Ask the Techies

"Ask the Techies" is an internet TV show (video podcast) about computers and related technology that is typically less than 1/2 hour in duration. It is also available on TV in Athens, Ohio, and Wingate, North Carolina.

Topic categories are iPods, MS Office, photo editing, video editing, Internet resources, web page creation, computer security, computer hardware, and product reviews. In Web 2.0 fashion, "Ask the Techies" answers viewers tech questions on camera that are sent to their e-mail address. New episodes are released between a week to two weeks apart.

The show is free of advertisement & free to watch, with the sole source of income resulting from a donate button on their website http://askthetechies.com . [ [http://AsktheTechies.com Ask the Techies ] ]

History

It was originally created in 2005 as a research project by D.Lee Beard of Ohio University. In 2007, it became a private company. The videos have been produced by D.Lee Beard and various Ohio University staff and students on a volunteer basis.

Reviews

ComputerWorld listed in their "Top How-to Tech Videos That Won't Cost You a Dime" "Ask the Techies" ' Episode 47 (Use Windows Remote Access): [http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079639&intsrc=hm_ts_head]

Chronicle of Higher Education wrote: "The hosts mix humor with geek knowledge." [ [http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/980/tech-support-by-video-blog Wired Campus: Tech Support by Video Blog - Chronicle.com ] ]

The Ohio Learning Network described the show as "A very informative and informal podcast" [ [http://oln.org/ILT/podcasting.php Podcasting ] ]

The New Media Consortium and Educause 2006 Horizon Report stated: "The vodcasts are informative, but also light-hearted and fun, designed to appeal to non-techies." [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2006_Horizon_Report.pdf] http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2006_Horizon_Report.pdf

Gina Hughes, of Yahoo! Tech, listed "Ask the Techies" in her Top 5 Techie "How To" Video Podcasts [ [http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/524 Learn A Trick Or Two From Video Podcasts : Gina Hughes : Yahoo! Tech ] ]

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