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ASCAP Sez: Pay Royalty Each Time Phone Rings!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:33:50 -0700

Apple iPhone has flaw in SMS system. Fix is coming. MSFT Bing does crappy job with news. I am sure it is because of a lack of bots. The company pulls a sickening ad off the net. I have it posted on Dvorak.org. Sheep are shrinking due to climate change says scientist. Mozilla Firefox already has a bug. Motorola going into the femtocell business. The Register says Seagate needs to catch up with SSD business. New Symbian coming out. CIO magazine reports on Ritzy homes. ASCAP contends royalties are due for each ring rung. Huh?

NA-109-2009-07-02

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:45 -0700

#109 No Agenda For Thursday July 2nd 2009

Forced Vaccinations

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CDC: U.S. may need 600 million swine flu vaccine doses

BP, China win right to develop Iraq's Rumalia oil field

DID SHE SAY CODE RED??????-TERRORIST ATTACK-SWINE FLU

Reporters Grill Gibbs Over Prepackaged Questions for Obama

Rep. Henry Waxman clueless in Bigger Stronger Faster

'Vliegramp leek elektrische schok'

Nuclear Bombs, EMPs: Is North Korea Really a Threat to the U.S.?

New Flu Vaccine Approved — for Dogs

Real News: Gordon Ramsay's kitchen nightmare just got worse as profits fall by 87%

Children Herded into Maryland Courthouse for Forced Vaccinations

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New Firefox Supposedly 251-percent Faster.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:39:10 -0700

Bing can search Tweets. Go, why would you want to? Ballmer re-announced Bing at the D7 conference. Ha. The geneticists cannot predict mental illness. Satellite phonecos want to make hybrid phones. Will still be too pricey. iPhones are overheating. RIAA beats Usenet in court. More Steve Jobs back at work stories. HP doing a 12-core workstation. Firefox 3.5 very fast they say. We'll see.

EPISODE 112: Older than we’ve ever been.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:52:30 -0700

Four years of the BBB, three intros, two hosts, and one goal: (insert actual goal here). It’s the fourth anniversary of the Big Bald Broadcast and it gets celebrated in the style most fitting; By rattling off the biggest news in tech, gaming, anime and whatever else is cool this week in geek! This episode Kyle [...]

Episode 0027 - Sharing files With PC's, iPhone 3GS first impressions

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:14:00 -0700

Working with windows - sharing data SHARING FILES: Drop Box https://www.getdropbox.com/ iDisk http://www.me.com Lifehacker - how to mount a Windows shared folder on your Mac http://lifehacker.com/software/mac-os-x/how-to-mount-a-windows-shared-folder-on-your-mac-247148.php SHARING DOCUMENTS: iWork File -> save -> check save copy as -> dropdown "Word Document" -or- file -> export -> word (can save as pdf, rtf or plain text as well) Print to PDF Any OSX cocoa app that you can print from should allow you to print to pdf. file -> print -> pdf dropdown -> save as pdf, give filename and location to save it in the dialog box Bootcamp: http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/compatibility.html 24â LED Cinema Display http://www.apple.com/displays/ Emulation: Parallels and VM ware http://www.parallels.com/ http://www.vmware.com/ http://www.virtualbox.org/ Episode 004 - Intro to Virtual Machines (Screencast) http://www.thestealthmac.com/files/67bef46224c36c76a10ca7c4cadfe843-3.html VNC for mac (screen sharing) http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20071102122311545 First Impressions of the iPhone 3GS Speck Candy Shell Case http://www.speckproducts.com/products/candyshell/iphone-3g-iphone-3gs/162 TomTom for iPhone http://iphone.tomtom.com/ iDisk for iPhone http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/idisk.html Pick of the week U-verse for iPhone http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312886438&mt=8 (link opens iTunes App Store) iChat A/V http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

China Hates Garfield the Cat

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:11:25 -0700

Firefox 3.5 rolls out. Get it now. China is filtering out Garfield the Cat. Pirate Bay sale worries some. Dell going into the Android too? Where is the picture of Steve Jobs who is supposedly back at work. Confusion over Comcast 4G, WiMax. Forrester says tech biz bottoms in Q3. Palm Pre beating sales expectations says PR company. NYT sez few oldsters see themselves as old. Did someone pay money for this survey? Anti-Google stories surfacing. Yahoo shuts down another company I never heard of. Will this ever end? Maine making sure all kids get a computer. Flash headed to Android phone. Robot navigates like a person. Toshiba last man standing regarding the 1.8-inch HD. Look for a sale on Netbooks.

