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Welcome to The Internet/Technology Channel at Planet Earth Radio.
Here you can access the breakthroughs and people
changing our world. Hear direct from the world's
tech and internet pioneers plus stay ahead of
the curve as we bring you the best in new
technology and the finest that the internet has
to offer. If you're a high tech achiever -
and just slightly addicted to the web -
this is the channel for you.
New
Programming is added continually and it’s
all Commercial Free!
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Microsoft
enters the battle for Digital Downloads - Bruce
Haring
Microsoft’s
decision to enter the digital music space to
compete with iTunes, the new Napster and the
increasingly competitive field of downloadable
music has had a mixed reaction. Has Gates left it
to late, or will the power of Redmond put real
pressure on the competition? Bruce Haring, digital
music expert and author of ‘Beyond the Charts:
MP3 and The Digital Music Revolution’ gives us
the lowdown on the battle for your download
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The
World’s Smallest Electric Guitar!
Professor Harold Craighead
And when
we say small, we mean ‘small’. This is a
nanoguitar and its strings are just six millionths
of a metre in length. Professor Harold Craighead
at Cornell University where the nanoguitar was
made has been telling Planet Earth Radio why they
made it and what the implications are. The guitar
wielding professor even play us a couple of riffs
– don’t throw away the Fender just yet….
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23 minutes
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Everyone Else must
fail – The Truth about Larry Ellison -
CNET's Karen Southwick
Love him or hate him,
the Oracle boss has revolutionised the tech industry.
But what drives Larry Ellison? Is he as wild as the
rumors say he is and where does he take the company
next? CNET editor Karen Southwick has written a
compelling new biography of Ellison. We asked Karen to
give us an insight into the story of his stunning
success, the Ellison ‘dark side’ plus why, despite
a $25 billion fortune, he’s still really jealous of
a guy down the street named Bill.
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10 minutes
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Whatever happened to Peer-to-Peer?
In the glory days of the dot com boom, it was promoted as one of (the many)
next big things that was going to revolutionise the internet, the music and film
industry and a whole lot more. But Peer-to-Peer failed to live up to those
initial expectations. The early pioneers faced the double challenge of the cash
sources drying up, plus a growing realization that the internet structure needed
to support the potential was a long way off. But the P2P story may just be
beginning. Andy Oram, author of 'Peer to Peer, Harnessing the Power of
disruptive Technologies' tells us why we could be about to enter a new and
glorious Peer-to-Peer era and, in case you're wondering, some FAQs on exactly
what P2P is all about.
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14 minutes
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Changing the world at idealist.org
If you want a great case study in combining the web's global reach with its
technological potenital, look no further than idealist.org. This site has
quietly grown into a massive worldwide resource to match individuals looking to
do voluntary or charitable work with 40,000 nonprofit organisations. Just type
in your street address and see who needs your help. Idealist.org's Executive
Director Ami Dar tells us the site is also in four languages and sends out a
staggering 60,000 separate emails every day matching opportunities with peoples'
specific interests.
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23 minutes
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The
Deep Web - Exploring the Secrets of the Hiddden
Internet
The web we see everyday is just a drop in the
internet ocean. Hidden below the surface is a wealth
of material that most of us never experience. Marcus P
Zillman is a leading authority on the deep web. His
latest book is 378 pages of URLs. Nobody knows more
about the hidden internet than Marcus who will open
your mind to a web deeper and wider than you ever
imagined.
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10 minutes
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This Pen Remembers Everything You've Written
Fed up with losing your notes? Bored with transcribing all those minutes
from endless meetings? Your life is about to change because the writing
revolution has arrived. The Logitech io personal digital pen is a ballpoint that
records everything you write and then lets you save and organise exact copies on
your computer for safekeeping. It can even make some sense of your strange
handwriting. Chris Bull from Logitech gives us the lowdown on the pen that's
re-writing the writing business.
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17 minutes
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The Secrets behind the Amazing Mind
of the Geek
If you're a Geek and wonder why none of your non-Geek managers understand
you, you're about to find out. If you're a manager and think you should manage
your Geeks in the same way as your other staff, you're in for a shock. Paul
Glen, author of 'Leading Geeks' lifts the lid on the mysteries of the Geeks and
tells us why many organisations have no idea how to manage the genius that
drives the Geek mind. Plus, why the secret to keeping your Geeks really
happy could be to give them more free food!
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9 minutes
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Leading Geeks - Part Two
In the second part of our interview with Geek guru Paul Glen we find out how you
thrive as a Geek if you feel undervalued, mis-understood and struggle with being
smarter than the boss! Paul also tells you how to find the Geek job of your
dreams and lets un into the private world of the Geek. Why are Geeks regarded as
introverted, and when a typical Geek returns home after a 15 hour day, do they
really head straight for their computer.
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8 minutes
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Would you pay
$10,000 for a pair of Speakers?
Timothy Hill
Well if you would,
this is what you would get. These new speakers from
Ferguson Hill don’t just look stylish, as you might
expect they also sound amazing. But would most of us
appreciate what we would get for this exceptional
price tag – and what goes into creating some of the
most expensive speakers in the world. The speakers’
inventor Timothy Hill tells us why his creation should
be music to your ears.
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