelly Niebuhr, which I played on show #30. I meant to play “If I were Rain�? by Skyla Spencer. I’ll play Skyla’s song next week.

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*On Today's Show (length: 52:12)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Auto Focus and Night Photography by Thomas Hawk
• Adobe Eyes Fraud-Busting Tools for Photoshop
• GoToMeeting Ad (06:40)
• Visit to the new Apple Store in Los Gatos, CA.
• Music: “Not the Man I Married�? by Shelley Buffitt
• iPhone hits the 1 million mark
• Engadget’s iPhone Unlock Video
• iPhoneSimFree
• iUnlock — Open Source iPhone SIM unlock software
• Buying my first Apple Computer — 20�? iMac
• Zune price drop to $199 on the same day as the Apple Big Announcement — big deal?
• Music: “Moon Child�? by Shelly Niebuhr
• Tech tip: Customize Google — Firefox extension
• Adam Curry’s iPhone trip into the toilet and kitty litter
• How Policy Makers Use Number Analyses to Turn Our Head — Wall Street Journal
• Factmonster.com — Information resource
• Getting the Most out of Podcast Expo — Sept. 28–30
• Congratulations to Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central, retiring after serving 24 years in the U.S. Navy
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Closing comments
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the Photowalking trip on the USS Hornet based in Alameda, CA. I also talk about the lunar eclipse we had here on the West Coast last week.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 54:03)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Photowalking USS Hornet in Alameda
• Photos of Lunar Eclipse
• GoToMeeting Ad (08:53)
• Barry Bonds Homerun #576
• Sortheby’s SCP Auctions
• Music: “Bye Bye Bonds�? by Tim Foley
• Engadget Letter to Palm and Palm’s response
• Skype Outage on August 16th
• Skype Heartbeat
• It’s Offical: Zune Hits (and exceeds) One Million Mark
• Wal-mark selling DRM-free MP3 music
• Apple and the new iMac and iLife 08
• iPhone Bill
• Music: “Moon Child�? by Shelly Niebuhr
• iPhone Unlocked
• Tech tip: BlogLines Beta
• SpinRite — Disk Diagnostic/Recovery Program used on TiVo drives
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

I’ve been gone for a few weeks so I catch you up on what has been happening and talk about Gnomedex, Twitter, Facebook, iPhone and my Microsoft Zune. I also throw in something about McDonalds too.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 52:57)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• SF Marathon Race
• Initial Gnomedex Decompression
• GoToMeeting Ad (xx:xx)
• What's in that bottle?
• CNBC Special on McDonalds
• Stock Market and Google Finance
• Music: “If You’ve Got the Money (I’ve Got the Time)” by Merle Haggard
• Twitter and Facebook Comments Facebook — Web Strategy by Jeremiah* How the Big Photo-Sharing Sites Stack Up (WSJ)
• Zooomr Update
• OK….so I LIKE my iPhone – Chris Pirillo
• Comments about my Microsoft Zune
• Music: “I Get the Bird” by Lisa Dames
• Tech tip: Launcy.net for Windows
• Windows Security and 3rd Party Applications
• Podcast Awards
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about photography and a great website for tips on taking great pictures. I also talk about Derek K. Miller and his fight with cancer. I also answer a listener’s question about the Zune.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 52:56)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Ken Rockwell Photo site
• Why Your Camera Doesn’t Matter
• How to Make Great Photographs
• Nikon D40 DSLR Review
• My Fireworks pictures (Zooomr)
• Five Tips for Shooting Fireworks
• Shooting Fireworks with a Digital Camera
• GoToMeeting Ad (16:06)
• Derek K. Miller — Penmachine.com
• Music: “Tell Me About Gnomedex�? by Derek K. Miller
• iPhone Blender Video — Will It Blend
• iPhone, Keep it Quiet — David Pogue video
• WiFi Finder for iPhone
• T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
• Microsoft Zune comments
• Music: “El Campo�? by Derek K. Miller
• Gmail Ebay Phising — Ebay security letter; don’t hide the return address
• Tech tip: Spinrite Hard Disk Recovery Utility
• How Nasty Are McDonalds’ Fries Video
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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• My Videos
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

Looks like the past week the iPhone got more press than the Paris Hilton story. I do a short recap of the iPhone news and another update on the status of the Zooomr Photo sharing site.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 42:50)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Zooomr Update
• GoToMeeting Ad (08:45)
• iPhone, iPhone, iPhone
• Revision3 Video — Cracking the iPhone
• iPhone Tear down — from ifixit.com
• iPhoney — free iPhone web simulator for designers
• Apple's Developer Connection — iPhone
• Gas.app — for iPhone
• DVD JON — iPhone Activation Hack
• Music: “If It Don’t Come Easy” by Sylvie Lewis
• www.Pownce.com/Fogview
• Tech tip: YouTube For Sounds
• www.SoundSnap.com
• Podcasting News — good podcasting and music news site
• Music: “Starsong — What Became of US” by Sylvie Lewis
• VidBlaster 1.0 Released
• Testing123 for sample VidBlaster videos
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about SaveNetRadio and my trip to the Apple store for the iPhone launch.

As always I update you with technical news and tips. No podsafe music on this show to support National Day of Silence for streaming internet sites. (Podsafe music is not really affected by this issue but if this passes there is no telling where all this will end and even podsafe music may not be podsafe any more.)

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The picture is of myself and Johnny Ham from Ustream.

*On Today's Show (length: 31:01)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Kitty Update
• Shasta Vacation
• GoToMeeting Ad (04:30)
• Music: “white noise”
• Press release “National Day of Silence”
• SaveNetRadio.org — July 15, 2007, the Day the Music Dies
• Yahoo Music Goes Silent
• Apple iPhone Launch
• Wall Street Journal iPhone Review
• Apple iPhone Destruction Video
• iPhone Launch Photos here
• Tech tip: Drobo Backup Review by Thomas Hawk
• Drobo Team Interview — Scobleshow
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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• My Videos
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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. In this show I talk a little about my father and also what happened to our Kitty last week.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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*On Today's Show (length: 46:43)*

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Father’s Day comments
• GoToMeeting Ad (08:00)
• Zooomr update
• Get Zooomr Stickers here
• Music: “It Will Be All Right” by Heather Sullivan
• Flickr Censorship in Germany — Thomas Hawk’s post here
• Apple’s WWDC — World Wide Developer’s Conference — link to videos
• Worst WWDC Keynote Speech Ever?
• Apple Claims 1 Million Windows Safari Downloading (first 48 hours)
• 10 secrets about Leopard
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Video Codecs
• Music: “Josephine” by Collin Raye
• Tech tip: Time Left for Windows — clock/timer/stop watch/countdown/reminder
• HTML & CSS in Pictures — easy online tutorial
• TwitDir — Twitter Directory
• Cactus Follower Mosaic JPG — twitter icons (1751 followers/tiles)
• “Hello Paul” YouTube video and song by Geoff Smith
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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• My Zooomr Picture Site
• My Videos on Blip.tv
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I’ve blogged before about Zooomr and the problems it had with the re-launch of Zooomr Mark III but I’m happy to report it’s now up and running. Granted there still are a number of features not yet working (like SmartSets) but the site is stable and users are uploading photos and exploring Zooomr’s new features. Check out the Discovery 100 feature of Zooomr where it shows the best pictures of the past hour, day, week, and year.

