Google started in the late 90’s as a search engine. Since then, it has grown into one of the biggest companies in the technology field. Google continues to expand their google search, Chrome browser, gmail and more. They have an open office in docs.google.com and help you connect via Google Voice. Chromium is Google’s newest project – a notebook running Google OS.
GWP 2010-07-01 #145: Day Late, Even More Packed
Tons of HP Tech Forum Video content being pushed – The sound of Buzzsaws in the background as they dig up the street. New lights for the studio. The delayed podcast starts now… 2nd Summer of Podcasts contest continues. Social Media Day is June 30th A Part of the Mashable Meetup. BLOGWORLD New Media Expo […]
HP Data Vault x510’s Little Brother x310 Home Servers Side by Side Review
Jeffrey Powers Talks about the Data Vault x310 and compares to the Data Vault x510
Google Closing Windows? (Updated)
According to Reuters, the Financial Times (the FT requires a subscription for regular users.) reports that Google is phasing out Windows for its standard-issue employee computers. The final straw seems to have been the Chinese hack attack in April. According to the reports, Google is trying to reduce its computer security hassles. The Reuters story […]
Google Gobbles Wi-Fi, Germany Wants the Recipe
Bloomberg reports that Germany is demanding to see Google’s Streetview code after learning that Google’s Streetview vehicles were collecting wireless payload packets. An excerpt: “We need to see the used software to understand what was really saved,” Johannes Caspar, the data-protection commissioner of Hamburg, said in an interview. German regulators are investigating how cars Google […]
GWP 2010-05-19 #139: Monster Show, Google Snooping is good, Flash or HTML5?
Very productive week – Summer is shaping up well. Podcasters – sign up for the 2nd Summer of Podcasts contest by May 24th and you could win a Blogworld Expo pass. Heading to Detroit in 24 hours. Congrats to our winnter for the Data Vault. This week’s X510 DataVault Drawing: Absolutely Windows Sponsor: Backup Now, […]
Google Gobbles Wi-Fi Data
The street view cars not only shoot the street scene, they turn out the be scene stealers. The BBC reports that a German government audit of data collected by Google’s street view cars revealed that some of the software used in collecting street view data has been grabbing payload data from open wireless networks for […]
Quickcast #157: Contests, Contests and Ford
Yep, this month’s Quickcast talks about the contests of April, May and the summer. If you are a podcaster, then you need to be at the Summer of Podcasts II contest page signing up your show. We also talk about the trip to Detroit for Ford and all the other cool happenings at Geekazine. Sponsor: […]
GWP 2010-05-05 #137: Contact Your Favorite Podcasts, h.264, Apple Antitrust
Speaking up is the most important thing. It lets me know you are there and listening. In this episode, I talk about how most podcasters lose their flame and either shut down or change gears, then hear from the masses. Then I will talk about the 2nd Summer of Podcasts contest Congrats to PvP on […]
GWP 2010-04-28 #136: Summer of Podcasts II Announcement!
