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It was Ocober 6th 1997 that CEO Gil Amelio was asked to leave. Many people wanted Steve Jobs to come back, however it was a concern that it wouldn’t be the right move at this time. Michael Dell went on record saying that Apple should shut it’s operation down.

Today, even with the stock issue last week, Apple’s market cap is greater than Dell and even Google. Of course we have some great products out of the turnaround and eventual comeback of Jobs. All from a company that could have dissolved back in 1997

Hear about this and a bunch of cool stuff on Part I of This Week in Tech History.

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GigaOM’s OM Malik talked with Michael Dell about the company a couple weeks back. Michael made some statements whose predictions at times were no easier than determining Nostradamus’ writings. Yet other websites interpreted it in saying that Dell is hinting on making a phone to rival iPhone. While it’s not an impossibility, will Dell get into the market or are they playing on the media to ilicit a response from the public?

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GigaOM is a good quality site with great articles and fantastic interviews. Their About section says they apply a professional journalistic perspective, and I definitely see that. Their site is easy to navigate and their articles really make you think.

Of course, Michael Dell needs no introduction. A PC pioneer, Dell has paved the way for an affordable PC with support at the ready. Dell was responsible for toll-free technical support when others were making you pay to talk to someone past a 30 to 90 day period. They also showed us that “Direct from Dell” meant it. Everything that I have ever ordered from Dell has shown up within 48 hours - and it didn’t matter if I was buying it through a company or on my own.

So OM Malik caught up with Michael Dell couple weeks ago. They talked about Cloud Computing, where Dell is headed and of course, the big question: Is Dell looking at a Smartphone?

Michael started off by saying “Mobile Internet devices and smartphones are all part of our mobile computer business. Our focus is on the bull’s-eye of the volume, which today is notebooks, computers and laptops.” When OM asked the question about a plan for a smartphone, Michael Dell stated “We are certainly looking at the whole smartphone category, but I wouldn’t expect anything anytime soon.”

As Om Malik probed, he asked if Dell was going to side with Android or Symbian OS. He indicated that Dell could sway the standard with whomever they chose. Michael Dell came back with:”We’re not ready to publicly disclose our plans there…we’re kind of working on that.”

While a smartphone is a very good possibility, I see Michael Dell trying to view into the future. Is a smartphone the real answer, or is there something else that could be better and more useful to enter into the “$5 to $10 billion dollar scale opportunity” as he put it. And more importantly, why enter into a market filled with competition when you can pave the way with a new technology?

With Open Source licensing into play, everyone thinks cellphones are the next computer. Michael Dell said the smartphone was a compliment to a computer. “that kind of building block architecture gives us all sorts of opportunities”.

What if these items are integrated into other areas? For instance, USA Today reported in May that the National Center for Health Statistics said 1 out of 6 homes do not have a land line - and that is a growing statistic. In a more populated area like New York, land lines have dropped 55% since 2000.

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP and now VoWiFi are a great alternatives to traditional land lines. A phone and the flexibility to take it with you at times. A company like MagicJack, for example, allows you to connect your phone to a computer from whatever internet connection you have and make a phone call - Yet it is not a cell phone.

Chumby is an internet appliance. It sits on your desk and connects to the internet wirelessly. Why couldn’t an appliance like that be loaded with software that could turn it into a fully functional phone? Maybe something that could sync with your cell phone and have a matching SIM card so when you are at the desk, you use the Chumby and when you are mobile, you use the… well… mobile.

So is Dell making a smartphone? It’s possible. The Axim can easily be retooled and given phone capabilities. But why make something that has already been done? Why not build a newer, better item that compliments the desktop or notebook and maybe even a smartphone? Innovation in a sleek looking case is what people want. To have the Dell name on it makes it all that much prettier.