To help spread the word Randy Carranza (randyman) has printed up some Zooomr sticker (see above photo) that you can order and paste wherever you like. He has started a Zooomr group (StickerWalking) where users can post photos of their pastings. You can find more information about ordering the Zooomr stickers here.

You can also checkout my photos on Zooomr here.

Zooomr Sticker Making Video

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I give you an update of the Zooomr Photo sharing site. I also talk about the fate of the Delta whales: Delta and Dawn and talk about using the Internet to connect to a friend I haven’t talked to in 40 years.

As always I update you with technical news and tips and play some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 48:32)

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Whale of a tale update
• ScottsLa.com
• Scotts LA Interview
• GoToMeeting Ad (15:00)
• Google Analytics Update
• Music: “Molly” by Jeff Mallon
• Zooomr Mark III Launch update
• Zooomr Next big “inch” — Scoble
• Apple launches DRM music through iTunes
• Digital Music Sites More Dangerous Than Porn
• Music: “Every Night With Me” by Chole Leigh
• Truemors.com — Proves $12 thousand for a stupid idea?
• Tech tip: Flicker Ticker
• Non-Tech tip: To-Do list with 3 or 4 items
• Apple MacBook Pro Review by new Apple user
• Whats A Podcast.com
• Closing comments
• Check out the Blubrry.com network
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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• My blog on Vox
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This is a video of the first attempt to re-launch Zooomr Mark III. This was recorded on the Zooomr Ustream.tv feed. At this launch attempt the Zooomr site was only up for 20 minutes before it crashed and burned. The site finally re-launched (the second time) on Saturday, May 2, 2007. Zooomr is running a little slow but Kris Tate and Thomas Hawk are slowly getting out the bugs.

You can watch this 17:08 minute video here or watch it full screen here (click on the Full Screen link). If you want to see the Zooomr chat room text you will need to view the full-screen version of the video.

The Zooomr Ustream feed stopped right before the Zooomr launch so the video shows the minutes leading up to the launch and after the launch. Sorry for the audio quality in this video.

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This is a quick update on Zooomr Mark III launch. As I’ve been posting before the Zooomr re-launch came and went (crash and burned) and Kristopher Take is in the process of getting it going again. They had a few hardware server problems and Zoho came to the rescue to get Zooomr up and going again. Sun Microsystems also came in with a server box on loan for 60 days. Zoli’s Blog has a great recap of all that has happened over the past 12 days.

The fact that it’s two days since Zoho came to the rescue and Zooomr is not up seems to have upset some people. On top of that the Zooomr Blog seems to have problems because of the Zoomr crash and is not providing timely updates of the status. Dedicated users have been glued to the Zooomr Ustream.tv feed and getting updates directly from Kris and Thomas Hawk. Robert Scoble has also been active in the Zooomr IRC chat room and providing support and status updates whenever he can.

There are a few hardware problems that need to be sorted out and Kris doesn’t want to bring Zooomr up just to have it crash again. He has been working long, long hours and doing his best to make sure when Zooomr comes online, it stays online. We (Zooomr users) are behind Kris and Thomas and support them in getting Zooomr back up when they feels it’s ready to come online.

Kris was able to get the static photos back online so blogs that link to these photos will be able to access their pictures again.

We would like to thank the Internet community and especially Zoho and Sun Microsystems for coming forward and lending a big helping hand.

Zooomr will live again!

The Zooomr users have started a Zooomr Mark III Launch wiki and you can see it here.

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This is a video taken off the Zooomr TV Ustream feed. Zooomr Mark III is still not up but the Internet community is coming together to help. Thanks Zoho and Sun Microsystems. Check out Scoble’s blog for more information.

Kris must be feeling better as you can tell in this short video clip.

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Tonight (May 29) at 11:15 PM, Zooomr Mark III launched and everyone in the Zooomr Ustream.TV chat room rushed onto the site and started posting what they found. Twenty minutes late it went down as fast as it went up. Zooomr had lost a data base server and had to be taken off line.

For those who don’t know Zooomr is a photo sharing site similar to Flickr and has been down for the past week being overhauled with over 250 new features. The lead (and only) programmer, Kristopher Tate, has been working night and day on this venture and tonight was a major defeat in Zooomr’s launch.

While the site was up everyone was excited by what they saw. Reading the posts in the chat room reminded me of kids running to be the first on the rides at Disneyland after they opened the gates. For many of us it’s been a week’s wait watching Kristopher and Thomas Hawk broadcast the ups and downs of this launch live over Ustream.tv. Hanging out in the chat room and getting to know Kristopher and Thomas felt like family and everyone was enjoying being part of it all.

Even before the launch actually happened, Robert Scoble wrote a post about Zooomr asking for others to help this startup survive.

After the launch I was going to title this post “Did Ustream Save Zooomr,? but even though that may be true, I don’t think Ustream can fix this. What can you do to help?

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

The title of this podcast comes from awaiting the launch of Zooomr Mark III, a photo sharing site. Listen to the podcast to get the details and check out Zooomr for the latest status. I also talk about recent news in the Podcasting world as well as some other technical news along with some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 56:27)

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Opening of the MacArthur Maze (freeway) 27 days after the fire/crash
• Whales: Delta and Dawn
• Maker Faire
• Maker Faire Pictures
• HomeBrewCPU.com
• GoToMeeting Ad (16:38)
• MTV Video Podcast Almost 50% Advertising
• NBC Limits Pre-Roll Internet Ads to 15 Seconds
• Warner Music Cuts Jobs As Losses Mount
• Amazon to launch DRM-free MP3 Music
• Music: “Odd Bird” by The Lasivious Biddies
• The Real Story of JPG Magazine
• Video on the making of Core Memory photo book
• Tech tip: New launch of Technorati.com and s.technorati.com
• Technorati changes
• Truemors.com — Guy Kawasaki site
• Jason Calacanis would pay $250/year for Twitter Pro
• Music: “California Dreamin” by Mamas and Papas
• Zooomr Mark III release
• Paul Colligan’s — Podcast File Naming
• Closing comments
  Happy Memorial Day (US)
  Take care and see you next time into the Fogview
• Outro music : "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Today Zooom Mark III plans to launch. This is an update to Zooomr.com that has been 9 months in the making and adds over 250 new features, improvements, and refinements. It adds a social element as well as the ability for photographers to sell their photos as stock.

Zooomr is a photo sharing site similar to Flickr. Users can create an account and upload their photos for all the world to view and share. The site was created by one programmer, Kristopher Tate (CTO) and has been highly promoted by Thomas Hawk, who is also the CEO of Zoomr.

For the past two days Kristopher and Thomas have been live on Ustream.tv talking about the launch and answering questions about Zooomr Mark III and photography via the UStream chat box. They plan to stay live until Zooomr launches (ETA is this afternoon).

To my knowledge this is the first time a web site has launched (or relaunched in the case of Zooomr) live. The launch also was written up on TechCrunch.

