Kingmaker for A Day
Today the media was abuzz about how Apple’s market cap has sustained itself beyond Google’s. That didn’t hold for today, but by the end of business yesterday, Apple was number one in Silicon Valley. And what was the reason attributed by many financial analysts? Word of the impending release of a new MacBook Air. It [...]
Deal: USB TV Tuner with ATSC & QAM for Media Center $14.99
Newegg is offering the KWorld 340U TV Tuner for only $14.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate. This USB stick-style tuner is compatible with Windows Media Center, and can do both cable and over-the-air programming. There aren’t QAM drivers available for Media Center (something that will hopefully be fixed by TV Pack 2008… Microsoft still hasn’t [...]
Chitika: It Floats!
Over at PhoneNews.com, we’ve been doing a test of Chitika advertising. Many have asked me how to advertise more, while bombarding readers less. A good chunk of PhoneNews.com readers find the site via a search engine. I won’t break down the numbers, but for any web site with good search engine optimization (SEO), that’s going [...]
Moving On Up is Hard To Do
I am moving. But, I haven’t said to where exactly. Well, that’s mostly because I haven’t found a place. Anyone that has moved knows the pain of finding a new place to live. My troubles are much worse. See, one of the killer benefits of the Sacramento Valley versus the Bay Area is a little company [...]
What Would You Ask the Windows Media Center Team?
Monday, I have a private conference call with the Media Center team at Microsoft. And, there aren’t really any limits on what I can ask… and hopefully, get answered. So, I’ll turn to you. What would you ask the team behind Windows Media Center? Post your questions in the comments, and I’ll try to get [...]
Microsoft Makes Clear: No Media Center TV Pack 2008 for You!
Microsoft today formally announced TV Pack 2008 for Windows Media Center, inside of Windows Vista. And, they also said you can’t have it. If you want the benefits, like ClearQAM (that’s unencrypted digital cable), or the ability to add an unlimited amount of tuners (of any combination)… Microsoft appears to be directing you to buy [...]
At LinuxWorld 2008
I’ll be at LinuxWorld 2008 most of this week. I’ve just posted the announcement over at the PhoneNews.com Blog. Why am I posting this here? Well, if you’ve got something cool to show off Linux-wise, or if you just want to hear what I think of the pros… and cons… of all-things-Tux, this would probably [...]
Should I Buy My First Hate Site?
Odd question, I know. Let me tell you the story… A long time ago, a certain web site had hidden slander forums. This was a childish, clickish group of idiots that were given special treatment, and hidden message boards. The admins of the site refused to acknowledge that they existed. Reason being, members were clickishly-childishly [...]
Weirdest Mac OS X Corruption Yet
I’m just wrapping up an all-day restoration of my MacBook Pro… complete with clean install of Leopard. I was at a lunch the day before, talking up how my MacBook Pro has been running without a hitch, while everyone else was complaining about MacBook failures. I was asking for it… and boy did I get [...]
Starbucks to Keep Breakfast Sandwiches
I have to admit, I don’t go to Starbucks as much as I used to. Between Java One in my Senseo, and McDonalds getting coffee right (and then getting lattes right)… Starbucks was losing my business. Please, spare your Starbucks is Evil comments. They’re a business like any other. But, they weren’t changing with the [...]
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