http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com Gadgets...gadgets...and more gadets... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:02:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I watched some Billy Connolly today. He is a genius. As it turns out, it's a brilliant warm up to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which starts in a few short days (well, they're longer in Scotland right now, but you get my meaning).So if you love comedy, and lets face ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/08/03/if-the-is-only-one-podcast/ The Gadget Show #055 (MP3 – 12.6MB – 36min 45sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060802_055.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. Today's guest is Will Pate who is the Community Ambassador of Flock. Flock is a free web browser that makes it easier than ever to share photos, stay up-to-date with news from your favorite ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/08/02/the-gadget-show-55-will-pate-from-flock/ Multitasking Maestro Originally uploaded by rich115. While at BloggerCon I snapped this photo. Kevin Marks multitasking: messaging on his Sidekick, chatting in the IRC backchannel on his laptop, and live streaming video from his digital camera (plugged in to the laptop, and ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/21/multitasking-maestro/ The Gadget Show #054 (MP3 – 16MB – 46min 35sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060721_054.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. I had the chance to chat with Chris Messina, aka Factory Joe, at BarCamp San Francisco on my last trip to the US. I asked him the other day if he'd be a ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/21/the-gadget-show-54-chris-messina/ TPN has opened The Gadget Show Forum. Everything goes here. If you have suggestions, requests, questions, discussion points, or perhaps people you think would be great to interview on the show, then lets hear about it on the forum. Let the conversation begin. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/24/the-gadget-show-forum/ The Gadget Show #053 (MP3 – 10.8MB – 31min 20sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060613_053.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. Thanks to Joe Urban I spent some time chatting with Gil Penchina fron Wikia. Gil recently left an 8 year stint at Ebay to join the wiki community business, and I chat with ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/13/the-gadget-show-53-gil-penchina-from-wikia/ Clay, of Minti fame, suggested the other day that I attend Supernova and Gnomedex in a couple of weeks. It wasn't a simple decision, because I'm in the middle of bootstrapping a startup with Presence Labs, and every dime counts. However, the opportunity to network with a bunch of people and ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/11/headed-to-supernova-and-gnomedex/ The Gadget Show #052 (MP3 – 18.6MB – 54min 05sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060531_052.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. I discovered MyHeritage a week ago when I heard about its celebrity facial recognition demo (you can see the result here). I had a further look at the soon to be released service, ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/31/the-gadget-show-52-gilad-japhet-of-myheritage/ Could it have been because of Zoomin? As pointed out by Disambiguity, Google Maps has finally released street level maps for Australia. I'm looking forward to this rolling into Google Earth. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/19/google-maps-australia/ My mobile phone contract is about to end, which means I can move to another provider or renew with B Digital. Regardless it's an opportunity for me to look at a new mobile phone and contract. I currently have a Nokia 7610, on a B Everyphone Saver 77 plan. I'm thinking ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/19/which-mobile-next/ The Gadget Show #051 (MP3 – 18.3MB – 53min 20sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060504_051.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. David Gray returns to the show for another Wannabe Geek session to talk about how to start a podcast. David recently launched the Global Geek Podcast, and so comes with a head full ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/05/04/the-gadget-show-51-wannabe-geek-how-to-podcast/ The Gadget Show #050 (MP3 – 9.2MB – 26min 40sec) [audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060420_050.mp3] Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. I heard Craig Newmark on a recent podcast the other week, and decided that I'd love to hear his perspective on the current state of the Internet. With much talk about web 2.0, ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/20/the-gadget-show-50-craig-newmark-from-craigslistorg/ The Gadget Show #049 (MP3 – 15.0MB – 43min 20sec) LISTEN HERE As many listeners will know, I'm a huge fan of understanding the way that technology is changing people and our culture. So I felt lucky that I was offered the opportunity to chat with someone who spent weeks researching ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/10/the-gadget-show-49-generation-here/ The Gadget Show #048 (MP3 – 13.1MB – 38min 15sec) LISTEN HERE I was happy to learn, while writing How to Use Flickr: The Digital Photography Revolution, that one of Flickr's team is an Aussie. So when George Oates contacted me to congratulate me on finishing the book, I asked if ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/06/the-gadget-show-48-george-oates-from-flickr/ We’ve set up a new TPN survey! Only one page long! You can do it in seconds! CLICK HERE and help us out. