{"id":1198,"date":"2008-12-31T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T03:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/episode-30-the-state-of-the-it-industry-part-2-1266\/"},"modified":"2008-12-31T23:22:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T03:22:00","slug":"episode-30-the-state-of-the-it-industry-part-2-1266","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/episode-30-the-state-of-the-it-industry-part-2-1266\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 30 &#8211; The State of the IT Industry Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\">This week we are going to talk with a computer consultant in Oregon, discuss how the current economic situation has affected his company and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Part 2 of a 4 part series.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10<br \/> Intro 1:17<br \/> Billboard  :34<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>News and Comment segment 5:19<\/strong><br \/> IBM announced production of a new ThinkPad notebook by Lenovo with dual LCD displays. <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"> Enter the Technibble contest and Win! We are giving away <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technibble.com\/products\/computer-business-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Computer Business Kit\">The Computer Business Kit<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technibble.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Technibble\">Technibble<\/a> (a $49 value) FREE. Listen to this episode of The Force Field for your chance to win!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\">Microsoft announced December 22 that it would extend sales of Windows XP until May 30 2009. This is good news for system builders. It is bad news for Vista.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>Commercial Break 1:00<\/strong><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/gdshop\/hosting\/gdcompare_hosting.asp?isc=Blu101\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"GoDaddy.com\">Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10%!<\/a> Listen for the discount code in the show. GoDaddy.com 1:00<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>Intro to Interview 1:39<\/strong><br \/> In our last episode we talked with Pat Palmer, heard how his business is doing well in spite of the economy and how he expects this trend to continue in the months and years to come. This week we will talk with Kris Crispell, a computer consultant in Oregon and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Will he agree with Pat or will he have in a different story with a different point of view? Part 2 of a four part series.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>Kris Crispell Interview 18:28<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>Part 3 Teaser :19<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\"><strong>Wrap up and Close  :46<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\">Comments, questions or suggestions? Send them in to comments@theforcefield.net. Feedback on this topic will be read by the host and included in future episodes of the show.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><\/font><font size=\"2\">&copy;2008 Savoia Computer. 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