The “meta” picture was taken with my Nikon D40 after asking Thomas for a picture shot.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

Check out the new Fogview theme song by Geoff Smith. I talk about news from around the internet and play some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 46:33)

• Intro music : "Fogview Intro" by Geoff Smith
• Opening comments
• Geoff Smith Interview
• TheGeoffSmith.com
• “Single Life” on DSC 599 (at 14:55)
• Music: “Digg the Code” by Geoff Smith
• GoToMeeting Ad (12:35)
• Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune face off
• SplashCast.net follow-up
• WSJ: Minimize the Buzz About Blackberrys
• WSJ: Google Your Name
• Tech tip: 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
• Definition of a A-list, B-list, C-list, D-list Blogger
• Music: “Medley Remix 2007” by Patricia Paay and the Star Sisters
• PodCamp — Shared Tools and Common Knowledge
• MY podcast flow using CastBlaster and VidBlaster
• Part of the BluBrry Network
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Fogview Outro" by Geoff Smith

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about how Digg was Digg’d with the HD-DVD crack code. I also give you some great tech tips and introduce someone new to the Podsafe Music Network.

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On Today's Show (length: 43:18)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• MIX07 and Silverlight
• TechCrunch: Silverlight
• Dave Winer playing with a Zune GoToMeeting Ad (13:30)
• Digg is buried with HD-DVD Stories
• 891,000 web sites (so far) have published the forbidden HD-DVD code
• Cali Lewis Digg video
• Oh Nine, Eff Nine YouTube video
• Jeremiah Owyang: Web Analytics Video
• Music:“Smile Again” by Carrie Cunningham
• What is “Podsafe Music?”
• Tech tip: iGoogle — Google Personalized Homepage
• iGoogle Overview
• iGoogle — make your own gadget
• Twitter Mobile
• TinyURL Preview (thanks twitter/mdy)
• Mac Vs. PC Users
• FlickrLeech — search Flickr
• Music:“The Single Life” by Carrie Cunningham
• Splashcast and the RSS feed Hijacking
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

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Dave Winer mentioned on Scripting News that he was the proud owner (my words) of a Microsoft Zune. He said it was Microsoft’s gift to those who spoke at the MIX07 conference held in Las Vegas earlier this week.

Dave was having problems syncing the Zune to his Mac (running Windows using Parallels) and figuring out how to download podcasts to the Zune. I left a comment on his blog about how I download podcasts to my Zune and thought I would repeat the information here since others may have the same problem or curious about how its done.

The Microsoft Zune desktop software doesn’t support podcasts directly (but it is listed as a genre), so you will need an external podcast reader (podcatcher) like Juice or iTunes to retrieve your favorite podcast shows. I use Juice as my podcatcher which downloads podcasts to separate folders for each podcast. After the podcasts are on my computer the Zune desktop will sync them up to the Zune device using “watch” folders. I don’t automatically have the Zune software watch all the podcast show folders because sometimes I listen to them on my desktop and don’t want them on the Zune.

To sync the podcasts up with the Zune I’ve created a Zune folder under My Documents with three subfolders: Pictures, Videos, and Podcasts. I’ve set the Zune desktop software to watch those folders so anything that gets placed in the folders are automatically synced to the Zune. Some of the downloaded podcasts go directly to my Zune Podcast folder and other shows I manually move to the folders. The next time the Zune is connected to the desktop it will automatically download any new files it finds in the watched folders and remove any files from the Zune that have been removed from the watched folders.

Other things you need to remember: 1) You can’t delete the podcasts on the Zune but must manually delete (or remove) them from the “watched” folders. It has no concept of what’s been played and what can be deleted. (I generally listen to all the podcasts on my Zune before resyncing to the PC so I can safely delete everything in the Zune Podcast directory.)

2) Use the genre: Podcast on the Zune to find the downloaded podcasts and select “play all.” This only works if the MP3 ID3 tags has the word “podcast” in the genre field. I find most podcasts do but some don’t and it may list those shows under Unknown genre.

3) When you first install the Zune software it automatically checks the My Music, My Pictures, and My Videos directories on your computer and transfers any existing media you may have. This may take a while if computer is loaded with lots of media files. (You can disable this — see below.)

You can access the Zune desktop software “watched” folders list with: Options->Library-Monitor Folders

A question that keeps coming up about the Zune is what happens if you can’t listen to a podcast completely? When you turn the Zune back on does it continue where you left off or does it start from the beginning? The answer is yes and no. Most of the time you can pause and turn off the player and continue later where you left off. There are two exceptions to this: 1) If the battery drains completely while it’s off (wi-fi and FM radio can cause a drain), and 2) After the Zune has been sitting idle for a few days the Zune seems to go through a reset and loses the knowledge of what it was previously doing (even with a fully charged battery). It doesn’t lose any of the media, only what was played.

I hope this has been helpful.

Email me if you have any questions at myfogview AT gmail.com

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A number of listeners to my podcast have been emailing me and asking about the freeway collapse we had in the San Francisco Bay Area last Sunday (April 29, 2007). I thought I would write about it here for those who are interested.

Around 3:30 AM Sunday a gasoline truck crashed into a guard rail and overturned on the 880 freeway near the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The truck burst into flames and the fire was so hot it melted the 580 freeway structure that crosses the 880 freeway, causing it to collapse. Luckily the truck driver was able to get out of his truck in time and hailed a taxi cab who took him to a local hospital. He survived with only 2nd degree burns. No one else was injured. (See video and pictures of the collapse here.)

The freeway collapse was a major news story (and still is). I'm amazed how hot the fire got to melt the structure. The section of freeway affected is near the entrance to the San Francisco Bay bridge from the Oakland/Berkeley side of the bay (called the East Bay). It mainly affects people who work in San Francisco. Commuters can cross the Bay Bridge going into San Francisco but coming home they will need to exit the bridge and take Oakland city surface streets to by-pass the collapsed section. It will be a major traffic issue for months to come. I live in the outskirts of the Bay Area and don’t travel to San Francisco very often so this collapse doesn’t directly affect me.

As you can imagine it really affects traffic in the Bay Area. It mainly affect people who live in the East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley, etc.) and work in San Francisco. With the section of the freeway gone commuters have other alternatives (other freeways and city streets) but in watching the news coverage over the past four days you would think the entire Bay Area freeway system had collapsed.

All the Bay Area radio and TV news stations have extended coverage of this event. Reporters are out in traffic; near the site of the collapsed freeway; and riding mass transit (BART). On Monday most commuters stayed home so I think the reporters were the only ones in the traffic. One TV station had an airplane; news vans; and reporters on the side of the freeway near the freeway collapse and showing how bad drivers were acting slowing down to view the collapse and causing a major traffic jam. Maybe the news crew was the REAL cause of slowdown.

I know this is major news story but when news stations only talk about this one story and run extended coverage (starting at 4 AM), something is wrong. I would love to have Dave Winer’s Checkbox News so I could opt out of this “news event” after four days. I’m tired of hearing extended coverage about commuters coping with the change and the lack of a major traffic backup.

A quick update: After four days the collapsed freeway has been removed and the inspection of remaining structure begins. Current cost: 9 billion million dollars! There is no estimate when the reconstruction will be finished but there is now talk of a shortage of steel needed to rebuild the structure.

Stay tuned …

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This is show number 20 and in this show I talk about who I am and my background what I see going forward with this podcast. I also talk about dipping my toes in the water and wanting to try an Apple Mac. I also pass along some Tech Tips and play some great podsafe music.

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When one door closes, another one opens — but sometimes the door is not where you expect it!

