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Computer news, reviews and clues. Tech talk and opinionated chat with feature interviews and regular guests covering games, Linux and Open Source, legal, new and social media, gadgets, Apple and more. The Byte Into IT family includes: - Dan Salmon - Jo Eaton - Laura Summers - Maize Wallin - Paul Callaghan - Rowena Murray - Daniel Morganti - Vanessa Toholka (Byte co-producer) - Warren Davies (Byte co-producer) - Elizabeth McCarthy (RRR Talks producer) The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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Melbourne, VIC

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Computer news, reviews and clues. Tech talk and opinionated chat with feature interviews and regular guests covering games, Linux and Open Source, legal, new and social media, gadgets, Apple and more. The Byte Into IT family includes: - Dan Salmon - Jo Eaton - Laura Summers - Maize Wallin - Paul Callaghan - Rowena Murray - Daniel Morganti - Vanessa Toholka (Byte co-producer) - Warren Davies (Byte co-producer) - Elizabeth McCarthy (RRR Talks producer) The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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@byteintoit

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English

Episodes

Helping Communities Make Podcasts; DragonBear Studios Releases Innchanted

3/15/2023
Hosts Jo Eaton, Dan Morganti and Dan Salmon are joined by audio engineer, podcaster producer and author of The Podcaster's Audio Handbook Cory Marie Green to talk about empowering community groups with the skills to make podcasts. Also on the show, indie game developers DragonBear Studios creative director Paulina Samy and games director El Boyd chat about the upcoming release of Innchanted, a hectic & heartfelt magical management-sim game. Plus the latest tech news from Australia and...

Duration:00:44:26

IWD Special; Data Informed Design Conference

3/8/2023
Our hosts Vanessa Toholka, Ro Murray and Lily Ryan are joined by Bonnie Shaw and Dr Alison Kealy to discuss data driven decision making and the built environment. Bonnie is the co-founder of Place Intelligence and the curator of the Data Informed Design Conference - where data, design, engineering and policy practitioners will meet for dynamic conversations on design tech, data and civic society. Dr Alison Kealy is Executive Director Surveying and Spatial at Victorian Department of...

Duration:00:43:56

The LGBTQIA+ Twitch Streamer Experience; Developments in AI

3/1/2023
This week, our hosts Vanessa Toholka, Paul Callaghan and Rachel Connor dive into the latest in AI developments; LGBTQIA+ twitch streamer Luna aka Luminumn is on the show to speak about her experience as an LGBTQIA+ streamer, highlighting the Through Their Eyes campaign - launched to spotlight the toxic harassment facing women, non-binary people and other LGBTQIA+ communities in the Australian gaming universe. Plus, recent tech news from Australia and around the world. Website:...

Duration:00:45:25

Privacy Act Review Report; The Emergence of The Digital Nomad

2/22/2023
Presenters Warren Davies and Jo Eaton are joined by James Clark, executive director of Digital Rights Watch, to discuss the federal Attorney General's Privacy Act Review Report and what could come of the proposed reforms; and Warren and Jo also visit upon the emergence of the digital nomad lifestyle and what this new way of working can mean for workers. Plus the latest tech news, events and opportunities. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook:...

Duration:00:41:55

First Nations Tech Opportunities, Shared Logins Locked Down

2/15/2023
Hosts Vanessa Toholka and Dan Morganti discuss the recent changes to the Attorney General's definition of piracy and its effects on streaming service account sharing; Malcom Kinns, CEO of education and employment not-for-profit Generation Australia fills us in on the opportunities available for tech industry training and employment for First Nations people. Plus, the latest local and global tech industry news and developments. Website:...

Duration:00:45:02

Interactive Games Fund Revival and Data Protection Day 2023

2/8/2023
Hosts Rowena Murray and Warren Davies hear from senior specialist advisor in privacy and data protection, and Electronic Frontiers Australia board member, John Pane on Electronic Data Protection Day 2023. Also, Ron Curry, CEO of Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) discusses the re-establishment of games industry government funding initiative, the Interactive Games Fund. Plus latest news and tech tidbits from at home and around the world Website:...

Duration:00:45:45

Indie Media Bootcamp Recap

2/1/2023
On their first show back for 2023, hosts Lily Ryan, Rowena Murray and Vanessa Toholka are joined by Fishburners CEO Martin Karafilis, and founder of The Defrag and Lawson Media, Kristofor Lawson, to recap the first Google News Initiative bootcamp, which 12 local indie media and startup publications participated in during late 2022. Plus, the latest local and global tech news. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook:...

Duration:00:42:48

2022: The Year in Tech

11/30/2022
Our hosts Vanessa Toholka, Lily Ryan and Rowena Murray break down the year that was with 2022's biggest winners and losers in the tech space, plus the latest local and global tech news. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Duration:00:43:28

Videogames and Real World Violence; Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

11/23/2022
Hosts Dan Salmon and Warren Davies speak with Liam Esler from Summerfall Studios about their new interactive musical experience game, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical; Laura Crawford, Swinburne University lecturer and co-course director in Games and Interactivity, explains new academic research into the relationship between real world violence and videogames; and Dan and Warren explore the latest in tech news from Australian and around the world. Website:...

