Links From Friday 9th December, 2005

Indie Music Podcast.
A quick plug for Chris MAcDonald’s podcast if you’re looking for more music after TPN Rock.
Tartan Media Productions.
Mark soft-launches his Podcast Production website.
Sony Flash Music Player.
Infosync review the E-407, Sony’s answer to the Shuffle which is now up against the Nano. So what you need to know is this. It’s 1gig, which can […]

Soundbiters Gets An Airdate

Mark Hunter (The Tartanpodcast) and I’s appearance as “The Podcasters” on BBC Radio Scotland’s Soundbiters has been scheduled to air on Friday 23rd December at 11.30am, and repeated just after midnight the same day for people coming back from the pub. So very soon, you too can see just how hard the questions were that […]

Links From Thursday 8th December, 2005

Almost the Beginning of a Perfect Day.
Champagne on ice, this might be it!
NBA Podcast Sells out NBA Stadium.
Well, almost. The NBA (Basketball) Show at TPN hit 19,102 shows downloaded last month. That is 809 points smaller than 19,911. 19,911 is the attendance capacity for the Delta Center for a Utah Jazz game [The hosts] […]

Recording Soundbiters

Before all the fun of the podcasting wiki-bath this weekend, you might remember that I mentioned that I’d be appearing on BBC Radio Scotland’s annual topical quiz review of the year, Soundbiters. The recording was last Tuesday, and I was joining Mark Hunter of The Tartanpodcast as part of the ‘Podcasters’ Team.
The day started […]

It’s Not Torture, It’s Enhanced Interrogation

1. Grab: the interrogator grabs a suspect’s shirt front and shakes him.
This is not torture, according to the USA.
2. Slap: an open-handed slap to produce fear and some pain.
This is not torture, according to the USA.
3. Belly Slap: a hard slap to the stomach with an open hand. This is designed to be painful but […]

TPN Rock Now Listed On iTunes

Yes it’s a small victory, but TPN Rock is finally listed. Eagle eyed Flickr watchers spotted the screenshot last week, and I’ve been waiting to see if the official ITMS URL would ever work. Unfortunatly not. So you’ll just have to go to the podcast store, search for TPN and then eyeball for TPN Rock […]

“Kevin [Marks], I Never Knew!” Says Adam Curry

Now that’s interesting. My previous post on The History of Podcasting, was always intended to drive the argument forward, beyond the Wikipedia editing. Remember, always try to contribute something to an argument. Looks like I did. Spotted this on the Adam Curry’s weblog, and excuse me if I post it in full…
Wow, I stand corrected. […]

Damage and Fallout: the Revisionist History of Podcasting

It’s a commonly held rule that ‘history is decided by the victor,’ and it seems that right now the history of podcasting is becoming a prime battleground, especially on it’s Wikipedia Page (and Digg the story). As you all know, there’s a number of viewpoints on the actual timeframe, who did what first, with whattool, […]

Links From Thursday 1st December, 2005

Richard Stallman in a Sandwich Board .
CD’s Good, Sony DRM bad. Stallman talkes to the streets to warn of the oncoming storm.
That’s No Space Station…
It’s A Moon.
Computing Magazine’s Podcast.
Chris “Shuffle Shuffle” Green’s Podcast report on the Portable Media Expo opens up a new Podcast channel at VNU publishing. Nice, and that’s before I realised that […]

What’s In My Gadget Bag, 2005 edition

As I was unpacking my bags from the USA November Mega Trip, I was looking at the amount of stuff that goes into the small “carry-on” bag I use during flights and that I carry round the conference. And then remembering all the ‘equipment’ pictures I’m familiar with from the multitude of aeronautical books. So […]

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