IBM introduces a new podcast series, "Shortcuts"

July 28 2006

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A new podcast and interactive forum is now available at ibm.com/shortcuts, designed to share key knowledge between IBM technology experts and audiences worldwide. At four minutes long, each show delivers the latest technology tips, tools and tricks -- end-user oriented, presented in simple and quick sound bites.

In the first shortcut, Rocky Oliver has something to say about viruses and spyware.  I think my evil twin Mr. Lepofsky is being featured on an upcoming episode.  Should be cool to watch this develop.

Link: Shortcuts on ibm.com >
Press release:  (Link to be posted at noon EDT) >

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  1. 1  Brian Green  | 7/28/2006 6:10:28 AM

    Nifty. Each episode needs a "podcast" icon linking to the .mp3 file.

  1. 2  Axel  | 7/28/2006 7:19:20 AM

    @Brian: In all fairness it has to be said, that there are ipod and myYahoo subcription links for the whole show. People who know more about all this modern internet mumbo jumbo can click on the xml link and get the mp3 location from there.

    Just some minutes ago I decided to get the last episode from my favourite drunkAndRetired.com podcast. And on that very respected podcast there are no simply visible mp3 links neither.

  1. 3  Karen  | 7/28/2006 7:53:59 AM

    Um... "The requested URL /ShortCuts was not found on this server."

  1. 4  Brian Green  | 7/28/2006 8:53:22 AM

    @Axel. Yep, but the concept of podcasting/subscriptions is new to most web surfers. Should we ask Mary Beth for a usability study on that web page? ;)

  1. 5  Charles Robinson http://cubert-codepoet.blogspot.com | 7/28/2006 9:02:45 AM

    Not Found

    Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.

    What now?

  1. 6  David Vasta http://david.davidandkelly.com | 7/28/2006 9:18:48 AM

    Can't IBM just put that on iTunes Music Store and let us subscribe to it.

  1. 7  Axel  | 7/28/2006 9:46:21 AM

    now its there.

  1. 8  Bill Geimer  | 7/28/2006 3:22:30 PM

    Wow. This works really well on Fedora Core 5 and Firefox. Unlike some other releases this week, you don't have to have a particular version of Linux, its special release of Gnome and back level release of a browser that few use any more to run it. That would exclude most of the Linux community from hearing these podcasts.