In May of this year, Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Then, the release candidate for Win7 will be downloaded by millions of people and the transition will begin, leapfrogging the ill-conceived Visa OS. Except for the skilled, it is going to be one tremendous slap around for most of the country. […]
Reuters reports that, as the economy worsens all over the world, cyber crime is increasing dramatically. Read the full story here. The crimes include old friends, such as the Nigerian scam and auction fraud, as well as credit card fraud, Ponzi schemes, and, according to sources I have read elsewhere, mortgage relief schemes. Here is […]
This week, the Podcasts will be done using a Blue Snowball Microphone. We will show how a USB and a XLR mic works in Podcasting.
Geekazine is implementing a simple survey to find out what you think of the weekly Podcast. This is for the main Podcast only (Quickcast survey will be done later). It will give you an opportunity to voice what you like or dislike on the show. The survey does have an option for you to say […]
The latest answer, the latest of many, to the question of “earth, the universe, and everything” in computerdom seems to be cloud computing, in which users’ applications and data exist not on their local machines, but up there, somewhere, in the “cloud.” (Aside: In the olden days, when I was a young ‘un, it was […]
In 1993, Chris Clark purchased Pizza.com. He figured it would be a great domain to have. Boy was he right, but it took him 15 years to realize it. After a couple attempts he decided to squat on the domain for a while – That is until last year. Chris decided after he heard Business.com […]
Keep those firewalls up and those computers updated. The New York Times reports on a cyber-spying ring originating from China. Read the full story here. An excerpt:
The best part is this is the last snow of the season and hopefully it won’t be as bad as they say. Just wet slush. Just a small annoyance, then warm weather. Now on to some cool stuff. I stopped by SWAP – Surpluss with a Purpose the other day. Basically, it’s a shop that […]
Geekazine.com will have a Big announcement sometime on Tuesday. I cannot say what it is, only that it’s big news. Please check in for the Video announcement on Tuesday, March 31st. apx 1 PM.
Reuters reports: Read the full story here. There were hints that this might be on the way in this radio interview two weeks ago.
According to Bloomberg News, the FCC reports that viewer ratings for stations that have already switched to digital only over-the-air broadcast signals have dropped nine per cent. Read the full story here. Most stations are waiting for the June deadline, which Congress earlier this year pushed back from February. I suspect that, whenever this goes […]
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Another company has joined the Facebook world, Reuters reports. Read the full story here. Here’s an excerpt:
Michael White, from Washington University Medical School, considers why mediocrity is so common and answers the question with a Plinko game. Read the full story here. There’s an excerpt below the fold.
The Amiga has been sort of an enigma in the computer industry. It started in 1982 as the Amiga corporation, then Commodore purchased the line to put in their family of computers. The computer was held high for video production – with a video toaster, the system could do as much as a mac or […]
So last week on Thurs. I got sick. Didn’t think much of it, took some nyquil and slept the day. That night I was feeling much better, but Friday was a different story. That night I was ok and Saturday I was good until I wasn’t. We did a show and when I got home, […]
Saturday March 21, 2009 – 4pm Eastern – 1pm Pacific We have three presentations * United Plastics – Soundproofing the Home Theater and Podcast Studio * OReilly Technical School – Online Certification Programs thru University of Illinois * Geekazine Podcast – Jeff Powers Secrets of Microphone Placement and EQ Free TV : Ustream
The New York Times speculates on what the Conflicker worm is all about. Read the full story here: Make sure your Windows boxes are updated, your firewalls are secure, and your anti-malware programs are current.
Bloomberg quotes Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft’s efforts to become a player in internet searches. Read the full story here: I find Mr. Ballmer’s position interesting for a number of reasons.
From MarketWatch, which reports that Microsoft “unveiled Internet Explorer 8, the newest version of its Web browser. The software will be available for download in 25 languages at noon Eastern Time on Thursday at Microsoft’s Website.” Here is a link to the IE 8 webpage.
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I have been a rabid Opera fanboy since Opera v. 3. I now have gotten Opera on the netbook that I discussed here. Here’s how I did it (hint: it worked the same as if I were on regular laptop or desktop):
Developers in Japan designed a robot intended to serve as a fashion model. Apparently, it didn’t impress the audience. Read the full story, with illustrations, in the Guardian at this link. Here’s an excerpt:
Except when it’s not. From the New York Times: “A list of user names and passwords for customers of Comcast, one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, sat unprotected on the Web for the last two months. “The list was 8,000 lines long, but Comcast said late Monday that just 700 of those lines […]
Over the weekend I developed a case of the flu. It pretty much knocked me out all of Sunday and today. This is the first time I’ve been on more than 5 minutes. There was no Week in Tech History this week because of it. The podcast will happen, although it may be a day […]