Consumer groups: Online tracking at 'alarming levels' Russ The tracking and targeting of consumers online has reached "alarming levels," warned a coalition of consumer and privacy groups in a letter to Congress on Monday. Should the government arbitrate the DMCA, net neutrality, privacy, etc? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20004071-83.html
Can you guys have a chat about iPhone and Ubuntu on your next recording please. I've read and read and read. A clipnotes version of whats happening would be good as I'm so confused.
Man Page Minute - pick the winner of the T-Shirt.
I think we should just play all of the submissions we got, and pick one. Maybe Dave can pick the winner! Also, CafeNinja should get an honorable mention.
in your last show you talked about google and using a lot of their services. A few people are worried about that (including me), but for some of their services there are good alternatives.
Since a few month now, I am using Tiny Tiny RSS instead of Google Reader for my rss feeds. It's a great app, easy to install on your own server and nice to use. http://tt-rss.org/
Hi guys
It is me again with some more stuff for you to ponder from websites around the world.
Here is a link that may be of interest:
Microsoft might be betting big on Windows 7, the next version of its flagship operating system, but to Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth, the upcoming release is really an opportunity for Linux to shine.
Hi all, since me and Peter can't get our act together and do a podcast at the same time I thought I would catch up on some more user feedback that I have been getting. Not much elso to say other than I am awaiting the next release of Ubuntu (Jaunty) and all the goodies it has. Below are some of the links that I talked about. Mainly the links that Knightwise sent to me, enjoy!
We are back and frankly we missed being on the air. After me and Peter caught up with each other we just dove right in and started where we left off. I wish I could say more than that but there really isn't much to say other than it's good to be back in the saddle. Below are the links mentioned in the show:
You guessed right! Two shows in one week. I am trying to get these out the door a day or two after we record so that the news is fresh. Pretty novel idea, fresh news on the Fresh Ubuntu Podcast, hehe. Well, I realy haven't got much to say other than I hope you enjoyu the show. The following are the links mentioned on the shownotes. Bye!
So, it was suggested to me from a listener to make one of the freely downloadable and high bitrate mp3's from Nine Inch Nails the theme song for FUP. And, I must admit that the thought of doing that did tempt me! Then I got to thinking, which doesn't happen too often, podcasters from around the world are probably doing just that this entire week! Basically, I would be following the crowd! Instead, I have decided to use another one of Scott McGrath's theme songs that he generously sent to us and use it as the theme music for the rest of the year! Scott has done an excellent job at getting the essence of they type of music I like and balance that with the attitude of Fresh Ubuntu! Well done Scott, and thank you for allowing us to use you work. I did, BTW, download some of the new Nine Inch Nails music, although the free version, and I liked the sound. Again, I am not the biggest fan of their type of music even though I grew up with Nine Inch Nails! I did want to support them in the only way I knew how to and that was to show that there was demand for online music AND that the distribution method was the most democratic, least hassle, pro-artist, anti-racketeering way to do it. It was, in short, what I call a REAL "win-win" for the artist and the consumer. The band not only got great publicity but won over the on-the-cusp fans like me. I am not sure how much money they made from sales of their various packages but if you subtract the cost of customary distribution methods, i.e. Cd's and even iTunes, I'd be willing to bet they did alright. Let's face it, besides producing the masters and digitizing most of the real work has been done and since it was distributed on bittorrent networks there were relatively zero server costs unless you wanted to get other special priced packages. Well, enough talk, enjoy the podcast, featuring the ever-present news segment and a man page minute.
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This weeks podcast was of to a decent start. We were all, at least, in the same cyberspace talking in real time! Unlike last week where peter did the news, I did an interview and Knightwise did a review. We were also joined by a previous guest this week, Jason, who I called at the last minute just in case Peter wasn't able to help out this week. So, for a rare treat, listeners of Fresh Ubuntu get to hear not one, not two, but three opinions on the same subject matter. Wow, three for the price of two! I hate to say it but the same medication that Peter uses is forcing me to say, "that's a deal that you can shake a stick at!", whatever that means. We at least have that going for us but there is more! Peter did a couple of tech segments which I thanks him for and we have an interview with Nathan hale of the Productive Linux Podcast and Blog. I guess it was snowing in Abilene that day so the connection was a little touch and go, yet we still managed to git-r-done in good ol' Texas fashion. Peter and I had a great time talking Linux with Nathan and rather than bore you with my lame copy I am just going to give you the links mentioned in the show and wish you all a great rest of your week.
One last word, for those of you who would like to follow any one of us on twitter try these links:
Well, we do have a podcast coming out but it seems we all did it seperately. Peter and I were unable to connect last week so he ended up doing the news while I interviewed Chad form the Linux Basement podcast! Then, from our European Bureau - we had Knightwise drop us a line about the ASUS eee pc. Fantastic! Throw in a Man-Page-Minute and suddenly you got yourself a podcast, how 'bout that! Hopefully we can get all synced up next time but you know how life can get in the way at times:) Oh. BTW, the theme music on the podcast was donated by Scott, who just happens to work with Peter and run his own blog. You can get to his site here. Also, the bumper music was part of the Internet Archive Open Source Music Project, and believe me this stuff is pretty good and free! Well, enjoy the podcast and have a great week.
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