Tightwad Tech
142 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsTightwad Tech is a podcast by and for those in the education field who face ever-growing demands and ever-shrinking budgets. Hosts Mark Cockrell and Shawn Kibel discuss the strategic implementation of free and open source software as well as the creative deployment of hardware.
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Episodes
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
April 24, 2013 22:00 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBThis is Mark, Signing off.
Tightwad Tech #129 - CeBit
March 26, 2013 23:57 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBMark and Shawn are joined by listener Benjamin Hössl as he shares his experiences at CeBit 2013.
Tightwad Tech #128 - If I Could Do It All Again
March 20, 2013 00:35 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMark and Shawn take a look back at what was a visionary project at the time and ask the question- If I could do it all again, would I?
Tightwad Tech #127 - Not So Unlimited Anymore
March 06, 2013 01:24 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis is the episode where Mark rants about stuff. I know- totally unheard of!
Tightwad Tech #126 - I'm from the Moon, Vulcan
February 27, 2013 02:20 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBThe guys have a look at some tech news, some tech rumors, and even examine some things of cosmic importance.
Tightwad Tech #125 - TCEA 2013
February 20, 2013 03:04 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBShawn shares his recent experience at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention 2013.
Tightwad Tech #125 - TCEA 2013
February 20, 2013 03:01 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBShawn shares his recent experience at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention 2013.
Tightwad Tech #125 - TCEA 2013
February 20, 2013 02:59 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBShawn shares his recent experience at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention 2013.
Tightwad Tech #124 - PolyMon
February 14, 2013 02:56 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBMark and Shawn are joined by Bob Neumann for a look at a fascinating, yet geeky Open Source tool for network administrators called PolyMon.
Tightwad Tech #123 - I'm a Felon
January 30, 2013 02:27 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBMark confesses his dark, criminal secret and hopes the Feds don't come kick down his door.
Tightwad Tech #122 - Mmmm Pi
January 24, 2013 00:21 - 58 minutes - 54 MBShawn delves into his newest passion- a tiny computer with big potential and a Tightwad approved price tag.
Tightwad Tech #121 - The NOT CES Show
January 17, 2013 03:24 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWith CES this past week, the Internet is abuzz with reviews and inside looks. So, we decide to give CES a glancing blow and look at some other interesting news items of the week.
Tightwad Tech #120 - Told Ya So!
January 09, 2013 00:21 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBMark and Shawn look cover some interesting news stories of the week, and look ahead at some potentially world-changing technologies coming in the near future.
Tightwad Tech #119 - 2013 Predictions
December 22, 2012 20:37 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBMark and Shawn look at some predictions that popular pundits have made regarding the tech landscape in 2013. Find out what they agree with, what they disagree with, and what they call B.S. on, and hear a couple of predictions of their own.
Tightwad Tech #118 - We're Still Here
December 22, 2012 20:06 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBFor their final show of 2012 the guys respond to a listener request by discussing their top ten tools of the year.
Tightwad Tech #117 - For the Rest of Us
December 19, 2012 23:14 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIt's a Festivus miracle this week on the Tightwad Tech!
Tightwad Tech #116 - Jumping Jellybean
December 12, 2012 23:11 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBShawn gloats about his new phone (something Mark would NEVER do) and the guys cover some interesting news stories along the way.
Tightwad Tech #115 - Privacy and Other Things
December 06, 2012 02:25 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBMark and Shawn cover a smattering of tech topics, with a little bit of "get off my lawn" thrown in for good measure.
Tightwad Tech #114 - The Windows 8 Show
November 28, 2012 23:11 - 1 hour - 67 MBMark and Shawn are joined by listeners Corey Knapp and Richard Williams to get their take on Windows 8.
Tightwad Tech #113 - The NOT Windows 8 Show
November 21, 2012 01:52 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMark and Shawn discuss some recent tech news and Mark rants... just a little bit.
Tightwad Tech #112 - The Ho-Hum Book
November 15, 2012 00:52 - 1 hour - 59 MBAfter discussing some of the tech news of the day, Mark and Shawn take a look at Google's new round of Chromebooks.
Tightwad Tech #111 - The Numeric Palindrome
October 31, 2012 21:35 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBShawn introduces us all to a couple of new tools he's been playing with around the office.
Tightwad Tech #110 - Listener Spotlight #13
October 25, 2012 00:30 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBFor our thirteenth installment of the Listener Spotlight series, Mark and Shawn are joined by Pete Kuykendall to discuss his unique applications of the Tightwad Tech mentality.
Tightwad Tech #109 - Listener Q&A
October 11, 2012 02:07 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThis week Mark and Shawn turn their attention to a number of items of listener feedback. They answer some questions, receive some advice, and take some criticism, too.
Tightwad Tech #108 - Are You the Keymaster?
October 03, 2012 01:54 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBThe guys try to unravel the mysteries of Microsoft Volume Licensing for education and discuss the challenges of the Windows 7 activation scheme.
Tightwad Tech #107 - Google Goodness Gone
September 26, 2012 22:12 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThis week Shawn laments the loss of a couple of his favorite Google Apps add-ons and Mark takes to task the makes of one of his favorite tools for changing their terms of agreement only AFTER cashing his check.