On Today's Show (length: 37:46)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• An Introduction to Me — my background and future of this podcast
• GoToMeeting Ad (10:25)
• Video: RSS in Plain English
• Photowalking 8 Videos Part I and II
• Music: “Happy Birthday” by Craymo
• Tech tip: SpaceMonger (Version 1.4 freeware program for Windows)
• Web tech tip: MeasureIt extension for Firefox
• Podcast and New Media Expo Sept. 28–30; Ontario, CA
• Music: “Set The Music Free” by Geoff Smith
• Need help in switching to the Mac
• Twitter and TinyURL
• I’m also available for consulting on your Audio and Video projects
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Thanks, Tom

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I woke up this morning and checked my Twitter tweets and found this one from Jason Calacanis:

I clicked on the URL and found myself smiling at what Jason wrote. He lists the things you need to do for him to link to your post. I’m not sure he’s serious about everything in his list but I figured he did it to see how many people would write about him and link back to his site. This is an interesting social experiment and I’m sure he will get lots of takers (I’m guess I’m one of them).

Jason has been around for a while (co-founder of Weblogs Inc; VP at AOL) but I started reading his blog and following him on Twitter when I heard him on the Gillmor Gang podcast doing a great imitation of Adam Curry. He also has been talking about Fatblogging and exercising to get his weight down so he can run a marathon. Since I’m a runner that caught my interest. You can read about Jason here.

I find I get a lot of great links from Twitter (like the one from Jason). I follow a number of interesting people on the Web and Twitter helps not only answering the question “What are you doing now?”, but more important, “What do you find interesting now?”.

I do have one concern that I haven’t seen raised before about Twitter and that’s clicking on unknown links. Twitter limits the text to 140 characters (because of SMS text message limits) so most URLs are converted to the “tinyurl” format to save space. As you can see in Jason tweet the URL destination is hidden and you don’t know where it’s going until you’re there — very dangerous (for Window users). I guess it’s a matter of trusting who you’re following and hope nobody hacks their account and starts posting dangerous URLs.

I found another great tweet this morning from Jeremiah Owyang (Podtech) that mirrors what I was talking about in my last podcast:

Thanks, Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about Web 2.0 conference, streaming live video, Vista and the Apple store. I also have come comments about the Podfather and the Daily Source Code. And as always some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 45:50)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Web 2.0 Conference — Business Casting
• Web 2.0 Ustream.tv mashup
• What is Web 2.0
• Streaming Live Video: Ustream.tv
• GoToMeeting Ad (13:40)
• Music: “A Life Like This” by Carolyn Loveless
• 5 Ways to Use Twitter for Good
• Dell brings back XP on home system
• Tech tip: SnagIt for screen captures
• SimpleWeather
• Soapbox: Adam Curry’s Guest Host — DSC584
• Music: “Every Little Piece” by Laurelyn Carter
• Apple: America’s best retailer
• Blogger & Podcaster Magazine
• Testing123 — CastBlaster Mike
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

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The past few days I’ve been watching the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. I had an Expo ticket but was to busy to attend but thanks to the Internet and Ustream.tv I was able to feel the excitement and the maybe view the future of new media.

Ustream.tv is the latest Internet craze (following Justin.tv and 24/7 video). What surprises me most is I didn’t hear of it from Leo Laporte (the “joiner”) but from others on Twitter: Chris Pirillo, Robert Scoble, and Jeremiah Owyang. Chris has been playing with Ustream for a few weeks while Robert and Jeremiah work for Podtech and have been streaming video from the Web 2.0 conference for the past few days. I think it’s been an interesting experiment for all involved and watching the stream. The ability to interact through the chatroom makes it a wonderful two-way media experience.

Today all three (along with Thomas Hawk) were on a Web 2.0 panel and each one (except Thomas) were streaming the event from their web cam. The quality is not the best because each was using a wireless Internet connection (Sprint EVDO, Cingular Edge) so at times the video would freeze or the audio would drop.

I was able to capture 15 minutes of the session with all three web feeds and I posted it below and on my account on blip.tv. The quality is not the best but this may be the future. Robert Scoble used a Logitech Notebook USB cam mounted on his hat. Jeremiah used the same Logitech cam mounted on a tripod from the audience. Chris used a hand held (MiniDV?) cam (just two words Chris: white balance).

Check it out and maybe you’ll create your own streaming video.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about attending the Gear Media Tech seminar hosted by Pixel Corps. I also talk about recent news in the Podcasting world as well as some other technical news along with some great podsafe music.

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This show is almost an hour long but I wanted to catch up on things that have been happening. and get into the mode of doing the show on a more regular basis.

On Today's Show (length: 56:27)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• EMI/Apple no DRM announcement
• GoToMeeting Ad (09:30)
• Update on my Zune experience
• Music: “I Want My Flying Car” by Tom Smith
• Gear Media Tech Seminar (photos) All Apple users
• My Inside Twit Episode #93 Video
• VidBlaster — Video Podcasting Application
• Tech tip: Contour ShuttleExpress
• Twitter.com/fogview
• Jaiku.com
• Music: “The Love Of My Life” by Jeremy Carr
• Pictures from Photowalking #8 (Half Moon Bay)
• Kohler Flash AD
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My Videos
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

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That's what Robert Scoble wants me to say. Today Scoble wrote a post about negative comments driving traffic to a web site. Actually, I've watched his videos and I think they're good because he interviews movers and shakers in the computer industry and is always ahead of the curve in what's hot.

I've been sick this past week but plan to have another podcast up in a few days. Lots of tech things to talk about including the "T" word. Stay tuned.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about Vista release, Music DRM, DVD Downloads and other tech news.

I also have a new sponsor for the show: GoDaddy.
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On Today's Show (length: 58:52)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• GoToMeeting Ad (3:19)
• Vista Release
• Security Now #75 clip -- Vista DRM
• Apple and Vista
• CastBlaster Video Beta
• Music: "Reinstalling Windows" by Graham Holland
• Video Downloads
• Music: "None of the Above" by David Ippolito
• Tech Tip: Personal Passworder
• My first Apple Store visit
• Closing comments
• Outtro music: Ropatt_Another_Kiss

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks for listening.
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this first show of 2007 I talk about CES, Mac World, iPhone and Cisco and other tech news.

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On Today's Show (length: 55:39)

• Fogview Promo from RadioQRM
• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• GoToMeeting Ad (2:45)
• Follow up review of the Zune player
• CES
• Mac World
• Music: "Pirilloponzi" by Derek K. Miller (Pennmachine)
• First Video upload at fogview.blip.tv
• Northern California Boat Show
• Running and Weather update
• Music: "Too Much Stuff, Too little House" by Shelly Niebuhr
• Tech Tip: Flameless candles
• Pet peeve: power bricks and websites without dates
• Closing comments
• Outtro music: Ropatt_Another_Kiss

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.
• For audio and video coverage of CES, vist Geeknewscentral.com

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks for listening.
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this last show of 2006 my girlfiriend Toni joins me to talk about the Microsoft Zune music player and mention the one advantage Zune has over the iPod. We also wish everyone a very Happy New Year.

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On Today's Show (length: 36:51)

• Fogview Promo from RadioQRM
• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Follow up review of the Zune player
• GoToMeeting Ad (16:30)
• Music: "I hope this year is better than the last" by The Alice Project
• Tech tip: NO-WWW.org
• Closing comments
• Music: "If Everyday Were christmas" by Slau

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks Happy New Year
Tom

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I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Years.

