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168 – Hugs for Everyone

Michael Rowe — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:29:26 +0000

While Andy continues his hunt for our one Chinese listener, Kelly continues to fill his seat with witty banter. The Michaels continue to look for the best of our listeners’ tags, and our listeners wonder, what have our hosts gotten themselves into. With a major Technotronic section this week, we have an exciting, exciting show. So tag, rate, and subscribe with a big cup of your favorite beverage, and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Kelly — How I almost saved the earth – From Go to Woe
Michael R. — UV statues
Michael M — Augmented reality rock band

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Intel / Nokia research on 3DI – MeeGo rickmans

Tech-no-tronic
Seeing computing in action using 1980s computers lx5
LEGO MOMA heidigoseek
Call phones from Gmail allerhed
Google acquisitions ginormous visualization andypiper
Now that’s a jam gypsychk
Free Hugs, now available over long distance via SMS lx5

Mac-a-rooni
Patent to block jailbroken phones? heidigoseek
Police Officer sues for Overtime based on cell Phone
iPad of the tiger

Social Networkin’
Do not go past Go, also do not collect £200 lx5
Do not click next for these installs gypsychk
No blockin’ Mark heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Kelly — Wii fit baby robotics
Michael M — Is that a Movie theatre in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
Michael R — Buzz just a waste of time?

bonus links
Lego Dali
More Lego Artists
Drum Shirt
Hooked on a Feeling – the Ooga Chaka Song

167 – Virtually Down Under

Michael Rowe — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:41:00 +0000

While Andy begins his quest to find our one Chinese listener, we welcome Kelly Yeoh (@kelisha on twitter) on to the show to talk give us the southern hemisphere’s perspective of our listener tags. And boy do we have a bunch of great tags this week: glue, snow, web, games, and books are all on the menu today. So stick around and enjoy the show!

Dogear Nation search using Duck Duck Go

What’s cool?
Kelly — Goosing the search engine game and Geek Girl Dinners
Michael R. — Indie Game Challenge
Michael M — Mary Poppins Principle

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Australia’s 2010 election andypiper
Augmented reality object glue: junaio glue epredator
Sketchup to SL — sketchy? jtonline
Project Snowstorm epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Higher IQ = < Zzzzs (at least on weekdays) gypsychk
Design is history bradicle
Apps are suburbia, the web is downtown duckboxxer

Mac-a-rooni
Comic books from your video games mobthink

Social Networkin’
just look at all the colors! Is the web dead? bluebus
Read Ayn Rand heidigoseek
Twifficiency heidigoseek
Twournal — book it Lion-o

Final thoughts
Kelly — Andy, I hope I did you proud!
Michael M — I need to shower and shave!
Michael R — Great to have the different perspective on the show

bonus links

Outliers
GeoCities
Comic Strip Aggregator

166 – Dead Tweets

Michael Rowe — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:21:26 +0000

Michael, Andy, and Michael come together this week to a plethora of user tags, and somehow we get very morbid with our discussion. Is Second Life dead (again), can hero’s come back to life if they are played by Cats, and why do we keep hearing tweets from the dead? All these questions will be answered… So sit back, grab a beersicle from the freezer and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Andy — Reenactment (with cats): Princess Bride
Michael R — Backpack with frickin’ lasers in it
Michael M — Star Trek iPad – 23 years ago

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Collada mesh networks and Hypergrid – Is SL dying?
End of the (virtual) world as we know it epredator
Eight BILLION dollars
Disney CEO: Social Gaming epredator
Yakuza game reviewed by yakuza bluebus

Tech-no-tronic
Wake up! (based on bed movement) lx5
On a hot day, what you need is a beer popsicle gypsychk
Rather put the kettle on 17.5 times, or email 4 pictures? gypsychk

Mac-a-rooni
Camera plus easter egg gypsychk
iPhone data trail gypsychk

Social Networkin’
Twitter deceased user policy established heidigoseek
You’ve been accused of seriously dumbing down the internet lx5
twitter/foursquare/qik marriage proposal wideawakewesely

Final thoughts
Andy – Traveling – follow on personal blog
Michael M — Pop Goes the Weasle
Michael R — Cows & Fish

bonus links
Princess bride board game
IT Crowd Series 4
Red Dead Redemption
Civilization iPhone game

165 – Shake Your Groove Thing

Michael Martine — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:39:40 +0000

While Andy and Michael Rowe are away from their respective recording studios, Michael Martine along with special guest Ryan Boyles hold down the show, spanning Google Earth to bring you the constant variety of listener tags, the thrill of the Old Spice Guy’s advertising success to the agony of the BSoD showing up at inopportune moments. It’s indeed Back to the Future with some older links resurfacing, but during the summer repeat season, if you haven’t seen ‘em yet, well, they’re “new to you!”. Here’s hoping that as Marty McFly and Doc Brown drive into the past and return to the future, that they still do so in a gull wing DeLorean — not a Tesla or MB… Enjoy the show!

