Minimal Perfection #1: The First Podcast

#1: The First Podcast

The first episode of Minimal Perfection is out. Leave us feedback by leaving a comment or email us at admin@minimalperfection.com .


Show Notes: (revision 2)We had a special guest today, Jeremy from http://techstatus.net/
We talked about Jeremy’s message boards, and how starting a new message board can be challenging. Jeremy told us he plans on creating a database where people will be able to post information about their computers, and people will be able to rate them.Later we talked about the “browser wars.”Ben mentioned how Microsoft hasn’t released a new version of Internet Explorer in a long time.
Jordan brought up some of the nice new features in Firefox such as the built in spell checking.
Ben also mentioned Opera 9, which came out a while ago, and the fact that it is one of very few browsers to pass the Acid2 Standards Test.Jordan had a rant about Microsoft Access and Frontpage.We talked a bit more about message boards, and the software that they run on. Jeremy is using phpBB for Tech Status. Ben said that he is used to YaBB style software, such as YaBB SE and ProBoards.

Jeremy gave us some of the inside scoop on Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista. We talked about Vista’s new security features, and their downfalls. Windows Defender is included by default. We also talked about the new interface for Vista, which looks “Mac Like.”

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About the Host

Jordan Felle

Jordan Felle

I founded this company along with Ben in August of 2007. I take care of all the Wordpress installs and created an auto update system for all sites using cron and svn. I also take care of most of the design work, some of the coding, editing the Minimal Perfection podcast, and then some.

I am currently attending Livonia High School, as well as taking some college classes at Genesee Community College. I will be moving from Upstate New York back to New Jersey in early summer of \'08. This makes planning for after high school more difficult.

I first got into web design because I wanted to learn about managing servers, mostly web servers. After a couple of years of trying to learn HTML, I found the holy grail: Wordpress. I started using Wordpress around version 1.3 and I am now responsible in some way, shape, or form for over 240 Wordpress based websites.

When I am not working on Wordpress I am crying in a corner due to the lack of Wordpress.

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Ben Woodruff

Ben Woodruff

I am one of the founders of SideStream Media.
I'm also currently a full time college student in the "two-plus-two" program with Monroe Community College and the Rochester Institute of Technology. I'm primarily studying information security.

My day to day job with SideStream is to make appearances on podcasts, manage the finances, and help implement a business strategy. I also work on the network websites, mostly in the PHP development area.

While I'm not in school or working on SideStream projects, my other job is as a technician / programmer with Hurricane Technologies, where I work primarily as an on-site IT consultant for a biotech company in Rochester.

4 Responses to “#1: The First Podcast”

  1. now i know why jordan didn’t want to use frontpage in webdesign.

  2. LMFAO I have hated frontpage well before this.

  3. How many people are listenin now?

  4. We average 60-120 downloads on of each episode.

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