Tightwad Tech

This is Mark, Signing off.

Mark and Shawn are joined by listener Benjamin Hössl as he shares his experiences at CeBit 2013.

Mark and Shawn take a look back at what was a visionary project at the time and ask the question- If I could do it all again, would I?

This is the episode where Mark rants about stuff. I know- totally unheard of!

The guys have a look at some tech news, some tech rumors, and even examine some things of cosmic importance.

Shawn shares his recent experience at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention 2013.

Mark and Shawn are joined by Bob Neumann for a look at a fascinating, yet geeky Open Source tool for network administrators called PolyMon.

Mark confesses his dark, criminal secret and hopes the Feds don't come kick down his door.

Shawn delves into his newest passion- a tiny computer with big potential and a Tightwad approved price tag.

With CES this past week, the Internet is abuzz with reviews and inside looks. So, we decide to give CES a glancing blow and look at some other interesting news items of the week.

Mark and Shawn look cover some interesting news stories of the week, and look ahead at some potentially world-changing technologies coming in the near future.

Mark and Shawn look at some predictions that popular pundits have made regarding the tech landscape in 2013. Find out what they agree with, what they disagree with, and what they call B.S. on, and hear a couple of predictions of their own.

For their final show of 2012 the guys respond to a listener request by discussing their top ten tools of the year.

It's a Festivus miracle this week on the Tightwad Tech!

Shawn gloats about his new phone (something Mark would NEVER do) and the guys cover some interesting news stories along the way.

Mark and Shawn cover a smattering of tech topics, with a little bit of "get off my lawn" thrown in for good measure.

Mark and Shawn are joined by listeners Corey Knapp and Richard Williams to get their take on Windows 8.

Mark and Shawn discuss some recent tech news and Mark rants... just a little bit.

After discussing some of the tech news of the day, Mark and Shawn take a look at Google's new round of Chromebooks.

Shawn introduces us all to a couple of new tools he's been playing with around the office.

For our thirteenth installment of the Listener Spotlight series, Mark and Shawn are joined by Pete Kuykendall to discuss his unique applications of the Tightwad Tech mentality.

This week Mark and Shawn turn their attention to a number of items of listener feedback. They answer some questions, receive some advice, and take some criticism, too.

The guys try to unravel the mysteries of Microsoft Volume Licensing for education and discuss the challenges of the Windows 7 activation scheme.

This week Shawn laments the loss of a couple of his favorite Google Apps add-ons and Mark takes to task the makes of one of his favorite tools for changing their terms of agreement only AFTER cashing his check.

This week the guys bring to the table a few short topics that didn't warrant a show on their own, including an update on one of our favorite classroom management tools- iTALC.

This week the guys cover a couple of tech news items before delving into a discussion on how to handle an overloaded VM server.

Shawn talks about his first day with students as "The Boss" and shares a few wins along with a couple of challenges he faced as the 2012 school year kicks off.

After an extended break, Mark and Shawn return to their mics again to fill you in on what happened while they were away, and what's in store for the future. Plus, Shawn announces his complete transformation into an Apple fanboy.

Mark and Shawn continue their "If You Build IT" series with a look at some of the policies and procedures they recommend putting in place for a "Tightwad" technology department.

Mark and Shawn take the opportunity of the Memorial Day holiday to slack off a bit and have an impromptu discussion about where they are in their prof

This week Mark and Shawn take a few minutes to celebrate their 100th episode with a couple of guest appearances and well-wishes from the community before they dive back into the "If You Build It" series of shows.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Molly Schroeder and Tracy Purdy to learn about how the Edina Public Schools are implementing Google's Chromebooks in their classrooms.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Bud Rizer as he talks about the National Cristina Foundation and their thirty-year history of helping special needs kids get the technology they need from every-day donors like you.

This week Mark and Shawn invite Kristy Vincent of the EduMatters podcast on the show to discuss the sticky issues that substitute teachers create in terms of network security.

This week Mark and Shawn continue their "If You Build It" series with a look at network infrastructure.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Fred Dixon of the Big Blue Button project to talk about their open-source Web conference tool.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Corey Knapp for the 12th installment of our series of Listener Spotlight shows.

This week Mark and Shawn take on a challenge offered by a listener and answer the question, "If you had to build a school tech. department from the ground up, in Tightwad fashion; what would you do?"

This week Mark and Shawn are once again by Derrick Waddell as he discusses his search for a replacement to Picnik.com- an online video editing service that has been purchased by Google and will soon be scrapped.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Chuck Jolley, the Assistant Director of Technology of Mississippi's DeSoto County School District in the eleventh installment of our Listener Spotlight series of podcasts.

This week Mark and Shawn talk about some promising technologies that they got excited about in the past, but eventually turned out to be failures.

This week Mark and Shawn share some of their crazy, funny, tragic or just generally unbelievable stories related to life as a tech support professional.

This week Mark discusses an intellectual struggle he's been having recently regarding the benefits and shortcomings of doing things "The Tightwad Way."

This week Mark and Shawn talk with Dave Peterson, the inventor of FiddleHead- a one-stop solution for imaging, backup, classroom management, and more.

This week Mark gives a brief wrap-up of his experiences at this year's TCEA convention and he and Shawn discuss the benefits of attending professional conferences in general.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Jeremy Jackson of Pasadena I.S.D. in the tenth installment of our Listener Spotlight series of podcasts.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by "Professor" James Messer to lean about his free, online training site, a bit of his history, and a glimpse into his future.

This week Mark and Shawn discuss Apple's latest bid to change the world of education with iBooks 2 and by opening iTunes U to K-12 schools. Hint: Read the license agreement carefully.

In this, our 9th edition of the Listener Spotlight, we're joined by Jim Beason who talks about his recent experiences in continuing his professional education. Do you need to upgrade your resumé? Maybe Jim has some good tips for you.

This week Mark and Shawn are joined by Jake Gardner, a high school freshman who made a major company sit up and take notice when he helped them port their own Windows software to the Mac.