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Geek Smack! 224: Yahoo! Looses Another CEO!?! [Video Podcast]

May 15, 2012 · Leave a comment
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GS144 Geek Smack! 224: Yahoo! Looses Another CEO!?! [Video Podcast] On Thursday, I tweeked my back. Ever since, I have been recouping from the event. While my back is still not 100%, it is a lot better than yesterday. Of course, it needs to be – as the band starts their summer tour this Saturday. I also talk about my official role at BlogWorld & New Media Expo, and where to see the video.

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Facebook IPO is soon. How to buy 1 share of it.

How to buy 1 Share of Facebook
-Give the gift of one share to the ones you love.
Lenovo X1 Carbon
- The new Thinkpad is only 3.73 lbs and has a carbon fiber roll cage
Nokia Calls Apple on Siri
- Siri Siri on the phone, Who’s the greatest smartphone of them all – Nok… er… I mean Apple!
Woz Calls for an Open Apple
- Steve Wozniak wants to see the architecture open to the masses
ETSY Gets Trolled
-Hit with 5 patent lawsuits by the mother of all patent trolls
Sprint has the Most Satisfied Customers
- Sprint beats out T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. They’re finally getting something right
Flashback Fix Released
- This update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware. If the Flashback malware is found, a dialog will notify you that malware was removed. In some cases, the update may need to restart your computer in order to completely remove the Flashback malwareGeek Smack! Geek News:

Geek Smack! Question of the Week:

With Google changing things faster than I change socks, do you get more or less discouragedwhen the interface changes?

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Diablo 3 Now Available

Gaming – Diablo III Now Available
LEGO - Worlds Tallest LEGO Tower
Dating – How to Date a Geek
Kickstarter – Etcher: Etch a Sketch for iPad
Infographic - All News from Facebook
Domino – Sixty Domino Walls Fall
Bionics – Bionic Eye Invented-

Geek Smack: Yahoo! Drama Continues – Scott Thompson Steps Down.

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Yahoo Drama Continues

So Yahoo! is looking for another CEO. It’s another disappointment for the online search giant, as they hold on to their former glory. Scott Thompson stepped down because of questions about his resume. But it does ask the question – who doesn’t fudge their resumes a bit to get a job?

I know I’ve padded my resume a bit to show my experience. But a CEO position is a bit different than an IT job, I suppose. Still, if he was doing the job, who really cares? So that brings the question: Did Scott Thompson do the job? It looked like he was on the right direction.

He had to make some hard choices, and did them. Yet, I am not behind the scenes, so I don’t know what happened. As Thompson stepped down, he brought a bombshell with him: He has cancer. Thyroid cancer, to be exact. But how do we know if he’s telling the truth now? After all, he did fudge his resume…

Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2012 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!

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Geek Smack! 223: is Hulu Changing their Service? [Video Podcast]

May 2, 2012 · Leave a comment
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GS144 Geek Smack! 223: is Hulu Changing their Service? [Video Podcast] Two weeks of solid travel, I have a week off, then another round of events. Only problem – my Macbook Pro drive died. Today, a friend comes back from South Africa as a married man.

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Geek Smack! Tech News:

 Facebook Adds Organ Donor Question
- Will you let Facebook know you are an Organ donor?
Google Wardriving
- We may need new laws for data collection
Delta Strikes Oil
- Will the purchase of their own oil refinery reduce the price of a plane ticket?
Next Generation Macbook Pro
- Might be getting rid of the optical drive altogether
Skype IP Leak
- A tool can pull your IP address.
DIGG Dugg?
- Washington Post looking to buy the re-aggregation site.
Kickstarter Scam
- It was only a matter of time before someone tried to game the system.
Kickstarter Gem: The Pebble
- How it’s causing a ripple in Apple

Geek Smack! Geek News:

TSA or Flying – New FlyRight App keeps TSA in Line
LEGO or TerraCotta – Kickstarter of TerraCotta Warriors
Infographic – The Millennial Teenager
Grocery – One Trip Grocery Bag Holder
Superhero – Vintage Portraits
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Geek Smack: Can Hulu Become a Cable Walled Service?

This week, reports of Hulu possibly changing their TOS surfaced. The service was looking at requiring a cable subscription be tied to your Hulu account for you to see certain content. If this happens, there may be a major uproar, and possible loss for the online viewing service. It might be a setback for cable cutters, too. Also, what would this mean to HuluPlus?

Now keep in mind, this would most likely NOT affect all of Hulu. ABC, NBC and FOX would most likely be content you could watch the next day. It’s the shows like Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart, SyFy’s Eureka and Tosh.0, along with other cable premium content.

