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This is your Tech Tidbits Daily from TechNewsRadio.com for Tuesday, June 14th, 2005. A proud member of TechPodcasts.com network.
3M has release new 3M Hot Melt Universal Termination Kits that work with SC, ST, and FC connectors. They also have a hands-free mobile polishing tool. Over at Communications News they are running a promo that you can get some samples for evaluation if you are interested.
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My flight for work to DC was interesting. We boarded on time, and we got to the #2 spot for take off before there was a "calculation" problem.
It seems like the the baggage loaders and the pilots didn’t quite figure out how many bags and what weight was in the forward compartment. Must be a check list thing.
Anyway … we had to go back to the gate, have someone move a bunch of bags, and then add some more fuel because we were using fuel getting the bags moved, and then we got to leave 2+ hours late.
Nice …
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I finally got my Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC replacement for my HP TC1100. This will be my new primary work system. I really like the TC1100 but after getting use to a wide screen using the Compaq nw8000 during my recent hard drive woes, I needed to make a change. Plus the processor upgrade is going to be very noticable.
The smart thing I did today was not leave with the M4 on travel until it was properly setup. It was very tempting though. But I wouldn’t be typing this or doing a podcast tonight if I had a raw, non-configured system. Maybe next week.
Eric Mack has the same unit and noted in his blog/podcasts that the unit is full of other vendor software. It is better to say the unit is "infected" … my first attempt at getting AOL uninstalled failed. 😦
Come on Toshiba … serious IT pros do not need this stuff on their machine. It makes me seriously consider how much I want to recommend something like this to another pro. We just don’t have time for it.
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This is your Tech Tidbits Daily from TechNewsRadio.com for Monday June 13th, 2005. A proud member of TechPodcasts.com network.
Today’s short podcast from the airport (SAN to LAX to IAD) contains a pointer to an upcoming security conference SANS Long Beach 2005 that will be held August 28-September 2, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.
On the menu for this event includes four top-notch courses:
Please leave a comment if you enjoy these short podcasts. I welcome the feedback.
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My top ten links for Sunday night …
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I just finished reading "for the first time" Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points
It is a great, quick read. I have been following Cliff’s blog for a while and I was happy that the book was an extension of what I’ve already been able to gather from his blog. There is definite value added in getting the book.
I have had some success already with some of the idea’s expressed on Cliff’s blog but I look forward to incorporating more and more of the ideas in the book over the next week or so.
One thing I realized after reading this through the first time is, I think a lot of my recent presentations were actually very good "notes." Now, I just have to get comfortable making the transition to make the story more about focused visualization vice information overload.
Another tidbit is that I really need to get use to is sending out by "slides+notes" in PDF. I usually send out a great deal of briefs as raw PowerPoint with the idea that the slides are self-explanatory but probably aren’t as clear as they could be.
Here are some podcast related news items that I thought listeners might be interested in:
IT Conversations is now offering "one click" streaming of content directly in the browser you are using. It is very nice for checkout some content that you might be of interest in without having to download.
Extremely talented muscian Ottmar Liebert is now blogging (http://www.ottmarliebert.com/blog/) and podcasting (http://feeds.feedburner.com/OttmarLiebert). He is also planning to release future music under Creative Commons licensing.
Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast is mentioned in Chapter 4 of
Todd Cochrane’s "Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide" book.Rush (RushLimbaugh.com) Podcast Debuts to Rave Reviews
Podcast Reunites TechTV
Personalities: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose and company
have a new podcast.BBC
To Podcast
Beethoven: Starting June 5, the BBC will offer all nine symphonies by
Beethoven as podcasts.
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Douglas Johnston @ a million monkeys typing has released D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition that are ideal for printing to 3×5 card formats.
I have been beta testing them for a couple of weeks or so and they are great. I highly recommend them.
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A kindergarten teacher gave her class a "show and tell" assignment.
Each student was instructed to bring in an object to share with the class that represented their religion.
The first student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is a Star of David."
The second student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Mary. I’m a Catholic and this is a Rosary."
The third student got in up front of the class and said, "My name is Tommy. I am Lutheran, and this is a casserole."
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There is a new Nokia 6680 that is the "replacement" or "upgrade" to the Nokia 6630 that I have been using for the last month or so. Here is a review … you’ll note if you read the review that the 6630 when originally released apparently had a large number of woes.
Steve Holden's Blog 