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Word comes today that Apple has applied for a patent for an "enforcement routine" that will force viewers to see commercials on various devices. And when I say force, I truly mean force. The patent application indicates that the forced-advertisement will freeze a device until you indicate that you've actually read/responded to the ad (through the use of clicking a
Well, a Federal judge ruled and Psystar lost their case. Apple has definitely shown the hand of God here. But the real question is: Will it be the end of it? Hopefully not. On Friday, Judge William Alsup sided with Apple that Psystar has indeed violated the End User License Agreement (EULA). He ruled that installation of the Mac OS
Over the past couple of years I have had major challenges with the Boom Mic that I use for my Podcast. Up until last week, I used a Boom Mic from the O.C. White Company. While the boom mic from O.C. White served it's purpose when I hung my "Mouse" from Blue Microphones on it the Mic Boom had a
O.K. - Check out this Onion article - Man's Facebook Status Given Book Deal Now check out this article on WSJ - S---mydadsays Lands TV Deal Can someone say "Irony?" Little did the Onion know, they were reporting a "Close to news" story. And it happened in the same week. I heard about this Twitter account a few weeks ago.
I don't know about you, but I've always found that the rechargeable batteries that replace disposable batteries somewhat lacking. The nickel-cadmiums (NiCd) suffered from the memory effect and the nickel metal hydrides (NiMH) eliminated that, but still lost charge when not in use. I'm currently using the Hybrio / Eneloop batteries which solve both of the above, but they still
Ok Mini contest someplace in the show, gonna make you do a little scavenger hunt hope you participate. Big thanks to Jeffrey and Sam who split the prize on suggestions for the Video portion of the show. While the implementation did not go perfect tonight we will get it dialed in over the coming weeks. Huge number of ideas all
Interestingly this week two people that I follow on line did blog post on having to deal with people who flamed them because of something they said or did. Chris Pirillo post a email he received from a viewer "The Best Email Flame I Ever Received", and Todd Cochrane replying to emails he received after his post "State of the
I hear it all the time - Dang Vista won't work. They still get frustrated over printer failures, slow programs loading and just basic aggravation to it's performance. But what's more interesting is how I fix the problem - and make the program run 200% better. It's all about a piece of software that has been a thorn in my
Remember the early 90's dialup internet? Back in those days, you were likely using a US Robotics modem. US Robotics was taken over by 3Com in 1997. Now, 12 years later, 3com itself is being bought up by Hewlett Packard (HP). HP announced that they will pay $2.7 Billion in cash for 3com Corporation. This will put HP in the
Remember when you were a kid, and your mother made sure you completely cleaned your plate? Well, some smart people in San Francisco have come up with a way to use table scraps to make electricity. Right now, it's enough electricity to run the water treatment plant there, but if the plan is fully developed and enough scraps are steered
Now that the initial hue and cry over the release of Windows 7 has died down a little, I thought that I might report on how I got on upgrading a Vista machine to Windows 7. Basically, it's a doddle, but is it worth it? Being a (somewhat mature) Masters student, I was able to purchase the upgrade to Windows
Huge thanks to all the listeners that did Podcast Awards reviews. I get on my soap box tonight about hate mail I have received in regards to my State of the Podcast Sphere simply amazing. Lots of tech to talk about tonight. Want your feedback on the videos in the first two articles along with your personal thoughts on the
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