Introducing Wikazine
A couple days ago I started working with some others who will be writing for Geekazine. Building the ranks, sort of speak. But as I was doing that, I realized there isn’t a great place for people to go and get more information about Geekazine, Dorkazine, Sportazine and even the Day in Tech History. The collaboration of […]
GWP 2010-04-07 #133: The iPad Free Show, SCO Loses, VelociRaptors at 600
I made a deal not to talk about iPad on this show. Unless it’s in reference, I found a lot of news that was non iPad related. We are now on Wirecast! Ustream and Justin.tv! Tomorrow, 10 AM. Ford Taurus SHO. Blog posting on the Daily Get Up – Picked up a new stock. Sponsor: […]
Appeals Court Deals Setback to Net Neutrality
MSNBC reports: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. Note that it is an appeals court, not the Supreme Court, but I find it a bad omen. I believe that cable providers […]
Grant Jacobson on Flex Fabric – HP Road Show Converged Infrastructure
It sounds like something a tailor would be working on. Who knew that the tailor is HP. Flex Fabric brings demand for a more manageable infrastructure. That is where Grant Jacobson comes in – to talk about how to make a flexable network. Virtual connect: to make management easier and more predictable. That is what […]
Google Tweaks Buzz Privacy
The BBC reports that Google is updating Google Buzz’s privacy settings in reaction to complaints that it revealed too much too soon. The story at the link contains a long discussion of the buzz over Buzz privacy (is that “buzz squared”?). If you Buzz, you might want to buzz over to Buzz and check your […]
Baby Boomers… Why Numbers, Markets Keep Growing
“You know, Norman, you really are the sweetest man in the world, but I’m the only one who knows it.” – Ethel – On Golden Pond (Universal Pictures, 1981) The Internet celebrated its 40th anniversary in September. It wasn’t such a big deal for the first 10 years until the PC got some traction. Our son can’t […]
Quickcast – Netflix Review, Ford Sync, Trip to San Fran
This month I took some time to check out Netflix and how they have changed since I last used them. I had Netflix back in 2002, where you would have to wait a whole week and a half for the next 3 movies in the queue. It was an upgrade when they put in a […]
Opera Mini 5 for Android G1
Over the last two and a half weeks, I have packed up and cleaned out my old house and finished the move to Virginia Beach, Va., where spring is well under way. I’m ready to start paying attention to tech again. Yesterday, I was mucking about in the Android Marketplace and discovered that Opera Mini […]