What’s cool?
Andy – Facadeprinter
Michael R — “The Magic White Machine” by ThinkingMachine and Fairlight CMI
Ryan B – Scott Pilgrim vs the World game trailer
Michael M — 25 years later, Back to the Future again in theaters in the US, UK, cast reunion video

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Old Navy augmented reality booty
biology lesson disguised as a game epredator
sneak preview Project: MyWorld epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Google Earth with realtime weather heidigoseek
ginormous buses straddling roadways wideawakewesley

Social Networkin’
Social Networking advertisements in the style of the 1960‘s newsprint lx5
Old Spice ad agency success with stats to prover it heidigoseek
socialfresh interview
NPR Old Spice Guy story

wave waving goodbye! lx5
Techcrunch wave goodbye duckboxxer
Google’s fickleness heidigoseek

coolest bar in the world! lx5

Final thoughts
Ryan — long hot summer – plan to get out
Michael M – funny blue screen of death pictures

bonus links
Amateur Surgeon
Little Big Planet
Monopoly City Streets
Waze

164 – Playing games while recording

Michael Rowe — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:50:27 +0000

The guys are excited to have our master tagger ePredator (or as some may know him – Ian Hughes) on the show this week. And while ePred is best known for his work within the 3D Internet, our tags this week focus on cool tech and social networking capabilities, with a slight diversion to legal action be brought against Apple. We also indulge in our inner geek with the new Thor trailer, even if some of us weren’t able to view it during the show – Michael R. assures us all that the link is still good (having tested it during the editing of the show). So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

What’s cool?
Ian / epred — Manchester Fablab and New Chairman of British Computing Society group for Animation and Game Development
Andy — Presentation about Social Software Adoption in the Workplace
Michael R — IT Crowd Series 4 Coming to the US
Michael M — Burningman visualzation

Obligatory 3-D Internet
This section left intentionally blank

Tech-no-tronic
AR drone (not the vuvuzela kind) – allerhed
Forget the OLPC — how about a $35 tablet – gypsychk
London Zipbike Locations – bluebus

Mac-a-rooni
iPad doesn’t work like a book? – heidigoseek
iPad owners are selfish elites – billsweeney1
Users now free to break out of jail, on the iPhone – heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
HRH Flickerstream – gypsychk
Life, don’t talk to me about life – epredator

Final thoughts
Michael M — Michael Loves the Loved Game
Ian — Really irritated by Bejeweled Blitz and Michael Jackson Zombie removed from PvZ
Andy — MS Street Slide and Microsoft can still Innovate
Michael R — THOR! – we hope the link still works

bonus links
Gamestorming
Star Wars trench run
#wookieleaks meme
Experts question the $35 tablet

163 – Breaking Virtual Bread

Michael Rowe — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:31:34 +0000

The Michaels have a great show this week, while Andy is out flying around. We are glad, however, that Andy is able to drop us a bit of coolness via Dropbox and edit it into this week’s show. In our 3D internet section we discuss meat space – This is a controversial contention, of course. There are proponents – of course you can have meaningful friendships online – and there are detractors – how on earth can a lean medium full of anonymous users replace the physical and visceral richness of meat-space? Thank you ePredator for a great tag! We also have a whole host of interesting listener tags to talk about, so don’t forget to keep tagging with “dogear-nation”!

What’s cool?
Andy — Lagoa Physics Engine – via @kelisha
Michael R. — Apple – Surprise
Michael M — Wherebo? – Bo knows!

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Out on meatspace epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Microsoft fun facts heidigoseek
Stuck in a rut? wideawakewesley
The Rise of Consumer Tech billsweeney1
HTML5 – Cool infographic heidigoseek

Mac-a-rooni
Wired predicted the ipad heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Games are everywhere, really? epredator
FB hated, really! heidigoseek
Ups & downs of social networking bluebus

Final thoughts
Andy – Limbo game for XBox 360 and I Write Like via net@night podcast
Michael M — Ford Design
Michael R — Local Gaming Incubator

Bonus links
Chore wars from Episode 17 – I want my virtual MTV

Bonus Pics
Farnborough airshow photos

162 – We’re on a peaceful diplomatic mission

Michael Rowe — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:58:18 +0000

After reliving some of our youthful video games with Andy’s 8-bit what’s cool, we dive into a bunch of fun thanks to your tags. While we didn’t have time to do them all, we had a blast with a bit of time travel, html5, and a bit of old spice.

What’s cool?
Andy — Pixels
Michael R — Wasted Time
Michael M — The plans, Princess or Star Wars on the subway

Cawfee Tawlk
I need my coffee – gypsychk

Obligatory 3-D Internet
this space intentionally left bank

Tech-no-tronic
I wanna go back in time! – lx5
history pin
Dieter Rams: Design should help people – allerhed
Rockin’ till the break of html – duckboxxer
Html 5 Test

Mac-a-rooni
Darts! iPhone + iPad = fun – heidigoseek
Apple Near Field Communications – allerhed

several iOS4 mentions
Consumer Reports iPhone 4 – billsweeney1
Mashable CR iPhone 4 – heidigoseek

related
Mythbusters duct tape

Social Networkin’
Social Media use in the workplace on the rise heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Andy — OldSpice Campaign
Michael M — The eyes have it (or will…)
Michael R — Punk Country

bonus links
Futurama eyePhone
eyePhone Implant
Mashable Old Spice
Fast Company Old Spice interview

6-162 162 – We’re on a peaceful diplomatic mission

161 – Farming Friends

Michael Rowe — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:10:32 +0000

This week, we continue to be at full strength, wondering how long that will last? We have a light selection of listener tags this week, but the ones we get are loads of fun, leaving us to wonder if we will all be playing games driven by social engineering. So listen in to this week’s show, and don’t forget to keep on tagging with “dogear-nation”.

