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May 2008

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Comcast 250gb Limit

Comcast is looking to put in place transfer limits of 250gb a month. Even more distressing is that they are considering charging users $15.00 for every 10gb that they go over that limit.

Improvements to the RawVoice Podcast Stats Service

Over the past several weeks our lead developer at RawVoice has been working on updates to the RawVoice Podcast Statistics Service. Those that are currently using the service will notice some changes to the free offering that greatly improves improves the user experience. [Details Here]

GNC-2008-05-06 #371 Live from Honolulu

Back in Hawaii a great deal cooking including more HDX Dragon Giveaways $4500.00 value and 31 chances to win one of your very own. Listen to Win! Please Support Show Sponsors: Special Promotion code 20% off on 1 Year Shared Hosting Plans use Godaddy Code Todd20 [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free

Geek News Central 16th Most Popular Podcast for April!

The folks at Podcast.com have been tracking which podcast are listened to the most over at their site. We have been in their Top 25 list each month this year. In April we were ranked 16th, which we feel pretty good about considering that 15 of the Top 25 are mainstream media shows, and that 3 of the remaining 10 are sex shows.

Of Copyrights and Fair Use

J.K. Rowling, author of the arguably iconic Harry Potter series of books, has recently been in the news for suing Steve Vander Ark, the author of the online Harry Potter Lexicon guidebook, for infringement. The Lexicon was a labor of love for Vander Ark, who is a zealous fan of the Harry Potter books. He produced and maintains the Lexicon

Unplanned outage

I unexpectedly discovered I could go a week without the Internet and survive. I had a conference last week and decided to take the family and extend it into a mini break. Moderately remote location in wine country, but advertised to have broadband connection so all good, no special planning required. The best laid plans of mice and men though.

Yahoo is Toast and Yang needs to be Fired

If were a Yahoo stockholder I would be in a mild panic today, with Yahoo walking away from a ridiculous amount of money the stock is going to headed to pre-offer levels and then some tomorrow morning.

GNC-2008-05-01 #370 Headed for Honolulu and Home

Headed for Honolulu four shows on the road is enough for me for a while and I am looking forward to getting back to the studio. Please Support Show Sponsors: Special Promotion code 20% off on 1 Year Shared Hosting Plans use Godaddy Code Todd20 [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for

Sunrgi to Bring Solar Power to the Masses

I have for years hoped for a large-scale and economical solution to our fossil fuel woes. One of the biggest problems with solar is the cost to produce it. While coal-fired power plants can make electric at a cost of about five to seven cents a kilowatt hour, solar costs between fifteen and twenty cents per kilowatt hour to produce.

2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards

I am working on my plan for the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. I am looking at some major changes, part of it has to do that we have no venue at New Media Expo this year.

White Label Mac is real

The folks at Psystar have delivered demo units to both Engadget and CNET. The machines are real, and while they have a few issues the most important thing is that their are now White Label Macs available. The Genie is now out of the bottle.

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