Geekazine Quickcast 159: July 2010
Monthly Geekazine Quickcast. Jeffrey Powers sits down for 10-15 minutes and talks about what has happened in June and what will be happening in July.
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Quickcast 158: The Month of June Isn’t Stoppin!
Folks, after recording this personal blog on the Quickcast, I have to tell you, the summer is really starting to heat up. The Ford Videos are being pushed out. The contests continue with the Summer of Podcasts II contest. I have been confirmed to go with Andy McCaskey out to the HP Tech Forum. We […]
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: […]
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 […]
BookSwim.com: Online Book Rental Through Mail, Interview: Eric Ginsberg – Quickcast
You might be a Transumer. You might have Netflix or Blockbuster for your online movie rental. You might even have Gamefly for your Game rental. But how about your online Book rental? Well that is the business model of BookSwim – an online Book rental system. Simply choose your plan, choose from the large library […]
Quickcast Ep. 153 – CES and the Future of the Quickcast
It’s been a while since the Geekazine Quickcast has been a part of the site. However, it is not gone. In this episode I talk about the week at CES, what is happening over at Geekazine and a little about what is happening with the Quickcast.
New Quickcast Segment – App Wild
This is the newest segment in the Geekazine Quickcast called “App Wild”. It’s name says it all – We talk about applications that you can get for your iPhone, Andoid, Palm Pre, Blackberry or whatever device you use. This weeks applications reviewed: Madden 10 Rhapsody Sad Fact of the Commodore 64 application Pandora and Facebook […]
Week in Tech History – 8-10-09 – Switching to Day in Tech History
Brought to you by Gotoassist Express – Get a 30 day free trial of this great software. For the last year and a half, the Quickcast has been running a podcast every Monday reviewing the past history of Technology. The show has been a fun one, but for the last couple months I felt it […]
Win an Epson Artisan 700 – Summer of Geekazine Contest
Contest has closed. Thanks to all participants. This month we are giving away an Epson Artisan 700 printer. This is a wireless printer /scanner with CD/DVD printing capability. Here are all the options: 4 in 1 Print / Copy / Scan / Ultra Hi-Def Photo Up to 38 ppm, photos in as fast as 10 […]
What Does YouTube Need To Do to Cover Costs – Quickcast
YouTube has established it’s name for the last 4 years as the place to post your videos. It didn’t matter what they were – as long as they were not of adult or copyrighted material. They’ve also seen some growing pains attached to pushing out home made content. The Baby dancing to a Prince song […]
Guest Host on TPN Weekly
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
The Post Office Should Offer an Email Solution – Quickcast
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 […]
Why Apple Should Make OS X for the PC.
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. […]
Week in Tech History – 4-04-09 – Jobs, Woz and Wayne?
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 […]
Amazon on iPhone – Giving Up the White Whale?
Brought to you by: GoToMeeting. Try free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. Come Amazon compliments to ye; come and see if ye can swerve me. Swerve me? Ye cannot swerve me, else ye swerve yourselves! Man has ye there. Swereve me? The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, […]
Ramblings – 2-22-09 – Quick Thoughts before Jury Duty
This weekend has been a whirlwind. I’ve been working on some new items and I went out of town yesterday. I also had to figure out what I am going to do this week. Tomorrow I have to report to Jury Duty. I may be out for 4 hours, I may be out for 4 […]
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 […]
Podcast Ep. 66 – 12-31-08 – The LAST Episode…
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Week in Tech History – Happy New Year!
Brought to you by GotoMeeting – Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. This week we had a lot of “Sold to this Date” stories on the 31st. Of course it makes sense – you have to show some justification or brag about how many Vic-20’s you sold to date. I […]
Ramblings 12-20-08
I am writing this while watching and listening to the 24 hour podcast. This is the 2nd annual show where Todd stays up a full 24 hours talking with others. I have already been on the show with questions throughout the day. I will be with Andy McCaskey talking CES at about 8 PM EST. […]
Week In Tech History – 11-24-08 – When Cell Batteries Attack
Brought to you by Gotomeeting. Go to Gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts for an Unlimited free trial. Last year we had one of the weirdest news stories come out. A man was thought to be killed by his LG phone battery when it exploded in his shirt pocket. There was a lot of controversy over this issue at the […]
Interview with LongJump CEO Pankaj Malviya – Quickcast
*All comments will be in a drawing for an iTunes Gift card and pair of LongJump Socks. Contest ends 10-31-08…* Pankaj Malviya is the Founder and CEO of LongJump, a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that specifically works in Cloud Computing. I sat down with Pankaj and talked about being a tech, the job […]
Can your Laptop Battery Really Explode?
Galaxy Note 7’s? The story of Exploding laptops is not a new one. The Lithium battery in your notebook expands to the point where it breaks the encasement. Dell, Sony and IBM ended up recalling a series of batteries to prevent computer loss. Today scientists announced they had made a solid, non-flammable polymer to replace […]