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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” ~Steve Jobs

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The tone of tonights show was different right up until the time we had to record it. Am I going to spend the whole episode rehashing and talking about it? No, but things deserve their due. And a man as great as Steve Jobs deserves no less than our admiration, respect and condolences to his family. He created a great many beautiful things, some will stand the test of time and others will not. his spirit will live on in the company he helped found and the choices he made. Let us all hope there is another crazy cocky genius in their garage tonight planning to take over the world one shiny gadget at a time.

There is plenty go over.

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! Wrapup, impressions
• Amazon drops a Tablet, Kindle Fire*
• Apple Drops an iPhone 4s, Run down and impressions
• World Gone Sour, product placement gone funky
• Free Portal 2 DLC
• Dead Island in Theaters?
• Zelda Turns 25, gets a whole display to herself
• Xbox, and TV

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

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Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, apple, cars2, Coffee, Dead Island, Design, gears of war 3, geeky this week, Kindle, kindle fire, national coffee day, pcphilly, podcamp philly, powerbook, rest in peace steve jobs, rip steve jobs, Steve Jobs, Xbox, zelda

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Crema is produced when the coffee is extracted under pressure. 

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We have an odd episode tonight. My brain wasn’t fully plugged in, not for lack of coffee mind you but I guess there is a short somewhere. If you watch the video you can actually see sparks I swear. there is also a bonus story, bumbled horribly in the video edition. I cut it out of the Standard CaffiNation offering to save your ears.

The week is a tuneup for Podcamp Philly lots of stuff going on and a few wires are coming loose. We hit up a bunch of fun stories about coffee, tea and snacks. We also look towards the new offerings from Amazon and Apple.

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! This Weekend, Stay tuned for on location stuff!
• Amazon drops a Tablet, Kindle Fire*
• Apple to Drop an iPhone on the Morrow
• This is Spinal Tape!
• 3d Movies… as if they weren’t expensive enough
• Wampa Fur Sneakers?
• DJ Kitty. wikka wikka

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: 3D movies, 3d movies suck, amazon, apple, caffeine, Coffee, gifs, podcamp philly, Ski, spinal tap, spinal tape, Tea

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A whole lotta latte, and a dash of humor

Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions

We have a fun show tonight, lots of little things went right this week and the news flow was nice and smooth. Work is still crazy and no one is sleeping but that is what coffee is all about AMIRITE? Let’s Do this.

So today we have a heap of coffee news, a smattering of awesome tech bytes, and the fun just don’t stop! I’m pretty sure we may even find a bad pun or two to throw down as well. Join Steve and Myself for a fun filled episode.

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! What is a Podcamp, Why should I go
• Can you hear me Major Tom? Space Invader Watch
• The stained glass Mega man… 
• Netflix, take 1
• Netflix take 2
• Redux?
• Yo Ho it was talk like a pirate day
• Facebook Layout, why should anyone complain, the multiple sides
• Amazon allows the Kindle to borrow books from your library
• Angry Birds Halloween Costumes

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: amazon, appple, coffee infused vodka, Coffee Vodka, facebook, Kindle, krups, library books, Netflix, podcamp philly, Qwikster, space invader, Starbucks

One of my biggest problems with eBooks was that the act of sharing a book with a friend was lost, Libraries would cease to be a place were you could borrow an adventure or rent a thriller.

Amazon’s Kindle is a huge gadget, it does one thing and does it beautifully. It allows you to read books. A great many people i know spend more than they intend on books through the Kindle just because it’s so easy. And that is what Amazon wants!

However Amazon is throwing down some serious game here. They are allowing Libraries to purchase multiple copies for Loan, from the library website. So the book has a built in expiration date, which you can renew or even purchase. So you get to help the library and you get to try before you buy. And unlike most libraries i know you can annotate the rental, and when and if you choose to buy your notes are passed along. This is awesome.

The nook has apparently had a very similar system in place for quite a while. I am personally holding out for the Amazon Tablet, but this is mighty tempting.

Bookworms of the world tonight we dine in Narnia/Middle Earth/Hogwarts… or wherever your mind takes you.

Borrow Kindle Books from your Local Library

Tags: amazon, amazon library card, amazon tablet, books, Borrow Kindle Books from your Local Library, e reader, hogwarts, Kindle, loaner kindle books, middle earth, narnia

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Testing, Check check one? Can anyone here me?

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This week we are going all CaffiNation Klassic on you. Its just me as Steve the wonder-cohost is on vacation. So Its all me all the time. I’m here and I’m a bit angry about some things. Lets see if it turns into a fun little rant, because hey that’s just what I do best. In fact i have a rare treat for you. Because of a wonderful recording error yesterday I have 3 rants all lined up for you at the front of the show. So you get 3 times as much bluster for the low low price of one download. I’ll be here all week try the veal

