Dave Burke : Freelance .NET Web Developer specializing in Online Communities

I suppose this series should be titled "Zune and Dog" since I've now gone Zune, but iPod and Dog has a nice ring to it.  Plus there's the established brand.  hee-hee.  It's a special week here in Vermont when winter morphs into spring, wit... [More]

I would be doing Apple a disservice by not writing about the excellent support they provided in responding to the death of My Precious, which I wrote about here. My expectations weren't high, but I thought I'd go through the motions anyway.  I went t... [More]

I took a look at my podcast library the other day in iTunes and it struck me how much of a pedestrian podcast listener I've become.  Gone are the days when I listened to geeky and niche shows on technical topics.  I still enjoy selected IT Conve... [More]

When James Shaw blogged about this 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference presentation recently, I remembered enjoying it when IT Conversations first released it.  So with James' fresh recommendation I thought I'd listen to it again... [More]

I listened to TED Talks podcasts on the drive back from our weekend camping trip in New York state.  Here were the presentations that I found the most interesting.Pastor Rick Warren is the author of "The Purpose-Driven Life," which has sold more than... [More]

This ITConversations Open Source Conversation with John Roberts, CEO and Co-Founder of SugarCRM was downright eerie in how Roberts described the source availability, licensing and commercial qualities of Community Server.  The weird thing was he was ... [More]

I haven't done an iPod and Dog for a while, so I thought I'd do a round-up on my Podcast experience for July 20061) I've been impressed with the SXSW Conference podcast offerings.  Must have been over 60 in all, which I've recently finished listening... [More]

If you listen to iTunes on a WinXP 64-bit or Windows 2003 system for 10 or more hours a day like I do and are considering upgrading to iTunes 6.0.5, STOP!  Quicktime 7.1 has a serious problem with a recent Windows vulnerability patch (MS06-015) and w... [More]

This ASP.NET Podcast from Wally McClure is not only informative, it's HISTORIC!  Someone had to transcribe it into text format, and I am pleased to be that man who preserves a bit of history for fellow nerds everywhere.  Wally asks great questio... [More]

It's been a while I've listened to standout podcasts worthy of iPod and Dog mention, but here are two from ITConversations, both hosted by Moira Gunn.First, Greenfield v. Kurzweil.  A biotech debate between Susan Greenfield, Director of the Royal Ins... [More]