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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:03:41 -0600

GNC-2008-11-18 #425 Jam Packed Show

Back in the saddle tonight after taking the night off last night more details on the show. The 24hr Podcast has been postponed till December 20-21 but until then the show goes on.

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Listener Links:
Spam Sales Up!
P2P Ruling In France
Comcast Analog to Digital
Attack against RIAA
Hubble Image
Lawyer Against RIAA
Power Case for your iPhone
Mark Cuban and SEC
iPhone Game makes Developer Rich

Show Notes:
Mark Cuban and SEC
Blogging Keeping you Poor?
Carbon Sequestration
Professor Fights RIAA
Turkey Cooking Steps
Hulu vs YouTube
HIV Treatment from Chinese Herb
How Not to Build Twitter Community
Water Taste Test
200mps Powerline Adapter
Blu-Ray Player $139.00
Callpod Knock Off from Target Restrained
10hr ASUS Batter
Lunar Baby Thermometer
Mimo 7 Inch USB Monitor
Lunar Probe Crash
Jerry Yang out as CEO
Intel Torture Test
French sue Sourceforge?
Endeavor at ISS
Obama may have to Quit email
USB 3.0
ISS Cargo Unloading
Google Host Time Life Pictures
New Battery to Store Wind-Power
Psystar Antitrust Suit Dismissed
Zune Update 3.1

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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:41:16 -0600

GNC-2008-11-14 #424 (1) Week till 24hr Podcast

If you want to be on the 24 hour podcast formally in a time slot let me know now. Also we will have time slots of open talk story time that will not be structured so it should be a fun event. Lot's of Science in the show tonight!

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Listener Links:
Robot that makes Faces
Gmail Video Chat
Google Big Brother and Flu Reporting

Show Notes:
Sound Flavor
Big News on Exoplanet Find
Mars Everest Panorama
TorentValley shutdown
Big Bang or Big Bounce
Bonus Presidential Perks
Survive 17 Mac Disasters
Cassini and New Aurora on Saturn
Firefox Security Patches
Funny
NASA Mission Control
Google Gmail Video
Best Buy Black Friday (Yawn)
Roku Netflix One Dot?
Sony CMOS Sensors 12+ Megapixels!!!
Is your Spam down?
Apps that Survive a Month
Disruptive Factories (Amazing)
No More Packaged Software?
Build your Own Twitter
Mars Rover Low on Power
Rover Update
STS-126 to ISS for Home Improvements
Telecoms Sweating Obama Administration
Classmates.com get Scorn from Users

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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:37:26 -0600

GNC-2008-11-11 #423 24hr Podcast Date Announced

The 24 Hour Podcast will be November 22nd and 23rd. If you want to be on the show or know of someone that should be on the event I need your help in filling the 24 hours with great content.

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Listener Links:
Pro Security News
Podcamp Michigan
Mini Nuclear Power Plant (Sign me Up!)
Text a Tip
G1 Reboot by Typing Reboot
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Show Notes:
Wireless Security Detailed
Kuiper Belt Objects
Apple TV + Boxee = Cool
Bad Economy Pic
Tethering Concerns
How to - Any Video File to Playable DVD
AVG Antivirus Kills Good Windows FIle
Phoenix Lander is Dead!
Amazing Antarctica Pics my Fav #32
Blockbuster Set Top Box?
Internet Addiction Starts at 6 Hours Per Day?
Will you Miss Circuit City?
MGM to Post Full Length Vid on YouTube
Google Reader does Auto Translation
Indian Spacecraft in Lunar Orbit
Obama and FCC Possible Picks
Apple Outsource App Store Mgmt?
Seagate self encrypting laptop drives
Google fixes Android Bug
Nice Billboard Update

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Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:38:46 -0600

GNC-2008-11-07 #422 Important Announcements in this Show

Info on the Podcast Awards Winner Announcement also big thanks to the folks at Blue Mics for stepping up with prizes. Check out the latest Round Table at TechPodcasts.com.

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Listener Links:
CNN Hologram Secrets Revealed
Lego Rat
Save MobuZZ
WPA Cracked in 15 Minutes
iPhone 2.2 Native Podcast Downloads
The Elevator Radio Show
Routers at Risk
AT&T Bandwidth Limitations
Jcoaster2008 Podcast
404 Hijacking
Perspective of the Universe #1
Perspective of the Universe Part #2!!!!

