Episode 8 Show Notes and Discussion

So here it is, the final cut of episode 8.  We mixed it up a bit from the rough draft I posted earlier.  I decided to update my ealier post and show itenerary to match our actual show notes, rather than repost the notes a second time.   No need to be cumbersome with the extensive text below.  The nice thing about these notes is that I have updated them with links so as to provide you, the reader/listener, with extra information about topics discussed within the podcast.

As for the podcast, we recorded it in three segments in the hopes of improving the quality and keeping the content fresh.  As you might imagine 2 hours straight is quite a slog, but we never have a problem thinking of topics to discuss, or dumb things to say.  The problem we run into is fatigue.  Hopefully this change of pace helps both us the producers and you the listeners to maintain interest and focus.

Episode 8 Final Cut

Segment 1

What’s new?

• Reaction to episode 7
  • New poll posted on JoshPenner.com
  • Was Rider a good addition?
  • Other guest hosts
• We’ve been getting good feedback and even some help
• Going to move our production to a “studio”
• Decided to post show notes before podcast to help us and the listeners
• Thinking about segmenting the show up a little bit
  • In anticipation of sponsors
• If you’re listening to the show, subscribe with your podcaster.
• Started new book series (Saga of 7 Suns)
• Wheel of Time Series Finale (1 of 3) releases Nov 3.
• New Garage Band Features (Matt)

10ft Great White Shark with two bites in it from another Great White estimated to be at least 20ft.  At the time of this picture, the shark was still alive.  You think you had a bad day?  (insert kitschy comment here)

New Movies:

In the spirit of Halloween.  Best Scary  Movies of all time definitive

• Friday the 13^th part 6 & 7 (RR Owns it)
• Halloween 1&2 (RR Owns it)
  • Doesn’t include the remakes
  • The Thing (RR doesn’t Own it, but should)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Leather face
    • Includes the remake (RR Owns it)
    • Event Horizon (RR Owns it)
    • Arachnophobia (RR Owns it)
    • Jaws (RR Owns it)
    • Poltergeist (RR doesn’t Own it)
    • Leprechaun (RR doesn’t Own it)

TV:

• Legend of the Seeker
  • Season 2 starts Nov 7
  • Loosely based off second book
    • Good
    • Bad
    • Verdict
• Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show
  • Microsoft windows 7 was sole sponsor, but they just pulled out
  • Commercial Free
    • Features: original music, animation, live action musical numbers and guest celebrities.

Segment 2

NFL

• Josh’s SB prediction Vikings lost to Steelers
• Patriots slaughtered Bucs in London
• Huskies lose another one to Oregon

MLB

• Damn Yankees
• Josh Predicts Phillies win WS

Segment 3

Tech

• Windows 7
  • When to Buy
  • Why to Buy
  • Should you Buy
• Google voice now available without a Google phone number
  • Some extra features with g#, but most of the cool features are still available with original number.
  • DJ Hero

DJHERO website

• $120 standard (Turntable)
• $200 renegade (carrying case with table)
• Roku set top box for $80 for standard(SD) $130 for HD(HD-XR)
  • Roku.com
  • Good
    • Cheap/Excellent Pricepoint/HDMI/Netflix/Small
  • Bad
    • SD only in 802.11 b/g
    • N, only available in (HD-XR)
    • Still kind of ugly-but at least its small
  • Verdict
• $3.4 Billion for smart grid
  • Myth of smart grid
  • Realities of power generation/storage/consumption
  • Tech devices that are power hogs and what to do about it.
• Nuviphone
  • Been in the collective subconscious since at least January
  • Commercials starting to appear
    • Runs on AT&T
    • Is it a phone or  a Nav device
    • Does it do what it does well
    • Likely direction of this product in the market
    • Who’s going to buy this?
• Swine Flu distribution via supercomputer
  • How about some real leadership on the vaccine?
• Éclair (android 2.0)
  • Successor to 1.5 (cupcake) ,  1.6 (donut)
  • Upgrades include
    • Account management
    • Contacts and syn
    • Multiple (email accts) & exchange support
      • Unified inbox (missing from iPhone)
      • Support for syncing from third party online services
      • New contact features (quick-contact)
        • Synergy feature of Palm webOS
        • More camera controls
          • Flash
          • White balance
          • Digital zoom
          • Macro focus
          • Keyboard improvements
          • Browser improvements (including double tap zoom and others)
  • Droid likely running OS 2.0, so release should be imminent.
    • Fun fact, Lucasfilms owns the right to the word DROID
• FACEBOOK
  • WTF
    • Google inspired “live feed”
    • Why are you down almost all day?
    • Why do you eat my comments?
    • Be Bold, but not stupid!
    • 300 million strong and stinking

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