ETBS: 2010.06.17

Post-Show description: 

I'm joined by Matt Montagne for a free-form discussion that touches on public transit and iPhones. Thanks, once again, to Derek K Miller of penmachine.com for the use of his tunes, and to Sheila Adams and Peggy George for joining us in the chat room.

 
21:05:47 matt montagne : hey ds
21:06:10 matt montagne : nice to see you rocking the old school shoutcast
21:10:19 matt montagne : hey there peggy!
21:10:34 PeggyG : Hi there-where's the audio? A?
21:10:52 matt montagne : A
21:10:59 matt montagne : old school
21:11:54 PeggyG : who's choosing the music? :-)
21:11:56 Doug : Hey Matt and Peggy, welcome
21:12:24 PeggyG : Hi Doug and Matt
21:12:49 matt montagne : hey there ds
21:12:54 PeggyG : Just got home from 3 weeks in North Carolina and thought I should check in :-) How are you?
21:13:02 Doug : great to see you both
21:13:13 Doug : doing well thanks, how was your trip?
21:13:16 matt montagne : likewise...good to see you rockin' the etbs
21:13:36 Sheila : Hi all!
21:13:37 matt montagne : hey there sheila
21:13:39 Doug : thx, been too long--hoping to make it more regular again
21:13:42 Doug : hi Sheila
21:13:56 PeggyG : fantastic trip!! lots of great pics and video of grandkids wakeboarding, kayaking, sailing, and baseball etc.
21:14:01 matt montagne : you going to be in calgary for a bit DS??
21:14:01 Sheila : I was hoping people would be here!
21:14:05 Doug : sounds great
21:14:06 PeggyG : Hi Sheila-great to see you
21:14:23 matt montagne : sounds like a great trip, Peggy...
21:14:23 Doug : looking like a relocation to Calgary, Matt
21:14:38 Doug : hope to split time between here and the island
21:14:38 matt montagne : taht is great ds
21:14:50 Sheila : Peggy Will see you in Denver sometime I hope!
21:14:53 matt montagne : can't beat that for a split ds
21:15:00 PeggyG : yes I'll be in Denver :-)
21:15:36 Sheila : So what did I miss? DS staying in Calgary . . .
21:16:37 Doug : yes Sheila, looking that way
21:16:53 Doug : will be splitting my time between Calgary and the island
21:17:40 Sheila : Sounds good! You won't get bored in one place! ;)
21:18:16 Doug : lol
21:18:19 Doug : true dat
21:18:54 Doug : anyone like to skype in?
21:19:10 matt montagne : I'm happy to dc
21:19:14 matt montagne : *ds
21:19:20 matt montagne : gotta get headset
21:19:31 PeggyG : just got a call--I'll be back though
21:19:33 Doug : sweet, ping me when ready :)
21:27:22 Sheila : Good show last night!
21:38:38 Sheila : Guess I'm the only one without it.
21:38:41 Sheila : :(
21:39:08 Sheila : Is it pricey for monthly fees?
21:43:46 PeggyG : I'm back--that was a long call with my 7 yr old grandson re birthday present ideas :-)
21:44:02 PeggyG : just catching your discussion about the iphone/ATT charges :-)
21:44:47 PeggyG : I have unlimited data and 900 anytime phone minutes and my monthly bill is 127.00
21:45:08 Sheila : They were talking about that today in school.
21:45:32 Sheila : #1 download today I guess . . .
21:45:55 PeggyG : how funny!! I don't have that app but I don't tend to choose games
21:46:21 PeggyG : I have a number of social media apps :-)
21:47:12 PeggyG : I love skype on my iphone
21:47:27 PeggyG : i use it for chats mainly but has the full history :-)
21:47:43 PeggyG : we do our classroom 2.0 live planning in skype chat and I could keep up with that on vacation
21:47:56 PeggyG : ustream broadcaster is great
21:48:17 PeggyG : I used it to stream from a baseball game but lost the internet connection--not the iphone problem
21:48:28 PeggyG : no jailbreak
21:49:16 PeggyG : I got a new camera app last week that I really like because it will let me zoom and edit on my 3G
21:49:26 PeggyG : it's called camera +
21:49:50 PeggyG : right Matt-you have to sync it
21:51:35 PeggyG : have you tried ipadio on your iphone? it's a podcasting app that is really slick
21:52:24 PeggyG : http://ipadio.com/
21:52:41 PeggyG : you can post directly to a website from it
21:53:04 PeggyG : they call them phlogs--phone blogs
21:54:31 PeggyG : no ipad for me
21:54:50 PeggyG : but I got to watch Kevin Honeycutt use his at our recent conference--amazing
21:55:08 PeggyG : he had 5 year olds using it as well as 85 yr olds :-) without training
21:56:41 PeggyG : does FaceTime only work on iphone 4?
21:57:05 PeggyG : http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/facetime.html
21:57:51 PeggyG : like that description--one titan and a used to be titan
21:58:25 PeggyG : I'm thrilled to hear about your purchase DS!!
21:59:28 PeggyG : I'm really tempted to upgrade to 4
22:00:06 PeggyG : I think one of the biggest challenges with my iphone is the battery charge--I use a charger but it goes down so fast!!
22:00:31 PeggyG : that's right DS! experienced that during my vacation
22:00:55 PeggyG : loved the conversation!! :-)
22:01:10 PeggyG : me too-turn 3g on only when I need it
22:01:21 PeggyG : depends on what you're using it fore
22:01:25 PeggyG : for
22:01:33 PeggyG : thanks all!!
22:01:37 Sheila : Glad to listen in!
22:02:00 PeggyG : getting the nest ready--such a fun experience!!
22:02:07 PeggyG : bye for now
22:02:27 Sheila : Thanks DS! 
22:02:29 Doug : thanks and cya soon
22:02:29 PeggyG : see you next week
22:02:50 Sheila : See you next week Peggy!
22:02:52 Sheila : :)
22:03:00 PeggyG : yes Sheila!!!