The 255th edition of Script School Radio will continue updating the PHP 101 course (Week #3, Lesson #2a). Also:

- Blog downsides
- Selling monitors without cables … why?
- Chicago federal court rules that spyware can constitute trespassing
- Comcast would like to see PPV window shrunk and/or eliminated
- IBM steps up and announces genetic privacy policy
- The Fog is here, prepare to be Doom’ed next week, and the silver screen will wear a Halo in 2006 — will you go to the theater?
- Find out why the tag hotspots include: del.icio.us, Yahoo MyWeb and the new Google personalized tagging
- Yahoo blog search: promising blog + news idea, weak execution so far
- podcast.yahoo.com has a way to go to truly take on iTunes, but it’s a step in the right direction and free exposure for podcasters
- Pirillo says he’ll release separate adult.gada.be service if interest and sources are there
- TV on the PSP via Sony LocationFree
- SIemens plans to release paper-thin TV for magazines/newspapers in 2007
- iFilm says yes to $49 million buyout from Viacom/MTV
- Microsoft and Real reach $781 reach around deal
- Skypers can call toll free numbers via SkypeOut for free in France, Poland, UK and USA — this means listeners outside USA/Canada can now call Script School radio live for free!
- Mac segment: iTunes / iPod with video, the $1.99 video pitch and, .Mac email lock-in?

The 255th two hour of tech radio show starts at Script School 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT and your attendence and opinion is welcome and encouraged:
http://www.scriptschool.com/radio/ <– radio show feeds (look for the 24k and 56k links)
http://www.scriptschool.com/commons/ <– java chat
irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool port 6667

Toll Free caller line (US and Canada): (800) 634-2718
Skype line: TDavid

## Hour #2: — Mainstream “Safe for work” –
(via webmastercookbook.com — LIVE commercial free, no carbs education) show #55 — starts at 3:30pm PST ###

A reality-based family-friendly webmaster e-learning show. Follow along as a Jowl learns webmastering and specifically how to create his very first website, step-by-step.

Drinks (cool stuff like RIAA-free music, free scripts, affiliate programs, websites, and more):
- Lesson #2a course material posted, read and reviewed

Appetizers (hungry for knowledge, this will get you started)
- Spawn and Jowl’s first to-do assignment reviewed

Main Course (the meat and potatoes of the show)
- PHP script week #3, lesson 2a: working with date, time, concatenation and conditionals

Dessert (fun and fat-free stuff)
- the wonderful world of debugging

The Check (what did we learn today)
- checking Spawn and Jowl’s knowledge so far

90 minutes catering to adult webmasters and 30 minutes for mainstream webmasters every Friday … it’s the two hours of tech radio show starting at scriptschool.com