[[libsyn_player]] 0.30 â Kevinâs back with news that CBC.ca is linking to Talking Tech â will the podcast get bought up by the mainstream? 1.13 â Itâs been a slow week in tech this week but the guys start off on Windows Vista which officially launched after 5 years and 50 millions lines of code â but no lines outside the big retailers 2.05 â Mark sees Vista as an upgrade to XP. Kevin thinks the lack of excitement shows just how many applications are being moved online 2.48 â However, Microsoft has the hardware partners to ensure you wonât escape from Vistaâs clutches 3.01 â Will this be the last version of Windows from Microsoft? Mark wonders if the amount of web-based applications will open the door for Linux to make a charge to the mainstream. 3.56 â If people are spending money on their computers, theyâre spending on upgrading their online experiences 4.56 â BlogTV.ca launched this week. Kevin was there picking up a great grab-bag from Canadaâs version of YouTube. He guesses the people who use it will be looking for very localized content but doesnât think itâll make a big splash with advertisers 6.20 â Mark wonders why itâs taken so long for Canadian companies to embrace video sharing. He also notes that BlogTV is very DRM friendly â so donât go looking for the âgood stuffâ? 7.45 â Canadians are very enthusiastic about high speed Internet access and now Cisco and Videotron offering high speed access of 100mbps. Kevin will believe it when he sees it but canât imagine what applications heâd use it for after music and video 9.41 â Mark points out that people are willing to pay for speed and the ISPs are going to make Canadians pay through the nose for it. He is, however, looking for a free wireless router from Cisco using the N technology. 11.26 â Nortelâs CTO, John Roese is now blogging (hat tip to Alec Saunders). Itâs strange that an embattled companyâs executive is one of the first Canadian executives to be blogging. Kevin is unsure why more arenât blogging â but warns not to blog unless you have something interesting to say 12.53 â Mark agrees blogs arenât for everyone but suggests that consumer facing companies should definitely be blogging. Is Roseâs blog for internal purposes or is it to build the external brand image? 14.50 â Are Mark and Kevin swag whores? Email your answers to heytalkingtech@gmail.com Audio comments for Mark and Kevin can be left on the Talking Tech hotline: 1 206-333-1327 or emailed to heytalkingtech@gmail.com. Our announcer is the lovely Amber Mac and the music is No Mojo by Anthony Stauffer and Holy Smoke which is available on the pod safe music network.

[ Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:46:00 GMT ]

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