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SXSW 2008: Guy Kawasaki interview

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Web services, web 2.0

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We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview Guy Kawasaki about his latest venture, Alltop.com. We wrote about Alltop last month and were really impressed with the service and the interface. Guy goes into more detail about how categories and top sites are chosen, the role Twitter has played in the project and more.

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Squadcast 11 - Pimp your WordPress

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Video, Blogging, Podcasts

And we're back! After a brief hiatus (sorry about that!), the Squadcast returns, this time with tips on how to trick out your WordPress install to make it as "bloggerrific" as possible. Grant and Christina catch up with uber-WordPresser Alex King to talk about why so many bloggers swear by WordPress.

The Squadcast's The Five takes a look at five of Download Squad's favorite WordPress plugins.

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Squadcast 10 - Searching for the future

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:30:00 EST

Filed under: Social Software, Podcasts, Search, web 2.0

Can you believe the Squadcast is now on episode 10? Well, we're excited anyway. This week Grant and Christina discuss the future of web search, specifically social search. Christina chats up Jason Calacanis from Mahalo to get the inside scoop on social search and its benefits over traditional methods.

The Squadcast's "The Five" takes a look at five of Download Squad's favorite social search tools and plugins.

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The Squadcast 09 - Making Video for the Web

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Web services, Podcasts

Web video is hot and getting easier and easier to use. Grant and Christina talk to Vimeo's dalas verdugo about techniques to make web video look its best and garner attention.

The Squadcast's "The Five" takes a look at Download Squad's five favorite applications/web services for editing, exporting and uploading web video.

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The Squadcast 08 - So, Think You Can Podcast?

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:45:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Podcasting

Podcasting might not be easy, but it isn't as hard as you think. Christina and Grant catch up with Amber Rhea to talk about the benefits of starting your own podcast.

Not into this whole "creation of new media" thing? Only want to listen? We offer a few tips for getting started as a podcast listener, too!

The Squadcast's "The Five" this week features Download Squad's five favorite podcast tools, sites and tricks.

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The Squadcast 07 - Switching to Linux

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:15:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Features, Linux, Podcasts

This week's Squadcast features an interview with one of our own. Kristin Shoemaker joins Grant and Christina to talk about what it takes to switch to Linux and leave Windows behind, for good.

Also, we take a look at our five favorite Linux applications for people who've recently switched. Direct replacements for a few of those must-have apps on Windows.

More from Download Squad on switching to Linux.
Kristin's series on switching to Linux.
From the archives, Download Squad's "Switcher podcast" with Brad Linder, Alex Hung and Grant Robertson.

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The Squadcast 06 - eMail, Take back your life

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: E-mail, Productivity

We're back with another episode of The Squadcast. This time, it's all about email. We talk to productivity expert Matthew Cornell about the five D's. Also, we take a look at our five favorite email add-ons for keeping your house in order.

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The Squadcast 05 - Security Starts at Home

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:30:00 EST

Filed under: Security, Video, Features

Hiding under your bed in fear of the latest Internet threats? Fear not young digital warrior, we've got you covered. On this week's episode of The Squadcast we talk to SecureWorks security researcher Ben Feinstein about staying safe online, keeping the hackers out, and more. Plus, Grant and Christina count down our five favorite free security downloads.

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The Squadcast - Episode #4: Social networking

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Social Software

This week Grant and Christina talk about all things social networking.

Interview with Insomnia Radio's Jason Evangelho
How to promote your brand with social networking sites
5 best and 5 worst Facebook apps
A giveaway
And a partridge in a pear tree.

And don't forget to check out Download Squad's new Facebook page!

This week's episode features music by The Uberkids.

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The Squadcast - Episode #3

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:08:00 EST

Filed under: Video

Christina and I celebrate all the things we have to be thankful for by talking Vista, Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales and Mahalo while roasting frozen turkey dinners.

This week's episode features music by Binärpilot.

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The Squadcast - Episode #2

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Audio, Video, Features, Web services, web 2.0

In this episode, Christina and I catch up with Songza founders Aza Raskin and Scott Robbin to talk about interfaces, the development of songza, and turpentine. Also on the agenda, Major League Baseball gives in and does the right thing, offering free downloads to replace DRM protected tracks they recently orphaned.

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The Squadcast - Episode #01

squadcast@downloadsquad.com (DownloadSquad.com) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video, Features, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Apple, Google, Analysis, Podcasts

In this episode:
The Asus Eee PC : Portable Linux at four-hundred bucks
Gmail + IMAP = love.
Christina's first week with OS X Leopard

Have topics you'd like to see us tackle in future episodes? Corrections? Email the Squadcast team, 'squadcast (at) downloadsquad.com'.

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