I agree, I find his material very good. I think he has good timing and his voice is in no way annoying; something I often find off putting with audio CD's. He has a good ability to remove the 'mumbo bumbo bullshit' (as he puts it) and get to the core of what is important.
I also started with the Google tech talk and went on to his other work.
I also started with the Google tech talk and went on to his other work.