What you do on your company’s network is your business, right? If you are curious about the answer to this or you want to understand more about what you company knows about you, watch this week’s show. Mike and Jason are once again joined by the self-proclaimed “real IT guy”: Michael Lubrano and our security expert: Corey Moomey, Cisco Security CSE. This week we talk about end-user privacy (or lack thereof) on corporate networks. We also rant and this week we rap (well… we don’t actually rap) in celebration of The New Dork in our call-to-action.

Show #15 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: End-User Privacy
  • PCs
    • Is my company logging my web traffic?
    • Can IT really read me email? What about Gmail?
    • What if I access Facebook/Twitter/Etc while on a corporate network?
    • WebServices and WebApps like Google Docs
      • CIOs can’t deliver cost effective Google Docs functionality to end-users
      • http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=66656821-1A64-67EA-E49D70E17E924BCE
  • Phones/Tablets
    • “Consumer” Smart Phones and Tablets are being used in the enterprise
    • iPad for business: Apple taking over corporate America
    • Location-based services and apps
      • Apple collects this info by default
      • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/06/apple-location-privacy-iphone-ipad.html
      • Report: A fifth of Android apps expose private data
      • Droid Incredible saves browser screenshots to internal memory, turns into a privacy nightmare?
    • Education
      • University to Provide iPads to All New Students
    • Photos
      • Geolocation data is on by default in many devices
      • Services like TwitPic often have location data in photos
      • http://www.room362.com/blog/2010/6/25/get-off-my-lawn-iphone-geo-blocking.html
    • Check-in Services Like FourSquare
  • VPN/Teleworking
    • Always-on VPN (i.e. AnyConnect)
    • Public WiFi (Is my corporate data safe?)
    • Starbucks begins offering free two-click WiFi access in US and Canada
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Windows 7 Rebooting
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Tech won’t cover up human dysfunction
• Corey’s Rant:
  • World Cup Tech – to digitize or not to digitize…
• Lubrano’s Rant:
  • Why [a certain financial institution] sucks
• Call-to-Action:
  • THE NEW DORK – Entrepreneur State of Mind (Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys Spoof)

Running time: 00:53:58
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The iPhone 4 is now available for pre-order (well sort-of if you’ve been following the AT&T ordering fiasco). In this week’s Buzzword Bingo, we explore the iPhone 4. What features are compelling? Is it worth the upgrade? What is the media saying about it? We’ll discuss this and more with a terrific cast of characters. Jeremy Laurenson (Cisco Technology Solutions Architect) and Andy Waschick (Owner – Gestalt, Inc.) join Jason and Mike. As always, we rant, we opine and we make fools of ourselves (all in good geek fun, of course). The call-to-action will definitely make you ROFL (everyone knows what that stands for by now, right?).

Show #14 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: iPhone 4
  • iphone_4_vs_android_tech_specs.jpg 698×803 pixels
  • Retina Display
  • A4 Processor
  • Front and Rear Camera
  • HD Video Recording
  • 2nd mic for noise canceling
  • B/G/N Wireless
    • AppleInsider | iPhone 4 keynote plagued by high-tech Wi-Fi meltdown
  • iOS
    • Cisco IOS Technologies – Cisco Systems
  • FaceTime
    • Skype won’t use FaceTime, still hints at iPhone 4 video chat
  • The Walled Garden – Neven Mrgan’s tumbl
  • AT&T Tethering (for a $20 Fee of course)
    • AT&T: No iPhone-iPad tethering
  • AT&T Tiered Bandwidth $15/200MB $25/2GB
    • AT&T Learns Exactly The Wrong Thing About Data Usage « Design By Gravity
  • Gawker Crap
    • iPad security breach: Who’s at fault? [Updated] | TechBlog | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
    • Don’t blame Apple for AT&T’s security ineptitude
    • How Apple Tricks You
    • Steve Jobs Bragged About Privacy—Days Ago
• Mike’s Rant:
  • I’m a Fanboy (of technology)
  • From late last night: You’re Damn Right I’m A Fanboy
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Government Agency Efficiency
• Jeremy’s Rant:
  • IM Losers
• Andy’s Rant:
  • Wow. I’m in the future
• Call-to-Action:
  • Toby Turner: YouTube – FARMVILLE Commercial!! (Facebook Parody #1)