What’s cool?
Andy — Michael Bay’s secret lego movie
Michael R — Favors from designers via Effie & bluebus
Michael M — Brick foosball

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Ikea augmented reality iPhone catalog heidigoseek
Metaio iOS4 augmented reality heidigoseek

Tech-no-tronic
Let the children lead the way – Future Tech from their POV heidigoseek / epredator
Telescopic Eye Implant – allerhead
Art of analog computing heidigoseek
Latest Kindle- Does it matter
iPad usage report

Final thoughts
Andy — Stickycomics
Michael M — Social vs sociopathic applications or why do people play farmville?
Michael R — Fifa World Cup – it’s been fun

Final final thought (from Andy)
Really sorry for the problems with my audio in this episode – I know it isn’t the easiest listen! Thanks for supporting the podcast.

160 – Talk to the iHand!

Michael Rowe — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:45:54 +0000

Back at full strength the Dogear Guys have a great big show for you. We enjoy a very full 3D Internet section this week, while trying not to die from 3D. Andy tells us why 3D is crap, even though he loves 3D worlds. Nokia and others give Apple some help in dealing with their attenna problems on the new iPhone 4. While Apple unveils their latest product – the iHand. Andy and Michael even get into a bit of a tussle over wireless network providers.

What’s cool?
Andy — Folding Matter and Dancing Paint
Michael R — Tim Burton’s Art
Michael M — You preserved my Battleship! 3D views of one of the 16 inch turrets

Obligatory 3-D Internet
3-D without the glasses epredator
3D video hazardous to your health wideawakewesley
3D can damage children’s eyes allerhed
Gulf oil spill in 3D epredator via lx5
Rezzable unifies Unity and OpenSim epredator

Mac-a-roni
How to hold a Nokia andypiperuk
Wriststrong bracelet to fix iPhone4 reception heidigoseek
Talk to the iHand! andypiperuk
Windows on iPhone heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Coffee coupon for you, Buck, buda-buda-buda heidigoseek
6% of people consume 50% of mobile data heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Michael R — Internet is made up of cats
Andy — Help when Checking in your code
Michael M — Waze taps into Geo Tweets

bonus links
Why 3D is so 1950′s
The vSide – That music world Michael talked about
Get your Tomaccos here
It’s the Falcon!
Hippo Remote Pro

159 – Digital Janitors

Andy Piper — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:50:13 +0000

The Michaels welcome back John Martin from Reallusion to talk about all the cool new stuff they are doing with iClone and Widgetcast. Because of this we end up having our longest what’s cool section. While we are all caught up in WorldCup fever we begin our trash talking required for the games this weekend. Andy takes a bit of time off, in order to play with his new iPhone 4.0, but he’s kind enough to provide us with a cool video on how to use your TomTom mount with the new phone. And speaking of videos and the Worldcup, YouTube joins the fray with a new Vuvuzela button. So sit back, grab a big glass of sweet tea and fire up the Vuvuzela, and enjoy the show!

What’s cool?
Michael R — Cool 3D Art
Michael M — Canned Unicorn meat
John — iClone 3D output and Widgetcast

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Augmented reality football – epredator
Virtual furniture creation – epredator
App SnapShop augmented reality furniture
Voice Morphing – andypiperuk
Lego Universe – allerhed

Mac-a-rooni
“just avoid holding it that way” – heidigoseek
Andy’s iPhone 4 Tomtom mount

Social Networkin’
YouVuvuzela – lx5

Final thoughts
Michael M — USA Goal in Lego
Michael R — EyeTV Vuvuzella Filter
John M – Oil from Spaaaaaaaaaace!

bonus links
Wolf and Dulci Hour – Machinima Podcast
Daz3D
TurboSquid
Betty White NPR Skit
Everything you want to know about the Vuvuzela
Count Floyd’s 3D House of Beef

158 – Vile in a Vial

Michael Rowe — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:28:44 +0000

The Michael’s are face to face for a live show at BeanTraders, while Andy is traveling this week. We try a bit of Mana to help get us fully charged for the show, but the results are not what you expect. We decide not to dig into this week’s E3 conference, until we are at full strength, so drop us your tags about what games are on your wish list.

What’s cool?
Michael R. — Cool Cats for Devo and Mana Potions
Michael M — Bento Boxes and Football for Dummies

Obligatory 3-D Internet
I’m here from the future to terminate you, with googles allerhed

Tech-no-tronic
Duct tape aeroplanes allerhed
QR codes covering NY heidigoseek
…and now let’s use my phone to project the presentation allerhed
Decibel.net music discovery never sounded so good andypiperuk
http://www.liveplasma.com/ (show link too?)

