Two Podcasts

I do a lot with different kinds of computer programs, so I decided to look for computer related podcasts. I found two that are related (at least to me) and that do a really good job describing things on a computer screen with just voice.

The first is called Home Network and Computer Help.
Each episode discusses various computer problems for beginners all the way to advanced PC users. This episode deals with using VMware to run a virtual operating system in your computer and get it set up in 5 minutes. Since I use VMware to run Linux so that I can learn and run a distributed computing program, I can vouch that this is very descriptive as well as accurate. That is the best part that blew me away, the host does a wonderful job at describing how to install an OS and start it up for the first time without any pictures or video.

The second is called Fresh Ubuntu. Ubuntu is one of many distributions of Linux available. I use it with VMware at the same time as Windows Vista. I really enjoy learning everything I can about this particular distribution because I use it and because it really is designed to be better and more accessible than Windows.
This episode covers the latest release (Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon) and all the new features. Unfortunately this does not give a very good description of where things are, such as the podcast on VMware. However, what it does do very well, is describe initial reactions to the new OS and what kind of improvements have been made. This is very easy for me to listen to while doing something else, but still interesting enough so that I can pay attention to something else and still retain everything that gets talked about.