October 6 , 2008

Here we are at the start of our 200th show. Tech Talk Radio first hit the airwaves in December 2004, and in the past 4 years hopefully you’ve found us to be informative and entertaining in what we believe is Australia’s longest running, non commercial, independent, magazine style radio show.

In the life of Tech Talk Radio, we’ve seen lots of technology develop and grow, fads come and go, people hired and fired, and companies evolve and dominate. Suffice to say, globally we’ve had some major technological and business achievements and some challenges too, but locally we’ve had our own dilemmas and frustrations based on Governments and Regulators. But still, the ever changing landscape of the technological revolution continues to push forward relentlessly taking no prisoners.

The past four years in Australia has seen a change in government, resulting in a new school of leaders taking the reigns. Our regulators, both government and non government are trying to keep up with the changing face of technology and protect the rights, and hip pockets, of consumers from would be organisations who take advantage of the luddites amongst us, which is really most of the population. And when I say luddites, I don’t mean 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment, I mean the 21st century accidental technology users who just don’t care to learn about technology – they use it because they have to.

One thing that hasn’t change much in the four years of Tech Talk Radio, is the state of the Nations broadband. Now I’m not going to bang on about it, but you have to agree that the digital divide has never been greater, unless you have very deep pockets or live in a metro area in one of Australia’s larger cities. Despite the election promises and a change of government on Saturday November 24 2007, the yet to be built National Broadband Network which promised 12Mb/s to Australian households, now seems slow and inadequate when it comes to future proofing Australia’s digital future.

The highlights of the first four years have been many. Our guests have ranged from knowledgeable individuals who are passionate about technology, to the movers and shakers of international hi-tech companies. But the one thing that has made Tech Talk Radio what it is today, is the encouragement and participation of our listeners, both from regulars and one off correspondence we receive each week. It’s a cliché I know, but without you, our listeners from all over the world, we wouldn’t be doing what we do now. After all, no one receives a cent for what we do, only you do in the form of giveaways, and today, our 200th show is no exception, so if you’re listening to us live stick around for what will only be another gripping installment of the show that is Tech Talk Radio.

Also on This Weeks Show

• In these times of global economic uncertainty, the Apple empire is up to it’s old antics and them some
• Microsoft extends XP’s life
  
• Samsung launch Australia’s first commercially available LED TV
  
• Australia’s consumer watchdog the ACCC get’s heave with our telco’s and
  
• Telstra blames the spam act for impersonal tweets – what next?
  
  

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