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I got some great birthday presents today (Thanks family!):
The Logitech Wireless Music System has been un-boxed but not installed. Not sure how it will work with Vista. Hopefully I’ll have time to play with it tomorrow
The MindManager 7 upgrade is great. I was in the Beta program and find it a great improvement over version 6, and more in-line with the Windows version minus the Microsoft Office integration.
The QuietPoint headphones are excellent. They might be better than the Bose QuietComfort 2s I use to have before they were stolen. I’ve only used them around the office and in the jury waiting room today. They worked great. No airflight test yet. Maybe by the end of the month I can comment on that experience.
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There is a lot of good blogger analysis about Google’s ability to drill down deep into the search world and possibly get into trouble by not keeping personal privacy data private.
Given Google’s business model of matching people to ads, it is in their best interest to not blow this, and keep private data private.
However, there seems to be a small group of alarmists raising issue with Google’s recent purchase of RSS service provider Feedburner.
I do have to disclose that I am a big fan and happy customer of Feedburner. Congrats to the team over there.
Based on my above assertion that Google must, if they want to be successful, protect privacy, that this new found very rich data in Feedburner will get the same high-level of protection.
Plus, I don’t see any signs of Google behaving badly, and that can not be said about ISPs.
Wired recently published a piece that outlines one of my big privacy concern areas – the data ISPs can and will be collecting, and what they plan to do with it as it effects public disclosure (overt, covert, and stolen), and possible manipulation as it enters ‘their’ network and gets to your devices.
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The 41st Jersey Boys Podcast (recorded for May 8, 2007) has been released. This podcast has details about the Jersey Boys Tour, Jersey Boys Broadway, Jersey Boys Las Vegas, happy birthday wishes to Frankie Valli, and condolences for the passing of Mary Delgado Valli.
In addition there are also mentions of Tour Cast locations: Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Tempe, AZ; Canada; and London.
The sources for today’s podcast comes from: Broadway World, Jersey Boys Blog, CBC.ca, Sign On San Diego, Playbill, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, PR Newswire, Eric Gutman Blog, and Jennifer Namo Blog.
Song samples played in this podcast include: ‘New Town’ and ‘Born To Wander’ [both from the Born To Wander album via CCMusic]. There is also a short audio segment of Frankie Valli on the Mike Douglas show singing ‘Happy Birthday’ mixed into today’s podcast.
(Size: 5.7MBs, Time: 12:20)
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There was an interesting article in the Sunday San Diego Union-Tribune about a company called GarageTown USA that is offering a different type of storage space in some parts of the United States.
First up, these are ‘condo’ units that you purchase to own. They also include: climate control, better security, posh customization options, and community clubhouses.
A couple of other companies in Florida are offering something similar with a heavy focus on vehicles: Park Place Car Condo and DreamCar Carriage House.
It sounds like a nice place to setup a ‘group’ audio/video production area.
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I thought it was interesting that McDonalds recently announced premium coffee to combat the growth of Starbucks and similar coffee stores.
I noticed yesterday at Starbucks in Pt. Loma, CA that that Starbucks is now selling breakfast sandwiches (ala competing with the Egg McMuffin).
Careful what you decide to compete with …
My favorite tool to integrate Getting Things Done (Getting) into Microsoft Outlook 2003 is called Jello Dashboard.
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The 40th Jersey Boys Podcast (recorded on 23Apr07) includes the latest news from Jersey Boys Broadway, Jersey Boys Tour, and information about two of the original Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, and Bob Gaudio.
The introductory song segment is a medley from the Rhino Records‘ Jersey Boys Cast CD and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Reunited Live from CCMusic. It mixes together a short sample from ‘CesSorees-La’, and two short samples of ‘December 1963’. The additional song sample played during this podcast is ‘Walk Like A Man’ from the Jersey Boys Cast CD.
Links mentioned in this podcast include: BroadwayWorld, JerseyBoysBlog, PlayBill, Backstage, NorthJersey, SanFranciscoSentinel, Chameleon Blog, PressOfAtlanticCity, NWI, and USAWeekend.
(Size: 12.2 MBs, Time: 26:36)
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Christy and I were very lucky to receive a $100 gift certificate in the mail a couple of weeks ago thanks to the fine folks at RSVP San Diego.
The gift certificate was for Romesco Baja Med Bistro in Bonita, CA.
Other than Google maps giving is bad directions because of construction, the evening was fabulous.
The bistro is located in a shopping center right across the street from the municipal golf course, but once you get into Romesco you easily forget that. The interior style is very much like a French bistro and the atmosphere was relaxing.
The following items are all highly recommended: Ajillo Gulf Shrimp, Savervos Baby Spanich Salad, Giuseppis Napolitana, and Lasagna. We also had Creme Brulee for dessert, and the wine for dinner was a Gewurztraminer from the Russian River area in Northern California.
We highly recommend Romesco Baja Med Bistro!
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This podcast is just a short announcement on some site administration news items related to where are TechNewsRadio’s #327, #328, #329, and #330 podcasts.
These "missing" podcasts have been researched, written, and recorded; but are still in the need of audio engineering and post production.
They should be released soon. Thanks for your understanding and support!
(Size 1.5 MBs, Running Time 2m27s)
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Steve Holden's Blog 