We have a preponderance of Zombie related information to pass along, a sign of the times or are zombies just that cool? We I have a wonderful little look into the world of conspiracy theories, because without black helicopters and mind controlling public water supplies how else would we live in this mixed up world.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• I hate 3D movies, this has been established.
• Now we have 3d laptops? With health warnings
• Governments beware a Hardware hack worth 500 bucks just saved some troops
• Apple, Conspiracy or jealousy? Hows about a bit of both
• Heads will Roll
• Toes across the floor
• Me Before Coffee
• Dan sends in Top 10 Zombie Survival tips. I counter with my Magnus Mortus Opus
• Who doesn’t want to be a ninja
• Ghostbusters trap
• Wifi Names, naming conventions
• Social Media Propaganda
• Social Propaganda, my style

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Beware the PuddingFace
• Starbucks card, conspiracy or kind hearted idea?
• CBTL coffee maker
• Real Kuerig Complaint or just plaint silly? h/t listener
• CoffeeMallow? Ok I am intrigued

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated! From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast “High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News” Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: 3D movies, amazon, apple, Coffee, Conspiracy, ghostbusters, ninja, social media, Starbucks, Toys, Wifi, Zombie

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Condensed news and quirky information. For the week ending July 3rd

Tags: amazon, flying car, kin, mobile tech, woot

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Today’s show has a mix of fun and frowns. While there is a good deal to get excited about concerning our digital future there are also storm clouds on the horizon as they’re always are. A larger narrative on the subject of ownership and privacy.

Tags: agrippa, amazon, Apollo moon landing, asimov, Bruce Schneier, gibson, Google Earth, google wave, Kindle, LHC, onstar, orwell, Robots, Walmart

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Today’s Show is dedicated to the Moms of the world

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First off happy Mother’s Day to everyone out there responsible for bringing life into this world. Today’s show is special because i shared it with my mother. We set up a time and sat down and recorded the whole thing this past week. If you listen closely you can also hear a the background noise that is my son playing in the studio.

I’ve never had a co-host on the show before so this was a learning experiance. The mobile lair for the caffination needs a little tweaking before the sound quality is as good as the episodes produced regularly but I look forward to trying more on the spot recordings. I’d like to thank my mom for taking time out to spend discussing geeky things and trying to embarrass me.

Shared with my mom, and delivered to you, here is episode 333 packed with stories and laughs

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

• CaffiNation Back Channel: All the Cruft, non of the Chaff
  
• Where else can you find me? www.paulrjmuller.com

Geek Cruft:

• The Amazon Kindle, Problems and solutions.
  • Patent given as well
• A new type of dumpster diving
• Pool or disco you decide
• NYPD Green? PR stunt or real commitment
• Are blogs weapons? Weapons of mass distraction maybe. Slippery slope
• Self healing concrete. Time heals all wounds and now so does rain
  
• LED grow light, turn your basement into a disco
  
• USB Necklaces? What do the ladies think

Raising Geek

• Stories about raising a geek

Caffeinated Bits

• Play with your food, or print on your eggs
• Finger food, or how to poke your eye out while eating cheese
  
• Spices per page, a new way of cooking?
• More chemicals in your beverage sir?
• Power pellets, why did this candy not come out a while ago
• Swords and cooking, how could this not work
• Artsy glass for your wine, confusing to drink from
• A flavor infusion pitcher. neat idea

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: amazon, blogs, books, co-host, concrete, eggs, green tech. dumpsters, Kindle, LED, Mothers Day, NYPD, Pacman, pools, Spices, swords, USB, weapons, wine

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Today’s Show:  Weather, Lego, Silly Putty, Coffee, Kindle 2, Retro, Steampunk, Geneva Convention, Yerba Mate, Popcorn, Weddings, and Cancer

This show has some absolutely great content from pressing issues on the Internet as a whole to some fun new designs working on old problems. One thing that always gets me is when people put enough effort into a product or a design and just miss the finishing touches, the small bits of finish that really set aside a good piece from a great piece, unfortunately we have a couple of those examples as well.

Over all this is a strong show with content from a wide variety of topics and sources and I hope that the Title and the content on the episode really explore the duality of living online. You are both virtual and real at the same point as some of the stories I found are old and new, polar opposites in one combination or just a perfect match. The entire day around the Caffination Lair has felt like it was waiting for something exciting and something fun, I’d like to welcome you to that exciting and Fun event right now.

As always Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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Follow Along with us as we talk about…

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Geek Cruft

• Facebook TOS Democracy
• A little late in the season, but Hot Pants for cold days
• Silly Putty Commercially Available for 50 yrs Thanks Jeff!
• Kindle goes mute on books
• Sweet Tech idea, Hershey USB?
• Economy of space, Multitool! Light and Lighter Nunchaku
• Retro Multi console NES / SNES Combo
• Paintball Turret Because its there
• Steampunk realized via LEGO
• Steampunk lamp gets the aesthetic but not the concept right
• No Call of Duty with the Rules of engagement

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• Words to Live By, 5 tips for Better Coffee for Company
• Fake or not this video is some fun. Popcorn in your mouth?
• Yerba Mate, old vs new concept design
• Love and Video Games together forever
• New Design for an old problem Ice Bottle reimagined
• Caffeine kills cancer cells, its official I’m on my way to living forever

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: amazon, Cancer, Coffee, facebook, Geneva Convention, Hershey, ice bottle, Kindle, kindle 2, kindle2, Lego, paintball, Popcorn, Retro, Silly Putty, Steampunk, TOS, Weather, weddings, Yerba Mate