The Guardian speculates that Windows 7 on new netbooks is likely to come in the “starter” or “standard” version–that is, only three apps can run simultaneously. Unleashing a more versatile version of Windows 7 will cost an upgrade fee. Read the full story here. According to the story, the starter version can be upgraded for […]
Brought to you by Gotoassist – 30 Day Free Trial at www.gotoassist.com/techpodcasts I just don’t get it – This is the line I heard today from a fellow IT person. He then proceeded to say “The younger people do it more. I guess it’s not a part of my generation”. Wait a minute. I remember […]
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Bloomberg reports that the ill-fated merger of Time Warner and AOL may finally get unraveled. Read the full story here. At the time of the merger, I was still using AOL. I had three reasons:
This week I was the Guest Host on TPN Weekly, a new weekly podcast for the Techpodcast Network. I gave a small sampler of the Quickcast and Podcast and a little more. To check it all out, just go to the link: TPNW-2009-04-27 #2 TPN Weekly with Geekazine
Brought to you by GotoAssist Express – FREE 30 Day Trial. April 28th 2003. With 200,000 songs and a eye on the music market, Apple launched the iTunes Store. At that time, the Windows version was not out yet (had to wait until October 17th of that year), but the first week alone they had […]
This weeks review we look at MP3 FM transmitters. Apple is rumored to have an FM Transmitter in the newest version of iPhone. We talk about the likeliness of that, while also talk about some great alternatives.
Today, we launched the new look of Geekazine. Hope you like it. We still have a couple glitches to work out, nonetheless, you will see the site is more organized and hopefully easier to read. If you have any questions or suggestions, fill out the Comment form on top. Or comment below. This was the […]
Bruce Schneier, writing in the Guardian, attempts to use the Conficker scare to illustrate larger lessons in human psychology. In particular, he wonders why Conficker led to global cyber-panic, at least among Windows users, whereas other, equally or more dangerous malware passes almost unnoticed almost every day. Frankly, I think his reasoning is a bit […]
The other day I decided to play with the Beta version of CamStudio. The new beta version seems to be more stable and very useful. I like it a lot. What I decided to do was record this week’s Bitstrips – a how to model. I created a simple face on the site. However, I […]
Dewolfe is out. No one else is in–yet. Read the full story at Bloomberg. An excerpt:
The Quickcast is Brought to you By GotoAssist Express. Go to www.Gotoassist.com/techpodcasts for a 30 day Trial The Post Office is a dying beast. Once the beacon for our communications system, it fights tooth and nail to keep going. Proposed cutbacks and possible less days of delivery are haunting this Public Service. So maybe the […]
Guy Browning in the Guardian. Read the whole thing here. It’s a hoot. An excerpt:
The Podcast Machine didn’t want to work today. Got the show out nonetheless. The Sony ACID Music Studio 7 really helped with that. Well have the new site look hopefully by the end of the week. Thanks to everyone that has been taking the survey. If you haven’t – it’s only 10 simple questions. Thanks! […]
The New York Times looks at the efforts of U. S. ISPs to institute tiered pricing plans. Read the full story here; it appears to be an excellent, unbiased analysis. An excerpt: I do not credit the ISP’s arguments in favor of tiered pricing. In my opinion, they are just looking for a way to […]
Brought to you by Gotoassist – Support Smarter – 30 Day free trial http://www.gotoassist.com/techpodcasts Apr. 25th, 1996 was the day that Yahoo started putting ads on TV. They ran a spot on David Letterman, Saturday Night Live and episodes of Star Trek asking one question – Do you Yahoo? The successful ad campaign spawned many […]
While listening to a story about the Pirate Bay verdict yesterday evening, I started to wonder where the entertainment industry gets its estimates of “lost revenue due to file sharing.” One of the witnesses for the recording industry testifying in the Pirate Bay case said that file sharing costs the recording industry “billions.” I am […]
Bloomberg reports on gathering clouds in Twitter Land. Aggressive attempts by companies to use Twitter to market themselves are turning Twitterers off and fostering the growth of third-parties to help Twitterers control who can follow them. Read the full story here. The story goes on to describe some of the actions Twitter is taking to […]
One year in jail and fines. Read the full story, including a discussion of the larger legal implications, here. Jeff’s Thoughts: This was the expected verdict and I agree with it. While privacy does come into play here, I think the Pirate Bay could have done things to curb piracy. It’s a touchy subject, but […]
It’s gotten really obvious that soon, unlimited Internet will be the thing of the past. As we get into faster speeds, it will be easier to download more and let friends connect up to download more. In the next 2 years the average persons’ internet usage will go up significantly. This cap hurts those who […]
MarketWatch reports that Microsoft is in trouble in Europe for Internet Explorer. Again. Or is that still? Read the full story here. Here’s an excerpt: Frank’s opinion: To anyone who knew anything about computer operating systems, Microsoft’s claim that it just had to bundle Internet Explorer with Windows 95 because it was integral to the […]
On Apr. 14th 2008, Psystar came onto the scene with a machine that let you have Windows or Mac OSX installed. It got a lot of publicity and also lawsuits from Apple. A year later, Psystar is not only still going, but is the pioneer to those that want to put OSX on their PC. […]
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The story, of course, is not over. Microsoft plans to appeal the jury verdict. MarketWatch reports that the case involves “Microsoft’s anti-piracy registration system,” which I interpret to mean the activation system that came into use with Windows XP. Read the full story here. An excerpt:
Brought to you By GoToAssist – Go to www.gotoassist.com/techpodcasts for a 30 day free trial Psystar came on the scene with a very interesting proposition: Get a PC with Mac OS X. Can it be done? Ever since the switch from PowerPC to Intel, Mac software has been attempted and successfully installed on PC’s with […]