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Episode 121 - October 4: Oracle's Marius "Mix" Ciortea!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:46:19 GMT

TOPIC:October 4 - Dave's back, Jay Garmon gives us last week's Geek Trivia question (and a new one, natch), and then we give you audio feed direct from the floor of Oracle Openworld 2008 - Marius Ciortea, Senior Manager, Project Management Office Web Architecture gives us the lowdown on Mix, social networking, and ways that Oracle can be more for you; even if you're NOT a current Oracle user! Listen in!

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Episode 120 - Sep 20: Justin Kestelyn, Oracle's Tech Network expert!

Michael Kastler — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:39:28 GMT

TOPIC:September 27th - Although Dave can't join us, Mike soldiers on by himself - with a little help from his friends! Jay Garmon meets us early on for another great Geek Trivia segment, and later Mike lets loose some audio feed direct from the floor of Oracle Openworld 2008 - Justin Kestelyn, Senior Director of Oracle Technology Network (OTN) talks about some of the amazing things going on at Oracle and with OTN. Listen in!

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Episode 119 - Sep. 20: Oracle VP Discusses OOW08

Michael Kastler — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:52:21 GMT

TOPIC:September 20th - What don't we have in this show? That might be the question to ask ... we start off with our regular Jay Garmon answering and asking Geek Trivia, continue on with a great discussion with Oracle VP Tania Weidick about what can be expected at Oracle's Open World 2008 conference this week in San Francisco, and cap it off with a visit from URLEsque to give us some really cool "cool sites of the week"! And of course, you'll be treated to our podcast only song as well - tune us in now and thanks for listening!

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Episode 118 - Sep 13: Jott yourself!

Michael Kastler — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:07:32 GMT

TOPIC:September 13th - John Pollard, CEO and founder of Jott, a most excellent voice transcription service comes on and tells us about what's behind the curtain, and how they're making the break to monetization. We also give you up-to-date, Jay Garmon's weekly 'geek trivia', and some really cool cool sites of the week. BEWARE the new podcast only song is raw and uncensored, definitely NSFW so ask the kids to step away from the iPod ... tune in to catch up!

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Episode 117 - Long and strong with Jay Garmon (new audio)

Michael Kastler — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:32:09 GMT

TOPIC:September 6th - This week we spend some extra time with ubergeek Jay and catch up on all the news and exciting stuff happening at his day gig. We also manage to squeeze in some news, give you a breakdown of the new Chrome browser, and our take on the Bill and Jerry show. And of course we've got cool sites of the week and a new podcast only song ... tune in to catch up!

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Episode 116 - Aug 30: TimeBridge!

Michael Kastler — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:08:15 GMT

TOPIC:August 30th - After a holiday weekend and the usual start of school diseases, we're getting this newsletter and podcast out a bit late. Of course we lined up a great show with John Stormer from TimeBridge, and though Jay can't join us we still get in some Geek Trivia, our usual cool sites of the week, and the new podcast only song ... keep tuning in!

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Episode 115 - Aug 23: Linked-In vs Facebook

Michael Kastler — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:13:02 GMT

TOPIC:August 23rd - This week we're keeping you informed about social networking, and why you might want to have more than one account with two of the most popular sites! Of course we've got Geek Trivia, our usual cool sites of the week, and the new podcast only song ... keep tuning in and tell your friends!

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Episode 114 - Aug 16: Matt Richtel and Your Email Footprint

Michael Kastler — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:15:46 GMT

TOPIC:August 16th - This week's geek trivia winner receives a copy of Matt Richtel's "Hooked", and then we talk to the author himself about the craziness of a monkey-style brain trying to recreate it's arboreal roots via electronic stimulation. No, really. And yes, it does make sense! And of course our usual cool sites of the week and the new podcast only song ... keep tuning in and tell your friends!

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Episode 113: Aug 9 - Eye on Security

Michael Kastler — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:19:38 GMT

TOPIC:August 9th - With multiple winners to Jay Garmon's Geek trivia mummy question (and a new question of course!), we then get a great indepth "Eye on Security" with Mark Beare of PC Tools! In this regular segment, Mark gets some extra time to really tell us about what's been going on with new threats all over the place. In addition, of course we've got you covered on news and views, and some awesome home improvement cool sites of the week!

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Episode 112 - Aug 2: We're Back and Talking Security!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:42:05 GMT

TOPIC:August 2nd - This week, in addition to another great Jay Garmon Geek trivia question, we get the opportunity to pick the brain of Ryan Sherstobitoff, of Panda software. He breaks down the biggest and most frightening security threats we're seeing today! Don't be scared, just tune us in and find out how to protect yourself today!

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Episode 111 - July 12 PC Magazine Innovations

Michael Kastler — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:33:27 GMT

TOPIC:July 12th - This week, in addition to our usual Jay Garmon Geek trivia, we talk to Eric Griffith from PC Magazine about the coolest, most exciting technological innovations that will be affecting us in the next several years ... and the magazine is available in newstands now!

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Episode 110 - July 5: "Steve's Brain" author Leander Kahney!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:10 GMT

TOPIC:July 5th - Join us as we talk to New York Times bestselling author Leander Kahney to discuss Steve Job's impact and influence on Apple computers and computing in general!

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Episode 109 - June 28: TripIt CEO and Founder

Michael Kastler — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:28:46 GMT

TOPIC:June 28 - This week, we talk to CEO and Founder Gregg Brockway of TripIt.com, an amazing new web-based service to help you manage your travel plans and accommodations. Anyone that travels will want to listen to this one! Plus, as usual Jay Garmin swoops in and helps us out with some Geek Trivia! We also take on-air chat questions for Gregg and discuss our usual odds and ends!br>
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Episode 108 - June 21: Twitterific!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:00:54 GMT

TOPIC:June 21 - Mike and Dave babble on about Yahoo!, twitter, and other assorted topics, though eventually Jay Garmin swoops in and helps us out with some Geek Trivia! We also take an on-air call for help with problems in with XP updates!

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Episode 107 - June 14th: Lego Kids!

Michael Kastler — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:24 GMT

TOPIC:June 14 - The winners of the LEGO-land Discovery center junior architects contest discuss their winning techniques, plus Mike Pastor is on to tell us what you can expect to find at the LEGO Discovery centers when they open July 31st!

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Episode 106 - June 7th Mark Beare's "Eye on Security"

Michael Kastler — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:15:54 GMT

TOPIC:June 7 - Mark answers all your top security concerns, as asked through our online poll, and as usual gives us a boatload of information all things security for your computer! Don't forget our 20% special TechTalk listener's discount ends 6/30 of this month ...

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Episode 105 - Boys On Tech

Michael Kastler — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:31:31 GMT

TOPIC:May 31 - We really have a blast this week, cutting all ties with reality and leaping off into stream-of-consciousness Tech Talk! Plus, Jay Garmon wows us with "Geek Trivia": remember you will win a prize if you are selected from the pool of correct answers. It's as easy as sending us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm!

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Episode 104 - May 24: Just the Boys!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:33:39 GMT

TOPIC:May 24 - That's right, this week it's just Mike, Dave, and Jay ... and we have a blast! Jay rips on Indie 4 (and tells us about his new 'thang' VuPal), and we fill the day up with double the normal amount of coolsites and news!

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May 17 - Nike Sports talks Tech!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:59:44 GMT

TOPIC:May 17 - Nike's Cindy Hamilton comes on to talk to us about the Nike+, Nike Human Race, and the new Nike+ sportsband! Plus, Jay Garmon is back with our regular "Geek Trivia!" spot.

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May 10 - Wii Fitness!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:13:08 GMT

TOPIC:May 10 - Michael Camodeca joins us to give his expert input into the Nintendo Wii and how in 2008 video games = physical fitness! Plus, Jay Garmon is back with our regular "Geek Trivia!" spot.

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May 3 - Hyperstrike!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:30:22 GMT

TOPIC:May 3 - Dave's missing, but Michael Greeves from Hyperstrike fills the gap nicely with a discussion on one of the coolest tech-fitness-web mashups you'll hear about! Plus, Jay Garmon is back with our regular "Geek Trivia!" spot.

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April 26 - Make your Neurons Happier than Ever!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:57:50 GMT

TOPIC:April 26 - We're back from break and ready to go! Listen in for the "eye on security", cool sites of the week, and a fantastic inverview with Laura Fay of Happy Neuron!

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April 12 - A Missing Guest but a Great Show!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:41:21 GMT

TOPIC:April 12 - We missed having our expected Gary Milliefsky here, but tune in for geek trivia and all the regular monkey business like cool sites of the week and all!

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April 5 - A TechTalk TwoFer!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:38:59 GMT

TOPIC:April 5 - Two guests, two new regulars! "Eye on Security" starts, plus Jay Garmon and Geek Trivia becomes a TechTalk regular!
Geek Trivia saved from the TechRepublic trash bin (amazing what some people will throw away!), and Mark Beare starts his regular "Eye on Security".

IMPORTANT - Update on the 20% PC Tools discount! Click HERE and use the rebate code "TECHTALK" when you check out for a special listener-only discount!

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March 29 - Rapid Repair that iPod!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:17:38 GMT

TOPIC:March 29 - Aaron Vronko from Rapid Repair helps you stay green ... and save some green!
Thinking of throwing that flushed iPod Touch away because the damage you did is out of warranty ... or just too darn embarrasing?! STOP right now and listen to our discussion with Rapid Repair - you won't regret it!

IMPORTANT - Update on the 20% PC Tools discount! We had some incorrect information last week ... a special TechTalk newsletter update will be sent later this week with corrected info on how to take advantage of this TechTalk listener only special!

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March 22 - PC Tools' Mark Beare talks security, ID theft, and more!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:18:37 GMT

TOPIC:March 22 - PC Tools' Mark Beare breaks bad on Security, ID theft, and more!
If you've ever worried about the ongoing onslaught of identity theft problems, or any other of the security woes your computer may have, then you'll definitely want to tune us in this week!

PLUS - Mark gives everyone a 20% off deal from PC Tools, the coolsites of the week, and a special extended remix version of TechTalk as we talk tech with some of the following show's DJ's ... and don't forget that if you contribute to the show we will send you goodies!

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March 15 - Top 10 WORST Celebrity Video Games of All Time

Michael Kastler — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:13:55 GMT

TOPIC:March 15 - Asylum! Editor Neil Gladstone and the 10 WORST Celebrity Video Games of All Time!
Neil and the TechTalk crew take a break from news and other seriosity to discuss the top 10 worst celebrity video games of all time! We discuss Michael Jackson, Dr. Ruth, Shaq-Fu and even the upcoming "Garfield Gets Real." If you have even 1/2 as much fun as we did, it's still likely illegal in most states!.

And as usual, the coolsites of the week, and don't forget that if you contribute to the show we will send you goodies!

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March 8 - Roxio/Sonic talks digital media!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:54:43 GMT

TOPIC:March 8 - Listen in this week as we talk about audio and video production, backups, online software as a service, the state of digital photography today, and the construction and playing of small woodwind instruments (really!).

And as usual, the coolsites of the week, and don't forget that if you contribute to the show we will send you goodies!

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March 1 - Discover Magazine's Top Science Stories

Michael Kastler — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:44:38 GMT

TOPIC:March 1 - That's right - top dog at Discover magazine Corey Powell comes on the show to talk about innovation, research, science, mathematics, paper batteries and the top stories of 2007 and today ... this is one of those don't-miss shows you will want listen to!

And as usual, the coolsites of the week, and our giveaways continue!

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February 23 - We're Baaaack!

