Tightwad Tech

In this episode Mark and Shawn answer some frequently asked questions regarding time management and best practices in serving your staff without having to live at the office.

In this episode Mark and Shawn continue their series of shows related to Google Apps by looking at its initial setup and integration into an existing network. Also, Shawn announces the newest addition to the Tightwad Tech community- his son C.J.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss basic backup strategies for home and work and then discuss the Open Source, hard-drive based, enterprise backup suite BackupPC.

In this .5 episode Mark and Shawn go off about about a rural school who decided to give iPads to all incoming Freshman this year. There's not a lot of humility or civility to be found in this one, folks- just plain old, indignation.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Mike Gras and Scott Floyd of White Oak I.S.D. for an overview discussion of Google Apps for Education. This is part one of a multi-part look at Google Apps.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss our their experiences with Wordpress and the BuddyPress set of extensions.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Tabrez Syed and Cole Lakes of Spiceworks to discuss their suite of enterprise IT tools. Mark and Shawn also answer some listener feedback by giving a rundown of some of their favorite podcasts.

In this episode Mark and Shawn give a review of the Android 2.2 mobile operating and discuss the current state of mobile computing in general.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss ask for feedback from the audience on a couple of issues related to The Tightwad Tech community.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss various tools and online resources for creating and editing digital artwork.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss what they've been up to in recent weeks, as well as what's coming in the future. They also mention a couple of great tips sent in by listeners and add a bit of their own opinion on the subject of content filtering.

In this episode Mark and Shawn interview Dr. Doug Green regarding his recent blog post entitled, "Should We Get Rid of Technology Directors"?

In this episode Mark and Shawn give a thorough review of the iPad after Mark manages to get his hands on one in a very unlikely way.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Jeremy Fluhmann to discuss the readiness of Desktop Linux for the educational environment. Is it ready? Does it suck? Does it matter? Next they go through some tips and feedback provided by listeners.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Chuck Syperski and Jian Zhang to discuss FOG, a free and open source hard drive imaging and remote administration suite.

In this .5 episode Mark and Shawn revisit in greater detail the Boxee media center software mentioned in a previous episode and discuss the process of ripping your personal DVDs, along with some pointers on building your own digital media center.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Stuart Burt of Chapel Hill I.S.D. to discuss various free and open source audio editing and mixing tools. If you want to be a rock star on a ragamuffin budget, this is the episode for you.

For this .5 episode Mark and Shawn discuss the art and nature of podcasting and try to answer the questions "What exactly is a podcast?" and "Is there a right or a wrong way to do it?"

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Pam Crandford of White Oak, Texas and Eric Schwalbach of Ocoee, Florida to discuss Moodle from the teacher's perspective.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Rusty Meyners and Ken Task to discuss the open source course management system "Moodle" with an emphasis on the tech side (i.e. setup and management).