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Week In Tech History - 11-24-08 - When Cell Batteries Attack

Jeffrey Powers — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:45:12 +0000

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Last year we had one of the weirdest news stories come out. A man was thought to be killed by his LG phone battery when it exploded in his shirt pocket. There was a lot of controversy over this issue at the time - whether an item that is pretty volitile should be regulated and monitored more closely. It was then discovered…. well, you’ll have to listen to the Quickcast to find out what happened next.

Also, Microsoft is first spoken of, Fortran 2003 is released, Ken Jennings looses, Roxio buys Napster and so much more on the Quickcast.

Podcast Ep 60 - 11-19-08 - Yahoo CEO Edition

Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:24:18 +0000

Another New Video Camera - CES with TechPodcasts - Thoughts to Geek News Central

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I - S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Mass Animation
Mark Cuban in Trouble
Closer to Quantum
Google Hosts LIFE
No Blackberry for Prez
…way down in CoCoMo
Drop of Blood
USB 3.0
TrackPad Fixes
TiVo a Pizza

II
Yugo CEO
Will Microsoft Bite?
Divx Sues
XM Sirius Prep

TCT Podcast - WildCharge
Email

III
Google Tracks Flash
Flash Phone
Will iPhone Bite?

Edward Jones

IV
Is OLPC Dead?
Why Hulu is Better

Listeners’ Notes:
Mac to Linux
5 Gadgets Cell Phones Killed
NASA Moon Images

YouTubin
New Trek Trailer

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Podcast Ep 59 11-12-08 New Media Location

Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:51:43 +0000

We have a New Media Location! - New Video Camera - CES - Congrats Podcast Winners

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I - S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
MGM on YouTube
GMail Video
AVG Wipes
Work Forensics
Microsoft bribes - Art
Facebook at 4 Billion
Japanese Hackers
TroopTube
Storm 11-24
Track Batteries

II
Circuit City
Macbook Airier

TCT Podcast - PC Standby Powersaver
TechTweak - 10 Things TiVO

III
Most Downloaded
Bandwidth Shortage

Edward Jones

IV
Bye Bye NewsPaper
Spammers Cash

Apple - get an iMac

Listeners’ Notes:
How Einsteins’ Brain Worked
Best and Worst Movies
10 Greatest Geeks
OpenDNS

YouTubin
Matrix on Windows

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Love or Hate the iPhone - Where Do You Stand?

Jeffrey Powers — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:56:42 +0000

It’s been a year and a few months since the first iPhone was sold. Since the release of the 3G model, I’ve been seeing people with iPhones I would have never expected have one. The iPhone has brought up a new way to use the internet, the phone and a computer.

Apple is under a lot of scrutiny: AT&T being the sole carrier, the Apps store program take downs and the 3G services being poor. Yet the iPhone still is the 2nd best selling phone behind the Motorola RAZR. Apple itself is set to continue through these tough times.

There has been a lot of good and bad said about the iPhone. I have seen a lot of Forum posts, even more twitters and more. I decided to go ahead and ask a small group of people over at Help A Reporter what their thoughts were. I asked to send me 1-2 paragraphs as to why you like, don’t like or are neutral about the iPhone. Here are the responses:

I love my iPhone (even though the first one went “bad” on me within the first month)! I am a book author and speaker. I use my iPhone to do “cold calls” and the 60 second presentation. My phone is set to my home page and I have book marked my YOUTUBE page. When I run into a “prospect” I can quickly show them my “media presentation” which often results in a greater interest in my project and sometimes a new client. Without the iPhone I am not sure how I would be able to make the most of chance encounters and networking with influential people.

Candi Sparks: Can I Have Some Money? author & speaker

http://www.can-i-have-some-money.com

I have not been this disappointed in something I wanted for a long time, since I ordered something from the back of a comic booker>

1) NO voice dial?? What the hell?? My Razor could do that with no program The download Voice dial thingy has to LOAD up before you can use it. You could dial 5 people by then.

