DadCast 4: Let’s Get Googly

Episode 4 Let’s Get Googly

DadCast 4: Let's Get Googly

Nearly Live form the Wendyhouse Studios… François Fortier is joined by Eric Schultz, Steven McGurn, Ben NotKenobi

This week we look into the Google Chrome OS announcement and it’s impact on the everyday user.
What will the Google Chrome OS be? http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
Review of the Lifehackers wish list. 6:00 Quick loading OS’s are the future.http://lifehacker.com/5309937/nine-must+have-features-we-want-to-see-in-a-google-os
What about Android, Will Google have two mobile OS’s
Link to Eric’s GMail Shortcuts PDF or you can read the original 2FatDads posting. It was also posted on CheatSheets.org
The Linux Driver Pipe dream
The reason why Linux fails: It’s not about windows users. An idea brought forth by John Gruber of Daring Fireball

Is Google trying to pull off the the Greatest Vaporware Sale in the History of Tech?
Apple gets angry at the Microsoft attack ads, to be taken with grain of salt
Microsoft to Launch it’s own store http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10287499-56.html
Could this be a clever Google Duck & Cover act : reference to a Joel Spolsky article
Are they already running the Chrome OS and simply “Spoofing the Browser”?
The Google Slide and the absence of Ex Google employees
New TV show this fall on ABC: Google Spooks
Please take the time and visit our TECHStore for all your Amazon and Tech/Gadget needs
Steve wins Employees of the Month, gets to return the empties…

The Next Big Buy:
Steve thinks about Netbooks
A GPS Dongle to record your location and sync with your photos.
Eric is looking into the Palm Pre: pre.bell.ca and debating the BlackBerry Tour
Ben looks into the 40D from Canon, cause there are just far too many megapixels in the 50D
This is his picture of the “Glass of Water”