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The Internet Connection

By Michael Sauers
PBS Introduces 'NerdTV'
On September 6, PBS offered the first episode of the new weekly TV show "NerdTV." What makes this show interesting is that it's not being broadcast. To watch it you need to go to the show's Web site (www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/) and download each episode in the QuickTime format.

Robert X.Cringely The show is described as "essentially Charlie Rose for geeks" and may be of interest to staff who are responsible for technology at their libraries. You may even pick up a few good tips. Each episode will be a one-hour interview with technology columnist Robert X. Cringely along with an important figure in technology. The first episode (the only one available at the time of this writing) was with Andy Hertzfeld, the first Macintosh programmer. Future episodes will include interviews with PayPal cofounder Max Levchin, Apple Computer cofounder Steve Wozniak, TCP/IP inventor Bob Kahn and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Since these are interview shows, PBS also makes the audio available in multiple formats for downloading and transfer to your portable digital music device for listening on the move. Unfortunately, there is not yet an RSS feed allowing you to subscribe to the audio as a podcast. (I've sent in that suggestion and encourage you to do so to if you're interested in such a feature.)

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