Wednesday, March 28, 2007

This episode's host Mark Peters talks about web applications.

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 Wednesday, March 07, 2007

In this episode, your host Ben Higgins talks about the impending change to Daylight Savings that takes effect this Sunday. Have you patched your computers?

Following the break he talks about some famous Internet myths and the truth about them.

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 Thursday, March 01, 2007

Welcome back to Net Results. Today's host is Michael Villa. This episode is the third in Mike's series on the fundamentals of a great website - navigation.

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 Thursday, February 01, 2007

In this episode, your host Ben Higgins tells us about a converted cyber-crook that works for the good guys now. Following the break he talks about searching the Internet or more appropriately, finding a needle in a haystack!

  • How are search engines used by average users?
  • How do they know what is on the Internet?
  • How can you become better indexed on Search Engines

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 Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Welcome to our 40th episode. Today is Tuesday, January 30, 2007 and today's host is Michael Villa. As today is the first day you can purchase Windows Vista Mike starts the show with a Vista primer.

Following the break, Mike discusses the elements of good web design and the challenges that developers face.

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 Thursday, January 25, 2007

This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 and your host Mark Peters talks about the using virtual machines for development.

  • What are virtual machines
  • How do they work
  • Where do you get one
  • Why and How can you use one
  • Some challenges to remember when using them

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 Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Today is Tuesday, January 23, 2007. In this episode Michael Villa brings you some of the latest news headlines of interest including the upcoming launch of Vista, what anti-virus makers are releasing and an interesting study by Microsoft about the economic impact of Vista. Also in the news, have you heard about the 'Storm Worm?' if not, be sure to listen so you can be aware of the latest virus taking the world by storm.

After the news, Mike shares some practical advice on choosing and creating the best content for your web presence.

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 Thursday, January 18, 2007

Returning after his holiday hiatus, Ben Higgins brings us up to date with some video game workouts using the Nintendo Wii and Guitar Hero.  Settling down slightly, Ben reveils how he gets his daily (and often minutely) fix of online news.  Rounding out our episode is a great news themed podsafe music selection.

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 Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Today is Tuesday, January 16, 2007. With all the news swirling around MacWorld and CES the Internet is converging more and more with things we do everyday. In today's show, Mike talks about Net Neutrality and the pros and cons of a regulated Internet.

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 Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Today is Wednesday, January 10, 2007. A post-New Year's visit from a relative prompted today's host, Mike Villa, to work on today's topic - Spyware.

So in this episode, Mike will answer the four biggest questions users have about Spyware.

  1. What is Spyware?
  2. How did I get infected with Spyware?
  3. How do I get rid of Spyware that's on my computer?
  4. How can I protect myself from Spyware in the future?

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:54:53 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Wednesday, January 03, 2007

This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 and your host Mark Peters talks about the top Internet scams to look out for in the New Year.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:35:02 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Thursday, December 28, 2006

Today is Thursday, December 28th. Ben Higgins is back from his break and in rare form discussing a rather embarrassing misstep of a Congressional Aide.  Following up with a one-two punch, Ben takes a bite out of the what and why of Hacking and presents the podsafe music of the day.

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 Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Updated: 10:50 am 12/27/06

We've received a few inquiries about Net Results episodes not loading when played. We have followed up with our podcast host provider and determined they are experiencing some problems due to increased traffic as a result of the post-holiday influx. They have reported that new hardware is being installed and the issue should be resolved shortly.

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- Mike

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 Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Today is Tuesday, December 26th. Today's host Michael Villa lets us know what he gave (and got) for Christmas to help better enjoy his collection of family digital photos.

Then after the break, today's topic is CSS - Cascading Style Sheets and how they have allowed designers to take back the web site.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:29:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [3]   
 Thursday, December 21, 2006

Today is Wednesday, December 21th. Today Ben Higgins laments how he's missed the boat for the Nintendo Wii.  After a possible guest, he attempts to prognosticate about 2007 with his fishbowl ... err ... crystal ball.

Closing out the show is a delightful holiday tune.

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 Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Today is Tuesday, December 19th. Today's host Michael Villa shares how he has jumped into the chasm with Microsoft Windows Vista. Then after the break, he discusses today's topic - AJAX.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:21:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Monday, December 18, 2006

With Christmas and New Year's right around the corner, we'll be modifying our schedule a bit.

We'll be doing only two episodes a week. New episodes will be released on Tuesday and Thursday.

-- Mike

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 Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Today's show is for Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Ben is your host as he hits us with the hard facts about web log and traffic logs and reporting. If you have ever looked over a hit report and tried to figure out exactly what it all meant and how this information might be useful, then this show is a must listen.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:17:20 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Monday, December 11, 2006

This episode was recorded on Monday, December 11, 2006 and your host Mark Peters talks about SAS70 Reports and Network Vulnerability Tests.

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Monday, December 11, 2006 12:19:39 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Thursday, December 07, 2006

Today's episode is on Cyberthreats. Specifically, the idea for the episode arose from a story late last week about a potential al Qaeda threat targeting financial websites.

In order to shed some light on the threat, what it means and what users and companies can do to protect themselves we've enlisted the help of security expert Jim Barrett from Akibia in this special interview episode.

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 Monday, December 04, 2006

Covering for Mike, who's on assignment, Ben shows you his youthful excitement for pipes and soda today.  Segwaying with the infamous tubes speech from Senator Ted Stevens, we learn how Internet connections are measured.  We also hear some very real world comparisons between different types of connections and data.

In keeping with his style, Ben brings to you a wonderfully flavored podsafe music selection. 

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Monday, December 04, 2006 11:01:05 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [0]   
 Friday, December 01, 2006

It's December 1st and the Christmas spirit has today's host, Mike Villa, in a very nostalgic mood. In today's show Mike shares his vision of what the Internet should be for business and what drives the team at Dovetail.

Finally, as with every episode we bring you a podsafe music selection. Listen to hear Mike's Holiday influenced choice.

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 Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Welcome to Net Results - Episode 24 for November 29th, 2006.  

In this show, Ben provides a post-Thanksgiving update on some online retail stories and fills us in on what he already bought himself (and his wife) for Christmas.

After the break, today's major topic is on social media. Ben tells us what all the hype is about, but more importantly explains how it can readily be applied to maximize your company's online presence. 

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 Monday, November 27, 2006

Today is Monday, November 27, 2006 - Cyber Monday. In this show, Mark Peters is your host and he talks about his black Friday adventure through Cyberspace and gives some insight on smart online shopping for the 2006 Holiday Season.

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 Wednesday, November 22, 2006

What are you thankful for? In this special Thanksgiving episode, all three of your Net Results hosts - Mike, Ben and Mark join in a round table discussion to say "thank you" to various companies and individuals for their influence on the world of the Internet. Buckle your seatbelts - this one should be fun!

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:09:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Disclaimer    Comments [1]   
 Monday, November 20, 2006

Today's show was recorded on Monday, November 20th. In this show, your host Michael Villa talks a bit about this week's schedule and our special Thanksgiving episode coming on Wednesday.  He then follows up a a bit on some stories from last week and discusses some stories about MySpace in the news.

After the news, Mike talks about backing up your data. 

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 Friday, November 17, 2006

Welcome to Net Results - Episode 20 for November 17th, 2006.  Today Ben Higgins fills in for Mark after the two had a late night at the office.

In today's news round-up, Ben talks about some interesting announcements from Dell and YouTube.

For today's main topic Ben talks about the importance of properly planning and executing regular system maintenance.

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