Another week I can’t get
Another week I can’t get the damn Eagles on TV. Fox taunted me during the Cowboys/Giants game with what was coming up next, but then… nothing.
Month: October 2002
As I mentioned in my
As I mentioned in my post on HDTV, Time Warner has also included a Video on Demand (VOD) service. There are currently about 90 movies costing between $1.95 and $3.95 depending on age of the picture. The classic Hitchcock stuff is on the low end but Lord of the Rings is the high end, though … Read moreAs I mentioned in my
The future in my living
The future in my living room Time Warner came by this afternoon with a wonderful new toy… an HDTV cable converter box! It’s hard to describe the difference other than to say, WOW! The picture quality is absolutely fantastic. On HD channels, you get digital 5.1 sounds as well. I’ve had a digital HD capable … Read moreThe future in my living
While admittedly no substitute for
While admittedly no substitute for actually being there, MIT has enabled their courses online. You can not only read the courseware, but in a quick scan I noticed tests as well. According to my reading, MIT is committed to continuing to fill the site for the next 10 years. Start Learning! All the World’s an … Read moreWhile admittedly no substitute for
It’s cruising in cyberspace,
It’s cruising in cyberspace, lost without a map at the moment, please hold… E-Mail Hits Snail-Mail Pace. Uh-oh, there’s trouble at UUNet, the super-network that handles about half of all Internet traffic in the world. If your e-mail is slow on Thursday, that’s why. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
Since this is such major
Since this is such major net news I posted the entire story from cnet… Eight arrested in Nigerian e-mail scam By Matt Loney Special to CNET News.com October 3, 2002, 8:59 AM PT Spanish police have arrested eight people involved in a Nigerian-led e-mail scam believed to have defrauded Internet users of up to $19.8 … Read moreSince this is such major
It seems that iSync in
It seems that iSync in its current form does not much care for my Meeting Maker conduit. I went around a few times in order to figure out what caused a predictable crash in Conduit Manager. It would crap out writing between 3 and 400 items back up to Meeting Maker. I had to force … Read moreIt seems that iSync in
In looking further at the
In looking further at the Hiptop info and thanks to this handy link from Boing Boing, you can see that the Sidekick will be an ideal mobile blogging tool… Sidekick, your mobile blogging pal. The T-Mobile Sidekick and other instances of the Danger Hiptop PDA/Phone are being promoted as mobile blogging tools. Link Discuss (via … Read moreIn looking further at the
Sony Announces NX70V and NX60
Sony Announces NX70V and NX60 [PDABuzz.com] The two sony’s are real now… You can preorder on the sony site. It looks like a killer, though no Bluetooth and you have to pay to integrate 801.11 – another 150 bucks! Could be a bit too expensive for most people, even gadget lovers.
It all makes sense now…
It all makes sense now… When Neustar decided to launch two new TLD’s (Top Level Domain) .Biz and .US they seemed like odd choices. They also wanted to limit the usage of .Biz to businesses which does make sense. For those of you not keeping score at home… Originally the main tld’s – .com, .net … Read moreIt all makes sense now…
When it was first announced,
When it was first announced, the Danger hiptop/sidekick was the center of a great deal of attention. I thought it was going to be a very cool product, though this was before the Handspring Treo and the Voice-integrated RIM devices. Now however, the device has once again started the gadget engine in my mind… After … Read moreWhen it was first announced,
I did an interview about
I did an interview about a month ago and it finally made the press…
When Yahoo launched their online
When Yahoo launched their online gaming service one publisher was suspiciously left out. Well today it’s revealed that AOL in fact did the deal with EA and starting with Need for Speed will launch a premium service called “First Play” which like “First Listen” and “First View” will give subscribers a chance to play games … Read moreWhen Yahoo launched their online
I read this article last
I read this article last night and did not think much of it until later when I checked my referers through Radio. I noticed that several things I have written (some recent and some older) had been picked up by Google. Unfortunately, the URL linked to my main page, not the article being referenced and … Read moreI read this article last
First AOL, then MSN and
First AOL, then MSN and now Yahoo… Rich Media ads finally break through to the mainstream. I guess media companies and portals have finally realized that not banners get out-performed by richer media like superstitials and eye-blasters, but they need to support them to get the revenue. Yahoo to run multimedia ads. Under pressure to … Read moreFirst AOL, then MSN and
The Online edition of the
The Online edition of the Wall Street Journal has posted a Scandal Scorecard to aid those reading the news in understanding all that has happened at each of the following: Adelphia; Andersen; Citigroup; Enron; Global Crossing/Qwest; ImClone; Merrill Lynch; Tyco and WorldCom. It’s a comlete look at all that has happened (and been reported).
parsimonious: Dictionary.com Word of the
parsimonious: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. parsimonious [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
AOL Chairman’s No. 1 Ally
AOL Chairman’s No. 1 Ally Turns Into His Biggest Foe – AOL Chairman’s No. 1 Ally Turns Into His Biggest Foe. Two years after America Online agreed to acquire Time Warner, Ted Turner has soured on both the merger and Stephen Case, its principal architect. Not quite the glory days for Ted and his views … Read moreAOL Chairman’s No. 1 Ally
Tony Hawk “Switch” ad available
Tony Hawk “Switch” ad available [MacMinute.com: Up-to-the-Minute Apple Mac News]
Microsoft Rivals Leave Minor Marks
Microsoft Rivals Leave Minor Marks Online : The latest Mozilla and Netscape Web browsers are cropping up on more computers worldwide, but they still only represent a few trees in a forest of Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers. (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] I think this story will be interesting one to track… The Mozilla project … Read moreMicrosoft Rivals Leave Minor Marks