{"id":1359,"date":"2010-05-31T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T17:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/fourth-episode-of-the-force-field-restored-and-re-released-1753\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T19:10:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T23:10:25","slug":"fourth-episode-of-the-force-field-restored-and-re-released-1753","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/fourth-episode-of-the-force-field-restored-and-re-released-1753\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth episode of The Force Field restored and re-released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year the CDN which hosted the first six original episodes of The Force Field went offline permanently, taking the episodes with it. As we just released The Force Field Premium Edition Volume 1<\/a> in The Force Field Podcast Store<\/a> on another host, which consisted of the first six episodes remastered with extended content and no advertising, there was no immediate concern.<\/p>\n

The original, free versions of the first six episodes of The Force Field have been remastered, restored and there are plans to re-release them online during the next few months. Three months ago I re-released The Force Field Episode 1 – Pilot<\/a> and uploaded it to another CDN which hosts our current episodes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In March I re-released The Force Field Episode 2 – The VoIP Connection<\/a> and made it available as well.<\/p>\n

Last month I re-released The Force Field Episode 3 – The Last Frontier<\/a> and it is also available on The Force Field web portal.<\/p>\n

Today I re-released The Force Field Episode 4 – Man in the Middle<\/a> and it is now available in its original listing on The Force Field Podcast Episodes page.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

This episode features interviews with <\/span><\/span>Steve Faulkner and Dave Hendrickson in which we learned how the over abundance of middlemen in the business have affected profitability for the field service techs who actually do the job. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you are among those involved in recent discussions in the OnForce forums<\/a> about the low rates and profitability running calls for nationals through online service platforms, you may find this episode of particular interest. Although the episode was originally recorded and released in 2006, the topic is even more relevant today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For those who remember the earlier days of OnForce<\/a>, these episodes will be a trip down memory lane. For those who just started listening and are curious, it will be a trip back in time and a glimpse into the start of an experiment in podcasting that became a project dedicated to The Business of Tech. It is interesting to compare the early episodes and hear how the show has changed to become what it is today. If nothing else, it should at least be entertaining.<\/p>\n

You can hear the episode at http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/wordpress\/?p=12<\/a> <\/a>or at Episode 4 – Man in the Middle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth in a series of re-releases during the next few months. Episode 5 is planned for re-release next month. An additional episode will be re-released each month until June 2010. I will post an announcement as each episode is released.<\/p>\n

Give it a listen and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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