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• Do We Need Comcast to Cap Bandwidth Usage?
• Someone is always Challenging Someone – Apple iPhone vs. Blackberry

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Zune Guy Upset - Wired
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Dude? Wheres My Laptop - RD
Crop of Sunscreen - CNN
Michael Dell Interview - GigaOM
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First 100 Registered Sites - Daily Gyan

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Headless Laptop - TJ
Solar System Guide
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• Episode 40 7-02-08
• Episode 48 - 8-27-08 - Coffee Leaves and Cameras

This week we had some new faces join the discussion on many topics. MicroYugo was the main topic, but we went heavily into iPhone. I went off on a tangent on my thoughts on Brett Favre and we also talked about the Tesla Roadster and FISA.

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• Podcast Episode 62 - 12-03-08 - Continuing the Sick tour…
• Geekazine 1 year Anniversary

Some of the events that happen this week:

Sony BMG gets the OK to merge

Protection from the y2k bug

Apple introduces the buttonless mouse

ATI releases the Radeon chip

Disneyland Opens

Amazon Opens it’s doors

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• Episode 40 7-02-08
• Does the Mac vs PC Ad sell more Macs?

It was a Commodore Vic 20. We were up North at our Grandma’s house for Christmas in 1981. Our cousins had a Vic20 and we played some cool games. When we got home at the end of the week, we opened our presents and low and behold, we had a Vic 20. I swear I got up early every day of Winter break to play on this new machine. I did have to fight for use with the rest of my family, but I think I got some good time on it.

The Vic20 was released in January 1980. It sold for $299. It had a 1 mHz, MOS 6502 chip and 5 K of RAM. You connected this machine up to a standard TV using a RF modulator. Gorf, Snackman, Raid on Fort Knox and any game that came from COMPUTE! Magazine that we spent the time to type into the machine and save on the Tape drive. Those were the days….

My next computer was a Commodore 128 in 1986. It was backwards compatible with the Commodore 64 and had 128KB RAM with a 4 mHz processor. I got into Sprite editing. I made a Balloon fly across the screen. It was pretty cool.

While in school, I worked on the gamut: Apple II, IBM PC jr (the chicklet key one), Atari 800XL where I created my first musical composition: The Beatles ‘Hey Jude’.  We were also avid players of Ultima II, III and IV.

Then Apple showed up in full force. Apple Macintosh was the greatest new machines and Apple refitted our computer lab. 24 machines were connected via Appletalk. We connected a Video camera up to it and took digital snapshots of the students, worked on music and even built small robots and a pinball machine.

In the background, there was one 286 machine. It ran Windows 2.0 and had some great programs like a music composition program and a graphic design program.

I ditched the 128 for an IBM 286 PS/2 machine in College. I used that at home while using Macintosh in the lab for Music Composition using FINALE! In 1994, I started working in IT as a Tester for Biomedical equipment. I was given an old 386 board to work on in my spare time, but quickly ditched it for a 486DX2. I bought 8 SIMM chips for $40 a chip.

That machine lasted me 1 1/2 years. I updated the processor, then finally broke down and bought my first Pentium. It was a P90, but something was wrong with it, so I took it back and got a P166 at 66 mHz. I also bought a RealTek 14.4 modem / soundcard. It had software that could turn a computer into a multi-level voicemail system.

From there, it was a P200, PII 266, PIII 500, PIV 1.6 gHz and then a Dual Core 1.5gHz system, which I use to this day. I also have a Dell 2.8 gHz for the audio rig, a Athlon 3000 2.1 gHz for ustream and 2 laptops, 550 mHz Gateway Solo and 1.8 gHz Celeron Lenovo.

I did get another Mac a while back. It is a 800 mHz Power PC machine. Someday I will upgrade it, but it does what I need it to for now.

So why am I telling you this? Part to let you know my Computer background - Part for nostalgic reasons. It’s interesting how we went from Vic20’s to Multi Core PC’s. And all in a 30 year span.

It would be cool to actually get a Vic20 or a Classic Macintosh to play on. See if I can remember how to work it. Maybe build a simple game again. Connect a bread board and program an LED or something.

But then again, I like what I got now.

