Thanks to Gnomedex rumors that Apple would be releasing iTunes 4.9 today users have been watching the iTunes download site to see if the new version is available. Wait no longer, it’s out and downloadable for both the Mac and Windows platforms, although on the Windows […] Read more »
The Tablet PC Show #14 (MP3 – 22.9MB – 65min)LISTEN HERE I am back from Miami and Marc and I had a wonderful Sunday chat about all things Tablet. We discuss hands on with the Motion LE1600 and the Sahara i213 and how Handango is bringing […] Read more »
There’s an interesting survey over at MacWorld where they interviewed some people about their thoughts on the PowerPC to Intel switch, the effects on sales, what the new machines will be like, and how well the migration will go. Read more »
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With iTunes 4.9, you can now browse and subscribe to podcasts from within the iTunes Music Store. Podcasts are frequently updated radio-style shows downloadable over the Internet. You can also transfer podcasts to iPod, for listening on the go. iTunes 4.9 weighs in at a 9.9mb […] Read more »
It’s already been all over the usual news outlets, but just in case you had missed it, here’s a quickie to remind you of Google’s Beta Video Upload Program. While it had been out for quite a few months with a Windows uploader program, they more […] Read more »
At many points in our life, we end up in relationships which are dysfunctional, and mutually destructive. We are well aware that we should put an end to it, but we still hope against hope, that things just might work out. But in real life they […] Read more »
Oddpost, the company Yahoo bought for about $30 million for is DHTML goodness is finally baring its teeth as the new Yahoo Mail. I can finally get mine to work on a Mac and on a Firefox. I wrote about these guys in Business 2.0 as […] Read more »
Its like Toblerone except bigger. Engadget reported, that it was going to be available at CompUSA. Adding a little bit more to the store-story – its going to be at Best Buy as well. What I wrote about them in the past is here. Read more »
Mark Cuban on Grokster decision: In the business world, one way to evaluate the financial importance of news is by watching to see how Wall Street responds to it….There wasnt a Kaboom, there wasnt a whisper in the market. In other words, no one cared. The […] Read more »
Given that a lot of people have expressed shock, awe and outrage at the US Supreme Court Decision in the MGM versus Grokster, I decided perhaps it should be a good idea to plough through the 55-page tome. There is a lot of hand-wringing using all […] Read more »
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VoIP bloggers are all abuzz about something called JaJah. Its is supposed to be a Skype Killer – except it doesn’t look like it can kill anything. Skype Journal is showing some skepticism – but I think its like April Fool’s Joke in June! There is […] Read more »
The MGM vs Grokster, might as well be Sony versus Sony. MGM is owned by Sony. Grokster argued that it was not doing anything wrong, and cited the Sony Beta Max fair use ruling! So in a sense it was Sony (and its acolytes) were arguing […] Read more »
Somebody should just spank Heartland for spreading FUD, don’t you think! via Read more »
Minneapolis’ request for proposals to build a WiFi network has attracted more than 20 applications. If this model works, then municipalities have a better and low risk way of realizing their broadband dreams. “They have an RFP that is very conceptual rather than very specific. It’s […] Read more »
No Shit, this damn Internet thing turned out to be bigger than anyone thought. But then it is CNN – confused (by) news network! Read more »
Macs, as we all know, are the best thing for video editing. But what about TV watching and TiVo-like tasks? Before I used a Mac, my Windows computer had an ATI All-in-Wonder Pro PCI video card with 8MB of VRAM. (Remember when that was something cool?) […] Read more »
Telia, the Swedish telecom incumbent says to hell with minute rate plans and has started to offer fixed price service to all its customer. For $10 a month, you can sign-up for a service that will allow you to make phone calls at 8 cents a […] Read more »
Cablevision is all set to launch a 50 megabits/second service to its customers in Oyster Bay, New York. The company is using Narad Networks’ Narad Broadband Access Network technology which can deliver upto 100 megabit/s speeds on HFC networks. I have written about Narad in the […] Read more »
Playlist says “feedback in the BadApple forums indicates that the plug-in is anything but good” Read more »
LoJack, the car-theft prevention technology is coming to a laptop near you. Absolute Software has licnesed the brand name LoJack and will release a software product called LoJack for laptops. Basically what it does is embed a special agent in a computer’s BIOS and when that […] Read more »