2) It told me it was too hot to dial. What? MY iPhone is a 50- year old menopausal woman! My razor could sit in the sun, burn to your hand and still dial a number.

3) NO car charger, you have to pay EXTRA for it

4) Battery last 5 minutes. You can not use the features without draining the battery, completely!! This phone can do all this and you cant get a battery to last half a day???? REALLY?????

Dr. Letitia Wright - host of the Wright Place TV Show

www.wrightplacetv.com

Overall verdict: I love my iPhone. The pros are that it now has Microsoft Exchange, so that whenever I make a change to anything on my iPhone, when I get back to my laptop or desktop, the changes have already been “pushed” to Microsoft Outlook there (e-mails, calendar, contacts, etc.). Also, the iPhone has Wi-Fi, which my BlackBerry did not. So that’s a great way to quickly download things from the internet without killing your battery.

The cons, although not enough for me to switch back to anything else, are the keyboard not having raised letters like the BlackBerry. (I love BlackBerry too, but it doesn’t have MS Exchange/Outlook, and that’s a deal-killer for me) Another con, although not enough to switch back to something else, is AT&T’s sometimes spotty network coverage on their cellular network. I had US Cellular before, and their coverage was great. Last con: The battery life on the iPhone isn’t great if you’re going to be in a non - WiFi environment, downloading tons of things over the AT&T (cellular) 3G network. Otherwise, it’s pretty good. But heavy users may need to keep an iPhone charger with them.

Scott Tucker - www.MortgageMarketingGenius.com

I use my IPhone for business every day, and many of the IPhone features I absolutely love. I have come to love the touch pad and would not like to go back to a keypad actually. I love the visual voicemail. The app store and the aftermarket applications are great. The exchange integration works fabulously, so I have my calendar and email with me whenever and it synchronizes over the air.

However, the Phone itself, the actual cell phone is horrible, absolutely awful. I drop calls daily, the service will be spotty and drop calls even if it says you have plenty of bars and this is usually in my office so I know that it is not on the other end. The battery life is not for business, I have less that 20% of battery by the end of the day and I have most of the advanced features that are known for draining your battery such as WIFI off completely. I wish it were on a different carrier than AT&T, and that it had a longer battery life. Right now I try to charge it in my car between meetings to get a little more out of it. But I have been out on the town before and my Phone has gone completely dead.

I have only used the Android emulator, some guys at the office have been programming applications for it recently, and from what I can tell it is certainly not an IPhone killer. However, I bet the Phone and battery life are far superior.

Ryan Doom www.webascender.com

I love my iPhone because:

-It’s one easy place for work and personal e-mail.

-The calendar synching up with my Outlook one is great–it updates

instantly!

-The Apps are really quite fun (to find a movie, a place for dinner, or to

share photos with friends).

-After 10 months I don’t even think about the interface (touch screen) any

more. it’s just a part of how I do things.

I hate my iPhone because:

-If you get lost without a GPS the Google Maps Ap is really horrible (I have an older iPhone w/out GPS). If you are in a moving car and trying to get somewhere–good luck. It tells you to go West on a particular road. when you have no idea if you are already going West or East (if you can’t see the sun)

-Can’t send text photos so I have to rely on putting them in Flickr via the Klick ap. It works fine, but I’m not 100% happy about that.

Leah Graves

I’m a supreme fan of the iPhone. bought the first one while on vacation in Monte Carlo. literally on the beach on wireless internet the moment it was available to order. I got confirmation. finished my vacation. and flew home. Not being the patient type, I stopped by the local mall (family waiting in the car - that’s right, on the way home from the airport after our return from Europe). and bought one (didn’t want to wait for shipping!). That was June of last year. My partner and I both used it for over a year. and we both agree that it’s the most amazing phone we’ve ever owned. It was true convergence. Phone, data, real internet on the go, HTML email, iPod, video, and great apps.

