September 2009
8 posts
Meet The iPhone Terminator: The World’s Best... →
Today we provide a soup-to-nuts tutorial for getting every last piece of functionality out of the world’s best cellphone. It’s also the best Mac companion and the perfect Asterisk PBX extension.
TWiT 214: Live From Caracas →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and John C. Dvorak Google turns 11, Facebook browser, Twitter funding, Google Sidewiki, Photoshop disclosure, and more. Wiki for…
TWiT 213: The Dog In The Bookcase →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Beja, John Graham-Cumming, and David Pogue Turing apology, Google books, Medicare Macs, WIPO, Twitter verification, editorial ethics,…
Asterisk Virtual PBX Perfection: PiaF + Proxmox,... →
Today we introduced the new 64-bit PBX in a Flash OpenVZ template for Proxmox with full support for conferencing and the newly enhanced “safe” version of IAX2 for Asterisk.
TWiT 212: Leave The Gun, Take The Calacanis →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jason Calacanis, Ryan Block, and Loren Feldman TechCrunch50, Dr. Horrible’s Emmy, gadget theft, iPod Nano, Facebook, Skype, and more. Wiki for this episode
Asterisk Virtualization: PiaF + Proxmox, It Just... →
Today we introduce an all-new version of PBX in a Flash designed specifically for Cloud Computing. Meet the OpenVZ edition of PBX in a Flash, the perfect companion for Proxmox virtualization.
TWiT 211: The Dummy Contract →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Nicole Lee, and Dwight Silverman Google Os, Apple Store heist, Gmail crashes, Snow Leopard Flash, feature phones, and more. Wiki for this…
VoIP Prioritizing The World’s Best Traveling Phone →
Today we present our 10-minute explanation of why we’ve shelved our iPhone and never looked back. In the process, you’ll discover the world’s best cordless SIP telephone…
August 2009
9 posts
TWiT 210: Banned In Sweden →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Tom Merritt, and Roger Chang Snow Leopard, Do Not Call list, adult tweeting, cybersecurity, driving while texting, and more. Wiki for this…
Welcome to IP Country: A New Layer of Asterisk... →
Today we take Asterisk security to a new plateau with the introduction of IP Country. Now you can restrict access to your Asterisk server by countries based upon IP addresses. With minimal changes,…
TWiT 209: Dvorak Shrugged →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Om Malik, and Kirk Harnack The Apple-Google-ATT conspiracy, the US CIO babbles, and TWiT goes digital… Wiki for this episode
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Introducing the Orgasmatron V, Google Voice... →
Introducing a turnkey Asterisk system with free inbound and outbound calling throughout the United States plus dozens of Asterisk utilities to handle every imaginable PBX chore.
TWiT 208: Hide The Boots →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jay Adelson, Brian Brushwood, Patrick Norton, and John C. Dvorak Dvorak’s US CIO dustup, Fred Figglehorn, Samsung TL225, XML patents, and more. John C….
TWiT 207: Grandpa's Woody →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Johnson, Veronica Belmont, and Molly Wood DDoS of Twitter, Google Voice, Facebook goes ginormous, pay-per-post, cyber czar, and more. Wiki for this…
Tweaking Asterisk for Free Google Voice Calling →
With fingers crossed, here’s hoping that the Fifth Time’s a Charm. Introducing the latest and greatest tutorial for transparently integrating Google Voice into Asterisk for free calling throughout…
The Wedding Is On: Asterisk and Google Voice Tie... →
After 3 false starts, we finally have a Google Voice solution for Asterisk that provides free calling in the United States with no gimmicks and no strings. Enjoy!
TWiT 206: Mold Happens →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jason Calacanis, and Peter Rojas Microsoft-Yahoo, Apple/AT&T and Google Voice, Pogue’s beeps, Palm Pre iTunes, and more. Wiki for this episode Story links at
July 2009
8 posts
TWiT 205: Step Up To The Guru Bar →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Pete Cashmore, and Jason Hiner. Apple charges a premium, Palm and Apple argue, Microsoft and Yahoo rumors, MySpace is fading, and more. Wiki…
Nerd Nirvana: Free Google Voice Calling Returns to... →
Google Voice and Gizmo5 finally have taken off the gloves. Totally free Asterisk calling in the U.S. returns with a vengeance. Today’s tutorial will show you how to set up your Asterisk server in…
New Hospitality Management System for Asterisk →
Introducing a new Hotel Management System for Asterisk. Just a 5-minute install, and your hotel will be in business using PBX in a Flash.
TWiT 204: Taste Like Dirt →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, and Dwight Silverman Chrome OS, Firefox 3.5 flaw, Amazon + NetFlix, Google Design, Twitter hacked, and more. Leo reports via on AudioBoo from…
Strike 3 for the Amazon Kindle Project →
We’re fairly open-minded when it comes to new technology. We purchased a Kindle 2 and later a Kindle DX when they arrived on the scene. Amazon’s electronic store implementation with Sprint is every…
TWiT 203: I Got Quadraphonics In My Van →
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Ryan Block, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton, and Robert Llewellyn Chrome OS, Outlet and Laser Data Theft, $98 Blu-ray player, Flat Panel Growth, Memristors, and…
It’s TweedleD: Twitter & SMS Alerts with Every... →
Today, we’ll show you how to harness the power of Twitter and SMS to announce every call on your Asterisk server with the name and number of the caller as well as the DID of the incoming call….
