Episode one has arrived! And seriously, this is probably the best episode one you will ever witness. There’s not even a single mention of Jar-Jar Binks, much to the relief of jaded Star Wars fans everywhere. But I digress.

As I mentioned last week, both myself and Anand Ram of the Not-So-Much news have launched what we like to call the Not-So Horrible podcast – not only a portmanteau of both of our respective websites, but of our awesome conversationalist skills as well! While episode zero was very much an impromptu learning experience for the both of us, the launch of episode one brings with it a whole new layer of polish. There’s even fancy introduction music, just to set the mood (implying that our combined voices aren’t already capable of such feats).

This week on the podcast, we touch upon a few of the bigger developments across the net this week, including…

• Ubisoft’s new venture into Toronto
• Chrome OS and the latest Chromium builds
• Wii Vitality madness, and other Nintendo goodies
• Apple lays the smack-down on the Palm Pre’s iTunes sync
• Microsoft retail, 7 upgrades, and more!

It’s a pretty tech-centric episode, but with so much going on in the past week, it’s made for what we believe to be a very solid launch! So listen in, enjoy, and tell us what you think!

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Anand Ram. Matthew Braga. Together.

Well, in podcast form, anyhow, which brings me to the very first episode of our newly minted show, The Not-So Horrible Podcast. The sharp-eyed among you might realize that this is a clever portmanteau of our two respective websites – the very funny Not-So-Much News, and my own Horrible Fanfare. What that means is that you’ll now get two-times the usual quality from both of our sites, in an audio package so amazing that we’re offering it to you for free!

All joking aside, this is a new podcast that should be a lot of fun, both for yourselves, and us as well! Everything’s fair game, though you can expect the very best in tech, and maybe a few surprises in between; we’ll be keeping things fresh with news and events from the past week, complete with good conversation and even better insight. And worry not – there’s humour to be had as well, and we hope you’ll be laughing with us.

What can you expect form Episode 0? If you can’t already tell, this is a bit of a test episode for both of us. Bear with us as we work out the technical kinks, and have sympathy for Anand as he deals with my awful cough. But most of all, enjoy. There’s some cool tech to be talked about this episode, and we hope we’ve piqued your interest enough for our first episode next week.

The Not-So Horrible Podcast airs every monday. And remember, it’s not as bad as you think.

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