Social Networkin’
Who’s Icing Whom? Who owns your brand mark II via @msstewart
Sentiment analysis weather visualization billsweeney1
History of social games andypiperuk

Final thoughts
Michael M — Vuvulzela hack / playing a Bb vuvuzela
Michael R — Linden Lab Layoffs

Bonus sites
Bro’s Icing Bro’s shut down
Vodka eyeballing

Vuvu-Michael

158-Vile in a Vial

157 – Salisbury – the steak & the sizzle

Michael Martine — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:29:14 +0000

Andy and Michael M take you through this week’s roundup of listener tags. Surprisingly and wisely, the team steers clear of the England – USA World Cup match, and with the 1:1 tie, the friendship continues without missing a beat. The tags on Muppets, iOS4, iPads and more catch their attention. Are you among the ‘naught point one’ percent of technology users who are consuming more than their ‘fair share’ of network bandwidth? Do you think that two screens are needed for the ‘full book’ experience, or will one (ala the iPad) suffice? Could a dual screen e-book reader be used for a double bass guitar? All these questions may be explored during the recording, or maybe were thought of afterward — you’ll have to give episode 157 a listen to get both the steak and the sizzle!

What’s cool?

Michael M - This is what we call the IBM Muppet Show via lx5 via @ibmcognos

Andy - Swyper no Swyping
Behind the Scenes — filming of the Samsung Guinness Texting World Record attempt

Obligatory 3-D Internet
here, but blank this week!

Tech-no-tronic
12 events that will change the world uncommonman

Mac-a-rooni
iOS4 now allerhed
Presentation excellence billsweeney01
iPad Guitar gypsychk
dual screen textbook heidigoseek

Social Networkin’
Jay Dykes, Salisbury photographer epredator
Cheerwine and www.itsasoftdrink.com
Mytinygarden is not so secret anymore
twictionary lx5
SFO crime map uncommonman

Final thoughts
Andy - this concerned citizen wasn’t bluffing about www.bluffcitypd.com
Michael M - google goggles soundhound for images coming soon to the iPhone

bonus link
O2 stopping the unlimited bandwidth option

156 – Flibbidy flim flam with VELOCIRAPTORS!

Andy Piper — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:44:07 +0000

A slightly less-organised recording this week (are they ever organised?!) but some great links from our listeners. LEGO printers, augmented surgery, madness and creativity, Google moves, and who exactly does own your brand?

Please visit the discussion on our Facebook page where we’re looking for your feedback on the format and future of the show!

What’s cool?

Michael R – Twiangulate

Michael M – robot faces

Andy – LEGO printer / plotter

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Augmented Reality Doctors heidigoseek
Augmented Reality Space Invaders wideawakewesley

Tech-no-tronic
HP Palm buy allerhed

Flash via javascript lx5

creative minds / schizophrenia epredator

gone Google in the cloud heidigoseek

Google employees need permission to use Windows allerhed

flexible screen lx5

Mac-a-rooni

iPhone iPad dock lx5

Social Networkin’

Leroy Stick – man behind @BPGlobalPR gypsychk

Final thoughts

Michael R – Faraday Cage = My House

Michael M – pool cleaning robot and tiny arcade

Andy – VELOCIRAPTOR!

155 – Mind Maps

Michael Rowe — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:16:46 +0000

In this week’s exciting episode, Andy and the Michael’s are thinking like crazy. Thinking about your tags that is! We get a lesson on how to create your own Augmented Reality program on the Mac, we watch a “scientist” tell us how to get infected by a computer virus, and our driving around town session allows is all about networks and iPads. And if you ever wanted to know the secret behind each show’s thought process, Michael M has provided this mind map.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

What’s cool?
Michael R – It’s not just fast, it’s chrome fast
Michael M – iMindMap Pro
Andy – Designed to be cool

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Augmented reality, in 5 min heidigoseek

Tech-no-tronic
Helicopterific< allerhed
Atari glasses more than half full heidigoseek
Human computer virus allerhed
Google Power Meter lx5

Social Networkin’
Barbie posting on the UKRC blog lx5
Google Prediction API billsweeney1
Audi A8 hotspot allerhed

Mac-a-rooni
iSteering Wheel billsweeney1
iPad dress andypiper

Final thoughts
Andy Piper — London – Big Hot Spot and Vote for World Cup Champs
Michael M — We can rebuild ‘em, eyes that is
Michael R — Its all about open systems

Bonus Link
Whatever happened to the Wombles
The Wombles
Eurovision 1974 – Check 3 minutes in

154 – PacMan, Avatars and More

Michael Rowe — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:17:38 +0000

Michael, Michael, and Andy get some time to talk to Keith Klemba and Wesley Mukai from SAP. Keith and Wes have been working on integrating Avatars into SAP’s technology. They have just unveiled the concept at this year’s Sapphire conference. Imagine the 3-D internet coming to a purchase order near you. We also have a great set of listener tags, and during the show we realize that it is the 30th anniversary of two things which have shaped our lives – PacMan and The Empire Strikes Back! So sit back, plug in, and enjoy our show!

What’s cool?
Michael R – DogearNation in a consumable Newspaper Form
Michael M – If Apple could Print
Andy – I Know Happy 30th!

