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Random Thoughts for July 14th 2010

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I pitched an idea to someone and they liked it so I’ll probably start something new here shortly.

More on that later…

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Networking is important no matter what you do for a living.  Meeting new people, making connections – it can be the difference between something happening or not.

You are more likely to [...]

Return of the Podcast: Episode 9

I said I’d do it, I warned you – you didn’t listen, did you? Well, now it’s TOO LATE!

THE RETURN OF THE PODCAST IS HERE!

Episode 9 of the All Things From My Brain Podcast is here.

In this weeks massive, DOUBLE SIZED, MAXI-PODCAST, I am joined by a special guest on his very first podcast [...]

Faxiophiles

Faxiophiles

I’ve been around computers and technology for as long as I can remember. I cut my teeth on the Apple Color Computer II, then the TRS-80 (Trash80) from Radio Shack. I recall BASIC and DOS, played Pong, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Sony Playstation and the XBOX-360. I’ve fond memories of dialing [...]

Podcast: Episode 5

Episode #5: All Things from My Brain

In the fifth episode of the All Things From My Brain podcast, I talk about the Palm Pre losing it’s iTunes sync functionality, how India plans to issue biometric ID cards to its 1.2 BILLION citizens, how the Kindle and Amazon are once again in the news with BAD [...]

Podcast: Episode 2

Episode 2 Show notes and links

Tech Update

iPhone 3GS sales/news:
Wall Street Journal  http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090622-710455.html

Information Week: http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218100710

NY Times Online: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/the-real-cost-of-an-iphone-3gs/

Apple Insider: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/22/12_of_early_iphone_3g_buyers_report_ditching_their_blackberry.html

Kindle News
The Atlantic: http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/06/rethinking_the_kindle.php

Gear Diary: http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/19/kindles-drm-rears-its-ugly-head-and-it-is-ugly/

Games

Mass Effect: http://www.macworld.com/article/141325/2009/06/masseffectgalaxy.html?lsrc=rss_main

Cnet: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10270870-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Penny Arcade: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/9/26/

Tom’s Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sims-piracy-bittorrent-game-sales,8126.html

Transformers 2

Wired:  http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/06/blowback-does-transformers-2-blow-moviegoers-weigh-in/

Roger Ebert; http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997

Scifi Wire: http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/review-transformers.php

Rotten tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/

SFSignal.com http://www.sfsignal.com/

Publishers weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6666456.html?nid=3329

Tor’s online store: http://store.tor.com/ & http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200926/3910/Sci-fi-publisher-launches-online-bookshop

Dan Brown: http://www.thelostsymbol.com/

http://twitter.com/lostsymbolbook

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New thing I did – A Podcast

So.

Guess what I did this weekend?

I created a podcast!!

I decided that I have a face fit for radio… Or Podcasting…

Anyway, spent the weekend working on this – hoping that I’ve worked the kinks out and it’ll be much much easier to do these moving forward.  We’ll have to see about that.

There’s lot’s of ways to [...]

A Mac virus vs. a Windows virus

So.  Big news on the net this week; Mac’s have a malware program running around the Internet.

Die hard Mac haters are cheering.  “See,” they say in a chorus of sneering.  “Mac’s aren’t so safe after all!  You can get infected too!”  They’re toasting each other on what they have believed is the inevitable destruction of [...]

Rant: Mac vs. PC

Microsoft is running these cute new commercials offering to pay for a laptop for some twenty-something who is computer shopping, if they can find what they want for under $1000.  The point of the piece is to highlight the difference in pricing between Mac computers and Windows computers.

I don’t deny that Mac’s cost more – [...]

Warcraft

Well, to quote Michael Corleone: Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.

My trip to Blizzcon rekindled my interest in the World of Warcraft, among other games.  I’ve been doing a good job of balancing my time playing video games with doing other, non sitting around on my ass stuff.  Not [...]

The Mighty Mouse (or lack thereof)

Hello, I’m a Mac.

No, seriously.  I love Mac.  I love Apple.  I’ve had some issues with their retail stores, but it looks like the one closest to me is under new management or something and it’s like being in a different store, so I think those issues are fading fairly quickly.

So, when I tell you [...]