From the archive

January 2005

114 posts

Cable Installer burns down home after faulty Install

I have what is known as a smart home network, phone, fiber etc in every room. This house is truly wired we wanted it that way. When it came time to hook it up to the rest of the world we had a contract cable installer come in. He was not very happy with me trailing him all over the

Hitachi 500 gig Drive and 10 gig micro drive

Seems CES does not consider Endgadget a weblog so they have full access to CES and have lot's of really good CES news. Check out their review of the new Hard Drives announced by Hitachi. [Endgadget]

Skype to offer Voicemail!

Well they obviously have been listening to all of us asking for it. It will be rolled early this year and is in testing now. [eWeek]

The Consumer Electronics Show opens Minus Webloggers

I would have went to CES instead they have banned all webloggers, thus I am flipping them the middle finger and will be going somewhere else besides Las Vegas for vacation. See not only will CES miss me, so will Las Vegas miss my wallet and my wife at the Blackjack table. Sure I could have lied on the application

The Price of Admission to the Marqui Content Management System

As I have been traversing the Marqui Content/Communications Management System as one of their paid to blog, webloggers my thought process has continually drifted back to how effective would this tool be for a small business. Hence the question in the interview yesterday. My initial conclusion is that it would be very effective. My second thought was how much is

Software that is limited to one person using it is BAD!

If you have kids that like to game online or each have their own computer you are going to want to read the referenced article. My blood pressure goes up when I read about how some software companies are becoming so restrictive in their utilization of software. [Infoworld]

One year on Mars

I missed posting on the anniversary date but 1 year on mars with Rovers is quite exciting considering that both of them are still going strong. They have put together a Flash presentation that should be watched and reviewed. Great for your kids to get turned on to science [JPL/NASA]

Geek News Central Podcast Special Edition 2005-1-4

This is a Special Edition of the Geek News Central Podcast with an interview with Stephen King CEO of Marqui. This show is a must listen for all companies considering hiring bloggers and also those looking for a Content/Communications Management System. We cover Company background and the Marqui Product Line along with various topics to include their Paid to Blog

Geek News Central Podcast #26 2005-1-4

Fighting a head cold and sore throat had a tough time getting this one in the can. I think I was able to cut all the coughs out if I missed one you have my apologies. First show of 2005 with installment 26 enjoy. Comments to Voice Mail 619-342-7365 Skype Me @ geeknewscentral E-mail Geek "at" geeknewscentral.com GeekNewsCentral-2005-1-4.mp3 I have

60 Minutes brodcast on Google

For once in a long long time I have actually read a cover piece by CBS, they did a segment on Google and the read is pretty good. [CBS] [BattleMedia Coverage] [Slashdot]

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