Fast Forward a year - I was one of the silly guys who waited in line for NINE hours. without complaining. while AT&T and APPLE dealt with their system issues. It was all okay, though, because at the end of the day (literally). I got my two iPhones. The new one is even more amazing than the first. The new third party apps (though a few have bugs) are fantastic. I JUST loaded one that tracks my running using GPS. and I can listen to my play list at the same time. The GPS navigation has saved me many times. the restaurant finder is fantastic (I’m a road weary warrior). Even the HP12c calculator app - now one less thing I have to put in my briefcase.

The keyboard’s great. It’s intuitive. and after 10 minutes using it, you begin to understand and trust the intuitive nature. For texting, I’ve not found a better device. PLUS. I don’t get “BlackBerry Thumb” like I did with my BB devices.

Yes, sir. I love my iPhone. I used to travel with a GPS, an iPod, a Cell Phone, a BlackBerry, a DVD player, and more. Now. it’s all in my iPhone.

In fact. now we are a FOUR iPhone family. I’d say we’re all fans.

The ONLY downsides that I can find. two things. One - battery life. Still not good, but I can live with it. And, I’d like to see Apple consolidate email so that I (who uses more than one email address) could check ALL my emails with one box like I can on my MacBook Pro.

Patrick Grady

I LOVE MY iPHONE! I got an 8GB iPhone earlier this year after watching a demo from a guy in a movie theater (funny story!), and I fell in love with it immediately. As a traveling entrepreneur, I needed a compact way to organize my contacts, tasks, calendar, emails, alarms and more, and this is it!

I use it on more than a daily basis. It never leaves my side. It’s my morning alarm, my reminder to work out, my Calendar-keeper, my access to emails when away from the laptop. It even synchs with my business line so I never miss a work phone call. The touch screen did take a a little time to get used to, especially for texting, but the way the “suggest-a-word” function makes it much easier and faster to type.

Love it, love it, love it! r>

Carla Douglin - Founder & CEO The Douglin Group

http://www.thedouglingroup.com

I love my iphone except for a few glaring issues:

1) no video

2) no photos from phone to phone (having to go to a web site to review photos is just insane- esp. since it doesn’t auto link with the ID and password)

3) no cut and paste which makes it harder to work

4) the new search contacts button is right next to the add contact- fat fingers beware.

5) it’s with ATT who charge more for less, and have more dropped calls than Sprint in this area- no matter what they say.

I have had a number of smart phones and PDA - nothing comes close to the usefulness and integration of the iphone. The form factor works well (I have the 3G- which does accept standard mini-plugs- another issue with the first gen phone).

IF Apple would address at least 4 of the 5 issues above- they’d have the ultimate phone.

David Esrati - The Next Wave

My iPhone is the first tech gadget I came to use regularly. I use it as many as 20 times a day.

My iPhone truly makes me more mobile. When traveling, I no longer need to haul my laptop with me through security, and I can still stay connected via email, IM, twitter and the Internet. More than that - the cliche about having “the world at your fingertips” is true. At the very least, it’s in the app store. I recently went on a trip to New York City and found the subway maps, city maps, Google maps and search engine invaluable. I was able to navigate like a native without carrying around a big paper map!

On a daily basis I call, text, check email, look up directions, blog, twitter, take pictures, post pictures to Flickr, listen to music and check the weather on my phone.

The keyboard was an adjustment, and there are still times when I wish the software knew that “we’re” is not a misspelling of the “were” - but over all I was surprised how quickly I became accustomed to the flat screen.

My only complaint about the iPhone vs. other phones is that it doesn’t contain a video camera. It seems like there is ample space to allow it with everything else the iPhone can offer!

Britt Reints - Style Editor & Contributor at Blissfully Domestic - http://www.blissfullydomestic.com

A colleague forwarded your request for a comment about iPhone users for a story you are writing. You can count me among those who loves her iPhone.

As soon as I saw the first ads in 2007 I knew I would get an iPhone - it looked just right for me. I full expected that I’d wait until the second version was released so I might avoid bugs that are inevitable with new technology. However, I ended up getting one as a birthday gift in August - at the full, original price. While I received the $100 rebate a few months later, I think the device was well worth the original price.

