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BY PAUL E. SCHINDLER, JR. I am from Portland, Oregon, Beaumont '66, Benson High '70, MIT '74. Some things are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.

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Byte.com Week In Review/Audio Review: The World’s First Podcast

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I, Paul E. Schindler, Jr., am driving my stake in the ground right here. I invented the podcast in March 2000 when I worked at Byte.com for CMP Media. I have an actual claim to May 1998, with the launch of the TechWeb Week in Review (thank you for reminding me Dan Rosebaum), but all those files were on media.cmpnet.com. As part of the management's thorough use of the memory hole, media.cmpnet.com was destroyed without backup, just as every archival/library copy of every CMP print publication has ceased to exist. No complete archive anywhere.

The world’s first podcast was said to have taken place in 2004. But I think any reasonable definition of podcast would include a weekly spoken-word audio program, available on the Internet only. Yes, people had to listen on  MP3 players or on their Desktop speakers, but we know they listened. I don’t think the iPod had to exist for there to be podcasts.

Here are the Byte podcasts.

Avoid WinME, Advises WinMag (3/16/01) The Final Podcast
Winmag.com says: Forget Windows ME. Also: Nero Burning ROM and Plextor.  NO AUDIO AVAILABLE

AAAS 2001: The State of Sciences (03/09/01)
What's new from the AAAS meeting. Plus: Ask Sam. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE

Microsoft Appealing in Court (03/02/01)
Analysis of the Microsoft antitrust appeal. Plus: Two Nutshell Books. MP3)


Digital Photography Update (02/23/01)
The latest in digital photography. Plus: Microtek Lab Scanmaker 4600 USB scanner. MP3)


Napster: The Court Rules (02/16/01)
What does the Napster ruling mean? Also: MicroLogic Version 6 Info Select. MP3

Safe Data: It's a RAID! (02/09/01)
Why you should consider RAID disks. Also: Nolo Press Books. MP3


Washington Update with Mary Mosquera (02/02/01)
Washington Update plus the latest from Comnet. Jerry's Product: Everquest MP3


The Orchid & Onion Parade (01/26/01)
Jerry 's annual Onions and Orchids. Product of the Week: dBase DB2K. MP3


Jerry's 2000 User's Choice Awards (01/19/01)
Jerry 's annual User's Choice Awards. Product of the Week: Intel D815EEA ("Easton") motherboard. MP3


Washington Update w/Mary Mosquera (01/12/01)
Internet issues that the new Congress will be looking at. Also: the book "Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" MP3


Broadband's Still Not Home (01/05/01)
Jerry talks about his pursuit of a bigger/faster pipe -- why he's looking into a T1 line. Product of the Week: Micro Logic's Disk Mapper Version 2. MP3


Looking Ahead: 2001 Predictions (12/22/00)
Predictions for 2001. Jerry's Product of the Year Ahead: Software That Takes Advantage Of The Pentium IV. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Looking Back -- The Year In Review (12/15/00)
Jerry, Paul and Daniel take a look at the past year in technology news. Jerry's Product of the Week: Roxio Easy CD Creator4 Deluxe MP3


Unionizing IT: Yes orNo? (12/08/00)
Can unions succeeed in the computer industry? Also, Jerry's Product of the Week: Micro Solutions Backpack CD Rewriter. MP3


Jerry & Daniel's Comdex Finds (12/01/00)
Comdex Report: What we saw and liked. Also, Jerry's Product of the Week: Microsoft Visio 2000. MP3


Comdex Update (11/17/00)
A Comdex update: portables and graphics from Daniel Dern and David Em. MP3


Mary Mosquera's Washington Update (11/10/00)
Mary Mosquera's Washington Update. Plus: Product of the Week: Adaptec GoBack. MP3


Comdex Memories from Jerry (11/03/00)
Jerry Pournelle offers a quick look back at Comdexes past, Product of the Week: Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking. MP3


Do PDAs Need Color Displays? (10/27/00)
Will color displays succeed in the palm-size computer market? Also, Jerry's Product of the Week: Advansys IEEE 1394 Card Bus host adapter. MP3


DC Update With Mary Mosquera (10/20/00)
The Washington Update with Mary Mosquera: Presidential Policies. Also, Jerry's Product of the Week: Compaq MP1800 Microportable Project.  MP3


Networld+Interop Atlanta Report (10/13/00)
Byte.com columnist Tom Henderson reports on the recent Networld+Interop show in Atlanta. Jerry's Product of the Week: The book "DO IT YOURSELF Microsoft Windows ME". MP3


MS's Anti-Enterprise Licensing (10/06/00)
Microsoft's enterprise licensing policies seem to be making cloning harder/morre expensive than it should be. Jerry's Product of the Week: Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 forWindows. MP3


Microsoft Wins A Round (09/29/00)
Mary Mosquera's Washington Update covers the Microsoft decision and online privacy. Jerry's Product of the Week: The book "How Computer Programming Works"  MP3


For Backup, Get Me Rewrite! (09/22/00)
Are rewriteable CD-ROMs affordable and reliable enough yet forbackup? Also, Jerry's Product of the Week: Windows Millennium Edition.  MP3


Privada Promotes Privacy (09/15/00)
Glee Harrah Cady of Privada.com, will talk about Internet users' desires to exercise more control over what information about them is provided when they surf. Jerry Pournelle's Product of the Week: DataVIZ Conversions PLUS Suite.  MP3


