The 24th podcast of Tech Rag Tear Outs has been posted. Here are the
detailed show notes:
- (00:00-03:26) Introduction
- Thanks to Kevin Devin @ In
The Trenches, Chuck @ ChuckChat.com, AT&T voices, and Craig @
Godcast.org for the intro material. - Promo for:
Tech
Podcasts and Digital Experience - Official Beer Of This Show: The amber from
Summit Brewing
Co. out of St. Paul, MN. - Short clarification from Doc
Searls
- Thanks to Kevin Devin @ In
- (03:27-18:30) Primary Content
- PC World:
- XANDROS v3 with CrossOver
Office - “Windows Software Add-Ons” by Steve Bass:
- Lavalys’ Everest
Home Edition for doing a PC system inventory (hardware and
software) - Coolmon for
displaying real-time hardware and software status - JR Directory Printer
Utility for printing out folder contents
- Lavalys’ Everest
- Free Codecs that enable
Windows Media Player to play QuickTime and Real-Player content - Brain Betty that offers
a host of PowerPoint templates and presentation design examples
- XANDROS v3 with CrossOver
- PC Magazine:
- Adomo
with an Exchange plug-in that enables Outlook to function as a voice
mail processor - Review of the new
HP Compaq
tc4200 Tablet PC - “Conditional Formatting in Excel.” by Helen Bradley on page 71 {More
info via Google} -
Samsung SyncMaster 213T ($900) with a 4.5 out of 5 score
- Adomo
- InfoWorld:
- “Blog and Wiki Best Practices” with mentions of
Six Apart’sMoveableType 3.15
and TWiki - Novell’s BrainShare
conference talks up Linux Desktop 10 - “Test Center” examines “four Java integrated developer
environments” from Borland, IBM, Oracle, and Sun. - "Test Center Special Report" that focuses on the
NikSun NetVCR
2005 appliance that scored an 8.8 out of 10.0.
- “Blog and Wiki Best Practices” with mentions of
- LINUX JOURNAL:
- “Introducing Ardour”: A “high-end” Linux recording studio with
many pro-audio hard-disk recording (HDR) features.
- “Introducing Ardour”: A “high-end” Linux recording studio with
- Dr. Dobb’s Journal:
-
ACM Queue:
- ParaSoft’s SOAPtest for
doing Web Services testing - Guibot for doing rapid GUI
prototyping
- ParaSoft’s SOAPtest for
- Computer Reseller News (CRN):
- Network Instruments
with their Gigabit Ethernet Network Test Access Points (nTAPS) - Paula Rooney has a preview of Microsoft’s Mobile 2005
- Network Instruments
- KM World:
- Hyperwave has released
v2.1 of their eConferenceing Suite
- Hyperwave has released
- Network World:
- Cisco is reportedly working
on a new application oriented network (AON) that will enable
acceleration of XML and other messaging services. Some startups in
this area include:
Conformative, DataPower,
and Sarvega. - If you are doing a VoIP implementation then you’ll want to check
out the article entitled “New Tools Quantify VoIP Calling”.
- Cisco is reportedly working
- PC World:
- (18:31-21:50) Closing
- Close out with awesome blues harmonica music called
“Disinterested-Wedding-Song” from
Billy Watson - To leave audio comments call: 206-337-1533
- Have a great day!
- Close out with awesome blues harmonica music called

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