Webcomic Beacon #81 - Lettering and Fonts

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:35:39 -0700

Melissa Kaercher (Tin Lizard Productions) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss Fonts and Lettering. Melissa had also drawn this week’s cover art (see the whole thing in our Art Section!)

Font resources discussed, include: Your Fonts custom font creator tool, Ninja Lettering, High-Logic FontCreator, ComicCraft, Blambot, 1001 Free Fonts, Darwinatrix, and identifont.

Milestones: Pron quest (NSFW) (1 yr) and Jayden and Crusader (2 yrs).

This episode is brought to you by:
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Thanks to George for recording the sites mentioned on the show:
Sexpercussions, Webcomic Reviews & Interviews, CONvergence, Dr Blink Superhero Shrink, Dork Tower, Batman Strikes, Green Ronin, and Devil’s Due Publishing.

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Palm Screws Sideloaders

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:35 -0700

Standardized mobile phone charger now a worldwide phenomenon. Nokia leads the way. Palm kills homemade apps. Why? Sony thinking about PSP phone. Sounds like nGage to me. MSFT fiddling around with Win 7 marketing. Will they ever learn? Kid humiliated by Walkman. Germans not interested in the Kindle. Google voice getting a lot of ink Adam Savage gets free phone service. Intel working seriously on SSD. HD-DVD still beating Blu-ray according to e the NYT. Wikipedia in on blackout of certain news.

CS Techcast 80: Open Source Infrastructure

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0700

We are back with another episode of the podcast for IT pros at CStechcast.com. This week the topic is open source infrastructure and how it applies in the enterprise with Frank Wiles of Revolution Systems. Find more information on Frank and his company at revsys.com. In the news, Microsoft announces pricing for Windows 7, Intel puts out updated compilers, bad hiring is losing money, and Bing still can't compete with Google. MySpace takes the social out of their business with their treatment of layed-off employees making "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at how you can bridge into the cloud from traditional applications, and get guidance on which Windows Perfmon counters to use when troubleshooting memory problems with "The Weekly Tech Tip".

This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your IT.

Waxman Is A Dick

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:20:18 -0700

#108 No Agenda For Sunday June 28th 2009

Waxman Is A Dick

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Big discusion of the cap and trade hearings in the house. All audio clips can be found here

Free Cerdit Report Horrible Commercial

Michael Jackson Assassinated By CIA

U.N. TO EMERGE AS GLOBAL IRS

Bernanke warns that meddling with Fed's monetary policy cause harm economy

Clarence Thomas: SEED CASE JUDGE WAS FORMER MONSANTO ATTORNEY

Latest Schultz Shock: a 'bank holiday'

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:38:47 -0700

The Tripple J connection is back for more. We'll Discuss Prototype Fight Night Round 4 and much much more!

Palm Sparks Rally

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:27:40 -0700

Apple pulls plug on selling porn or girlie pics off of the app store. Palm shares rally and takes tech sector with it? Geez. Biggest problem facing Bing? Google. Duh. Long awaited PC cycle upgrade coming say the experts. DiskShred will grind up your hard disks. Dyson develops world's faster motor. Sponsor: Squarespace.com code word: tech.

What is a Plug Computer?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:48 -0700

Tear down says new iPhone costs $179 to build. MSFT Hohm in the news. Seems silly to me. Palm says Pre is selling well. Stock goes up. Windows 7 on sale. Red Hat profits are up. Linux now has an anti-virus product. Weird UK stories. Xmos $4.50 CPU? Also the plug computer is headed your way. Look for phase-change memory to flop along with the flying saucer car. Show sponsored by Squarespace.com, code word TECH. Check it out.

