Synopsis: In this episode Chris and Josh take a look at the Ubuntu Linux operating system, from where to get it, to how to install it, to what you'll find when you do. Links: Ubuntu InfraRecorder ImgBurn CDBurnerXP Gnome-Look
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admin wrote a new blog post: Everyday Linux, Ep. 1 – Ubuntu Examined 10 months, 1 week ago · View
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 40 – OS Wars 10 months, 1 week ago · View
Synopsis: This week for our one-year anniversary episode, Mark and Shawn are joined by a group of regular listeners and contributors for an all-out operating system smack-down! Links: Every OS Sucks opensourcehelpdesklist.com kodingen.com http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/01/17/2255247/Best-FOSS-Active-Directory-Alternative ClearFoundation.com PuppyLinux.org FSF.orgTIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: Drag2Up- Chrome/Firefox extension for easy file uploading to Web services Teacher Tip of the Week: MyFakeWall.com [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 39 – Everyday Linux 10 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Synopsis: This week we're launching a new show on the Tightwad Tech network called Everyday Linux, featuring community members Chris Neves (Slipp3d) and Josh Reetz (Tux2). In this show our two seasoned Linux users will be joined by a Linux newbie to answer questions and give tips regarding the day-to-day use of Linux-based operating systems. [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 38 – Listener Spotlight #4 10 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by listeners Josh Reetz, Shane Sell and John Adams for our fourth Listener Spotlight. Links: PopuliWeb.com OCS Inventory NG ClearOS DDWRT PaperCut MyFavs.me MyWOT[...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 37 – iTALC 11 months ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Tobias Doerffel, the developer of one of their favorite classroom management tools- iTALC. Links: iTALC LMMS- Toby's other project TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: GreenShot- "A free screenshot tool optimized for productivity" Teacher Tip of the Week: BibMe.org- online bibliography maker.[...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 36 – Kaltura 11 months, 1 week ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Zohar Babin, Head of Community and Developer Relations for Kaltura. Links: Kaltura.org Kaltura.com ShotClip.com OpenVideoAlliance.org ZoharBabin.com Dearborn Public Schools TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: SlimDrivers- Automatically scan for and locate device drivers on your Windows system Teacher Tip of the Week: Timeme.com – Free web based or computer installed timer/stopwatch. [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 35 – Untangle 11 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Dirk Morris the founder and CTO of Untagle to talk about their unified gateway appliance. Links: Untangle.com Tightwad Tech listeners get 10% off any purchase when they use the code GET10OFF at checkout. TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: Dirvish- Open source, hard drive based, backup system Teacher Tip [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 34 – Virtualization in the Server Room 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined once again by two previous guest, Rusty Meyners and Jeremy Fluhmann to discuss the current state of hardware server virtualization. Links: ProxMoxVE VMWare Server VMWare ESX & VMWare ESXi KVM Xen Remus TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: Synergy - Share one keyboard & mouse across multiple PCs. Teacher Tip of the [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 33 – TCEA 12 months ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn broadcast live from the the Texas Computer Educators Association annual convention during their 90-minute session entitled "Podcasting Live." Links: SlideRocket Presentation - The slide show we used for our TCEA presentation A Podcast on Podcasting – A previous show in which Mark and Shawn run down a list of equipment need to start [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 32 – Bring Your Own Tech 1 year ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Paul Wood and Christine Voigt of Bishop Dunn High School in Dallas, Texas to talk about their practice of requiring students to bring their own personal computing devices to school. TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: SUPER- Near universal file format conversion tool for Windows Teacher Tip [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 31 – Listener Spotlight #3 1 year ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by listener Michael Wahlstrom, a.k.a. MonkeyMartin for the third installment of our Listener Spotlight Links : H2 Zoom Handy Recorder Flip Video Camera SimpleNote iShowU Notational Velocity TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: iFree Skype Recorder Teacher Tip of the Week: World Clock[...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 30 – Progressive Leadership 1 year ago · View
Synopsis: In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Superintendent Mike Gilbert and middle school principal Kevin Weaver to discuss some of the challenges and techniques involved in being an educational leader. TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: FillAnyPDF- a simple way to edit PDFs online Teacher Tip of the Week: pwnYoutube- an online repository of [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 29 – 1:1 Computing 1 year ago · View
Synopsis: In this episode Mark and Shawn take a look at one-to-one computing and discuss some of the options available today, as well as some of the specifics regarding the setup of their school's one-to-one initiative. Links: Jaycut.com – Online video editor Blender.org – Open Source digital animation suite TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: CrashPlan – Free do-it-yourself [...] -
admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 28 – Desktop Video Editing 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Synopsis: In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss the current state of desktop video editing Tightwad style (i.e. a focus on free software options). Links: Cinelerra KDEnlive PiTiVi LiVES OpenShot TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: ScreenStream- Simple screen broadcasting software for Windows Teacher Tip of the Week: ACD/ChemSketch Freeware - Free software sketch utility to draw chemical models[...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 27 – Tightwad Year in Review 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Synopsis:
Mark and Shawn recap the 2010- the inaugural year of the Tightwad Tech and discuss some of the highlights of past shows.
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 26 – Listener Spotlight #2 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined listener Bjorn Behrendt for our second Listener Spotlight episode. Links: AskBJ.net – Bjorn's personal Web site Mount St. Joseph Academy – Bjorn's school tech site TIPS: ScreenCastle.com – Web-based screen recorder OpenMesh – Low-cost, centrally-managed, WiFi access points Open1to1.org – Linux-based software utilities for schools RCLogon – Windows XP remote logon/shutdown utility with the [...] -
Broadcasting now. Episode 27 “Tightwad Year in Review” – Watch here: http://www.thetightwadtech.com/live-stream/
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@FOGProject Hey guys, let us know when the new release is imminent and we’ll have you on the show to talk about it.
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Ep. 25 “Vicki Davis” is up. Mark and Shawn interview “CoolCatTeacher”. Get it here: http://www.thetightwadtech.com
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admin wrote a new blog post: Episode 25 – Vicki Davis 1 year, 1 month ago · View
Synopsis: This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Vicki Davis, A.K.A. CoolCatTeacher to discuss a wide range of topics from Digital Citizenship, to Global Collaboration and more. Links: CoolCatTeacher.com – Vicki's main site Flat Classroom – Vicki's global collaboration project Digiteen Project – Global Digital Citizenship Collaboration and Education TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: Tunnelier – GUI SSH [...] - Load More
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