Michael Kastler — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:40:24 GMT

TOPIC:February 23 - That's right, Mike is back from Cabo and ready to go! We'll give you a rundown of the top news of the past 2 weeks, and Mike tells you exactly why NOW is the time to buy an HD-DVD player!

And as usual, the coolsites of the week, and our giveaways continue!

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February 9 - Web(2.0)Trippin'!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:26:12 GMT

TOPIC:February 9th - On our own this week, we talk about web2.0 stuff, Mike's upcoming trip - and what sites are helping me manage it - plus we give you the usual news, views, and reviews!

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February 2nd - Midwest Printed Circuit

Michael Kastler — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:21:24 GMT

TOPIC:February 2nd - Dan and Bob from MPC tell us all you could want to know about circuit board design and production ... they're in pretty much everything you own, shouldn't you know how they're made? Find out this week!

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Midwest Printed Circuits
Mike and Dave talk to Dan and Bob from Midwest Printed Circuits! Ever noticed that pretty much everything you own now (cars, phones, computers, fighter planes) comes with a circuit board(s)? Learn what goes into processing and creating these boards from our very own, very local friends at Midwest Printed Circuits!

TechTalk selected as a "Top Website" - The TechTalk show was selected as one of the 'brainier' top websites to watch in 2008 by CMP's Information Week Magazine, and we couldn't be more thrilled!
Microsoft buying Yahoo!? - Of course, we couldn't consider ourselves a news outlet if we didn't cover this biggie!
Track your pizza in realtime! - Coming soon to a pizzaria near you!

. . . Plus tons more - listen in to hear all the news . . . or if you need your fix in text, check out the TechTalk News and Links pages for constantly updated stuff we're checking out right now!

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January 26 - PC Magazine Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff

Michael Kastler — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:49:30 GMT

TOPIC:January 26 - Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine's "First Word" and Editor-in-Chief. This week we had a fantastic talk with Lance Ulanoff about home video, audio, TV's, home networking, DRM, and a whole host of other useful things in one of our best interviews to date! You'll definitely want to check this one out!

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January 19 - The Mike and Dave Show!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:27:40 GMT

TOPIC:January 19 - Mike and Dave are on their own this week, and kick off 2 new contests, chat about the top news stories, and as always bring you the best cool sites of the week!

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January 12 - Tim Weinziler of iolo Technologies

Michael Kastler — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:35:41 GMT

TOPIC:January 12 - Tim Weinziler of iolo Technologies discusses the ins and outs of their system mechanic product, security issues in general, and how you can protect yourself with Windows Vista!

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January 5 - David Friend, Carbonite CEO and Founder

Michael Kastler — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:08:15 GMT

TOPIC:January 5 - David Friend, CEO and founder of Carbonite online backup corporation comes on-air and talks with us about how to make your backups perpetual, secure, and recoverable with ease (and cheap too!).

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December 29 - Anderson Schoenrock of Scandigital

Michael Kastler — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:05:16 GMT

TOPIC: December 29 - Anderson Schoenrock, President, Scandigital Corp. comes on-air and discusses converting your photos and other precious 'analog' moments into permanent digital galleries and archives.

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December 15 - PC Magazine 20th Annual Reader's Award

Michael Kastler — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:34:56 GMT

TOPIC: December 15 - Jeremy Kaplan, Executive Editor for PC Magazine joins us for a ripping discussion on mp3 players, smart phones, digital cameras, and more; all as selected and reviewed by over 16,000 readers of PC Magazine!

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December 8 - Joe DeCarlo, Sanyo VP

Michael Kastler — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:44:14 GMT

TOPIC: December 8 - Joe DeCarlo, Sanyo VP talks about batteries, energy conservation, GAIA, and what you can do to change the world (or at least the tech that you use)!

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December 1 - Todd Feinman, CEO of IdentityFinder Security software

Michael Kastler — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:15:28 GMT

TOPIC: December 1st - Todd Feinman, CEO of IdentityFinder talks about security, your personal data, identity theft, encryption, tin-foil hats and how to avoide them!

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November 24 - David Ulevitch, founder and CEO of OpenDNS

Michael Kastler — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:17:49 GMT

TOPIC: November 24 - David Ulevitch, Found and CEO of OpenDNS!

TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO
Corel MediaOne contest is over - new contest starts now! Where does one contest end and the next begin? Like an orobouros, the TechTalk contests appear to be wrapping around themselves with nary a stop in sight! If you missed the Corel Giveaway, don't despair, we're giving away a Macally BTCup iPod FM transmitter, bluetooth speakerphone unit - just listen in to find out how you can be part of this awesome contest! New Swag Available In case you missed it, we've added shirts, jackets and more to our swag shop! All swag is being produced locally by our friends at DreamStitchers in Fox Lake, IL! Coming soon, we'll also be providing hats, mugs, and more! If you check out our shopping site today we also give you the chance to pick up some music and gear that the TechTalk team has personally checked out. Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you!

NEWS and VIEWS Comcast being pummeled by bittorrent - Is it the P2P provider, or is it all the Ps that break the law? Michael's wife becomes an online music fanatic! WRLR broadcasts IHSA Lake County games . . . Plus more - tune in to hear all the news . . . David Ulevitch, founder and CEO of OpenDNS.org David joins us from California to talk about DNS services, and how the free service OpenDNS provides can make your internet faster, more secure, and safer than ever before! COOL SITE(S) and HOT LINKS
LeverageCard - Getting lots of gift cards this year? Go to http://www.leveragecard.com and let them manage the cards for you! Is It Christmas Yet? - Heard this question a lot, or asking it yourself, and just don't have a good answer? Head on over to THIS site to make sense of it all! ;) OpenDNS.org - Go here and sign up, it's free, and with a couple clicks and 2 numbers you will be open-dns'ing it today! Listen to the interview to find out more, and don't forget to check out: EveryDNS.net - Click for another site from David Ulevitch that's good like openDNS, just different! ... Missing out on past cool sites? Go to the TechTalk Cool Sites Page and get them all in one big gulp! ...

November 10 - Jim Hopkins, Coherent VP Re: Lasers and Solar Power

Michael Kastler — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:40:50 GMT

TOPIC: November 10 - Jim Hopkins, VP with Coherent talks about Solar energy, laser manufacturing and more! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The Corel MediaOne+ contest is over! Check out TechTalk Web for more info on our next giveaway ... WE'RE FAMOUS!! Well, even more famous than before anyways! Our new BFF Esther Cepeda interviewed yours truly for the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times and mentioned us in her weekly column. It's in the sports section on page 70, but a full page and on a fold so easy to find ... link to it HERE. WE'RE AWAY NEXT WEEK ... that's right, you'll be missing us, but we'll miss you more! Listen to one of our 'classic' shows, or check out the new website http://techtalk.wrlr.fm We've added the following features: POLLS - answer this week's poll and have your anonymous opinion heard. This week's question is "High Def Video, who will be the winner?" Tell us what you think ... HD-DVD? Blu-Ray? Neither?!?! GEAR - Not only all the stuff we talk about, but now we have TechTalk logo'd polos, tees, hoodies and more! You got to check it out ... and it's all produced locally via DreamStitchers.com in Fox Lake. REVIEWS - Every now and then something manages to pass through the TechTalk labs, and we share that experience with you! Look here regularly to see how some of the gear, books, and software that we've given away or recommended stack up when they're tested by some real geeks! NEWS and LINKS - Ever wondered where we come up with this stuff? Well, wonder no more; you can look right into the soul of TechTalk by going to our links and news page where Michael's starred Google Reader items and del.icio.us bookmarks are instantaneously updated via the magic of the world wide mobile web. Sign up for the RSS even! SHOW NOTES and ARCHIVES - You can get these notes and read them inline while you're listening to the most current show, or head over to the archives tab to link back to podOmatic.com for past shows you might have missed! AND MUCH MUCH MORE ... - Well, not that much more, but what kind of marketing job would this be if I didn't leave you salivating for more, mmmm salivating ... donuts ... mmmm .... Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - Manhunt2 Banned - MAPLight.org adds new features - We have an awesome discussion about the ins-and-outs of solar power, laser manufacturing, green energy options and more! COOL SITE DocStoc - This place stocks all sorts of business-related documents. It's quite amazing, particularly if you are a small business owner this is a one-stop FREE shop for invoice templates, non-competes, rental agreements, and more. If you find yourself trying to make something up like this, check out DocStoc first! Woot! - One great deal a day, every day! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Coherent - Coherent light, lasers, solar cell construction; a must-visit if you are interested in any of these green topics! NASA's Photovoltaics Page - Come right to the source to make sense of this technology.

November 3 - Manhunt 2 by Rockstar Games

Michael Kastler — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:31:26 GMT

TOPIC: November 3 - Libe Goad, AOL's GameDaily editor in chief talks about the ultraviolent Manhunt 2 video game! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Corel MediaOne+ contest continues! Check out TechTalk Web for more info on picking up a copy of the Corel MediaOne+ software ... sign up quick, we'll be giving these away next week! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - New Poll online at techtalk.wrlr.fm, vote and let us know what you think! - Dave returns! - IRS warns about scam emails coming out about wildfire victims - DeathRace 2000 to Mortal Combat - We have a great convo with Libe about violence, video games, kids, and what's coming next ... COOL SITE PC Decrapifier - just what it sounds like, removes the pre-installed crap on your new PC! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK GameDaily.com - Libe Goad's home, and a great place for video game reviews and information. The Apparitions - God Monkey Robot

October 27 - Halloween TechTacular ... 'Demon: A Memoir' Interview

Michael Kastler — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:26:48 GMT

TOPIC: October 27 - Tosca Lee, author of Demon: A Memoir comes on the show! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Corel MediaOne+ contest continues! Check out TechTalk Web for more info on picking up a copy of the Corel MediaOne+ software ... sign up quick, we'll be giving these away by the first week in November! Also listen in this week as one lucky, interactive listener gets his hands on a copy of the GooglePedia! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - Microsoft and Facebook ... what's up with that? - Net neutrality rears it's ugly head over Verizon and Comcast - who's next? - Demons walk, and Tosca talks in our in-depth interview with the author of our halloween pick - Demon: A Memoir COOL SITE(s) @Phone - this site offers the free service of giving you an email address based on your phone # ... no more having to give people 5 or 6 different pieces of contact info! askville.com - This is a neat site along the lines of the old Yahoo Questions thing, where 'real' people are answering questions. It's pretty open now, but we'll see how irritating the gamesmanship of some participants makes it and if it can succeed, but for now it's good 'cool site of the week' material! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Jonathan Coulton - RE: Your Brains

October 20 - Web2.0 HowTo ... And techtalk.wrlr.fm rollout!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:07:34 GMT

TOPIC: October 20 - New TechTalk website rollout! How did we do it? PLUS, the Corel contest begins! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Corel MediaOne+ contest continues! Check out TechTalk Web for more info on picking up a copy of the Corel MediaOne+ software ... sign up quick, we'll be giving these away by the first week in November! After that, we've got some googlepedia coming your way ... so keep tuning in! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - national do not call registry started in 2003 - so it's time to renew! go to www.donotcall.gov and sign up! - Pleo toy dinosaur; super realistic motion and sounds brings robotics to the masses. - FlyTheRoad - Hybrid electric - After that, Michael waxes long and loud about Web2.0 design thoughts, and gets deep into the mechanics of how to build your own site. You can look at http://techtalk.wrlr.fm to see how it all turned out! COOL SITE(s) -- FREE WEB TEMPLATES - GOOD SITES -- http://www.oswd.org http://www.openwebdesign.org http://www.opendesigns.org http://www.osdnetwork.org all above from the open design community (todc) - a group of open source website designers providing hundresds of xhtml and css based free web design templates http://www.andreasviklund.com is the site that i pulled our base template from. -- FREE DESIGN APPLICATIONS -- http://www.nvudev.com - Excellent WYSWIG HTML and CSS editor http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm - Free replacement for windows notepad, but with tons of great features and functionality http://www.gimpshop.com - Almost just like photoshop, but free! http://www.getpaint.net/ - Don't need full photoshopping functionality? Try paint.net - it's free, supports layers and tons of other great editing features. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Johnathan Coulton - The Future Soon