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Augmented Lego Reality heidigoseek

Tech-no-tronic — need to reorder a bit to match the show flow…
Secret to high-tech armor – printing! epredator
Fully powered War Machine
I want my GTV billsweeney01
Internet best practices have improved since, um 1998 heidigoseek
Ethical hack on in-car automotive systems lx5
DNA – it’s ALIVE! lx5
White plague

Social Networkin’
Twitter’s Official iPhone app allerhed
A new social networking site – hurrah! epredator

Final thoughts
Andy Piper — Don Tapscott at Zeitgeist 2010
Michael M — Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda
Michael R — 30th Anniversary of PacMan

Bonus links
Deamon – The book and it’s Science
Living Color’s – Glamor Boys video
Hacking the news

153 – The Crowd’s Gonna Go Where the Crowd’s Gonna Go

Michael Martine — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:32:45 +0000

Andy and Michael M take you through the Interwebs, ruminating on your tags, setting a Dogearnation.com record for the longest “What’s cool?” section ever. Going from consoles to kiosks, Andy and Michael talk about how the emerging social networking capabilities are providing the ability to mix the real world and the virtual in ways that were predicted by Neil Stephenson in Snow Crash. Facebook privacy settings loom large (again!) with some nice visualizations for how the default privacy settings have evolved over the years, and upstarts such as Diaspora are quickly raising seed capital. Will FB be the next MySpace, or will the new applications and interfaces propel Facebook to even higher heights? Has Augmented Reality faded? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

What’s cool?
Andy P – tweeting xbox won on Raffle.it
Michael M – Notebook 3.0
Obligatory 3-D Internet
3D Content Marketspace lx5
3D Internet in a browser

Tech-no-tronic
Omek Interactive Interface epredator

Mac-a-roonie
iPad printing to come michaelrowe01
Adobe brings ad to a gunfight
Apple //e to iPad interface “like Wall-e connecting to Eve” jtonline

Social Networkin’
Diesel Cam brings Facebook to the PoS wideawakewesley
Evolution of FB Privacy visualization michaelrowe01
Matt McKeon article on FB privacy visualization
Privacy-Centric Social Networking heidigoseek
Why hasn’t Location hit mainstream? allerhed

Final thoughts

Andy Piper it slices, it dices, um, people…
Michael M Betty White on SNL tag via michaelrowe01

bonus links

ubuntu 10.0.4 lucid lynx
topcoder
mechanical turk
Facebook facts infographic
Facebook login security enhancements

Location, location, location
Neil Stephenson “the Street”
Launchdays Durham
Tyler’s Taproom Durham, NC Foursquare special
Brightkite
Dopplr
Google Latitude

Can get these services in the UK, but not in the US
BBC One
Spotify

Can get these services in the US, but not in the UK
Hulu
Pandora
Rhapsody

152 – Have a Merry Nerd Year

Michael Rowe — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:32:21 +0000

While Andy jet sets back home from a week long conference, the Michaels take the opportunity to record a show at our favorite coffee shop Bean Traders. With a bit of cool jazz in the background, we talk about a great set of tech-no-tronic tags and ponder how much longer Facebook can survive with all the privacy issues which keep surfacing.

What’s cool?
Michael M — Shameless IBM gaming promotion
Michael R — Cool gaming Beta on the iPad

Obligatory 3-D Internet
3d printing replacement parts epredator

Tecn-no-tronic
Apartment Mech lx5
Google joining the ebook par-tay heidigoseek
Airspace reboot post ashpocolypse uncommonman
Expo Shanghai lx5
Happy geekmas and merry nerd year heidigoseek
Upcoming Google I/O allerhed

Mac-a-roonie
AT&T gets 6 more months of iPhone exclusivity billsweeney1
Why Apple Hates Flash

Social Networkin’
Social Marketing – so bad, it’s good! bluebus
Facebook 2010 lx5
Eroding Privacy Policy lx5
Bosses should embrace Facebook gamesfanum

Final thoughts
Michael R – great to do a live show every once in a while
Michael M – He Love’s PowerPoint

Bonus Links
Saturday Night Live – National Public Radio Reference

151 – I Hate Powerpoint

Michael Rowe — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:06:46 +0000

This week Andy and Michael R. take the reigns of the show, and we know what that means…A random list of your tags! Michael M. is taking a well deserved break and enjoying time with the little blues. Don’t forget to keep on tagging with “dogear-nation”, and tell your friends about the podcast.

What’s Cool
Andy – Digital Surrey Group
Michael R – I hate PowerPoint
Graph Table – michaelrowe01 via email
We have met the enemy – robinf
Gettsyburg PowerPoint – via email
Death by PowerPoint – Andypiper via FB

Total Spaghetti
iPad Virus – Targets Windows – billsweeney1
JUCB
Real-Time Next Web Conference is over – allerhed
Nokia N8 – allerhed
HDTV – Impressive – via Buzz
A Crazy Price Chunk of Rubber – vpellordi
Altair runs Windows 7 – allerhed
Spotify – Social – allerhed
iTunes rumored to sync wirelessly – acervus
Web Development – johann.richard
HTML 5 test
Steve responds to Flash
Facebook moves to HTML5
Twittering Cows – Howard Rheingold
Tech mistakes – billsweeney1
AR Driving on iPhone – wideawakewesley
HP Buys Palm – lx5
Apple buys Siri – carolinabigblue

Final Thoughts
Andy – Take your website back – to the future!
Michael R – Paper back swap shop – Thanks Mrs. Sweeney!