TWiT 202: The Overeating iPhone →
Hosts: John C. Dvorak, Becky Worley, Natali Del Conte, and Carlos Rodela Sony Ericsson goes Android, Teledildonics, Compuserve, ringtone concerts, shoes, GDGT and more. Leaked:…
June 2009
8 posts
TWiT 201: HI LEO LAPORTE FOR THROATBEARDS →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and Brian Brushwood Amazon vs. sales tax, some IPTV ads cost more than equivalent TV, Windows 7 Pricing, Yahoo stockholders meeting, and more. …
Introducing ISN: Free SIP Dialing From Any... →
Today we’ll walk you through setting up ISN on your Asterisk server for free SIP calling from the convenience of your nearest Asterisk telephone. In less than 10 minutes, you can test it out by…
TWiT 200: Salad Daze →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, and David Prager. For show 200, some of the original TWiTs talk about a $1.9 million fine for 24 pirated songs,…
Some Summertime Distractions for Asterisk Lovers →
Today Nerd Vittles serves up a smorgasbord of summertime distractions including FreeNum, Roku, SMS with Asterisk, Bing, Napster, Wordle, Google Latitude, Hurricane Tracking, favorite blogs, and, of…
TWiT 199: I'm A Dinner Jacket →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Doug Kaye, Wil Harris, and Dwight Silverman. Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, AT&T protest, the end of analog TV, MySpace layoffs, gaming industry down,…
Asterisk TTS: Introducing Today in History →
We’re pleased to introduce a new text-to-speech application for Asterisk. Today in History retrieves today’s historical events and birthdays and plays them back using Flite of Cepstral from any…
TWiT 198: Emission Accomplished →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Cannata, Tom Merritt, Jason Calacanis, and Denise Howell. The Palm Pre, Apple’s WWDC 2009, voting on advertisements, Bing, E3, Google gets cozy with the…
VoIP Over VPN: Securely Interconnecting Asterisk... →
Today’s tutorial walks you through interconnecting Asterisk servers for secure communications using Hamachi virtual private networks and the Proxmox Virtual Environment. The setup process takes less…
TWiT 197: Steal This Diploma →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Don Tapscott, Gina Trapani, Jeff Jarvis, and Jake Jarvis. Newspaper collusion, real-time Web, Bing, Google Wave, transforming education, and more. Bar…
May 2009
9 posts
Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer,... →
Install 20 Asterisk apps and build a turnkey Asterisk system in under 5 minutes with the new Orgasmatron Installer for PBX in a Flash. Fax, ODBC, VPN, ENUM, CallerID Superfecta, weather, sports, and…
TWiT 196: Flesh Colored Tape →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and Dan Bricklin Armstrong tweet controversy, Vista memory, TV still king, OQO end, and more.
Taciturn Armstrong sparks Twitter media boycott
The Whole House iPod Just Got A Whole Lot Better →
Napster just announced an incredible $5 a month bundle that you won’t want to pass up. Couple it with the Sonos music system and you’ve got a near perfect sound system that’ll meet your every need.
TWiT 195: A Series Of Tube Tops →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Becky Worley, Molly Wood, and Stephen Wolfram Wolfram Alpha, Pirate Bay DDo$, Crackho.com, Craigslist massages, Facebook boobies, and your car…
Asterisk CallerID Perfected: CallerID Superfecta... →
Nerd Vittles today introduces the ultimate CallerID management system for FreePBX-based Asterisk systems. CallerID Superfecta 2.0 is a new FreePBX module that provides CallerID name lookups from…
TWiT 194: Red Shirt Guy Gets It →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Brian Daniel Eisenberg, Louis Gray, and Carlos Xavier This episode takes your calls live on TalkShoe, covering Kindle DX, Star Trek, 3D Realms,…
Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer,... →
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, today you can turn a garden-variety Asterisk PBX into a turnkey VoIP PBX with every bell and whistle on the planet… in less than 5 minutes: free text-to-speech apps for…
TWiT 193: Toodle Loo, Tuvalu →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Veronica Belmont, Dwight Silverman, and Harry MacCracken Encarta checks out, Disney/ABC joins Hulu, Cablevision upcaps bandwidth, Apple chips, a post-PC world,…
April 2009
8 posts
Asterisk ODBC: The Simple Way to Unleash Your Data →
Ever wanted to use your Asterisk phones to quickly retrieve data from a company database? Today’s article will walk you through getting ODBC connectivity working on your Asterisk system. And it…
TWiT 192: Kipple And Bits →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Jason Calacanis, Brian Brushwood, Dr. Kiki, and Catherine Hall Swine flu, Microsoft revenue drops, Apple poo-poos netbooks, The Pirate Bay,…
Googlified Messaging Returns: The Gizmo-Asterisk... →
We’re back! Once again you can make free calls in the U.S. and create a free voicemail transcription service with any Asterisk PBX. Today’s tutorial will show you how. And we’ve set up a demo phone…
Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer,... →
In our last column, we introduced you to the new Orgasmatron Installer for PBX in a Flash. After a one-week break to prepare for our visit to the Atlanta Asterisk Users Group 3d Annual InstallFest,…
TWiT 191: Corked →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Lisa Bettany, and Shira Lazar Oprah tweets, Facebook lowers grades, Susan Boyle, new Sidekick, The Pirate Bay trial, and more. FriendFeed for…
TWiT 190: Gripping Jobs →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Neha Tiwari Skype buyback, San Jose fiber cut, Twitter hacked, Steve Jobs, Yahoo/Microsoft, IBM/Sun, and more.
Dell’s refurbished computers …
Asterisk on Steroids: Introducing the Orgasmatron... →
With today’s free Orgasmatron Installer, you can turn a garden-variety Asterisk PBX into a turnkey VoIP PBX with every bell and whistle on the planet… in less than 5 minutes: free text-to-speech…
TWiT 189: The Twitter Episode →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Brian Brushwood, Roger Chang, and Sarah Lane Time Warner bandwidth cap, Netflix, Hulu, Wired.com layoffs, YouTube at work, digital distribution, and more. …