From the further reaches of the tech frontier, USA Today reports that Mexican drug cartels use YouTube to boast of their successes and intimidate their opponents. Read the full story here. This reads like something out of a Law and Order episode. In fact, if I know my Law and Order, it will soon be […]
This last weekend was a roller coaster of a ride. Last week we saw some issues with the site when I cleaned up the system. For some reason, the mySQL was going off the charts. Therefore the Service Provider decided to counter by putting the whole site into a 403 error. Both Geekazine and Dorkazine […]
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Well, not exactly. But it has morphed. According to the New York Times, a new, improved, better version of the Windows Trojan that we don’t yet know what it is supposed to do is in the wild. Read the full story here. If you run Windows, make sure the operating system and anti-virus are updated […]
This week’s review is for the CastGrabber – an internet appliance that takes valid RSS feeds and uploads podcasts to your MP3 player. This video shows you a little about how the CastGrabber works. I also talk about the good and the bad – well, more of a wishlist to this Standalone Podcast downloader. One […]
I got a Segway… and you didn’t…. Well, not really. But wouldn’t it be cool to have one of the new GM Segways proposed? You could really be tooling down the street, lookin cool, having everyone look at you. This Segway seems a little more feesable than the stand up model. Only problem is if […]
The Quickcast is brought to you by GotoAssist – 30 Day free trial at www.gotoassist.com/techpodcasts MASH stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. It all started as a Novel by Richard Hooker and then adapted for the movie theater in 1970 by Ring Lardner Jr and Robert Altman. It was about 2 doctors – Duke Forrest […]
I’m one of those who is going to miss part of Sirius XM . Not much, you understand. What I really miss is XM but that left the building last summer. What we have as a poor substitute are a bunch of commercial channels – except for the tired Decade Series. I’ve enjoyed addition of […]
MarketWatch reports that Silicon Graphics has filed for bankruptcy. Again. This looks like the final time. Read the full story here. The company became a victim of the personal computer’s replacing the client workstation in the business world. For a while, it provided special effects computing power to Hollywood, but it never really found a […]
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Podcasting is fun, but sometimes the prep is a pain. We need to keep some calm before the show. So we relax. We meditate. We light up another cigarette and swash back a shot of JD. Whatever is good for the podcast, right? I listen to music – It keeps me in check. Usually I […]
From the New York Times: Major League Baseball and Microsoft square off on the relative virtues of Adobe’s Flash Player and Microsoft’s Silverlight in a darkly humorous exchange. Read the full story here.
Linux on your end table: The New York Times reports that T-Mobile plans to roll out Android-based home phones next year, as well as other devices, including a tablet computer. Read the full story here. An excerpt:
The Quickcast is brought to you by GotoAssist – 30 Day free trial at www.gotoassist.com/techpodcasts I can see it now – Grampa sits jr on his knee and tells a story of how he was the third partner in the Apple franchise. He then proceeds to tell his sons’ son that he decided it was […]
Henry Porter writing in the Observer attempts to make the “Or Not” case. Read the full column here. I suggest you do, because it presages the arguments of those who would strangle technology to preserve walled gardens.
I just bought my first case of 16 oz bottles of Mountain Dew. All I can think about is “10 minutes fueling Geekazine, forever in a landfill”. I need to figure out something to do with these bottles so they don’t end up there. My mom used to take the 2 liter bottles, cut them […]
PogoPlug will be making a quick announcement Monday April 6th at 8 AM. We cannot say what the announcement is – however it might put a few smiles on your faces. Pogoplug is a product that debut at CES09. The device can turn any USB drive into a network drive – including a Flash drive. […]
The Guardian considers reports that Google is negotiating to buy Twitter. Read the full story here. An excerpt: I freely confess that, as regards Twitter, I just don’t get. But I still think Usenet is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Update: Kara Swisher at Boomtown reports that Google and Twitter were, indeed, talking, but […]
When we were in Vegas at CES, we ran into a company called the Web Around. They specialized in a Nylon disc you can place on the back of your chair. The idea is if you have to do a web cast or video call, you can place this item behind you so the other […]
I don’t watch too much too much TV anymore. I just have a few shows I want to keep up on. A lot of that is online anyway – I just have to wait a few hours and BAM! I am watching all my shows. My TV is still an older 27″. No VCR, DVD […]
There was a post on Friday for a “Big announcement”. It was suppose to be something fun with another site, but then the lawyers stepped in and said “NO”. Therefore we had to nix the idea. I tried working with a similar site, but their PR area thought it might affect “Stock prices”, therefore we […]
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