Mark (The Zune Guy) Metz and Cal take on the subject of what makes a Mac or a PC what they are in a new CAGEMATCH edition!

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Oh come one Rachel, you KNOW I have to post this.  People, just watch this for now.  We will discuss on the show tonight.

Pitiful, just pitiful.

As a reminder the first week of the month is always a bit of an off week as we do our shows on Thursday nights instead of Wednesday.  I haven’t pinned down the agenda for Thursday yet so I will keep you all posted.  We WILL have a trivia question with the prize being a $20 gift certificate to FULL COMPASS.

I have NOT purchased the netbook yet.  Stay tuned.

You have to almost do a double take now adays at how cool some of the new is surrounding Windows 7.  Especially if you are a Mac person.  Because, let’s face it, we are not used to Microsoft being very user-centric and cool.  BUT (very big but here) Microsoft, it is rumored, is planning to sell Windows 7 on a USB key aimed at installation on netbooks.  Windows7news.com reports:

According to a source which was not revealed by CNET, Microsoft could end up selling Windows 7 on a USB drive, whereas right now the only way that a user can obtain a retail copy (legally) of Windows 7 is via retail or by download. This would be a good move for Microsoft as they had announced that any edition of Windows 7 will be able to run on a netbook; however, the trick would be getting it installed.

According to CNET, not selling Windows 7 on USB drives would be detrimental to Windows 7’s success:

The challenge of getting Windows 7 on to older Netbooks threatens to cast a shadow over the technical work Microsoft did to get Windows 7 running on Netbooks. Its predecessor, Windows Vista, proved ill-suited to Netbooks forcing Microsoft to continue selling Windows XP as its answer to the low-cost notebook phenomenon.

Complicating matters further is the fact that most Netbooks are running Windows XP. Those moving from Windows XP can buy an upgrade version of the software, but must back up their data, do a clean installation of the operating system and then reload their applications.

So here we have Microsoft actually focusing on Netbooks just when you thought they didn’t care.  VERY slick move.  I have to say I am really liking the consumer focus Microsoft is maintaining these days.  What are your thoughts?  Leave a comment.

Rachel and Cal have a spat about the SMACKDOWN netbook purchase.  We also have JEFF POWERS from GEEKAZINE.COM.  We discuss Windows Security Essentials and Netbook Collusion.

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We will be rockin a new show tonight as we welcome back Rachel as well as a special guest Jeff Powers from the Geekazine podcast. We will discuss windows morrow anti-virus, netbook collusion, and iLiver 2.0.

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We had a really awesome show on our other podcast called The App Guys interviewing our first iPhone app developer. We welcome Robert Hogg to discuss his great app iSamurai by ToyKite. This is a fantastic one or two player game that uses the accelerometer in the iPhone in a new and original way.  Turning your iPhone/iPod Touch into a Samurai sword you can go up against the computer or another player via Wi-Fi.  The program actually can tell the difference between moving the phone as a strike or a block.  Just an incredible exploitation of the accelerometer.

Check out the show here:

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This news is not the mainstream kind of article but is an important one if you are in the creative fields of audio or video editing. Besides, there has GOT to be something else out there to talk about other than Steve Jobs liver, iPhone 3GS, or Windows 7 right?

Granted, this news comes from a forum on Gearsluts with no offiial anouncement yet but this is something to keep your eyes on. According to the forum,
David Lebolt, senior vice-president and chief technology officer of Avid Technology, Inc and ex-general manager of Digidesign left the company last Friday to apparently work for Apple. It is not known yet what position at Apple he will taking nor is it known what his duties will be.

What it does bring up are many questions about the future of everyday tools from Avid such as Media Composer, Pro-Tools, etc. David has been a key factor in the roll out and adoption of pro tools 8, the latest reworking of the popular audio editing software.

And what does this mean for the pro apps from Apple? Is this going to mean tighter integration of pro tools and composer sessions with Logic and Final Cut?

This could be big. Stay tuned.
Here is the link to the forum:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-product-alert/400043-dave-lebolt-leaves-digidesign-apple.html

Sorry for the bit of a break but we are back on the production path and here is the latest audio show! We go over the iPhone 3.0 software and preview the iPhone 3G S with guest Mark Metz.

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We get a teen perspective on technology as well as what it is like to be a geek in a rual area.  Plus, Cal has a problem.

Plus what should Cal do about his netbook situaion?