Running time: 00:58:18
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We’re not just Apple fanboys on Buzzword Bingo. A new breed of fanboy has emerged: the Android fanboy. We have two awesome guests on the show to discuss Android phones, tablets and other tech gadgets. All the way from Amsterdam this week we have Jan-Willem Ruys and Jerry de Boer. JW and Jerry are both Consulting Systems Engineers with Cisco focused on Collaboration and Mobility. They have been using the HTC Desire for a month now and they share their opinions of Android as compared to the iPhone. Plus, we all share our rants and another musical call-to-action mashup.

Show #13 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Android Impressions
  • HTC Desire Pros and Cons
  • Buzz by Robert Scoble (EVO 4G Pros and Cons)
  • Nearly a quarter of U.S. homes only use cellphones
  • Android demolishing iPhone in sales
  • Android and Flash: Is it needed?
    • H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web Videos
    • Flash Crash on Android tablet
  • EVO’s Qik Video Chat to Cost an Extra $5 a Month
  • Android Fanboys
    • Android Fanboys Have Arrived. And That’s A Good Thing
    • An iPhone Lover’s Take On The HTC EVO 4G
    • Android Fanboys Have Arrived. And That’s A Good Thing
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Apps that change your screen focus
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Toy Packaging
• Jerry’s Rant:
  • Virtual Everything
• JW’s Rant:
  • HTC needs “manly” product names
• Call-to-Action:
  • Paul Dateh: Telephone Violin Mashup

Running time: 00:58:18
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Apple recently shipped the iPad and everyone is talking about it from the consumer perspective. But what about it’s use in the enterprise? How well does it function as an email client with a corporate Exchange environment? The three amigos: Mike, Jason and Corey tackle these questions and also discuss Apple as a company. Plus, don’t miss this week’s Rants and a very complex but kewl Call-To-Action.

Show #12 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: iPad – An Enterprise Perspective
  • Hands-On with the iPad
  • Is Apple Evil?
  • Response to Jeff Jarvis Reboxing Video
  • iPad Competition from Android/ICD: Gemini
  • What about a stylus?
    • YouTube – Manual Deskterity: An Exploration of Simultaneous Pen + Touch Direct Input

    • Viddler.com – Courier Pagestream UI demo – Uploaded by engadget
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Stop killing trees with junk mail!
• Corey’s Rant:
  • Taxis from the cloud
• Mike’s Rant:
  • My opinion is simply that: My Opinion
• Call-to-Action:
  • YouTube – OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version – Official

Running time: 00:53:29
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With the recent Apple iPad announcement, tablets have once again been the topic of conversation in tech circles. In this week’s episode, we talk about tablets in the Enterprise and how they might be utilized effectively. We also share our specific opinions about the iPad.

We’ve decided to shorten the show format. There are lots of great tech news podcasts out there. So we’ve dropped the Net-Net-News segment. We’re keeping the main topic, rants and call-to-action. In fact, this week’s call-to-action is sure to make you smile.

Show #11 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Tablets in the Enterprise
  • Apple iPad opinions and impressions
  • Other examples tablet uses in the Enterprise
  • 10 things missing from the iPad
• Mike’s Rant:
  • “Twenty-Ten” people, not “Two-Thousand-Ten”
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Software that doesn’t auto-update
• Michael’s Rant:
  • CIO Magazine doesn’t make you an expert
• Josh’s Rant:
  • Technological Invisibility
• Call-to-Action:
  • YouTube – The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody [1080p]

Running time: 00:52:15
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The cloud used to simply mean “the network.” Now, cloud computing brings a new level of services and complexity to the term. This week Mike, Jason and two cloud experts tackle this latest industry buzzword. Josh Crowe is a VP at Savvis, Inc. He’s also joined by Theo Harvey, a Cisco Engineer who’s been working with customers on large data center rollouts. As always, you’ll get some Net-Net-News, rants, first-ever listener feedback and a Call-To-Action that is sure to make any true geek laugh.

