MoTR 176 is 33:10 minutes long and is a 30.4 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Tiger Woods isn’t a guest on the show, but his… Read More »
Archive for June 2009
So much for the “rapid restart” that Department of Energy Chief Steven Chu had in mind for the FutureGen project, a controversial public-private initiative to test experimental carbon capture and storage technology at a new 275 MW coal plant. Less than two weeks after Chu… Read More »
HP scientific and financial calculators have been the tools of choice for many in the business world for decades. Many of us have fond memories of the different HP calculators we have used over the years and often lament their passing. HP realizes this and as… Read More »
NBC Universal General Counsel Rick Cotton, speaking at the Digital Media Conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, brushed off concerns that the deal between Comcast and Time Warner to test the feasibility of TV Everywhere was a first step toward bringing TV on the Internet under… Read More »
NBC Universal General Counsel Rick Cotton, speaking at the Digital Media Conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, brushed off concerns that the deal between Comcast and Time Warner to test the feasibility of TV Everywhere was a first step toward bringing TV on the Internet under… Read More »
In a recent post, I blogged about the telecommuting trend, including a data point from a WorldatWork study that found a 39 percent increase in the number of telecommuters in the U.S. between 2006 and 2008. Many businesses are actively seeking to embrace… Read More »
We’ve posted Power User tips focusing on OS X as a whole (look for an update post for the not-far-off Snow Leopard) and the System Preferences. Today we’ll cast our gaze on iTunes. Listening to music on your Mac is like peanut butter… Read More »
The hot netbook phenomenon has brought to light for consumers a problem that enthusiasts have been wrestling with for years. How do you upgrade the OS on computers that don’t have optical drives? Like I said, this is nothing new for those of us who have… Read More »
I couldn’t help but notice the irony in yesterday’s events. At our Structure 09 Conference, just as panelists started discussing the challenges of managing web infrastructure, we heard that TMZ.com and Twitter had buckled under the massive traffic load that resulted from the news of… Read More »
Julius Genachowski Confirmed as FCC Chairman; Senate also confirms Robert McDowell for second term; two spots remain open on the five-member commission. (GigaOM) Qik Offers Live Video on iPhone 3GS; live-casting app not sold through the official App Store because Apple and AT&T won’t allow video… Read More »
Silverlight takes its first step into the living room (NewTeeVee) Valuations for later-stage cleantech startups have tumbled: VC (Earth2Tech) Apple developer diary, day 1: Game on (TheAppleBlog) Create tour widgets for your site with Amberjack (OStatic) Keep stuff on your notebook with MojoPac (jkOnTheRun) Planning… Read More »
I spent a long time thinking and writing about why being acknowledged as a founder was so important to Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard as well as what the founder title means for entrepreneurs (monetarily and emotionally) overall. But it takes someone who experienced the… Read More »