Geek News CentralGeek News Central is technical weblog for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a twice weekly tech podcastUse Time Warner Powerboost Today - Hit Cap Tomorrow- June 25, 2008 Time Warner appears to be testing a “Powerboost” type of technology similar to what Comcast has. I am wondering what’s the point in doing this when they seem bent on implementing bandwidth caps. This just may be a way to get people to reach their caps quicker then cash in on the criminal pricing they have in place when you bust your cap. Broadband Reportshttp://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008057.html Charter Communications Scraps Plan to Monitor Web Users- June 24, 2008 Per an article in my local St. Louis paper today, Charter Communications, our local cable provider, has scrapped plans to monitor web usage of some of its high-speed internet users. Purportedly, Charter was going to monitor the web activities of users in four pilot areas in order to gather marketing data they could then use to target advertising to those users. I, of course, find their claims of trying to target their marketing as dubious. It would become readily apparent to those monitoring.http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008056.html GNC-2008-06-23 385 Recorded the Show Live fun for all!- June 24, 2008 I gave away a nice crisp 100 dollar bill to a listener on the live event today. Lots of chances to win this summer and of course a great deal of tech news. Info on Listener and Podcaster Meetup after Podcamp Ohio on Saturday! Complete Show Notes with all Article Links Click Here Please Support my Show Sponsors!: AIM Call Out (Sign up for an Account Today and Give it a Try!) Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.comtechpodcasts. No credit card needed. Save 10% off on any order at...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008055.html Live Show at 8pm Eastern 6-23-08- June 23, 2008 Live Podcast and special Giveaway Starts at 8pm Eastern Tonight. Previously recorded show is available until I start the show tonight!http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008053.html I will be at Podcamp Ohio- June 23, 2008 He folks I will be attending Podcamp Ohio, if you are a podcaster and would like to meet up with me let me know. If you are a listener and would like to come hang out with the Podcamp crowd their is a event on Saturday night. Drop me a line and I will make sure to keep a eye out for you.http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008051.html How Much Do You Trust- June 23, 2008 In my J.O.B. I work for the IT department of a college. Because of my position and my responsibilities, I naturally have access to a whole lot of things I don't really want to have access to. I have been in the same job for eight years, enjoy what I do, and in turn, have taken my responsibility for keeping my nose out of where it doesn't belong on the servers, even though I have access to just about anything I'd want to see. In addition to having server access, I also have a master key, a...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008050.html Why a metered Internet would actually be good- June 23, 2008 As the US telcos move towards bandwidth caps the justice of this has been a large topic of conversation in the media and on the web. One of the possible outcomes of all this is a metered Internet service where users pay per MB that they use. From some commentary I have heard in response to a positive article on this plan by John Dvorak in PC Magazine, this is not a popular option for all. A metered Internet would actually offer real benefits to users and would be likely to end up with a...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008052.html 2008 People's Choice Podcast Awards Kicks Off Sept 15th- June 23, 2008 Yesterday I made the decision to proceed with the 2008 Podcast Awards with the new awards ceremony format. The current plan is to start the nominations process on September 15th. The nomination period will be 15 days. This will be followed by nominations review and slate selection in October with voting to commence shortly their after. A big change this year is the decision to have the Awards Ceremony 100% virtual. In years past we have had the awards ceremony at the New Media Expo. Having the.http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008049.html It's Easter for FireFox. Find the Eggs- June 23, 2008 If you type in "About:" in the new FireFox 3 browser, you will get the standard about screen. If you type in About:config, you will get a warning: "This might void your Warranty" Pressing through will give you the configuration of Firefox. About:cache, About:credits, About:license and About:buildconfig will give you information about the browser. However, try typing in About:robots. Try typing in About:mozilla. Each one will give you an interesting response. I tried About:IE and nothing..http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008048.html Your guilty if the MPAA says your guilty if they have it their way!- June 22, 2008 Imagine you get a letter in the mail demanding $100,000 for having 20 movies in your shared folder that is tied to your P2P application. Imagine if you have no choice but to pay that demand letter. Well if MPAA had it their way you will be doing just that. Pretty scary that they would think that way. If P2P software applications where smart they would do everything in their power to protect people using their applications. I do not condone piracy but I do not condone the theory that you are...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008046.html |