Tightwad Tech #106 - Wrapping Up Loose Ends
September 19, 2012 00:12 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBThis week the guys bring to the table a few short topics that didn't warrant a show on their own, including an update on one of our favorite classroom management tools- iTALC.
Tightwad Tech #105 - The Virtual Move
September 13, 2012 02:30 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week the guys cover a couple of tech news items before delving into a discussion on how to handle an overloaded VM server.
Tightwad Tech #104 - The First Day
August 30, 2012 23:21 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBShawn talks about his first day with students as "The Boss" and shares a few wins along with a couple of challenges he faced as the 2012 school year kicks off.
Tightwad Tech #103 - What I Did This Summer
August 21, 2012 23:46 - 1 hour - 56 MBAfter an extended break, Mark and Shawn return to their mics again to fill you in on what happened while they were away, and what's in store for the future. Plus, Shawn announces his complete transformation into an Apple fanboy.
Tightwad Tech #102 - If You Build IT, Part 4
June 05, 2012 20:02 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBMark and Shawn continue their "If You Build IT" series with a look at some of the policies and procedures they recommend putting in place for a "Tightwad" technology department.
Tightwad Tech #101 - The State of the Tightwad Address
May 30, 2012 22:46 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBMark and Shawn take the opportunity of the Memorial Day holiday to slack off a bit and have an impromptu discussion about where they are in their prof
Tightwad Tech #100 - If You Build It, Part 3
May 22, 2012 23:40 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBThis week Mark and Shawn take a few minutes to celebrate their 100th episode with a couple of guest appearances and well-wishes from the community before they dive back into the "If You Build It" series of shows.
Tightwad Tech #99 - Connecting with the Chromebook
May 15, 2012 18:56 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Molly Schroeder and Tracy Purdy to learn about how the Edina Public Schools are implementing Google's Chromebooks in their classrooms.
Tightwad Tech #98 - The National Cristina Foundation
May 09, 2012 00:46 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Bud Rizer as he talks about the National Cristina Foundation and their thirty-year history of helping special needs kids get the technology they need from every-day donors like you.
Tightwad Tech #97 - Subs and Security
May 01, 2012 18:28 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week Mark and Shawn invite Kristy Vincent of the EduMatters podcast on the show to discuss the sticky issues that substitute teachers create in terms of network security.
Tightwad Tech #96 - If You Build It, Part 2
April 24, 2012 20:37 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week Mark and Shawn continue their "If You Build It" series with a look at network infrastructure.
Tightwad Tech #95 - Big Blue Button
April 17, 2012 20:59 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Fred Dixon of the Big Blue Button project to talk about their open-source Web conference tool.
Tightwad Tech #94 - Listener Spotlight #12
April 11, 2012 19:57 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Corey Knapp for the 12th installment of our series of Listener Spotlight shows.
Tightwad Tech #93 - If You Build IT, Part 1
April 03, 2012 23:48 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThis week Mark and Shawn take on a challenge offered by a listener and answer the question, "If you had to build a school tech. department from the ground up, in Tightwad fashion; what would you do?"
Tightwad Tech #92 - Where's the Picnik?
March 28, 2012 22:18 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are once again by Derrick Waddell as he discusses his search for a replacement to Picnik.com- an online video editing service that has been purchased by Google and will soon be scrapped.
Tightwad Tech #91 - Listener Spotlight #11
March 20, 2012 23:57 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Chuck Jolley, the Assistant Director of Technology of Mississippi's DeSoto County School District in the eleventh installment of our Listener Spotlight series of podcasts.
Tightwad Tech #90 - I Want My FOG Back!
March 14, 2012 03:09 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis week Mark and Shawn talk about some promising technologies that they got excited about in the past, but eventually turned out to be failures.
Tightwad Tech #89 - I Can't Believe That Happened!
March 06, 2012 15:23 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBThis week Mark and Shawn share some of their crazy, funny, tragic or just generally unbelievable stories related to life as a tech support professional.
Tightwad Tech #88 - No Man is an Island
February 29, 2012 03:38 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBThis week Mark discusses an intellectual struggle he's been having recently regarding the benefits and shortcomings of doing things "The Tightwad Way."
Tightwad Tech #87 - FiddleHead
February 22, 2012 04:49 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBThis week Mark and Shawn talk with Dave Peterson, the inventor of FiddleHead- a one-stop solution for imaging, backup, classroom management, and more.
Tightwad Tech #86 - TCEA2012
February 15, 2012 04:08 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBThis week Mark gives a brief wrap-up of his experiences at this year's TCEA convention and he and Shawn discuss the benefits of attending professional conferences in general.
Tightwad Tech #85 - Listener Spotlight #10
February 07, 2012 05:34 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by Jeremy Jackson of Pasadena I.S.D. in the tenth installment of our Listener Spotlight series of podcasts.
Tightwad Tech #84 - Professor Messer
February 01, 2012 03:56 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBThis week Mark and Shawn are joined by "Professor" James Messer to lean about his free, online training site, a bit of his history, and a glimpse into his future.
Tightwad Tech #83 - iWhat?
January 26, 2012 12:38 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThis week Mark and Shawn discuss Apple's latest bid to change the world of education with iBooks 2 and by opening iTunes U to K-12 schools. Hint: Read the license agreement carefully.