Talkcast tonight, 7pm PST/10pm EST: Beard Edition!

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PST/10pm EST: Beard Edition!

Once more we come to that point in the week where we practice a time-honored tradition, the Sunday Talkcast. Tonight's show is a special one, as we are going to be joined by The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Jim Dalrymple, of Loop Insight. We'll be talking about The Magazine, among other things. I have heard tell The Beard may be joining us as well, so if you join us, do be on your best behavior. When The Beard is frightened, it doesn't end … [Read more...]

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Accessibility edition!

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Accessibility edition!

Sunday is drawing to a close, and that means it's time for discussing the week that was with Kelly and a few of the usual suspects. This week we'll be joined by Dr. Robert Carter, host of the Tech Doctor Podcast, and discussing accessibility. This week brought a few new features released as part of a Kindle update so we'll be talking about those updates as well as a few lesser-known iOS features kept behind that Accessibility option. Since it's … [Read more...]

Mike Doughty’s musical 10th birthday gift to iTunes

Mike Doughty's musical 10th birthday gift to iTunes

Mike Doughty, a singer/songwriter (formerly of Soul Coughing) and now an indie artist, was asked by Yahoo Music to write a song celebrating 10 years of iTunes. Not content to put yet another spin on the standard birthday song, this became an ode to drunken iTunes purchases (I believe "drunken iTunes binge" is a cousin of the "eBay blackout"). It's a catchy number, and will certainly be stuck in your head after watching the video. Mike also … [Read more...]

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Open mic edition!

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Open mic edition!

Another Sunday, another Talkcast. There has certainly been a lot of news this week, none of it was Apple related. So we'll be kicking back and enjoying a nice quiet week of news. There's no clear agenda, so we'll call it "Open Mic" night. Ask your questions, bring your perplexing technological conundrums and other big words, and we'll have some fun. Or you can bring a bottle and pour one out for our favorite tech company which is clearly, … [Read more...]

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Backups and Clouds and Dolly Drive!

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Backups and Clouds and Dolly Drive!

Another Sunday means another talkcast! As you may have noticed, Kelly's put some prep work in for tonight. We have some special guests tonight coming in from Dolly Drive, and we'll be discussing backup services, and cloud services, and what happens when you get your backup all in your cloud, or your cloud all in your backup (I forget which way it goes). Tonight, aside from the usual Aftershow Shenanigans, we have giveaways! Aside from the … [Read more...]

Talkcast preview: Dolly Drive and backups and Kelly and…you?

Talkcast preview: Dolly Drive and backups and Kelly and...you?

I know, it's weird to see a sneak peek of the talkcast, but this week it's a Very Special Talkcast. We'll be chatting with the Dolly Drive folks about backups and cloud syncing and what it all means for users and their data. You may have noticed a couple of our staffers have been known to bang the backup drum, and that's because it's super important to make sure you have another copy of your data someplace. It's our way of looking out for you, … [Read more...]