Aussie Geek Podcast #053 :: A Touch of Culture
Welcome everyone to the Aussie Geek Podcast Episode 53 with the big WWE intro. We should make mention of the album art this week. This was a shot that was shamelessly lifted from regravity edited by Herne and twitterized and subsequently flogged by us. So Thanks Tim and Herne!
Show Notes
Welcome
Tech News
- MS to release scaled down WP7 Devices
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview
- We might have mentioned a Foursquare Story
- Readability Finally Makes the App Store
- Hackers Perforate the Mars Rover, well not quite
- Nano-bots in Your Blood
- twitter update
- Street View for the Great Barrier Reef
- SanDisk Makes Small Chips
- Boffins Create Bloody Small Transistor
- Faster than Light, not so Fast
Gear
Applications
Desktop
- iExplorer: iDevice Explorer for Mac and PC
- Reflection: Mirror your iDevice to your Mac
- SnagIt: Point Release for PC and Mac version 11 and 2 respectively
- Zorin Linux: Linux that looks like XP
Mobile
- FX PhotoStudio (iPhone): Very cool feature rich app that will make your photos look great
- Twitter Voice (Android): Speak your tweet and send it to twitter
- GIFBoom (Android and iPhone): Create your own GIFFs, yes they are making a comeback
Tablet
- Paper Monsters iPad/iPhone: Great game for grown-ups and kids, great graphics and heaps of fun
- Star Chart iPad/iPhone: Explore the night sky
Web
- Night Sky: Explore the night sky with this great web app
- Chomp: App discovery for all devices
- Splash: Event organizing tool, looks great and feature rich
Feedback
Farewell
- Write us a review in iTunes!
- Follow us on twitter
- Remember the twitter tag #agpme
Featured Music
The Black Sorrows
“Waitin For The Hammer” (mp3)
from “Crooked Little Thoughts”
(Head Records)