Show Notes:
Huge Black Hole
Single Lawn Signs
Mysterious Explosion in 1908
Brain Tissue from Stem Cells
iPhone Fake Call
OS X New Media Players
T-Mobile Cameo Listener Challenge
iPhone Tethering
WPA cracked in 15 Minutes
Windows 7 Getting Praise
Net Radio Rates Not Perfect
ISS Mini Satellite Spheres
Ballmer on G1
Yang needs to Go NOW
Tech Podcast Network October Round Table
Simply Amazing Stats on a Spam Study/Infiltration
Hackers Attack McCain and Obama Campaign Networks
Twitter shows Cards
Fake Wordpress Site
North Korea Photoshop Mistake
2 Billion per Year for Shuttle Extension
Camtasia 6
Time Magazine 2008 Top 50 Inventions
FCC Approves White Space
22 Million on Pirate Bay

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Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:42:04 -0600

GNC-2008-11-04 #421 Fun Event at End of Show

First off, Yes I know I got the date wrong.. Ok folks it's very important you listen to the whole show. I have a mission for everyone at the end of the podcast. This is about New Media invading Old Media it is gonna take all of you to make this happen ok... Link and Instructions are at end of Show Notes!

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Listener Links:
Gadget Bargains
Brain Communicating with Computer
Opera Mini not Rejected
www.oovoo.com

Show Notes:
Rayed Crater on Mercury
Great American Detour
Sideways Photo of Earth Atmosphere
Typical Work Week (Fun Non Tech)
Earth to Sun Flux Transfer Event
AT&T DSL Metered Bandwidth
Amazon Going Green
Cassini and Life on Saturn Moon
Circuit City Round 1 RIP
Netflix + Roku + HD = Coming Soon
Bye Bye United Airlines
1 Year Internet Ban for File Sharing
Apple no more New Products for Christmas
Windows 7 on Macbook Pro
Apple cuts iPhone Production
Yahoo Live Dead pool
Shuttle to ISS on Nov 14th
Phoenix on Life Support
Voting Machine Vulnerabilities
Windows Home Server Price Slashed
Apple fighting Jailbreak big Time
ISS Trash crashed in Ocean
IT Worker goes to Jail
Fungus + Grass = Oil
Why does MPAA get to play Trade Enforcer
UK + Open Wifi = Canceled Service

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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:28:11 -0600

GNC-2008-10-31 #420 24hr Podcast Planning Underway

Fun Show tonight planning is underway for the 24Hr Podcast, CES 2009, in the pre-show I talk a little about the Podcast Awards, Taxes in Hawaii and me being stuck working on accounting all week.

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Listener Links:
Apple Blocks Operah on iPhone
X-Rays from Scotch Tape in Vacuum
Open-Source Media Portal
Linux Media Center
Linux MCE
John Flickr Page
Todd's Flickr Page
Flip Ultra Video Listener Submitter
Pain Relief with Ultrasound

Show Notes:
More Mars Water Evidence
Pirate Bay Founder Speech Highlights
Fewer Heart Attacks when clocks rolled back!
8Ft Lego Man on Beach (Weird)
7 Microsoft Research Projects
Native Podcast Download Support for iPhone
Hubble takes a Peek Outside
10 Phrases From Politics 2008
Motorola All in on Android
Hadron Collider is Broke Big Time but Fixable
Need to do your own PR?
G1 Beats iPhone in UK Drag Race
More Laptop Batteries on Recall!
WD Passport wifth Firewire 800
Samsung 40-inch OLED OMG!
Netflix Live Stream + TiVo = Happy Consumer
Big Patent Ruling
Pro Accounts = Web 2.0 Survival
Hubble Repair Pushed to May
Phoenix Lander #1
Phoenix Lander #2
Chevy Volt Up and Close
Camtasia Relay
Google has 10 Million Servers
Canadian Legislature No Gaming While Driving?

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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:39:53 -0600

GNC-2008-10-13 #416 Back in the Saddle

Hey Folks I am back from vacation and back in the saddle. Great to have the batteries recharged and ready to take on the world. Off to Dallas tonight and will be recording the next show from Texas.

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Past Two Shows Guest Hosts:
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Mike Thinks News

Listener Links:
Timothy Ross
PPA Recall Alert
New Machine Prints Sheets of Light
Digsby
Career Crisis Skills Conference --Free
Wicked Lasers New Torch
Track ISS and Sats
Cartoon Portfolio
Revo Uninstaller
UBCD 4 Win

Show Notes:
Mark Cubans Cause of Bubbles
SpokenWord.org
2008 Ozone Hole
GPS could save Billions
20 Mac Apps?
F-35B Transforms
Cool Music From XP and 98
25 Photo Portfolios
YouTube full Length TV Shows?
Yoggie for Mac
Yes Elmo Live (Listen to Show)
Fon Spot 2.0
Trim your CD make it more Round?
1.5 Million G1 Pre-Orders
Bareback HD Docking Sleeve
IBEX to Map Solar Edge
Ad Sales to Plummet?
Gary Vaynerchuk and I Agree a 100%
RSS Converters
Seesmic lays more people off
FCC Free Wireless Web
Silverlight 2
Newspapers Web Ad Revenue Stalls
Verizon SMS Hike will hurt many Web 2.0 Companies
Soyuz to ISS
MSL to Mars in 2009
Benefits of Sponsoring a Wordcamp
McAfee Says more Bogus Security Software
MPAA and why the Sued Real

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:56:17 -0600

GNC-2008-10-10 #415 Guest hosted by Mike Dell

Todd is still on Vacation in Southern California and will be back Tuesday. Today's show is guest hosted by Mike Dell from Sunny Northern Michigan. Enjoy today's show.