US Supreme Court, continuing to hit the little guys hard, has decided that“Grokster and StreamCast Networks can be held liable for copyright infringements committed by users of their peer-to-peer file-sharing software. “ “One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe […] Read more »
Josh Einstein, the talented individual who has given the Tablet Enhancements for Outlook (TEO) to the ink gifted just let me know his next version of TEO will support Skype! I’m a big Skype user and this is great news indeed. Josh has blogged about what […] Read more »
The folks at SoundSpectrum wanted us to take a look at their G-Force product for them, so I was the one who got to play with it. I always enjoy a new software app or utility that can do something different, so this interested me. G-Force […] Read more »
Breaking: Cable operators, finally got their wish – they won the Brand-X case, reports Bloomberg. The US Supreme court told Comcast, Time Warner and others that they did not have to open their lines to rivals like Earthlink. This is reversal of an earlier ruling by […] Read more »
Metalink, which till recently has been making broadband/DSL chipsets has decided to expand its product offering with a WLANPlus chipset. The company describes it as the first Real-MIMO-based (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) wireless chipset designed for delivering data throughput of more than 240 megabits per second (Mbps) over […] Read more »
The voice engine behind Skype, Global IP Sound sold 3.5 million shares and raised $6.38 million for its Asian expansion efforts. The company also said that Logitech, Net2Phone, WebEx and Teleo will begin deploying GIPS enabled products later this year. Symbian-based VoIP clients are on their […] Read more »
If the notion of inking commands in an ink box and having text inserted or macros executed appeals to you then PhatWare’s PenCommander may be the tool for you. Pen Commander has over 50 pre-defined scripts that can be invoked by inking certain keywords or if […] Read more »
Fondling the Nokia 770 Internet Tabletby Mike Cane Text and photos Copyright © Mike Cane 2005All Rights Reserved. During the recent LinuxWorld Expo in New York City, Nokia surprised everyone by announcing the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The net was filled with reports about it and […] Read more »
Of all technology sectors, there is none which has suffered more during the big bust than telecom. The news of telecom start-ups fizzling out continues even today, but there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. Phone companies, cellular operators and broadband […] Read more »
John Battelle has a Scoop: Google will launch an in-browser video playback feature based on the open source VLC media player. This is the logical next step for Google’s video search and upload function, which began taking uploads from anyone who cared to submit back in […] Read more »
Mike Nofs, Republican representative from Battle Creek, Michigan has been taking a lot of heat for thinking about introducing a legislation that would halt wireless access expansion true. In an op-ed in the Battle Creek Enquirer, he writes, that is not true. He points out that […] Read more »
Computerworld says Enterasys is suing LAN switch rivals Extreme and Foundry over patents! They are popping up a bottle of bubbly in Cisco offices. “…are infringing on six Enterasys patents involving virtual LAN (VLAN) and multi-protocol routing technologies, as well as “several other networking technologies,” Enterasys […] Read more »
Mark Evans reports from up North that RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are getting interested in buying a hockey team. You know them Canadians, they sure love their hockey. I wish they did something to promote baseball up there! The team which they might […] Read more »
It’s all Marc’s fault. Read more »
We all love our Macs, and most of the time, they love us back. But occasionally, programs start crashing, or the spinning-pinwheel-of-death becomes a common sight. In these situations, there are a few steps you can take to try and remedy the problem. Today, we will […] Read more »
Analog problems of a digital world. EWeek has a full special report. Read more »
Chris Nolan, taking a little break from her political ruminations is predicting that geeks are going to win the war, but no thanks to cheesey PR efforts being undertaken by the tech PR corps. You can read the entire piece here at eWeek or just read […] Read more »
OneNote is one of those programs that you just can’t live without and if you use several different PCs, say a Tablet PC and a desktop, keeping your OneNote notebook synchronized between them is a real concern. Chris Pratley of Microsoft knows the note-taking program better […] Read more »
Hollywood and record industry may hate technology and do everything to avoid the future, but there are some start-ups that have figured out a way around these leeches. Genuine VC has a brilliant round-up of music start-ups playing sweet music of innovation. Rather Innovation @ Play. Read more »
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