2005 February 11

Vikram Dendi As Program Manager for the Helix Player project, Vikram Dendi relishes the challenge of managing a team of talented open-source contributors across the world. Vikram has also managed the development of v2 of the well received RealOne player for Mac OSX. A Caltech Entrepreneurial Fellow and former Invention Analyst for Walker Digital Laboratories, he has held leading roles in the ideation and development of a variety of technologies, including Tablet PC software, online games etc. This work was based in part on his research in Human Computer Interaction, Intelligent Interface Design and Interactive Agent technologies at the California Institute of Technology, where he received a BS with Honors in Engineering and Applied Science.

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deviantART is a web site launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Angelo Sotira and Matt Stephens. It aims at providing a central location for artists to display their creations for feedback and public exposure. It puts an emphasis on digital works as pieces of art rather than just desktop eye candy.

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Doc Searls is a writer and speaker on topics that arise where technology and business meet.

He is the Senior Editor of Linux Journal, the premier Linux monthly and one of the world’s leading technology magazines. He also runs the new Doc Searls’ IT Garage, an online journal published by Linux Journal’s parent company, SSC.

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Dee-Ann LeBlanc is an author, editor, course developer, and trainer who specializes in Linux. Her credits include Contributing Editor for LinuxWorld Magazine, writing for Computer Power User magazine, editor of LockerGnome’s Penguin Shell newsletter, a key developer for the official Red Hat online courseware, and – soon – teaching a Linux clustering course at Lawrence Livermore Labs.

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Michael L. Robertson is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Linspire, Inc., a consumer software company that creates choice in the marketplace by offering the world’s most affordable software. Linspire and the supporting product line can be found in a variety of retail locations, including Walmart.com.

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“Six minutes, Chrissy P. and you're on.” We're streaming three hours of fresh audio from the summit – starting in just a few minutes. We have several interviews to offer you this time around (with recognizable names and brands). When our new server is set up, we'll be uploading each interview as a separate media file – but tune in now to hear what's going on before then. The stream will go live at the top of the hour, as always. Next week, we'll be able to start taking live calls – just like we used to do, only better – with more time on our hands (and no constraints). People ask what the show is all about, and it's difficult to wrap it into a simple phrase… podcast, online radio, live broadcast, streaming media, tech culture program…

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