Archive for January, 2010

Podcast 103 for January 31, 2010: we’ve got a whole lot of things for this cast

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Hi all,
Welcome to the technology podcast 103 for January 31, 2010. Here’s whats going on for this edition of the podcast.

  1. We thank everyone who has contributed and commented on our casts.
  2. We talk about clean technololgy and an article I read on it.
  3. An article dealing with only doing one task at a time.
  4. Interesting numbers on the sale of products.
  5. Information on the Ipad, the latest from Apple.
  6. Herbie Allen and I do reviews of a site called Blink Nation as we had signed up. While our thoughts are not impressive on first review, we may come back to give a better analysis in the future.
  7. Gumbler from Trend Micro. An article on the blog can be followed for that.
  8. Shaun Everess gives us an article about the computer being doomed as we know it today.
  9. Kelly Sapergia is along talking about how he found a web site called Host Monster Forums where he found some tutorials on PHP.
  10. Our Magnatune selections for this podcast come from Ya Elah: which is a Jewish group.

We misnumber a few files, but the podcast is all here as I describe it.

download the 101.52mb file by clicking on the link. Enjoy!

Trend Micro threat landscape on Gumbler

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

This issue of the Trend Micro newsletter talks about Gumbler and talks about what you can do to help you get through it. Give this a read. It’ll be on my podcast 103 coming soon.

Apple iPad Tablet – A Look at the Apple iPad Tablet Features

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Apple iPad Tablet – A Look at the Apple iPad Tablet Features.

Here’s a blow by blow from about.com on this ipad. Sounds like fun in a way. What do you guys think?

Is the iPad a Child’s Best Friend? – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Is the iPad a Child’s Best Friend? – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com.

This is an interesting take on the ipad. Haven’t read exactly what this is, but this article states a bit of what it is. About.com this week talks about it, so I’ll have to read that article too. Might not publish that one, but this caught my attention, for sure.

Singletasking: Just One Thing at a … Oooh, Shiny! | GeekDad | Wired.com

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Singletasking: Just One Thing at a … Oooh, Shiny! | GeekDad | Wired.com.

This single tasking article is an interesting article. I don’t answer my phone every time it rings, thats for sure. How interesting this is, something to think about, etc.

Will China Eat America’s Lunch in Cleantech?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Will China Eat America’s Lunch in Cleantech?.

Technology podcast 102: Trend Micro, Tech Find, and a lot more

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Hi all,
Technology podcast 102 is here! We’ve got Trend Micro, some interesting tech find news, and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy!

First Line of Defense – The IE and Other Recent Zero-Day Attacks

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Hi all,
This newsletter from Trend Micro is talking about the 0 day threat which you should be patched by now. Read this and other stuff from this newsletter.

Crosswords: The Apple Tablet’s First Official Game

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Crosswords: The Apple Tablet’s First Official Game.

Interesting. And Jan 27th was the day for the announcement of this apple touch, so we’ll just have to see.

Robert Siciliano: Hacking a Corporate Network with Facebook

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Robert Siciliano: Hacking a Corporate Network with Facebook.

An interesting article post, what do you guys think? I know that I have friended people based on the fact that they are friends of people I know, so I am guilty of such things, but I read the profiles first. But profiles can lie too if you are wanting to scam a person or steal some form of identity.