Podcasting the inside of Sun Microsystems, for those on the outside. I/O Podcast

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If you like the intro music then check out Stingray (intro music == Meet Me In The Middle).

This is the second half of last week's interview with Andy. He continues his story, explaining his life at Cisco, Kealia, and his return to Sun. We also discuss the recent announcements of the x2100, x4100, and x4200, and how they came about.

I'd like to thank Andy again for his time. I really enjoyed the chat, and am looking forward to the future announcements when we'll have him back on the show.

Here is some marketing that's inline with Bryan Cantrill's comment, from the I/O Podcast 0003, that innovation stems from anger.

Sun Censored but Not Silent.

Today I start a new podcast. I already run another one, which is a bit of a hobby, called The Gadget Show. Although the name suggests a focus on gadgets, it's actually biased toward chatting with some of the more intelligent people around the technology industry. If your interested in getting to know me a little better, or you want to hear people's technology opinions outside of Sun, then check out the blog and podcast.

The main focus of the I/O Podcast is being a sort of citizen journalist. The plan is to interview some key people inside Sun about a range of different technologies. I certainly don't want the show to be a brochure or marketing vehicle, so please make sure you provide feedback to keep me honest. I'd much rather make this a down to earth show driven by people outside of Sun. I'm hoping that I'll ask the questions you'd rather know, and not ram any of the normal corporate credo down your broadband pipe.

I'm eager for suggested topics, so send me an email at richard.giles@sun.com for any suggestions on what you want to hear about, or people you'd like on the show. It's all about providing useful content.

On with the show ...

Scoble is still working his hardest to convince everyone that a Tablet PC is the future. He notes the times that he uses a tablet PC in his life. To be honest, carrying a laptop into all situations isn't needed when you can get away with pen and paper. "Sure," I hear you say, "what about maintaining the bit state?" I'm moving toward being paperless altogether, so my future plans include the Nokia 7610 with a Nokia Digital Pen.