In this week's episode: New York Times columnist and author David Pogue talks about the ins and outs of Windows Vista, and Sun's Kim Jones explains "Education 2.0".

Podcast duration: 10 minutes

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In this week's episode Lucas Mearian explains why the iPhone is just too expensive and Martin McKeay tells us about the latest security scandal with Diebold e-voting machines.

Podcast duration: 8 minutes

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In this week's episode: Network-attached storage for the home? If you've had problems storing and backing up your personal or home office data, you'll want to hear from Rob Mitchell, who tried four different NAS products for his home network. Also, we'll hear why some industry experts are against dual-format DVD players and discs that handle Blu-Ray and HD-DVD content.

Podcast duration: 9 minutes

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In this week's episode: Pandemics are an ugly scenario that few people want to talk about, but IT professionals need to do it for disaster recovery and business continuity planning. We'll have a discussion of some of these issues, plus an interview with an embedded systems engineer on the ins and outs of designing and programming toys.

Podcast duration: 10 minutes

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In this week's episode: One of the authors of "15 things Apple should change in Mac OS X" explains his stance and reader reaction. Also, IT Blogwatcher and spam expert Richi Jennings dissects the spam surge, and explains how some antispam vendors are contributing to the problem

Podcast duration: 11 minutes

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In this week's episode: IT outsourcing firm Achievo has taken a novel approach to recruiting software engineers in China. We'll talk with Achievo's James Zhang, V.P. of H.R., about his company's strategy to train and recruit young engineers while they are still in college. Also, Martin MC Brown gives the low-down on Gears of War, the new first-person shooter for the XBox 360.

Podcast duration: 8 minutes

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In this week's episode: An FCC critic explains what's wrong with the commission, and what the "Net Neutrality" debate potentially means for gamers. In our second segment, France becomes the latest government to go the open-source route by adopting Linux and OpenOffice. What does it mean for Microsoft?

Podcast duration: 12 minutes

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In this week's episode of the podcast: This week is the official launch of Microsoft Vista, and Computerworld's Vista guru talks about what early adopters can expect from the new OS. Also, Computerworld's gadget guru gives the rundown on some high-end PDAs and accessories for your holiday shopping list.

Podcast duration: 12 minutes

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In this week's episode of the podcast: Rob Mitchell why half of Computerworld readers aren't ready to try virtualization. Later in the program, we interview the authors of one of the most popular HTML books on the market, and hear their thoughts on the evolution of the Web markup language as well as the development of HTML for mobile devices.

Podcast duration: 11 minutes

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In this week's episode of the podcast: Rob Mitchell discusses the results of a survey of Office 2007 users, and finds some interesting trends relating to rollout plans. Also, Bert Latamore -- who regularly carries around seven mobile devices -- explains why smartphones aren't for everybody.

Podcast duration: 11 minutes

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In this week's episode of the podcast: Angela Gunn dissects America's e-voting experience in the 2006 midterm elections; David Haskin explains some of the factors that may keep users from downloading music to their mobile phones.

Podcast duration: 10 minutes

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In this week's episode: A discussion with Computerworld's Rob Mitchell about Sun's data center in a shipping container. Also, an interview with David Platt, the author of "Why Software Sucks."

Podcast duration: 10 minutes

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In this week's episode of the podcast: A discussion of e-voting problems, and why manufacturer Diebold is not the only one to blame. Also, Computerworld Contributing Editor Preston Gralla questions the FCC's claims about broadband penetration in the United States.

Podcast duration: 11 minutes

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In this week's episode: Data recovery firms are explained by Computerworld's National Correspondent Rob Mitchell -- they offer useful services, but can't perform miracles every time. Also, IT Blogwatcher and email systems expert Richi Jennings explains possible next steps for Spamhaus and its many users, after an American court penalized the organization in a legal dispute.

Duration: 9 minutes

In this week's episode: Cobol may get no respect, but it's still going strong in the enterprise, according to Computerworld's National Correspondent Rob Mitchell. Also, blogger Martin McKeay discusses the pros and cons of the recently updated PCI standard for online credit card transactions.

Duration: 9 minutes

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