Personally, I use the phone part of it very rarely - that’s my least favorite app. I do, however, use the browser, email, texting and iTunes apps daily. The iPhone replaced a traditional cell phone that I never used because the buttons were way too small and difficult to maneuver - I never attempted to try texting or web browsing on it. (Disclaimer: I’m over 40 years old.) I definitely prefer the iPhone keyboard because it works like a regular one, allowing you to immediately see what you’re typing on a large, clear, well-organized screen. (The spellcheck feature is helpful 80% of the time, but sometimes leads to confusing text messages.) The recent software upgrade was HUGE, too, because it opens access to so many new things, like Facebook, etc.

My husband ended up getting an iPhone several months after I received mine, and he uses the maps and iPod nearly daily as well. As we say, “You can never be bored when you have an iPhone - there’s just too many options to explore.”

Anyway, you wanted a few paragraphs, but I could go on and on about it. (Because the user experience was so good with the iPhone, I ended up purchasing a MacBook when I needed a new laptop. I’m very happy to be Windows/Vista-less these days.)

Catherine A. Beckman - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

I am so disgusted with my iPhone that I have purchased the URL: www.iphone3gstinks.com That’s not 2 paragraphs, but I think it says it all.

The iPhone is elegant, but just doesn’t work. Fetch e-mail fails. I’ve tried re-dialing a client 80 times before the call goes through. MobileMe is a joke. My calendar colors STILL don’t correspond/sync correctly. And trying to get help from the support team is a complete waste of time. I have the transcripts, and they’re so ridiculous they’re humorous.

-Dan

A couple months ago, I got the 3G iPhone. I traded up from a Razor. So, I went from not so much phone capabilities to a whole new world. I love that anywhere, anytime I have access to email, internet, GPS, camera, games, etc. It took me a week or so to get used to the keyboard but it works great for my needs. I use the keyboard to send texts to my teenagers and emails to clients and friends.

Alison Ilg - Ilg Communications

Love or hate the iPhone? In a word, yes.

Love. As an Apple nut since the mac emerged in ‘84, I had high expectations for this phone. I have to say it exceeded my expectations - something that almost never happens these days. The keyboard is no problem, but haptic feedback would be a plus. In our household, my wife and I having an iPhone actually alleviated the need for a second laptop (on top of the iMac). It’s easy just to use to check mail etc. It really un tethers you and gives you freedom to be connected anywhere. And the variety of apps available - incredible.

Hate. The phone and apps crash way too much for my liking. Apps can’t run in the background. With my old phone I had MSN messenger running in the background so people could message me on the go. Now, I have to make sure my AOL or Meebo is running in the foreground. Close the window and I’m no longer online. Grrr. Syncing for me is an issue. With MobileMe it is easy, but I was using programs other than iCal and Address book before this that could not sync. Battery life is a big minus, far too short. And please, please, please, put my to do list from iCal onto the phone. I’d trade it all for a decent to-do list synced to my computer! Plus the price. A 3 year contract in Canada @ roughly $100 a month. Wow.

Dave

I’ve had good experiences with it for the most part.

It’s a toy as much as anything else. One of its biggest selling points is the App store, and the applications are what keep it distinctive and give it an edge over other smart phones on the market.

I loved my iPhone when I bought it, and as a business owner, I’ve had much less time to spend on the gaming aspect as time went on, but I still find it very dependable in downloading emails and the ability to use as a pocket computer for when I need to do a quick search, need a map or directions, need to track down virtually anything, etc.

I don’t rely as heavily on it as a phone, but I’ve had no problems with this function to date. The phone and email functions worked seamlessly on a recent trip to Turkey. I have grown quickly accustomed to the type pad, and have adjusted to the the touchscreen. I have a sense it may be helping me from thumb ailments as I’m using different fingers (more of a point and click).

