From the archive

December 2008

45 posts

Glad I Didn’t Buy a Zune…

Apparently overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, many, if not all, first generation Zune 30 gb players froze and refuse to operate. The shutdowns seem to have occurred simultaneously around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 31. Zunes that have frozen may or may not start up again, and when they do start up, they freeze again before completely booting. Microsoft has issued

GNC-2008-12-30 #435 Last Show of Year!

Last show of the year special info at beginning of podcast about CES coverage must listen. Also some closing thoughts on 2008 and I talk some about the Big Hawaiian Power Black out! Support my Show Sponsors it keeps the lights on here! [Save 15% off on any order >$20.00 at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Geek5 More GoDaddy Promotion Codes Here

Fighting on Twitter – Round 1

We've seen it in the past. One thing is said and a verbal fight breaks out. I remember having to deal with these "Fires" when I was doing a few different Forums. Good thing was it was always contained within a specific site and usually gotten control of (meaning every now and then someone got banned) before things got out

Huge Loss to Podcasting Community

This morning while I sat with my power out after an island wide power blackout, I was informed that Podango a company which competes with RawVoice had informed its podcasters that they were on shaky ground financially.

No $99 4 Gig iPhone, but WalMart Sales Start Sunday

I think it's a shame. I might've bought a 4 gig model. Walmart confirmed it will be selling the iPhone at select stores - most likely the ones that already have an Apple section to it. They will be selling the 8 and 16 gig iPhones. If you want to save a couple bucks (literally), you can get them there

ProMed Network Soft Launch

I want to draw your attention to a new media network called the ProMed Network. My team at RawVoice have partnered up with the team at ProMed providing the RawVoice Generator technology to power their new site.

Nextar MA588-1R MP3 Player Review

MP3 Players come in all shapes and sizes and having been sent one of these units to review I decided that it would be a great thing for my 10 year old to play with.

GoodYear GY-145 GPS Review

Having had my hands on a number of GPS units over the past couple of years I was very curious when the folks at GoodYear came out with a GPS. Not exactly a product you would expect them to come out with.

Zero pollution energy creation and storage

Regular readers may remember me talking about the dead-end that is electric cars with batteries. The complexity, weight, recharge time and dangerous chemicals that go into them make them of low practicality to the mass market. Bio-diesel is an even worse idea given the low energy recovery and the land it takes away from producing food. These two technolgies seem

A New Reprieve for Windows XP and Vista Not Being Deployed

Two things in the news today. First, Microsoft has once again, for at least the third time, granted an extension to PC manufacturers who are insisting that they still want to purchase XP. Such manufacturers can now order XP through the end of January, even if they don't want delivery of the software until as late as May. In my

GNC-2008-12-23 #434 We have a winner!

We have a winner folks congrats to Matt Standley for winning the HP Magic Giveaway. I have a surprise for you at the end of the show tonight. Short show as I am in the process of fighting off a bad cold.. Enjoy!! Support my Show Sponsors it keeps the lights on here! [Save 15% off on any order >$20.00

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