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.

‘Site News’ Category

AlternaGeek OGG Feed Now Available

We have had many listeners request an OGG based feed for the AlternaGeek Tech Show. You have spoken and we have listened! We are happy to announce that in addition to our standard MP3 feed, we now have an OGG based feed. We have been providing links to OGG format podcast files in each show post for quite some time, but now you can subscribe to the new feed using the subscription button on the left side of the page.For those of you who are unfamiliar with OGG,  Ogg Vorbis is a completely open, patent-free, professional audio encoding and streaming technology with all the benefits of Open Source. Check out the Vorbis site for more information and links to OGG supporting music players for most platforms.

Host Downtime scheduled: Wednesday, 3/5/08

Our hosting provider will be doing network maintenance on Wednesday, March 5, between 9pm - midnight PST. Alternageek will not be down the entire duration but may experience up to an hour outage. If you have trouble accessing the podcasts or site during this time please retry after the maintenance window. Thanks for your patience.

Media Server Maintenance

Our media bandwidth sponsor, Pull the Plug Technologies, is currently undergoing maintenance on their server that hosts our podcasts. During this time, our MP3 and OGG episode files are still available, but may download a little slower than normal. We appreciate your patience during this time.