The main and only downside I can see is the extremely short battery life. I hope that’s something that is corrected in future versions of the phone and applications.

N. Sedef Onder | The Halo Project Inc. www.thehaloproject.com

My name is Elliott and I am an Apple addict. I’m a second time iPhone owner and have been using the phone for about a year. Originally it wasn’t available in Canada so I bought my first one on the black market for $700. I was turned on to Apple about 4 years ago by a friend who worked in an ad agency where everyone was using Macs. First it was a physical infatuation then I discovered how user friendly everything was.

For the first time I felt like someone really understood what was so frustrating about basic computing and made it so incredibly intuitive and simple. I experience this feeling all the time and it makes me want to spend more time with my Apple stuff and buy more-you really feel wonderful using it. This is the essence of my attraction. A great example is the simplicity of drag and drop throughout Apple computers.

I trashed my PC with it’s viruses, primitive feel and endless error messages. Now I own the iMac, MacBook Air and now my second phone. Of course the phone is no different-I adore the way it interfaces with my desk top, the generous screen size. I love watching people struggling with the Blackberry keypad with pin head sized keys-mine are generously large. I love the touchscreen-everything is right there.

I saw an ad for a phone yesterday with a keypad that extends out of the phone like a drawer-it opens and closes on an as needed basis. I love that the iPhone has no moving parts-everything you want/need lives in the phone. The apps are unreal. I’m a chef so I have 500 food images that I keep in the phone.

I love that I can meet someone and give them a quick slide show of what I do and the landscape mode is amazing not to mention the size manipulation of the image by moving your fingers on the screen. My only complaint is that sometimes the screen is simply too responsive. For example, by mistake my finger touches the screen and something opens that I didn’t intend to open.

I love that I have 1000 songs in the phone, that I can answer a call while listening to music then automatically resume listening when the call is over. Of course I could go on and on.

I love the phone and using anything else doesn’t interest me. I feel like I own THE cell phone.

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Politics on YouTube with Dan Tynan - Quickcast

Jeffrey Powers — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:47:01 +0000

This week we sit with Dan Tynan, a blogger for sites such as Computerworld and discuss how YouTube is affecting a candidate. We also delve into the mass amounts of user-made content is out there and how it can help or hurt a campaign. Finally, we talk a bit about Hulu, Saturday Night Live and the impact it has on parodying the election.

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WITH - 10-27-08 - Happy Birthday Bill Gates

Jeffrey Powers — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:00:08 +0000

This week we have a lot of great history, including the event on Oct. 28th, 1955. William Gates III came into this world. Of course we all know him as the funny man in those Seinfeld commercials. However, he ran a little ole company we like to call “Micro.. Micro..” Wait. What is that called again?

Interestingly enough 30 years later (1985), Bill Gates put Microsoft up for IPO. Other cool history notes - the DMCA is signed, the first Ball Point Pen becomes available and OpenSocial.

Podcast Ep 56 10-22-08 - Employee Restructures

Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:26:34 +0000

New ustream PC - Website Changes - Podcast Awards - Jeri Ellsworth - Garlin Gilchrist II - Tech-Mas

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I - S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Android Gone Wild
Google Gone Democratic
1Gbps WiFi
Ebay and Ivory
iDive

II
Gov. Breaches Cost Millions
Yugo Restructure
SanDisk Restructure
Tesla Restructure
-Electro Mini Cooper
Wikia Restructure
Internet & Cells Help Families

TCT Podcast - BioLine Biodegradable Fishing Line
TechTweak - Video: Remove and Apply Heatsink

III
Dream in B&W
Android Kill Switch
Psystar Cheaper?

Edward Jones

IV
&#%& Microsoft Patent
CompUSA errr Circuit City
Electric Shoes

Apple - get an iMac

Listeners’ Notes:
Build a Lamborghini
RC Hand
DOH!

