Monthly Archive for April, 2010

BETAMOUSE #13 – The Lou Mongello Show

Published on April 29, 2010 in Uncategorized. 3 Comments

Today Team Betamouse interviews the famous Lou Mongello and together they talk tech! Questions or show ideas? Email: show@betamouse.net!

 

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  • Henry introduces the Panel.
  • Thank you to our wonderful sponsor Touring Plans!
  • Henry introduces the podcasting legend Lou Mongello and today the Panel talks with him about general Walt Disney World geeky tech.
  • Henry asks Lou the ultimate question: iPhone or Android?
  • Henry and Lou talk about the production process of putting out the WDW Radio podcast.
  • Lou details the tech it takes to produce live shows at both his home and at live events in the Parks and touches base on the creation of the “box people” at the D23 event.
  • Lou talks about the tech it will take to produce the 24 hour live show event. Team Betamouse hopes that all of our listeners will support this wonderful event as it is for the Make a Wish Charity.
  • Nate and Lou discuss the production and research that goes into producing WDW Radio.
  • Henry and Lou talk about social networking and how Lou uses avenues like Twitter to interact with his audience.
  • Katie discusses eventually having Lou’s publications in epub format for devices like the iPad.
  • Lou takes a moment to talk about the creation and release of his first WDW Radio iPhone app now LIVE in the iPhone and iPod Touch App Store.
  • To end the episode, Henry and Lou discuss the common tech devices that Lou brings into the parks on his everyday research trip.
  • Please visit Lou’s site to learn all about the wonderful Disney magic he spreads to the community on a daily basis. Thank you so much for joining us, Lou!

The People Demand More Betamouse!

Published on April 22, 2010 in Uncategorized. 3 Comments

Sorry folks, had to pull the eps. It seems we’ve outgrown the touringplans.com server, with betamouse usage saturating out 10mbit pipe! We’re moving to a new, secret location. Stay tuned….

THE PRODIGAL PODCAST HAS RETURNED!! — let us know see anything weird going on.

BETAMOUSE #12 – All About Twitter

Published on April 22, 2010 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: .

Today your Betamouse Hosts are talking all about Twitter, specifically, the Official Disney Twitter accounts. Questions or comments? Email: show@betamouse.net!

 

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  • Henry introduces the Panel.
  • Thank you so much to our sponsor Touring Plans. Visit Touring Plans to save time and money on your next Disney trip.
  • To start the Twitter conversation, Henry asks the Panel which Twitter clients they use.
  • Scott currently uses Hootsuite on his desktop and iPhone. (Similar to what the official Disney accounts use: CoTweet)
  • Jeff uses Seesmic on his desktops and Twittelator Pro on his iPhone.
  • Katie currently uses Osfoora on her iPhone.
  • Nate uses Twitbird Pro on his iPod Touch and Swift on his Android.
  • Henry uses Tweetie for desktop and on his iPhone.
  • Henry asks the Panel what they think of the Official Disney Twitter accounts: DisneyParks, Disneyland, WaltDisneyWorld and DisneyD23
  • Scott things they are doing okay.
  • Jeff doesn’t follow any of the accounts because it is mostly advertisement of the blog articles.
  • Katie would like to see them become more interactive and Nate and Henry agree.
  • Henry asks about the unofficial Disney tweeps the Panel follows.
  • Scott uses Twitter for the social Disney interaction.
  • Jeff believes that it is good for up to the minute news as well as social interaction.
  • Katie uses Twitter for news and to promote her blog as well as interacting with Disney fans. She mentions the use of Twitter lists for organizing followers with Lists on Twitter.
  • Nate talks about how the Disney Twitter community has replaced Disney forums for him.
  • Henry touches base on the Disneyland vs. Disney World Twitter community.
  • Henry also mentions the Twitter Chirp conference and the Panel discusses Twitter acquiring Tweetie to make it native and also developing their own native applications for Blackberry and Android.
  • The Panel finishes the show by touching base on Twitter announcing location services versus applications like Foursquare.
  • Thank you again to our sponsor Touring Plans!

BETAMOUSE #11 – A Podcast On Podcasts (That’s so meta…)

Published on April 14, 2010 in Uncategorized. 5 Comments Tags: .

Betamouse #11 is here and is a podcast talking about podcasts! Have an idea show a show? We want to hear it! Email: show@betamouse.net

 

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TEAM BETAMOUSE Raffle Winner!

Published on April 8, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Our FriendFeed room chat during the iPhone OS preview event was a success! We had a ton of people come out and chat with us! Thank you so much!

