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Archive for March 2005

Fifteen minutes of fame starts… now

I was recently interviewed about podcasting by the local (Houston) ABC news station and the article has just appeared on their web site.  The article looks at podcasting and explains how it began and even some information about how to start your own podcast.  The … Read More »

NuVisions aka Vonage

If you read my post about Trump Towers’ being wired by GigaBeam’s WiFiber, I pointed out that NuVisions Digital Voice website looked much like Vonage’s website. Look at the terms of service and it says Vonage all over it. And mean literally. I … Read More »

 
 

Three months + $50 free at Verizon/SBC/Dell

Dave Burstein who writes DSL Prime, the best newsletter on DSL points out… To get orders in before the end of the quarter, Dell through March 28 is selling for $379 a 2.8 gig Pentium 4, a 15 inch flat screen monitor, a printer, and free … Read More »

iSkin’s ProTouchPB Keyboard Protector Review

TAB reviews the iSkin ProTouchPB keyboard protector for Apple laptops. The verdict: great product, a bit on the expensive side. Read More »

Zambia gets fixed wireless

Almost Broadband comes to Zambia, Africa, via fixed wireless. iConnect, an ISP has started selling 512 kbps connections using non-line of sight fixed wireless technology. Fixed wireless technologies are actually slowly making their way into non developed markets, especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America. … Read More »

jkOnTheRun one of the 14 Best Mobile Blogs!

The Mobile Technology Weblog recently (OK, a few weeks ago but I thought I had mentioned it earlier) listed their list of the 14 Best Mobile Blogs and I am honored to be on this short list!  Thanks Russell! Read More »

Tablet PC as the ultimate meetings manager

The Tablet PC can fill many roles within the workplace, many of which are not always obvious.  Patrick Mayfield has written an article that details how he used his Tablet PC and MindManager to manage a large meeting.  It’s a must read for Tablet owners … Read More »

USB Flash Drives, all grown up

Business 2.0: The size of a pack of chewing gum, the USB flash drive combined cheap flash memory with omnipresent USB connection technology to kill off the floppy drive. At first blush these devices are poster children for the curse of commoditization. Falling prices … Read More »

Creating a visual RSS reader with MindManager

The folks at MindJet, the developers of the great mind mapping program MindManager, have a blog that is chock full of useful information about the program.  A recent blog entry detailed how to make a visual RSS reader so you can work with your RSS … Read More »

Dark Clouds over XO?

Looks like the distressing telecom business reality is catching up with XO Communications. I was reading through their SEC filings and came across something interesting. Essentially what it said was that unless XO meets some minimum EBITDA requirements, it could not comply with a financial … Read More »

Pocket Mac for PSP

PSP is getting a lot of developer attention. I have posted about some earlier, but here comes another classy piece of work. PocketMac for Playstation Portable (PSP), will automatically sync Mac users digital music, photos and contacts to their PSPs. Until this product was … Read More »

I-VO VoIP phone when cool is a must

The I-VO is a VoIP phone that works with Skype and other VoIP services that is definitely the coolest looking phone I have seen.  There is nothing special about the features, it just looks stylish.  If that’s important to you then this might be … Read More »

More Must Reads

It’s that time of year again so all you iPod lovers rejoice- the new ipodlounge Buyers Guide 2005 is now available for free download on their web site.  The Buyers Guide is the most comprehensive collection of iPod accessories and it comes along with … Read More »

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 29, 2005 – Orb Networks, Inc., a developer of streaming media software and services, today announced the company’s groundbreaking streaming media software, Orb Media, will now be FREE to all users. Orb’s software and service gives consumers the ability to spontaneously access … Read More »

There have been notebook stands around for a while that provide a docking solution while propping … Read More »

Qwest Communications is not done fighting over MCI. Tomorrow company’s board of directors are going to meet and decide if the company should raise its bid for MCI again, by about a $1 a share to $27.50 a share. Verizon has offered $23.50 a share, … Read More »

The techADDICTION Show #004- 31st March 2005 (43min 19sec)MP3 – 16MB Welcome back to The techADDICTION Show! Kevin and I had a great time making this show and brought in special guest Dave Ciccone from Dave’s iPAQ, one of the longest running Pocket … Read More »

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