October 13 - MapLight founder Dan Newman

Michael Kastler — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:56:16 GMT

TOPIC: October 13 - MapLight founder and winner of the NetSquared Innovation Awards, Dan Newman! PLUS, the Corel contest begins! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO New contest starts today! Check out Contests and Interviews Page for more info on picking up a copy of the Corel MediaOne+ software ... sign up quick, we'll be giving these away by the first week in November! Ways to contact us: --------------------------------- EMAIL ... SKYPE ... VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or leave a voicemail at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - New techtalk website coming soon! - Lawsuits against Apple and AT&T for $1.2B - Various other odds and ends, plus .... - Dan Newman goes off the hook with politics and money, web 2.0, and how all this data can be used to create a democratic (small d) society, today! COOL SITE(s) UpdateStar and AppSnap both interesting applications that help you manage the updates for all your other applications! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Keane - Bedshaped

October 6 - GooglePedia author Mike Miller

Michael Kastler — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:17:48 GMT

TOPIC - October 6 - GooglePedia 2nd Edition author Mike Miller joins us again! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The winner of the Macally contest is revealed, but tune in to hear details about a new contest starting in a few weeks - the good stuff never ends, here at TechTalk! Check out our Contests and Interviews Page for more info, and to get details on the Macally TunePro giveaway ... sign up quick, we'll be giving it away the first week in October! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... IM ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or call us directly at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - RIAA goes crazy! - Various odds and ends, but then - Mike Miller speaks to us about tons of great tips and trick and things even the TechTalk team didn't know about Google! COOL SITE(s) WakerUpper.com - Free phone wakep-up calls! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK GooglePedia Blog - by Mike Miller, filled with useful info! Feist - 1234

September 29 - Corel's Mark Rathwell talks about MediaOne+

Michael Kastler — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:15:58 GMT

TOPIC - Corel's Mark Rathwell discusses Picture and Video editing software MediaOne+ TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Continuing the Macally contest, and tune in to hear details about a new contest starting in a few weeks - the good stuff never ends, here at TechTalk! Check out our Contests and Interviews Page for more info, and to get details on the Macally TunePro giveaway ... sign up quick, we'll be giving it away the first week in October! Tune in next week when we do the Macally TunePro giveaway! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... IM ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or call us directly at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - John Scherer sues the internet, and maybe you too! - MPAA goes after bad guys in Malaysia and Arizona - Update on the secret windows update situation, and it's not good! COOL SITE(s) First, Michael tells you why he's TAKING AWAY coolsite status from previous coolsite of the week member Vitalist.com and gives it instead to .... Todoist.com - A fantastic, and for the basic user, FREE productivity and GTD app. Collect your notes, thoughts, todo's, waiting on's and @ lists in one place accessible remotely ... And if you don't know what GTD is: David Allen - The guru of getting things done. There's lots of great and free info here, or you can step up and buy into the whole cult of productivity (warning, it's not cheap). 43 Folders - named for a filing system and run by a chap named 'Merlin Mann' this is one of the best of the productivity, GTD blogs out there. Black Belt Productivity - another good one. You can also get a lot of great GTD info on wikipedia or by simply buying David's great book "Getting Things Done". HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK MediaOne Plus by Corel. Stay tuned for contest info on this great product! Come to http://techtalk.wrlr.fm for more info.

September 22 - News, views, reviews, and the Macally Contest Continues!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:39:30 GMT

TOPIC - News, views, reviews, and the Macally Contest Continues! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Continuing the Macally contest, and tune in to hear details about a new contest starting in a few weeks - the good stuff never ends, here at TechTalk! Check out our Contests and Interviews Page for more info, and to get details on the Macally TunePro giveaway ... sign up quick, we'll be giving it away the first week in October! Tune in next week to hear Corel's VP of Marketing Mark Rathwell, as he tells us about Corel's new product MediaOne Plus! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... IM ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or call us directly at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - Symphony: IBM gives away their Office suite - ASAP-Utilities is a cool site, yet again! - Put that old computer to good use! ... brought to us by our friends at DailyCupOfTech. - Google coming out with Presently, your Powerpoint replacement? - PirateBay sues the RIAA? - PS3 helps cure Alzheimers? - PageSaver is a great plug in for firefox that will let you print or save an entire web page, no matter how much scrolling is normally required! - other odds and ends and general goofiness! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK Numbr.com - Free fake phone numbers! Great for dates, selling your car, whatever! Shouts to Petro from Atlanta for turning us on to this great cool site of the week!

September 15 - CrossLoop's Mrinal Desai!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:15:10 GMT

TOPIC - Mrinal Desai and the TechTalk team discuss remote access products, and the 'cool site of the week' CrossLoop! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The LAST Replay A/V 8 contest winner announced! Check out our Contests and Interviews Page for more info, and to get details on the Macally TunePro giveaway we started this week ... sign up quick, we'll be giving it away the first week in October! Ways to contact us: EMAIL US ... SKYPEME ... IM ... CALL AND LEAVE US VOICE MAIL! Now you can use your computer, your Skype account or your telephone to leave us a message! Comment on the show, record a question you want answered or even suggest guests you'd like to hear interviewed. You'll be able to hear yourself on the air! Email us at techtalk@wrlr.fm, SkypeMe at TechTalkWRLR (our Yahoo IM is the same too), or call us directly at (206)309-0694! We're looking forward to hearing from you! NEWS and VIEWS - Apple releases $100 ... go to http://www.apple.com/iphone/storecredit/ to get yours!! - "REO Speedboat" and other 'classic' bands who see value in giving away their music ... - ... unlike Prince and Village People who would rather sue! - other odds and ends and goofiness, before and after we bring on Mrinal. COOL SITE(s) VSee - Free videoconferencing software, fast and thin! KeyXL - Most complete listing of keyboard shortcuts I've ever seen ... for tons of applications and online resources. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK CrossLoop - Remote access software ... tasty and free! Magic Numbers - Take a Chance

September 8 - Roll your own podcasting episode!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:39:07 GMT

TOPIC - Mike and Dave teach you how to do make own podcast! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Another Replay A/V 8 contest winner announced! Check out our Contests and Interviews Page for more info. Also, we'll be interviewing Mrinal Desai from CrossLoop next week, so keep tuning in! Ways to contact us: .....NEW - Skype Me! TechTalkWRLR - and you can leave voicemail now too! .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - iPod and iPhone mania, and other items! - Ever wanted to do your own podcasting? We'll tell you how, and how to do it on the cheap! - Links we mentioned: Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net M-Audio - http://www.m-audio.com Goldwave Studio - http://www.goldwave.com Podomatic - http://www.podomatic.com MyPodCast - http://www.mypodcast.com GoDaddy - http://www.godaddy.com Feedburner - http://www.feedburner.com PodcastPickle - http://www.podcastpickle.com iTunes - http://www.itunes.com podcastalley - http://www.podcastalley.com COOL SITE(s) Phone Number GeoLocator $1.21 yearly domain - Awesome site Daily Cup of Tech brings you instructions on how to get a $1.21 yearly domain name ... hosting extra of course! MozBackup - Backs up your Mozilla products; sweet free product! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK The Earlies - No Love in Your Heart

September 1 - Back 2 School and "The Todd" in Studio!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:29:19 GMT

TOPIC - Great Back 2 School roundup and The Todd - Todd Partington from MN shows up in studio! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win Replay A/V from Applian Technologies! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! .....NEW - Skype user? Our skype ID is TechTalkWRLR ... even if we're with a guest you can now contact us to take part in the conversation! NEWS and VIEWS - Chicago dumps wi-fi plans - Tons of back2school info and advice! - Another Replay AV winner announced! COOL SITE(s) Otterbox - Makers of a fine and highly-rated (TechTalk rating - 4 chips) laptop case. Want to protect your stuff? Think Otterbox! Shozu.com - Instantly send your digital pics to the web from your phone. Qipit - Using Shozu and this in combination, you can have blackboard and other notes sent back to you in digital format in no time Jott.com - A long time favorite of Mike's, you talk, someone types, you get the email! Firefox Campus Edition - Firefox with some great school apps built in! 18 things everyone should bring to college Top 10 ways to clean your PC Lots more - just listen in! THE TODD COOLSITE OF THE WEEK Todd gives his own cool site of the week this week with: AutoRuns - Previously a sysinternals product, this microsoft support software will help you manage everything going on behind the scenes on your PC. Thanks Todd! HOT LINK One night in Bangkok - Vinylshakerz

August 25 - eBay theorist and author Professor Ken Steiglitz

Michael Kastler — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:11:08 GMT

TOPIC - eBay theorist, author and professor Ken Steiglitz talks about EBay strategies. TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win Replay A/V from Applian Technologies! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! .....NEW - Skype user? Our skype ID is TechTalkWRLR ... even if we're with a guest you can now contact us to take part in the conversation! NEWS and VIEWS - Skype crashes - why? - A very interesting talk with Professor Ken about Ebay - Another Replay AV winner announced! COOL SITE(s) 33 things you ought to know - From Wattpad.com, 33 things you ought to know the name for but probably don't! 10 self-destruct email services - Thanks to thinkabdul, a list of 10 free services! 10minutemail.com - Just what it sounds like, a bitbucket like service for your email! 2Prong.com - Another one just like the above! HOT LINK Weird Al Yankovic - Ebay

August 18 - Craig Newmark of Craigslist.com Interviewed Live!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:32:23 GMT

TOPIC - Craig from CraigsList Live Interview! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win Replay A/V from Applian Technologies! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Go to our Interviews and Contest Page for more info. Next week we interview Professor Ken Steiglitz about his book on e-bay and ways to acheive states of equilibria in your auctions ... uh, just take my word for it it's going to be great show (and make sense after you hear it too!). Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - Speed of light broken by German scientests (Canadians disagree)! - iPhone causing more problems - ... and etc. But of course ... the big news is that we interview Craig for about 1/2 an hour ... you will want to hear us talk to this Internet leader about the history and future of Craigslist.com ... and Craig himself too! HOT LINKS The sites that Craig mentioned on the show and you should check out: Craigslist.com - Craig's site Craig's Blog - Craig's Blog, good stuff! The Sunlght Foundation - They also produce CongressPedia.org The One Voice Movement Yellowish - This is My Direction COOL SITE(s) Qipit - This VERY cool free service is just great for everyone going back to school ... take a picture of a white-board with your phone, get a pdf back in a flash! Does color too.

August 11 - Cool stuff, news and a new contest!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:36:44 GMT

TOPIC - Cool stuff, random news, and some new contests and giveaways to announce! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win Replay A/V from Applian Technologies! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Go to our Interviews and Contest Page for more info. Also, coming up we've got Craig of Craigslist fame next week! Make sure and tune in to hear THE Craig himself speak with the TechTalk team! Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - Ten Things your IT Department won't tell you from the WSJ - Walmart tries social networking ... again? - Storm worm warning! - New versions of Windows on the way? - Checkers computer 'Chinook' is invincible! COOL SITE(s) mizpee.com - Believe it or not, exactly what it sounds like ... you can text a message to their # and get back the closest, cleanest women's bathroom. Slide.com - Very cool FREE program to create your own embeddable slide shows for your blog, website, whatever! Shouts out to Steve Stewart in St. Louis for this one!