150 – The Kick Ass Show

Michael Rowe — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:55:48 +0000

Welcome to our 150th episode of Dogear-Nation. While our co-host Andy continues his travels around Europe, teaching and talking, the Michael’s enjoy a great show of listener tags. Don’t forget to keep on tagging with Dogear-Nation and comment about the show here, or over at iTunes. Thanks for a great ride so far, and we can’t wait for the next 150 shows!

What’s Cool
Michael R — WiFi Roaming Bot
Michael M — Tracking brand placement in movies

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Avatars in the Wild Blue Yonder – epredator
Rise of the virtual conference – wideawakewesley
SL on iPad – michaelrowe01

Tech-no-tronic
Smart Clothes – lx5
Dell’s New Tablet – lx5
Do Not Change Your Password – heidigoseek
Winkin’ Blinkin’ (and Nod) – lx5

Mac-a-rooni
Pulitzer Prize Cartoons on iPhone – wideawakewesley
Ford Sync and Blackberry and Pandora and … – duckboxxer
BB <> iPhone – epredator

Social Networkin’
Who is Folllowing You? – Billsweeney1
Bonus tags
Twitter Nostalgia – lx5
Social at Impact 2010 – allerhed
YubNub social search – bluebus
Social graph portability – duckboxxer

Final thoughts
Michael R — Billions and Billions, well one blue dot
Michael M — Star Wars, in concert — Sunday July 18th

149 – Message on a bottle

Michael Rowe — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:50:56 +0000

The guys are back, this is getting to be a common occurrence that one of us is traveling, so this is a full strength show. We enjoy a great set of tags and get to focus on how to make your vodka more exciting. Check it out!

What’s Cool
Andy — Stormtroopers OMG
Michael R — iPhone GaGa
Michael M — Tea, Earl Grey, Hot

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Clouds on Mars? No! Mars on a Cloud epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Medea spirits gypsychk
Packaging World allerhed

Social Networkin’
Google Wave, illustrated andypiperuk
Twitter Timeline search andypiperuk

Chirp
Twitter bought Tweetie
Unlimiting client requests
Sponsored tweets into streams

Twitter archive going to the Library of Congress
Mashup of Uk gov debill lx5
One day, I will ask you for a favor rickmans
Social Sentry billsweeney1
Tracking employees in realtime across the web billsweeney1

Final thoughts
Andy — have no final thought — lots of traveling –
Michael R — final thoughts should be final…
Michael M — peepfest retrospective

148 – Avatars Everywhere

Michael Rowe — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:46:02 +0000

This week Andy and Michael R. run thru a batch of exciting tags around avatars and the iPad. Of course we don’t have any avatars on the iPad tags, but we are sure that is coming. Both Andy and Michael R were speaking at conferences this week, and we have a special bonus section after the show, so stick around.

Show Tags

What’s Cool
Andy – Andy’s Crystal Ball
Michael – Early Edition for the iPad

3D Internet
Avatars in the Enterprise – billsweeney1
Paraverse Discovery – Shaun Trennery

Social Networkin’
Track your employees – personalbrandingblog
For Real – personalbrandingblog
Boy sues mom over Facebook – rickmans

Mac-A-Roni
Inside the pad – paulchasejr
For Real – gypsychk
iPhone OS4 – Who Cares – billsweeney1
iPad’s secret Camera – splooge
iPad, Corner Pocket – heidigoseek
History of Apple – billsweeney1

Other
Make your own Girl Scout Cookies – hallow

Final Thoughts
Andy – Stickiness
Michael R – Triangle Game Conference

147 – He’s Not Heavy, He’s my Robot

Michael Rowe — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:24:20 +0000

The Michael’s welcome special guest Dave Kamalsky from Linden Lab to the show. We have a great section on virtual worlds including both the good, the bad, and the really ugly. Andy is traveling this week, but should be back with us next week. For those who celebrate, Happy Easter Weekend.

What’s Cool
Dave — iPad cabinet
Michael R — First Flight
Michael M — wii-tastic

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Understanding Islam through virtual worlds comic book format – michaelrowe01
Are virtual worlds over? – ranoka
Metaplace closing
Vitality
Forterra sold to SAIC
There.com shut down
Venuegen out of public beta – carolinabigblue
12 MMORPG failures – epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Welcome to our new (you get the picture) – phil_hartman
Ethical design – lx5

Mac-a-rooni
Apple vs Predator – epredator
Scott-e-vest ipad ready clothing

Social Networkin’
TV dinner
Facebook privacy changes – rickmans & andypiperuk
Facebook bigger than Google – andypiperuk

Final thoughts
Dave — no thoughts
Michael R — Snoop’s Luke Skywalker Shoes via @billhiggins on Twitter
Michael M — Hit the Big Button

146 – Wildcats Abound

Michael Rowe — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:03:47 +0000

This week is a very special episode (kinda like an after school special for those of you who remember those). We have the emerging technology class from Villanova University as guests and talk about some of their tags. Michael and Michael try to keep this Wildcats under control, while Andy is tucked away in his bed, dreaming of sugar plums. Frequent guest Sandy Kearney is stuck in the room with our guests, and together we all have a great time.

