TuxRunner

I discovered a super cool podcast aggregator a few weeks ago, but hadn’t actually put any time into setting it up on my CentOS box at home.  Well, dove into it last night and I have to say (in my best Quicken Loans-speak) “simplicity is genius!”

This thing rocks.  It’s simple.  It does what it’s supposed to do.  It harnesses the power of Linux.  And it’s highly configurable.  Bashpodder is what I’ve been looking for in a podcatcher for a LONG time.  I listen to about 10-15 podcasts regularly, and really wanted to find a way to download them automatically after hours, and then just copy them to my MP3 player in the morning before I head out for work. (continue reading…)

I was chatting with a friend of mine about netcasts the other day, and was shocked to find out he didn’t really listen to any tech ones at all. For some reason lately, I seem to be getting surprised left and right lately at how many people I run into in my field that aren’t familiar with newer technologies or trends, or haven’t decided to take the plunge into Web 2.0 stuff yet.

There’s a new world of tech out there…social networking, cloud computing, microblogging, netcasting, voice and video chatting, wikis, CMS, etc. How do I keep up with the latest? Here’s a list of tech netcasts that I listen to on a regular basis: (continue reading…)

I’m going to use the term “netcast” as Leo Laporte does simply because I think it’s a better description than the other term more loosely associated with a certain brand of MP3 player. So anyway, here’s two of my favorite netcast aggregators that I use on a regular basis that you should too:
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