The 25th podcast of Tech Rag Tear Outs has been posted.  Here are the detailed show notes:

• (00:00-02:57) Introduction
  • Thanks to Adam @ The MacCast, AT&T voices, and
    Craig @ Godcast.org for the intro material.
  • Promos for: Tech Podcasts
    and Mike Tech Show
  • Official Beer Of This Show:
    The Stone Brewery’s Ruination Indian
    Pale Ale (IPA).
• (02:58-26:50) Primary Content
  • PC MAGAZINE:
    • M-Audio’s GrooveLab
    • Archos PMA 430 30-GB multi-media player
    • Accenture’s Chicago-based Technology Labs is working on a 10-ft by 4 ft
      touch-screen high-resolution “interactive wall”
  • COMMUNICATIONS NEWS:
    • Cisco MeetingPlace v5.3
    • Mitel Navigator desktop SIP device
    • New handheld cable testing solutions: Advanced Fiber Solutions’ UOR-100 OTDR;
      Test-Um’s NT960 Validator; PowerDsine’s PoE Tester; and Ideal Industries’
      NAVITEK
  • MOBILE ENTERPRISE
    MAGAZINE:
    • Laptop reviews of: Dell D610, HP nc6000, IBM ThinkPad X40, Panasonic Toughbook Y2, Fujitsu LifeBook P7010D, and
      Apple’s 12.1” PowerBook G4. And
      desktop replacement: HP Compaq nc8230 or a 17” Apple PowerBook G4.
  • INFOWORLD:
    • JBoss
    • Sun Sun Ran Server Software 3 and Sun Ray 170
    • HP Proliant ML150 Server
  • COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS
    • 8×8 Networks VoIP video phones
    • Tripwire Enterprise v5.0
    • ZyXEL’s
      new ZyWALL P1 Personal Firewall Device
  • NETWORK WORLD:
    • GPAnywhere by Full Armor.
    • Network Appliance Data OnTap Next Generation
    • Jason Meserve examines LifeSize new VTC gear
  • INFORMATION WEEK:
    • Walmart’s next RFID plans
    • Diskeeper 9 (Windows disk defrag)
  • MAXIMUM PC:
    • Treo 650 vs. AudioVox PPC 6601 both using
      Sprint
    • Plextor PX-716A (external)
    • Microsoft has released Windows XP Pro x64 (64-bit)
    • Windows Future Storage (WinFS) to come to WinXP
    • Tech Station
• (26:51-30:28) Closing
  • Close out with awesome blues harmonica music called “Urban Menace” from
    Billy Watson
  • To leave audio comments call: 206-337-1533
  • Have a great day!

NOTE: This edition has various recording methods: Plantronics DSP-100 USB to WinXP, iRiver iFP-799 built-in
microphone, iRiver iFP-799 + Sony ECM-MS907 (condenser microphone); and then iRiver iFP-799 + Sony ECM-MS907 + Rolls MX56S mixer (battery powered).