The Tech Lounge Show
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Every Monday evening, from 20:30 GMT, on The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton, and his guests take a look at the technology they have been using, the challenges they have met, and the successes they have had. They talk about their own personal technology projects, and share how they got the results they were after. They discuss the latest technology news, and what it means to them, and offer their advice and guidance where possible.
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| 1 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 57 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 57. This week on The Tech Lounge Mark Dalton was joined by GazMaz, Simon Bainbridge, & Jeff Gamet. We discuss the news that the Typical Mac User Podcast with Victor Cajiao airs its last show. Victor has been producing this great PodCast for 7 years and it will be missed by a lot of people, but we understand the reasons and wish Victor all the best for the future. Mark talks about old tech and how he can't get away from his calculator and all the guys admit they they all still hang on to a little bit of the past. GazMaz talks about 0870/0844/0845 numbers and how doctors surgeries have been using them and making large amounts of money from people trying to book appointments, including his daughter. He also tell us about the GOFLEX Satellite hard drive and the Go Flex FireWire & Thunderbolt Adaptors. Are they worth the quite heavy proce tag? and where is all this Thunderbolt technology we have been waiting for? Simon tell us the lenghts he has gone to to make sure he "Stays on the Ball", and manages to get GazMaz to part with his money while on air! We talk about backups, or more importantly restores, and how we can help people to understand the implications of not just backing up but testing those backups to make sure they work! All this, icecream, and robot chefs on Episode 57 of The Tech Lounge Show. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 57. GOFLEX Satellite hard drive Seagate Go Flex FireWire Adaptor Amazon Link Go Flex SimAmazon Link Say No to 0870 numbers iPhone 0870 Alt App Anti Burst ball Chair or Ball | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 56 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 56. This week on The Tech Lounge Mark Dalton was joined by Jon Pratchett, Darren Griffin and GazMaz. Mark kicks off by thanking the chat room for the suggestions on a device to replace his Sky+ box. In the end he went with the EchoStar HDS-600RS and was impressed by how easy it was to setup, not to mention the superior picture quality. He is still experimenting but will be publishing a review in the not so distant future. He asks the chat room again for suggestions on a replacement for the bedroom and the consensus seems to be a Humax device. Do you have any suggestions? GazMaz has his own questions regarding blogging, and looks to the panel for their advice. Once again if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the matter Gaz would love to hear them. Darren tells us the problems he has been having sourcing PC parts, and compares it to his experiences repairing Macs. Which reminds Mark about the perils or buying a new PC without the source media. Jon on the other hand has had a good result with a custom PC build he has had made by the guys over at Scan. He needed a mobile broadcasting unit and needed a high end machine, and the guys certainly delivered. Jon also tells us about Adobe CS6 and Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering. What are you thoughts? We would love to know. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 56. HDS-600RS http://www.amazon.co.uk Jon's Mobile Broadcast Rig. http://t.co/Zjo9xcM & http://t.co/actABw9 | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 55 | This week on The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was joined by Julie Kuehl, Simon Bainbridge, and James Turner. James tells us all about his BBC appearance and the upsurge in WoodPad orders. Mark talks about dumping his Sky Subscribtion and is looking for alternatives. Simon takes a look at the new Dell Ultrabook that has obviously been designed to take on the MacBook Air, and Julie tell's us about her swollen MacBook Pro battery repair. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 55. The WoodPad http://www.woodpad.co.uk Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-13-l321x/pd.aspx?ref=hpt1 | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 54 | This week on The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was Joined by Don Mcallister, Stu Helm, & Anthony Gartner. Don tells us about waiting for WWDC tickets and reveals that he intends to give it a miss this year, well unless he changes his mind. We chat about the pro's and con's of WWDC and the social aspect of the gathering, but we all agree it is an expensive trip. Don also brings us up to speed on the going's on at ScreenCastsOnline HQ, and his decision to relase two applications free of charge. (Links Below) Anthony tells us all about Microsoft's SkyDrive Application for iOS. A great tool for those that are switching? or just another chance to grab some free cloud based storage? Will the application developers embrace it? or is it to little to late? We chat about recent purchases, and Stu tells us about a problem he is having with the new iPad and the Apple HDMI adpater cable. