Category: Podcast Reviews

  • CBS News to Stream Video from Day John F. Kennedy was Assassinated as it Happened

    Reading Time: < 1 minute CBS News will air video of coverage from November 22, 1963 as it happened today. Coverage begins at 1:38 EST, http://t.co/TvIgBQj1NH #JFK50 — OperationGadget (@OperationGadget) November 22, 2013 Kudos to CBSNews.com for streaming video of the kinescope recordings of live coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a tragedy…

  • Tour de France 2009 Podcasts Review

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Two years ago I reported on the Podcasts That Can Help You Follow the Tour de France. I thought that article provided a lot of good information, but it’s dated now. I’m still listening to podcasts about the Tour, but there have been some changes in the providers and the content…

  • Questions Surface About SMS Messaging Costs on iPhone 3G

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Earlier this month, I estimated the monthly mobile phone service cost of an iPhone 3G at $86. I included $5.00 in this estimate for a bundle of 200 SMS messages, because I had heard that AT&T Mobility was unbundling SMS messages in the data rate plans for the iPhone 3G. In…

  • Check Out Alltop Podcasts

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Alltop just launched a new podcasts category. You can find it at: http://podcasts.alltop.com/ It looks like they are initially focusing on NPR and business-related podcasts, as opposed to the technology podcasts that I am typically subscribed to. After looking at Alltop Podcasts, I subscribed to: The Web 2.0 Show Startup…

  • “Blogger Bob” from the TSA On Testing the MacBook Air

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Until I listened to this week’s edition of This Week in Tech I had no idea that the Transportation Safety Administration had a blog called Evolution of Security, that Blogger Bob was one of the authors, or that they had posted a reassuring video of the process they used to…

  • Great Tip to Help Figure Out If Your PC is Compatible with Popular Games

    Reading Time: < 1 minute In Episode 45 of Tekzilla Daily, Patrick Norton pointed out a website called System Requirements Lab that can help you determine if your PC has the minimum or recommended hardware and software necessary to run dozens of popular PC games. I tried this myself and the way it works is…

  • How Leo Laporte and Scott Bourne Get Such Great Sound on Their Podcasts

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I am a big fan of This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, and The Apple Phone Show. They are all excellent podcasts that are have very high production standards. What I’m most impressed with is the sound quality of each of these shows. I think that Leo Laporte, the host…

  • “The Apple Phone Show” is a Can’t Miss Podcast for iPhone Owners

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve been listening to The Apple Phone Show since before the iPhone launched. I think this is the one podcast that I’d recommend to all iPhone owners. The Apple Phone Show provides a good balance of features, news, and discussion about the iPhone in a concise format. Host Scott Bourne…

  • Introducing Podcast Reviews on Operation Gadget

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve dramatically increased my consumption of podcasts since I bought my iPhone back in June. I thought that I’d share some of my thoughts on podcasts that I listen to regularly and those that I’ve listed to that aren’t worth my time. Podcast reviews will appear in their own category…