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• Can your Laptop Battery Really Explode?

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First WiMax Deployment - Engadget
Family Guy on Google? - Silicon Alley Insider
Google Media Server - TechCrunch
Geocoding a Classic - Boingboing

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GoDaddy bids against customers - Nodaddy
Massachusetts: Tech Savvy - Yahoo
Prince Charles Wino Car - DailyMail

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13 Best Movie Robots - Tom
Dell Sex Chat
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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?

Apple ads have been the most prolific in the computer industry since 1984 when they shaped the way the Super bowl ran ads. In this ad we see a group of “drones” sit and watch a giant screen of a older gentleman discussing how they are celebrating the first year of information purification. In the distance, a woman runs into the room with a sledgehammer being followed by guards in riot gear. She stops, swings the hammer around and throws it toward the screen as the voice goes “We shall prevail”.

The ad was the highest ranked commercial and still is in the top ten all-time favorite Super bowl ads. Since then, Apple has been using unique advertising campaigns to not only promote the Mac, but to also dig into PC’s and Windows. From the “one click” productivity ads, to the man on the podium trying to get his presentation to work on the newly loaded Windows 95 laptop.

No matter how innovative these ads get, the same results came to fruition. Apple had failed to gain substantial market share of the computer consumer.

In 2006, Apple began running ads using the actor Justin Long and Humorist author John Hodgeman. In the UK, Mac and PC were played by a comedy duo of David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The ads talk about how Mac and PC are unique in their own way, but a Mac is better for those who want to share pictures, make videos and make families lives productive and fun. In the end, PC feel s Mac has stolen the spotlight and is bitter about it.

The ads have brought many spoofs on YouTube and other video sites. Whether it’s “Mac vs PC vs Linux”, “Marvell vs DC”, “Wii vs PS3″ - a spoof by G4 television - and even “Mac vs PC - South Park style”. Some parody as close as possible, even using the ad theme music and all white background.

The ads have run on TV and the web. Some web ads coincide multiple ad spaces on a webpage giving the ads more to play with. Something happening at the top of a page, and Mac and PC on the right side referring to the above ad. Each web ad gets a little more innovative and sometimes more fun to watch.

But are these ads helping Apple get more market share? Better yet, are these ads accurately portraying what a Mac can do and what a PC cannot (or vice versa).   One ad has PC with a bodyguard behind him. PC has Vista loaded on it, so the bodyguard asks PC if he gives permission to continue, as Vista comes with that feature. The reality is that Mac has been doing that a lot longer than PC.

Another ad says that Mac is free of virus and spyware. While this is mostly true about virus, Macs can still get spyware just like any other machine. Some of the ads can be pointed out the claims are not totally true, however others could even be construed as “Misleading Advertising”.  Of course that is something for the courts to decide.

The question is whether they help or hurt Apple in gaining market share. To say it’s not helping in some way shape or form would not be true. However, it is speculated that the reason why  Apple is at 10% market share worldwide (20% in the US) may be attributed more toward the popularity of iPods, iTunes and iPhones.

There have been some other successful ad campaigns on PC’s side. “Dude, you’re getting a Dell”, HP’s ads using familiar names and how they make their computers “Personal again” and a few of Intels’ ads. Dancing characters in different color radiation suits, the Blue Man Group and even the popular “Intel Inside” theme music all are good examples.

Apple has some other ads that have been innovative and spoofed. Dancing silhouettes of people listening to their iPod is one popular campaign. The Macbook air ad is the most recent. Pulling a laptop out of a standard manila envelope and begin working asks the question “Who needs a computer case anymore?”

The Apple vs Mac ads are probably not going anywhere anytime soon. Apple will continue to develop innovative ads using the white screen technique they have run with since 1984. It will try to help in convincing people to switch to Apple for their next computer, even if it only convinces a small amount of consumers. In the meantime, John Hodgeman will try to show up Justin Long. Justin will say how Mac does whatever and a bag of chips. John will then pout and the commercial will be over.