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/03/tpn-mini-listener-survey/ Dave, our resident wannabe geek lost a mate over the weekend: his dog Amos. Swing over to his blog, for the full story. Sorry to hear of the loss Dave. A pet is always a part of the family, and it's a hard time when you loose one. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/03/rip-amos/ The Gadget Show #047 (MP3 – 16.1MB – 46min 40sec) LISTEN HERE Before I left for ETech I had David Gray on the show for a "Wannabe Geek" session. It ended up being so popular, that I had several requests to provide a seperate audio file of the discussion. So I ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/31/the-gadget-show-47-wannabe-geek-voip/ The Gadget Show #046 (MP3 – 12.7MB – 36min 45sec) LISTEN HERE Derek Powazek is an amazing designer. He's been involved with HotWired, Pyra, Blogger, Technorati, and JPG Magazine. He currently appears at the top of Stylegala's All Stars and Top Rated lists, an "online resource and inspiration guide for web ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/24/the-gadget-show-46-derek-powazek/ My latest book, How to Use Flickr: The Digital Photography Revolution, is now available on Amazon. The funny thing is, and a repercussion of being on the other side of the planet to my publisher, there's a good chance a bunch of people will receive a copy before I ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/17/my-flickr-book-available-on-amazon/ The Gadget Show #045 (MP3 – 8.1MB – 23min 20sec) LISTEN HERE Todays show is a monologue about O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference. I give you a review fresh out of the conference, literally hours after it finished. So, you'll have to excuse the jetlag, braindrain, and bad quality mic. If you'd like ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/10/the-gadget-show-45-etech-wrap-up/ I've created a Flickr Set to house the photographs I plan to take on my ETech trip, a photo-documentary of a 10,000 mile trip to a geek's conference, called 10,000 Miles to ETech. It doesn't contain much right now, but it'll fill up. If you're ultra-geeky, like me, you can subscribe ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/03/my-10000-miles-to-etech-flickr-set/ The Gadget Show #044 (MP3 – 22.4MB – 64min 55sec) LISTEN HERE Today's show is long. Perhaps to do with the lack of shows that I've recorded with Cameron on G'Day World, or perhaps because I wanted to cram in a few segments before I headed to ETech. However, it's almost ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/03/the-gadget-show-44-mac-malware-and-rss/ The Gadget Show #043 (MP3 – 17.5MB – 50min 55sec) LISTEN HERE As a geek and movie buff, I found today's interview with Milton Ngan, Weta Digital's CTO, an awesome discussion. He's been with the company since 1996 and has worked his way up to the CTO position, so he not ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/01/the-gadget-show-43-milton-ngan-from-weta-digital/ The Gadget Show #042 (MP3 – 11.5MB – 33min 10sec) LISTEN HERE ShoZu is a fantastic application for cell phones. Install it an it will upload your photographs to web services like Flickr. It's also just added an extra feature to back you address book up to the ShoZu servers. They ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/24/the-gadget-show-42-dr-andy-tiller-and-shozu/ The Gadget Show #041 (MP3 – 14.4MB – 41min 45sec) LISTEN HERE I've been a fan of Max Barry for about three years now. I've been looking forward to the release of his new book, Company : A Novel, after finishing his last novel, Jennifer Government, while on honeymoon. It's even ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/16/the-gadget-show-41-max-barry-author-of-company-jennifer-government-and-syrup/ I've created a Geek Dinner event at Upcoming.org for March 11 in San Francisco. I know a lot of people will be at SXSW, but I'm guessing plenty of people won't be able to go. So if you're interested add yourself to the list attending. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/14/geek-dinner-in-san-francisco-on-march-10/ The Gadget Show #040 (MP3 – 9.4MB – 27min 00sec) LISTEN HERE Today is officially the 1st Birthday of the The Gadget Show, and I'm more than happy that my guest is Guy Kawasaki. We discuss his past with Apple, and his thoughts on the company today. We also chat about his ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/14/the-gadget-show-40-guy-kawasaki/ That's right, today is The Gadget Show's first birthday. One year ago today I launched the show with an interview with Cory Doctorow. Since then it's been a blast. I've had the opportunity to interview some smart and interesting people in the last year, and I'm really looking forward to ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/14/happy-birthday-gadget-show/ It's over a month since I left Sun Microsystems to start several initiatives I have. Authoring, consulting, and entrepreneurship were my three aims. If you listen to the show, then you'll know that I've almost finished my Flickr Book (you can pre-order it now on Amazon ;)). Today I'm pre-announcing my consultancy. ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/14/pre-announcing-clique-communications/ This is why podcasting is important. "This is potentially the most widespread and flagrant violation of FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting," Adelstein said. "We've never seen evidence of such a systematic betrayal of the responsibility of broadcasters." Payola — or pay-for-play — is a practice seemingly as old as ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/10/big-money-buys-big-music-hits/ The Gadget Show #039 (MP3 – 14.7MB – 42min 51sec) LISTEN HERE Tara Hunt has been an expert on the online world for some time. She had her own consultancy, Rogue Strategies, and currently is the Chief Blogger at Riya. We talk about Tara's background, and about the Riya application: an ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/10/the-gadget-show-39-tara-hunt/ The Gadget Show #038 (MP3 – 13.5MB – 38min 59sec) LISTEN HERE With a background in radio and math, Daniel now runs O'Reilly Podcasts, a fantastic collection of shows that I highly recommend. I asked if Daniel would come on the show to chat about his background, range of books, ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/03/the-gadget-show-38-daniel-steinberg/ The Gadget Show #037 (MP3 – 8.3MB – 23min 57sec) LISTEN HERE Today's show is a good deal about Google, with a touch of other tech and gadget news. Rocketboom sells ad time via eBay Starforce threatens to sue Cory of Boing Boing del.icio.us linkback greasemonkey script Sony to launch Xbox Live killer Google ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/02/01/the-gadget-show-37-more-google-news-than-you-can-throw-an-rss-feed-at/ The Gadget Show #036 (MP3 – 9.0MB – 26min 15sec) LISTEN HERE Today's Gadget Show guest is Peter Sheahan, a well respected expert on Generation Y. His book, Generation Y; Thriving (and Surviving) with Generation Y at Work, is sold out in many stores and he's sought after by many ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/30/the-gadget-show-36-generation-y/ Simon Phipps has a great article on DRM. It's worth a read. If people are wondering why people such as Simon, Cory, and myself keep harping on about DRM, then you should consider its impact on gadgets. What major corporations are trying to do is restrict how you use the products ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/29/think-restriction/ The Gadget Show #035 (MP3 – 5.4MB – 15min 30sec) LISTEN HERE Thanks to everyone who voted in the 2006 Australian Blog Awards. It's an honour to be selected as the Best Australian Podcast or Video Blog and Best Australian Tech Blog. The plan is to improve the show and ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/27/the-gadget-show-35-the-best-australian-podcast-and-tech-blog-show/ The Gadget Show #034 (MP3 – 6.4MB – 18min 18sec) LISTEN HERE Yes I am alive, and I try to prove it today by doing an "update show." Inbetween getting some great guests I rant about my upcoming book, How to Use Flickr: The Digital Photography Revolution, resigning from Sun ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/25/the-gadget-show-34/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lawrence Lessig in Second Life, originally uploaded by rich115. Professor Lessig is in Second Life, virtually, giving a presentation. Here is a picture of his avatar. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/19/lawrence-lessig-in-second-life/ I was amazed, as were many others, when Cory Doctorow announced that he was leaving the EFF. Not that I blame him, I could never figure out how he fit in his work, blogging, writing, podcasting, and travelling; he must have sacrificed something to accomplish it all. However, I can say ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/17/cory-doctorow-becomes-blog-o-matic/ Being slightly slow on the uptake (writing books really does suck up the time), I've just noticed that The 2006 Australian Blog Awards has opened their ballots. I'm not usually one to ask for votes, but that's never seemed to get me anywhere. So, I'd love it if visitors would spend ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/17/australian-blog-awards-open-for-voting/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The First Draft Of My Flickr Book, originally uploaded by rich115. After 3 months on this Flickr book, and 3 month previously on my podcasting book, I don't have to worry ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/16/the-first-draft-of-my-flickr-book/ My wife IM'ed me today. She told me that The Gadget Show has been nominated for a couple of categories in the 2006 Australian Blog Awards. That's a surprise, and an honor. The blog is amongst a very distinguished crowd in the Best West Australian Blog and Best Australian Tech Blog. ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/16/the-gadget-show-nominated-for-2006-australian-blog-awards/ By the way. Anyone jumping into Second Life can connect with me as Rich Neurocam. