Archive for February 2006
If you’ve ever wished you had the wikipedia definition of ‘folksonomy’ or ‘web 2.0′ while out and about, now you can. Check out the wikipedia on your ipod. I haven’t tried it out myself just yet, but it looks as if you can … Read More »
Did you know that Vonage’s chief marketing officer (also the chief brand officer), Dean Harris left the VoIP service provider? It is hard to figure out when he really left, though his name is not in the S-1 filing anywhere. I had no idea that he … Read More »
Place shifting is the process of using technology such as the Slingbox from Sling Media to push the TV shows from your home to mobile devices anywhere in the world. The only requirement needed to place shift your video content is some video gear … Read More »
Sure, the big cable companies and Bells are raking in the broadband bonanza, but its good to see the smaller players are enjoying the party as well. This morning, Dallas-based Commonwealth Telephone announced that it had added 10,650 DSL customers in 2005, to take its … Read More »
CLICK HERE to go to the MoTR site and listen directly.MoTR 29 is 37:18 minutes long and is a 25.6 MB file in MP3 format. to go to the MoTR site
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The interesting ebook reader Iliad from Philips I mentioned a while back should hit retail stores in April. The Iliad has an XGA screen (1024×768) and utilizes a stylus for writing notes on the screen. The device can handle CF and SD cards … Read More »
A few days ago I mentioned a contest that ITtoolbox is running to recognize their top blogs in several categories. The nomination period is closed and I am honored to report that my OnTheRun blog at ITtoolbox has been nominated for three potential awards: Best … Read More »
More Must Reads
By James Kendrick
Feb. 27, 2006, 4:34pm PT
By Nick Santilli
Feb. 27, 2006, 3:13pm PT
This is great!
Install the plugin and you can search your Del.icio.us bookmarks through Spotlight. I installed it, and a moment later ran a query – my CPU has stayed steady as ever while the indexing occured – with instant results.
Quicksilver also has a … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 27, 2006, 11:56am PT
What a whopper of a year for cable telephony!
Cablevision, the last MSO to report its fourth quarter earnings added 130,000 new VoIP customers, up just 7,000 from the previous quarter. The company also added, 94,000 new broadband customers, up from 81,000 adds in the … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 27, 2006, 7:55am PT
Barry Brahier of hughsung.com has published a review of an innovative scanning solution that uses a camera to capture the images. The Justice Visions Portable Scanner is a camera mounted on a foldable arm that fits in a small bag for transport. The … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 27, 2006, 12:01am PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2006, 11:55pm PT
By Jackson West
Let’s get the Gang of Four out of the way. Google released Google Pages, and almost immediately closed off new sign ups due to demand. Still, it smells a little like Geocities to me. Chris Pirillo, for his part, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2006, 10:49pm PT
By Jason Terhorst
Feb. 26, 2006, 9:46pm PT
I was going to write up a C/C++ primer, but I think this will do well…. http://visualcplus.blogspot.com/. Just start with lesson one, and work your way from there.
Now that it’s fallen off of the digg.com top spots, it should be accessible. Just ignore the Windows-centric … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2006, 6:56pm PT
Technologies such as JavaScript and Flash are changing the way we interact with content online. In this week’s PodSession Niall and I discuss the latest trends in the world of rich interactions. Are these technologies interaction too complicated for the average person to grasp? When … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2006, 6:30pm PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 26, 2006, 2:48pm PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 26, 2006, 8:49am PT
By Robert Young
With nearly 60 million registered users, 15 billion page views per month, and more than 150,000 new users signing up every day, MySpace is that rare social networking contagion that keeps spreading and growing. Can this beast be stopped? Is there anyone … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 26, 2006, 7:55am PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 10:44pm PT
Tablet PC MVPs Rob Bushway and Dennis Rice have launched a great new web site- GottaBeMobile. They already have a lot of good information on the site including some nice video reviews so add them to your feed reader before you forget!
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By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 10:34pm PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 3:40pm PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 10:42am PT
I am pretty sure I ran across this a long time ago but listening to a recent Daily GizWiz Show brought it back to memory. The patented JetLag Watch is an ingenious analog watch that tries to ease the psychological effects of jet … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 10:25am PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 25, 2006, 10:19am PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 25, 2006, 8:49am PT
Wall Street is quite excited about triple-play. In a move that hopes to capture their enthusiasm, Occam Networks, which makes Ethernet- and IP-based loop carrier equipment, decided to do a one-for-forty reverse split of its common stock. “We recently achieved our first profitable quarter and … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 24, 2006, 3:36pm PT
Greg Hughes has published a thorough review of the Magellan Roadmate 760 GPS unit with voice naviagation. He got it for half price but claims it works so well he’d buy it again at full price. The list of features he’s included … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 24, 2006, 9:05am PT
I have been blogging for ITtoolbox for a few months and the reception that OnTheRun has received has been just great. The folks at Ittoolbox have an excellent site for IT professionals (and others too) that has an astounding amount of information for the … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 24, 2006, 8:45am PT
I just received word that the Tablet PC demo video I posted recently has been named the Camtasia Studio Screencast of the Week. Camtasia Studio is the program used to create the video. Cool!
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By James Kendrick
Feb. 24, 2006, 7:58am PT
By James Kendrick
Feb. 23, 2006, 6:00pm PT
I just received a MicroCenter flyer in the mail and look what is in there (and at an excellent price, too):
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By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2006, 1:09pm PT
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2006, 12:59pm PT
By Nick Santilli
Feb. 23, 2006, 12:05pm PT
TUAW posted a tip about Bravo adding Inside the Actor’s Studio to Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Looks like it’ll drop next week.
I think this is the first time I’m actually excited about new video content being added to iTMS. If you … Read More »
By Om Malik
Feb. 23, 2006, 11:00am PT
Restaurants and cafes represent the fastest growing segment of public Wi-Fi, according to JiWire. They estimate that 34,544 eating establishments currently offer Wi-Fi access, which is up from 16,277 a year ago. Tokyo (1,037) has the most restaurants and cafes with Wi-Fi access, followed by … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 23, 2006, 9:51am PT
Darren of Tablet Minds gave a demo of the Tablet PC to educators yesterday and as usually happens when you demo the Tablet to those who have not been exposed to the ink and slate he had a successful show!
I even had applause when I … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 23, 2006, 9:25am PT
I just ran across an intriguing web site that is obviously some kind of teaser. The web site is origamiproject.com and it shows 3 weeks on a timeline and ends with “learn more on 3.2.06…” . I’m going to keep an eye on … Read More »
By James Kendrick
Feb. 23, 2006, 7:08am PT
Kevin Tofel has been jonesing for a Treo 700w but Verizon’s antics have given him time to look at the XV6700. He’s going to make a purchase decision pretty soon and he needs your help. He has set up a vote on his site … Read More »
Commoditisation
On why the new Mac mini signifies a depressing new trend for Apple – the path to commodity hardware. Read More »