Kill The Desktop

March 6, 2008 - 35.3MB - 38:37

This week we talk about some common web apps we use. We also had a ton of news to cover!

In other news, tomorrow we’ll be taping KTD 27 on the topic of Gaming. A lot has changed since our last episode covering gaming and we’re having Kevin back to do a follow up to the original. Stay tuned for that!

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February 14, 2008 - 30.8MB - 33:42

This week’s show is a discussion on the proposed take over of Yahoo! made by Microsoft. We discuss what we think will happen and what each scenario would mean for end users in the future.

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February 6, 2008 - 30.1MB - 32:53

This week we look at MacWorld. A few episodes ago we had a preview for MacWorld and some of the things we were hoping for. This episode is a recap of the event. Let us know what you think in the comments!

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January 18, 2008 - 40.1MB - 43:48

This week we sat down with a few members of the Chandler team. We’ve talked about Chandler in past GTD episodes and we were lucky enough to snag an hour of their time for an interview. Chandler is an open source and cross platform application for Getting Things Done. If you haven’t already, stop reading this, go download the episode, snag the latest release of Chandler, and sign up for a Chandler Hub account!

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January 14, 2008 - 28.8MB - 31:28

This episode is a quick overview of CES 2008. We kept a close eye on the blogs out there covering the show. The show is all about some of the cooler things that were shown off. Make sure you tune in for Bill Gate’s unspeakable quote!

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January 7, 2008 - 47.3MB - 51:40

This week we preview Macworld 2008. There have been tons of rumors running around the Internet and we chime in on what we think will actually happen. We go through each of the most popular rumors, recap it some, and say whether we think it will happen at Macworld 2008. So, after Macworld 2008, we’ll come back and see who picked correctly! Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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I didn’t know there’s a National Texting Championship, until I came across this article - a 13 year old girl took the prize of $25,000 for texting this phrase:

 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocios! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you’ll always sound precocious. 

She texted that in 42 seconds.

1. I could totally beat that on my iPhone.
2. Is this what the world is coming too?

Link: http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/23/news/funny/text_champ/index.htm

December 26, 2007 - 60.6MB - 1:06:13

This week we take a look at video games. We have a special guest on the show, Kevin, who represents the Playstation 3 in our little roundtable discussion. Matt is representing the Nintendo Wii and I’m talking about the Xbox 360. We talk about game of the year for each console, the online experience, what the Wii means for the future of gaming, and much more. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

PS - I got a Wii for Christmas!

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December 12, 2007 - 42.6MB - 46:37

This week was a first look at Google Android. We had planned to re-tape the Gaming show but couldn’t work out the scheduling. So, look for that show next week. Android is something I’m very excited about and you’ll find out why when you listen! Matt has other thoughts about the potential of Android. We discuss what Android is, why it is important, and what we each think it will turn out to be. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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… and the sound quality was awful! Matt picked up a new mixer on Wednesday that he wanted to use for KTD 19. We went through the normal pre-show routine, checked some quick audio we captured, and everything was ready to rock. Matt, Kevin, and myself had a kick ass show in the books about an hour later. The next day I get a call from Matt saying we need to re-tape the entire show because the sound quality was so poor. So, instead of a fresh new episode of Kill The Desktop, I’m posting this. I know, I know… we suck. We’ll be re-taping the show tomorrow and will have it posted before you know it!

As for KTD 20, we’ll be chatting about Google Android. We’re both iPhone fanboys, as everyone knows, but I think you’ll be surprised to hear our views on this new platform. Stay tuned, we have some great content coming up in the following weeks!