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/14/second-life/ I've been waiting for Chandler for what seems like years, so I'm surprised I didn't hear about this last month. Actually, I'm not surprised at all, given the workload of my Flickr book and my trip to Surfers Paradise. Chandler, an "interpersonal information manager that adapts to your changing needs" launched ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/13/chandler-06/ Last year I promised myself that I'd go to O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference. It looks to be an amazing event, one that I could see myself sitting in every session, and networking like mad. This year, with my new ventures, it actually made more sense than ever to go. The clincher ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/13/etech-2006/ Today is my last day as an employee of Sun Microsystems. I've been here for 9 years. That's not an easy thing to say. It only really starts to hit home when you email friends and colleagues throughout the Sun community and let them know. My email said that there was "a ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/13/last-day-at-sun/ Check out this animated map from Google Labs. It's referenced in a paper, showing showing how the distribution of requests to google.com around the world changed through the day on August 14, 2003. Old data I know, but it's fascinating to watch. Matteo Penzo also points out how is gives a ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/12/google-daylight/ Here's a great collection of videos giving the details about Microsoft Vista that Bill ran through. Worth a look :) http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/12/re-introducing-the-real-windows/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My Flickr Book, With One Chapter Left To Complete, originally uploaded by rich115. I've always wanted to take a picture of a book I've written. The papers stacked high, just like ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/10/one-chapter-left-to-write/ Well, I finally made it through 2005; one of the toughest, yet rewarding years of my life. Although it still feels like I have a little bit more to do, just hanging on to the end of last year. My latest book, How to Use Flickr: The Digital Photography Revolution is ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/03/happy-new-year/ How come I didn't make the Wired News' 2005's 10 Sexiest Geeks? http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/28/oxymoron/ My family and I have made the next move in our Christmas holiday. We drove up from Surfers Paradise this morning, dropped my Mum at the airport, and swung in to Brisbane. We're staying at a friends house, who happens to be visting Perth, while we check out the region. Fortunately ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/26/queensland-and-apples/ Merry Christmas gadget lovers. Hopefully you all got the "toys" you wanted. I'm busy enjoying my Christmas at the beach. Catch you all on my return to Perth in a week. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/25/merry-christmas/ A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with a nice and very intelligent fellow in Canada called Stephen Ibaraki. It was very enjoyable, mainly because the questions gave me some wonderful scope in talking about technology and its future, which is my main passion, and can keep me ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/14/interview-with-richard-giles/ The holiday festivities begin early for my family. We're off to the Gold Coast, in Queensland, on Thursday. Which means I'll have very limited network access; according to the hotel they have dialup (what the hell happened to broadband?). So, from me to you and your families, have a very merry ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/13/wheres-that-gadget-guy/ Dean Gray Tuesday is in full swing. Check out the site. Only 10 days after its release, the mash-up album American Edit, which pays tribute to the acclaimed Green Day album American Idiot through some of the best mash-up productions of 2005, was shut down reportedly after received a cease ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/13/dean-gray-tuesday/ Google Earth, for Mac, has been leaked onto the Internet. I'm currently writing a chapter for my Flickr book that includes geotagging. So I have to say, this rocks. I now have a real cool method of locating latitude and longitude data for my Flickr tags. Unfortunately the application has been pulled ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/12/google-earth-for-mac-leaked-and-then-promptly-removed/ Testing two new tech topics, I thought I'd create a Lightnet lens at Squidoo. That way I get to test both. http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/08/lighnet-lens-at-squidoo/ I love new memes. This one happens to be close to my heart, because we're all in the middle of it. Lucas Gonze is propagating a new term: lightnet. The concept is something I, and the other that are now part of The Podcast Network, have been riffing about for years, ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/08/lightnet/ The Gadget Show #033 (MP3 – 10.7MB – 31min 00sec) LISTEN HERE Today's show is a rant about several cool technologies that we should all use, and one in particular that we should all manage better. I rant about why I think Digg is like those annoying trivial emails people always ... http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/2005/12/07/the-gadget-show-33/