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January 2006

135 posts

MyCast at PodcasterNews.com

I have had some people asking me about MyCast at PodcasterNews.com and wanted to explain how it works. When we were planning the site last year we wanted to make it easier for those visiting the site to build a playlist of podcast from the network That playlist would result in a custom RSS feed which would have every show

Wikipedia Nazi’s

All I can say is there are some major asses on the Wikipedia Every single thing that I have added has either been edited or deleted. It's comical it really is as I was going to add my small part in the popularization of podcasting everything starts getting whacked immediately by someone that I have never heard of before. It

How many times have you paid for a single song?

Did you realize because of DRM that if you really liked a single song you would need to pay for it at least ten times to be legal. A recording industry executive was quite pleased we have so many choices when he rattled of this impressive list. "ringtone, master ringtone, phone download, phone stream, a-la-carte download, disc, subscription, online stream,

Verizon apparently sends 200 Fake Faxes to Government Officials

Seems a few Verizon officials are running scared after sending over 200 fake faxes to a Mayors office in an attempt to make the mayor think people wanted more competition in the cable industry. Seems the mayor was surprised by the volume and even more surprised when they all came from the same number. [Techdirt]

Broadcast Flag praised in Senate Hearing!

These Senators that are on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in large part do not get it.They had a lot of wool pulled over the eyes today. I am sure the Motion Picture Industry is happy that their lobbyist and campaign contribution dollars are getting a lot of bang for the buck. I am so sick and tired of

Senator Inouye Democrat Hawaii supports the Broadcast Flag

I normally do not talk politics in this blog, but I have to call my Senator to the table. I have received a number of e-mails tonight from Hawaii residents all saying that they saw the Senator on C-Span supporting this horrendous legislation. He is obviously out of touch with what is happening in the Technology Sector it is obvious

MPAA cannot abide by it’s own Copyright rhetoric

In the second most hypocritical thing I have seen in recent weeks the MPAA has admitted to copyright violation by copying movies. This is the same organization that wants you thrown in jail for creating a backup copy of media that you have purchased. Absolute HYPOCRITES I think they should sue themselves and then have to publicly tell how much

Never admit Defeat Never!

You only admit defeat when you are knocked out cold and the referee has you carried out. You never admit that your weak you simply change your message, focus on what is good and work like crazy to fix what is broken. For Yahoo to admit publicly that they have been beat by Google in the world of search. This

Tech Podcasts Live Round Table Sat Jan 28th

If you want to get some info on portable computing, digital imaging and mobile broadband access our next live round table is a event this Saturday is one you will not want to miss. Join me and some of the crew from TechPodcasts.com as we discuss cool tools that will make your life more productive. [TechPodcasts.com]

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Geek News Central 2006-01-24

This is probably one of my top shows put together in recent weeks had a lot of energy tonight, their is some very important information that you are not going to want to miss in this show. I have some info straight from the iTunes team along with some very important legislative information! Help the Geek out by taking five

Apple has heard my and your Frustration!

I have first hand knowledge that Apple is really listening to podcasters, and their specific issues surrounding the directory. Their are some changes coming that will in all likelihood fix all of the incorrect category listings additionally for those using special characters judgment day is soon to be upon you.

Think I will talk about my UFO experience on the Podcast Tonight!

Well it has been a while since I told my UFO story and I think it may be time to tell it once again. If your a Geek News Central Podcast Listener I will tell my tale again on tonights show. In the meantime you can get warmed up by checking out some UFO Pictures. I must admit most of

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