Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Solid state versus conventional hard drives, home data backup options, Profiles in IT (Charles Kuen Kao, father of fiber optic communications), history of fiber optics (formative years, first through fifth generation systems, technical issues and achievements), experiences with iPod (wifi connectivity, browsing, email, calling with Skype using TunePal earbuds with mic), ATT to allow iPhone VoIP calls (Skype) on 3G network, dress codes for business avitars essential, FBI cracks largest known phishing scam (100 arrested in Physh Phry, over $1.5 millions stolen), Iridium satellite phone update ($200 million raised, 347,000 customers, hopes diversified market will be profitable), and NASA successfully tests plasma rocket (makes 39 day trip to Mars feasible). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Firewall basics (software versus hardware firewall, meaning of port filtering, virus protection still needed), resetting file association after software install, Profiles in IT (Steven Anthony Balmer, Microsoft CEO), Stratford University and K. K. Modi Group enter into Joint Venture (delivery of higher education in India, first campus in Delhi, more to follow), Google pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on home page, Microsoft finalizes Windows 7 XP Mode, Google Chrome Frame plugin for IE irritates MS, DHS to hire 1,000 cyber security experts (competition with US Cyber Security Command heats up), second generation bank account trojan (URLZone, removes funds while you are still logged in, avoids fraud detection safeguards), and ants versus worms (computer security mimics natures, digital ants actively seek out and destroy worms, faster response to new threats). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Being traced using email address, Profiles in IT (Azim Premji, founder of Wipro, the IBM of India), Update from India (demographic bonus in South nearly over, demographic bonus in North next, educational challenges for India), Indian education system (University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Ghandi National Open University, accreditation standards, new legislation to open India to foreign universities), great accreditation dabate in US (accreditation agencies; state regulation; Federal oversight; institutions must track outcomes assessment, retention, placement; convergence of national and regional accreditation standards), cell phone experience in India (GSM using Airtel sim card, national coverage, pennies per minute, no exhorbitant roaming charges), and water on the Moon (one liter per ton of soil, single molecules held interstitially, may be used for manned station). This show originally aired on Saturday,September 26, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday,September 19, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday,September 12, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Samsung Omnia HD cell phone reviewed, DSL vs Cable vs FIOS, replacing missing install CD for MS Office, Profiles in IT (Nandan Nilekani, cofounder Infosys), India (challenges and opportunities, impact of IT, state of higher education), traditional library is dying (no longer simply book repositories), Google book achival project reaches settlement with publishers, iPhone users overload ATT network, and Google web ranking used for species food dependency analysis. This show originally aired on Saturday, Sepbember 5, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 22, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Computer science evolves to application development, cell phone repeaters revisited, downloading XP device drivers, Profiles in IT (Rob Malda, founder of Slashdot, News for Nerds), Google voice update (beta features), another student ordered to pay damages to record labels ($675K for 30 songs), Book of the Week: What Would Google Do? (forming new relationships, becoming a platform, growing the customer network, being public, participating in the gift ecomomy, understanding its true business), DDOS attack on Georgian blogger by Russia brings down Twitter, and Dumb Patent of the Week (MS patents XML word doc). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 8, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Finding an angle investor (elevator pitch, honing the business plan, joining TiE), Profiles in IT (Kevin Rose, founder of Digg), using an old wireless router (extend coverage as second AP, off-load slower protocols from primary router, make a repeater), mobile communications changing workforce (more hours worked, more flexibility, better life balance), FCC questions Apples rejection of Google Voice iPhone apps, Google Voice (may change the way we use multiple phones), Microsoft and Yahoo agree on search (Bing search engine will back Yahoo, advertising profits split). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 1, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Transferring email accounts, Profiles in IT (Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba.com), Skype and VoIP under assault in Russia, MS unbundles Internet Explorer to appease EU, Kingston releases 256GB flash drive, US Cyber Challenge (Digital Forensics Competition, Capture the Flag, High School Cyber Defense Challenge), iPhone encryption fround lacking, NIST starts second round of SHA 3 encryption algorithm competition, Windows 7 and Server 2008 move to production phase (October 22 consumer launch, November 9 business launch), and IT career advice (act like a pro, read industry rags, understand trends, know standards, join user groups and professional associations, complete challenging projects at home). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 25, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Skype for iPhone Wi-Fi, laptop backup options, extending Wi-Fi coverage at home, Profile in IT (Padmasree Warrior, CTO for Cisco Systems and Motorola), Apollo 11 remembered (40th anniversary, 36 kB computer memory, original TV footage lost), Microsoft counters Google (web interface for Office in 2010 to counter Google apps), IT career advice (read industry magazines, get key competencies demanded by industry at school, understand the standards, write a forward thinking resume, join user groups and trade associations, survey employers, complete technical projects at home), flaw opens ATM to hackers (exploits Windows CE vulnerabilities), war of open source CMS (Drupal versus Joomla, Drupal better for large sites, Joomla better for smaller sites, Drupal has tight code and well defined APIs, Joomla code is still maturing, Drupal for developers, Joomla for non-geeks). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

DTV conversion update, repairing corrupted files in XP, home cell phone repeater, Profiles in IT (Tommy Flowers, creator of Colossus, first programmable electronic computer), Britain honors WWII code breaking veterans form Bletchley Park, Tech Talk Guest (Dr. James Tilton, image processing researcher from Goddard Space Flight Center), NASA launches Spacebook (similar to Facebook, designed to help researchers share data), Botnet worm launches Junly 4th (DDOS attacks of US and Korean government sites, may destroy files, North Korea suspected), Koobface is back (Facebook social networking worm targets Twitter, over 1000 variants), Google launches Chrome operating system (designed for systems larger than Netbooks, based on Linux kernel, code to be released in 2010). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Upload/download speeds, mailbox full problems, Profiles in IT(Dries Buytaert, founder and lead developer for Drupal CMS), ICANN announces new CEO (former cybersecurity czar), NASA Goodard Innovative Partnerships for last five decades, HP launches calculator app for iPhone and Windows, web slows after Jackson death (Google news, Twitter, most news sites), Adam Smith racks up huge cell phone data fees (twitter outbust puts pressure of ATT), Clear Card shuts doors (secures and deletes private data) and Food Science (freezing meats, freezer burn, proper packaging, thawing techniques). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Digital TV transition (rescanning to locate stations, UHS/VHS antenna options), Profile in IT (Martin Dougiamas, founder and lead developer for Moodle LMS), Ernst and Young Regional Entrepreneuer of the Year Award (DC region winners included Stratford University), Twitter revolution (Iran unable to block tweets, primary communication for protestors, using proxy servers bypass Iranian Internet censorship), Applie iPhone 3G S (lower price, improved performance, more memory, better camera, well positioned), FCC to investigate handset and network operator exclusive arrangements (like iPhone and ATT), and Website of the Week (hunch.com, a new way to search the web for recommendations). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Keeping personal info off Internet, AV for Win98, Profiles in IT (Rob McCool, creator of original version of Apache web server), Application of the Week (Gladinet, cloud storage integration), Chinese deploy hardended OS (based on FreeBSD, moving toward open source), Google Chrome2 released, Obama cybersecurity coordinator (DHS loses power, NSA gains power), Obama confirms that campaign servers were hacked, Turkish hackers breach US Army servers (used SQL injection attack), Japanese university issues iPhones (online lesson, tracking student location and attendance), and Food Science (capsaisan molecule, Scoville scale, styles of hot sauce, neutralizing). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).