Archive for June, 2008

Great Show - Talked about a lot of stuff. Ubuntu, Top level Domains, iPhone, Digg, Sim cards, energy efficiency, IT certification, Microphones and Green Tea. Also, Hour 1 was the 100th recording on uStream. Pretty cool stuff!

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Just wanted to make a shout out saying I have added a contact form to the site. It’s one of many ways to get a hold of Geekazine.

http://www.geekazine.com/contact

geekazine@gmail.com

608-205-4378

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Here is what we’re talking about in TWITH.

eMule

OLPC

exploding Cell Phones

First Excel Macrovirus

Atari Buyout

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Cure for Cancer?
PS3 $3.3 Billion Loss
Filesharing Bad
Bye Bye Bill
NASA Should let us Watch Football at their house

Another week in the books. Been a long good one. We got a new Affiliate, I’ve been working on some cool projects and a whole lot more. Including Midget Wrestling.

Live Show was great, like always. Next one is this Monday at 7PM EST. We’re going to talk about IT Training and who has what for certs.

Tuesday’s podcast probably was my best show ever. I didn’t have any sound issues, and I only had to re-record one part. It was recorded and posted in under 2 hours. Am I getting the hang of this thing, or what?

Wednesday I spent all day working with someone on a seperate project. We’re going to get his businesses up and running and also get his website going. Should be fun.

Thursday started as a jumble. I got back to the house to make a 9 AM meeting which we rescheduled to that time, only to find out the meeting got rescheduled again. Kinda frustrating because I could have stayed where I was and enjoyed the day. But what can you do? Well, get work done. And I did. We went and visited a couple people for a side business I am working on and I think we got another client under the belt. Sweet!

Friday was mostly devoted to CareerSaver.com and getting the Affiliation going. This is a really exciting oppertunity and I am looking forward to working with Fred Dietz on this. Of course remember if you are planning to get cetified, call 1-877-654-2265. I’ll get ya 25% off a course. Just mention Geekazine.

Friday night was the night to relax though as I went to see the Micro Wrestling Federation. The true geekiness in me came out when I watched how they pulled apart the ring. I’ve seen rings come up and go down before, but it’s always a treat to watch it. The night was fun and I got some cool pix. They even crowned a MWF champion last night!

Today I was semi-working on a new website project. I am trying to capture a slightly different feel from what I normally put out. I did a lot of hunting. I also downloaded Joomla and Drupal. I used Joomla before and wasn’t too impressed. Drupal wasn’t much better. Maybe I’ll stick to reinventing the wheel. After all, I am just making a business website. Not a web portal, right?

Tonight I play with the Trailer Kings. A little bar called FIN’s in Edgerton. It’s right by the water so it should be a great time. Of course playing with these guys is always a great time.

So now I better get going to get ready to head there. Sunday is free so I will be getting the 5 min show out asap, and maybe get a Vocalo segment out too. Til next time!

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So go check them out at www.Careersaver.com and feel free to contact Fred Dietz at 1-877-654-2265 and don’t forget to mention Geekazine for the savings. Also contact me and let me know how it went or any success stories you have in using this great software.

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Hello. I’m a mac. And I’m a PC. We’ve all seen the ad. John Hodgeman and Justin Long Bantor back and forth on why the Apple Mac is better as the PC gets annoyed. But does the ad help or hurt the company?

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Last chance at ribs on Bill Gates. Anyone? Bueller? Frye?

Well, here’s the conversation we had with Bill.

OK. So we don’t see 200+ lb women gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. We don’t see a Yugo on the cover of Hot Rod. How many would take Matthew Mcconaughey over Jack Black (I wouldn’t take either, but you know what I’m talking about)?

We live in a world where sometimes form overtakes function. So when it comes to personal tech gadgets, we might just view it the same way. It doesn’t matter if the ugly device will do more for you than the sleek looking one. We purchase items on impulse. So do we accept because of looks even if the functionality is not there?

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George Carlin is not known for being a tech geek, but he is a geek nonetheless. George Carlin passed away the other evening. I won’t tell you how many times he’s made me laugh.

So in honor of George Carlin, here is a special Bitstrips: