Donate to the Red Cross Safely Promo – Go to RedCross.org
Yesterday I got an email talking about the Japan Earthquake. Of course, it talked about a company that helps deliver the message to help your fellow brother in Japan. It then had a link that said it went to the Red Cross, but the link inside was a completely different url. Therefore, I decided to […]
GWP 2011-03-16 #180: My Most Challenging Show Yet
It all started with a long day at the proverbial office. One meeting turned into 6 and I didn’t get out until 8 PM. No biggie – I’ll just do a late show. Only problem was when I got home, there was no internet. An area outtage was reported by Charter. With no internet, I couldn’t […]
Supertooth Disco Dance
So to do the review video for the Supertooth Disco, I had to do another video – The Disco Dance. This was a 4 minute piece that shows you how wireless this device is. There is no doctoring of the audio other than compression and leveling. The music is coming straight from the Supertooth Disco. […]
Supertooth Disco Bluetooth Speakerbar
Remember those boom boxes of the 80’s? Big and bulky, with a radio and tape player. Now, we have smaller devices and thousands of songs on MP3. But our smaller devices really don’t sound better than the big bulky boomboxes. Not anymore. The Supertooth Disco lets you play from your iPod, iPad or iPhone with […]
Show Us What Democracy Sounds Like: Wisconsin State Budget Protests
I know – this is not a political website. However, I cannot ignore the protests that are happening around me here in Madison, WI. Last night, The Wisconsin house tried to put a vote to fine the missing Democrats and push the State budget. However, their attempt was met with more protesting. March 10th is […]
GWP 2011-03-09 #179: I Got Tigerblood, Facebook Puppies
Pretty set back week here in Madison, WI. Nose to the grind, got a lot done. Working on some video reviews. Announcing plans for Summer of Podcasts contest this July – August. Sponsor: The New Luxor, Las Vegas Deals Start @ $40.00 best rates guaranteed Sponsor: Get your 14 day Free Trial of Audible Listener Gold […]
Projector or LED TV? We Review EPSON EX7200
You are looking for a new way to watch TV, play games or present materials. TV’s and projectors are two good ways to watch, but which one should you get? In the Geekazine Review, Jeffrey Powers looks at the EPSON EX 7200 unit *. He goes over the specifications and helps you answer if you […]
Fun with Windows Command Line Directory Navigation
Note: When I was writing this, I could not get the backslash character to display, so I use [backslash] to represent it in the text. I am not new to the Windows command line. Back in my tech support days, it was frequently faster to tell callers to rather than walk them through opening a […]
Vocus Announces It’s Growing Workforce
Vocus is a provider of on-demand software. Forbes recently named Vocus one of America’s 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies. The company works on a “Web based software suite”. “We are actively searching for highly motivated employees across all areas of the business as we grow both revenue and profitability in 2009.” says Cal Shilling, vice […]
Getting Linux
If you want to try Linux, here’s how to get it. Some may think this post is very elementary geek, but I have two thoughts in making it.
IOLO – System Mechanic
Computer Slow? Need a Tune-up? Well Andy McCaskey talks with Julia from IOLO about how to clean up your computer so you can get more use from your machine. Save 10% on your Godaddy.com order using Promo Code ‘Pod125’ Visit Rawvoiceoffers.com and use the Promo code ‘MECHANIC’ for more info.
Half of Charges Dropped against Pirate Bay
I don’t do music file sharing. Getting more music than I already have doesn’t interest me, but the Pirate Bay trial certainly has much larger implications for contemporary copyright enforcement across the board. Read the full story here. See the Pirate Bay Wikipedia entry here.
Ticketed for Texting
A 14-year-old girl gets a $298.00 ticket and has her cellphone confistcated for texting in class. In other words, she has been charged with a crime. Read the full story here. There is, as any parent would know, much more to the story.
Geekazine Podcast – Ep 73 – 2-18-09 – Mobile Phone Edition
Good Luck Dan – FAWM – CES Video – Small Site issue – Turn A Blog to a Podcast Episode – Show Sponsors If you like the CES Coverage, please support the site. Use Pod125 at GoDaddy.com Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. Get IT Certified – Careersaver.com – 25% […]
Week in Tech History – 2-16-09 – Who Owns ‘iPhone’: Cisco or Apple?
The answer – Both Cisco and Apple own the name iPhone. Cisco acquired the name when they bought InfoGear Technology. Apple was granted the trademark in Australia and Singapore. The two companies agreed to ‘Share’ the trademark since this conflict arose. It’s a great example of internet sharing, wouldn’t you say? Other Tech history was […]
Turn Your Blog Post Into A Podcast
Geekazine is looking to expand the Geekazine Quickcast – a Podcast produced multiple times a week including ‘The Week in Tech History’, ‘Get Certified’ and ‘1 Topic’. Each show is listened to by many every week. I am looking for individuals that Blog on technology and want to give their Blogs a new medium. By […]
Ramblings – 2-14-09 – Happy Valentines Day
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Ramblings. With all the videos and other things happening, I’ve just been running out of time. Still, we need to ramble every now and then… First of all, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day. Hope the day is full of love and happiness. […]
Charter Communications To Go Chapter 11
Charter has announced that it will be filing for bankruptcy by April 1. Story here. It caught my eye because they are the cable provider where I grew up. There’s precious little detail, other than a quote of an optimistic statement from the company saying that it was certain it would survive reorganization after restructuring.
Week in Tech History – 1-12-09 – Hello Dave
Brought to you by GotoMeeting – Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. Interesting note about Jan 12th in 1997 – It’s a fictional fact – The HAL 9000 computer Production number 3 became operational on that day. It doesn’t go without controversy, as the movie decided to move the date […]
CES – Day 4 p.1 Blogging from NBC Universal
Well I didn’t expect this to happen, but when we got to CES today, our first order of business was to interview Jon Accarrino with NBCUniversal. What turned out was not only the interview with Jon, but also Bill Hartnett. We talked about their little Blogger lounge and how NBC has contributed to this new […]