Posts Tagged ‘partnership’

Do you buy music from iTunes, Amazon or other areas? Having a problem organizing those purchases? Well you might want to check out Dazzboard – it manages your online media.

Android users have another advantage with the partnership that Dazzboard has. You can back up applications on your computer so you can restore them later. Also you can download directly from partners like GetJar.

Andy McCaskey talks with Taro about this great software. This is a program for IE and Firefox and will soon have support for Mac and Safari. It’s a browser extension Web based application, therefore it’s free.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (59.6MB)

As an IT administrator in a previous life, I know that keeping data safe is key #1. It would have been nice to have this product on all the notebooks in the office. Especially one instance where the employee found a legal way around keeping their machine with all of our data on it.

LoJack for Laptops / Computrace creates a partnership with Intel for Anti-Theft Technology – Think of it like a Kill switch if your machine gets lost, stolen, or taken in any way possible. The laptop will be rendered useless until it comes back to the owner, in which they can then turn the machine back on. It litterally Bricks the machine.

Andy McCaskey talks with Stephen at CES about this “poison pill” technology. Best part is this option is incorporated in the laptop – Like a Dell laptop, in where you get a 1 year membership. Even a “wiped” hard drive can be detected and LoJack will load their software to brick the device.

Sponsor:  Get GotoAssist Express free for 30 days and complete the IT Toolbox – GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts.

Get this content on TiVo, Roku and Boxee – Subscribe to the YouTube Channel and Check out Techpodcasts.tv

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (46.0MB)

If only Tom Hanks had this on the island -Send a text when there is no cell signal.

Delorme and SPOT LLC created a partnership to introduce the  The DeLorme Earthmate® PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator. It is the world’s first handheld, GPS and Satellite communications device.

The device will capable of sending text messages when you are out of range of cell communications. It is perfect for those who travel out of range for sport or for work. if there is an emergency, they still have a way to communicate.

Andy McCaskey talks with Caleb about the best of offroad communications. This device can send text to Facebook, Twitter and other Social Networks. The price points are $549 for both, Spot device $169 with the DeLorme for $449. A subscription service will be needed, too.

Also find out about Emergency team tracking.

Sponsor:  Put GoToAssist in your IT Toolbox free for 30 days – GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts.

Get this content on TiVo, Roku and Boxee

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (43.4MB)

Geekazine has been working with different vendors since inception in 2007. With Podcasts being part of the Techpodcast network, the video had a uncertainty to it.

That all has changed as we are now working with Mevio to produce Geekazine video content within. In preparation, we have launched TVazine.com – the official website for all Geekazine video.

Within the next couple weeks we will be ramp up video content. We will be producing more video reviews, interviews, and backchannel content to show what it’s like at each event.

Mevio hosts great shows like geekbrief.tv, Cranky Geeks, Mevio Tech (with Sumi Das) and other hosts of Mevio Men, Mevio Women and Mevio Music.

The official press release:

Fitchburg, WI 5-26-09: Geekazine has been known for their views in technology. The Geekazine Podcast and Geekazine Quickcast (including ‘Week in Tech History’) have been in production since 2007.

Now, Geekazine has partnered with Mevio – www.mevio.com – to host all their video content. Reviews, interviews, how-to and much more in a video content will be hosted over at Mevio.

To help bring more people to the Video side, TVazine has been created. www.tvazine.com. This will direct you to all the great content Geekazine offers.

“We expect some great things with Mevio taking care of video content” says Jeffrey Powers – CEO of Geekazine. “We have been working hard building up a visual side of the podcast. With the partnership and the new website to direct viewers, we feel stronger than ever.”

Other sites on the Geekazine Network include: Dorkazine – www.dorkazine.com and now TVazine – www.tvazine.com

Press Release: Geekazine joins Mevio; Launches TVazine.com