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Show #10 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Cloud Computing
  • Definitions of Cloud Computing
  • Examples of Cloud Services
    • Google (Gmail, Docs, Voice, Etc)
    • Microsoft (Hosted Exchange/Office)
    • Cisco (WebEx)
    • Savvis, Inc. Hosted
  • Are cloud-based services reliable enough?
    • Gmail users suffer through outage
  • Are cloud-based services secure enough?
    • Free Personal Finance Software, Budget Software, Online Money Management and Budget Planner
  • 2 In 3 IT Managers Have Cloud Funding – Cloud Computing – InformationWeek
• Net-Net News:
  • Legacy Locker
    • Legacy Locker is a safe, secure repository for your vital digital property that lets you grant access to online assets for friends and loved ones in the event of loss, death, or disability.
  • Apple Updates Entire iPod Family, Bringing Capacity and Performance Bumps to iPod Touch and Video Camera to iPod Nano
  • Review: Roku, MLB.TV Premium Combination a Home Run
  • Sunday Night Football Starts Streaming in September
  • Steve Jobs: Apple Tablet Is Going To Destroy The Kindle
  • Facebook Lite
  • Twitter updates terms of service
  • Google – Internet Stats
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Geek? Dork? Nerd? Get it right!
  • Venn Diagram Charting Geeks, Nerds, Dorks, Dweebs
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Traffic Queuing Mechanism, Where’s the technology?
• Theo’s Rant:
  • Virtualization Killed the IT Star
• Josh’s Rant:
  • iPhone MMS and Tethering
• Viewer Feedback:
  • Video Message from Michael Lubrano
• Call-to-Action:
  • The Big Bang Theory – Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock

Running time: 01:11:56
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We’re back with our usual enterprise-focused banter. This week we tackle the latest buzzword in the industry: The Real-Time Web. We attempt to define it and discuss what technologies are used to deliver it. Back on the show this week are two web experts: Jeremy Laurenson (Cisco Technology Solutions Architect) and Andy Waschick (Owner – Gestalt, Inc.). Plus, don’t miss Net-Net-News, Rants and a gamer-geek’d-out Call-To-Action (No Avatars were harmed during the making of this video).

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Show #9 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: The Real-Time Web
  • Why should the end-user care?
  • Open Standards
  • Plugins vs Native features
    • I hate plugins
  • Developers
  • Features and advantages
  • Performance
  • What are good/bad examples of dynamic web applications?
    • http://www.screenjelly.com/
    • HTML 5 Canvas Example
    • Noodles & Company – Home
• Net-Net News:
  • Snow Leopard or Snow Job?
    • http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
  • YouTube – Bare essentials of safety from Air New Zealand
  • Apple: We Didn’t Block Google Voice App, Still Studying It
  • Utah Law Punishes Texters As Much As Drunks In Driving Fatalities
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Pets on Twitter
  • @pantherthecat
  • Leo’s Dog @therealozzie
• Jeremy’s Rant:
  • Twitter Ticks
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Billboards – visual pollution
  • Personalized In-Game Advertising In Upcoming Titles
• Andy’s Rant:
  • WordPress is not the solution to every problem
• Call-to-Action:
  • YouTube – The Guild – Do You Wanna Date My Avatar

Running time: 01:24:54
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This week we take a break from our normal enterprise end-user conversations to discuss our home theaters. We’ve had a few inquiries from our listeners about this so we decided to dedicate a Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic on it. To help us out, we welcome our security expert extraordinaire: Corey Moomey and, first time on the show: Jason Hudnall. Jason is the Vice President of Sales for Alexander Open Systems. Each of us explains our home theater design from speakers to home theater PCs and everything in between. As always, we bring you the Net-Net-News, Rants and Call-To-Action (be prepared to be rick-rolled this week).