July 28 - iPodPedia's Michael Miller tells all!

Michael Kastler — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:45:45 GMT

TOPIC - iPodPedia Author Michael Miller tells all! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Skype winners announced today! Don't forget TechTalk is 'gone fishin' next week. Also, go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - Odds and ends - Michael Miller talks about iPod madness, the iPhone and even delves into GooglePedia stuff a month early! COOL SITE(s) Phonevite.com - FREE while in beta; site lets you send a recorded message to people you want to invite, even lets them choose RSVP options! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK iPodPedia Blog iPodPedia Blog GooglePedia Blog

July 21 - Barter your way to cool stuff with Swaptree.com!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:32:12 GMT

TOPIC - Barter your way to cool stuff with Swaptree.com! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win an iPodPedia and free Skypage! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Also, go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - Porn in Africa on free laptops? - Otterbox love from Petro in Atlanta! - Listen to Greg Boesel and the TechTalk team discuss Swaptree bartering, ASP.NET programming, SQL servers and all sorts of fun stuff! COOL SITE(s) CrossLoop.com - Awesome FREE program to solve all your tech support needs. Improves on the functionality of VNC; listen to our real-life story to hear how it can be used! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK http://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! NEWS and VIEWS - A wee bit o' Wii goes a long way. - Listen to Sean Neville and the TechTalk team discuss audio literature, DRM concerns, and how mp3 players are changing the way books are 'read'. COOL SITE(s) GotVoice.com - Listen to home and cell voicemail online. Not free, but very cool! YouMail.com - Custom voicemails and answering for your cell phone. In beta today, and all free! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK http://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. NEWS and VIEWS - A great interivew with ClearPlay CEO Matt Jarman! - Coolsite of the week - Ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! .....Google Calendar (search public for TechTalk WRLR) COOL SITE(s) ESnailer.com - The perfect combination of e-mail and snail-mail, and it's free! www.swaptree.com - It's live now ... go check it out! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK I know I said I would look some stuff up for you lazy listeners, but got delayed - email me at techtalk@wrlr.fm if you're terribly offended and I'll get it for you! Soul Coughing - Rolling

June 30 - Hooked's Matt Richtel

Michael Kastler — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:53:10 GMT

TOPIC - Back in the Saddle Again with Matt Richtel author of "Hooked"! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up to win an iPodPedia and free Skypage! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Also, go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. NEWS and VIEWS - Bits and Bytes while we Idle away the time until ... - Journalist and author Matt Richtel joins us for a lively discussion! - New ways to contact us: .....techtalk@wrlr.fm .....TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! IM .....NEW - Voice mail! Just call 206-309-0694 and leave a message! - Coolsite of the week provided thanks to Petro! And listen in to hear his voicemail message left on the TechTalk mail line ... COOL SITE(s) Applian.com - Makers of Replay A/V Streaming Capture suite. Listen in to hear Petro's review and recommendation! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Pzizz.com - Having trouble sleeping? This hypnotic, scientifically designed sleep inducer is worth a try - check it out and listen to Michael's review this week! www.swaptree.com - Thanks to our friends at swaptree, get a sneak preview of this very cool barter and trade site! k7.net - Providers of our super, free new voicemail system! The Shins - Sea Legs

June 24 - Did you miss us?

Michael Kastler — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:59:42 GMT

TOPIC - Sorry everyone, no podcast this week! Sorry guys, but a family emergency and unforseen circumstances made it impossible for me to be in the studio this week ... we'll pick up the show as regularly scheduled next Saturday, when we interview Matt Richtel, author of "Hooked" - a new technology thriller that explores the interaction of our brains with computer manipulation. We'll catch up wtih Matt Jarman, founder of CleaPlay on July 7th. TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO In other news, there are many new ways to connect with and contact the TechTalk guys! The newest way to get hold of us is to leave us a voicemail - we'll play some of these on-air each week, so if you have a question, comment, cool site of the week or a review of some cool new gadget you just got, let us know at 206-309-0694! You can now subscribe to our Google calendar and never miss an event by clicking . You can also IM us online when we're on-air using TechTalkWRLR on Yahoo! or as always send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm. Thanks for listening - we look forward to hearing from you soon!

June 9 - Vestige's Hacker Speaks Out!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:06:15 GMT

TOPIC - Vestige Forensics Interview, and Contest Giveaways! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO If you didn't sign up for the otterbox giveaway, it's too late now! Listen in this week for who won, and definitely connect with us in the following weeks to win an iPodPedia and free Skypage! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Also, go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. NEWS and VIEWS - The nuts (Mike and Dave) spout off until ... - CEO Damon Hacker from Vestige discusses forensics and E-Discovery - cool site of the week - another Weird Al tune to walk us out! COOL SITE(s) Paul Therotte's WinSuperSite - Great tips, tricks, reviews and previews of Win Vista stuff, all free! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Vestige Ltd. - Have any forensic or E-Discovery needs? Check these guys out! And shouts out to Damon Hacker for joining us this week! Weird Al Yankovic - Taco Grande

June 2 - Skype Exclusive Interview!

Michael Kastler — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:04:39 GMT

TOPIC - Skype Exclusive! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Don't forget to sign up for our Otterbox and iPodPedia contest - listen in this week for more details and definitely connect with us in the following weeks for this exciting opportunity! All you've got to do is send us an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name and address and you're in! Also, go to our Interviews and Contest Pagehttp://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info. Psst! Listen to the show to hear EXCLUSIVE listener only information about a new upcoming contest from Skype! Subscribe now to the TechTalk Google Calendar and you'll never wonder what's happening next! NEWS and VIEWS - The nuts (Mike and Dave) spout off until ... - Jennifer Caukin from Skype talks to us live! - Mike waxes about Google - cool site of the week COOL SITE(s) Lifehacker's Better GCal - Adds lots of neato features to GCal, but only for Firefox users Lifehacker's Better GMail - Similar to above, but in regards to Gmail! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Skype - Awesome free PC to PC phone site that is expanding like mad lately ... even to Walmart! Listen to the interview to get the details. Weird Al Yankovic - One More Minute

May 26 - First Saturday

Michael Kastler — Sat, 26 May 2007 20:32:02 GMT

TOPIC - Our First Saturday Show TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Our first live saturday show! Also the kickoff of the Otterbox and iPodPedia contests. Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm with your name, address, and how you found/listen to us and we'll throw you in the mix! Also check out our interviews and contest page at http://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml for more info! NEWS and VIEWS - Getting settled in - Dell at Walmart - Microsoft universal car audio player - cool site of the week COOL SITE(s) FreewareGenius - This guy truly is a freeware genius! You'll want to RSS this feed immediately! Wakoopa.com - A social networking site that tracks your app usage for you, makes suggestions and tells you when you've got new versions available! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK OtterBox - Check it out and let us know what you want to win via techtalk@wrlr.fm! GasBuddy.com - Check out local gas prices ... just remember your kleenex! iPodPedia The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning

May 16 - A House for My Harddrive!

Michael Kastler — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:25:21 GMT

TOPICS COVERED NOTE - Audio quality of the recording was severely compromised this week. Huge apologies to our many podcast listeners ... sorry for making you suffer through it and we'll make sure it doesn't happen again! NEXT WEEK - Due to the transition from Wednesdays to Saturdays, there will be no show next week! We'll resume broadcasting on Saturday May 26th with an interview of Skype representatives and the official start of the OtterBox contest! INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our Interview and Contest Pages for more interview information and for details on the upcoming OtterBox contest (nothing there yet, but regular listeners and podcastees can send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm today if you want first bid to be included!) News - Skype partners with Walmart - The Blackberry Pearl - good or not? A caller wants info! - Shouts out to CDW for helping with our stream problems and setting us up with a nice inexpensive machine! - Furry-vision, mobile smell-o-phonic, and ctrl-alt-del.icious waffle keyboards! MAIN TOPIC Just jabbing about my new drive enclosure, and some of the 'problems' I had! One of the possible solutions is to be had at TechGuy Forums, but the one that actually worked for me was from Shel Daltry's site. He's a bankruptcy lawyer or some thing, but shouts out to Shel! COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK CNet Free Music Downloads - I know it's not Last.fm or like that, but this is a nice place to sample DRM-free mp3's from some of your favorite (or soon to be) artists. TellMe - This beta service at 1-800-555-TELL gives you weather, sports, horoscopes, etc. as well as your standard 411 directory searches ... and all free, natch! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! Thom Yorke - And It Rained All Night

May 9 - MIcrosoft Discusses Office Live

Michael Kastler — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:39:11 GMT

TOPIC - Microsoft's Michael Schultz tells all about the new Office Live! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Next week we start our Otterbox contest - listen in this week for some details and definitely connect with us in the following weeks for this exciting opportunity! We'll be talking to Skype soon, as well as other movers and shakers in the tech world ... Check those out upcoming interviews and events at http://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml! NEWS and VIEWS - Apple battles DRM - 3D movies are back! - cool site of the week COOL SITE(s) PC World 101 Best Freeware - Just what it says ... very cool! DCoT's 3 Freeware/Opensource Sites - Similar to above, but more focused, from our friends at DCoT. PaperBack Swap - Free easy to use way to swap out those books you've got laying around. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Office Live - Where you can go to set up your free web site, with all the bells and whistles. Make your business web look like it was designed by a pro today! Things I Know - OK, so you know this is going to be one very small web site. It's what i whipped up in less than 15 minutes, so you can imagine what you could come up with spending some time here! Dntel & Jenny Lewis - Roll On

May 2 - IMSafer'n UR!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:55:54 GMT

TOPIC - IMSafer CEO Brandon Watson joins us for a talk on Internet Safety! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Next week we'll be talking with Microsoft about their new online apps - you won't want to miss it! Check out upcoming interviews and events at http://www.wrlr.fm/programs/techtalk.shtml! NEWS and VIEWS - pregnancy talk?! - Aurora and Napierville first in Illinois with free Wi-Fi hotspots - Brandon Watson! - cool site of the week ... and - the usual hilarity COOL SITE(s) Instructables.com - Great site to get lost in for many hours and find things to make in the 'real world' for a change! Top 5 ways to hustle free drinks - This link at wisebread.com is exactly what it sounds like - just be careful who you hustle! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Online Lingo.PDF - This 12 page list of online chat lingo might be useful, or you could use: IMSafer with the promo code TECHTALKIL for a free 1 year subscription to one of the best ways to protect your kids online! Eric Prydz vs. Floyd - Proper Education (Radio Edit)

April 25 - Will Smith from Maximum PC

Michael Kastler — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:22:30 GMT

TOPIC - Will Smith, Editor in Chief of Maximum PC is back to talk to us about the Softy awards! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Next week tune in as we talk to Brandon Watson from IMSafer about new updates to their product, and more! NEWS and VIEWS - $25K for texting 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'? - HD DVD or Blu Ray, less than a ps3 at Walmart this summer! - and more! COOL SITE Cozi.com - A great way to keep your family and friends linked with lists, calendars, photo sharing and more; and all free of course! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Maximum PC - The home of Will Smith, and a great place to head to for any of your computer needs. Plus check out their awesome 'No BS Podcast' (just don't forget to come back here!). 5th Annual Softy Awards on MaximumPC - Read the article and get the links to the top 10 free and/or opensource software of the year as selected by Maximum PC editors! LCD Soundsystem - Watch the Tapes

April 11 - Corel's Jason Larock Lightning Interview!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:42:36 GMT

TOPIC - Corel's WordPerfect Lightning Product Manager Jason Larock! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO April 18th we will not be hosting our regular show. We will return on the 25th for another great interview with Will Smith however! In the meantime, check out some of our past shows, and tune in for a "classic" TechTalk on Saturday's ReBoot! And if you're so inclined to push some of Tom's buttons, call into the station next Wednesday morning around 7 or 7:30 CDT and ask "Where's TechTalk?" - the number is 847-546-WRLR! NEWS and VIEWS - A disturbing letter from TJMaxx - EMI gives up on DRM, and we play the first song here! - an AWESOME interview with Corel about their new product, Lightning! - more cool sites than you can shake a stick at! - and more! COOL SITE(s) 1-800-GOOG-411 - Another company joins the free 411 foray! CrossLoop - Perfect, easy-to-use, no hassle remote computer access application designed for making it easy to offer support to anyone. FreeWebs - Just what it sounds like; an easy to use, totally free web solution for you! Weebly - another free website creator. You can't host files here, but use mediafire or something similar and you are set! Tons of great templates. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK WordPerfect Lightning!

