Tao of Tech - Ep. 10.1 - A brief Fathers Day Message
A brief message from the Tao of Tech on Fathers day 2010
Jun 20, 2010•1 min
Tao of Tech
Your weekly dose in the way of technology. Episodes will feature the weekly, geeky goings on of the host, Mark Prestash. Shows will generally focus on a couple of tech topics a week, including: software, hardware, and the coolest podcast novels around.
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Tao of Tech Ep. 10 - Fathers Day Geekery
Episode 10 of the Tao of Tech is all about inexpensive fathers day gifts for the geeky dad in your life. Media card readers External unit - Transcend TS-RDP8K for $12.99. It's a USB powered external card reader. Supports 19 card types. http://bit.ly/bRH2iX Internal unit - Koutech IO-RCM621, which goes for $19.99 http://bit.ly/b2gHtK it supports more card types than the external card reader. fits into a 3.5” drive bay and provides you an extra USB 2.0 port in front of your PC. Extra cables are gr...
Jun 16, 2010•28 min
Episode 9 - WWDC 2010
This week on the Tao of Tech it's all about the iPhone 4! Apple's WWDC conference kicked off on June 7th with Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone 4 to the world. In this show I go over all of the major announcements made in the keynote address. Some handy links Full video of Steve Job's 2010 WWDC keynote address http://bit.ly/bk7ABk I watched the keynote address on the GDGT live blog http://bit.ly/di5roz Apple's iPhone 4 main page http://bit.ly/bTTReC Information on the iOS4 NetFlix app http://bit.l...
Jun 13, 2010•41 min
Tao of Tech Ep. 8 - Miscellaneous Tech Ramblings
We're back to the tech talk this week on the Tao of Tech. I've titled the show Miscellaneous Tech Ramblings because I discus several different topics this week. First, I do a review of the Plantronics GameCon 777 Surround Sound Headset. I had to replace my old headset, and picked up the GameCon 777 as the replacement. Check them out here http://bit.ly/cRjT4j I had some hands on time with the 3G iPad recently, and I share my thoughts about the device this week. Was my original assessment correct,...
May 31, 2010•38 min
Tao of Tech - Ep. 7 - An interview with HG World writer Jay Smith
This week I had the privilege to interview Jay Smith, the writer of the podcast audio-drama HG World. Jay and I discussed his writing, the inspiration for HG World, his favorite characters to write for, Mafia Wars, South Park, and the most memorable scene he has written for HG World. Once you finish listening to the interview, head over to the HG World website at www.goodmorningsurvivors.com and tell them the Tao of Tech sent ya! Stay tuned after the show and listen to the promo for Paul E Coole...
May 26, 2010•1 hr
Tao of Tech Ep. 6 - Facebook Privacy
This episode of the Tao of Tech is all about how to lock down your privacy settings in Facebook. After you listen to this episode, your Facebook account will be secure from the prying eyes of 3rd party web sites, Facebook's "instant connections" feature will be disabled, your friends will no longer be passing your information to applications and websites without your knowledge, and you will learn how to make "friend lists" to further your Facebook privacy. Check out this short video from the Ele...
May 18, 2010•27 min
Tao of Tech Ep 5 - An interview with "Dead Hunt" author Kenn Crawford
This week on the Tao of Tech I interview podcast author Kenn Crawford, and discuss his book "Dead Hunt". It was a lot of fun to do the interview, so I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I did recording it. For more information on Kenn Crawford and the work he does, please visit his website at www.kenncrawford.com. You can follow Kenn on Twitter as well, just search for kenncrawford Besides being a podcast novel, Kenn's book is also available in paperback at www.lulu.com, or on www.sma...
May 11, 2010•51 min
Tao of Tech Ep 4 - Tech Lust and Tech Left in the Dust
In episode 4 of the Tao of Tech, your host discusses 2 truly lust worthy tech products (the HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon http://phones.verizonwireless.com/htc/incredible/ and the Boxee Box http://www.boxee.tv/box), 2 tech products he's on the fence about (the Apple iPad http://www.apple.com/ipad/ and the Amazon Kindle/Barnes & Noble Nook, and 1 technology he hopes just goes away - forever (3D - TV). Also an ACTA update, and a promo for the audio podcast drama HG World www.goodmorningsurv...
May 01, 2010•48 min
Tao of Tech Promo
The promo for the Tao of Tech podcast
May 01, 2010•2 min
Tao of Tech - Ep 3 - Act Out Against ACTA
This weeks show is all about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA for short). I discuss the proposals of the treaty, what effects they would have on you, and how to stop this treaty!
Apr 19, 2010•48 min
Tao of Tech - Episode 2 - One Long Night
Episode 2 of the Tao of Tech is all about software. After completing my taxes late one night/morning, I knew I would not be sleeping any time soon due to the large amounts of caffeine I had been drinking. Thinking to myself "What better time than now to try out some new software?" I began an epic journey that lasted until the wee hours of the morning. Software discussed on this episode includes: ZipGenius, 7-Zip, Revo-Uninstaller, Desktops, FireFox Portable, FavBackup, Open Office, Duplicate Cle...
Apr 13, 2010•45 min
Episode 1 - Redux
Due to an audio issue, I'm re-posting episode 1 of the Tao of Tech. In the premier episode your host discusses the podcasts he listens too, as they are the motivation for the creation of this podcast. How meta – a podcast about podcasts!
Apr 12, 2010•51 min
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