Tag: podcasts
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He points out there is no need to check if you have new email: you have. Everyone always has new mail waiting. No one complains about not getting enough email. Review of “The rise of the humans: How to outsmart the digital deluge” from Simon Rockman at The Register
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What makes a good podcast?
Create a universe within your show Your universe should include a theme song, phrases you like to use, segments, anything recurring. Differentiate your show. This signals your values and has the benefit of giving your audience a fun way to communicate with you and with each other. The best shows do this organically. This whole…
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“They are absolutely our most devoted and fierce fans,” Mr. Plotz said. Gabfest fans often show up for live podcasts, another area of expansion. “They stand in line to get into an auditorium to watch three people talk into a microphone,” said Mr. Bowers, who estimates they have attracted crowds as large as 800 people…
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Under Development- new podcast on software development
I have a new podcast up that’s on the ongoing topic of software development, big and small, tools and practices, news and theory, old and new. I’m co-hosting it with Bill Higgins. I’ve talked with Bill Higgins for many years, and occasionally we’ve done a podcast episode together. He was in town a few weeks…
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Codenvy delivers a code- and build-developer experience through the browser (451 Report)
My report on the cloud ALM tool Codenvy is up, for 451 Research clients. You can also sign up for a trial if you want to take a peek behind the paywall. Here’s the 451 take: The idea of a Web-based IDE comes into vogue almost predictably every three to four years, just like all-meat…
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Secondly, when evaluating new IT hardware and software assets for potential adoption, you need to institute a much stronger requirement for programmability and open APIs. Complete automation of your infrastructure requires programmatic access, and it’s simply insufficient to only have control via graphical interfaces. This isn’t just about provisioning and configuration support via such APIs,…
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CCOS #004 – Facebook culling, plain txt vs. f2f, dungeons
Senior Dancy and myself are back to talk about life in a too connected world and oblique strategies for coping with the world outside out head. As ever, very soon, there will be a proper podcast. In the meantime, check out the video above, and here’s some show notes: The Facebook culling, by Kim –…
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DrunkAndRetired.com #183 episode up, in video form. Here’s the audio only, and remember, you can subscribe to the podcast feed to get the audio versions of each episode downloaded automagically. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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I’ve spent years puttering around at the “infrastructure layer” in IT: programming, systems management, cloud, all that gunk. From what I can tell much of the growth in IT is being driven by companies wanting to engage in “social” more. What is “social,” though? Indeed, that’s one of the things this podcast will try to…
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Building a Great Team (Dell buys Enstratius)
With the Enstratius acquisition, Dell is getting a group of people with deep influence in the community. Founder George Reese is an O’Reilly author and a cloud pioneer. He is supported by James Urquhart, Bernard Golden and John Willis, all recognized as influencers in the cloud community. —Alex Williams, TechCruch cloud strength.Welcome @botchagalupe @davidajbagley @georgereese…
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How the kids learn about new stuff – DrunkAndRetired.com Podcast
Check it out! Charles and I recorded an episode. In Video! Charles and I discuss DevOpsDays Austin, how programmers keep up with things now-a-days, and some detailed examples of the social parts of GitHub.
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VMware – Back of the Envelope #013
Ed and I discuss VMware, a fascinating company for many reasons. Click play below to listen: Click here for episode MP3 …or download it directly here or subscribe to the podcast feed.
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An OK TV show, but a zombie let-down – The Walking Dead, Season 1
We finished watching AMC’s The Walking Dead tonight (through Amazon Video OnDemand in beard stubble HD clarity) – I wouldn’t recommend it as a super zombie show. There are a few good scenes, maybe a whole episode (the second?), but overall or suffers from being a drama instead of a zombie show. A second season,…
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Enterprise Software Explained, Oracle vs. ASF – DrunkAndRetired.com Podcast #169
In this episode, we discuss what’s up with Oracle and the ASF, which leads us to also discuss that weird world of “enterprise software.” There’s probably more too. If you don’t like the video, you can get the audio by downloading it directly or subscribing to the feed.
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All the world’s furniture – DrunkAndRetired.com Episode #168
In this mini-episode, Charles talks about the excess of furniture, as he sees it, in the world. Audio only is also available, and in the feed if you’re subscribed to the podcast.
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Coming to Austin? Here’s what I recommend – Things to do in Austin
Folks coming to Austin often ask me for recommendations of things to do and eat. Here’s my most recent write up. Feel free to leave comments and additions, someday I’ll polish it up real good like. There’s two foods you need to eat, of course: BBQ and Tex-Mex. Austin has it’s own type of Tex-Mex…
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Debt, The Ruby Racer, Tales of Platinum Amex – DrunkAndRetired.com #167
Finally, we record an episode. You can download it directly as well. I’ll put an audio version in the podcast feed soon!. The audio only version is now available, and in the podcast feed.
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Americans don’t know how to eat French bread – Austin’s Very Own #50
On the way to a friend’s house for dinner, we go over the truth about bread: Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play above to listen right now. We talk about the types of bread we…
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Cloud Closures and Server-side JavaScript Injection – DrunkAndRetired.com Episode #165
Charles asked me to think of some ways you’d use sandboxed JavaScript on the server side – I jump right in with some examples: To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3…
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Voting, Texas-style – Austin’s Very Own #51
After voting in the Texas Primaries, Kim and I discuss the fun of the voting process. A loud motor-scooter goes by and launches us into a conversation of impolite noises. Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click…