Comments on: The Global Geek Podcast #030

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:39:06 +0000

Hey Brie! Thank you and we appreciate your feedback. Great to know that we have improved the show and that it is working for you.

We have not had that much feedback about the changes and refinements that we have made over the last 10 shows. So we REALLY appreciate it.

Cheers!

By: Brie Sansotta

Brie Sansotta — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:53:03 +0000

Hi, Guys!

Really top notch podcast now – flows well, sound is good, very techie, very funny, AND very organized. You have gone to the top of my list of podcasts I need to have.

Cheers from Washington, DC Brie

By: TPN:: G’day World » Blog Archive » TuneSleeve - an awesome iTunes art app

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:52:36 +0000

[...] I’ve been using iArt for a few months to get missing mp3 art. But I have found something better. Dave and Knightwise talked about it on Global Geek Podcast #30. It’s called TuneSleeve and I’ll tell you a few of the reasons why I like it. [...]

By: Cameron Reilly

Cameron Reilly — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:48:59 +0000

great show boys! I listened to it while Christmas shopping today. Didn’t buy anything but came home and installed a bunch of new FF extensions! Thanks again for helping me find good stuff.

cheers
Cameron Reilly
CEO, The Podcast Network
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By: Scouta private beta at The Not So Secret Life of Simone

Scouta private beta at The Not So Secret Life of Simone — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:35:59 +0000

[...] UPDATE: finally got round to listening to the Global Geek Podcast on TPN, as Dave Gray mentioned that Rich was giving away a few hints on there. Go listen to the whole thing for yourself, but I will say online audio and video were mentioned… (and yes, I must admit I didn’t listen to the whole podcast, I’m not geek enough for that quite yet! ) Published December 15th, 2006 | in Technology, Internet fun and WA.| [...]

By: Don’t listen to the Global Geek Podcast! at Michael Specht - discussions on HR and technology

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:05:57 +0000

[...] I warn you just don’t listen to the Global Geek Podcast #30 if you want to keep you productivity. On the show they speak briefly about a little site called Swivel. [...]

By: Knightwise

Knightwise — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:30:03 +0000

Drinking ? What ever do you mean. Seriously you can’t be hinting at the fact that one has to be sober to visit this website ? ? ? ? ?

By: Great Show This Week « Rooster’s Rail

Great Show This Week « Rooster’s Rail — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:33:30 +0000

[...] You can go to The Global Geek Podcast Blog or [...]

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:46:13 +0000

Have you Been drinking provokeit?

By: provokeit

provokeit — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:21:00 +0000

How does this week’s quote of the week by Charles Pikowski works in relation to Keith Richards, the man that death forgot????

By: Dave Gray

Dave Gray — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:02:04 +0000

Thanks for the comments Dean. I have responded to you via email and rest assured that we will talk more about Chinswing in the next edition.

Thanks for being responsive to our request for more information and the fact that you took the time to comment.

I look forward to speaking with you in the future.

By: Dean Worth

Dean Worth — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:17:14 +0000

Hi guys!

Dean Worth here, creator of Chinswing. Just wanted to clarify and explain a few things in response to your podcast.

While the company was officially created mid-2006, we only officially launched the public beta 4 days ago. Wasn’t sure when you said “went public” if you meant IPO (I wish!) or just the launch of the product. By the way, our first press release is available online if you’re interested: http://www.chinswing.com/downloads/ChinswingPressRelease2006-12-07.pdf

Re the recording tool. It certainly contains no spyware or adware (todo: mention that on the site!). The mechanism that launches the recorder is simply the same as any “Skype Me” or “Add to iTunes” button found all over the web. Nothing sinister. The decision to go with a desktop recording tool rather than using Flash Media Server (like Odeo and others) came out of a few factors. All programming/layout/graphic design has been done by me, and my skills only go so far. I did explore that avenue though. The main issue is converting the proprietary file format into mp3. The company that licenses the (expensive) decoding algorithms weren’t really helpful Overall it was about cost (especially in the beginning), flexibility (we can offer much more functionality with desktop software eventually), scalability (we use Amazon S3 at the backend, which wins out over a Flash backend in many ways IMHO) and time to market. The issue will be explored further however. Keep in mind it’s only an early beta version

By the way, a simpler description of Chinswing is: A message board that uses voice instead of text, where the discussions can be subscribed to via RSS/podcast feeds. I didn’t think you quite got that across clearly enough. It is also a whole lote more than that of course, but I’ll spare you the hype

Anyway, I’m glad you like the concept. Thanks for spending cerebral processing time thinking and talking about it! I too am looking forward to some passionate discussions on Chinswing!

Cheers,
Dean.

By: Michael Specht

Michael Specht — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:24:16 +0000

The mailbox seems to be working fine very strange…