Playing with Podcasting

I’ve been wanting to try Podcasting for a while.
Here’s my first attempt.
Here’s the RSS feed.
Should I do more? About what? Suggestions anyone?

Microsoft campus visit offers glimpse of future

I just got back from a visit to the sprawling Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA outside Seatle. I’m pleased to report the soft drinks are still free and the coffee is still Starbucks.
Once again, I came away slightly in awe at the size of the corporation and the caliber of its very, very smart people.
Included in my visit this time was a tour of Microsoft’s Home of the Future. It’s been around for more than a decade now, but the latest updates reinforce just how connected we’ve become and where it is all headed.
That’s what I wrote about in this morning’s Freep. MIKE WENDLAND: The homes of tomorrow will rely on networking

Faster XP bootup

One of the greatest frustrations in personal computing is waiting for the machine to boot up. Here, taken from a book, is an excellent how-to piece on ways we can speed up the process with Windows XP. Making Windows XP Start Faster

Marketing to gamers

How’s this for knowing your market?
Type the command “/pizza” while playing Everquest II, a fantasy game with 330,000 active players, and get the Pizza Hut Web site, where you can place orders for delivery. Sony puts pizza ordering in video games

Phishing ignorance is rampant

Ever wonder why phishing spam scam is so out of control?
It’s because nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t even know what it is.
I’m out in Redmond, WA this week meeting with Microsoft security experts learning about spam and security issues. Today, they told me about a new study of 12,500 Internet users that found only 30 percent were aware of phishing issues.
“At the end of the day, this (combating such scams) is about education and changing consumer behavior to be proactive in protecting themselves,” says Jacqueline Beauchere, the business strategy manager for Microsoft’s Safety Technology and Strategy Group.
Want to learn how to spot a phishing scam?
Take the excellent interactive demo at http:safety.msn.com You can see real examples of phishing spam to identify the things that give it away as bogus.

New iPod models officially announced

It’s now official. In an effort to keep its dominant market position against a flood of competing products, Apple has introduced new iPod models with more storage capacity, much longer battery life and lower starting prices. Apple Unveils New iPod mini Starting at Just $199 and Apple updates iPod Photo lineup.

New color iPod coming?

Apple won’t confirm this but I’m down for a 6:15am briefing from them on a major announcement. The speculation is strong that a new 5 or 6 GB iPod mini will be announced with a color screen. Think Secret - iPod mini moves to color screen with pending update

New online mapping services

My NBC-TV High tech Talk segment this wek looks at new online mapping tools. Google and Yahoo help you get there.

South Korea is broadband paradise

In Korea, they don’t know of dial-up or slow Internet access. Broadband is the only speed they have experienced and, thanks largely to governent policies, it’s fast, cheap and everywhere.
Greetings From the Most Connected Place on Earth

Cell phone jammers selling fast

They may be illegal but apparently, says the New York Post, lots of New Yorkers are buying cell phone jammers to stop people from irritating others with their public mobile phone jibber jabber. The Post says there are even some suspicions that some hotel chains employ jammers to cut down on guests’ cellphone use and boost in-room phone charges. Shut the Cell Up!

Now there are phone viruses

Welcome to a new era: The mobile phone virus era. Mobile virus turns up in US

BPL gets another nod

The movement to open another Internet pipe using signals carried to homes and businesses via electric power lines has just picked up an important endorsement from a task force of regulatory officials. Get ready. BPL looks like a done deal. Internet via power lines receives jolt of support

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