As an Amazon.com Associate, they sent me some suggested "deals" … I scanned through them and figured that some of them might actually be of interest.
So here you go (I haven’t used any of these products though, so no endorsement):
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CNN: "Travelers work out boredom: When Harvey "Chip" Reed has a few hours to kill between flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, he doesn’t wander aimlessly or fill up on fast food. He works out."
This seems like a good idea at first glance. I’ll have to think about it a little more though …
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This question use to make me cringe … but now I look at it as being an opportunity to be the "smartest" person in the world to the person asking the question.
And usually when that question comes up the asker is in deep trouble.
Two recent examples with older folks are worth highlighting not to toot my horn, but to encourage anyone reading this to not cringe, but to offer their help (I am guess if you are reading this you are able to help) …
One of our close neighbors who is in his early 70s and worked at Bell Labs on the original transistors (another story – maybe a podcast?), came over a couple of weeks ago and said his computer won’t boot anymore. It was full of spyware and all sorts of nasty stuff. It could have been the spammer that was sending me all the email I have to weed through. So, I got his data off ([37-MBs? ;-)], slicked the machine, reloaded his OS, and his main applications. Got him Firefox, virus protection, anti-spyware, etc. The system is running great now. He can chat with his kids, see pictures of his grandson, and manage his retirement fund again without any woes. He was so happy he bought me a World of Beers 10 pack. Cool!
Another friend (who is also in her 70s) that is part of our church care group, said she has having problems finding the latest pictures of her grandson in her email program. I asked her why, and she said that the emails show up in the list all over the place and she has to scroll up and down in her inbox to find the new ones. I smiled, and asked if I could fix that problem for her. I walked up to Outlook Express and clicked on sort by receive date instead of by title. Problem fixed! She smiled, and then served up some fresh apple pie with ice cream. Yum!
The moral of my story: helping others with your talents = beer + desert! 🙂
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There is a ton of podcast and audio news floating around. Here is a summary (I hope it is helpful):
Apple Podcast News Coverge:
- Apple
adding podcast
feature to iTunes upgrade - Podcasters
Tune into Apple - ITunes in The Podcast
Business - Apple
to make iPod podcast-friendly - Jobs
teases with Podcast-ready
iTunes beta
Other News:
- Oral history project embarks on 24-city tour via CNN
- Podcast
Hotel Moves to September - Techpodcasts.com
Hits 100,000 Listeners - Advertisers
Going Ga Ga About Podcasting - GoDaddy.Com Launches
‘Radio Go Daddy’
New Podcasts:
- Dan B @ Software Garden
- Update
on BusinessWeek’s First Podcast - Internet
World Show Podcast
Announced - CBS
Radio News Developing Podcast
Strategy - Jupiter Analysts to Podcast
- ABC, NBC News launch news
podcasts - ‘Chicago
Defender,’ Long a Web Holdout, to Launch a Podcast - Rush
Limbaugh to podcast,
as list of MP3 voices grows - Podcast Outlaws
Tools:
- Apple
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Tech News Radio is experiencing a very high "signal to noise" ratio where our NOISE problem is related to NOT ENOUGH TIME that is drowning out our SIGNAL (ie. daily podcasts).
We hope to be back online and put all the pesky gremlins to back in the hole they have crawled out of by Friday so we can bring you a Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast.
Feed back at: technewsradio@gmail.com is always welcome.
Thanks for everyone’s support. We will be back shortly.
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Luckily I haven’t had the need for writing in the rain with my notepads … but there are some solutions out there from StormSAF in the 3" x 5" form factor and others. You can learn more via Brigade Quartermaters.
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This is your Tech Tidbits Daily for Friday, May 20th, 2005. Today’s podcast contains one review of a recent press release:
Tablet PC Buzz reports
that PC Magazine
has awarded Motion Computing’s new LE1600 Tablet PC
with an Editor’s Choice award. This slate Tablet PC will retail for
just under $2200, and include a fingerprint reader that is compatible
with Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Other key features: Intel 915GMS
Express Chipset; Centrino Sonoma 1.5-GHz processor; weighs 3.1-lbs; 30-
or 60-GB drives available, XGA screen with Intel GMA 900 graphics chip;
and integrated with Wi-Fi, Bluetooh, IrDA, and Gigabit Ethernet
networking.For more information about the links mentioned in this podcast, or for
more details on how to subscribe to this podcast check out www.technewsradio.com. You can also email feedback to technewsradio@gmail.com; or you can leave audio comments by calling 206-337-1533. Have a great day.
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I was on travel for work all this week to DC. It was a long trip for me — 5 (Mon-Fri) days with several 14+ hour work days. But I was able to get everything I need done last night (Thu) at 7 p.m. EDT so I switched my flight back on Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 a.m. I had to get up at 4 a.m. but it was worth it to touch down in San Diego at a few minutes before 10 a.m. PDT.
The flight from DCA to ATL to SAN was pretty uneventful. I got a lot of work done – both real work and podcast related.
The really thankful part right now, is that my cell phone keeps going off that my original flight (DCA to ATL) at 4 p.m. EDT is now delayed until 6 p.m. and my connecting flight out of ATL is delayed until 7:40 p.m. If I was still on them, I am guessing I’d be pretty happy they were both getting delayed at the same time. At this rate I might not have gotten back to SAN until tomorrow. 🙂
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This is your Tech Tidbits Daily for Thursday, May 19th, 2005. Today’s podcast contains one review of a recent press release:
"Hands High Software has announced the release of WiFile Pro for Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones. The software retails for $30. WiFile Pro enables Palm OS handheld computer users to view, copy, and manage files on networked computers. With WiFile Pro and a Palm Powered device that is connected to a network, users can open and transfer applications, databases, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, MP3 music files, digital photos, and more, all located on their personal computers, corporate servers, school computers, or the Internet. New features include an easier to use interface, new file management capabilities, expanded support for plug-in memory cards, and support for new network protocols, including FTP and WebDAV."
For more information about the links mentioned in this podcast, or for
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This is your Tech Tidbits Daily for Wednesday, May 18th, 2005. Today’s podcast contains one technical reference and some reader feedback.
While going through my RSS archive I found the following post from Chris Pirillo entitled "Convert VHS Movies To DVD!" This article is available for $17 and is in Adobe Portable Digital Format (PDF). The principle author for this document is Jake Ludington who examines hardware, software, and other key areas that you’ll need to make this step-by-step "how-to" work for you.
The reader’s feedback came in via email from Dave @ ChubCreek at (Podcast Feed). Dave shares his thoughts on Digital SLR cameras. More info was suggested by checking out: Digital Camera Resource and Steve’s DigiCams Online.
For more information about the links mentioned in this podcast, or for
more details on how to subscribe to this podcast check out www.technewsradio.com. You can also email feedback to technewsradio@gmail.com; or you can leave audio comments by calling 206-337-1533. Have a great day.
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