From the archive

September 2008

58 posts

And Then, Bill Gates Did the Robot Dance!

Color me confused, but I don't understand the new Microsoft commercials at all. You know the ones, they feature Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. I watched the first one, and reserved judgment. Now I've seen the second one, and, well, I still don't know what to say. I've never been a huge Jerry Seinfeld fan to begin with, but these

GNC-2008-09-12 #407 Little Soap Box Action Tonight

Never forget 9-11, Hearts go out to our Texas Listeners. I spend some time on the soapbox tonight and a listener chimes in as well. Action packed Tech Show.. Please Support my Show Sponsors!: [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Twitter Me http://www.twitter.com/geeknews

Google Anti Competitive? Let’s Examine.

It looks like Google has drawn the attention of Mommy Government with the proposed partnership with yahoo. It is another case of people crying about big companies being “anti-competitive”. Google owns 70% of the search market and yahoo has about 20%. I am not a math wiz but that leaves about 10%. Other companies are obviously able to get a

iPod Touch and VoIP Calls

Rumors are a flying today that the iPod Touch can do VoIP calls via a Wifi connection. This may be the perfect excuse to give my lovely wife my current iPod touch and go out and pick up the new model.

GNC-2008-09-10 #406 Back in the Saddle Lots of Tech Today

Back in the Saddle yesterday I was miserable details on the show. Huge stack of Tech today as expected. Podcast Awards Kickoff and Vacation Announcement! Please Support my Show Sponsors!: [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Twitter Me http://www.twitter.com/geeknews My Facebook Profile FriendFeed

Plastic Logic – New eBook Reader on the Horizon

Move over Kindle...there's a new reader in town. Plastic Logic has presented a demonstration of their new eReader product at the DEMOfall 08 technology conference. As yet unpriced, it is expected to debut in the first half of 2009. What's different about this reader? It is aimed at the business market, featuring a full-size touch-screen that will more easily adapt

J.K. Rowling Wins, Readers Lose

A judge decided that J.K. Rowling would suffer "irreparable harm" if the Harry Potter Lexicon, a labor of love for an unpaid web writer, were to be published. Yes, this is a victory for J.K. Rowling, who at this point will never want for money for the rest of her life, but a serious blow to fans and readers everywhere.

Podcast Delayed 1 Day

Hey folks my allergies got the better of me today. It has been a pretty bad 24 hours and I have been as congested as one can get. In fact I have not had this bad of a allergy attack in many years. I am pretty sure what is causing it and will be dealing with it in the morning.

Getting scammed, old school

I thought that the good old chain letter was a thing of the past, until I received a letter in the mail today that invited me to participate in a pyramid scam. The scam asked me to send a $10 gift to the first name in a 5 person list, then send a letter with my name on the list

2008 Podcast Awards Nominations open Sept 15th

The 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards start in about a week and I have been very busy getting the site ready for the kick off. This year I have made some significant changes to the sponsorship model.

There is No Bandwidth Crisis

There is no bandwidth crisis. At our highest usage, we are using less than 50% of the available bandwidth worldwide. WORLDWIDE. So why is it we need usage caps in the first place? Presumably, according to the telcos and cable companies, we are quickly using up available bandwidth and when it's gone it's gone. That's what they are telling us.

GNC-2008-09-05 #405 Fun show tonight you will want to Listen

Tune in to hear what my Doctor had to say, I think you all will be surprised what he said is causing my chronic cough and yes I'm gonna live :) Please Support my Show Sponsors!: [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Twitter

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