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I was lucky to be invited as a guest co-host with fellow FriendsInTech member Kevin Devin on his excellent In The Trenches podcast on Friday night.
From my perspective, the main topics include Microsoft Vista RC1 and Office 2007 (beta).
It was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed doing a ‘live’ one-pass podcast show format.
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Here is TechNewsRadio.com’s look at the latest technology podcasts that have crossed our inbox and listening ears.
First up, if you are into programming languages then you’ll want to go over to TWIT.TV, and check out the following podcasts interviews with programming language leaders for: Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby On Rails.
Another great podcast that clears up the current state of ‘WiMax’ vs. ‘Mobile WiMax’ is an interview with Monica Paolini posted at Wi-Fi Networking News.
Douglas E. Welch from Career Opportunities recently provide members of FriendsInTech.com with a quick video tip on how to configure iTunes beyond its default settings to ensure that you don’t miss an episode of your favorite podcasts.
Other technology related podcasts that look interesting:
This
podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech
clothing.
(Size 2.2 MBs, Running Time 4m45s)
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The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that a proposed aviation research park in New Jersey has been granted a $700,000 influx of federal funds to help get the project started.
From reading the article, it is seems like this R&D center would be focused on solving technical systems issues related to increasingly complicated avaition service models.
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Areo-News Network has the latest details on JetDirect’s recent purchase of Spirit Aviation, and they review the long list of acquisitions that JetDirect has completed over the years.
NetJets reportedly owns over 600 jets which it operates via NetJets Aviation. This high number of jets enables them to successfully allocate a jet to a member with only four hours notice. Out of those 600 jets, more than 240 are reportedly Cessna Citation business
jets. And while numbers of craft are important so is maintance availablility.
So, NetJets has started an awards program to highlight their partners who are helping them meet these demanding goals. The first winner of a "NetJets Annual Performance Award" was Textron’s Cessna Aircraft for providing a 30% reduction in maintenace time per jet operated. Cessna Aircraft highlights the use of applying Six Sigma lean improvement processes to achieving this reduction. [jobwerx]
The Helium Report (the consumer reports for the wealthy?) is reportedly working on a new report entitled "The Six Cs of Private Aviation: Cost, Complexity, Commitment, Consistency, Capability, and Comfort." You can learn more via this link.
If you are interested in blog posts at AviationObserver.com you’ll probably be interested in the report. We will try to get it and let you know what we think.
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This podcast examines Citrix news from NetworkWorld.com, a new Core2 Duo miniPC from Shuttle.com, Wired’s recent review of home RAID drive systems & new small digital carmeras, and a pointer to new HP notebook NAS Docking Station from MobileEnterpriseMag.com.
Based on the Wired articles, the following devices looked recommendable for a more detailed look: Infrant Technologies ReadyNAS NV, Buffalo Terastation, and
Casio EXILIM EX-Z600.
Additional links mentioned in this podcast include:
This
podcast is sponsored by SCOTTEVEST (SeV) – makers of fine tech
clothing.
(Size 3.4 MBs, Running Time 7m25s)
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Conrad and I got to go to yesterday’s evening San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds baseball game. We had a great time, Padres won, and the San Diego Chicken was there making us all laugh at his skits.
There was a time during the dark days of the Padres when the San Diego Chicken was the only fun part of being at the ball park.
Areo-News is reporting that Eclipse Aviation is expecting full FAA certification for their Eclipse 500 very-light-jet (VLJ) in the very near future. The retail price of the Eclipse 500 is expected to be in the $1.5 million range and currently has a provisional certification. According to the article the final FAA testing is focused on the avionics suite for the Eclipse 500 called the "Avio" that is supplied by Avidyne.
Another interesting tidbit from the article was that some ‘modern’ features like GPS navigation and
weather radar will be delivered at leas six months after FAA certification. A retrofit service is already beeing planned by Eclipse to address this.
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George Starcher at Kevin Devin’s In The Trenches podcast created the following Internet Kids Safetly Flier (in PDF format) document for members and listeners of FriendsInTech.com to distribute:
We
have noticed an increase in issues with children and the Internet.
Cyberbullying, various rammifications of social networks like My Space
etc. Several of our members also have young children who are using the
Internet more and more. So we have assembled a flier for parent
education. The flier contains various sites and information to help
parents educate themselves on the issues today’s children face online.
Friends in Tech is providing the compiled information on the flier as a
guide to resources on the Internet. Different sites may be more
appropriate to your children based on age and issues they face. We hope
at least some of them provide the information suitable to your family
needs. All logos, descriptions, links and information are copyright of
their respective owners.
Click the thumbnail of the flier below to download the PDF:
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