Other Posts of Interest:

• The Computers in My Life
• Ep. #50 - 9-10-08 - Lots of news and info on forums

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Smelly Broadband - Yahoo
Blackberry Bold - PCWorld
AT&T the fastest? - Gizmodo
iPhone: 3G on/off - MacRumors
Punish YouTube Criminals - Techdirt

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Google Friend Connect - NYTimes
ReactOS - PCMag
YouTube software Mac - Webware
An Earful - Canada
Pokerbot - codingthewheel
Bottender - Wired

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Android Payday - Techcrunch
Digg Town Hall - CNet
Interesting Rant on DRM - tidbits
HBO on iTunes - NYTimes
Apple talks to NBC - PCWorld
Peel & Stick Solar? - triplepundit

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31 Days / Dragon - Winners
10 Common Passwords - USAToday
Dell Gaming Revival - WSJ
One for SmokingGun - 1010wins

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• Love or Hate the iPhone - Where Do You Stand?
• Episode 40 7-02-08

History this week includes:

First Portable Cell Phone Call
Founding of Dell Computers
Geocaching
Amtrak
First Heart Transplant
Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger
8 Hour Workday
Paris Hilton’s Address Book is Hacked

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• 10-31-07 #5
• Week In Tech History - 11-24-08 - When Cell Batteries Attack

The story of Exploding laptops is not a new one. The Lithium battery in your laptop expands to the point where it breaks the encasement. Dell, Sony and IBM ended up recalling a series of batteries to prevent computer loss.

Today scientists announced they had made a solid, non-flammable polymer to replace the liquid electrolyte that is used to make the batteries. The science is new, and wont see the light of the public eye for 3 to 5 years, mainly because the polymer needs work to hold a longer charge. However, will this help the laptop not explode?

A few years ago I dealt with an issue in desktops where they would either start acting quirky or stop working altogether. The result was what they called “Exploding Caps” - the Capacitors in the machines would expand due to faulty manufacturing. Capacitors are a vital part in most electronics because they store energy to push it out in the needed areas of the machine. They are in your desktop, laptop, Digital camera and most other electronics. Heck, there are even capacitors in your car.

Bottom line is that we take things for granted. We feel safe putting a device that pushes 19 Volts and holds many harmful chemicals on the lap. We put a potential grenade next to our eye. We even get into a large steel contraption and turn the key hoping it won’t go up in flames.

There is a video on YouTube simulating an exploding laptop (basically put together with help so it could explode). The initial explosion might not hurt, but if you don’t take immediate action, major damage will ensue. Here is why: A laptop battery is comprised of “Cells”. Usually there are 3-4 cells in a battery. Once one cell causes a breech, The other cells will eventually follow.

Think of it like the scene in “Back to the future 3″. When 3^rd log ignited, it causes the fire to get so hot it incinerates the train’s engine. When that chain reaction happens, the laptop gets hotter and more dangerous. Fire can get up to 1000 degrees or more, simply because you are dealing with an electrical AND chemical fire.

Now imagine you using your laptop: Is it sitting on your lap right now? Are your hands resting right above the battery? The initial cell explosion would most likely burn, but you would have enough time to react and get away from the machine.

Will that change my mind on using a laptop? Not really. However, it will make me more aware of how I use the machine. I still find it funny how some people leave their laptops on 24/7. Some have it constantly plugged into the wall, which can cause undo strain on the battery and ultimately cause it to fail.

I also see people close the lid, unplug it, then put it in their bag so they can go home. All because they don’t want to turn it back on, so it spends twenty minutes or more in a bag during a commute. Not to mention the sidetracking you can do, like go to the store on the way home to pick up a gallon of milk and bread.

The reality is the average laptop will not explode. The battery would need to have a defect in it to begin with. But you never know. An aborigine could come out of the brush and shoot an arrow directly in the battery causing a breech and sending your laptop to computer heaven.

