Digital Radio ready to roll
In what will be the single biggest step since the FM Digital Radio is being rolled out Nation wide with receivers hitting the shelves and Radio stations ramping up to provide digital content. [Wired]
From the archive
January 2004
119 posts
iPod mini 2 Thumbs Down
Have you seen the price on these things. Someone over at Apple is smoking crack. I have a 30gb iPod and it is playing at this very moment but there is no way I would pay $249.00 for one of these iPod mini's give me a break pay $50.00 more and get a real one. [Apple] [USA Today]
Carnivore in action?
A writer on Slashdot has suggested that Carnivore may have been used in thwarting a extortion on Best Buy. It is a curious notion but to be honest with you if your gonna do the crime you better be ready to do the time. [Slashdot]
Unlock password protected word files
Microsoft is going to take another spanking seems there is a hack out to remove passwords from word documents. I personally use PGP as I have never trusted Microsoft's password protection. [www.securityfocus.com] If your looking for a great Tech Podcast go no further. Check out my twice weekly Podcast at this site click on the Podcast link and subscribe today.
Western Digital Introduces Revolutionary Drive
Western Digital has introduced plug-in hard drive that reads eight memory card types. It will be available in Hard-Drive sizes up to 250 gigs. I already carry a 60 gig drive that connects to a firewire port that is no larger than a pack of smokes. I term it Mass Storage to go. We will see a lot more of
First High Resolution Image from Mars
Now this is what I call a awesome picture. This is a reduced size JPG to see the full image visit. [marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov] Be advised they are getting slammed at the moment. Picture from NASA JPL Laboratory
Comments Turned off
In order to curb a rampant spamming of our comments by porn sites we have turned off comments for a few days to see if that helps. UPDATE: I have rcvd a tip to help curb the problem Comments are back on but we will be adding authentication to the process in the next couple of days.
Slow air leak on ISS
NASA is not calling it a crisis but if I was on the ISS with a air leak I think all other activities would come to a halt while I went looking for the leak. [SpaceToday]
iTunes DRM cracked wide open
A lot of work going on behind the scenes to capture and encode streaming Video & Music. Links to a very interesting program at the VideoLAN streaming free software project. [The Register]
Two Part Essay on Software Piracy
I have been a firm believer in purchasing software that I like. I really like the shareware concept and support $.$$ a lot of software developers. Generally I have experienced 2 things. I have purchased some over priced software that was never updated and was abandoned at version 1 and made me feel like I wasted my money. I have
UFO Evidence
It is odd as today I saw references to 3 or 4 UFO Sites, what is really weird is that I have not seen any UFO references before in my aggreator. The Mars Mania must have people thinking about Martian Aliens or something. I have always been fascinated with UFO pictures and with a personal story that I will tell
Remove Hidden Personal Info in Office Documents
Office 2003 has collaboration tools built in that tracks and passes hidden in the document personal identifying information. A large number of people continued to be worried that a document will contain personal information in which the creator would not like known. [Microsoft]
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