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 54. SCOtutor for iPad http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/scotutor-for-ipad/id488510135?mt=8 SCOTutor for Mac http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/scotutor-for-mac/id484046801?mt=12 Skydrive for mac https://apps.live.com/skydrive/app/f644a8ef-9f98-4d1b-a3d2-eab969b0fd44 ncase keyboard cover http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X355Y6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theteclou-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004X355Y6 | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 53 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 53. This week on The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was joined by Julie Kuehl, Jon Pratchett, and GazMaz. Julie tells us how she has deleted her facebook account and we all talk about the social media platforms we use, what we like about them, and what we don't. Jon Tells us about his visit to LA and NAB and takes us through some of the equipment that was on offer. He also gives us an insigh into the misconception that buying tech gear in the US is cheaper than in the UK. Gaz has a question on IPV6 that is nicely explained using chocolate buttons and tells us how Aviva sacked its entire asset management division by accident via email. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 53. How do I permanently delete my facebook account? https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=224562897555674 Does this matter? IPV6 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/041312-apple-ipv6-258241.html?hpg1=bn Sacked by email. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/22/aviva_mistakenly_fires_1300_in_mass_email/ | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 52 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 52. This week on The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was joined by Simon Bainbridge, Darren Griffin, and James Turner. Simon talks to us about his experiences with FreeNAS and how he is using it to provide cheap network attached storage for his iTunes Library. We discuss how to get the best performance, and what we would really like to see and own. We talk about needing more storage than ever, especially now we are backing up more and more data which leads us onto backups in general and how Mark rebuilt his iMac, and Darren recently restored his MacBook Air. Mark complains about iCloud email not working, all the white space on the redesigned Google+ page, and the deluge of Spam he is getting, but is pulled out of his dispair by a new game that James is now addicted to. Hero Acedemy. We finish up talking about viruses and the Mac platform and discuss if its now time to install Anti-Virus software. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 52. Hero Academy - http://itunes.apple.com/ FREE NAS - http://www.freenas.org/ Sky Router Hack - http://www.cm9.net/skypass/ | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 51 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 51. This week on Episode 51 of The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was joined by Julie Kuehl, Anthony Gartner, and Kevin Allder. We talk about the acquisition of Instagram by Facebook, and our dislike of Facebook in general. We talk about the Flashback trojan that infecting the Mac Operating System, and Julie poorly MacBook Pro. We talk about backups and spring cleaning, and some useful tools to help with both. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 51. CrashPlan - http://www.crashplan.com FlashBack Virus and Script. http://thetechlounge.co.uk/osx-flashback/ Pinboard - http://pinboard.in/ River of News - http://riverofnewsapp.com/ | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 50 | The Tech Lounge Show Episode 50. This week on Episode 50 of The Tech Lounge, Mark Dalton was joined by Darren Griffin, James Turner, & Simon Bainbridge. We get off to a shaky start with a few audio woes which force us to restart the recording, only for Darren's internet connection to give us grief on the final take, but it gives us a great opportunity to talk about some of our technical woes. James is still having no luck with Royal Mails "Smart Stamp" service, and Mark has a good rant about his own Virgin Media problems, and Darren tells us about cowboy iPad repairs. Thankfully Simon is on hand to brighten up our day with some cool app's for iPhone that track and monitor your bike rides. This seems to the desired effect and Darren is soon sharing some of his favourites and his initial research into Apple Certification. Before we end up completely at odds with the universe again, James tells us about a nice little way to view a web pages source code on our iOS devices. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 50. View Source Safari iOS http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/30/view-source-safari-ipad-iphone/ Map My Ride - http://www.mapmyride.com/ Endmondo - http://www.endomondo.com/ Tigra Bike Mount - http://www.firebox.com/product/3580/Tigra-Bike-Mount | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 49 | Episode 49 - Monday 26th March 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 49. This week on Episode 49 of The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton is joined by Stu Helm, Jeff Gamet, and Darren Griffin. Things get off to a shaky start preshow as we once again faff with audio issues but come show time we have it licked. We kick off picking on Stu Helm and Leeds before moving on to the North of England as a whole, Wales, France, and kazakhstan. We eventually get around to talking about some tech. Well some tech and Zombies! We discussed a whole bunch of apps and gadgets for monitoring exercise and sleep patterns, and the pro's and con's of each. We talked about leaning iOS and our thoughts on the applications market, and generally have a lot of fun. Jeff Gamet also honoured us with his third PodCast sneeze in a row. What more can you ask for! Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 49. Zombies Run https://www.zombiesrungame.com/ iPhone and iPad apps for absolute beginners http://www.apress.com/9781430236023 | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 48 | Episode 48 - Monday 19th March 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 48. This week on Episode 48 of The Tech Lounge Show I am joined by @GazMaz and @bonnyface, and we are testing out a new Live Streaming Provider. It all looks rather sharp, and sounds great, except for the fact @GazMaz isn't using the Microphone he is speaking into. Doh! It doesn't stop us however, and we talk about our experiences to date with the Apple iPad, and Apple TV. @GazMaz has also been buying kit from the Apple Refurb Store; namely an AirPort Express. We discuss using the AirPort Express in Bridge Mode, selling your old equipment on eBay, and convincing family members (Mrs GazMaz) that Digital Music is the way forward. @bonnyface introduces us all to another huge waste of time called Draw Something, by OMGPOP and has a cool app for those of us that love our alarm clocks, even if we just keep pushing the snooze button. Apple iPad = http://www.apple.com/ipad/ Apple TV - http://www.apple.com/appletv Apple AirPort Express - http://store.apple.com/ Draw Something - Draw Something by OMGPOP Wake Smarter - Wake Smarter – The Voice Controlled Alarm Clock - Crop Duster Media | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 47 | Episode 47 - Monday 12th March 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 47. This week on Episode 47 of The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton is joined by Scott Willsey, Simon Bainbridge, & Darren Griffin. We talk about the Apple announcement on March 7th, the new iPad, and the Apple TV. We discuss people expectations of such events and how the press seem to declare armageddon unless each announcement delivers another iPhone. Mark discussed the Intuos5 tablet from Wacom and some of its short comings, and the Logitech C920 camera. Simon needs some new audio hardware and Darren and Scott are saving there pennies. All this and more on this weeks The Tech Lounge Show. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 47. Ipad - http://www.apple.com/ipad/ APPLE TV - http://www.apple.com/appletv/ Mophie Juice Pack Air iPhöne 4/4s http://www.mophie.com/mophie-juice-pack-air-iPhone-4-4s-battery-case-p/1145_jpa-ip4-blk.htm | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 46 | Episode 46 - Monday 5th March 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 46. This week on Episode 46 of The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton was joined by Jeff Gamet, Simon Bainbridge, & Anthony Gartner. Anthony isn't having any luck finding his perfect CRM solution, but does tell us how to get those Apple Headphones replaced. Simon Bainbridge had found some nice wooden headphones, yes wooden. Better still he has found them for under £10. Jeff Gamet on the other hand is still suffering from a perfume overload but shares his thoughts on this weeks upcoming Apple Announcement. Whilst Mark demonstrates the Black Magic Intensity Extreme, and its ability to show the iOS display in real time. All this and a lot more on this weeks The Tech Lounge Show. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 46. Aircoustic Headphones - http://www.aircoustic.com/ Black Magic Intensity Extreme - http://www.blackmagic-design.com | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 45 | Episode 45 - Monday 27th February 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 45. This week on Episode 45 of The Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton is joined by Anthony Gartner, Darren Griffin, and GazMaz. Anthony is looking for a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution for his business and shares his pain. GazMaz on the other hand has got his negatives back from the company he sent them off to where they were scanned and he's pretty happy. Darren has resolved his networking over the power circuits issues with the help of some new PowerLine sockets, and tells us about his very imminent trip to Barcelona and MWC. Mark takes a kicking as the live feed for the show isn't working and has a moan about Sky and there "I didn't ask for it" answer phone service, but he is happy with his 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 45. Treasured Memories - http://www.treasured-memories.org.uk | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 44 | Episode 44 - Monday 20th February 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 44. This week Julie Kuehl, Kevin Allder, and James Turner joined host Mark Dalton on Episode 44 of The Tech Lounge Show. It would appear there' a new cat in the wild, Microsoft have a new logo (yawn) and some people still backup to floopy disks, I kid you not! As always, there is some new kit! Mark has ordered a 27" Thunderbolt Display, and Julie might have found him his next purchase with the Henge Dock. Kevin wants to know how many Flash drives is to many, and we question the use of portable store when cloud storage is available. All this plus Evernote, Skitch, The Post Office and of course the occasional mention of 100 Mbps broadband. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 44. Henge Dock - http://www.hengedocks.com | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 43 | Episode 43 - Monday 13th February 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 43. This week Don McAllister, Peter Stevens, & Stu Helm chill out and catch up with host Mark Dalton on Episode 43 of The Tech Lounge Show. Peter tell us all about Twitter Fall, a web site for monitoring twitter searches in real time, and Mark talks about Droplr, a nice free service for quickly sharing files. The application is a little like CloudApp which Don and Stu both use and like, but did we mention its free? We talk about broadband and broadband speeds. Yes Mark is still harping on about his 100 MB Virgin Media connection, but what about their customer service? Is it any better / worse than the rest? Don is back from MacWorld and talks about how he used the iPad, rather than the MacBook Air, and how he secured a good mobile data plan while there. Don't ask him what he saw on the floor however! He was far to busy partying! All this and a lot more, on Episode 43 of The Tech Lounge Show! Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 43. Droplar Twitterfall. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 42 | Episode 42 - Monday 6th February 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 42. This week Jeff Gamet, Darren Griffin, & Simon Bainbridge chill out and catchup with host Mark Dalton on Episode 42 of The Tech Lounge Show. Darren is looking forward to 100 Mbps cable broadband being installed tomorrow, which somehow gets us talking about TV and streaming media. Do we really want to sit in front of our computers and watch TV? and why in todays connected world do we still have to wait months for a series to cross the pond? Who has time for TV anyway? Darren also provides some insight on what it means to give your app away for free in the iTunes store, and the reluctance amongst Android users to pay for software. Mark's been shopping again and reports on his new Wacom Intuso 4 tablet, and how you need to have 100 Mbps broadband to install Apple's Logic Pro, then Simon offers a solution for finding and tracking deals on Amazon. Jeff, well he reports in on MacWorld, and advises that its far from dead. There's also something about coloured squares, and I think SQUIRRELS..... Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 42. Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet CameraAlert iPhone & iPad | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 41 | Episode 41 - Monday 30th January 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 41. This week on Tech Tech Lounge Show Mark Dalton is joined by GazMaz, Jon Pratchett, & Bart Busschots. Mark is a very happy chap with his new 100 Mbps Internet connection and a new colour laser printer. GazMaz is rewiring his network with Cat 6 cables but hits a problem with Double NAT, Bart is encrypting his DNS traffic, and Jon has been putting his Sat Navs through their paces while driving in France. All this and some more on this weeks episode. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Show Episode 41. VIRGIN MEDIA 100 MBPS Service. XEROX 6015N ALL-IN-ONE COLOUR LASER (£118.80) Introducing DNSCrypt 29 Tips for Photographing Stars With Basic Equipment | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 40 | Episode 40 - Monday 23rd January 2012 The Tech Lounge Show Episode 40. This week Simon Bainbridge, James Turner, and Darren Griffin chill out and catch up with host Mark Dalton on Episode 40 of The Tech Lounge Show. James is having a bit of a nightmare with Royal Mail after a rather successful week. He's not shipping enough however to qualify for the service he would like to use but is shipping a bit to much put up with the shoddy Mac implementation of the service he is using. This coupled with the fact that the Royal Mail's website seems to be about as stable as a third world government has him pulling his hair out. Darren on the other hand is a happy chap after the website MEGAUPLOAD was taken down. The site is constantly hosting illegal copies of the PocketGPSWorld CameraAlert Database and the news has helped him a little with his "Man Flu". We discuss this in light of SOPA and all agree that copyright is a serious matter that needs enforcing but the tabled motions are not the right way to go about it. Simon watched the Apple Education Keynote this week where iBook Author, iTextBooks, and the new iTunes U application were announced and tells us how this is going to be an awesome development for the schools he looks after. He also updates up on is iOS development training is going and provides some helpful tips and resources. Useful Links from The Tech Lounge Episode 40.. WOODPAD SOPA iBooks Author iTunes U (iPhone) iTunes U (iPad) ACTION MOVIE FX | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 39 | Episode 39 - Monday 16th January 2012 This week Julie Kuehl, Kevin Allder, and Anthony Gartner chill out and catch up with host Mark Dalton. Julie has started her new job and the company has provided a new MacBook Pro. She is still getting used to it. It's running Lion and Julie is still running Snow Leopard at home, so a little bit of a learning curve. They have also provided a Windows Virtual Machine (VM) via VMWare. Julie is also loving Scrivner, which she has been using to transcribe an interview for the MacObserver. Kevin loves VMWare Fusion, as does Anthony, whilst Mark is using parallels. We discuss the merits of both and even touch on some of the free alternatives. Anthony is trying to sort out his spam filters, something Mark understands but unfortunately only because he broke his this week, but he's making up for it with a new ToolKit from iFixIt, which he is going to use to manufacture the new "Remote controlled Wheely Bin". | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoThe Tech Lounge Episode 38 | Episode 38 - Monday 9th January 2012 Our first The Tech Lounge show after the Christmas break and we got off to a shaky start. The new iMac performed admirably, as we knew it would, but the simplification of our setup left us with a few audio gremlins. We ended up starting 20 minutes late, and then found out we had some echo on the live stream. Unfortunately this made its way into the recording and affects the first six minutes. I hope you can allow us this little mistake, together with a another minor one I made when @GazMaz was describing his new stand. I hadn't configured the audio so you get a nice shot of the stand without him talking. [Ed. That's a bad thing?] | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great host and guests
I just started following this podcast recently, which is why I gave it four stars instead of five. If it proves to be as enjoyable long term as it has been so far, I'll come back and give it a five.
What I enjoy about the podcast is the intelligence and humor from Mark and the guests. Mark obviously thinks things through and therefore has great opinions on his topics, and his guests that I have seen have all been great contributors as well.
Very enjoyable! Feels like a group of people you'd enjoy spending time with discussing tech topics.
The Tech Lounge: One great Sofa!
This show is so far beyond different from most podcasts in that it's all done with video so you can actually see the people talking. Mark keeps the discussion lively and interesting, and the wide variety of guests means it's never dull. Check it out once and yo'll be back for more
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