Talk to you soon.

Tom

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This is a mini-OOBE (out of box experience) review of the Zune. It focuses on unpacking the device and using it for the first time. I will cover the Zune software installation in another post and on an upcoming podcast.

My Zune Experience
Tuesday I woke up early and headed to Target to wait in line for the Microsoft Zune player. (I figured if there was going to be a line my Target store would be out of the way and not have a long line.) I was running a little late and arrived five minutes after 8 AM and found the parking lot pretty empty. I walked in the store and only saw two other customers and an empty electronics counter. I asked if they had any Zunes and he had one in his hand for another customer and two more under the counter. It turns out this Target store only received eight white Zunes and they only had two left when I entered the store (5 minutes after they opened). I asked if they sold the five units before I arrived and never got a clear answer (maybe some Target employees are "happy" owners of a white Zune). From what I could tell there was never a line for the Zune but I'm sure others will be disappointed if they go in to pick up their own unit later.

I took my Zume home to see for myself what the company from Redmond was shipping. Before I describe what I found let me tell you that I'm not an iPod user and that I use an iRiver MP3 player for my music and podcasts. I'm also a Windows XP user which is a good thing because it's one of the requirements mentioned on the Zune package (no support for the Apple Mac).

I unpacked the unit and you can find my pictures here. The Zune was packaged in a nice cardboard box without any sign of the heavy plastic packaging that is so much the norm these days. Two things stood out as I unpacked the box. 1) There was no AC adapter and 2) No user manual. There was a Start guide that basically told you to insert the enclosed CD in a Windows XP machine and described the simple controls on the Zune. The Zune charges its internal battery using the supplied USB sync cable (an AC adapter can be purchased if you need to recharge the Zune and you don't have access to a computer with a USB port).

I didn't have a chance to install the Zune software because I was working on an important project and wanted to wait until I finished before installing software that I heard could cause problems. The following are my observations from using the device right out of the box.

Physically, the Zune is about the same size as a Video iPod with a larger screen. The Zune feels solid in my hand and looks like it's enclosed in a plastic case (which you can't open). The plastic case protects the Zune but I'm concerned about the control pad which looks like the scroll wheel on the iPod but is really five buttons that controls volume and media forward/rewind. There is a small gap around the round control pad that looks like it could trap food, dirt and other stuff. Time will tell if this is a problem.

Here is what you find on the Zune case:
Top: Lock button and 3.5 mm headphone jack
Front: Back button, Pause/Play button, Control Pad with volume up/down, forward/reverse, and OK (center)
Bottom: USB sync connector (power and computer sync)
Back: "Hello From Seattle," "Assembled in China," model number (1090) and serial number. I did not find "Microsoft" anywhere on the device.

One note about the battery -- there is no way to open the Zune which means the battery is not user replaceable. This means after two or three years (depending on use) the battery could fail to hold a charge and you will need to buy something new.

Start me up
Pressing any button powers up the Zune (the Start guide says you press the pause/play button for 3 seconds to turn it on). The home menu allows you to select music, videos, pictures, radio, and settings. I selected music and found 11 sample songs to choose from. I plugged in my own headphones (I don't do well with earbuds) and the music was loud and clear. When a song is played album art is displayed along with information about the song. Also displayed is a time line with the elapsed time and total time. A battery icon in the lower right corner indicates how much battery life remains. After a minute the display goes dark (to conserve the battery) but the music continues to play. Pressing any key brings it back. I later found that the display time is settable in the "settings" menu under "display->backlight." The default is 1 minute but can be changed from 1 second to always on. What is strange is calling this "backlight" because when it goes off the display goes completely dark. I'm use to Microsoft PDAs where the screen display is still readable when the backlight is off. This is not what I expected but I'm sure other (non-engineers) would not even question this.

The main reason I was interested in the Zune was video. The Zune comes with 15 sample videos which gives you a good idea of what's possible. Up until now the Zune displays everything in portrait mode but when you start a video the display switches to landscape. What's nice is the control pad also switches so when you rotate the Zune to watch the video the up and down control pad still controls the volume and left and right control pads controls the forward/rewind functions. The video is displayed full screen and when you press the pause key the time line is displayed with the elapsed/remaining times. The back button backs you up one menu level or back to the main menu if you press and hold the button.

The Zune comes with 28 sample pictures that you can view one-by-one or as a slide show. You can also make one of the pictures the background image that is displayed whenever you are not listening to music; viewing a video; or looking at pictures.

The radio function was interesting for a couple reasons. The display is like a radio dial and can display radio station information (call letters and information about the song being played) if the radio station is sending it out over a subcarrier (I found a number of stations here in the San Francisco area that supported that feature). The Zune uses the headphone wires as an FM antenna so for weaker stations it was sensitive to how the wire was positioned. Looking at the settings I found you could select North America, Europe, and Japan which is great for international travelers.

Storage
11 songs; 28 pictures; 15 videos
0.54 GB used
27.22 GB free
Version 1.0 (193)
Hardware 2.0

I thought it was odd that this is Hardware version 2.0 when the unit was just released. There are rumors that the Zune is made by Toshiba so this could be the second generation of the Toshiba hardware (with new software supplied by Microsoft).

Documentation
As I mentioned before there was very little document included with the Zune. That was a Start, Product Guide, and a postcard with the download code for the "14 day free trial of a Zune Pass." The Product Guide is really a safety and warranty guide and gives very little information about the Zune. The only value to the Start guide is the last page that describes the location and function of the buttons.

In the descriptions of the Zune functions it mentions how to reset the device (press and hold the back button while pressing up on the control pad). I thought it was odd that it was given such high importance but based on my experiences with Microsoft WinCE and Pocket PCs maybe they expect the user to need this when all seems dead. (It also raises the question about what embedded OS is driving the Zune -- WinCE?)

I went to the Zune website and found a place to download manuals but they were PDFs of what I already had. From what I can tell the User Manual in on the Zune.net website. That is where you find a troubleshooting guide and the accessories available. It also gives you information about the Zune Marketplace (for music) and Microsoft Points that you use to purchase music. (I'll have more on that in a future post.)

Summary
The Zune looks to be a nice device with support for the three things I'm looking for in a portable device: music player, video player, and a place to show off some pictures. The fact that it has a radio that displays radio station information (good when visiting new cities) and can be set for international travel, is an added bonus.

I now need to now install the software and look at how that integrates with the Zune and if it gets in the way (more on that in a moment).

What I don't like about the Zune is the lack of Macintosh support (currently it only supports Windows XP SP2 and newer). That seems like a slap in the face to Apple users. (I seem to recall that when the iPod was first released it didn't have Windows support.)

I also don't care for DRM (Digital Rights Management) and at this point in time I don't plan to place any DRM media on my device. I don't believe I'm part of Microsoft's target audience for the Zune because of my age (baby boomer) and that I want to fill the Zune up with my own non-DRM media: podcasts, my music CDs, podsafe music, and videos I create or download (legally).

What I would really like (but not expecting) is a Zune-like device that looks like a storage drive that I can plug into any computer and transfer whatever I want (and have it playable on the Zune).