NA-107-2009-06-25

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:33:30 -0700

#107 No Agenda For Thursday June 25th 2009

Health Insurance Dot Gov

Monsanto and Food Inc.

James Hansen’s Former NASA Supervisor Declares Himself a Skeptic

James Hansen and Daryl Hannah Arrested in MTR Protest

Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells

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Unlimited International Calling for $5 a month

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:22:44 -0700

Palm Pre hits one million app downloads. HTC Hero has new slick interface. You are too late to get MSFT security software. Company also wants everyone to switch off of Windows 7 Beta and get RC1. Metro PCS says $5 a month for International calls. Sharp TV busted. Boxee now has Windows version. Also they do a deal with MLB. Microsoft sees mobile advertising increasing. Meanwhile Ballmer says ALL old media will be dead in 10 years. HP brags about 5101 Netbook. Larry Ellison looking good. IBM getting involved with food safety? Why?

Webcomic Beacon #80 - Webcomic & Inkblot for Wordpress

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:58:37 -0700

Michael Sisk (Michael Online) joins Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss the new Webcomic and Inkblot 2.0, and what it means for Wordpress Webcomickers. The crew also gives overdue impressions on several previously submitted webcomics.

David Wolfe of Paranoia High draws this week’s cover art. View the full image in our Art Section.

Milestones: The Frustrated Cartoonist (100 strips), Tally Road (1 yr). This week we set our Impressions on Genuine Draft, Wonder Girls, Of Noobs and Men, Strangeways: Murder Moon, Rune Master: Tales of a Demons Slayer, Psychic Soldier Kai, Cosmic Hellcats, ICECUBES, The World According to Geek.

This episode is brought to you by:
Apple of Discord, Alone in a Crowd and Yosh!

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Also, please visit Our Forum for additional discussion!

Thanks to George for recording the sites mentioned on the show:
Webcomic and Inkblot, O31, Juice.

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On Sunday, June 28th, @ 3pm Eastern, We’ll be discussing:
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EPISODE 111 – iBroke,

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:25:20 -0700

Episode 111 is here ladies and gents; Exploding onto the blog in honor of Michael Bay’s alleged putting down of his primer cord. In this episode, the B level Heavy Metal gets A grade directors, Deadpool MAY be dead on, EVA casting news, Kyle’s new shiny iPhone and more. And what does Kyle do when [...]

The Nerd Bird Flies at Night

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:24:11 -0700

Intel in bed with Nokia. Why now? Steve Jobs seen on Apple Campus. Stock pickers are liking Motorola because of Android. Bogus HP PR. The company goes gah-gah over social networking too. Bing could ruin Microsoft. IBM in the battery business? Since when? Microsoft caps downloads for its security software. 3DV bought by Microsoft. Paul Allen offers a MSFT patch himself! The Nerd Bird flies again! Five reasons Blu-ray is hurting. Show sponsored by Squarespace.com codeword Tech.

FTC to Attack Bloggers

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:38:48 -0700

Apple promoting it's current executive over Steve Jobs. This is fishy. HP's new printer does not need a PC. Why? FTC going after the bloggers and Twitterers. Microsoft poaching people left and right. Never works out. The Buick is being re-positioned. It is ridiculous. Apple bans Commodore 64 from iPhone. Why? Who cares? Microsoft will put 10-percent of its income into search. Why? Kodachrome is officially dead. Sony Blu-ray a dud!

NA-106-2009-06-21

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:57:03 -0700

#106 No Agenda For Sunday June 21st 2009

A Jew In The Safe

Today's program features important informtion how mainstream media is conspiring to corrupt our children.

Follow the lines of connections from money to stereotypes all the way to Taylor Swift.

Other topics include: Father's Day with Obama

Big Pharma plans to eliminate homeopathic remedies and their advertising practices

Of course we also have a space war raging above us, blowing airplanes out of the skies with big lasers!

