Over the weekend I listened to Jon Udell’s interview with Bill Gates [podcast, transcript]. If you liked the Microsoft Vista segment in the last Tech Rag Tear Outs, then you’ll definitely want to give this a listen. [Sources: Phil Windley’s Technometria, Dan Farmer @ ZDNET]
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From the first time I heard Michael Geoghegan from Reel Reviews Radio (Oct04?) you could tell he was a confident, intelligent, and knowledgeable film fanatic. His Disney podcasts also show this off, as does his new book Podcast Solutions
with Dan Klass at TheBitterestPill.com.
But after the first face-to-face meetings in Dec04 and Jan05 as part of the Orange County Podcasters, Michael also embedded in my brian the thought "this guy has some serious business sense and savvy" beyond podcasting.
He shows his hand a little recently via his personal blog — "Look for PrivaCast™ a "secure Enterprise RSS system" [blog] to be an very interesting product.
If you can’t wrap your hands around the idea – think Amway or MaryKay.
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Here is a list of upcoming conferences that may be of interest organized in the following sections: cyber-security, developers & content providers, enterprise engineers, and business leaders:
- The Federal Information Assurance Conference 2005 at the University of Maryland from 25-26Oct05.
- Black Hat is offering advanced security in Seattle from 10-11Oct05.
- There is also going Japan Black Hat conference at the Tokyo, Keio Plaza Hotel from 17-18Oct05.
- RSA Conference for EUROPE is 17-19Oct05 in Austria, Vienna. The next U.S. conference is 13-17Feb06 in San Jose CA, and Japan will have an RSA conference at the Tokyo Prince Hote from 26-27Apr06.
- XML 2005 is 14-18Nov05 at the Hilton Atlanta, GA.
- The Satellite Application and Content Delivery Conference & EXPO is 26-27Oct05 in New York City.
- If you are interested in signal processing, you’ll want to check out GSPx2005 in Santa Clara, CA from 25-27Oct05.
- The Internet Telephony Conference and Expo will be 24-27Oct05 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California.
- Gartner’s 24th Annual Data Center Conference 2005 will be 05-08Dec05 in Las Vegas, NV.
- The 10th Annual Future Trends Conference is from 14-15Nov05 at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Miami, Florida.
- Forbes Risk Management Forum will be 18Oct05 at The Rainbow Room in New York City.
The next GotoMeeting & TechPocasts.com event is Sept. 24th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
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The first edition of Tech Blurbs includes the following technology topics:
- MindJet’s MindManager v6
- ScotteVest.com’s Version 4.0 Technology Enabled Clothing
- OpenOffice.org‘s OpenOffice v1.1.5 version with support for OASIS
- SmartDraw v7.3 for Windows
- Tripp Lite’s new portable TRAVELER100BT
surge suppressor - Sonic Impact Technologies T-AMP
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Two items of interest today, one from Tripp Lite and the other from Sonic Impact Technologies.
Tripp Lite has a new portable TRAVELER100BT surge suppressor that offers complete AC and Ethernet or phone line surge suppression for laptops, electronic notepads, personal organizers and other portable electronic devices.
Switching gears from power protection to power audio amplification.
Check out Sonic Impact Technologies T-AMP
The next GotoMeeting & TechPocasts.com event is Sept. 24th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
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On Sunday, Christy and I got to go an see a nice simple musical called "Pump Boys and Dinettes" at Lamb’s Player Theatre in Coronada, CA (1142 Orange Ave.). It was a fun musical that is family safe. Unfortunately I think the run is over. They are already gearing up for their typically fabulous Christmas shows.
More info about the play via Google.
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A new version 7.3 of SmartDraw has been released. This Windows drawing package could be called the "MacDraw for Windows." Some new improvement areas: help, styles, and templates. In additional, bug fixes and some GUI enhancements have been added. This version is a free upgrade to all Version 7.0 users. Previous owners of SmartDraw can upgrade for $99
The next GotoMeeting & TechPocasts.com event is Sept. 24th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
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Today we are going to look at two quick items: ScotteVest.com and OpenOffice 1.1.5:
- ScotteVest.com has released a new line of Version 4.0 Technology Enabled Clothing or TEC. There are now shorts, t-shrits, pants, sports coats, and more options in the jacket category like what type of cloth and style (like leather).
