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, with tiny leaves on trees and green everywhere.&... [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 to apple.com/support and filled out a brief fo... [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 Conversation shows and SXSW Conference podcasts, b... [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; I listened to it a couple of times, ... [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 30 million copies.  He talked about his... [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 using terms like "SugarCRM", "SugarForge" and... [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 through.  Bruce Sterling is always wond... [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 will break and trash iTunes in the process.&nb... [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 questions from Scott Watermasysk and Rob Howard at M... [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 Institution of Great Britain and Ray Kurzweil.&n... [More]