April 4 - EMI Gives on DRM, do you AAC?

Michael Kastler — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:26:47 GMT

TOPIC - News and info. TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO April 18th we will not be hosting our regular show. We will return on the 25th for another great interview with Will Smith however! NEWS and VIEWS - The usual goofiness - EMI gives up the DRM, do you speak AAC? - more cool sites than you can shake a stick at! - URL internet explorer and firefox trick - and more! COOL SITE(s) joost - Get TV over the net Vote For the Worst - Be an American Idol hater, not a player! File Hippo - Tells you what needs updating on your computer My Cybertwin - Just what it sounds like. Check out the techtalk cybertwin at http://mycybertwin.com/techtalk! Doane Paper - Lined and graph paper together in one - finally ... (really, it's much cooler than it sounds!) NX PowerLite - Shrinks your pdf, word, powerpoint, and other files for sending through email. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Dandy Warhols - Wonderful You

March 28 - MotionLingo CEO Dino Farfante!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:02:30 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Dino Farfante, CEO of MotionLingo, producers of the Adeo digital, GPS enabled verbal coach! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO April 18th we will not be hosting our regular show. We will return on the 25th for the regular day however! NEWS and VIEWS - The usual goofiness - recycled/generic printer ink - thieving the wrong identity = both criminal and dumb! - and more! COOL SITE(s) justin.tv - Meet Justin Kahn as he goes 24/7 on air, online with his life ... strange, voyueristic site that may not be around for long! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Printer Repair - A great site Dave brings up to help you self-diagnose and repair any printers you may have destroyed using generic inks! Ride a White Horse - Goldfrapp

March 21 - Will Smith Raps on Vista!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:59:42 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Will Smith, Editor in Chief of Maximum PC is interviewed regarding why NOT to buy Vista (yet!) TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Next week tune in for a great interview with Dino Farfante, CEO of MotionLingo to discuss geeking out your workout! NEWS and VIEWS - New Technologies for working out - DRM - and more! COOL SITE(s) Jott.com - Need to remember that email address but don't have a pen? Call Jott.com and they will transcribe your messaage and email it to you! And while in beta, this service is 100% free ... like all the best things in life! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Maximum PC - The home of Will Smith, and a great place to head to for any of your computer needs. Plus check out their awesome 'No BS Podcast' (just don't forget to come back here!). The Raconteurs - Yellow Sun

March 14 - Happy Neurons, the Interview!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:42:37 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Interview with Sheryle Bolton, CEO and the driving force behind http://www.happy-neuron.com! NEWS and VIEWS - Check 9-1-1 compliance buying used cell phones, take it from me! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK Skrbl - Very cool (and free) place to share and work together - you can literally scribble here, share files to look at, type notes and mindmap, whatever! Combine this with previous cool sites for free phone conferencing and look out!

March 7 - IM Safer Interview

Michael Kastler — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:39:34 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - IM Safer Interview: Brandon Watson, CEO of IMSafer talks to us about his FREE security and safety product TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Tune in next week for a great interview with CEO of Happy-Neurons, Sheryle Bolton! NEWS and VIEWS - Best Buy, or not? - Teachers and admin make nice at RLAS116 - and more! COOL SITE(s) Geek Neckties - From binary code blue to circuit boards, the coolest geekties to wear to work! Kids Domain - Cool kids downloads that are sorted by age and subject ... and of course they're all free! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK IMSafer - Keep tabs on your kids and their online activities as more and more predators join the MySpace generation. Ben Lee - Share My Disease

February 28 - Back in the Saddle

Michael Kastler — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:06:36 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Back in the Saddle TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Well, I made it up the Hancock Tower on Sunday, but it's not too late to donate to the American Lung Association. Check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! All proceeds go to the worthy cause of stamping out lung disease. The editor-in-chief from Maximum PC, Will Smith, was not able to join us today, but we are rescheduling that broadcast as soon as possible. NEWS and VIEWS - Cool tech gadgets and inventions ... - YouTube copyright protection vs. - MySpace copyright protection. who wins? - Daylight savings time issue - Google phishing scams and holes - and more! COOL SITE MediaFire - Free online hosting of your files. That's right, I said FREE; free uploads free downloads free storage free sharing! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Secure Your Computer in 20 Minutes - Fantastic rundown of easy steps to securing your computer in 20 minutes or less. From our friends at Daily Cup of Tech. Delicious - Been a coolsite of the week before, but mentioning it again as a place you should really check out for online bookmarking and more. Lily Allen - LDN

February 21 - What the heck happened?

Michael Kastler — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:45:46 GMT

TOPIC - What the heck happened? No podcast today! Sorry guys, but unforseen circumstances made it impossible for me to be in the studio this morning ... we'll pick up the show as regularly scheduled next week, and are going to ask Brandon Watson, CEO of IM Safer to join us in a few weeks. TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Also - don't forget this Sunday is the day!!! That's right, Michael "TechTalk" Kastler is going to be running up the Hancock, pushing to the limit for the American Lung Association. Are you trying to figure out what to do with that loose change in your pocket - go to the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! All donations given are in support of the ALA, and can be written off your taxes as charitable contributions. Next week tune in to hear from Will Smith, editor-in-chief from Maximum PC coming to talk to us about why we shouldn't jump on the Vista bandwagon just yet!

February 14 - Windows Vista Official Magazine Interview

Michael Kastler — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:29:39 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Windows Vista Magazine Editor-In-Chief Robert Strohmeyer! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Trying to figure out what to do with that loose change in your pocket - Don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. Next week tune in to hear from Brandon Watson, CEO of IMSafer! Brandon will discuss home internet safety for parents, and then the editor-in-chief from Maximum PC will talk to us about why we shouldn't jump on the Vista bandwagon just yet! NEWS and VIEWS - Cool tech gadgets and inventions ... - edible RFID? - covert iris scanning - and more! MAIN TOPIC Another excellent interview - our guest today is Robert Strohmeyer, editor-in-chief for Windows Vista: The Official Magazine. We discuss reasons why to buy, what to look for, and things that have changed. Interested? You can find the magazine at http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com! COOL SITES VidiCards - Need a last minute valentine's idea? Or looking for a way to personalize those e-cards a little better? VidiCards lets you send videos of yourself quickly and easily ... and of course FREE! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK MS Windows Vista Official Site - Here you can find the hardware advisor that will tell you whether or not your current system will support all the cool features of Vista. Someone to Keep Us Warm - The Silent Years

February 7 - Identity Theft Interview with Panda

Michael Kastler — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:31:24 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Identity Theft concerns and solutions discussed with Panda Software's Ryan Sherstobitoff! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Trying to figure out what to do with that loose change in your pocket - Don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. Next week tune in to hear from Windows Vista: The Official Magazine to hear why Vista is the right choice right now! Following that, the CEO from IMSafer will discuss home internet safety for parents, and then the editor-in-chief from Maximum PC will talk to us about why we shouldn't jump on the Vista bandwagon just yet! NEWS and VIEWS - Astronauts gone wild! - Apple chief says do away with DRM? - Other tidbits ... MAIN TOPIC Ryan Sherstobitoff joins us for a great 1/2 hour on identity theft, the RSA conferences, and what consumers can do! COOL SITES Panda Software - Link here to find out more about security issues and identity theft options for your home or business! EverNote - Great way to organize your notetaking and life ... combine it with: Getting Things Done by David Allen, the most excellent organization book that has spurred it's own movement. Join the GTD crowd! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! Get Down Moses - Joe Strummer

January 31 - Vista Released

Michael Kastler — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:40:10 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPIC - Vista is out! And we discuss some other odds and ends of course too ... TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Trying to figure out what to do with that loose change in your pocket - Don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - Da Bears! - Vista is out, a lot of reasons to buy it, and some not! - Sony pays up for rootkit invasion - Other news and the regular chit-chat MAIN TOPIC What? You wanted more than that? ... you'll have to wait for next week! COOL SITES Avvenu Awesome online system to allow you to access your files and itunes playlist remotely from almost any device! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! Gotan Project - Mi Confesion

January 24 - Geek Out Your Work Out!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:22:12 GMT

TOPIC - The triumphant return of Dave "Sparky" Saganaki, and a fantastic interview with ERIK RHEY of PC Magazine on "Geeking Out Your Workout"! LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Dave "Sparky" Saganaki RETURNS. Three Cheers! Trying to figure out what to do with that loose change in your pocket - Don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - Viruses run amok! - Both MS and Apple sued for DRM? - I gots my plasma baby! MAIN TOPIC ERIK RHEY from PC Magazine calls in for a great discussion on workout tools, sites and gadgets - including the wacky wheeled treadmill you run on like a bike! --> Tech Out Your Workout Article on PCMag --> That crazy treadmill bike COOL SITES Map My Run and We Endure - Great sites for teching out your workout with gadgetry! 32MB USB Repair Key - Keep your friend's and family's PC in shape with just a cheap 32MB USB drive. A great collection of utilities! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! The Diary - Give Up the Monsters

January 17 - News, Reviews, and How-Tos

Michael Kastler — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:44:01 GMT

TOPIC - Odds and Ends, News and How-To's! LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO We missed Dave "Sparky" Saganaki AGAIN today. We look forward to having him back in the studio next week! We're also looking forward to our interview with ERIK RHEY, senior editor with PC Magazine to discuss 'teching out your workout'! Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! And finally, don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - Cisco sues Apple for iPhone name - Cell phone burning a hole in your pocket? - eBay buys StubHub - DirecTV TiVo problems - Netflix airs online video - Skype unveils new TV Service http://www.joost.com MAIN TOPIC Email questions and answers - how to change your mouse pointer size AND make synchronized backups licketysplit and free! Go to http://www.syncback.com for freeware SyncBack tools. COOL SITES Windows Vista Test Drive - Can't wait to check out Vista? Well now you don't have to! Amazon at Percent Off Deals - Find what you want at any percent off you want! Has to be tried to believe it! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! White Town - Your Woman Midlake - Young Bride

