Featured on "The Home Server Show" Episode #155

Posted by Paul Braren on Oct 6 2011 in
  • Apple
  • HomeServer
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    Yesterday, I was invited to be a guest on The Home Server Show Podcast, this was to be my first podcasting experience.

    Tonight, as Obama said on whitehouse.gov:

    ... there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that
    much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented ...

    Very true in my household. I first heard of the news from my son at 7:53pm eastern time, he used WhatsApp to send my iPhone 4 a very memorable instant notification.

    We have lost a great innovator, and he inspired our youth. This is just sad. Whatever you think about Apple's products and business behavior, bringing the entire tech industry up a notch or two is an impressive legacy. Frankly, we all come across a lot of tech junk.  Knowing there was somebody out there who always strived for considerably better-than-average was a good thing. And don't forget the incredible tech enthusiast who partnered with him in the early days, Steve Wozniak.

    (update Thu Oct 6: Woz recorded this moving 2 minute video tribute).

    But the show went on. Only 2 hours after the news, I was the featured guest on this podcast that I've listened to since 2009. It's a challenge to come up with profound stuff to say when you're a bit nervous, on camera, and trying to figure out ways to keep it entertaining. We had some Skype glitches, and I had bit of a shaky start, but I hopefully redeemed myself later when I got to talk tech. Specifically, about my recent antivirus findings for Home Server. And it actually all turned out to be quite a bit of fun.

    The Home Server Show Podcast Show #155 will be up Thursday Oct 6th, at
    homeservershow.com/category/podcast.

    Update Thu Oct 6 4:44pm eastern:  podcast direct link now available at:
    homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-155.html

    (that's me at the bottom of the frame)

    homeservershow155

    Watch live streaming video from homeservershow at livestream.com