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I have been wondering if we would show up in their top 100 list, and today out of the blue which is cool. Not sure how long it will last but we will see what happens over the next couple of days. A few more TechPodcasts members are climbing the charts also. Congrats to Dave's iPaq for being at 9.
Is this the site that Robert Scoble has been hinting at, that will supposedly change the way we find information on the net. If it is then they have a lot of questions that need to be answering. The first one that has come to a lot of people's minds is who is doing the filtering. Kinda hard to trust
With the upcoming change to how the United States will calculate Daylight Saving Time (DST), users of digital calendars may find themselves arriving late for appointments. The Energy Policy Act of 2005, expected to be signed into law today, will cause unexpected havoc for electronic calendars, including those in PCs, handheld computers, and even personal digital recorders. Who would have thought?
Well some are already complaining, for those of you in the United States that have to deal with Daylight Savings Time, expect some minor pains when extended DST take effect in 2007 from legislation that the president is expected to sign today. [Yahoo]
The Space Shuttle Discovery landing has been delayed for 24 hours due to uncertain weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center.
I played with the Yahoo Audio Search, and was easily able to find audio phrases that are inherent to my podcast. Now all I need is a interface from Yahoo that allows you to search only my shows. So cool! [Yahoo]
A lot of people have been talking about the cost of Gasoline here in the United States. I often laugh as having traveled a great deal outside of the United States you should see what they pay for an equivalent gallon in Japan. Everyone loves there big vehicles and I get some enjoyment out of people's pained looks when they
The shuttle is scheduled to land in the early morning hours eastern standard time, and for once I will be able to watch live as the shuttle will land about the time the evening news comes on here. More to follow immediately following the landing. [NASA]
If you want to check out what is the first podcast from space go to the linked page, and look for the pocast announcement half way down the page. Totally awesome and I am going to do everything in my power to get Astronaut Steve Robinson on the show for a interview. [First Podcast from Space] Thanks to Simon for
Microsoft Corporation requires users of it's flagship operating system, Windows XP, to verify the authenticity of their software installation before downloading patches and updates from Microsoft's website. The validation tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), can easily be cracked without much trouble. This allows users of pirated copies of Microsoft Windows to verify their installation and receive the extra bennies offered from the manufacturer.
TechPodcasts.com RoundTable Special Event Saturday August 13th Set aside an hour on your schedule this coming Saturday August 13th at 1:30pm PST were we will be having a very special event this event is sponsored by GoToMeeting.com. Tentative Subjects Covered: -Setting Audio Levels Correctly and the differences between Stock Audio Cards and High end performance cards -We will show you
How would you like to get Blacklisted by Google? Check out the linked Register article. Their is more to follow I am sure but it is interesting to see that Google can dish it out but not take it. [The Register]
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