Audio Archive

For shows prior to January 13, 2008, please visit the PC Chat Audio Archives.

10/05/2008

- Introduction to the Google Android.
- Interview: Spence, Geek2Geek.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: Google Chrome
- Linux 101: Burning CDs/DVDs with Brasero

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09/28/2008

- Reminisced about old wireless relays.
- Interview: Paul Ferris, Ohio Linux Fest.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: List of open-source alternatives, part 2
- Linux 101: Scanners in Linux

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09/21/2008

- Introduction for new listeners, promoting FOSS.
- Interview: Gregory from Astricon.
- Linux 101: Wacom Tablet in Ubuntu

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09/14/2008

- What would the computing world be like without Richard Stallman?
- Interview: Splashtop.
- Interview: Hans, ABLEconf.
- Linux 101: 3G Personal Hot Spot

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09/07/2008

- Discussed differences between MS Office and OpenOffice
- Interview: Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, 40 minute interview with no commercial breaks.
- Stallman recommends: fsf.org, defectivebydesign.org

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08/31/2008

- Why you should use Linux.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: List of open-source alternatives.
- Linux 101: Sharing data between a Windows/Linux dual-booted system.

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08/24/2008

- Introduction to Linux.
- Interview: Troy Councilman, BigEMouth.com.
- Microsoft to pay Novell $100M more.
- Linux 101: OpenOffice 3.0, new features.

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08/17/2008

- Discussed our plans to test out accepting direct contributions from listeners.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux - Review of "The Official Ubuntu Book: Third Edition"
- Introduction to the Acer Aspire sub-notebook.
- Linux 101 - How To Use a Flash Drive (shortest.. segment.. ever!)

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08/10/2008

- Intro'd the show talking about choosing Linux over Mac as an alternative to Windows.
- Dennis, Mesa Community College, offering OpenOffice courses.
- Michael is a big fat liar. There is currently no link on our home page for PayPal... but there will be soon. Stay tuned!
- 10 Steps to Convert a Windows User to Linux.

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08/03/2008

- Introduction to the show.
- Interview: Ken from Lindependence.
- Interview: Ted, listener.
- Mr. Modem Rants about Linspire.
- Interview: Scott, lxer.com.
- Spent the last few minutes of the show bashing Windows Vista.

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07/27/2008

- Discussed benefits of Linux and open-source.
- Interview: Larry from Lindependence.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: Review of KMyMoney
- Linux 101: First Person Shooter Games

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07/20/2008

- Talked about using your computer (with free software) instead of spending all of your time fixing your computer (with Windows).
- Interview: Henry, Desktoplinux.org
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: Report on www.distrowatch.com.
- Linux 101: Keyring Manager / KWallet

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07/13/2008

- In-depth discussion about the economy (not really), and how you can save money with free software.
- Interview: Scott, The Linux Fund
- Interview: Earl, ZaReason, Inc.
- Linux 101: Setting up a printer.

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07/06/2008

- Discussed the costs of using proprietary software
- Interviewed John from Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo Team
- Lack of a Windows key on a ThinkPad
- Linux 101: Mythical Faults of Linux, Part 2
- Looking for advertisers and sponsorship

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06/29/2008

- Interviewed Matthew from Vox Products
- Mr. Modem Does Linux - Part 2 of Top 10 Things Learned From Using Linux
- Linux 101: Mythical Faults of Linux, Part 1

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06/22/2008

- Discussed what Linux is, and encouraged people to tell us their experiences with switching to Linux and open source.
- Interviewed Scott from lxer.com.
- Talked about Time Warner's metered cable service.
- Linux 101: Gnash, open-source Flash player.

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06/15/2008

- Talked about the benefits of open-source and where the money comes from to develop and maintain it.
- Interviewed Mike Kavis - Microsoft Free - One year later.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux - 20 Things I've Learned Using Linux (Part 1)
- Linux 101: ACL's on Linux.

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06/08/2008

- Presented Linux as an alternative to Windows
- Michael's rant on "owning" versus "renting" music and movies
- Guest: Scott, SCOTTeVEST
- Shout Out to Paul McSween
- Linux 101: WINE (a Windows environment for Linux)

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06/01/2008

- Discussed the philosophy behind Open Source
- Guest: Tim, Roku (manufacturer of the NetFlix set-top box)
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: OpenOffice Writer Templates
- Linux 101: Simple Backup

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05/25/2008

- Talked about the premise behind open-source
- Joe, stopdog.com, a filtered search engine.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux - Firefox3 Review
- Linux 101: Why is it so hard to prepare for this segment?

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05/18/2008

- Discussed what Linux was and what the show is about.
- Henry Kingman from linuxdevices.com, linux-watch.com, and desktoplinux.com.
- Phil & Dennis from MCC tell us about Linux and open-source classes that they teach.
- Linux 101: rsnapshot

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05/11/2008

- Talked about the mass numbers of security articles in magazines regarding Windows.
- Discussed password policies.
- Talked about identity theft and ways that criminals acquire credit information.
- Mentioned a computer club class that teaches MS Office 97 because they don't want to buy new MS Office licenses, completely unaware of the existence of OpenOffice.
- Again, Mike rambled too much in the last segment, so no Linux 101 this week.