YouTubin
BlackBerry Storm

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Tech History 10-20-2008 - Ubuntu and iPods

Jeffrey Powers — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:42:49 +0000

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We got a good Double Whammy on the Week in Tech History. First of all, on October 20th 2004, Ubuntu is first released. Since then it’s gone through many revisions and has many different flavors, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu.

It also marks the 8 year anniversary on Oct 23rd as the iPod v1 was first released. Of course since then the iPod has grown to many flavors in itself - the iPod touch and iPod nano. It is still one of the top MP3 players and one of the top ways to go deaf out there.

Check out the Quickcast for tons more like the first photocopier, Mac OS 9, Dell Poweredge AMD, EU and Microsoft and a lot more.

Podcast Ep #55 10-15-08 - Legend on the Internet

Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:17:47 +0000

iTunes Finally Cleaning House? - Interviews with Jamie Miller and Bryce Whitty: Win $25 Gift certificate - Paythefan - Sponsor for CES - Aunt Passing

At the end of the Podcast, we play a special song called “Legend on the Internet”, a song produced by local musicans and friends and written by @Sunspot_Mike of the Local Band: SunSpot

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I - S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
OpenOffice 3.0
Silverlight 2
Spam Shut Down
Microsoft Critical Patches
Pro IP Antipiracy
WalMart DRM Free
WB on Divx
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
DHL Drops the XBox
M2Z Closer to Free Mobile

II
Apple Announcement
iPhone Laptop
Windows Mobile iPhone

TCT Podcast - Erasable Paper
TechTweak - Fight SPAM with GMail
Email -

III
Engadget Gets CES
Human Computers
Ultima In Space

Edward Jones

IV
1.5 Million G1’s
Communifaker
Improve Brain Funktion

Apple - get an iMac

Listeners’ Notes:
Guitar Boat
USB Email Notifier
Cotton Candy
John Hodgeman

YouTubin
ASCII Wars

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WITH p1 - 10-13-08 - Ebay buys Skype and Apple II

Jeffrey Powers — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:42:30 +0000

Skype, the Online phone system, was purchased by Ebay for $2.6 billion. Also, we saw the Apple II line get discontinued for the newer versions of Apple products. Microsoft, The wave and the Maytag Galaxy is included in this part of Week In Tech History.

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Can Technology help Stabilize us Financially?

Jeffrey Powers — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:06:42 +0000

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The Economy is in Danger. Banks and Institutions are in a financial pickle. With the fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because of bad business decisions and a Blind eye to investors building more homes than Americans need, financial institutions could collapse upon themselves. To protect their money, they could make it harder for Businesses to get loans.

I am building a business in Geekazine. I have been working hard in putting together a Business Plan for investors. Now I might find myself in a position where I possibly cannot find the investors and loans simply because any proposition can become a risky one. The 700 billion of taxpayers’ money to bail out these companies that the Government is proposing is set to keep things going for a while, but we are far from an answer. So what could be that answer – Maybe Technology?

Ten Years ago yesterday, Ebay put their company up for Public offering. They started at $18 a share. Currently they are at $22 a share and they employ thousands. Google employs over 10 thousand. These are companies that show us you can take nothing and turn it into something.

Could you imagine what could have happened if these companies didn’t get their financial backing? What would have happened if Microsoft or IBM didn’t get the funding to build their facilities? We wouldn’t be seeing 22 nm chips and 64 bit Operating Systems.

Businesszone.co.uk held a conference in May and within, the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies stated the number of startups in 2008 is 50 thousand less than in 2007. They believe it will pick up toward the end, however with the threat of financial companies possibly making it harder to lend money, we may just see startups plateau for now.

CIO.com asked back in January if Technology can bring us out of a recession. They talked about Green Technology and upgrading Infrastructure. MIT researchers posted ideas from their faculty to help. They believe that Bioengineering, Fusion, Robots and Sustainable Cities might help with the answer. This is all well and good, but are these items that can turn our current economy around?

Of course those articles came out a couple months before the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Wall Street was still in a stable position. So Now, we need to find ways to get Wall Street and Financial Institutions back on their feet. That is where technology comes in. What can technology do to contribute to bringing Wall Street back to stability?

