http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com Discussions from the world of computers and technology on Future FM 96.9's Community Chest. Broadcast Mondays between 10:30 and 11:30. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:22:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Appearing on Friday's Community Chest rather than Monday's, Dominik Lukeš is telling Thordis Fridrickson about the top 25 stories in technology that made an impact in 2007. The discussion is punctuated by tech-related songs. 1. Web 2.0 sparks another bubble 2. Facebook's rise to power: APIs, Beacon, questions about people ruining ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2008/01/06/top-tech-stories-of-2007/ Tim referees a debate between Dominik and Clare Packer of VisitNorwich.com on the respective merits of online and offline shopping before Christmas. Last TechTalk of the year will happen on Friday, 28 December from 10am-12pm and will consist of a tech news round up of 2007 accompanied by music on tech ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/12/18/shopping-online-or-off/ Dominik shares tech gift ideas with Tim. Here's the Top 5 list: EEE PC: ultra portable and ultra cheap laptop from Asus Digital photo frame MP3 player filled with tracks or including a subscription to a music service like eMusic or Amiestreet Domain and a website (GoDaddy or 1&1) Printed photo gift - T-Shirt, Calendar, ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/11/27/top-5-tech-gifts-and-free-software/ This week Dominik brings Tim and Ross the good news of the Amazon Kindle. Then he recommends installing Firefox to replace Internet Explorer and take advantage of tabs and the amazing keyboard shortcuts. http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/11/27/kindle-and-using-firefox-shortcuts/ This week Dominik explains Tim why he should not buy the iPhone and why he should donate to the OLPC initiative through LaptopGiving.org. Next up they talk about how to make sure your new computer is safe. Step 1. Uninstall all 'crapware' - use PC Decrappifier. Step 2. Install a free antivirus such ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/11/12/iphone-olpc-and-free-antivirus/ Dominik tells Ross and Tim about buying a new computer. What to look for and what to ignore. The big announcement about Google's Open Social platform also gets a mention. In the process, Ross and Tim find out more than they ever wanted to know about what an API is. http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/11/11/buying-a-new-computer-and-some-social-networking-news/ This week, Ross debates Dominik and Tim on the merits of two social networking platforms My Space and Facebook. But first Dominik forces them to listen to some news about the new release of MacOS 10.5 (Leopard) and Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). MacOS costs money but Ubuntu is free for ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/11/11/facebook-vs-myspace-and-some-os-news/ This week substituting for Tim MacWilliam, Dominik tells Stash Kirkbride everything about hackers. Most importantly: Hackers are not necessarily evil and often they make the e-world go round (see Wikipedia entry on hackers) There is a difference between White hat and Black hat hackers Hackers are not antisocial and they regularly gather at ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/10/22/hackers/ This week, Ross, Tim and Dominik were joined in the studio by Future Radio's production manager Dan Nyman to talk about the differences between Mac and PC. Here are some Mac vs. PC links: An exhaustive feature comparison of OS X and Windows XP (MacOS comes out slightly ahead) A performance comparison of ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/10/15/mac-vs-pc-and-some-news/ This week Ross is visiting Slovakia and Tim and Dominik discuss High Definition TVs and video players. First some news: Amazon starts an MP3 download service Woman in US loses  court case with RIAA for sharing music What we discussed about HD TV: What is HD? Resolution of monitor 720 or 1080 vertical pixels Why ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/10/09/hd-tv-hd-dvds-digital-radio/ On the 1st October Dominik was talking to Tim and Ross about his trip to Barcelona where he was at a conference of the Open Source project Drupal. The talk was about: Difference between freeware and Open Source software What kinds of free software people use Why is Open Source important for companies ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/10/08/free-and-open-source-software/ This week Tim, Ross and Dominik talked some more about Apple News. Dominik reminded everyone that iPod Touch can connect to WiFi and that sparked a quick discussion of the free municipal WiFi in Norwich - Tim was right about its reach. The upcoming Apple announcement that is all but ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/17/digital-photography-and-some-news/ Tim and Dominik are joined by Ross Patzelt to talk about the latest iPod releases from Apple and to announce this podcast on air for the first time. Apple announces new iPods: (see UK Apple Store for details) Shuffle gets new colors - £49 (1 GB) (Alternative: Creative Stone) Nano now plays video ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/10/new-ipods-and-podcasting/ Tim and Dominik discuss the back to school gadgets and how to use Google to search more effectively. Oh, and the Eat Me Crunchy Bowl. Here are some of the key Google tips: Set Preferences to expand result display to 50 or 100 put "quotes around" whole phrases + for stop words or - ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/04/back-to-school-and-searching-3-sept-2007/ Tim and Dominik are joined by Ross Patzelt to talk about online music, Ross's upcoming trip to Slovakia and the Prague invasion of 1968. Here are some notes and links: First, to avoid because of DRM and/or low quality: iTunes, Napster, Tesco (with exceptions for some EMI, Universal tracks) because of dubious legality: ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/04/music-on-the-internet-and-a-history-lesson-20-aug-2007/ The subject of this Tech Talk is Broadband in the UK. What to look out for and how to get a reasonable deal. This is where you can find out more: http://www.broadband.co.uk http://www.uswitch.com/Broadband http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk http://www.which.co.uk More on this Google UK search: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=broadband http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/04/broadband-in-the-uk-13-aug-2007/ In this first Tech Talk, Dominik and Tim talk about how to shop safely on the internet and why Norwich is the number one eBay city in the UK. Dominik then fails to convince Platform's Stash Kirkbride that it's worth shopping online. Some useful links: Norwich eBay Capital of UK Consumer Direct on ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/04/internet-shopping-and-auction-sites-6-august-2007/ In this trial episode during the Future Radio's test transmissions, Tim and Dominik talked about why computers take so long to start up, what can be bought online, and how to buy an MP3 player. Questions of Dominik's heritage also came up. This Tech Talk was broadcast on Monday, 30 July ... http://futurefmtechtalk.podbean.com/2007/09/03/pilot-discussion-during-test-transmissions/