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No New Xbox360 Anytime Soon

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:50:24 -0700

Google trying to filter porn for the Chinese. Poor woman nailed by RIAA for $2 million. Bozeman wants workers to fork over their Facebook passwords. No Xbox360 anytime soon. Natal controller seems to be dead in the water. Win7 wallpaper on Netbooks may not be changeable. Why? Zune using new nVidia chip. New Sony laptops to have Blu-ray inside. Canada giving up on warrants when it comes to the Internet. This show brought to you by Squarespace.com code word TECH.

Lakeside Resorts on Mars

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:29:32 -0700

.People complaining today. First about the XM radio app for the iPhone and Intel's new chip naming scheme. Microsoft to roll anti-virus next week. Senators going after iPhone's sweet deal. Home broadband Internet use is on the rise. New images show evidence of lake on Mars. I have found a story that proves cloning dogs is a good idea. I discuss the fairness doctrine. Palm Pre not saving Sprint. Microsoft complaining that Google is cheating. Aww. Show brought to you by Squarespace.com use the code word TECH for a big discount.

NA-105-2009-06-18

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:35:22 -0700

#105 No Agenda For Thursday June 18th 2009

The French Fry Connection

John's Connection Blows. Twitter @comcastcares
Iran is a massive mainstream media scam
Is 'Police' spelled 'Police' in Farsi?
Dollar Coins? Pochahantas
Mission Burritos make AC comatose

HEMA underwear contains nano technology!!
http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/index.php/aflevering?aflID=9528146&md5=4c62648d39e08efbabcaf4fb833bacda

PBS 'Breaking The Bank'
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/breakingthebank/view/

Airbus Crash theories
Airbus vs Boeing wars continue
A plausible cause:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-garrison14-2009jun14,0,5581001.story

Russian scientists determine link between Swine (Mexican) Flu and French Fries!
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1242.htm

South Park Tourette Syndrome Episode
Letterman 'controversey'
Info Bimbos
Erin Burnett has saddlebags
Lindsey Lohan 'Real News' debunked
Air travellers with rollie-bags and backpacks should be suicided
Jet Blue Rocks

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Episode 0026 - iPhone 3.0, 3GS and 11 Millions downloads of Safari

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:42:00 -0700

Episode 0026 The Stealth Mac Show Notes 15 Apps Rendered Obsolete By The New iPhone 3GS (http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/06/15-apps-rendered-obsolete-by-the-new-iphone-.html) T-Mobile Netherlands spills the beans on iPhone 3G S specs (http://www.macworld.com/article/141088/2009/06/tmobile_netherlands_spills_the_beans_on_iphone_3g_s_specs.html) iPhone Sales per Quarter (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/IPhone_sales_per_quarter.svg) Total Cost of Ownership: iPhone 3G S versus Palm Pre versus Android G1 (http://www.billshrink.com/blog/iphone-versus-palm-pre-versus-android/) AT&T already sold out of launch day iPhone 3G S pre-orders (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/13/att_already_sold_out_of_launch_day_iphone_3g_s_pre_orders.html) Safari 4 Downloads Top 11 Million in Three Days (http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/06/12safari.html) (Side Note: Firefox 3.3.11 dlâd 150 Million times in 24 hoursâ http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2244094/firefox-reaches-150-million) How to use to 40 features of iPhone 3.0 http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/06/how_to_use_best_40_features_of_iphone_3.html AT&T signals an abrupt end to iPhone prepaid phone plans http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/15/atandt-to-discontinue-prepaid-iphone-plans/ Apple Patent Could Ease 911 Cellphone Calls http://hothardware.com/News/Patent%2Dcould%2Dease%2Demergency%2Dcellphone%2Dcalls/ Appfresh http://metaquark.de/appfresh/ Skitch http://www.skitch.com/

R&D Episode 51 - Sleepy Dan is Sleepy

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:09:05 -0700

Lullaby, say good night, you can pwn noobs tomorrow. Close your eyes, and sleep tight, and enjoy the rest of the show.