In turning things around, though, we will have to keep an eagle eye on those who will try to capitalize and throw us off track. Wrong thinkers and people willing to deceive the average American to make their own dollar. Crime does go up in times like these.

Wall Street & Technology has the best Headline though: Transform Intelligence into Action. Data is what drives us and Data is what can take us out of this. Trends in the Market, educated patterns and preemptive solutions will turn things around. Programs that can better project and warn us if something like a Government funded housing project is going to turn on us.

I wish I could tell you what technology could turn the market around. I bet if the programming minds out on Wall Street got together, someone can come up with a usable device or software. But if we can’t, you might want to stock up on rations.

Funny. We just shut down the Large Hadron Collider for a malfunction and reality is, we already have a big black hole sucking us in.

Geekazine Podcast #52 9-24-08 - Attack of the Android

Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:18:48 +0000

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I - S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Dual Core Atom
22nm
Palin Email Hacker
LHC Shutdown
Microsoft Buyback
Adobe CS4
MacAfee buys Secure Computing
Firefox is Fast
Stonehenge
WTC Ice Age Pothole
Faster Eye-Fi

II
Android Attacks
-Video
-Top Apps

TCT Podcast - FlyTech Bladestar(TM)
TechTweak - Disable Spotlight

III
SlotMusic
Twice as Fast
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Microsoft Ads - Poll

Jeffrey Powers — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:52:25 +0000

Microsoft is making the shift from the Seinfeld - Gates ads to something a little different. Bottom line is Microsoft is creating an Ad campain to let people know that Vista is the way to go. But is it really - would you be better off with a Mac?

The “Real Life PC” will be part of the new ads. Microsoft will ad emails on the screen, including Bill Gates (which I already sent one off). The idea is to have the stellar ad that will change the masses ideals.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Does a computer ad sway you? Will the new Microsoft ads change your thinking? Of course we did a parody last week of the Seinfeld Ads. We poked fun at it.

Ads can change the way someone looks at a product. Unfortunately, most people see the ads and it actually sways their decision. Then again, they just get what is given to them when they buy the PC.

I haven’t seen the PC commercial but I did read the magazine ads. It will be interesting to see if this turns things around.

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Jeffrey Powers — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:01:35 +0000

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History of Apple: Goodbye Steve Jobs, Hello Steve Jobs.

Jeffrey Powers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:23:11 +0000

It’s interesting to see the irony in life. You win, you lose. It’s like rain on your wedding day….

Steve Jobs was seeing a bit of resistance from Apple in 1985. By May, Steve was in an internal struggle for CEO against John Sculley. Ultimately, Apple agreed and Steve stepped down as CEO of the Apple Mac division. 4 months later, Steve decided to leave Apple to start NeXt - a new computer company.

The NeXt OS was released in 1989 and the NeXtstation and NeXtCube in 1990. Jobs built it into a decent powerhouse while Apple continued to struggle. Ultimately in 1997, NeXt was purchased by Apple for $429 million. They got not only the NeXtSTEP Operating System, but they also got Steve Jobs as a consultant.

However, this came to Steve Job’s advantage as in July 1997. CEO Gil Amelio was ousted and Steve Jobs took an interim CEO role. Then, on Sept 16th 1997, Steve Jobs took back his CEO position to which he still resides.

This really shows people not to burn a bridge. If it wasn’t for Jobs’ return, Apple might have taken a downward spiral. We might have even seen a “Microsoft Apple” system. iPod and iPhone would have been a NeXt product - Maybe.

The Microsoft - Geekazine Commercial - Bitstrips.

Jeffrey Powers — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:59:14 +0000

It’s not only Jerry Seinfeld that was in a commercial with former CEO Bill Gates. Before Jerry was cast, I was the one that stepped in and bantored with Mr. Gates. Here is the story board. This is a 5 comic series.

Because I did this comic, I needed to transcribe the commercial. That is found on the next page.

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