AlternaGeek is a technology podcast & blog hosted by Linuxchic and TechMonkey for the tech power user and enthusiast. AlternaGeek podcasts cover topics including Linux, Mac, Windows, internet tech, blogging, web2.0, gadgets, software, tech news, howtos, and reviews.

Archive for March, 2008

Alternageek Episode 33: Twitter Recommends Topics

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In this week’s episode, we took a little different approach and put out a tweet on Twitter asking for suggestions on show topics. We took the topics that were suggested and went right into recording. We talk about insects, the Twitter Color War, SideKick 3 issues, getting yourself a virtual Chumby, CommonCraft - Explainations in […]

Social Networking for the Internet Parent

I tend to subscribe to the extreme geek parenting method. All four of my kids mostly use Linux at home (they do have an iBook they share as well) and my three year old daughter has been begging for a stuffed Tux of her own for a while now. While I subscribe to many social […]

Alternageek Episode 32: Putting On A Social AIR

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In this week’s episode, we talk about our new AlternaGeek OGG feed, PCLinuxOS, Amazon MP3 Downloader for Linux, Adobe AIR (including how to run it on Wine while you wait for Linux support) and the recent influx of social network aggregators like SocialThing, FriendFeed and Spokeo.Links:

PCLinuxOS
Amazon MP3 Downloader for Linux
Adobe AIR
ReadWriteWeb: 6 AIR Apps To […]