It would actually make sense – If you have the show in your cable line-up, you would get the show on Hulu. That could poise Hulu to take over the OnDemand section on your cable box. Hulu, in return, might just get more shows to offer, like Pawn Stars and Storage Wars. American Chopper, American Pickers, and American Restoration. Dr. Drew and Workaholics.

I would actually watch the Hulu version over my cable. It would come in high-definition, as opposed to SD, which I only have cable because it didn’t cost any more than the internet connection I already have.

Now Hulu says they have been looking at this idea for a couple years now. They also say it might not happen. However, if cable channels start to pressure Hulu, you may see this come to reality. There would still be a free part of Hulu, but only if you want to watch the new episode of the Simpsons on PC 4 weeks later…

Do you have a HuluPlus subscription? Would you cancel if they did require a cable package?

Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2012 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!

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Remove Annoying Whitespace on Google Plus (Google+) Page [How To]

April 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

Whitespace1 250x146 Remove Annoying Whitespace on Google Plus (Google+) Page [How To]If you have been annoyed by the whitespace you see in the new Google+ design, there is a way to fix it. In this video, Jeffrey shows you how you can use a hotkey to get rid of 80% of the whitespace in Google Plus. This is a trick that works on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It can really be done to any website that also has annoying whitespace like that.

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Geek Smack! 222: Facebook Buys Instagram [Video Podcast]

April 9, 2012 · Leave a comment
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GS144 Geek Smack! 222: Facebook Buys Instagram [Video Podcast] One more week, then I’ll be in San Francisco for a Ford Drive, then an HP event. I might even get a chance to stop at DEMO and the Computer History Museum. It will definitely be a long week of great events. ITM, I’m laying low, trying to get all shows ready for next week.

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Netflix Starts a PAC

Netflix Starts a PAC
- Is a new SOPA on the way?
AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft
- Does Microsoft own part of Netscape now?
Jack Tramiel Passes Away
- Man responsible of Commodore 64
Toshiba 13″ Screen Tablet
- Would you buy an XXL tablet
Unlocking Old Phones
- Does it matter?
XP Retirement Countdown
- April 8, 2014 is the cutoff date
Fighting Cell Phone Theft
- One good reason to unlock your old phone
New iPhone with 1 GB RAM
- Helps with Multi-tasking, more graphic intense programs

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Suzumo Sushibot Makes 3600 pieces of Sushi an Hour

Car – Hybrid Owners Apt to Buy another
Food – Check out Sushibot
LEGO – How GM Saves $100000
Bubble Wrap – Popping with a Pneumatic Press
Gamer – Super Mario Earphones
Nautical – Build Your Own Submarine
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Geek Smack: What will happen to Instagram?

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Instagram

Yesterday, we learned that Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion. They also said Instagram will will continue to work independently. This is something I have been expecting ever since Instagram started. But is it good or bad for this company?

Lots of negative comments to users that don’t seem to like Facebook. Alas, this morning, we learned that over 5 million downloads happened in the last 24 hours. So unless more than 5 million have moved their pictures and discontinued use, I would say this purchase is a good idea.

I have had Instagram on my phone since it’s Beta. It was a fun app – for a while. But the reality is: I needed something to post to more than Twitter and Facebook. Since I used Tweetdeck anyway, I just continued to do it that way.

I really didn’t care if the picture looked like something from my childhood. I have hundreds of those pictures over at my parents house.

Nowadays, the convenience factor doesn’t come into play. There is no service that posts to Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest. I wish there were.

Maybe that is what Instagram should focus on. They are going to be an independent company from Facebook. So why not?

The Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2012 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!

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Geek Smack! 221: Apple Stock Soars, Can it Hit $1000?

April 3, 2012 · Leave a comment
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GS144 Geek Smack! 221: Apple Stock Soars, Can it Hit $1000? Well, it happened. I un-cut my cable. But the reality was – there was a Charter special, which only added $2 to my bill. Bad for my Netflix subscription as I am seriously thinking of nixing it. In the episode I really go in-depth in the Geek side.

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Geek Smack! Tech News:

Goodbye to Cassdroid: 1981-2012
- Fellow TechPodcast Member passed away last week.
Mediafly Closes OnAir
- Where you can catch your podcasts now
Conan O’Brien Takes Over Mashable
- Hey, Conan! Why not take over Geekazine!?!
iPad Downgraded to “Very Good”
- Consumer Reports re-issues rating for iPad
Google Wallet to Square
- CEO makes a move
New Pinterest CEO
- Pinterest is on my Sh*t list right now.
Oracle Battles Google
- Battle on, Oracle.
Dell Buys Wyse
- Great for the thin-client market
Nokia Patent for Tattoo
- Buzz, buzz – your Tattoo is vibrating
Fisker Atlantic Pics
- The new Fisker Hybrid car
Exobyte Camera
- We’ll be able to see into space really deep…

Geek Smack! Geek News:

Art – Advertising Art at it’s Best
Photo – Instagram Finally on Android
iPad -  MAD Magazine on iPad
T-Shirt – 5 Geeky T-Shirts I Want
Infographic – Why Blogging is Better than Facebook
LEGO – Hermit Crab LEGO Shell
Entrepreneur – Would you Sell?
Star Wars – Eat Me You Will, Yoda Cake
Voting (or Star Trek) – Nichelle Nichols for School Board

Geek Smack: Is Apple Stock Heading  to the Heavens, or Heading for a Crash?

