David’s Tech Show

Recently, I’ve been podcasting quite a bit (www.davidstechshow.mypodcast.com). So, I figured I needed to find some good podcasts to listen to to learn some basic structure and topics for podcasting, so here is a list I’ve compiled. Most (if not all) of these you can find on iTunes.

• Apple Universe with Daniel Brusilovsky
• Digital Live Now Technology Podcast with Mike Preble
• Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy
• tWiT with Leo Laporte
• Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte
• GeekbriefTV with Cali Lewis
• Chris Pirillo’s video podcast

So, do you have any good podcasts? Please leave a comment!

~David Ford

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…my opinions on the MacWorld Keynote!
So starting out with the iPhone/iTouch (iPod Touch) updates. I think the new updates are fantastic. I’m not really going to go into detail about the updates because you can find the new features at apple.com, but I think it is ridiculous that you have to pay $20 for the iPod Touch. So, these are great updates with great feature, but I do not believe it is fair to the iPod Touch users that they have to pay the most out of all of the iPods, but they have to pay more for the new firmware.

Moving on to Apple T.V, it is a great upgrade in my opinion. I think they completely revamped the whole concept of Apple TV. It seemed like no one wanted the last generation, but they have integrated some great features in this one.

The iTunes movie rentals seem great besides the pricing. $4.00 for the highest “quality” movie? I don’t think so. I can rent a movie for way less than that. It is a great concept but it is kind of pricy.

Time Capsule is awesome! It is the Airport Extreme, integrated with a 500gb or 1tb hard drive in it that you can backup your files to. Even though the backup is over Wi-Fi, so it will be slow, this is a great concept. Now, I know that everyone is going to say “yeah, but it is over N speeds”. Well, N is still in “beta” and an N wireless card or adapter is very expensive.

The Macbook Air is so small and thin. It *looks* amazing. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for performance. Here are the specs:

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  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • 2GB memory
  • 80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive¹
  • Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi² and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

  $1,799.00

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  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • 2GB memory
  • 64GB solid-state drive¹
  • Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi² and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

  Ships: 2-3 weeks

  Free Shipping

  $3,098.00

Now, as I said, the specs are very low compared to what I believe Apple can do. I mean, a 4200-rpm drive? That’s slowwwwwww, and then 1,000 more for an SSD, that’s insane Apple!

These are all really great products and upgrades, but I just feel that these products are not up to par with Apple’s usual product releasings and upgrades.

~David Ford

So, lately, Karl, Mike, and I have been looking for some free online file storage. We want something that is just like the plain directory and has the files in it. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find such a thing. So, we have kind of settled on MediaMax. MediaMax gives you 25gbs of storage for FREE!!! It seems like a good site, but if anyone out there has an online hosting site that has the plain interface with just the files, that you don’t need to login to use. Please, let me know! Leave a comment here or E-mail me at david.support.email@gmail.com

For a long time I have used MSN messenger (now Windows Live Messenger), AIM, and Yahoo! messenger. But, recently I have really started liking Google Talk. Not only can you use the program “Google Talk”, but you can use the chat straight from the Gmail website! It is a really good I.M. client, the only thing I could say is that I wish more people used it. So spread the word about Google Talk!

~David Ford

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Hey everyone,

I just thought I’d write a blog about one of the most likely people to become the next CEO of Apple. His name is Daniel Brusilovsky. I consider him a good friend of mine and I’m glad that he is. If you guys would check him out here are his links:

• Ustream: www.ustream.tv/channel/apple-universe
• Email: appleuniversepodcast@gmail.com
• Blog: www.dbrusilovsky.wordpress.com
• Podcast: www.appleuniverse.mypodcast.com
• Website: www.appleuniversepodcast.com

Daniel is a really great person with a really great future ahead of him!

~David Ford

Are you on a social network? It seems just about everyone these days are. Heck, even my mom is on Twitter! I’m not talking about a social network like myspace, bebo, etc. I’m talking about social networks like Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, and Tumblr. I only use Twitter because It has the best interface, and the most people are on the Twitter network. Although, I have also heard about some people who swear by Jaiku, Pownce, and Tumblr.

So, what are these “social networks” you may ask. Well, what happens, is that you can “tell” the people that are following you what you are doing. So, instead of people text messaging you, instant messagaing you, calling you etc., they can just go check your social network. So, let’s say you are at the store, you can text “at the store” to a certain number and it will update your social network (with Twitter at least). You can also update from the social network’s website.

I think these are very good ways to  let everyone know what you are doing. So, my advice is to go to www.twitter.com and sign up for your account to see just how cool it is! I also think it will become a way for people to be less disturbed when doing important things.

~David Ford

I follow Daniel Brusilovsky quite a bit (dbrusilovsky.wordpress.com). He recently blogged what his dream setup would be. I found this to be a great idea and I figured that it would let everyone know a little about me. This is based on if I had an unlimited amount of money, so lets get started!

Well first of all, it will all be from Apple, of course.

Mac Pro:

• Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
• 16GB (8 x 2GB)
• Mac Pro RAID Card
• 300GB 15,000-rpm SAS for the OS
  
• 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
• 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
• 2xNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1.5GB (Stereo 3D, two dual-link DVI)
• 3xApple Cinema HD Display (30″ flat panel)
• One 16x SuperDrive
• Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
• Apple Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X

Now for my Macbook Pro!

• 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 4GB 667 DDR2 - 2×2GB SO-DIMMs
• 200GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
• MacBook Pro 17-inch High-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display

And my Mac Mini for streaming!

• 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 1GB memory
• 80GB hard drive

Hi,

My name is David Ford. I host the podcast David’s Tech Show. You can find it here: www.davidstechshow.mypodcast.com. We typically do at least 2 podcasts a week. If you check it out I’d really appreciate it!!!! Check back here, I’ll try to blog whenever I get a chance.