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Show #8 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Home Theaters
  • Logitech Harmony 900 Remote Gets Serious IR-RF Power
  • boxee blog » Boxee gets a $6M catalyst
• Net-Net News:
  • Microsoft Banned from Selling Word in the US
  • Palm Pre Reports Users Daily Actions and Location
  • Tr.im calls in Web 2.0 doctors, gets stomach pumped – The Register
  • Microsoft’s Upgrade Mess
  • FORGET APPLE: Google Voice for iPhone to Reemerge as Web App
  • Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user
  • YouTube – Guy Catches Laptop With His Butt
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Here’s to self service
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Twitter Squatting
  • This guy is an idiot
• Corey’s Rant:
  • Technology in the home
• Jason Hudnall’s Rant:
  • Conglomerate rant
• Call-to-Action:
  • YouTube – Nirvana vs Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up

Running time: 01:09:26
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Have your company’s travel restrictions got you down? Do you miss talking to real people and sitting down for a real lunch? Remote interaction can be effective with the right tools, but can it replace in-person meetings? On this week’s Buzzword Bingo we discuss the positives and negatives of remote communication. To help us, we’ve invited Erwin Emge to the show. Erwin is a Technical Marketing Engineer with Cisco. He’s been with Cisco 10 years and has experience in sales and on the corporate side of the company. Along with Jason and Mike, Erwin works remotely. Tune in this week to see how they do it and what techniques and technologies work best. Plus, as always, we cover recent Net-Net News, Rants and as a change of pace, a relaxing Call-To-Action.

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Show #7 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Face-to-Face vs. Remote Interaction
  • How do we remotely collaborate with our teams?
  • Phone
  • Web Conferencing
  • Video
  • Instant Messaging
  • What issues are there?
• Net-Net News:
  • Apple Kills Google Voice Apps On the iPhone
  • AT&T responds to FCC questioning, throws Apple under the bus
  • BBspot – Google Pulls Apple from Search Results
  • Facebook Shuts Down RSS Feed App
  • Coding Horror: Windows 7: The Best Vista Service Pack Ever
  • Google promises the end of viruses
  • Major League Baseball Edits Obama’s All-Star Game Pitch on
  • Google Apps Security Questioned After Twitter Leak
  • Finally, Barnes & Noble returns to e-books
• Erwin’s Rant:
  • Texting while driving
  • Study: Texting Raises Crash Risk 23-Fold – CBS News
• Mike’s Rant:
  • PSA: Don’t present to customers on that crappy-sounding speakerphone!
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Long Email threads with no summary
• Call-to-Action:
  • Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world – (song is Please Don’t Go by Barcelona)

Running time: 01:09:08
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The browser wars are back! George Lucas isn’t writing their fate this time. If so, Internet Explorer would be Firefox’s father. No, the heavyweights are weighing in on the latest generation of the web. The browser is the key to current cloud applications (and possibly desktop applications in the future). There is as much for the winner to gain this round as there was back in the 90’s when Microsoft and Netscape went head-to-head. In this week’s Buzzword Bingo, we survey the current browser landscape with returning guest, Corey Moomey (@camdogthetwelve) and a new guest, Andy Waschick (@Gestalt). Andy is the owner and founder of Gestalt, Inc. As always, we also cover recent stories in our Net-Net News segment, Rants and the Call-To-Action.

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Show #6 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Browser Wars 2.0
  • Firefox 3.5
  • Safari 4
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Google Chrome
  • Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debate – Ars Technica
  • Browser Javascript Performance Comparison
• Net-Net News:
  • Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS
  • YouTube – Office 2010: The Movie
  • Soon you’ll be able to buy any top-level domain you want
  • Official Google Blog: Google Voice mobile app for Blackberry and Android
  • FixOutlook Response – Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog
  • Wal-mart rolls back cheap Blu-ray player price to $98
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Why is it so easy to start a Mac vs PC flame war?
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Why do we have to use Microsoft in the enterprise?
• Corey’s Rant:
  • Experience the operating system.
• Andy’s Rant:
  • Please stop using the term “webinar”!
• Call-to-Action:
  • United Breaks Guitars

Running time: 01:17:50
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