Day two review update from the LinuxWorld 2008 exhibit floor Check out our videos atnbsp;Youtubenbsp;and our photostream atnbsp;Flickr. Click here to download this episode in OGG format

Day one review including session and keynote updates, and discussion about the show floor featuring Installfest, zareason, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Canonical, the Free Software Foundation, and Splunk. Check out our videos at Youtube and our photostream at Flickr. Click here to download this episode in OGG format Alternageek Tech Show, Special Episode LW1 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this episode we update you about the FCC deciding to lay some smackdown on Comcast's P2P throttling, ISPs across the pond agreeing to throttle bandwidth of illegal filesharers, the recent DNS exploit in the wild, two controversial intellectual property bills being fused into one, network administration gone rogue in San Francisco and how passwords were made public, the newest release of IPCop, the Techcrunch Web Tablet project and safer Google mail with HTTPS. We also address listener requests and talk about the Free Geek project and the difference between Gobuntu and gNewSense. Link Love: Ars Technica - Hammer drops at last: FCC opposes Comcast P2P throttling ShinyShiny - ISPs agree to throttle broadband of illegal filesharers Hack A Day - DNS exploit in the wild Ars Technica - Senator fuses controversial IP bills into big, bad package C/NET - 'Hijacked' SF passwords made public InfoWorld - Why San Francisco's network admin went rogue What's New: IPCop 1.4.20/1.4.21 DistroWatch - IPCop 1.4.20/1.4.21 The Techcrunch Web Tablet Project Google Blogoscoped - A Safer Gmail with Https Community Projects: FREE GEEK LinuxWorld Expo - Installfest for Schools Untangle - Installfest for Schools @ LinuxWorld For Our Listeners: Gobuntu gNewSense Blue-GNU - What makes Gobuntu different from gNewSense Click here to download this episode in OGG format AlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 45 for the week of July 28th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

