by cameron | Sep 13, 2005 | Podcast
Hey folks,
While Mick and I were up at Microsoft Australia Tech Ed 2005 a couple of weeks ago, I managed to squeeze in a quick interview with Dr Neil Roodyn about MSN Virtual Earth.
Dr Neil doesn’t actually work for Microsoft. He’s just what Tony Soprano would refer to as “a friend of ours”. He’s basically a wandering guru on all things .NET and he also runs a site called Via Virtual Earth which is a community site for people developing on top of MSN Virtual Earth.
If you want to watch Dr Neil’s actual Tech Ed presentation, you can find it here.
by cameron | Sep 6, 2005 | Podcast
Hey folks. I had to record something for you, some ground breaking news that appeared over the last couple of days so here it is!
by cameron | Aug 22, 2005 | Podcast
Jason S. Miller is a 38 y.o. American activist from Kansas who has been writing articles and blog posts articulating his concerns over the current American administration. We talk a lot about America’s current push for PAX AMERICANA and, in particular, the objectives of Rumsfeld/Cheney-lead “think tank” Project for the New American Century.
Jason’s blog: Thomas Paine’s Corner
Blueprint for American Imperialism: Project for the New American Century. Of particular interest, is this quote from Page 63 of the PNAC document “Rebuilding America’s Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century“:
“Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor”.
This document was written in September 2000, 12 months before America got a new Pearl Harbour in the form of 9/11.
Jason’s activist essays have appeared on over 100 Websites, the distribution of his newsletter is now over 1500, and he has had 24,000 hits on his blog since May of 2005.
Some stats Jason provided in his recent newsletter:
Cost of the Empire’s Quest for Global Domination (and other stats):
American military deaths: 1,852 (since the occupation began on 3/19/03)
Americans Wounded in the Invasion and Occupation: 13,877
Iraqi Civilian Deaths: 23,000 to 25,000 (despite the propaganda to the contrary, they count as human beings too)
Monetary Cost of War: $188 billion and counting
National Debt: $7.9 trillion and counting (thanks to China and Japan for floating the Neocons the cash to carry out their perverse version of the American Dream)
You can email Jason directly at willpowerful@hotmail.com
by cameron | Aug 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
You guys think that looping and scratching on the recent shows is a bug?! Hell, it took me AGES to learn how to do that. I had to listen to The Mixtape Show over and over to get it right! That’s called hip-hop podcasting baby! And I invented it!
by cameron | Aug 9, 2005 | Melbourne, Podcast
Jeremy Hague and Paul Andrews are the Melbourne guys behind SKYLOOK, a new Outlook toolbar for Skype which they launched to the world a week ago. I think it’s pretty cool because, among other things, it automatically records Skype calls. Handy for a podcaster!
Make sure you listen to the show because there is a free give-away!
by cameron | Aug 5, 2005 | Podcast
One of the guys who is kicking major ass in the podcasting world is Todd Cochrane. Not only does Todd run the very popular GEEK NEWS CENTRAL podcast, but he also is the main dude behind the TECHPODCASTS directory. He lives in Hawaii with his family and is a busy guy. I thought that the 12 month anniversary of podcasting would be a good time to pull together some of the guys who are trying to build a business out of it (eg Todd, Adam Curry and Evan Williams) onto the show so we could all talk about where we think it is and where it’s going. Todd was the only guy who replied to the email and so… he’s on the show!
Someone asked if this was “sleeping with the enemy” and I really don’t think of guys like Todd as “the enemy”. Competition? Sure. But I wish him and his crew nothing but success. A rising tide carries all ships. Podcasting is going to be big and there will be room for all of us to have some fun and make a few bucks.
This is also the first show I recorded using the new SKYLOOK tool. I recommend you check it out. It’s an OUTLOOK toolbar that manages Skype and records Skype calls. Check it out.
Hope you like the show.
by cameron | Aug 1, 2005 | Podcast, science
Want to live forever? Okay, not forever, but let’s say… 1000 years?
Think I’m kidding? Well I’m not. For 10 – 15 years I’ve been telling people that I believe the science to significantly extend the human lifespan would be here in my lifetime and that I intend to use it to try to live 500 – 1000 years.
And my guest tonight, Dr Aubrey de Grey, biogerontologist from the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, UK, is the man leading the field in this incredibly exciting research.
As his website says:
The central goal of my biogerontology work is to expedite the development of a true cure for human aging.