What’s Cool
Michael R — CS5 Amazing new tricks
Michael M — Gaga for Google
Sandy K and The Class — cool to be doing a podcast

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Augmented reality by sbnova13
Virtual goods revenue growing by leaps & bounds< dbmurdoch
Bonus Tag
Lego Universe

Tech-no-tronic
Smart Phones risin’ dbmurdoch
Augment your windshield dbmurdoch again?
Flexible implantable medical devices vscohen
Running rings to eliminate wires vscohen
Zauberkugeln für Krebs (magic bullets for cancer) lyndamigliaccio
Iron Man jpjhack
Bending light darknbitter

Social Networkin’
US Census 2010 visualization chris

Final thoughts
Michael R — Cool Bio Bike
Sandy K — thanks to the hosts and the class!
Michael M — thanks to the class

145 – Follow the Moon

Michael Martine — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:55:54 +0000

Michael, Michael and Andy embark upon a wide ranging series of listener tags this week, and contemplate deep thoughts such as

How big should a Cadbury’s Creme Egg be, and should we have a snack section of the podcast?
How big does a Mini need to get to be considered a Max Mini?
Can you really say “floo-flam” on the internet and maintain a clean tag?
Can we successfully compete with our 2011 star-studded South by Southeast extravaganza?
Will our heroes escape the piranha fish, the boiling oil, and the dreaded chalkboard screech in time to save the Internet?

OK, maybe not the last one, still, there are deep questions that our listeners brought forward by their tags, and the hosts take them by the horns. Following the moon could be a very sustainable strategy indeed… Sit back, turn your volume up to 11 and enjoy the show.

What’s Cool
Andy — Sleepingtime via alexbfree
Michael R — you got to glove the one you’re with
Michael M — Freshness Bar Code via heidigoseek
coffee pot sized cadbury’s creme egg

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Playstation Home GAME Moonbase Trailer epredator
hello racer! epredator
clever ad for Mini and maxi Mini (Mini Countryman)
unity 3D to support android, ipad, PS3 epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Microsoft & Open Source lx5
quick messaging phones and cloud services billsweeney1
Google’s chillerless data center — follow the moon enabler lx5

Social Networkin’
Current State of Twitter infographic bluebus
social media marketing observations from SXSW via @jaybaer

Final thoughts
Michael R — the Hobbit
The Mikado

Andy — a teacher’s passing

Michael M — NCSSM Food Drive and
continuing basketball final thought

144 – South by Southeast

Michael Rowe — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:53:01 +0000

The Michaels wish Andy a happy birthday and hope that he’s off enjoying himself. We also get a listener tag for a bit of birthday music. We also decide that this week’s show will honor South by SouthWest, which we are competing with this week by talking about Music, Movies, and Entertainment. Enjoy the show!

Show Tags

What’s Cool
For Andy — Happy Birthday via @gypsychk
Michael R — DiggNation Raleigh? and Leo’s Meme this week
Michael M — 8-Bit New York City (via heidigoseek)

SExSE
Geek Music epredator
it’s 2010 and my jetpack is here billsweeney
Irish Fireside (Bonus Link)
Engineer barbie lx5
Ada Lovelace Day and Shift-Run-Stop Episode (Bonus Link)
Death on a Pale Horse (Bonus Link)
Tron trailer
Bruce Boxleitner – Babylon 5 (Bonus Link)
A-team trailer

Final thoughts
Michael R — Hoodie to laptop bag via tweets
Michael M — Curtis Blow — They’re playing bas-ket-ball

143 – We Can’t Count

Michael Rowe — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:57:59 +0000

This week Andy and Michael begin the show and evidently can’t count, next week is episode 144. We also try our straight blast thru format of listener tags again this week. Tell us what you think? Do you like this format, or are separate and unique sections the way we should go. We like to experiment! And don’t forget to rate us on iTunes, tell your friends, drop us an email at dogearnation@gmail.com

What’s Cool
Andy – DC Interview
Michael R – Comdex goes Virtual

Listener Tags
Mind Crime! – epredator
Do Avatar’s Change the Way we Think – epredator
Companies are using more online communities- rawnshah
Management thru collaboration – rawnshah
Stonehenge Comes Alive – lx5
BBC Domesday book – BONUS TAG
Youtube allows HTML5 – lx5
New SecondLife Viewer allows for Shared Media – MattSimpson

Quick Hits
Google Liquid Galaxy – lx5, epredator
Are virtual worlds over – uncommonman, epredator
Infectious cool – carolinabigblue
COBOL takes on Ruby on Rails, with COGS! – uncommonman

Final Thoughts
Andy – Greatest Lightsaber Fight you’ll Ever See
Michael R – Speaking about Gaming and Developer Teams

142 – Back to the Future

Michael Rowe — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:40:44 +0000

Back to full strength for the start today, but we do lose Michael M. due to conflicts midway thru the show. We go back to the Future and talk about Linden Lab’s new SecondLife Viewer Version 2.0, which comes to us from many of our listeners. We also look at how European privacy and media laws are starting to impact Google and social media sites. Thanks for all the great tags this week!

