Category: Technology

  • There is a new "free" Desktop Search Tool available for download and evaluation.  I remember using this tool way back when, but I have no opinion on it now.  I am still pretty happy with X1 on my primary system (HP TC1100 TabletPC)  … maybe I’ll try it on my…

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  • Here are some links that I thought were interesting from the 100+ weblogs I monitor: Chris Lyndon’s Audio Recording Setup [via Dann Sheridan] Beer Theories Podcast (Politics/Humor) Hardware review of the Averatec C3500 Tablet PC convertible Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is going Wi-Fi Offline Blogging Tool – BlogJet Mini-Review…

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  • In a recent past podcast (I have another one almost done) I referenced an academic article on search tool visualization research.   One of those was Kartoo, and here is a picture of the search on "podcast sholden" and "podcast rock roll geek."

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  • I am a big podcatcher fan.  I feel like I am listening to a lot of stuff.  Today I got two good pointers.  The first from Slashdot Review with Pivot Tables (a new book is out that reportedly explains them better). And the second from Geek News Central with PubSub…

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  • The one bad thing about our recent cruise was that my Bose Headphones were "missing" from the bag I put them in during the de-embarking process. Since they are $300 I have not been able to convince myself to spend that money all over again, even thought they are absolutely…

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  • "Talking to Speech Recogition Robots" is a pretty interesting MP3.  Speech recognitation has always been one of those areas of huge potential.  Maybe it is getting better for customer service types of things but I have always been left a little disappointed when I try to use it on a…

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  • Here is what I expect to be a monthly or so report on my advertising expermiment … While my little site is in no means getting Slashdotted … I have noticed in the logs over the last 48 hours a surge (50+ a day) in Google hits based on "podcasting…

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  • You can now use GMAIL for doing POP/SMTP via your standard email client.   This is neat for me because of the secure SMTP support will enable me to send email via any Internet conneciton I might be able to get a hold of with having to VPN to work or…

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  • One of my more recent frustrations is my inability to capture audio content when I hear it for reference, playback, or commentary.  I really want a universal audio snibbet capture tool. I listen to stuff on my MP3 Player (Muvo), my iPAQ, and my TabletPC.  None of the listening tools…

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  • I have finished my 10th Tech Rag Tear Out (TRTO) podcast.  The URL for download is: Download TRTO_010_11-15-2004.mp3 (8642.0K). Below is the time sequence for reference: (00:00-00:52 ): Show Theme + Target Audience (00:53-01:07 ): Sample #1 from DJ Amber (01:08-02:33): Introduction (10th Podcast; Show Overview; Samuel Adams Cranberry Iambic) (02:34-19:06):…

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