He has developed the term SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) and is confident that, given enough funding (a measly $100 million a year for ten years), we can make significant in-roads towards curing human aging. He and his partners have established The Methuselah Mouse Prize, a scientific competition designed to draw attention to the ability of new technologies to slow and even reverse the damage of the aging process. And a couple of days ago, Technology Review magazine issued another challenge – Technology Review is announcing a prize for any molecular biologist working in the field of aging who is willing to take up the challenge: submit an intellectually serious argument that SENS is so wrong that it is unworthy of learned debate, and you will be paid $20,000 if it convinces independent referees.
Out of all of the interviews I’ve done in the last 8 months, I have to say this is personally the most exciting. Getting to assist guys like Dr de Grey to get their message out to the wider population makes this podcasting thing worthwhile.
Now… GO! Listen to the show! And then come back here and spend some SERIOUS QUALITY TIME checking out the links…
SENS home
Read Technology Review’s detailed article on Dr de Grey
Donate money at the MPRize website
YAHOO NEWS RSS feed on “Aubrey de Grey” to you can stay up to date
Further reading:
The Spike (Damien Broderick)
The Age of Spiritual Machines (Ray Kurzweil)
The Prospect of Immortality (Robert Ettinger)
by cameron | Jul 28, 2005 | Melbourne, Podcast
I had breakfast this morning with Mr Problogger himself, Darren Rowse. Darren is one of the highest earning professional bloggers out there. In May 2005 he made $10,000 from Google Adsense in a single month (and, yes, he shouted breakfast!!!)! He’s also the guy behind the following blogs:
ProBlogger
Digital Photography Blog
LivingRoom
As you’ll hear in the interview, Darren’s a former Baptist minister and a really nice bloke. And I’m not just saying that because he bought brekky! It’s great to see a Melbourne boy showing the rest of the world that you can make a living out of blogging and still be a nice guy!
UPDATE: Darren tells me he actually made $14500 in May!
by cameron | Jul 20, 2005 | Podcast
Welcome to the long-awaited interview with Mr Marketwatch himself – the inimitable Frank Barnako!
We originally recorded an interview with Frank Jr back in March but the recording got screwed up beyond belief, but Frank was generous enough to give us a re-match. We chat with Frank about his career (although we didn’t get into much of his past successes on this show… we got a lot more info on the 1st try… we’ll have to get him on again… ) at Marketwatch and about his perspective on podcasting. Frank’s been in journalism and radio for ages, so he’s got some wisdom, baby! Despite what some have said, Frank does indeed “get” it. As he responded to Doug Kaye recently:
I come to praise podcasts. Not bury them.
Here’s his mini-bio:
Frank Barnako has co-founded three Internet ventures, including CBS MarketWatch.com where he’s managed the company’s Washington unit and launched the company’s radio network four years ago. The Network provides newscasts twice an hour, seven days a week to 240 stations, making it the largest business radio network in the U.S. Affiliates include WTOP Washington, WINS New York and WBBM Chicago.
He is also the editor of Internet Daily, the oldest column about the business of the Internet, which he has written since 1996. A daily audio version of the column is also distributed by the CBS Radio network.
Prior to his involvement with the Internet, Barnako had careers in radio and television broadcasting and management.
Simultaneously, he has indulged entrepreneurial instincts by launching a number of businesses. He has lived in Great Falls, Va. since 1975. Frank is married to Donna, an internationally known textile and jewelry designer.
Thanks again to Frank for giving us his time and I hope you all enjoy the show!
And thanks to Mick for making it to the studio on time! 🙂
by cameron | Jul 15, 2005 | Melbourne, Podcast
Hey Folks! I’m very excited about this show, even more excited than usual. This week I’ve got an interview with my good mate Anthony Joseph! Now, Anthony, or AJ as he’s known by his many friends, was a colleague of mine at Microsoft. He worked there 15 years in all and was highly respected by everyone – especially by his customers. AJ was one of the most experienced account managers at Microsoft and had a string of “firsts” to his name – not just with Microsoft in Australia, but with Microsoft worldwide. For example, the very first “Enterprise Agreement” Microsoft ever sold was one AJ structured with our largest telco in Australia. He was also the first person in Australia to take the entire Board of Directors of a leading Aussie company (our largest retailer) over to Redmond for a sit-down with the bosses. Now, when you realize it’s a 24 hour journey from Melbourne to Redmond, you may appreciate what kind of an event that is.
Anyway, in his last couple of years at Microsoft, AJ lead the development of a consultative sales program called the ‘i360″ which was a world first and has had a significant impact on the way Microsoft account teams can add value to their enterprise customers. AJ has since retired from Microsoft and is in the process of writing a book on his sales process.
He is also – get this – one of the co-founders and a director of a Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Melbourne which was opened by the Dalai Lama a couple of years ago, a long-term practicioner of yoga, and attended an experimental secondary school in Melbourne called “ERA” where he practically NEVER attended class.
These stories and more on this show.