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05/04/2008

- Started the show by stating that Linux is best for most people, and clarified which "most" people that applies to.
- Touched on the BSA and consequences of stealing software.
- Announced launch of new Asus eeePC.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: Reviews of Mozilla's Lightning and Sunbird.
- Linux 101: Ubuntu Hardy Heron improvements.

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04/27/2008

- Continued from last week about digital media.
- Interview: Paul Ferris from fericyde.blogspot.com.
- Linux 101: Mozilla Lightning improvements.
- Talked about StopDog, a filtered search engine.

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04/20/2008

- Introduction to Linux, discussed security flaws in Windows, and how apparent the flaws are with the majority of articles in computer magazines focus on how to protect computers running Windows.
- Mr. Modem Does Linux: GnuCash.
- Discussed the ridiculousness of DRM (Digital Rights Management).
- Michael told us about the new MP3 player he purchased that communicates with the speakers via Bluetooth.
- No Linux 101 this week, Michael kept rambling too long.

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04/13/2008

Discussed CanSecWest PWN to OWN contest, where the Mac system fell first, then Windows, and the Ubuntu Linux system was never cracked.
Discussed Safari being packaged with iTunes, and what security implications that may have for Windows users.
Interviewed Brandon from FastQ about Net Neutrality, discussed the pros and cons of such legislation, and whether or not the government should be involved at any level.
Linux 101: Package Management.

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04/06/2008

Opened by talking about what Linux is and why it's more secure.
Guest: Gabi with yelp.com.
Linux 101: WINE.

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03/30/2008

Discussed OpenMoko, a Linux-based open-source phone.
Guest: Fit-PC, a low power usage system.
Mr. Modem Does Linux: OpenOffice Calc vs. Microsoft Excel.
Linux 101: Blender.

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03/23/2008

Guest: Todd, Lifelock.
Discussed various articles references open-source software.
Linux 101: 3D Home Modeling.

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03/16/2008

Discussed a local computer charity, KidComputers.org.
Mr. Modem Does Linux: A review of the free and open-source AbiWord word processor application.
Discussed getting a used system with a KVM from RedSeven's Computer Outlet in Mesa, AZ, as a recommendation for trying Linux.
Linux 101: Games in Linux, with a focus on SimCity 3000.

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03/09/2008

Site Recommendation: www.yelp.com, a social networking site for adults that allows real people to post real reviews about local businesses.
Sun purchases MySQL for $1 billion.
Microsoft pays fines of $1.36 billion to the EU.
Discussed the Windows ME flop, comparing it to the Vista flop, and how Microsoft recovered from XP, and hypothesized about what would happen if the next version of Windows was not the savior for Microsoft that XP was.
Linux 101 - Discussed SugarCRM and talked about how it is now available in Canonical's (Ubuntu) repositories.

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03/02/2008

Michael is still out, probably drunk by now.
Discussed Ubuntu six-month release cycle.
Guest: Hans from PLUG (Phoenix Linux User Group).
Linus Torvalds says that Windows Vista is benefiting the Linux desktop.
Discussed open formats of Free Software.
Linux 101: Game Console Emulators.

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02/24/2008

Michael says he's out ill, but he's probably on an island with a Corona.
Introduced Quote Of The Week, in beta.
Guest: Hans from PLUG (Phoenix Linux User Group).
Discussed release of next version of Windows, is Vista the new "Windows ME"?
Mr. Modem Does Linux: Compatibility between OpenOffice and other office suites.
Linux 101: Contributing to Open Source.

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02/17/2008

Guest: Jono with Ubuntu.
Linus Torvalds: "Microsoft is bluffing on patents."
Linux 101: OpenOffice Extensions.

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02/10/2008

Why Use Open Source?
Mr. Modem Does Linux: Theory of Open Source Software.
Discussed Microsoft's wishes to purchase Yahoo.
Linux 101: Mouse Gestures.

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02/03/2008

Discussed the change from PC Chat to Gutsy Geeks.
Guest: Paul Ferris from www.lxer.org.
Mr. Modem Does Linux: ASUS eeePC continued.
Linux 101: IEs4Linux.

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01/27/2008

Described what Linux is and the benefits of using it.
Mr. Modem Does Linux: ASUS eeePC.
Described RedSeven's Perpetual Computing concept.
Linux 101: Virtual Desktops.

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01/20/2008

Discussed alternate programs for Linux and cross-platform applications.
Differences between various distributions and Ubuntu's release cycle.
Mr. Modem Does Linux: OpenOffice Online.
Site Recommendation: OpenPrinting; www.linux-foundation.com/en/OpenPrinting.
Linux 101: NTFS support in Linux, EXT3 support in Windows.

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01/13/2008

Introduced "Gutsy Geeks", formerly known as the "PC Chat Computer Show".
Intel drops out of "One Laptop Per Child" program.
Linux 101: Automatix.
Site Recommendation: The Linux Alternative Project: www.linuxalt.com.
Introduction to "Mr. Modem Does Linux".

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