$1000 a share. That is what some analysts are seeing in Applestock. It is looking like Apple could also poise to become the first company to hit $1 Trillion in revenue. An amazing   feat, and they have their fanboys to thank for that.

I do have to admit, my household has more Apple products than ever before. A Macbook to the left of me, an iPad in my bag, and an iPhone on the table. While I still have PCs, and my Macbook lives in a Windows world 90% of the time, I am still amazed how much I drank the proverbial Kool-Aid.

Some people are heralding CEO Tim Cook for continuing the trend that Steve Jobs started. I said it before – Jobs was the Pirate, now Cook’s job is to solidify the business so it leads the pack. Many issues arose after Jobs untimely departure. Foxconn’s staffing issues, the President indirectly calling out Apple for taking jobs overseas.

With any other CEO, that could have taken down the company. Cook is like an experienced ship captain, sailing effortlessly through the storm. Apple rides high after pioneering the MP3 music player, smartphone and (technically) the tablet. Think about it – how many people said in 2010 they wouldn’t own a tablet? I was one of them. All during this time, Apple stock rose. Ten years ago, it only would have cost you $12.37 a share to be a part of Apple.

This time last year, AAPL was at $238 a share. Now, it trades at $628, and grows at least $25-50 a share when a new product rolls out. If you had invested 1,000 shares last year, you saw a 3 time return. And according to the Analysts, it’s not done yet. If shares continue like this, you could see $1800 a share by next year (but more likely around $1200)! Is this a good thing?

Apple sits on top of a tall heap. It looks stable, and feels stable, but if this pile is to ever tumble, billionaires could become penniless within days. It may not happen. But I still wish I would have invested in Apple when I had the chance over 10 years ago…

The Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2012 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!

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Geek Smack! 220: Nano SIM Heats Up

March 27, 2012 · Leave a comment
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It’s been a pretty quiet week as I spend time putting up video from SXSW and the Ford drive. Thanks to all that have watched the Ford Mustang GT drive video. I’ll be driving more, so watch out for some great video!

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Microsoft helps seize Zeus Botnets

Microsoft Seizes Two Botnet Servers
- Some of the most harmful botnets are now down.
Facebook Lawsuit Over Rights
- Paul Ceglia claims he has a contract for 50% of Facebook
Google Adds Play to Nav Bar
-Get music, movies, games and more from Google Play
Nokia Windows Phones for $100
- Lumia 900 will go on sale next monday
Square Overhauls
-Adds Android app
Friends Reunited Back Online
-Social Network relaunched after 3 years of being down
Google Instant Search Ordered Take down
- One man was fired in China over a result, now they want that taken down.

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Google Instant Search ordered Takedown

Siri Getting Sport Scores?
- Could be telling you who’s winning the game soon

Geek Smack! Geek News:

Deep Dive – James Cameron Goes Deep
Art – New Vincent Van Gogh Paintings Found
Resume – 10 Things to Leave Off your Resume
Star Wars or Art – Star Wars Continuous Line Drawing
Infographic – Why Should Brands use Pinterest
Magic – Using iPads for Magic

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Sim Card (via Wikipedia)

Apple wants your SIM card. Nokia does too. Who will win?

You might basically know what it is – If you have a phone, you have a SIM card. This was the card that allowed your information to move from one phone to the next. Only problem was, it was always “Upgraded” before you could put it into another phone.

I think in all the phones I had, there was only one time where I could move the SIM card from one to the other (and I went from one Nokia phone to another).

SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and was first introduced in 1991 by Giesecke & Devrient,a german company that provides security solutions to bank notes, smart cards, and more. It’s designed to keep your personal information just that, but sometimes there was room to put on a few SMS messages and phone numbers.

The official “Name” of the new SIM is called 4FF UICC. Both Apple, and Nokia filed for this standard. Apple’s standard looks like today’s SIM card with jagged edges. Nokia has more of an SD card feel to their SIM – which may cause for some patent issues.

Why does this matter to you? Well, like I said, if you have a cell phone, you have a SIM card. If you Whoever gets the standard, will get a small amount of the cost for the phone. For Apple, it’s more cash for their pocket. For Nokia, it might be the one thing that keeps them from going bankrupt.

The Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2012 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!

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