January 10 - Webby Awards Exec. Director Interview

Michael Kastler — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:51:11 GMT

TOPIC - Webby Awards David-Michel Davies Interview! LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO We missed Dave "Sparky" Saganaki today as he was out for some minor surgery. We look forward to having him back in the studio next week! We're also looking forward to our next interview January 24th with ERIK RHEY, senior editor with PC Magazine to discuss 'teching out your workout'! Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! And finally, don't forget to look at the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - CES all the rage - iPhone and Apple Inc., cool or not? COOL SITES Nayio.com - Can't get that tune out of your head, but don't remember the name either? Go hear and hum a few bars to find out! Also get their cool Karaoke download. SIRIUS Frequency Finder - Find what FM stations near you are free so that you can easily get the best broadcast strength for your iPod, MP3 or satellite radio! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! The Twilight Singers - My Time (Has Come)

January 3 - Panda Interview and Contest!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:34:33 GMT

TOPIC - Panda's Ryan Sherstobitoff Interviewed Live! LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The CONTEST is over! Congratulations to the lucky winners!! Listen in to hear if you won ... but keep sending those comments and coolsites to techtalk@wrlr.fm! Next week we'll be talking to the Executive Director of the Webby Awards David-Michel Davies on January 10th. Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! And finally, don't forget to check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - And the cow jumped over the (Aussie) moon - Interview, contest and coolsites from listeners! COOL SITES PopCap Games - The everpopular timewaster, er, I mean shareware game download center. Suggested by BSneaky CERT - Nice security info site. Suggest by Bev Moran NetVibes - Most excellent replacement for Google's personalize site. What Superhero are You? - What can I say? I'm a geek (you can call me 'Spidey'!). HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! JestoFunk - Love in a Black Dimension - Say It Again

December 27 - Random Noise

Michael Kastler — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:14:11 GMT

TOPICS COVERED LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The CONTEST continues! Send us your name and address to techtalk@wrlr.fm so we can include you in the running to get a copy of Panda Software's Internet Security 2007 suite. We'll be talking with Ryan Sherstobitoff from Panda on January 3rd about click fraud and other nasty stuff on the web, so keep tuning in! We'll also be talking to the Executive Director of the Webby Awards David-Michel Davies on January 10th. Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! Also don't forget to check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - help with the winter 'blues' - 25 Worst Tech Products of all Time! COOL SITE OF THE YEAR Amie Street - the new model for DRM free music downloads and a great way to connect with up and coming, never-before heard of indie bands. HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! The Business of Flies - Kamikaze Dreamer - Concrete Man

December 20 - Holiday Tech Thoughts

Michael Kastler — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:11:08 GMT

TOPICS COVERED LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The CONTEST continues! Send us your idea for 'cool site' of the year to techtalk@wrlr.fm so we can include you in the running to get a copy of Panda Software's Internet Security 2007 suite. We'll be talking with Ryan Sherstobitoff from Panda on January 3rd about click fraud and other nasty stuff on the web, so keep tuning in! We'll also be talking to the Executive Director of the Webby Awards on January 10th. Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! TechTalk Reboot means you can now tune in to WRLR 98.3 on Saturdays at 10AM for a rebroadcast of the Wednesday show. This is available via the WRLR live stream too! Also don't forget to check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - TechTalk Hosts face off with news for the week! - It's Phishing Season! - Holiday Tinsel blocks WiFi? COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK HOLIDAY Sites Abound! With Wiki Opensource Games, the Wiki Freeware Games and a couple blank CD's you've got cool (and cheap!) presents for all the kids! Check out Santa Tracker - Google Earth to follow Santa around in real-time on X-Mas eve as he traverses the globe! And for one final bit of free goodness, go to the GiveawayOfTheDay and Game GiveawayOfTheDay sites. You only have one day to download and install each item, so RSS it! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! JesusLand - Ben Folds

December 13 - LCD vs. Plasma? I want my HDTV!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:08:01 GMT

TOPICS COVERED LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO The CONTEST continues! Send us your idea for 'cool site' of the year to techtalk@wrlr.fm so we can include you in the running to get a copy of Panda Software's Internet Security 2007 suite. We'll be talking with Ryan Sherstobitoff from Panda on January 3rd about click fraud and other nasty stuff on the web, so keep tuning in! Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! TechTalk Reboot takes off! Starting last Saturday you can tune in to wrlr 98.3 on Saturdays at 10AM for a rebroadcast of the Wednesday show. This is available via the WRLR live stream too! Also don't forget to check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - Nice, warm weather all through the weekend - Why the Wii? The answer to how it all works - Cell phone cancer scare disproven MAIN TOPIC LCD vs. Plasma - I want my HDTV! COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK sTabLauncher.com - Cool app for organizing all those shortcuts and icons you have all over your desktop. Make your workspace more efficient (and never lose an app again!). HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK OfferTrax.com and MPire.com - new and exciting ways to get the best deals online. Get TechTalk on iTunes! Snow Patrol - Chocolate

December 6 - The 411 on USB or PCI to your WAP

Michael Kastler — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:42:05 GMT

TOPICS COVERED LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TECHTALK NEWS AND INFO Exciting interviews in January, and we start a NEW CONTEST today! Send us your idea for 'cool site' of the year to techtalk@wrlr.fm so we can include you in the running to get a copy of Panda Software's Internet Security 2007 suite. We'll be talking with Ryan Sherstobitoff from Panda on January 3rd about click fraud and other nasty stuff on the web, so keep tuning in! Check out the Interviews and Contest Pages for more details! Also don't forget to check out the TechTalk Run Up the Hancock web page! The run occurs in February and is in support of the American Lung Association. NEWS and VIEWS - Cold cold cold, but warmer by the weekend - Police shoot and kill PS3 robber - HP buys Voodoo - MS Vista sales to business begin! - Office file formats could cause problems - MySpace trying to find sex offenders MAIN TOPIC Listener wants to know - should I use a PCI card for wireless access or one of those USB keys? COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK Pronto.com and Froogle Beta - Some great dealfinding sites for the holidays! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Check out the great "Getting Things Done" productivity podcast series at 43Folders - Merlin Mann interviews David Allen. Get TechTalk on iTunes! Grand National - Playing in the Distance

November 29 - PC Mag Reader's Choice Awards

Michael Kastler — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:03:53 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED HANCOCK RUN NEWS AND INFO People have been writing to Dave asking if he's going up as part of the TechTalk team. Not this year he says! Maybe we can talk him into it for next year though - keep bugging him! And make sure and become a friend of the American Lung Association by checking out the Run Up the Hancock web page (online donations gladly accepted!). News - Warm today, cold tomorrow - Vista release dates getting closer! - Death, murder and mayhem goes local - Boy survives shotgun blast to snag his PS3 MAIN TOPIC PC Magazine Reader's Choice Awards - Listen in to our outstanding interview with Cade Metz from PC Magazine. We cover the top picks from MP3 players, desktops and laptops, printers and more! PC Mag's 19th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey - Part 1 PC Mag's 19th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey - Part 2 COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK Undelete Plus - Software to retrieve accidentally deleted files from any source, for free (of course!) DealSites.net - Dave says this is THE site for you bargain hunters out there! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! The Rapture - Sister Savior

November 22 - Cyberchondria: Interview with PC Magazine

Michael Kastler — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:24:37 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our Interview and Contest Pages for upcoming interviews such as next week's PC Magazine Readers Choice Awards! News - Wellness in Round Lake discussion on Mayor Gentes Blog - School District achieves highest financial rating - Watch out for the 'click it or ticket' and drive safe! - one half of the TechTalk team will be running up the Hancock tower in February ... get the details and donate to the ALA at the TechTalk Hustle up the Hancock website! MAIN TOPIC PC Magazine features editor ERIK RHEY talks to us about medicine, technology and the internet. Tune in for this fascinating discussion on the best places to go on the web for health! - check out these links mentioned on the show for further info - http://www.prevention.com http://www.cdc.gov http://www.medlineplus.gov http://www.pcmag.com COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK Google Video TechTalks - Interesting techtalk videos, some by Google others not. Check out the 'human computation' one for sure! Cain & Abel Password Recovery - Can't remember your password? No problem - just beware and use this software for white-hat purposes only! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! P.M. Dawn - Plastic

November 16 - PS3 v Wii or GPS?

Michael Kastler — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:14:32 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our Interview and Contest Pages for upcoming interviews such as next week's PC Magazine editor ERIK RHEY discussing nanotechnology in medicine, cyberchondria, and more! Local News - Getting the mic's just right at WRLR ;) - Blustery - one half of the TechTalk team will be running up the Hancock tower in February ... get the details and donate to the ALA at the TechTalk Hustle up the Hancock web! Tech News - Listener mailbox! - PS3 v Wii: Are you camping out? ... Local listener Rob tells us how it is - Web reaches 100 million active sites MAIN TOPIC GPS Units - Michael "TechTalk" Kastler reviews the Garmin Streetpilot c550 and why he chose that unit over others. COOL SITE(s) OF THE WEEK Stellarium.org - Very cool (and free, natch) program to do some night-time star and sky watching. Keeps track of location, time and placement, and the graphics have to be seen to be believed! This is professional grade software free for all you amateur star-gazers. 5ives.com - Top 5 lists. Weird, sometimes funny, but always interesting enough to keep me away form more important things for a good 5 minutes! cookingbynumbers.com - Can't figure out anything to make for dinner? Just put in what you've got in your fridge and cabinet and out will pop hundreds of recipes! Some are not so great (baked bean sandwich, anyone?), but there's a few that hit the mark for sure! HOT LINKS OF THE WEEK Get TechTalk on iTunes! Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon

November 15 - Show Delayed (not cancelled)

Michael Kastler — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:58:38 GMT

SHOW DELAYED but not cancelled ... TechTalk will not be airing Wednesday, November 15th as usual, but instead will be broadcast on Thursday morning at 7:00AM due to some unavoidable scheduling conflicts. The topic this week will be tech news, and a discussion of auto GPS units including a personal review of the Garmin StreetPilot C550. I'll post the broadcast and notes as per usual on Thursday. Keep listening, and check out our interviews and contest page for info about some great interviews we have coming up in the next few weeks. -Thanks, you'll be hearing from us soon! Michael "TechTalk" Kastler and Dave "Sparky" Saganaki

November 8th - In the Absence of Absence

Michael Kastler — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:13:30 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our Interview and Contest Pages for upcoming interviews such as PC World editors discussing the Readers Choice awards, and Panda software discussing 'Click Fraud'! ABSENCE OF ABSENCE ALERT Uhh.... We're here this week! Local News - Weather not so bad Tech News - Election electronics faux pas, glitches and goofs - Google's YouTube the Time "Invention" of the year?!? - Lots of little odds and ends to keep you interested, including an answer from Ask Yahoo! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK Gliffy.com - Think you need Visio? Maybe not! Check out this site for almost any flowcharting, drawing, and floor-plan type needs you may have! HOT LINKS Get TechTalk on iTunes! Dance Dance - Fallout Boy

November 1 - Roxio Interview and iPod Giveaway!