So far I would keep the device if I'm able to add my own content and DRM doesn't get in the way. I've heard rumors that I may run into problems so I'm going to try it and I'll let you know how it works out. (I purchased the Zune at Target because they do have a 90 day no-questions-asked return policy but I do plan to keep the Zune if all goes well.)

After I install the Zune software I'll update this review and create a podcast talking about my experiences. Stay tuned.

Tom

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I came across a new site for bloggers called ReviewMe. It's a site that bloggers can sign up for and get paid for writing reviews. You submit your blog and if you're accepted they email you offers from advertisers to review their site or product for a fee (the fee is determine by your blog traffic). What I like about the idea is they don't require you to write a positive review and they do require that you disclose that you are getting paid to write the review. You can also refuse to review a product if you don't feel like doing the review.

There has been a lot of talk about other sites that paid bloggers to write reviews but don't require them to disclose that they are being paid for the reivew. I like the fact that this site is different.

Advertisers can go to the site and enter tags and get a list of blogs that would be proper for their product. They can also see the cost and pick the site(s) they feel would best hit their target audience.

After I signed up for the service the first review I signed up to do was their own site (ReviewMe). So here is the disclaimer that this review is being paid for by ReviewMe. I think it's a smart idea because it helps spread the word about the site.

I don't have any history beyond looking at the website and signing up to do reviews so I'll let you know how it works out. I also promise to disclose if I'm getting paid to write about something you read or hear from me.

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After I recorded my last podcast (#14) and went to bed I realized I made a big mistake. I talked about lance Armstrong running the Boston Marathon when I meant the New York Marathon. I guess I had Boston Marathon on my mind (all those East Coast races are all the same :-). You would think a fellow runner wouldn't make such a stupid mistake.

Have a great week and talk to you soon.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about the Boston Marathon and more about Netcast vs. Podcast. I also talk about technical news along with some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 39:40)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Google/YouTube correction
• How Fast Can Lance Armstrong Run? (Boston Marathon)
• GoToMeeting Ad (09:00)
• Leo Laporte speech on Netcasts (10:57)
• Music: "Not A Day Goes By" by Lisa Dames (22:30)
• Promo for RadioQRM (27:48)
• Tech tip: Zamzar
• Sony finally recalls their own laptops because of exploding batteries
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Podsafe Music Network.

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Today Apple announced that they discovered a Windows virus in a small number of Video iPods sold. The RavMon.exe virus came from a Windows machine used to manufacturer the iPods.

On the Apple website they stated:
"As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it."

The idea that Apple is using a Windows machine in production raises an interesting question: Why? Is it being used to validate that the iPods worked on a Windows machine or is it a better machine to test and program the iPods? (Maybe it's a money issue and they needed a machine that didn't cost an arm and a leg.)

I wonder if Bill Gates has "hardy" on his wish list for the upcoming Windows Vista? I'm thinking about buying an MacBook but I wish the MacBook was more "hardy" and didn't overheat and shutdown. I also wish Apple was more "hardy" and fessed up to the problem.

Tonight I saw the Apple commercial with the Mac and PC guys. I expect in the next commercial the Mac guy will be begging the PC guy for help with virus and spyware protection.

Do you see a Vista upgrade in Apple's future?

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this show I talk about my trip to the Portable Media and Podcasting Expo held in Ontario, California. I talk about recent news in the Podcasting world as well as some other technical news along with some great podsafe music.

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On Today's Show (length: 46:51)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Back from Podcast Expo
• Leo Laporte - Keynote Speech
• Apple's letter to Podcast Ready
• David Lawrence Personal Netcast Podcast
• Music: Summertime by Brother Love
• GoToMeeting Ad (16:13)
• 88slide.com
• FrenchMaidTv.com
• GoodnightBurbank.com
• VideoGrunt.com
• Google rummored to buy YouTube for $1.6 billion
• Laptop battery recall (Sony batteries) Hitachi is the latest
• Music: Famous by The Lascivious Biddies
• Treo 700WX follow-up
• Tech tip: Switchpod -- Podcast Hosting Company - Free podcast hosting
• Printing For Less
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• Pictures from Podcasting Expo (on Flickr)
• Pictures from Podcast Academy (Flickr)
• My blog on Vox
• Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

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Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

I’m getting ready for the Podcast Expo next week but wanted to get a podcast out before I left. Let me know if you’re going and we can try to get together.

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On Today's Show (length: 38:15)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
  Music: "Good Time Lookin" by Lisa Dames
• Flightstats website
• Trip to Frankfurt Germany a few weeks back
• My new Treo 700wx
  Dave Winer and the Blackberry
• BBC River of News
• New York Times River of News
• BlackBerry “emulator�? site for displaying web pages
• Music: "It Had To Be Ewe" by Wren Ross
• Tech tip: Montastic.com — for monitoring websites
• Tech tip: Speedtest.net
• Podcast & Portable Media Expo
• Music: "Our Nights" by Lovespirals
• Printing For Less
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This show talks about my San Francisco Marathon race and technology news. I also play some great podsafe music and pass along a few tech tips.

The Fogview Podcast is now part of the Blubrry network so please check it out. You can also find other fine podcasts at Blubrry.

On Today's Show (length: 37:51)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Blubrry Network
• Music: "No More Summertime Blues" by Geoff Smith
• San Francisco Marathon (with pictures)
• Vox.com and blogging
• Fogview on Vox.com
• Rob Black (financial seminar)
• AOL releases search data of 650,000 users
• Photographer Charged With Altering Mideast Conflict Photographs
• Music: "Takin the Wheel" by Lisa Dames
• World Wide Web is 15 years old
• IBM PC is 25 years old (August 12, 1981)
• Tech tip #1: Lockergnome DIY
• Tech tip #2: Google.com "What time is it in ..."
  Thanks to Greg Hughes for the Google tip.
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox
• Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

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Thanks,
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Apple's announcements at last Monday's WWDC generated a lot of press about OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and Vista, and which one was better. I thought David Pogue's article in the NY Times times ("Getting Hung Up on the Apple-Microsoft War") did a good job summarizing the key points.
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"Followers of both camps, in other words, can save themselves a lot of ulcers if they just acknowledge a few facts:

• Microsoft gets a lot of ideas from Apple; Apple also gets ideas from Microsoft. It doesn't matter; the most expensive lawyers in Silicon Valley have established that it's all perfectly legal.

• Microsoft has won the market-share war, because it dominates in corporations.

• Both companies are profitable and have very long futures ahead of them.

• If market share were measured by individual buying decisions (rather than quantity of computers), Apple's rank would be much higher.

• Even if the grand prize for the "war" is individuals, families and small businesses, the perception of a much bigger war is useful; Windows Vista and Mac OS X Leopard may in fact be on completely different playing fields, but they're both looking like the best versions ever."

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I'm a Windows XP user and have never used a Mac but after all the security issues I see on Windows I see myself thinking about the Mac more and more. I'm getting more into media and I know the Mac OS handles that must better than Windows.

At lunch today I went to the bookstore and picked up a copy of "Switching to the Mac" so ... Stay tuned.

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This show talks about the famous Senator Ted Stevens speech and my experience with two new podcasting sites: Blubrry.com and Podshow.com. I also talk about Vox -- a new blogging site.

I also play some great podsafe music and pass along a few tech tips. Check out the show and let me know what you think.

