From the archive

July 2010

91 posts

The NFL Takes a Baby Step

Not long ago I wrote an article wondering if the NFL would join the media revolution that the other major US sports are already in. Apparently a couple of recent emails I have received are answering that question and the answer is, well, kind of. Will they provide a way to purchase games online?  Yes, and No.  Will they provide

Windows era is ending

It's true.  I am aware of the percentage of people who have windows installed on their desktop and laptops.  Further, the monopoly will not collapse it will erode, and quicker than you might expect.  I moved from a city where the local lake has risen nearly 30 feet in the last 20 years.  Everyone said, "It's going to stabilize, it

July Tech Podcast Round Table!

Join us Saturday July 31st at 1:00PM Pacific – 4:00PM Eastern for the Tech Podcast Roundtable. Joining us: Norbert Davis: MaxiVista app for iPad Jeffrey Powers: Help a Reporter.com Tech Podcast Network members will also share some of their gear setups as well! To participate in the Round Table is very simple, 15 Minutes before we start Simply Click this

A Review of Gazelle

I decided to have my payment sent through Paypal. I then received an email with the packing slip and the shipping label. I do know they have boxes they send out at a certain price point, but I am not sure what that is. I packed up my items and brought it down to the local Fed Ex store on Monday, July 19. I got an email on the evening of July 22, that they had received my package and confirmed all the items in it. At that point they began to test each item separately to make sure it is working and in the condition I said it was. For example, I had checked to make sure my PSP turned on, but that's all I had done. I hadn't used it in such a long time that I had forgotten there was a sim card stuck in it and that it would start but then all of a sudden turn off after a short time. After they tested that item, I received an email with the problems they found and the reduce price they could offer. I had the option of either accepting the reduce price or they would send the item back to me. I chose to go with the reduced price.

Becoming More Familiar With Android

I’ve been living with my Sprint HTC Evo phone for a while now, and I am still learning some interesting things about Android – at least the HTC/Sprint version. Overall I’m still extremely pleased with the Evo. This is still one of the coolest gadgets I’ve ever come across. I was having a bit of a problem with stability. Sometimes

Digital Newspapers

Following on from some of early articles this week on news and newspapers, Shaun at PDA-247 has written a blog post Digital Newspapers: Stuck at Page One? which covers his experience of The Times Online on the iPad. In the post, he thinks that he's getting value for money for his £2 a week as the content and presentation are

GNC-2010-07-29 #597 Yes the Net is Working Here!

Close call for us in Hawaii, cut fiber do not bode well for Internet reliability but we are up and online. Lot's of exciting things in the frying pan and boy has it been a week of firsts. The longer I work in this new media space the more my eyes are opened to the possibilities of this medium. These

Hot-Linking

Remember back in the day, when you'd find some cool picture on the 'net, and you'd copy it's URL and paste it in some website you ran, and then the person at the hosting site would get all mad and tell you to take it down and "no hot-linking!"  Remember that? I learned early on that if I wanted an

Google WiFi – Wrong But No Big Deal

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has issued a press release on Google's collection of WiFi data that was obtained by the StreetView cars as they drove round. In what appears to be a holding statement, the ICO says that it has reviewed samples of collected data at Google premises and confirms that the samples do not include any "meaningful personal details".  Additionally, the

What Breaking Electronic Locks Means to the Blind

The Library of Congress, in a regular review of digital copyright laws, made a few adjustments last week.  They declared that jailbreaking a device is perfectly legal, that breaking code on games is okay for certain purposes (to fix bugs, for example), and that blind users have the right to break DRM in order to make electronic text available. This

ProMed Network Programs Available on Roku

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 29, 2010 ProMed Network shows are now available and easily accessible on the over-the-top box Roku, helping consumers and health care professionals find the latest and most comprehensive medical information directly on their televisions. ProMed is a digital media destination on which medical and health programming producers share their shows with other medical professionals, students

Hotel Suite for Aviation Buffs or “Lost” Fans

If you are an aviation buff or a "Lost" fan, then this is the hotel suite for you.  It's Boeing 727 perched in a tree in the tropical oasis that is Hotel Costa Verde in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rico.  Seriously - check out the pictures if you don't believe me. According to the blurb, the 1965-era plane was rescued from

Page 1 of 8