Steve Holden's Blog

Twitter Updates – Microsoft, Outlook, Power, Mobile, Server, Mac, Security

November 9, 2009

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Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:
- Microsoft has plans to open up API and data standards for Outlook [tinyurl.com/open-outlook]
- Are standard cell phone power adapters coming soon? [bit.ly/4jKarN]
- SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 has been release for Windows Mobile
- Windows 2008 R2 DHCP capabilities outlined via minasi.com/newsletters/nws0911
- Coveo's "enterprise" search beta is open to the public (Outlook, SharePoint, Files, Blackberry)
- REDFLY Mobile Companion is now compatible with select BlackBerry smartphones
- Mac users can use Windows Mobile 6.5 smart phones thanks to Sync Windows Mobile from Mark/Space [tinyurl.com/4k288v]
- via email James L has a pointer to an interesting Windows laptop/usb flash drive security tool [bit.ly/1xvrCF]
- Sherpa's Expedite was recently recommend on FIT mailing list for doing email (PST/Lotus) e-discovery
- Evernote for the Mac has the option to auto update with new beta editions [bit.ly/1diOhL]
- Filemaker has announced that Bento for the Mac now had a "field encryption" option [bit.ly/1XmC2s]
- TechPodcast.com Round Table is 11/7 @ 1 pm Pacific – Connectify, PowerPress Podcasting Plugin, Geekazine
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #357 | 091103 | Small Computers, Google Wave, Cisco, & Conference Pointers

November 3, 2009

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Listen! (Size 6.5 MBs, Running Time 9m20s)

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: Marvell SheevaPlug small computer; The Complete Guide to Google Wave; Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) ; and Cisco expanded WiMax support in their networking products.

We also highlight the following three new conferences:
- AFCEA's Cyberspace at the Cross Roads will be held Dec. 2-3, 2009 at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, VA.
- Technology Training at has announced a "Configuration Management" course in Las Vegas, NV from Dec. 7-8, 2009, and "Advanced Configuration Management Course" will also in Las Vegas from Dec. 9-11, 2009.
- SANS Washington DC will be held Dec. 11-18, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
Additional links mentioned in this podcast includes:
The winner of our Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer is mentioned in the podcast. It was Bruce B. No relation to Mr. Tom B. 🙂 Thanks to everyone that participated!

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious. For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.
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Twitter Updates – Audio, Windows, CMS, Virtualization, Streaming, Database

November 1, 2009

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Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:
- BIAS has announced that Soundsoap Pro 2.0 (noise removal audio tool) has been released – upgrades from previous version are $199
- NS Basic Desktop lets you create Windows .exe applications from VBScript also supports many databases
- Tips on how to pick a content management system (CMS) [bit.ly/LXidz]
- Michael Sampson noted on 10/29 that Microsoft is working on a Mac offline SharePoint tool
- Amazing – the Acer AspireRevo Nettop with Intel Atom processor is $199 at BestBuy, comes with XP vice Win7, uses NVIDIA Ion LE for graphics
- Sun released VirtualBox 3.0.10 (a maintenance release with fixes several bugs and regressions)
- GDGT.com has some new features that bring in social media options and ways to share the tech you want, need, & have with others
- MaximumPC has a good article on how to build a Windows home server [bit.ly/21hVS5]
- Streaming server option #1 – Darwin Streaming Server
- Streaming server option #2 – VideoLAN's VLC media player
- IT Leadership Strategies from 12 CIO Speakers is 11/5/2009 in Chicago
- Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) beta offers full MySQL capabilties
- O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference is coming March 2010, focus: location, iPhone, sensors, audio, video, games
- Microsoft has a detailed Learning Center Catalog
- Technorati has there annual "State of the Blog" world site updated
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #356 | 091027 | Windows 7 Bitlocker, Cloud Services, HTML 5, & Conference Pointers

October 28, 2009

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Listen! (Size 6.6 MBs, Running Time 9m36s)

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast examines: Windows 7 Bitlocker on XP & Vista, Information Week on a comprehensive Cloud Services matrix, why HTML 5 matters from Dr. Dobbs, and then some conference pointers:
- Construx Professional Tester Boot Camp from Nov. 12-13, 2009 in Bellevue, WA.
- Technology Training has announced an "Open Architecture" course presented by Mark Klett in Washington, DC from Dec. 2-3, 2009.
- AFCEA is presenting West 2010 in San Diego, CA from Feb. 2-4, 2010.
Links mentioned in this podcast includes:
We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer
in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to
celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting. Listen to the
podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious. For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.
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Twitter Updates – eBook, Audio, Audit, Energy, Management, Wireless

October 25, 2009

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Over the last week the following were posted to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:
- When are $10 ebooks coming to O'Reilly tech books? – lowest price looks like $15 most over $20
- FYI — Network Sound Effects Library (120 CDs with 10,000 effects) is $995
- Audit Control Manager (screencast) for Mac OS X [bit.ly]
- DARPA is working on R&D projects that could lead to DoD energy independence [bit.ly]
- OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta Release available download
- Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference is Dec. 10, 2009 in Toronto, Canada, & Jan. 26, 2010 in London, UK
- FYI — WinX DVD Author deal [link via email – no experience with this software]
- Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint XT in-vehicle gateways are now available on CDMA & EV-DO networks [tinyurl]
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #355 | 091020 | Open Database Alliance, Jetty, PacketTrap, & Conference Pointers

October 20, 2009

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Listen! (Size 6.9 MBs, Running Time 9m55s)

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast covers the following topics: Open Databases Alliance; the Webtide's Jetty Java application server; PacketTrap network monitoring tools; and conference pointers:
- FailCon from SNAP Summit is Oct. 27, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.
- SANS San Francisco 2009 will be held Nov. 9-14, 2009.
- ASPE-IT Training Mastering SharePoint Customizations for Enterprise Deployments will be in San Diego, CA from Nov. 18-20, 2009.
The links mentioned in this podcast includes:
The beer recommendation for this podcast is the Sam Adams Dunkelweizen.