On Today's Show (length: 45:00)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Music: "Techno Tubes" by Bold Headed Broadcast
• Senator Ted Stevens and Net Neutrality
• Music: "Sweet Lady" by What Made Milwaukee Famous
• Music: "Seinfeld Cure Talk Show Theme" by Jeff Shields
• Blubrry.com
• Podshow.com
• Music: "Goin to the Playground" by Rich Palmer
• Rich Palmer and HomeSafety411 podcast
• Vox.com and blogging
• Fogview on Vox.com
• Music: "This One's For What's His Name" by Clear Blue 22
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Additional Links for Today's Show

• My Flickr Picture site
• My blog on Vox

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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Just an update about the last podcast and leaving comments on this website.

1. Thanks to Jack for the correct link to the Daily Giz Wiz podcast that I mentioned in episode #9.

2. Jack and others also pointed out that there is a problems leaving comments on this site if you're using the Firefox browser (ver. 1.5). I found that you have to submit the comment twice (entering the security number both times) before it saves the comment. I've contacted Libsyn (the host of this site) and they are aware of the problem but don't have a solution yet.

Update: I've joined the Blubrry ("e"-less fruit) network. Take a look at Blubrry.com to find great podcasts and interact with both podcasters and listeners. I'll talk more about Blubrry on my next podcast.

Thanks and have a great week.
Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

This podcast talks about my trip to Gnomedex 6 over the Fourth of July holidays. Gnomedex is a "geek feast" conference held in Seattle for anyone interested in cutting-edge internet topics.

I also play some great podsafe music and pass along a few tech tips. Check out the show and let me know what you think.

The picture is of Chris Pirillo hamming it up on stage. The "Think Small" was a slide for the next speaker and Chris didn't realize it was there until everyone started laughing.

On Today's Show (length: 49:40)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Introduction to Gnomedex 6
• Music: "Tell Me About Gnomedex" by Derek K. Miller
• Why I went to Gnomedex
• Why I felt like a Gnomedex groupie
• Music: "Beautiful Life" by Barry Canning
• Gnomedex networking and parties
• Senator John Edwards and Seattle PI Newspaper story
• Music: "Not on the Radio" by Geoff Smith
• Headlines around my web
• Podcasting site: Daily Giz Wiz
• Tech tip: Zillow website
• Music: "*Step It Up*" by Joel Lightman Band
• Closing comments
• Adam Curry's sad news and song for Mom
• Outro music: "Family Hands" by Mary Chapin Carpenter (partial)

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Additional Links for Today's Show * Gnomedex pictures on my Flickr site * Blubrry Website * Gnomedex Website * Podshow+

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast and what you enjoy or don't enjoy about the show.

Thanks,
Tom

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Hi Everyone,

It's been a while since I've done a podcast or even a blog post. I've been busy with work, vacation, and more work. This past weekend I attended the "geek fest" called Gnomedex in Seattle. I had a great time and plan to share a summary of the conference and my thoughts and views in upcoming blogs and podcasts.

An interesting speaker that did make the front page of the Seattle PI newspaper was Senator John Edwards. He had some interesting things to say on both politics and technology. The Senator claims he came to listen to us and educate himself about issues surounding the internet. Stay tuned.

I want to thank our conference hosts: Chris and Ponzi for putting on a great conference. I also want to give out special thanks to Jack B. and Janet.

Talk to you soon.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

In this podcast I talk about the vacation my girlfriend and I took to the Mexican Riviera aboard the Dawn Princess. I also mention a few tech related topics and play some great podsafe music.

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page. There is also a iTunes link that will allow you to subscribe directly in iTunes.

If you are new to podcasting you might want to check out my very first podcast where I talk about the history of podcasting and what it's all about.

On Today's Show (length: 42:53)

• Intro music : "Jamaica Farewell" by Don Williams
• Opening comments
• Summary of cruise vacation -- Dawn Princess
• Music: "EPCOT USA" by Deirdre Flint
• San Francisco Bay Area weather
• More cruise details
• Music: "Hide and Seek" by Lorena Mire
• My running on the cruise ship
• Music: "I'm Single" by Deirdre Flint
• Tech Tip of the Week (Optical Viewfinder on Digital Cameras)
• Internet and cruising
• Our cruise pictures on Flickr
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Hello" by Pop Machine

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links for Today's Show * Cruise Pictures on my Flickr site.

I created a FogView account on the Flickr.com web site for posting pictures and I'll be adding to that from time to time.

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast.

Thanks,
Tom

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Hi Everyone,

I just got back from a 10 day cruise and plan to do another podcast this weekend. I have pictures and cruise information to share as well as some great podsafe music.

Talk to you soon.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

It's been a busy couple of weeks with work and taxes so I was happy to find time to do this podcast. In this podcast I talk about our unusual weather and things that have been happening here. I also mention a few tech related topics and play some great podsafe music.

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page. There is also a iTunes link that will allow you to subscribe directly in iTunes.

If you are new to podcasting you might want to check out my very first podcast where I talk about the history of podcasting and what it's all about.

On Today's Show (length: 32:33)

• Intro music : "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• Opening comments
• Music: "Back to Yesterday" by Kanalo
• San Francisco Bay Area weather
• Running and Boating
• Music: "Katrina" by Gregg Martinez
• E-Mail Virus Alert
• Police Sketch Artists
• Music: "Come Back Brenda" by Johnny Proctor
• Tech Tip of the Week (Web-based E-Mail)
• CastBlaster
• Music: "Lullaby for Lawyers" by Steve Newman and Friends
• Closing comments
• Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links for Today's Show * CastBlaster

I created a FogView account on the Flickr.com web site for posting pictures and I'll be adding to that from time to time.

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please let me know why you listen to my podcast.

Thanks,
Tom

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This is a 30 second promo that has been airing on a number of podcasts this past month. Feel free to play this on your podcast if you want. If you do play it on your podcast please send me an email and I'll try and return the favor.

You can also find my promo and promos for other podcasts on Podcastpromos.com.

You can email me at Myfogview at Gmail.com

I hope to have show #7 posted in the next day or two.

-Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page. There is also a iTunes link that will allow you to subscribe directly in iTunes.

I created a FogView account on the Flickr.com web site for posting pictures so you can check out the link in the show notes.

On Today's Show (length: 31:13) * Intro music: "Telepop" by The Jerrys * Opening comments * Music: "Married a Magician" by Dust Poets * Sad but True * Happy Birthday: Palm (10) and Apple (30) * Freedom Fries for Apple? * Music: "Common People" by Navi Reddi * Passing of Country Music Star Buck Owens * RFID Update from last week's show * Tech Tip of the Week * Music: "More Than I Deserve" by David Johnson * Closing comments * Outro music: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links for Today's Show * Happy Birthday Palm * Buck Owens -- Country Music Star * The Industry Reacts to RFID Virus Research

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please tell me with why you listen to my podcast.

Tom

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Hi,

This is a special edition of my Podcast (length 21:22) talking about RFID tags and viruses. This was a big news story late last week and I wanted to give my opinion of the information since I've worked with RFID tags.

If you're not technical and get bored easy, this may not be a good podcast to listen too. You can listen to my latest podcast (show #5) or my first podcast if you are new to podcasting.

Thanks for stopping by and please take a listen.

