Show 088 - By the light of the moon

The geeks talk about Tech news, Computer history, what they have been up to, and other fun stuff.

Show 088
January 27 2010

Hi, I'm Mike "Hannibal" Scott, and my co-hosts today are Bryan "Howling Mad " Hineser and Art "Faceman" Hollingsworth.

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What's Going on?
Art

  • Spent the day at the zoo, shopping, and eating.
  • Playing with Reaper and Virtual Audio Cables to route audio all over the place.
  • Colts going to the superbowl!

Mike 

 

  • Celebrated my youngest son's birthday.
  • Looking for kegging equipment

 

 

Bryan

 

  • Working on websites
  • Got a mixing board and new mic

 

 

Computer History
January 30 1925 – Douglas Engelbart is born.

February 1 1991 – Sun Microsystems starts Java Technology.

The computer history segment is brought to you by The Computer history Museum, where computing history lives. Visit them at  computerhistory.org .


Fake Commercial
Xandus Commemorotavie Plate - Thanks to SciFi Surplus!

 

New and Interesting

- Casey's rendition of one of the 100 geek quotes - Thanks Casey!

-Must-see: Steve Ballmer spotted autographing Apple’s MacBook – and enjoying it- Bryan

 

- Quarter Share will be available in Book form! (link)- Mike

 

- IPv4 Free Pool Drops Below 10%, 1.0.0.0/8 Allocated- Bryan

- How to get free Linux Tech Support - Mike

- An updated Google Voice extensions lets you make calls directly in Chrome - Bryan

- NASA Twitter accounts. @NASA_Astronauts and others. - Art

 

Podcast or Podcast Novel Promo
Axiom Man - Podiobooks - Author's website

Dark Age - Podiobooks - Author's Website

 

VPN update - Bryan