The Mind of Men

Episode 75 - Season 2 Wrapup

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:37:21 GMT

This week's episode marks the conclusion of Season 2. We celebrate with some fine scotch and not one but two excellent cigars. As a reminder, we will be on hiatus for the next couple of weeks due to travel schedules but will be returning with a brand new episode and a brand new season the week of August 11th.

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Episode 74 - More Travel and a Bunch of Other Topics

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:49:00 GMT

In this week's episode, Mike and Jim are doing more traveling, so once again, we have to record this remotely using a pair of lousy USB microphones. Sound quality is decent, but not up to our usual standards, so apologies.

We talk about news from the travel industry, Apple's new iPhone and the 2.0 software upgrade for older iPhones and the iPod Touch and then discuss the Rev. Jesse "open mouth, insert foot" Jackson.

This week's Cigar and Drink Pairing

Montecristo No 2
Whoops! No Libation this week

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Episode 73 - The Countdown Continues

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:23:18 GMT

As we march towards the end of Season Two and near the end of the Top 10 Countdown of cigars from 2007, the guys get together this week over Skype to share their insights on the the week's news stories. First, Jim observes that Jesse Helms died this past week, and Mike talks about a baseball injury that'll leave more than a mark on Chris Snyder from the Diamondbacks. Next Jim discusses a research study indicating that we really don't care too much about security, and Mike offers up a link for those who want to tell the world everything. In tech Microsoft tries its hand at subscription licensing for Office. Finally, Jim offers up a story about a Texas man who shot a tresspasser on his neighbor's property and Mike closes the segment with a link to the Museum of the American Cocktail.

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Former Senator Jessie Helms dead at 86
Now that's going to sting... Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher Chris Snyder was hit in the groin by a foul tip.
Reseach suggests that we care more about privacy when it is raised as an issue, otherwise, we ignore it
A problem solved: Post to multiple social sites at once
www.ping.fm (use beta code "pingyoulater")
Microsoft to try it's hand at subscription based pricing for Office
Texas man who shot trespassers on his neighbor's property acquitted
Museum of the American Cocktail honoring history of mixed drinks opens in July.

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Episode 72 - What To Look For In Your Next Car

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:28:42 GMT

In this week's installment, the guys start off by talking about hitting the highways for the 4th and the recent Loch and K(e)y Society Bourbon and Beer dinner they attended. From there Jim talks about playing Gears of War on the PC and Mike recants several stories from his recent family vacation.

Next, it's a look at this week in the news covering the Anheuser Bush takover attempt, the death of George Carlin, Blizzard introducing one-time-password devices to their users and some customer concerns over Go Daddy's domain practices.

And finally Mike and Jim wrap up the opening segment on politics as Jim coins the best slogan yet for the Obama campaign.

In our second segment, we look at some of the things you may want to consider when purchasing your next car including reliability, cool features, and the great hybrid debate.

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Episode 71 - The Annual Cape Cod Herf

jim@mindofmen.com (Jim) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:23:43 GMT

In this episode, Mike and Jim are joined by our good friend Mark for the 19th annual Cape Cod Herf weekend.

Stories covered include how many people are seeing their doctors as a result of Tim Russert's death, recycling your tech trash, the fallout from the Iowa floods, Apple & Microsoft's patent infringement cases,Time Warner's Internet metering experiment, and a look at how oil prices have fared since 1946 adjusted for inflation.

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Episode 70 - Protecting Kids Online

jim@mindofmen.com (Jim) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:58:42 GMT

In this episode, Mike and Jim wrap up the 2008 Race for the Triple Crown with the Belmont Stakes, and Jim shares about his visit to Kentucky Bourbon distilleries. Next, Mike scratches his head trying to understand why gas is going up and and down again in 10 cent increments in just a weeks time, and in his next breath wonders out loud why dance recitals have to be so long. The guys then talk about the untimely death of journalist Tim Russert and also observe how unhealth Steve Jobs appeared at last week's Apple conference.

Then it's on to politics (should Obama be considering Gore as VP?) and the iPhone 2.0.

Our main segment tonight is about protecting your children online where Mike will discuss the problems and risks kids face and the key features you should consider when examing Internet Filter Software.

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Episode 69 - Golf

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:58:27 GMT

In this episode, Mike and Jim share some listener feedback Clinton from the Comedy4Cast, and regular listener Nelson and then talk about an exciting opportunity to taste the Black Bowmore.

Next, they talk about the upcoming Apple announcements, the NBA finals, self-destructing DVDs, Twitter-ing with the Mars lander, and of course our take on Obama finally sewing up the Democratic nomination.

Our main segment tonight is about Golf - history, rules, and more! FORE!

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Episode 68- Tech, Travel, Gas, & Politics

jim@mindofmen.com (Jim) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:44:13 GMT

In this episode, Mike & Jim discuss some tech (the iPhone and BlueRay), talk about how many travelers are skipping plane travel because of the hassles, discuss how the high price of gas could go even higher, Google's offer to manage your health records online, and discuss this week's political stories.

[OK. So I was way off on my statements on the national petroleum reserve levels. It's currently at 700 million barrels, and is authorized for up to 1 billion - which would translate to about 50 day supply at current levels. Sorry for the misinformation, but as I mentioned it was on the radio and I hadn't had a chance to doulble check. See the Department of Energy Website link in the show notes for more info. -- Mike]

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Episode 67 - All about Cholesterol

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:07:33 GMT

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Episode 66: Bunch of Stuff

mike@MindofMen.com (Mike) — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:52:39 GMT

In this episode of the Mind of Men, Mike and Jim talk about the results from the Preakness, how the Holiday Inn is really overvaluing their in-room commodities, Craigslist countersuing eBay, and Charter's fast one on privacy. The guys then look at technology and talk about the recent reviews of the Logitech Squeezebox Duet, the new OLPC on Windows XP, the next gen Jawbone from Aliph and how to get around Bittorrent filtering by your ISP.

Next the men turn their eyes to archaeologist views on Indiana Jones, Vista may finally be ready for Jim, and woes continue in the airline biz.

In this week's political soundoff, the guys talk about Edwards' endorsement of Obama, and how Hillary has rested her hopes squarely on the so far uncounted votes from Michigan and Florida.

We skipped our main segment this week, but will be back with a full show next time.

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Playboy Robusto
Gordon & McPhail Connoisseurs Choice Bladnoch 1988 Scotch Whisky

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