Duration:00:43:54

Meena Thamarajah's Huey Books Bookbot, and The Field Job Hiring Service

11/16/2022
Meena Thamarajah, CEO and founder Huey Books, an ed-tech start-up using machine learning to create a bookbot to make it fun for kids to find books they love; and our hosts are joined by Ben Pettingill to get the story behind The Field, a job hiring and seeking platform designed for and by people with disabilities to connect with inclusive employers. Plus all of the latest local and global tech news. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Paul Callaghan and Jo Eaton. Website:...

Duration:00:48:16

Comparing Mastodon to Twitter

11/9/2022
Hosts Ro Murray, Lily Ryan and Warren Davies are joined by Shlee, maintainer of aus.social Mastodon instance, and Aurynn Shaw, maintainer of cloudisland.nz Mastodon instance, to delve deep into the differences between Mastodon and Twitter. Plus all of the latest local and global tech news. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Duration:00:43:50

Get to know about Gubbins, Frog Detective 3 Review

11/2/2022
Our hosts Dan Morganti, Lily Ryan and Adam Christou interview Darcy Smith from Studio Folly, creator of Gubbins - a friendly puzzle game described as Solitaire meets Scrabble with a psychedelic visual component. There's also game reviews including for indie adventure game Frog Detective 3 - You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west. Plus all the tech and video games news from around the world.

Duration:00:44:54

Catering to Dietary Requirements with Foodini; The Budget Rundown

10/26/2022
Our hosts Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon speak with app developer Dylan McDonnell about Foodini, the app that connects the 1 in 3 people with food intolerances and allergies with the restaurants that can cater to them; Our hosts also bring us a rundown of what's to come out of the Federal Budget for tech innovation, policies, infrastructure and workforces. Plus tech news from around the world.

Duration:00:50:08

Ethical Use Of Facial Recognition Tech, and Dishbrain Plays Pong

10/19/2022
Hosts Paul Callaghan, Laura Summers and Jo Eaton speak to Professor Nicholas Davies from The Human Technology Institute at UTS, on building Australia's capability in ethical and responsible use of AI and facial recognition technology; Dr Brett Kagan and Dr Nhi Tran from Cortical Labs explain their research developing 'DishBrain', an experimental setup where in vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world. Plus, all the latest tech news from around the...

Duration:00:51:51

How to Combat Data Breaches

10/12/2022
Hosts Dan Salmon and Rowena Murray are joined by Professor Carsten Rudolph, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, to discuss what data breaches tell us about how we're treating out data online; Professor Sarah Pink speaks about how can we use data to improve our built environment and how we interact with it, plus all the tech news from around the globe. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook:...

Duration:00:40:14

Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) Special

10/5/2022
Hosts Vanessa Taholka and Dan Morganti are joined by ex-Byte into It host, writer, composer and board member of Free Play, Dan Golding; plus Senior Producer of Schools Program at ACMI Vince Trundle, on special events at ACMI during Melbourne International Games Week. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Duration:00:17:38

Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) Special

10/5/2022
Presenters Vanessa Toholka and Dan Morganti bring us a Melbourne International Games Week special episode. Our hosts chat with Dan Golding, PhD, about the 2022 edition of local game-maker showcase festival, Freeplay Parallels, and ACMI senior producer Vincent Trundle discusses using videogames to enhance learning, a topic of the Teacher Summit at Games For Change Asia Pacific festival. Plus the latest gaming news from around the world. Website:...

Duration:00:45:12

AI Perceptions of Gender and Australia's first Union for Games Workers

9/28/2022
Melbourne contemporary artist J. Rosenbaum talks about their show, 'AI Perceptions of Gender', on at Melbourne Fringe Festival; plus an interview with Tim Colwill from Game Workers Australia, Australia's first union for game workers, and how and why games workers wanted to unionise. With presenters Rowena Murray, Dan Salmon, and Lily Ryan. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter:...

Duration:00:41:04

Cybersecurity on Private Message Apps and Startup Communities

9/21/2022
Cybersecurity expert Dr Arash Shaghaghi from UNSW explores how messaging apps that don't offer end-to-end encryption means that private conversations might be accessed without your consent, and Fishburners CEO Alan Jones talks about startup communities. With presenters Vanessa Taholka and Jo Eaton. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Duration:00:45:42

Sex Ed and Wellness Tech and Digital Rights Roundup

9/14/2022
Hosts Lily Ryan, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon speak with Lucy Wark, founder CEO of sex tech startup NORMAL, a sexual wellness and sex education company on a mission to change the conversation on sexual wellness; and privacy expert and program lead at Digital Rights Watch Sam Floreani provides a digital rights roundup. Plus, all the tech news from around the world. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter:...

Duration:00:48:08

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