What’s Cool
Andy — Flower Power Lights
Michael R — Roadie
Michael M — Lego Mindstorms robot solves Rubics cube under 12 seconds via lx5

Obligatory 3-D Internet
SL following Web Browser metaphor – mattsimpson
SL goes 2.0 with webby viewer – epredator
Sneak peek at new SL viewer
Linden hosting a registry of SL viewers – andypiper
Syntensity 3D game builder for the masses – epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Awesome Cast Wraps – uncommonman
Italian Google privacy case – billsweeney1
Facebook opens Hamburg office, now under German data privacy laws – rickmans
NASA’s Lunar Electric Rover iPhone game – allerhed
Google Buzz and Parental Controls – wideawakewesley
Google buys reMail application, removes from appstore
Mozilla Ubiquity no more (or is it?) – heidigoseek

Final thoughts
Andy — Opportunistic Development for Ubuntu
Michael R — Twitter perceptions of Google Buzz and Effie’s Designer Cakes
Michael M — IBM as a digital dancing elephant via lx5

141 – Dingbats

Michael Rowe — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:36:41 +0000

While we start with a full crew, we ultimately dwindle down to one Michael, due to network issues and other interruptions. A great set of listener tags all seem to be converging around Google this week. And we find out that Michael R. can actually pronounce Ubuntu.

We also go off on a rant about how badly the eWeek iPad article is designed. What is your least favorite way of presenting information on the web?

We really look forward to hearing from you… Please drop us a note, or comment, or rate us on iTunes. We are also looking to add more guests to the show, so let us know who you want to hear from.

What’s Cool
Andy — We need some nerd badges
Michael R — Great visualization – The known universe
Michael M — Intel’s serious game IT Manager III What happened to 1 and 2?

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Nooka augmented reality accessorizer – wideawakewesley
360 CNN video of Haiti – uncommonman

Tech-no-tronic
Make your reference URLs more suspicious – heidigoseek
Google Sitebricks – duckboxxer
On Demand Virtual Assistant – allerhed
Bonus Link
Siri – iPhone assistant
Google Buzz separate from Gmail – lunamoth rickmans heidigoseek (all tagged this!)
Google acquires Aardvark – lunamoth duckboxxer

Mac-a-rooni
10 things about the iPad that eWeek doesn’t want to show you – billsweeney1

Social Networkin’
ubuntu fair trade cola, so refreshing – lx5
Peeps diorama contest! – Heidigoseek
Bristol Lightsaber Flashmob – wideawakewesley

Final thoughts
Andy — Network problems
Michael R — The truth about Macworld Expo and Lotus Symphony and The Stealth Mac Podcast
Michael M — TriOut NC – Wayne Sutton

Episode 140 – Great Buzzing Arc

Michael Martine — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:42:43 +0000

Andy and Michael M hold down the fort on a wide range of listener tags — starting (and arcing back at the end) with Google Buzz. Mobile Social Networking, Gamification of business (hmm… where have we heard that before?), and that innovation really takes place in the social area between corporations. Michael shares a couple of interesting visualizations and Andy gives some pointers to creating an out-of-the-box Boxee setup.

We’re holding off on a full MacWorld report pending Michael R’s return.

What’s Cool

Andy — Google Buzz
Michael R — going to hear Leo, Photoshop classes and more at MacWorld 2K10, MacWorld not quite the same w/o Apple
Michael M — Animator vs Animation

Obligatory 3-D Internet

Flicker founder’s new game: Glitch lx5
Game Neverending

Lego 3 year deal with Unity Technologies epredator

Tech-no-tronic
chrome canopy fractal visualization z303

vanity barcodes heidigoseek

#Musicblogocide2k10
rickmans

Social Networkin’

cloud, multi-touch, mobile, agile to have big impacts in 2010 allerhed

IBM Global Innovation Outlook

“gamification”, mobile social networking, more predictions from Global Human Capital Journal epredator

Final thoughts

Andy — out of the box boxee
Michael M — inudge via Phil Hartman

Announcements
http://oggcamp.org
OggCamp is a free software / free culture unconference organised by the presenters of the Ubuntu UK Podcast and Linux Outlaws. This year’s OggCamp will take place at The Black-E in Liverpool on the 1st and 2nd of May.

UNC’s Institute for Arts and Humanities is organizing the inaugural Collaborations: Humanities, Arts and Technology (C.H.A.T.) Festival (http://www.chatfestival2010.com ) next week from February 16-20 on UNC’s campus. The festival will seek to explore the impact of technology on the arts and humanities, including the evolution of “how we learn, think, know, teach and express ourselves both as individuals and as communities”.

Mac-a-rooni
while we didn’t get to these during the show, we found them intriguing…
iPhone as IE6 wideawakewesley

make your own iPad out of paper heidigoseek

Episode 139 – Fubar

Michael Rowe — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:06:25 +0000

Michael R. forgot to hit the big red button this week, so we have an abbreviated show with Andy and Michael R, going thru all the excitement you missed. This random walk is brought to you by the letters F-U-B-A and R.

Links

Lights Out for the Dark Star – wideawakewesley

Star Wars – Fail – ePredator

Shift – Run – Stop – lxs

Symbian – Opensource – About Time/Too Late – lxs

Private Surfing – lxs

Paid to Play – ePredator

BBC Documentary about the Internet – lxs

Google’s Social Circle – andypiper

A Day without Google – andypiper

Iron Man Sticker – michaelrowe01