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October 2007

55 posts

US needs robust consumer protection

Mike Masnick makes a plea on techdirt for a mobile phone vendor to step forward and offer truth in their advertisements and product descriptions. This was prompted by a JD Power report on the declining satisfaction with mobile phone providers in the US. Is there anyone responsible for ensuring that consumers aren't ripped off in the US? Here in Australia

I will be attending the BlogworldExpo in Vegas

Hey folks looks like I will be headed out to Las Vegas next week for the BlogWorldExpo. I will be getting in to Vegas on Wednesday morning and will be leaving on Saturday.

Stealing Free Music

A story from a week or so ago in Forbes talks about how the new Radiohead album is being extensively pirated.  Seems ironic for an album that you can legally get for free would need to be pirated, especially not at volume of an estimated 500,000 downloads.

Since when is CASH no Good?

I hate to say it, but Apple’s decision to not allow anyone to pay cash for a iPhone has to be about the most ridiculous decision that anyone in the history of any company has ever made.

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GNC-2007-10-30

Recorded this show with little or no sleep in the past 48 hours so fair warning it should be entertaining from a sleep deprivation stand point. Sponsors: Sponsor: Save Money with all our GoDaddy Codes see our Promo Code Page [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Check out our On site Sponsor in Third

Virus pain

As I spent my weekend trying to repair, then ultimately rebuilding my shared computer at home I had 3 realisations.

Podcamp Boston Wrap Up

Because this was my first Podcamp, I really did not know what to expect. I am packing up now to leave Boston, and as I reflect on the last couple of days it was great to meet a lot of new people and talk with folks that are part of the podcasting space.

AT&T and Dish Network Slams California Fire Victim

Your home burns to the ground, you call to cancel service and the service agent told they would have to pay for the receiver. This is what you call a corporate relations nightmare.

On the way to Podcamp Boston

I am about to jump the Red Eye to Boston and having never been to the area I am looking forward to the few short days I will be there.  The team at RawVoice is ramping up to make sure we are at as many podcast and new media events this year as possible.

Zune Announces 1 Click Podcast Subscription

I am very happy that the Zune team has made it extremely easy for people with Zune Media players to 1 click subscribe to a podcast. I can guarantee I am going to be supporting this new 1 click subscription method in very big way.

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GNC-2007-10-25

MovableType gets a double barrel blast during this show. Lots of pledges coming into the OLPC fund raiser. Send your paypals to podcast@podcastconnect.com Sponsors: Sponsor: Save Money with all our GoDaddy Codes see our Promo Code Page [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Check out our On site Sponsor in Third Column as Well

The hype of the Apple share price

I posted today on Businessgeek about the Apple market capatilisation overtaking that of IBM and Intel, and the subsequent commentary this has provoked.

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