Geek News CentralGeek News Central is technical weblog for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a twice weekly tech podcastI will not be getting a new iPhone!- July 4, 2008 My wife hinted at the fact that she would like a iPhone. This encouraged me to consider getting two new iPhone’s on July 11th. But that conversation has quickly faded when we saw the plan pricing. For over 7 years we have had our service with T-Mobile. We have there family plan with 2000 minutes a month and 4 phones on the service for a little less then what it would cost to have 1 iPhone on their unlimited plan. I have issues with AT&T wireless but the price that their pricing for...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008082.html One Laptop Per Child Organization Cannot be Trusted!- July 4, 2008 In early 2007 I ran a series of events that raised money for OLPC. We were successful in raising enough money for 5 OLPC laptops pairs to be purchased. I ordered 2 units first, followed with 3 more several weeks later. During the long delivery time I was in the middle of a house move, I informed and received confirmation from the OLPC Admin that the first 2 units ordered had their shipping address updated. But I found out in Dec 2007 that they actually shipped the first two units by...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008081.html How much is Google stockpiling- July 4, 2008 "This is not the first time Google has fought the disclosure of user information it had been stockpiling." This is a quote from a CNN article I read this morning about the most recent ruling in the Viacom vs. Google lawsuit, in which Viacom is asking for $1 billion in damages from Google because some of their copyrighted content has appeared on YouTube (owned by Google). Viacom has won a preliminary ruling in which they asked Google to provide a complete listing of all videos, who viewed...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008080.html GNC-2008-07-04 388 Explosive 4th of July Podcast- July 4, 2008 Where did all the amazing news come from a 4th of July show you will not want to miss plus the chance to win $400.00 in the month of July!! Link to Complete Show Notes with all Show Topic Links Please Support my Show Sponsors!: Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com! Use Code Todd Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.comtechpodcasts. No credit card needed. Twitter Me http:www.twitter.comgeeknews My Facebook Profile FriendFeed GNC Room!! Comments to 619-342-7365 e-mail to...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008079.html Are Broadband sales REALLY Stalling- July 3, 2008 I have seen several articles out today regarding the slowing of adoption of broadband in the U.S. I find the theory that sales are "stalling" to be a bit suspect. I, through the grace of some miracle, have high-end DSL (6-8 down, 3-5 up) in my semi-rural location. A friend who lives in the heart of the Big City near me can only get the lowest end DSL in her neighborhood, despite the fact that there is a substation less than a mile from her home. She would love to have higher speed, but the..http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008077.html Getting Blocked of 50% of My Life.- July 3, 2008 I am a big web user. I get on my website and write or podcast everyday. I get most of my information through many places. I Twitter and Plurk and Pownce and many other social keywords. Today I am in the car dealership getting maintainence on my car. The process was going to take 3 hours to do, so I asked if they had Wifi. They said yes, and so I made plans just to work from the dealership. I got connected and opened up the usual stuff (web browser, twhril for twitter, friendfeed). I entered.http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008076.html What is the advantage of a tender process- July 3, 2008 It has been tender central at the day job recently with the sales teams answering multiple tenders from corporate and government clients. It has meant long hours and frustration for everyone with the promise of extra business if we win. Statistics suggests that we will win 1 in 3. Over my time in IT I have seen hundreds of tenders come and go and I wonder why companies bother with the process. The decision process for a critical business system is so complex that trying to define it in a...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008075.html New Media Expo - I'm going are You- July 3, 2008 Once again this year I will be attending the New Media Expo. This is the premier podcasting event of the year. I look forward to meeting with podcasters, listeners and media buyers. My team from RawVoice will also be at the event, manning a booth. We have some exciting things to share and best of all we will be giving away entrance and drink tickets to the Expo Party of the year. If you would like to schedule a private meeting with me drop me a line at geeknewsgmail.comhttp://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008074.html GotoMeeting Version 4 Review- July 3, 2008 Last week I was given access to GotoMeeting Version 4.0 which will be released next week. I have been using GotoMeeting for 3 years as part of their sponsorship of my podcast so would consider myself an expert user. I was blown away by what they have brought to the table with Version 4. Since I have been using the application I have really wanted two additional features The first was native Mac Support and internal VOIP support to eliminate the need to use a third part phone...http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008073.html Living with the Sprint 5Gb EVDO Bandwidth Cap- July 2, 2008 July is the month the folks over at Sprint have implemented Bandwidth Caps on their wireless data plans. Over the past 6 months I have averaged between 4 & 9 gigs of usage. So for the first time ever I have had to change the way I used the Internet. This really pisses me off in a big way. It’s the sign of the times really. But because they have decided to go down this road why not offer me a way to pay for a higher level of service. Come on Sprint I have been a faithful user of..http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/008072.html |