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Listener Links:
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Strange Today

Show Notes:
Google's Beer Goggles
RealNetworks DVD Ripper blocked
Netflix Blu-ray Charge
WOZ predicts the death of iPod
50 years of Amateur Radio Innovation
Flash Bug
Blackberry Storm
Mac Mini beats quad core Vista machine
Palin's Email hacker
$800 Apple Laptop?
Backup Space Tourist
Mars Lander
Inside the Wireless Phone network
China Launching Ham Radio Satellite
AMSAT - Ham Radio Satellites

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Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:56:40 -0600

GNC-2008-09-29 #412 Audio is Fixed

Fixed the Audio Problem from last show... Big Apologies.. It has been a beyond crazy weekend here and Murphys Law struck on our Show 400 Interview. I think you will all be entertained and yes I am about at my wits end.

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Listener Links:
Hadron Collider Repairs
www.anythingbutipod.com
Archos 5 Review
Linux Mint

Show Notes:
Scoble 165
Chinese Spacewalk
Congress Internet Radio
Jules Verne Re-Entry
Congress Broadband Data Collection
Amazon Video Ripping
YouTube Redesign and Larger File Sizes
Apple Notebooks are Growing in Market Share
Apple Stocks are Down
Apple updates App Store
TechPodcasts.com Redesign
Web Based Photo Editing
Consumers Hate Bandwidth Caps
Jules Verne Reentry Burn Up
Hubble has major communication Failure
XOHM Wimax Live Sort of
Archos 5 Unboxing
FCC working on Multi-Carrier Merger
1 Year wait for Samsung Android
Methane Plumes
Resume Tips
Firefox 8 Tips
App Store Mania
Veto RIAA/MPAA Enforcement Bill
Health Pill 4 in 1
Mars Lander Sees Snow
Pirate Bay battling book Publishers

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:19:27 -0600

GNC-2008-09-26 #411 Several Hiccups Tonight

Tried some new methods tonight and had a few hiccups, but the content today is top notch and we cover a lot of ground.

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Listener Links:
Photokina
CS4 Apps Tutorial
Natural Gas up for Auction on Ebay
Web as it was in 1934

Show Notes:
New Macbook Bogus Pics
Satellite Graveyard
Android Apps a Go
Battle of Linux Distros (Feedback)
Pirate Bay back on in Italy
Human Airbags
Judge Declares Mistrial on RIAA Case
T-Mobile G1 Manual
Rockbox Software for iPod
Sling Media HD
T-Mobile will not limit Android to 1GB Monthly
PSP+Bus+Driver+Driving=Fired
MySpace Music Review
Apple Killing Developer Motivations
Baikonur Cosmodrome Pics Amazing!
Your Username Checkup Service
Typical Blogger Technorati Review
Google Launches Propaganda Site
Consumers Mis-Informed about Internet Privacy
Worlds Electric Grid Open to Attack
NASA can book Russian Flights in Future
Shuttle Launches Minor Delay
Intelsat Bird in Orbit
Chinese Actual Launch Coverage not Fake
Chinese Fake Launch Story
Apple Finally Patches Old Java Security Issue
Some Companies are just Evil
Bell Canada Extorts money for GPS!
Apple NDA for iPhone App Developers have people Pissed
AT&T and Verizon Refrain from Tracking?

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Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:05:22 -0600

GNC-2008-09-23 #410 Standard Show Micro Vent at Start

Plenty of tech for everyone today. Normal show length.. I talk a bit about Bodies the Exhibition during the show and all I can really say is simply amazing. Plus I found a cool pic to share with your kids.

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Listener Links:
Studio 360 on Hadron Collider
Digital Camera Reviews
Verizon Integrated Payment with Phones


Show Notes:
Apple Installs Software when you say No!
StackOverflow Programmer Site
Garbage Kept In Basement to stay Green?
Android not just for Phones
End of World Delayed
Buying Used Laptops
Today is Equinox
RIAA gets real Greedy
Apple Users Beware of Quicktime Bug
8 Hacks to Speed up Firefox
China Contaminated Food
Best Buy Antics
Blu-ray DOA?
State of Blogsphere
Mars South Pool Icecap Shift Explained
Comcast Usenet canceled
T-Mobile to Launch Android Phone
Verizon No contract Required
iRex Roll Out a Wash
Someones Going to Jail
Cannon 5D Mark II
Amazon Android Music Application?
Encrypt your Email
MySpace Music Screenshots
Is CableCard Dead?
5 Easy Speed Hacks (User Beware)
Mars Rover Opportunity on the Move!
Undisclosed Product Placement Thoughts

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