And congratulations to our winner of the Touring Plans premium subscription raffle, Mike Hamilton! Thank you so much for coming out.

A premium subscription of Touring Plans gives you all you’ll need to plan your next Disney vacation and gives you access to the best Disney Wait Times app, Lines! So congrats, Mike! You better get planning!

BETAMOUSE #10 – iPad, Disney, And Other Geeky Stuff

Published on April 7, 2010 in Uncategorized. 5 Comments Tags: .

Today the panel discusses the much hyped iPad and how it could be used at Disney Parks. Questions, comments or have a show idea? Email: show@betamouse.net!

 

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  • Henry introduces the Panel.
  • Thank you to our wonderful sponsor Touring Plans. Visit Touring Plans for all your Disney planning needs.
  • Henry asks the panel if they have purchased the iPad and no one but Henry has.
  • Some of the reasons they give include: not buying the first generation of a tech product, no camera was included, and lack of funds.
  • Henry asks how this would change traveling to and at Disney.
  • Scott talks about the need for a good case because of the delicate screen.
  • Jeff mentions that it wouldn’t be able to replace traveling with his laptop so, in essence, he would have to lug another tech product down.
  • Katie talks about traveling with the iPad to Disney and how convenient it would be.
  • Nate states that the video and gaming ability the iPad has is great for entertaining a small child at Disney.
  • Henry, the only one on the panel who has purchased one, talks about the beauty of the product and how it is unlike any tech device he has used.
  • Henry also mentions the need to protect the iPad while traveling.
  • A roundtable discussion begins on how Disney could use this tablet device.
  • Scott talks about using the iPad as an interactive way to manipulate the rides at Disney live.
  • Jeff talks about its ability to be an input device for cast members and as a tool in interactive queue lines.
  • Henry explains how the iPad would be better than another tablet device for certain Disney projects because of its graphical capabilities.
  • Jeff talks about the need for a camera to do augmented reality at Disney Parks.
  • Katie argues the need for a camera for augmented reality but not a front facing camera.
  • Henry thinks Disney should build an interactive map for the iPad.
  • Henry talks about third party apps on the iPad.
  • The Panel would like to see Lines on the iPad as well as some planning apps like Dining or a DVC Planning app.
  • Note: Touring Plans is giving away a free five year subscription to the first person who submits a photo of Lines on the iPad at a Disney Park. Email: henry@touringplans.com for more details!
  • Thank you again to our wonderful sponsor.
  • Make sure to visit the Betamouse FriendFeed room Thursday, April 8th at 1pm EST for an iPhone chat and win some swag! Details.
  • You can also find Betamouse on Twitter and Facebook.
  • Thank you for helping get us to Episode 10. Keep listening!

TEAM BETAMOUSE iPhone OS 4.0 Live Chat!

Published on April 6, 2010 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: , .

By now most of you may have heard that Apple is going to preview the next operating system for the iPhone this Thursday at 1pm EST. Now, this may not be the hardware announcement we are all sitting on pins and needles waiting for this summer but it is where we could hear about the “M word.”

Multitasking, people!

But whatever it is you are dreaming that this next update will have, I’m sure you want to chat about it. And let’s be honest, the presentation is smack in the middle of the work day, but that isn’t going to stop you from stalking every social media site you can think of to find out what they are talking about there at Apple Headquarters, right?

Well, then come chat with your Betamouse crew in the Betamouse FriendFeed room and have an opportunity to win some swag!

What is FriendFeed? It was actually the place the Betamouse podcast was born! The Betamouse room gives subscribers the ability to chat live with others in threaded discussion. It is easy and it is fast and it doesn’t give you a fail whale.

So navigate on over to our room and click subscribe to Betamouse. Once you do you can either log in if you have a FriendFeed account or you can sign up right there. It is totally free. And then start chatting with us! Start your own thread, or comment on others. And we’ll meet you there at 1pm est (10am pst) for the big event.

Oh, I forgot to mention the most important thing. Free swag! In honor of the iPhone event our wonderful sponsor Touring Plans is raffling away a premium subscription to someone chatting in the chat room during the preview! That gives you full feature access to the best Disney wait times application, Lines. Note: if you already have a subscription, Cheers! and you’ll be bumped up another year.

But you don’t have to own or even like the iPhone to win! You just have to be chatting with us in the room during the event to be entered in the giveaway. The premium subscription to Touring Plans gives you all the features you will need to plan your next Disney vacation and Lines access, which is supported on many smartphones!

So come join us this Thursday for some fun geeky chat and a chance to win!