Last month, news broke of Winamp getting shut down by AOL. Many have spoke up, which led to rumors abound and AOL didn’t take down the service when they said. Now, word is Radionomy has picked up the ball and… Read More
Author: J Powers
Podcaster, Blogger, IT Specialist. Been working in IT for over 15 years. Supported Windows 95 upon initial Launch and have worked in desktop, server and Web site support roles. Started Geekazine in 2007 and launched 5 shows from it. Speaker on many topics in Podcasting and technology. Also a musician.
Netflix New Years Gift? Drops 80 Movies, TV Shows from Streaming Subscription
If you are a fan of “Titanic”, “Top Gun”, or even “Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo” — you have only a few hours left to watch them on Netflix. More than 80 movies and a group of TV shows including “Saturday… Read More
Atari 2600, Colecovision Comes to the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a database of websites, media and more to try and preserve the past. The archive houses a lot of content you might not be able to find otherwise. Now you can add arcade games to the… Read More
Say Goodbye to the DVD Player
I remember getting my first DVD player and the movie “The Waterboy”. I also remember streaming my first movie in “Hulk”. Years since, people have debated about losing the tangible disc and moving to streaming. Eventually we knew the DVD… Read More
Apple Mac Pro Now Available – Is it Too Late?
Its the “little trash can that could”. The newest generation Mac Pro is finally available for those needing a powerhouse computer; yet many have switched to PCs earlier in the year because of performance issues. Will this new computer make… Read More
Microsoft Loses Top Engineer as they Scramble for CEO Closure
Last week I was at Ford for a press event. I got to talk directly to Ford CEO Alan Mulally (he was interested in my Google Glass). I didn’t ask about the Microsoft offer because that was covered in the… Read More
USB Type-C Standard to Remove Annoying “2-Flip” Rule to Insert USB Plug
You know the 2-flip USB rule. The USB plug won’t work, so you flip it. It still doesn’t work so you flip it again. Then it plugs right in. Well that is all going to change. The USB Implementers Forum… Read More