Michael Kastler — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:06:11 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT The Roxio contest ENDS TODAY! Over the past several weeks we have given away SIX COPIES of Roxio CD Creator Suite 9 and this week we interview Adam Fingerman, Director of Product Development for Roxio | Sonic and give away .... A VIDEO IPOD! So listen in to see if you are the lucky winner! ABSENCE ALERT More alerts than you can shake a stick at this week ... we will be taking a short sabbatical and skipping next week in favor of local election coverage. Michael "TechTalk" Kastler will be at Melissa Bean's election headquarters until late in the evening Tuesday night and is just too much of an old man to drag himself out of bed at 5AM the next morning for the show. Sorry! Local News - Cold cold weather ... MAIN TOPIC Director of Product Management for Roxio|Sonic, Adam Fingerman Excellent interview about their new software, it's capabilities, and some of what went into making it tick! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK Flash Face Maker - OK, so it's a stupid time-waster! Still, great fun making police sketches of you and your friends (and who knew that pencil drawings would take 15 years off my look)! You can load the 'TechTalk' face for something that almost looks like me ... HOT LINKS Get TechTalk on iTunes! Roxio|Sonic Solutions - Makers of CD/DVD Creator Suite 9 Where else do you find great tunes like this? Make your own Fish Heads ringtone! Ordinary Boys w/ Lady Sovereign - 9 to 5

October 25 - Nobody's Neutral

Michael Kastler — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:22:32 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Get TechTalk on iTunes! INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our contest and interviews page for full details and information about the Roxio CONTEST this week! If you send an email to us at techtalk@wrlr.fm with a subject of 'Contest' or 'Swag', and a line telling us what you like most or least about the show, we'll throw your name in the hat for one of the following: ONE VIDEO IPOD to be given away during next week's show. Congratulation to Brian Price, last week's winner. Listen to the broadcast to hear who the lucky winners were this week!! Local News - RLAS District 116 decides what to do wth Magee - Library offers free wi-fi Tech News - IE 7 out - Firefox 2 out - 5 ways to report spam MAIN TOPIC Net Neutrality Discussion of the what it is, and why it might or might not be good thing! Check out Moyers on America about the subject. COOL SITE OF THE WEEK 15 Freakiest Websites - Thanks to PC World for putting this list together for us! MUSIC LINKS KungFu Fighting by Fatboy Slim (I'll try to get the link to iTunes working later this week - check back!)

October 19 - High Definition Author Interview

Michael Kastler — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:41:38 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED If you listen to only one TechTalk this year, this is the one! Tune in for a great interview with Steve Kleinedler - one of the hip new generation of lexicographers - as we discuss technology, language, society and his new book High Definition INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our contest and interviews page for full details and information about the Roxio CONTEST and other upcoming interviews! Send an email to us at techtalk@wrlr.fm with a subject of 'Contest' or 'Swag', and a line telling us what you like most or least about the show, we'll throw your name in the hat for one of the following: TWO COPIES of Roxio CD Creator Suite 9 remaining ... and ... ONE VIDEO IPOD to be given away November 1st! Congratulation to Steve Stewart and Vince Stachovic, last week's winners. Listen to the broadcast to hear who the lucky winner is this week!! Local News - WRLR one year anniversary noted - with pics of Sparky and Mike on the front page! Tech News - Video iPod a virus carrier, for the Windows OS? - IE7 released, update being pushed down to you soon! MAIN TOPIC "High Definition" co-author and lexicographer Steven Kleinedler A great interview regarding the changing landscape of technology and language, and learn about the new essential reference book, High Definition! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK Wikipedia open source games - Literally hundreds of open-source games, free and cool! HOT LINKS Get TechTalk on iTunes! Get Steve's book, High Definition at Amazon by clicking here. Yes, we really did play this just for Steve, a lexicographer: Word Up! - Cameo

October 18 - Show Delayed (not cancelled)

Michael Kastler — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:33:01 GMT

SHOW DELAYED but not cancelled ... TechTalk will not be airing Wednesday, October 19th as usual, but instead will be broadcast on Thursday morning at 7:00AM due to some unavoidable scheduling conflicts. The topic this week will be our interview with the Senior Editor of American Heritage Dictionaries and author of the book "High Definition" - a reference book of technology terms - Steve Kleinedler, so you won't want to miss it! Check out more information at our Contest and Interview page! I'll post the broadcast and notes as per usual on Thursday. Sorry for any confusion, anger, frustration, rage, or soul pain this may cause you ... just keep repeating to yourself "it's only a radio show" over and over until the worst of it passes, and I promise you it will be well worth the extra wait this week! -TechTalk

October 11 - What's your Vista Capability?

Michael Kastler — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:17:25 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Get TechTalk on iTunes! INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our contest and interviews page for full details and information about the Roxio CONTEST this week! If you send an email to us at techtalk@wrlr.fm with a subject of 'Contest' or 'Swag', and a line telling us what you like most or least about the show, we'll throw your name in the hat for one of the following: SIX COPIES of Roxio CD Creator Suite 9 ... and ... ONE VIDEO IPOD Congratulation to Paul Brunette, last week's winner. Listen to the broadcast to hear who the lucky winners were this week!! Local News - RLAS District 116 sells 9 acres for $900,000 - Mundelein makes truancy a crime Tech News - Google buys YouTube for $1.65B - Ray Noorda dies - Sure cure for hiccoughs revealed! (the Ig-Nobels) MAIN TOPIC New model PC's - how to plan for Vista Discussion of the new models to look for and what to look out for! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK BlinkX - Get a wall of video going the next time you search the web! MUSIC LINKS Filthy Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters

October 4 - Can you .mov your AVI for me please?

Michael Kastler — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:36:05 GMT

September 27 - Remote Control

Michael Kastler — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:08:18 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED INTERVIEW NEWS and CONTEST ALERT Check out our contest and interviews page for full details and information about the Roxio CONTEST starting this week! If you send an email to us at techtalk@wrlr.fm with a subject of 'Contest' or 'Swag', and a line telling us what you like most or least about the show, we'll throw your name in the hat for one of the following: SIX COPIES of Roxio CD Creator Suite 9 ... and ... ONE VIDEO IPOD The interview with ADAM FINGERMAN, head of production for Roxio Corporation/Sonic Solutions will be broadcast on November 1st, and we will give the ipod away on that date as well. Our upcoming interview with STEVEN KLEINEDLER, Senior Editor with American Heritage Dictionaries and co-author of the book High Definition will be on October 18th. Local News - TSA reduces restrictions on flight carry-ons - What not to do on a Friday night in Round Lake Tech News - Why is email so addictive? Mindhacks.com tells us! - Is husband training is a natural follow-up to that topic? We thought so. MAIN TOPIC Remotely accessing your PC Free and paid solutions, file sharing and tech support too! HOT LINKS LogMeIn GoToMyPc UltraVNC UltraVNC SingleClick Add-on COOL SITE OF THE WEEK The second interview is scheduled for broadcast on November 1st with ADAM FINGERMAN, head of production for Roxio Corporation on their new release, Roxio CD Creator 9.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled here - in the days and weeks prior to the Roxio interview WRLR will be giving away 6 copies of Roxio 9 and ... [drum roll] ... a video iPOD! General News - Grayslake SD 46 in the black - Palatine SD 15 prepares for strike - iSave-Rx a failure, and illegal? - eat a cockroach, your friends will love you! Tech News - Toshiba recalls laptop batteries - Sony delays PSP 3 for 4 months TOPIC OF THE DAY Google Tips and Tricks phonebook: first init, last name, city state - or however much you know will return a phone number Use the phone number with area code and get the reverse lookup information Special Searches - specific info on windows, linux, government entities, etc. search term site:[URL] - searches within a site only, e.g., "registration site:rlas-116.org" (without the quotes of course) track packages - just type the tracking number in! Good for VINs, UPC, area codes, stock quotes patents FAA airplane registration numbers and FCC equipment ID's too! Any questions? - if you're looking for facts, just type it in as a question. It will also give definitions, calculate and do conversions for you too! flight info - it's available using the airline and flight number, e.g., United 473. HOT LINKS GoogleGuide - the unofficial google guide for search mavens. Lots of excellent advanced search info here. Also check out Google Whacks for some time-wasting fun. COOL SITE OF THE WEEK www.jangl.com - Anonymous phone numbers? They've got 'em! Plus a whole lot more, including being able to 'disconnect' people from ever being able to call you again. And it's free (for now anyways)! www.phonespell.com - Gives all 'interesting' combinations of letters built off of your phone number. Idea's been there forever, but this site really gets the job done nicely!

September 13 - Cable vs. DSL

Michael Kastler — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:38:39 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED General News - Dave "Sparky" Saganaki joins the show! - CEO Dennis Stonewall resigns from D116 - Mike and Sparky discuss the state of education today Tech News - eDonkey ponies up $30M - Canon copiers up in flames - SecondLife gives a big first chance to identity thieves - Loopt GPS friends network launches - Crocodile hunter attracts large ratings in death too TOPIC OF THE DAY Cable vs. DSL Availability, Cost, Speed, and Reliability considered COOL SITE OF THE WEEK 1-800-FREE411 - Just what it sounds like, a free 411replacement instead of paying $1.95 and up for regular 411 service through your provider.

September 6 - Putting Blinders on Big Brother

Michael Kastler — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:27:38 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! SPECIAL GUEST - DAVE SAGANOCKI TOPICS COVERED Local / National News - New Round Lake census, paid for by the village - Steve Irwin, environmentalist, dies Tech News - Apple vs. Creative - "Godzillatron" installed at UT - Subliminal spam MAIN TOPIC Search Engines - how to protect your searches from prying eyes ixquick search - search without having it saved here. TOR - downloadable set of tools that obfuscates your web activity and searches Lost in the Crowd - search engine very easy to use that broadcasts 'noise' during your searches. APP OF THE WEEK www.ccleaner.com - Cleans all those nasty file remnants, cookies, registry hooks and etc. that never seem to come out on their own!

August 30 - So Many Rows, So Little Time

Michael Kastler — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:30:59 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Local News - Mayor Adams child pornography case back in the news - Gurnee meeting discusses school district consolidation Tech News - Universal gives away free U2 music - AOL makes the 'badware' list - Sony recalls 1.8 million MORE batteries - Play pong on your wife or girlfriend! - 6 Years for software piracy (but you get your own lamborghini!) MAIN TOPIC Excel - how to remove duplicate rows - asap-utilities is a necessity for any serious Excel users out there! - This formula was mentioned and may be helpful: =CONCATENATE(B2,C2,D2, ... ) Word - how to merge out to email - http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/HA010349201033.aspx ... aren't you glad you can just click this instead of having to retype? SITE OF THE WEEK www.widgetoko.com - Hardcore geekilicious site servers up all sorts of nifty gadgets to add to your web, blog, or myspace account stuff!

August 23 - The Daily Planet

Michael Kastler — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:33:25 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Local News - School starts up again - New Filtering system in place at RLAS116 Other News - Tom Cruise dropped by Paramount AOL News - AOL CTO replaced - AOL digging for gold at the spamhouse WiFi News - Your macbook can be attacked by Wifi! - Google offers free WiFi in California MS News - MS opens up XBox 360 gamemaking API - MS warns about security hazards of MMO gaming SITE OF THE WEEK GeoBytes.com - Very cool site lets you find on a map instantly the location of any IP address or server you enter. Check it out!

August 16 - Stop-Motion Video Madness

Michael Kastler — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:59:07 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Local News - New medical buildings in RLB - First days of school begin! - E-Pay bill payment service expands Tech News - 4M Dell Laptop batteries recalled - CMEC survey indicates child predatory activity is down ... - But cyberbullying is up! - No expectation of privacy for your work computer TOPIC OF THE DAY Stop Motion Video Fun! COOL LINKS Village of Round Lake Beach - E-Pay information is right here on the main page Battery Pics - Pictures to help you identify those recalled batteries Stop Cyberbullying.com - Just what it sounds like! FlipClips.com - Make your own flipbook from a short video SITE(S) OF THE WEEK Zillow.com - Crazy cool site for anyone looking to purchase or sell a house; a great mashup with google maps for very legible, understanble info.

