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November 01, 2004
Podcast Review: Geek News Central
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Geek News Central Revealing Links & Useful Technical Information
Format: "Radio" column
Content: technology news and commentary
Rating: 
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Typical Length: 30 - 40 minutes
Todd Cochrane at Geek News Central is putting out some very interesting technology news. His take on the information he presents is interesting and informative - he's got his fingers in a lot of technology information and talks substantially about many different areas of the field. He's also a real evangelist - he wants the technology to succeed and wants its usage to increase and speaks enthusiatically about the technology. He also gives very honest opinions about the products he discusses, helping his listeners make determinations about the products he's seen.
Todd has recently upgraded his audio set-up. That's really good; it's helped him resolve some audio problems he was having, including some issues with vocal / music balance and with the smoothness of the fades. One thing I still find a little troubling is that he uses music with substantial vocals in his musical bed, which can be very distracting - however it's much better with the new gear. I think another side-effect of his new setup is that the music audio is occasionally muffled. Todd's delivery is occasionally hesitant, but he clearly puts some time into preparing his material.
Todd also makes a really good point about podcasting and linking. Since you can't rely on the podience being in front of a web browser when they're listening, it's critical for those podcasts that mention links to other sites to place references to those links on their blogs / websites. This really important, folks, so please listen to Todd.
Todd also has a feed architecture that I haven't seen before; he's split the podcast feed apart from the site feed, so the site feed does not contain references to the enclosures. Not sure why he's done this, but there you are.
Todd also has a blog.
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Posted by cori at November 1, 2004 01:34 PM