Circuitous Conversations with Bill & Dan

We take a trip down memory lane and talk about communication. How it has evolved over the past few decades, from radio to telephones, including some stories about phone phreaking, bulletin boards, and cell phones & beepers.

This week we talk about battery-powered lighting for photography, alternatives to darkroom printing, and what it means to be an "expert" at something.

This week, Dan's old friend Mike Ossmann returns to talk security with Bill & Dan. Why Mike doesn't use Google products, why Bill and Dan do, and how no matter how hard you try you can't escape the fact that nothing is secure and that's especially tru

This week, we catch up on a few things, including Bill's recent trip to Utah, the new Canon 1Dx, the latest generation of smartphones, losing interest in technology as you get older, and some thoughts about privacy and social networking.

This week, Bill and Dan talk to 3D Studio Max creator and photographer Gary Yost about modeling software, landscape photography, and the future of art.

This week, Bill and Dan talk fashion. Not so much clothes, but rather trends in general and how they come and go. We also disagree a bit about what makes art art. Good stuff.

This week is all about the new Amazon Kindle devices. Specs, our thoughts, how it competes with Apple's iPad and more.

This week, Bill and Dan talk about Bill's recent trip to Washington DC, and get into a discussion about respect - how people treat one another and why, and a few other tangents. We also talk a little about camera cases, and how to choose the right bag for

This week, we talk about plug-ins. Starting with audio software, and then getting into Photoshop, and touching on some other related topics along the way.

This week, we talk about what we'd do if we were suddenly lose all of our stuff and start over from scratch, knowing what we know now.