The only thing you can do IF your laptop heads into flames is be prepared to know what to do. Don’t throw water on it. Remember - this can create a fire hotter than a standard fire. A Class D fire extinguisher will help stop the fire. Try to use something to push it into a trash can or something non-flammable. Keep the laptop plugged into a surge strip - that way if the fire breaks out, the surge protector trips.

I have an older laptop and have had it on my lap approximately 60 percent of the time when I use it. I am not concerned about it exploding. I suppose there will be some time I go to turn it on and it wont respond. But that is just like any device - eventually it will fail.

BTW - if you want to feel conscious about the environment, then the laptop you want is a MacBook Air. It’s made with an all-aluminum case, BFR and PVC free circuit boards, arsenic free glass and a Mercury free  monitor.

Other Posts of Interest:

• The Computers in My Life
• Someone is always Challenging Someone – Apple iPhone vs. Blackberry

With Dell cutting 8800 jobs, and other companies like CNet and ebay laying off workers, are we seeing a trend of less IT jobs?

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• Episode 44 - 7-30-08 - New Listener Drive
• Someone is always Challenging Someone – Apple iPhone vs. Blackberry

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Part I
April Fools hurting more than joking?
Bejing, Open the Internet - USAToday
Dell Closes site, lays off 900 - Register
IBM Contract Ban - Wired
iPWNED in 24 - Gizmodo
JavaScript Slows Internet? - ArsTechnica
 

Part II
3G iPhone in May - Yahoo
Nomophobia - DailyMail
New Microsoft Live Search - Cnet
Wii be Coming - Yahoo
iMac Sued on million colors - USAToday
 

30 Second Promo - Totally Cool Tech Podcast

Part III
Dude, Wheres my iPod?
11 year old NetAdmin - Network World
Bully Bosses - CIO
Sofware says your pretty - ZDNet
It’s still a Windows World - ZDNet
 

Part IV
Jobs on WaterMac - Boygeniousreport
This next article I found out later to be an April Fools joke. I am omiting the link.
iPod Portability - Makeuseof
Microchips on Bodyheat - Inhabitat
 

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Don’t you think? Cnet yesterday laid off 4.5% of their workforce - 120 jobs in the news department (US) were “Streamlined”. The difficult decision was made so the company could get back on track.

What is Ironic about it? Well, if you search online, you will notice one major source missing. In fact, I went to their website and search specifically on the subject and found nothing.

Cnet news isn’t reporting of the layoff.

Why not? Do you think this will “hide” the fact that you did it? Maybe they just laid off the person that normally does it. At any rate, you are a news organization - REPORT!

Layoffs are a part of the game. If it wasn’t for layoffs in 2002, I probably wouldn’t be where I am now. Maybe Geekazine wouldn’t exist.

It was pretty interesting in how I searched throughout CNet at news.com that not one word was said. I found the Dell Layoff article, the ebay layoff blog, the Ask.com layoff bit. Even in the “Related news from other sites” there wasn’t mention of the CNet layoff.

I put CNet News high on my list of readings. Most sites do “News Regurgitation” - they just say the same 2 paragraphs that the AP or Reuters spit out. Or they put in a paragraph and link to the article on another site.

News.com has a lot to offer - News, reviews, pictures and a lot more that Geekazine simply doesn’t have the resources to do. In fact, for the regular podcast if I had to choose between CNet and “Bob’s tech news”, I would most likely go with the leader.

This is not a cut on CNet. I understand why they have to trim their work force. However, I believe they should not ignore any news, even if it affects the company.

World Wrestling Entertainment  (WWE.com) will post a quick blurb on their front page when a wrestler is released. If they have the kahunas to do it, CNet should follow in those footsteps… and bodyslams… and piledrivers….

Anyway - Like I said before, this is news, not a cut on CNet. I don’t think poorly of CNet and neither should the 120 that got laid off. Remember - Cnet is doing this to get back in the game. You never know if you’ll be right back in the same position six months from now - maybe for even more money.

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