- OpenOffice.org has announced a new 1.1.5 version of their OpenOffice product for Windows (98/ME/NT/2000/XP), GNU/Linux (X86 and PowerPC) and Solaris (SPARC and X86) platforms in a host of languages, not just English. The big thing in this release is the support for the XML based OpenDocument format approved the Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).
If you have feedback, call the listener line: 206-337-1533 or send me email at sholden@pobox.com.
The next GotoMeeting & TechPocasts.com event is Sept. 24th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
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Today we have news of some California Bay Area events from Renee Blodgett, President of Blodgett Communications [blog].
Ray Kurzweil will be speaking about the topic "The Singularity" in reference to his new book "The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The Singularity, almost an article of faith in techie circles, is the point at which machine intelligence outstrips human brainpower.
Ultimately, Kurzweil predicts, the predominant component of human intelligence will be non-biological, and more of our experiences will take place in virtual reality than in the physical world.
In this new world, there will be no clear distinction between human and machine, real reality and virtual reality.
The first event will be the SD Forum event in Palo Alto on Thursday, September 22, starting at 6 pm with a book signing following the event at 8:30 pm. It will be held at SAP America, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue in Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Then on Friday, September 23 in San Francisco starting at 7 pm, Kurzweil will be at the next LONG NOW event, which will be held at the Herbst Theater, in the Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister in San Francisco.
Unfortunately, TechNewsRadio.com will not be able to attend either event but the speaking topic and the book do sound interesting.
The next GotoMeeting & TechPocasts.com event is Sept. 24th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
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Show 34 has been finished and uploaded … HTML show notes are below … OPML is available via this link …
(00:00-03:47) Introduction
Feed back can be sent to technewsradio@gmail.com. If you have potential show content you can also send that to technewsradio@gmail.com.
Intro from Jeremy Wright @ www.ensight.com
Official Beer of the Show: Grand Teton Brewing’s Sweetgrass India Pale
Ale which has a very strong taste and rich aroma. Pop the bottle cap
off and you’ll smell the hops within seconds. Very nice. (03:48-13:48) Primary Content
Government Computer News (www.gcn.com):
32" and 24" inches LCD displays are useful replacements for legacy
displays in conference rooms, training setups, and executive offices.
The article included pointers to solutions from: Apple, BenQ, Dell,
Formac, Gateway, HP, NEC, Samsung, and Sharp. [07.11.05, pg. 30]Computer Reseller News (www.crn.com):
HP has a new 2.4 pound portable digital projector called the "mp2210
with a list price of $1499. It offers 1500-lumens at a 2200:1 contrast
ratio, and DLP technology.IBM has announced plans to offer an "open web-based" virtualization
system that can give a "portal" view of all system resources across an
enterprise. This Virtualization Engine 2.0 with Resource Dependency
Service.SC Magazine (www.scmagazine.com): Review of 7 AntiVirus Management solutions, Recommend Award = AVG Anti-Virus; Best Buy = Kaspersky Administration Kit
Software Developer Times (www.sdtimes.com):
Yahoo purchased Konfabulator desktop enhancer, and is now releasing the
software for free download for Windows and Mac OS X. It will also be
integrated with support with Yahoo XML APIs.Federal Computer Week (www.fcw.com):
There may be some problems with RFID within the DOD. It turns out that
massive-phased array radar systems using the 420-450-MHz frequency can
have unintended consequences when they come into contact with RFID
equipment. Right now there is a new 25-mile RFID protection zone for:
Beale AFB (CA), Cape Code AFS (MA), Cavalier AFS (ND), Clear AFS (AL),
and Eglin AFB (FL).Forbes (www.forbes.com): In a recent Forbes FYI, Thomas Jackson looks at the Archos PMA430 (13:49-30:30) Vista Special Report (formerly Longhorn)
Content from: PC World, Network World, Information Week, InfoWorld, eWeek, PC Magazine, and Maximum PC
Overview
High-level Functional (or Focus) Areas:
Interface
Data
Security Model
System Administration
Enterprise
Internet Explorer (IE) 7
Miscellaneous Info
Things to Do:
Evaluate the new tools
Test applications and drivers
Check how GUI effects user training
Developer APIs should be studied (WinFX replaces Win32)
URLs For More Info:
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