Posted by: James Williamson

Hi everyone! Just wanted to add a quick post about our podcast (or lack thereof)! Josh and I are not on hiatus, we actually cut Episode 8 (it was to be titled, "iPod HotMods" let your imagination run wild about that one...), but had some serious caching issues that did amazing things to our audio tracks. Although the first half of the show was fine, the second half sounds like something out of a Timothy Leary camping trip.

Add that to Josh going on vacation and my speaking at an accessibility conference this week, and well, you get what we've got now...which is no show. Maybe we'll reissue the first half later on in a "lost episode" special session...or maybe not.

So, we'll be back next week! Not sure if we'll re-visit the iPod HotMods, or go in a different direction, but it should be interesting. We have some great interviews lined up, Mike Davidson of Newsvine, Brad Becker from Microsoft, Lydia Varmazis from Adobe, Aral Balkan from FlashOS, and Garo Green from Lynda.com will all be on the show in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Be sure to add your comments or suggestions to podcast@lodebearing.com, we'd love to hear from you!

And since we've had to postpone last week's show, we'll be extending the contest for another week. Be sure to enter the patently obvious contest for a chance to win a $50 gift car to iTunes!

Catch you next week!

-James.

Posted by: Josh Cavalier

A great interview with Kelly Goto at SXSW. We talk about her new venture - Gotomobile, and the future of mobile content delivery. There's a whole bunch of news, an InDesign "Tip of the Week", information on our Patent contest, and all the usual banter.

Welcome to our information packed episode 7!

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Show hosts:
Josh Cavalier, President - Lodestone Digital
James Williamson, Director of Training – Lodestone Digital

Show Notes:

• Everybody is at SXSW except us. Boo-hoo!
  
• What's up with Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer?
• James is going to MIX06 next week - the Microsoft lovefest
  
• 30Boxes - online calendar - check it out
• Knight Ridder purchased by McClatchy
• Alexaholic - get drunk with web traffic data
• FanIQ.com - The SETI of gambling
• Kelly Goto interview - check out Gotomobile
  
• Music From MRDC - Move!
• Podcast free music at Magnatune.com
  

Our New Contest: Patently Obvious!

Win a $50 Gift Card to iTunes!

Since the US Patents & Trademarks office seems to be throwing out patents like Mardis Gras beads, we've decided to get in on the action! Send us the most frivolous, goofy, it-just-might-work patents you can think of. The most creative wins a $50 gift certificate to iTunes and our undying gratitude. We'll read all the good ones on the air! Contest ends on March 31, 2006.

Send your patent idea to podcast@lodebearing.com with the subject line: Patent Contest. Who knows, we may submit it!!

Good luck!

Please send comments to:
podcast@lodebearing.com

Posted by: Josh Cavalier

This week we take aim at the downright bizarre decision of the US Patent & Trademarks office to award a patent for Rich Media Applications to Balthaser, Chappell's Block Party, the Ricky Gervais Show, Apple's not-so-big announcement, and laser tatooed koi. We've also got a new contest for you guys this week and some downright goofy tech news! What could possibly go wrong?!

Welcome to our libel-free episode 6, Patent Pending!

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Show hosts:
Josh Cavalier, President - Lodestone Digital
James Williamson, Director of Training – Lodestone Digital

Show Notes:

• The Ricky Gervais Show is now pay to play!
  
• The (not so) Big Apple announcement
• Chappell's Block Party!
• We now know how much the Sony Reader will cost!
  
• Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the Mac
• Apple buys a huge data warehouse in New Jersey...
• LazyMask.com outsources making clipping masks...
• Will we ever have cable a la carte?
  
• NetDiver's best of 2005!
• Encyclopodia gives you Wiki for your iPod!
• Shockabsorber.com let's you preview your sports bra in action...and then some (NSFW!!)
• Cocomment.com let's you track your blog comments.
• Visitorville.com lets you turn your web traffic stats into a Sims type environment.
• Laser-tatooed koi. Hot damn!
• Neil Balthaser get's lucky

Our New Contest: Patently Obvious!

Win a $50 Gift Card to iTunes!

Since the US Patents & Trademarks office seems to be throwing out patents like Mardis Gras beads, we've decided to get in on the action! Send us the most frivolous, goofy, it-just-might-work patents you can think of. The most creative wins a $50 gift certificate to iTunes and our undying gratitude. We'll read all the good ones on the air! Contest ends on March 31, 2006.

Send your patent idea to podcast@lodebearing.com with the subject line: Patent Contest. Who knows, we may submit it!!

Good luck!

Please send comments to:
podcast@lodebearing.com