Links mentioned in this show:

RFID Viruses and Worms

What's Lurking in That RFID Tag?

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

Today (Sunday) is a beautiful spring-like day. I know spring offically happens tomorrow but they are forcasting rain so we need to enjoy it while we can.

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page. There is also a iTunes link that will allow you to subscribe directly in iTunes.

I created a FogView account on the Flickr.com web site for posting pictures so you can check out the link in the show notes.

On Today's Show (length: 43:18) * Intro music * Opening comments * Music: "Irish Rover" by Murder the Stout * RFID Friend or Foe? * Music: "The Search is Over" by Collin Raye * Windows XP on your iMac * Music: "So Hard to Say Goodbye" by Shelly Guidotti * Sinking Boat (w/pictures) * Backup battery power for your computer * Use for an old analog electric clock * Music: "Do They Have E-Mail in Heaven?" by Jim Terr * Closing comments * Outro music:

Music on Today's Show * Intro: "Telepop" by The Jerrys * "Irish Rover" by Murder the Stout * "The Search is Over" by Collin Raye * "So Hard to Say Goodbye" by Shelly Guidotti * "Do They Have E-Mail in Heaven?" by Jim Terr * Outro: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links for Today's Show * What's Lurking in That RFID Tag? * Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner * Windows XP On Mac Website * Flickr.com -- Sinking Boat Pictures * My Way or the Highway Podcast

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com. Please tell me why you listen to my podcast.

Tom

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I just thought I would update you with a few things happening this week. I mentioned in my last podcast that we had some strange weather here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The picture on the right is Mt. Diablo and was taken from my bedroom Monday morning. I know snow is not rare in the winter time but it is around here. Over the weekend they had snow on the Santa Cruz beach which I've never heard of before.

Adam Curry played my audio feedback on this Daily Source Code #353. I sent him feedback about the Podshow Music Network. He played the audio clip near the end of his show (49:46).

Speaking of Podshow, it sounds like they are getting ready to open the network for businesss and let podcasters and listeners into the network. This should happen next week and I hope they enable the purchasing of songs too (typicaly 99 cents and no DRM).

Have a great week and I'll talk to you on my next podcast (this weekend).

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

My name is Tom and this is show #4. If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page.

New to this show is the iTunes link. My podcast is now available from the iTunes Music Store so you can click on the link and subscribe through iTunes.

On Today's Show (length: 41:50) * Intro music * Opening comments * Snow in the San Francisco Bay Area Hills * Music: "Do What You Gotta Do" by Mark LaForme * Do you trust Google? * Leo LaPort podcasts * Music: "Way Out" by Seven Thousand Miles * Music: "Charge" by Seven Thousand Miles * "Walk the Line" DVD review * Music: "Chip Chip duet with Bill Anderson" by Rustie Blue * Urban Legends -- Snopes.com * An iPod confession * Music: "Loney" by The Sleepers * "Live to Tape" -- Podcheck Review * Music: "What To Do With Michael" by Candy Butchers * Closing comments * Outro music:

Music on Today's Show * Intro: "Telepop" by The Jerrys * "Do What You Gotta Do" by Mark LaForme * "Way Out" by Seven Thousand Miles * "Charge" by Seven Thousand Miles * "Chip Chip Duet with Bill Anderson" by Rustie Blue * "Loney" by The Sleepers * "What to Do With Michael" by Candy Butchers * Outro: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Music from the Podsafe Music Network.

Links for Today's Show * Leo Laporte * Podcheck Review -- Steve Fletcher * Urban Legends

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

You can email me comments at MyFogView at Gmail.com

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

My name is Tom and this is show #3. If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page.

This show is mostly music from the Podsafe Music Network and some tech news.

On Today's Show * Intro music * Opening comments * Music: "Fly Fly Fly" by Adrina Thorpe * RIAA and XM/Sirrus * Security Breach -- Mcafee * Music: "It's Only Make Believe" by Colin Raye * Apple MAC Mini announcement * Digital vs. Film Cameras * Music: "Rain on a Tin Roof" by Maggie Austin * Blackberry settlement * Podcast User Magazine * Music: "Famous" by The Lascivious Biddies * Closing comments * Outro music:

Music on Today's Show * Intro: "Telepop" by The Jerrys * "Fly Fly Fly" by Adrina Thorpe * "It's Only Make Believe" by Colin Raye * "Rain on a Tin Roof" by Maggie Austin * "Famous" by The Lascivious Biddies * Outro: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Links for Today's Show * Podcast User Magazine

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

My name is Tom and this is show #2.

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page.

On Today's Show

• Intro music
• Story behind the FogView.com name
• Podcatchers
• Music: "I Wonder" by Natalie Brown
• Digital photos and being a "digital photo packrat"
• Music: "Cold Haily Windy Night" by Silverwheel
• Audio feedback to Adam Curry on DSC #339 -- Castblaster Mike

Note: the comment "stern winds" at the end of sound clip referred to boats since Adam flys and always says "tail winds." * Music: "White Rabbit" by Sierra Dawn * Discussion of Logitech BlueTooth Wireless Headphones and RoHS and the EU. * Music: "One Way Ticket Back To The Truth" by Yellow Express * Promo: Podcaster News Network * Todd Cochrane and his book, "Podcasting, The Do-It-Yourself Guide" * Music: "Inside Joke" by Little Thom * Closing comments * Outro music:

Music on Today's Show

• Intro: "Telepop" by The Jerrys
• "I Wonder" by Natalie Brown
• "Cold Haily Windy Night" by Silverwheel
• "White Rabbit" by Sierra Dawn
• "One Way Ticket Back To The Truth" by Yellow Express
• "Inside Joke" by Little Thom
• Outro: "Another Kiss" by Ropatt

Links for Today's Show

• Podcastalley.com for podcatcher software
• Digital Media Thoughts Are you a digital photo packrat?
• UL and RoHS EU Directive
• Podcaster News
• Geek News Central
• Amazon.com "Podcasting, The Do-It Yourself Guide"

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

Tom

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Welcome to the Fogview Podcast

My name is Tom and this is my very first podcast.

If you haven't already listened to the show you can click on the music player on the right side of the page or click on the Podcast Icon to download it to your computer. You can play the podcast on your computer or moved it to your portable music player. If you know how to subscribe to podcasts, you can use the RSS 2.0 link on this page.

On today's show I talk about podcasting: What it is and how I got started listening to podcasts. I also play some music from the Podsafe Music Network

Music on Today's Show

• Intro Music: Telepop by The Jerrys
• Music: Betty by The Lascivious Biddies
• Music: On A Podcast by Cruisebox
• Music: Friday Night by Amy Dalley
• Outro Music: Another Kiss by Ropatt

Links for Today's Show

• Podsafe Music Network
• Podshow for information on Podcasts
• Podcast Alley Podcast directory
• Daily Source Code Adam Curry's podcast

You can post comments about show here or email me at: myfogview @ gmail.com

Thanks for listening and I hope you come back and listen to my next podcast.

Tom

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Hi, I'm Tom and this is my new Podcast site. I plan to talk about technology, podcasting, and life in general.

I hope to do my very first podcast in the next couple of days and I hope you come back and take a listen and find it interesting enough to subscribe.

"Podcasting by anyone who something or nothing to say."

Cheers, Tom