From the archive

August 2011

77 posts

Geek Joke of the Day

Technology has invaded our every day lives so much that a password joke won the award for the Edinburgh Fringe's funniest gag. Here it is, courtesy of comedian Nick Helm. "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." I'll get my coat.

Goodbye and Thank you Mr Jobs

I came home from dinner tonight to the news that Steve Jobs had resigned as CEO of Apple. In his letter of resignation he recommended Tim Cook as his successor. I will admit I am a fan of Steve Jobs and Apple products. Is Steve Jobs egotistical, a perfectionist and a control freak yes and thank God he is. His

Adobe Rolling Out Connect Mobile 1.7

Yesterday, Adobe announced the release of Connect Mobile version 1.7.  The Android version is now available, and the Blackberry and iPhone versions are coming soon. If you aren't familiar with Connect Mobile, then here is a brief introduction.  Adobe Connect is a web conferencing tool, geared mainly towards business users.  In other words, it's mostly an enterprise tool.  It allows

GNC #698 Need some More Cores!

Meetup in Albuquerque is Wednesday night details out tonight to those who have agreed to meetup.. Really need more cores on the road, time for a laptop update buy man really hate buying another PC you all know the drill. Show 700 Contest Details! Are you a Fan of this show or others at TPN follow the producers? Click Me! Mobile

Ford and Toyota Agree to Collaborate on Developing a New Hybrid Power Train

Today August 22 Alan Mulally Ford Chief Executive Officer and Toyota President Akio Toyoda agreed to a memorandum of understanding to share information on the development of a new hybrid power train. One of the biggest problems with today’s hybrid trucks are their expense. Toyota is an acknowledge leader in the area of hybrid technology. While Ford is a leader

Crushing Demand for HP TouchPad in UK

It's been an insane day and evening here in the UK if you were interested in HP's TouchPad firesale. Rumours persisted throughout the day as to when various on-line retailers were going to cut the prices and there was disbelief that the prices were going to be as good as the US $100. Word leaked out that it was going

Time for Yahoo to Close Groups?

Yahoo! Groups needs to implement some ideas so we don't continue to receive spam in our inboxes from mal-groups.

Turn Your iPod Nano into a Watch with TikTok

TikTok was a product that was turned down by Apple, so they went to Kickstarter to raise funds. After 30 days, the end result was not only a great amount of enthusiasm, but also the funds to create the TikTok watch. The TikTok watch is a case for your iPod Nano. Once you put the Nano into your watch enclosure, you

A Brief Look at Markdown

I have never liked using HTML, I know it’s necessary but I find using it annoying. Editing a post with a lot HTML in it is even worse. It is hard to separate the code from the actual text. I had been looking for something easier for awhile when I stumbled across a post by John Gruber on Daring Fireball

Show 700 Prize Giveaway!

I will be giving out some great prizes on Show 700 and to qualify to win you must submit as many answers as you can to these Trivia questions. 1. What was the Date of the First Show? 2. What city was the First Show Recorded in? 3. What Show episode caused so much jealousy that I lost 1/2 my

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