Minute Tech 011: What is the Data Menu?

Apple shocked to the upside...and life goes on. When using Excel, sometimes the Data menu will get you out of binds most quickly...unless you're just trying to format for print output, which we'll cover in a future episode. And I came across an excellent Fast Company article this morning:

- Apple disappoints only short sellers;
- What is the Data menu?
- Search Google for “Alex Frankel Magic Shop”.

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..Alex.

Minute Tech 010: What is stock?

Apple's 3rd quarter earnings release is after the NASDAQ market close today, so several pertinent topics for this mornings Minute Tech podcast:

- Apple, Inc. earnings release 4 pm EST;
- What is stock?
- My intro to social media sites.

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..Alex.

Minute Tech 009: What is Colonial Williamsburg?

There is not surprisingly far more about a well-reconstructed educational historic site such as Colonial Williamsburg than one short podcast can introduce you to...but please take a few minutes to see what this wee corner of America's history can do for you, through:

- the emergence of tea in European (and American) society;
- What is Colonial Williamsburg?
- printing pamphlets - the original podcast.

How can we push ourselves forward in thinking about technology without thinking about how our forebears conceived their levels of technology? I find it fascinating to look back at these times of hardship...and how easy they made life appear.

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..alex.

Minute Tech 008: What is a dinosaur?

What is a dinosaur? Is it a terrible lizard, or someone still using a casette-based Sony Walkman?

The original use of the name for terrible lizard probably refers to the idea that humans couldn't bear to think about co-existing with such animals on today's Earth. Of course, those people haven't seen Dinotopia, have they? :-)

The topics for episode 8 are:

- Apple’s iWork ’08 is out and being used;
- What is a dinosaur?
- Give a kid a microphone, & historic Williamsburg, Va.

The podcast was delayed a day due to a family trip to Williamsburg, Va, a town where even the buildings are essentially re-enacters. Many of the houses may be original, but the larger buildings are all re-built versions of those that were susceptible to fireplace-derived structure fires. There's one good thing to be said for modern gas furnaces...and eventually, solar or fuelcell home power & heat.

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..alex.

Williamsburg, VA

We'll be wandering around Williamsburg, VA, today, to see the types of technology used 400 years ago in pre-America. Full report tomorrow. My tour guide is my 6-yr-old son, who's been here 3 times before, 3 times more than me! :-)

Minute Tech 008 should be posted later today.

..alex.

Minute Tech 007: What is a personal computer?

Whaddya mean "what is a personal computer"? Doesn't everyone know that? Well, perhaps for the sake of argument, anyone's who's in the audience for this podcast would know the history of the PC...but I feel it's always instructive to know something of where you've been to understand when you are now...and where you're going to be tomorrow.

The topics for today's Minute Tech podcast:

- Leopard with to-do’s & Notes; Buzzword;
- What is a personal Computer? Mainframes to Wii’s;
- Podfade - has it struck a podcast near you?

The time for this podcast is longer than I like, at about 00:08:30, but lets see if it sounds more natural and less scripted.

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..Alex.

Minute Tech 006: What is a star?

There are stars...and there are stars.

The outline for today's Minute Tech podcast:

- The celestial dance of the moon with Saturn and Venus;
- What is a Star? The sky and Hollywood both pertain;
- CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks

and related links:

Amanda Bauer's blog "Astropixie - Things and Stuff Astronomy and Life";
Lisa Dale Miller's article about the New Moon in Libra;
Mark Apsolon's site on youtube;
Wikipedia's article on the heavenly version of the star;
Bob McDonald and the Quirks & Quarks radio show.

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..Alex.