A few podcast scheduling notes - Updated
I'm sitting in front of my laptop, looking at hours and hours of audio I recorded while covering MSI's Master Overclocking Arena 2009 event in Beijing, China. With these recordings, I intend to compose a thrilling audio essay chronicling the exciting ins and outs of the overclocking event as well as the days and activities surrounding it. With any luck and a touch of skill, it will be a very enjoyable and entertaining report.
I was also, while sitting in front of my laptop, going to write show notes for episode 50 of the Tech Report Podcast... that is until I realized that episode 50 isn't due until Sunday, September 13, because we're releasing our episodes bi-weekly on the second and fourth weekends of every month.
In an effort to keep my MSI report timely and interesting, however, I will publish the story (in audio form with some supplemental pictures) as episode 49.5 of the podcast this coming Sunday, on September 6.
See you on Sunday.
Ok - so I lied - for a variety of reasons, we're looking at a Tuesday/Wednesday release. 'Till then.
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Last by SAMSAMHA at 5:07 PM on 09/10/09
Wow... it's already time for another podcast. We've recently changed to a bi-weekly schedule, but these episodes come so fast... for me, anyways.
Recording, editing, and posting of our next episode, episode 44, is going to wait until next week... ETA to be determined. I'm just back from a well-needed vacation, Cyril has been busy at Computex the whole week (and apparently only speaks French when jet lagged), and Scott is deep in CPU review mode. These factors have prevented us from recording on our typical Friday afternoon. We'll regroup sometime this next week (again, not entirely sure when, Friday at the latest) and bring you an episode worthy of song and dance. Your patience is appreciated.
In other news, the best in show from E3 (Microsoft's Project Natal), looks actually revolutionary IMHO, the Palm Pre is out and is being recieved well, and I'm all geared up for a Steve Jobs return at WWDC on Monday. It's a good time to be a geek.
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Last by DMiller98 at 3:32 PM on 06/14/09
We're looking at another great TR Podcast episode for this week, with discussions ranging from the affects of GPGPU on GPU lifespan to the atrocious bandwidth caps coming to a city near you. However, we'll be releasing this episode tomorrow, on Sunday, instead of our normal Saturday posting.
Rather than spend the day editing audio and writing show notes, I'll be doing live coverage of the AppalachLAN gaming event hear in my home town of Boone, NC for my radio program. Dispite our small town status, the local university manages to host one of the largest gaming events in the south east and as part of my radio show - Digital Life Radio - I'm doing live video/audio streaming coverage. If you want to tune in, I'd suggest listening in around 3pm ET when we'll do an hour of gaming discussion, product reviews, and tech news. Head over to www.digitalliferadio.net for more info.
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Last by flip-mode at 6:30 PM on 06/06/09
Tuesday morning began much like any other day of the week for me. After checking my e-mail and Twitter, I hit the "home" button in Firefox, which I have setup to launch about 15 of my favorite tech news and review websites (TR included). I quickly noticed news stories about the new iPod shuffle from Apple, and once I realized there was a new product in the lineup, I quickly headed over to apple.com to see for myself what the new music player had to offer. The answer? Not much.
While I was a mild supporter of the second-gen shuffle (I gave one to my mother as a birthday gift, and she loved it for exercising), I find the newest version of Apple's cheapest iPod really disappointing—but not surprising. Apple—or rather, Steve—has been trying to kill buttons of any kind since painting a hockey puck and calling it a mouse in the late 1990s. The one-button laptop touchpads have been the bane of the new Mac-user experience, forcing folks to spend their first week trying to get used to holding the control key to right-click (I got around that problem by setting the touchpad to register two-finger taps as right-clicks). The newest version of the shuffle is yet another stop along the no-button crusade, and it really takes the cake for "huh?" devices. Instead of the small button array we had on the last version (which, again, isn't a terrible device if you're into simplicity), Apple has moved controls to the earbud cord.
When I first realized this, the usability impact of the scenario hit me like a ton of bricks. The iPod shuffle, right out of the box, can't hook up to your car stereo, can't be used with your favorite headphones, and can't be hooked into the home AV setup. You're stuck with the stock earbuds, which after many many pairs have always broken for me after about six months of use. Give the customer base about a month, and someone may well sue Apple for this product. I can honestly say that despite my fruity bent, this product frustrates and disappoints me. Argh.
On another note, we've decided to skip this week for the TR Podcast, but we'll be back next week. Sorry!
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Last by MadManOriginal at 8:20 AM on 03/17/09
Due to a technical malfunction, we have decided to cancel this week's edition of the TR Podcast (which would be episode 37). Several factors contributed to our problem, leaving us with Scott Wasson's voice completely absent from the audio. That's obviously a degradation of quality we cannot allow, so we will have to return next week with our scheduled programming.
Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you next week!
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Last by DrDillyBar at 10:18 PM on 03/04/09
I'm currently sitting in my office (which also doubles as my living quarters), eating leftover Christmas peanut brittle and planning for a brand new year of vocal tech reporting in our weekly TR Podcast. If you've been keeping up with the show, you know we're currently in our holiday/new year hiatus, and we'll return this Saturday (or Sunday, depending on how things go with production) with a special CES edition of the podcast. Scott and myself will kick off the first podcast of the year right as CES wraps up on Saturday afternoon. I expect the episode to be full of CES tidbits that may not make it to the website in article form. Sounds promising!
After this Saturday, we'll be back to our regular programming, and that's where it occurred to me to reach out for some listener input. We've already got ideas for ways to improve the podcast, like having more interesting guests, giveaways, and cool topics to discuss, but I'd love to get your input on how you'd like to see the show evolve. Maybe you'd enjoy hearing more game reviews, more Geoff sports stories, or as I have been told, "for the love of God please get some different theme music." I'm pretty thick-skinned and our primary goal is to produce a good show, so don't hesitate—either leave a comment below or e-mail me at jdrake@techreport.com.
Also, we're still looking for a new podcast sponsor. If you have any leads, or you want to sponsor us, feel free to e-mail TR's biz guy at adam@techreport.com.
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Last by ssidbroadcast at 3:07 PM on 01/11/09
Hey podcast listeners,
This coming weekend's edition of the Tech Report Podcast is going to have to be canceled. I was originally planning on releasing a series of short interviews and segments that I had compiled (I will be gone all weekend and wouldn't be able to record any fresh content) but due to some issues with scheduling, I haven't been able to obtain enough audio interviews for a decent show. Therefore, our show will take a break this weekend, and return on the following Saturday (the 27th).
For that one guy who was going to spend Saturday in meditation until the episode is released... sorry, dude.
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Last by idchafee at 2:28 PM on 09/23/08
