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Although speculation has ranged from a video iPod to a new beefed up iPod Shuffle, it now appears that it will be an iPhone for iTunes, says at least one expert on Apple’s big announcement scheduled for next week. Hey, knowing Steve Jobs, maybe it will be all three.

My NBC-TV High Tech Talk report this week shows you how to find out how fast is your Internet connection.High Tech Talk - Measure your Internet connection speed

I got a very nice card from Comcast in the mail today, thanking me for my business and saying:
We can’t thank you enough. So we’ll stop for now - and give you more speed instead.
The card goes on to say:
“we’ve increased your Internet speed to 6 Megs (that’s a 50% increase!), without increasing the […]

WIth Hurricane Katrina taking a direct bead on New Orleans and the Gulf Shore as a Category Five storm, the Net is bustling with great coverage.
My favorite site for keeping tabs on Hurricane Katrina is Hurricane Track, run by Mark Sudduth and his “Hurricane Intercept Research Team.” Mark’s out bloggin’ by cell phone right now […]

Hmm. They claim 4 mbps download speeds for $24.95 a month. Anyone used this service? This sounds too good to be true. Talk America DSL

If you are an eBay user, you how how important a good rating is. Scammers and identity thieves know this too and are now trying to take advantage of it by sending fake e-mail that spoofs a real message from an eBay member.
(Click on the image to see it full-screen)
It threatens to report the recipient […]

Comcast continues to say it knows of no serious or widespread problems with its high speed Internet service in Southeastern Michigan. Tell that to these people whose e-mailed complaints to me seem to paint a pretty clear picture that something isn’t right in Comcast land.

My NBC-TV piece this week shows how to get a free credit check to make sure you are not a victim of identity theft. Just click the link to see streaming video of the piece. High Tech Talk - Get your credit report.

Just what part of the Internet ISN’T Google into? Google looks to get into IM business.

This piece in a broadcasting trade pub - Why everyone is a reporter - really gets me excited about what could be as media struggles to reinvent itself.
I think the opportunity to leverage all this citizen journalism, to help distribute it and wrap in in the credibility of a large news-gathering organization is just waiting […]

I’ve been hearing from lots of Comcast high speed Internet customers over the past few weeks who are complaining about erratic speed and connection issues, Many are also growing impatient that the company hasn’t implemented the big speed boosts to 6 and 8 mbps as promised earlier this summer.
At my home, I find connections are […]

Seeing stories like the one linked below makes me wonder how many are already doing this or see it as a viable alternative to the ever-rising gas prices. What’s your company policy?
Gas price increases spur interest in telecommuting - Computerworld
I’ve been essentially working from my home or the road via the Internet for five plus […]