August 9 - Email Responses

Michael Kastler — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:42:52 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED News - Stop Sign awareness program starts - Registration for RLAS 116 ended - Mayor Rich Hill's wife passes away - AOL lays off 5,000 employees - AOL gives away 5GB of storage - AOL gives up 500,000 people's search results - Limewire sued (just like Kazaa last week) TOPIC OF THE DAY Responding to emails! - Can my hard drive be damaged by a magnet? Jenny in RLB - Can I break into my Excel file that is password protected? John Mote's site - How do I create a file listing my directories? Paul in RL DIR /AD /B > "file.txt" COOL LINKS KeePass Password Safe - Very cool password 'safe' that will keep you from losing those passwords ever again! John Mote's site - This is the link for a great password remover for Excel. SITE(S) OF THE WEEK Really Slick Screen Savers - Great screen savers, but you will need at least a halfway decent graphics card or fast computer!

August 2 - Back It Up, I'll Take It!

Michael Kastler — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:14:15 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED News - Hot hot hot! - RLAS Registration days are here - MS backs off of Vista release date - Kazaa hit for $115M - Intel's new chips means time to buy! - CC use on your cell phone - Text messaging emergencies in China TOPIC OF THE DAY Backup Options - HDD, CD/DVD, Online COOL LINKS Genie-Soft - My recommended home backup utility NTI Shadow - Another good tool, a little more complicated but still decent, and cheaper than genie. Carbonite Online Backup - Cheap and easy, this site lets you save everything necessary on your computer with no upload download or storage limits. My personal choice for document backups! SITE(S) OF THE WEEK Electric Sheep - Just the coolest peer-to-peer screen saver ever! Uses SETI@Home technology to create flowing artworks on your PC. Yes.com - DJ forget to mention that cool song he just played? No worries mate, just go right here to find any song played in the last 24 hours on stations that show live song info.

July 26 - Digital Cameras

Michael Kastler — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:20:38 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! NOTE: technical issues caused some pops and the first couple seconds to be overamped. TOPICS COVERED News - Indiana sniper caught - "It's a Nightmare!!!" - Green Oaks Mayor busted for child porn - Powerpoint virus, at last! TOPIC OF THE DAY How to buy a digital camera COOL LINKS Picasa - fabulous photo organization tool Lightroom - Another good tool, free now that it's in beta, but will probably cost you when it's released. SITE(S) OF THE WEEK digital-photography-school.com - Great intro to digital photography site that covers a ton of tips related to photography, not just digital cameras.

July 19 - Audiophilia Part 2

Michael Kastler — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:58:50 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED News - OTB = online track betting (I get to say "told ya so!") - Repulican House candidates discuss school funding - Eggsactly the kind of advertising we don't need - AOL goes free for broadband users - MS supporting open document format (ODF) translations natively TOPIC OF THE DAY Record and schedule radio programming with your computer! COOL LINKS Stationripper - Allows you to record shoutcast radio programs Audacity Audio Editor - Awesome freeware editing program LAME encoder - You'll need this if you want to export to mp3 Audiograbber - Another audio recording program with TONS of great features including the ability to schedule recordings. I use it to record WRLR programs via the online stream if I won't be by my computer or radio. SITE(S) OF THE WEEK www.dead-eye.com - Best listing of winxp services, and which ones you do or don't need that I've come across. Great tweak site (albeit a bit rough looking)!

July 12th - LP to CD

Michael Kastler — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:42:49 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Tech News - Firefox 2, Bon Echo - House of Reps argues Internet Filtering - House of Reps passes anti-online-gambling bill TOPIC OF THE DAY Go from LP to CD without burning a hole in your wallet (or your soundcard!) COOL LINKS Audacity Audio Editor - Awesome freeware editing program; everything you need is right here LAME encoder - You'll need this if you want to export to mp3 Audiograbber - Another audio recording program with TONS of great features including the ability to schedule recordings. I use it to record WRLR programs via the online stream that I won't be by my computer or radio for. SITE(S) OF THE WEEK ehow.com - Find out how to do ANYTHING here (and I mean anything!)

July 5 - Memory Optimizers

Michael Kastler — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:33:13 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Tech News - VA laptop with 26.5M ssn's is found! - Death by iPod - Internet Explorer Beta 3 is out; how does it look? TOPIC OF THE DAY Memory "optimizers" - friend or foe? COOL LINKS Windows IT Pro - Great place for news and information, but beware it isa pay site if you want to read more than the abstracts McSweeney's - 8 ways an iPod can kill you, by ex-marine Brad Collum SITE(S) OF THE WEEK www.podomatic.com - most excellent free site for running your own podcast! www.technovelgy.com - the perfect combo of science and science fiction ... very cool site for the secret geek in you!

June 28 - Buying a New Computer

Michael Kastler — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:57:59 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED Tech News - Navy 'releases' 28000 names and SSN's - Computer virus spammers caught! - Australia gives away filtering - Traffic in Round Lake goes horribly wrong TOPIC OF THE DAY Buying a New Computer - how to do it COOL LINKS CNET Desktop Reviews - Excellent review site ranked by price and other factors. arstechnica.com - Wonder where I get some of my news bits? RSS here for good links! www.k5n.us - Home of WebCalendar b2evolution.net - Home of the wrlr multi-user blogging SITE(S) OF THE WEEK www.55fun.com - great FREE book about the 55 funnest things you can do with Google. www.wrlr.fm - Say wha? That's right, the cool site is the new, improved, radically updated wrlr home site. Check it out! Let us know what you think at techtalk@wrlr.fm!

June 21st - Dumb Things Users Do

Michael Kastler — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:23:10 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! After a couple weeks on hiatus with changes at the station and a reworking of the show, Techtalk goes 'solo' this week! Tune in for news, the main event, and of course the cool site of the week every Wednesday morning at 7AM. TOPICS COVERED Bill Gates retires? Mosquito cell ring-tone IBM's fast new transistor (500X faster than existing) MySpace sued for alleged sexual assault Top dumb things users do - things to keep your system running smooth and safe - Note: due to connection difficulties, a bit at the end of this segment was lost, in regards to making backups - the most important thing users are least likely to do! COOL SITE OF THE WEEK del.icio.us - an awesome social networking take on bookmarking and favorites. Try it out - the sorting and tagged features of this accessible anywhere bookmarking has to be experienced to be understood!

June 1st - NO SHOW

Michael Kastler — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:48:26 GMT

NO SHOW JUNE 1st Due to some shakeups and changing roles at the station there will be no show June 1st. We will return as soon as possible! This means we will have no winners for the contest, so please continue to send those funny computer stories or tech-related jokes to techtalk@wrlr.fm for your chance to WIN the FREE techtalk software bundle, handpicked by Michael Kastler! And as always, keep the comments, suggestions and any questions you would like to hear answered coming in - I promise you will get an answer either on or off the air. INTERNET SAFETY FORUM Also, if you are in the Round Lake community area or nearby, don't forget to stop in and listen to Congresswoman Bean and a panel of internet safety experts (including yours truly) this Wednesday night, May 31st, at the Round Lake Middle School on Lotus. The discussion starts promptly at 6:00PM and should be very informative - plus tons of opportunity for public involvement. See you there! Check back here for more news, views, and relief from the technology blues - we'll be back soon!

May 25 - Email Conversion

Michael Kastler — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:16:49 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! TOPICS COVERED FREE SOFTWARE - CONTEST #2 - listen, respond, and email techtalk@wrlr.fm to WIN!!! - don't forget to include your name, address, and where/how you listen Dual Boot PC/Apples coming out Convert those Email files for backup and transport News and Views with Esther Cepeda - Computer forensics and the law Internet Safety Forum hosted by Congresswoman Melissa Bean - May 31st at RL Middle School, 6:00 PM - WRLR's own Michael Kastler is an expert panelist for the Q&A Vets "lose" 26.5 million ID's and SSN's COOL LINKS RLAS-116 Tech Pages - The place to go for info on what's happening in Round Lake Area Schools technology. SITE(S) OF THE WEEK www.mapmyrun.com - just like it sounds, map your run and get distance and calorie burns www.weendure.com - track daily, monthly, yearly progress in running or biking. Great if you're anal about keeping logs on your performance!

May 18 - Network Neutrality

Michael Kastler — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:35:41 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered CONTEST #1 - listen, answer, and email techtalk@wrlr.fm to WIN!!! - don't forget to include your name, address, and where/how you listen Internet Safety Forum hosted by Congresswoman Melissa Bean - May 31st at RL Middle School, 6:00 PM - WRLR's own Michael Kastler is an expert panelist for the Q&A Network Neutrality - what is it, and why do we care? News and Views with Esther Cepeda Podcasting .xxx killed by ICANN Cool Links CNN Will Video Kill the Internet? - Video distribution on the web is causing concern about 'neutrality' Wiki Network Neutrality - Wiki's info on this topic, very complete and somewhat unbiased Policy Council Info - a whole slew of op-eds and articles on the topic Site of the Week www.askaninja.com - it is what it says, and must be seen to be understood. May 11 has a video on network neutrality so this all ties in, somehow ... Ninja! BONUS - App of the Week www.asap-utilities.com - Awesome Excel add-in, over 300 macros and utilities for all you Excel-heads out there. Download the beta version, it seems fine (and don't forget to tune down your macro security to 'medium' before attempting to install).

May 11 - The Theft of Me

Michael Kastler — Fri, 12 May 2006 13:34:42 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered Identity Theft - what it is, how to avoid it, and what to do if you are a victim Face Recognition News and Views with Esther Cepeda Cool Links www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ - a wealth of information here www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm - another great source of info Guardian News UK - story of a couple of guys that used a discarded boarding pass to get crazy amounts of information www.fightidentitytheft.com App of the Week www.launchy.net - never hunt for a shortcut icon again!

May 4 - Odds and Ends

Michael Kastler — Thu, 11 May 2006 18:32:47 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered With one thing and another, this show was done 'on the road' via cell phone, so just random tidbits and news items from the last few months were covered. We talked about GPS globs, DDOS attacks on blogs, and other not-so-gooey items. The recording is not really 'broadcast' quality, so listen at your own risk. I will however still give you my .... Site of the Week www.livescience.com

April 27 - Beware the Internet Predator

Michael Kastler — Thu, 11 May 2006 18:02:50 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered Internet Predators, their prevalance and how to avoid them Cool Links www.rlas-116.org/gen_info/technology/InternetSafety.php - Go here for lots of links and connections for parents Site(s) of the Week www.mapsexoffenders.com - Check out the list of sex-offenders where you live. http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com - He's trying to parlay and barter one red paperclip into a house ... see how far he's gotten and how he got there!

April 20 - Clean Machine

Michael Kastler — Thu, 11 May 2006 17:57:51 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered Spring clean your computer! Keyboard Mouse Screen\Monitor CPU - Inside and out Cool Links http://www.vitalknowledge.com/teachers/tutorials/computer.asp - gives a good overview of many of the cleaning tips we spoke of Site(s) of the Week www.willselfdestruct.com - Send a self-destructing message, completely untraceable!

April 13 - Windows XP Tips and Tricks

Michael Kastler — Thu, 11 May 2006 17:53:36 GMT

LOOKING FOR THIS AUDIO? - Send an email to techtalk@wrlr.fm and I'll get it to you. This podcast was removed to conserve disk space! Topics Covered Windows XP Tips and tricks Windows XP Power Toys Cool Links www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads - check here for the power toys Site(s) of the Week www.tradetricks.org - tips of the trade ... I could spend hours here! http://arje.net/rasterbator - turn those pictures into giant sized artwork for your walls!