This week we talk about Podcast Madness and the call for Podcasters. Also letting you know what’s going with the HP Elite 2530p contest. This week’s X510 DataVault Drawing: Hardwaresphere Sponsor: Backup Now, Backup Often, Backup Off-site with Mozy Unlimited Backup – $4.95/Month! Use code “Geek” for 10% off! $50 a Year for Off-site Backup. […]
GWP 2010-04-21 #135: I’m Broke, Apple iPhone Prototypes, iPad 3G
Madison SMC meets Wed. April 21st. It’s been a long week, now I’m broke. – Win the X510 Data Vault. Techpodcasts.tv on Boxee, Roku. This week’s DataVault Drawing: MediaBlab Sponsor: Backup Now, Backup Often, Backup Off-site with Mozy Unlimited Backup – $4.95/Month! Use code “Geek” for 10% off! $50 a Year for Off-site Backup. Sponsor: […]
GWP 2010-04-14 #134: Coco with TBS, New Contests Coming, Opera for iPhone
Early show due to evening activities. Ford test wrapping up. New Contest announced – Win the X510 Data Vault. Techpodcasts.tv on Boxee, Roku. Sponsor: Backup Now, Backup Often, Backup Off-site with Mozy Unlimited Backup – $4.95/Month! Use code “Geek” for 10% off! $50 a Year for Off-site Backup. Sponsor: Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist […]
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: […]
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 […]
GWP 2010-03-31 #132 Facebook Privacy, Sling for iPad, No More Linux on PS3
A little Spring cold this week, but next week Ford SYNC. Will be doing TPN Weekly this week – Social Networking for your Podcast. Planning a new Panel Show – More details soon… Winner of this weeks’ Diskeeper 2010: mrningronq Sponsor: Backup Now, Backup Often, Backup Off-site with Mozy Unlimited Backup – $4.95/Month! Use code […]
GWP #131: Site Goes Down for Day, Tech Buzz Panel, Testing Ford Taurus SHO for SYNC
Getting ready for the show, web site goes down. I was on the Tech Buzz Friday Free for All. Did some slight audio tweaking. Social Media Club Tonight, Google will be showing up. Will be driving a Taurus SHO on April 7th to test out the SYNC system. Winner of this weeks’ Diskeeper 2010: Galliosi […]
GWP #129: Now the Googleazine Weekly Podcast: Bring Madison Fiber
Welcome to Googlazine! Bring Fiber to Madison, WI Heading to California to cover an event – Videos will be made. SXSW might be out of the question, unless I get a Sugar Mama. I also had a small run-in with a person at a Bar who didn’t think too much of my profession. Winner of […]
GWP Ep 128: Yahoo Decline, NewsCorp vs. Google
Plans for SXSW fell through, but may find another way to get there. Madison Social Media Club was a great success – Congrats to the group for putting on a great show. Prepping new shows – Thanks to all who have been watching the 5 Tech Things You Should know. Winner of this weeks’ Diskeeper […]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28
In a new social experiment, every Sunday at 11:59 PM, everything I posted on Twitter will show up on Geekazine. This will include updates and retweets. It is a test, so if you see any issues, let me know. First thing it looks like I need to do is make this post look a little […]
GWP #127: Rough Start – Full Video, Audio Podcast Recordings Available!
A little rough start as I started to use the uStream Producer for the video. Too many balls to juggle for now…Sat. Feb 20th @ 10:59 P.M. Paul Edward Powers entered the world. Congratulations to this weeks Winner of Diskeeper 2010 – LeonChan, we will give another away next week. FAWM coming to an end. […]
Ford Ranked Among Top Innovative Companies by Fast Company for Ford SYNC
When we saw what Ford was doing at CES 2010 with the SYNC system, we were impressed. Well, it goes without saying that not only were we impressed, but the Fast Company was, too. They put Ford on the Top Ten “Most Innovative Companies” in mobile technology. Actually, it’s #5 on the list: This is […]
Google Buzz vs Friend Feed vs Facebook vs Twitter: Who will Replace Who?
Last week when Google Buzz came out, all the Social Mediates jumped on board like the last boat of the day starting to leave the dock. Instantly, we saw everyone posting “I am Buzzing”, and others rebuilding their Social Media lists. The big names pretty much dominated the Buzz. But it did become an opportunity for a […]
GWP Ep #126: We Talk Windows Mobile 7 on the Podcast
CES videos are up and now it’s time to focus on other things. Got the 6th song done for FAWM, putting together a new client website and working with another on updates. Sportazine is now in production. We are giving away another copy of Diskeeper 2010. Try GoToAssist free for 30 days – GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts. Day […]
Gibson Les Paul Guitar Robot Technologies in the Gibson Dusk Tiger Guitar – CES 2010
Last year Jeffrey Powers got to play the Gibson Dark Fire Self Tuning Guitar. He was rather pleased with how it worked and not having to tune a guitar again was a pretty nice thought. This year, Gibson was back and so Jeffrey was salivating to try the newest line. The Gibson Dusk Tiger is […]
Geekazine Adds an Easy Way to Get the Website on Your Mobile Phone
You might have seen this picture on different websites. It’s a barcode. Just like with a magazine, this barcode is a unique identifier to the world. While it looks pretty, it’s function is simple: Get you to Geekazine.com Now if your already on Geekazine.com, why would you worry about this? Well this isn’t as much […]