In Beta

In Beta

In Beta is a talk show about tech culture, making open source software, and how mobile, social, and web apps are changing the world.

In Beta records and broadcasts live (see the schedule).

#30: The Continual Cocktail Party

January 2, 2013 at 2:30pm • 60 minutes

Gina & Kevin resolve to be sensible about "Going Paperless in 2013," and get deep about the overly optimistic, cocktail-party-esque nature of social media, especially for creators.


#29: Data Hostage Negotiations

December 19, 2012 at 6:15pm • 49 minutes

Gina and Kevin discuss Twitter's new export feature, the usefulness (and lack thereof) of data liberation tools, and why today’s users are more tolerant of services that lock up your data than they were 10 years ago.


#28: A Friggin Captcha?

December 12, 2012 at 3:45pm • 58 minutes

Gina & Kevin revisit Chromebooks, now that they're actually cheap and getting notably good reviews, and then the realistic ways users can demand more privacy from their apps.


#27: UnSafeSubscribe

December 5, 2012 at 4:00pm • 55 minutes

Forty years after its invention, Kevin and Gina discuss why email is still the killer app, and how deeply users and app developers still depend on it. Then, onto a case study on Android app performance, Gmail for iOS, and Vimium for Chrome.


#26: Glitter at the Bottom of the Page

November 28, 2012 at 4:30pm • 60 minutes

What percentage of computer users have the essentials down (copy/paste, for example) and how can coders and designers help that? And what is Google up to with their geo-based Ingress game?


#25: The Essence of No

November 20, 2012 at 4:30pm • 57 minutes

Kevin and Gina discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of Android's latest Jelly Bean release, then move onto the joys and sorrows of a being "content creator," as per The Oatmeal.


#24: Dirtiest Episode So Far

November 13, 2012 at 2:45pm • 58 minutes

Gina & Kevin dig into the efforts required to translate and localize apps, even if you crowd-source it. Then, it's the pros and cons of Startup-Hacka-Rumble-Thon events.


#23: The Post-Instagram Election

November 7, 2012 at 10:45am • 1 hour 7 minutes

Kevin and Gina discuss the "social vote": Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube's effects on the outcome of Election Day. Then, onto why Kevin, a self-proclaimed non-hacker, has always used Ubuntu Linux as his primary operating system.


#22: The Legion of Markdoom

October 31, 2012 at 1:00pm • 51 minutes

Gina, Kevin, and guest Nick Quaranto talk about creating and fostering open source projects (without long-term guilt), RubyGems, 37Signals, and the recent Markdown hubbub.


#21: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

October 23, 2012 at 4:45pm • 49 minutes

Gina and Kevin discuss how Reddit's design and values helped Violentacrez thrive, and what happens when Amazon goes down--or just decides to delete your account.