A day late but with TechMonkey on vacation Linuxchic was left to dust off her mad editing skillz and had to remember how prep the show. In this episode we update you on the latest antitrust charges being leveraged against Intel by the EU, nbsp;SCO's legal woes in the battle for Unix intellectual rights with Novell and what this all could mean for Sun, emails suggesting collusion between Nvidia and ATI, the new Linux MySpace PC, the availability of OpenMoko's FreeRunner open source mobile phone, Google Android running on the Nokia N810, Google Android openness in question, the new T-Mobile Sidekick 2008. We talk about the DNS vulnerability that has everyone in a patch frenzy, discuss the new design on Last.fm, and review a new website, Twing.com. Link Love: SCO Goes Down and Sun's In Troublenbsp;Practical Technology Linux Kernel 2.6.26 Brings Improvementsnbsp;LinuxDevices Email Reveals Nvidia #38; ATI Colluded to Inflate Prices Gizmodo The LinuxPC for Social Networkersnbsp;(or at least MySpacers) DesktopLinux Sick of the iPhone?nbsp;Unboxing the FreeRunner from OpenMoko Holden's Blog Google Android, Not So Open After All?nbsp;Ars Technica T-Mobile Sidekick launching July 30th, no, itrsquo;s called the Sidekick 2008nbsp;The Boy Genius Report Tech Tips: Google Android on the Nokia N810 DNS Vulnerability Info from Sans Check your DNSnbsp;(tool in right sidebar) Reviews: Last.fmnbsp;- Social Music Twingnbsp;- A search for Forums and Communities Click here to download this episode in OGG format AlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 44 for the week of July 21th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we talk about a location bar bug in FireFox, FCC slams Comcast filtering, backlash on Google storing IPs, NebuAD defends web tracking, release of the iPhone 3G and the ensuing "iPocalypse", the Pirate Bay wanting to encrypt all Internet traffic and Best Buy selling boxed Ubuntu Linux. We also review Swurl a new social network aggregator and Grouply.Finally we talk about attending this year's Linux World Expo out in San Francisco August 4th - 7th. We will be providing daily coverage and hope to have a chance to meet some listeners at the event! Firefox Ars Technica - Comcast loses: FCC head slams company's P2P filtering Computerworld - FCC moves toward prohibiting Comcast traffic management Techdirt - Judge's Order For Google To Hand Over YouTube Usage Morphs Into Google Backlash On Storing IPs. Ars Technica - NebuAD CEO defends web tracking, tells Congress it's legal Wired - Congress studies how people track your online use Gizmodo - Apple and AT#38;T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones - It's The iPocalypse iPhone Dev Team Portal NewTeeVee - The Pirate Bay Wants To Encrypt The Entire Internet Computerworld - Best Buy to sell boxed version of Ubuntu Linux Swurl - Bring Your Life Together Grouply - All your Yahoo and Google Groups in one place Linux World Expo!*Update: At the time of recording we mentioned that a Last.fm app was not available from the iTunes App store. As of this post there has been one released and is a free download.Click here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 43 for the week of July 14th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we talk about Google indexing Flash files, Google/YouTube being ordered to expose user viewing habits in Viacom case, recording industry saying that AM-FM broadcasting is a form of piracy, LUGRadio podcast calling it quits and laptops missing from airports. We review Toluu and Feedly for RSS feeds and DailyMile social training site for athletes. Linuxchic talks about open source Linux router firmware OpenWRT, DD-WRT and Tomato. Finally we both talk about our favorite Linux firewall distribution IPCop. Google learns how to crawl Flash Mashable - Again, One Clueless Person Destroys the Privacy of Millions Computerworld - Judge orders YouTube to expose user viewing habits and history CenterNetworks - I Swear You Honor, I Didn't Know That Video Was Copyrighted! Techdirt - RIAA Also Tells Judge That Proof Shouldn'tBe Necessary To Sue For Infringement Wired - Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' Feedly - Social and magazine-like start page for RSS feeds Toluu - Free service for sharing your feeds DailyMile - Social training for runners, triathletes and cyclists TechRepublic - Netgear launches open source wireless router with support for third party apps and firmware Linksys - GPL code center OpenWRT DD-WRT Tomato IPCop - Linux firewall distribution geared towards home and SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) users TuxTraining - Beating Sandvine on Linux with iptables Slashdot - LUGRadio Decided To Call It Quits Slashdot - 12,000 Laptops Lost Weekly At AirportsClick here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 42 for the week of July 7th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we talk about Charter backing off their ad insertion plans, ad blocking with AdBlock Plus and Privoxy, employers accessing employee's personal emails, ICANN's plan for new top level domains, American Airlines testing in-flight Wifi, Chrysler to offer in-car Wifi, Microsoft's "Digital Manners Policies", 5 events the blogosphere influenced, Nokia to open source Symbian mobile OS, Google Android delayed, T-Mobile @Home service and the Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk. Ars Technica - Charter delays NebuAd rollout after outcry TechDirt - Don't Blame Rick572 For Blocking Ads; Blame Those Who Made Ads Annoying Privoxy - non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy TechDirt - Can Your Employer Read Your Personal Email After You Are No Longer Employed There? C/Net - ICANN adopts new Web site naming rules Wired - Internet org paves way for hundreds of new domains CrunchGear - Changes to Internet approved: Expect lots of annoying URLs now Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Who needs TLDs anyway American Airlines Starts Testing In-Flight Broadband If Microsoft made cars... Wired - I've Seen the Furure and It Has a Kill Switch Performancing - 5 Events The Blogosphere Influenced Gizmodo - Google Street View Car Drives Into Microsoft Campus, Gets Laughed At By Windows Live Maps Nokia buys Symbian, turns software over to Symbian Foundation Wall Street Journal - Google's Mobile-Handset Plans Are Slowed Engadget - T-Mobile @Home gets friendly with your home phone Hack a Day - The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk Click here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 41 for the week of June 30th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the first AlternaGeek podcast. Yay! Linuxchic and TechMonkey cover quite a few topics in this episode and talk about Firefox 3 Download Day, Reddit going open source, employee SMS privacy, MPAA saying no proof needed for P2P lawsuits, AP and fair use, Steve Ballmer interview, Verizon blocking USENET hierarchy, LinkedIn billion dollar valuation, GOOG-411 for Canada, 'Sporn', vulnerable coffee and new Twitter based services TweetBeep and TweetWire. SpreadFirefox - Download Day 2008 Hack A Day - Firefox 3 vulnerability reddit - reddit goes open source Wired - Court limits employer access to worker messages Ars Technica - X-rated case gives employees some privacy guarantees Wired - MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright Infringement Lawsuits MSNBC - One in three IT staff snoops on colleagues CenterNetworks - The AP vs. Everbody: Not So Clearly Fair Use paidContent.org - AP Says Drudge Retort Excerpt 'Matter Closed'; No Official Policy Announced Ars Technica - alt.blocked: Verizon blocks access to whole USENET hierarchy TechCrunch - LinkedInCloses Its Round - Got That Billion Dollar Valuation Financial Times - Transcript: Steve Ballmer of Microsoft Webware - Aboot time: GOOG-411 comes to Canada MSNBC - Free EA software release spawns 'sporn' Slashdot - All Your Coffee Are Blong To Us TweetBeep - Twitter Alerts TweetWire - Twitter NewsClick here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 40 for the week of June 23rd, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we have an update on ISP Charter tracking users, Weezer's new "Pork and Beans" music video featuring Internet video "celebrities", new BrightKite features, twittering Congressman John Culberson,Twingly blog search and a Firefox mobile concept video. Ars Technica - Congress urged to investigate ISPs over user tracking Weezer - Official Site Weezer - Pork and Beans video DoGoo Tech SideShow - Weezer Pork and Beans Video Broken down BrightKite Computerworld - Twittering from the 'darkest and deepest hole in Congress' Texas Congressman John Culberson on Twitter Twingly - Blog Search Firefox Mobile Concept VideoClick here to download this episode in OGG formatAlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 39 for the week of June 16th, 2008 - Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.

In this week's episode we talk about the FTC's probe of Intel, Verizon's purchase of Alltel, T-Mobile filing suit against Starbucks, MediaDefender's DOS against Revision3, Goosh - web based command li