From the archive

November 2005

112 posts

Canadian ISP blocking iTunes store/podcasts?

I have a huge Canadian listener base and seeing this article today disturbs me. If you are a Canadian podcast listener then you need to really start screaming at this ISP. [Gamers Circle]

Simple Sharing Extensions!

Microsoft has announced Simple Sharing Extensions and given the thought process behind it I am very excited about the possibilities that the extensions can bring to RSS. If you have used collaboration tools before these extensions will very likely change the landscape of how data is shared. I can even see how the extensions will help those interested in "Attention".

In the Market for a new PC?

If your in the market for a new computer you may want to take a few things into consideration before heading out to bu that new PC. You all know by now I have both a Windows Machine and a Mac and for what it's worth they are both computers and serve their intended purpose. I have to say I

Steve Gillmor on Time is on our side and Attention!

I will likely get a 100 e-mails from those of you that are having a hard time grasping "Attention" if you are don't worry you are not alone. This blog is a member of AttentionTrust.org and It took me a while to understand the impact and how important Attention is. I encourage you to visit the AttentionTrust.org website and then

TiVo Video to iPods and PSP’s

That does it, I am calling Time Warner tomorrow and telling them to come get their DVR and I am going to find me a TiVo that has a lot of features and go buy one of these. If TiVo follow through with what they are saying here then I think we need to talk to TiVo about some other

Groove Microsoft and RSS

I have for a long time been a huge fan of Groove, then Microsoft purchased it and the application has kind of hung in limbo. According to Dave Winer their is going to be some announcement of sorts today about some new name spaces for RSS and Groove is in the thick of it. Ohh my goodness if Groove becomes

Anniversary and Birthday

No posting the past few days as I had a Annversary and one of my kids had a birthday, pulled the plug to make sure that I did not end up in the dog house.

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GNC-2005-11-18

You all are going to kill me this one is a hour long but it's a good hour I have a lot to say about some very important issues that you all need to be aware of. I will insure that i throttle it back next show and get the time back to respectable 45 minutes. Guess I am making

Dungeons & Dragons gets updated

As a long time player of D & D I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Turbine's Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. I am sure that many people reading this blog have at some time in their life sat down with a pencil, paper, a bag full of dice, and friends to play D & D. Now with the

Passports Get A Technology Boost

I read an article on CNET News.com today concerning technology being used in the United Arab Emirates to help expedite travel through Dubai. I think that this use of technology is a progressive move and hopefully it will spread throughout the world. I am hoping that someday I will be able to see this technology in use. You have to

Tivo DirecTV relationship

For years I have been a loyal DirecTV customer. A few years back when the offered a receiver with Tivo integrated with it I jumped at the chance. My life has never been the same. I had my Series 1 receiver for about two years before I started to modify it so that I could connect it up to my

We all love a cool Mapping Application

A couple of months ago I took my wife on a Google Maps tour of every place I have ever lived and retraced many of my childhood haunts but looking at the low resolution satellite images that we are being treated to these days. It was a lot of fun. I have moved to a new location of the country

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