The podcast recommendation is TWIT.tv's This Week in Google (TWIG) with Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis, and Gina Trapani.

We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer
in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to
celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting. Listen to the
podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious. For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.
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Twitter Updates – InfoSec, Tech & Kids, Storage, Tips, Research

October 18, 2009

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Over the last week the following were post to TechNewsRadio @ Twitter.com:
- Reading up on the latest Adobe vulnerabilities
- InfoSecNews is a great resource via email on top computer network security issues, news, etc
- Great video from WGBH on kids programing and building/learning with technology
- Xerox has a universal printer driver for Windows
- Hitachi has new 15,000 RPM Ultrastar hard drives for SANs in varies GB sizes
- Tidbits has a good review of Google's new Folder Share for Docs
- There is a new v2.6.2 of SuperDuper (Mac backup software)
- Target & Zinio have new plans for digital magazines
- Microsoft has guidance on security patches
- Watching the video "Wireless Network Signals Produce See-Through Walls"
- Reading the VideoJug Blogger Survey 2009 results
- Building computer games helps student's performance
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #354 | 091013 | OpenOffice, Podcasting Tech, Racks from APC, & Conference Pointers

October 13, 2009

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Listen! (Size 8.6 MBs, Running Time 12m27s)

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.

Todays' TechNewsRadio.com podcast links to the following references:
- OpenOffice.org
- NoteBookReview.com's review of OpenOffice vs. Microsoft Office
- Wizard Media Receiver
- Microsoft Zune Marketplace
- Nine Ball Media blog on One Click Zune Links
- The Conversations Network's The Levelator
- Audacity 1.3.9 (Beta) for Windows, Mac, & Linux
- APC InRow SC Systems
- APC NetShelter SX rack enclosure
- APC NetShelter CX cabinets
- Technology Training Corp's "Information Assurance" course with Dr. Drew Hamilton on "Information Assurance" is in Washington DC from Oct. 22-23, 2009 and then again Nov. 9-10, 2009.
- VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 is Nov. 2-5, 2009
- Manager Tools ONE DAY Effective Manager Conference will be in Santa Clara, California on Nov. 3, 2009.
- FileMaker Training Series will be in San Jose, CA from January 25-29, 2010.
The beer recommendation for this podcast is Maui Brewing Company's CoCoNut PorTer. And the podcast recommendation is the Typical Shutterbug Podcast.

We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer
in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to
celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting. Listen to the
podcast for directions.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious. For tech news only updates follow TechNewsRadio on Twitter.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.
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TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #353 | 091006 | Cloud Computing Services, NEC Projector, iPod Case, Conference Pointers

October 6, 2009

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Listen! (Size 6.5 MBs, Running Time 9m19s)

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.

Today's TechNewsRadio.com podcast mentions the following links:
- Information Week coverage of EMC & AT&T's consolidated data storage services
- Amazon cloud computing services
- EMC's Atmos
- AT&T's Synaptic Storage
- Computer Reseller News' review of the NEC NP 905 projector
- Wired's review of the Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case
- SATCON will be held in NYC from October 14-15, 2009
- TechnologyTraining.com's Irregular Warfare conference will be held in San Diego, CA from October 21-22, 2009
- Knowledge Management (KM) World 2009 will be in San Jose, CA from Nov. 17-19, 2009
- EnterpriseSearchSummit.com and TaxonomyBootcamp.com are mini-conferences held around KM World
We are giving away a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer in the Black/Steel color pattern with a 15" laptop compartment to celebrate the start of our 5th year of podcasting. Listen to the podcast for directions.

We also played a promo from the Geek Cred Podcast.

Sorry, no microbrew recommendation or podcast recommendation. Hopefully next week.

Feel free to follow along with Steve Holden at: Twitter, FriendFeed, and/or Delicious.

This podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech clothing.
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Windows 7 Tip – NVIDIA GT 220 driver

October 4, 2009

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My desktop test system for Windows 7 Ultimate is a HP s5150t with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 video graphics driver. As I post this tip, the NVIDIA site has the following video driver available (since 8/21/2009):
- 190.62_desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_english_whql
Which I installed a couple of weeks ago. Previously they had the following:
- 186.34_desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_international_whql
I was having periodic problems with the v186.34 version where the video would just stop sending a signal, and I'd have to remote in and restart the computer. Since putting on v190.62 I haven't had this issue so I think the bug has been fixed.

However, I recently ran Windows Update (I think on Friday morning) and it said there was a new graphics driver available for the NVIDIA GT220. I mistakenly trusted the recommendation and installed it. It appears to have been the v186.34 version because my video issue shortly re-appeared. I backed out the buggy update, put v190.62 back on, and everything is stable again.

Hopefully, as Window 7 gets closer to official launch, this type of driver issue will be resolved. If not, it could be a rocky launch for what has been for me a pretty solid product.
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