Games for Windows, Segas (09/01/00)
Computer gaming has arguably driven much of the development in computer video and many consumer systems... so this week, we discuss the issues surrounding PCs vs game platforms. Jerry's Product of the Week: V Communications' System Commander and Partition Commander. MP3

Migration Woes and Advice (08/25/00)
Moving to a new computer, or migrating to a new operating system, can be painful, frustrating, time-consuming and otherwise unpleasant. Also: Jerry's Product of the Week: Maxtor DiamondMax 80 hard drive. MP3

Summer Bugfest = Log off? (08/18/00)
Fred Langa discusses the "Summer Bugfest" which includes new security vulnerabilities in Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office. Product of the week: Nvidia's new GeForce2 Ultra video card. MP3


Intel's CA810 Means SuperMotherboards (08/11/00)
Jerry talks about integrated Video and Audio motherboards, specifically Intel's Desktop Board CA810. Good forcustomers, bad forcompetitors. Product of the Week: NERO (Burning ROM) CD recording software. MP3 )


Media Adapters - "Sneakernet of the New Millenium" (08/04/00)
SmartMedia to PC Card Type II adapters, FlashPath SmartMedia Floppy-disk adapters and a discussion of the use of USB. Also: The Compaq iPAC legacy free desktop is the product of the week. MP3 )

Washington Update (07/28/00)
The Microsoft Supreme Court brief and foreign telco ownership on the Washington Update. Also: Outlook 2000 In A Nutshell is the product of the week. MP3

Our Mid-Year Review and Predictions (07/21/00)
A look back at the first half of 2000, and a look ahead at the second half. Also: Intel's PC Camera webcam is the product of the week. MP3

PC Expo Show Recap & Awards (07/14/00)
Jerry Pournelle, Daniel Dern and Paul Schindler discuss the Editor's Choice awards from this week's PC Expo. MP3


Washington Update (07/07/00)
Mary Mosquera leads a discussion of the planned firstgov.gov government portal website. Jerry Pournelle's product of the week is the PlexWriter 12/10/32A MP3


PC Expo (06/30/00)
Jerry Pournelle joins Paul Schindler and Daniel Dern in a look at the highlights of PC Expo, live on tape from New York City. MP3

Washington Update (06/23/00)
Mary Mosquera leads a discussion of the sudden influx of technology money into politics on the Washington Update. Also, a look at the Winmag.com Win 100 best product of the last year. MP3


Can We Protect Our Intellectual Property (06/16/00)
A discussion of the protection – ordis-protection -- of intellectual property, through Internet facilities like Napster, Gnutella, Freenet, and DVD decoders forLinux. MP3


Buffy And VTech (06/09/00)
Jerry Pournelle, Daniel Dern and guest Nancy Hanger schmooze about the popular TV show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Product of the week: VTech Helio, now with Linux. MP3


Washington Update With Mary Mosquera (06/02/00)
FTC Privacy Moves, the China Trade bill. Product of the Week: NoteTab Pro. MP3


Security, Privacy & Monopolies (05/26/00)
Between Microsoft/government legal wranglings, email viruses, and  MP3/Napster copyright concerns, it's been a busy week forsecurity, privacy and monopoly watchers. Jerry, Paul and Daniel talk about it all. Plus, Jerry's Product of the week: the LandWare GoType! MP3


Evil Empires in a Nutshell (05/12/00)
Tom LaSusa tells us the viruses that follow the Love Bug. J.D. "Illiad" Frazer talks about User Friendly, his internet cartoon. Jerry Pournelle's product of the week: the Olympus C-2500 SLR digital camera NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Washington Update (05/05/00)
Mary Mosquera's discusses digital signatures and Microsoft remedies with Jerry Pournelle. Also: a digital recorder and digital camera are Product(s) of the Week NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Washington Update (04/21/00)
As both sides prepare to file their proposed remedies in the Microsoft antitrust case, TechWeb's Washington correspondent Mary Mosquera leads our panel in a discussion of this and other upcoming events in the nation's capital. In our Product of the Week Segment, Jerry Pournelle will tell you why he likes the Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Censor-proofing content with Freenet (04/14/00)
Special guest Robert Raisch joins Daniel Dern and Jerry Pournelle to discuss Freenet - an alternative to distributed Internet file distribution via Napster orGnutella NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


What's next in your computer? (04/07/00)
What's next in your computer? The editors discuss NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


April Fool! (03/31/00)
April Fool's day is right around the corner, so we'll be speculating on announcements and deliveries we DON'T expect any time soon. For example, Windows Millennium Edition to run on 16 megabytes, Bill Gates quitting to start a garage band with Stephen King and a vow from Microsoft that the summer will bring "bug fixes, but no new features." Also, Jerry Pournelle's Product of the Week: some products you won't see in the coming year. A vaporware roundup NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


E-signature Legislation (03/24/00)
A look at the e-signature legislation in Congress and a discussion of the failure of the e-commerce commission to make any official recommendations. Plus, the Microsoft antitrust case. Plus, Jerry Pournelle's Product of the Week: the Franklin-Covey Planner System for Microsoft Outlook. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Recabling Your Computer (03/17/00)
Get the lowdown on using KVM switches to control multiple systems on the Byte.com Audio Review. Also: The 2CoolPC is Product of the Week. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE


Washington Update: online privacy. (03/10/00)
Doubleclick attempted to connect names to its database of anonymous information. The Federal Trade Commission is going to be looking into the practice. NO AUDIO AVAILABLE

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