http://odeo.com/channels/1543-Slashdot-Review-Produced-by-SDR-News AndrewMcCaskey no A Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast: Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit A Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast: Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit A Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast: Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit en 40 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:14 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:14 -0800 http://odeo.com/episodes/25439387-SDRNews-Google-Steps-Over-the-Line Congress Investigates Scamville Broadband Stimulus Landrush Google 16TB Cloud Storage Pricedrop SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Oversteps by Andrew McCaskey Google Latitude Crosses the Line PC World says that Google Latitude has been ” updated to make it a smidge creepier than before. Now Latitude tracks your location history and alerts you when your friends are nearby — two add-ons that could make stalking that much easier!. Location History is the creepiest of all, so thankfully this service is only for personal use and is not shared with Latitude friends. The way it works is Google pinpoints your trail of breadcrum... Congress Investigates Scamville Broadband Stimulus Landrush Google 16TB Cloud Storage Pricedrop SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Oversteps by Andrew McCaskey Google Latitude Crosses the Line PC World says that Google Latitude has been ” updated to make it a smidge creepier than before. Now Latitude tracks your location history and alerts you when your friends are nearby — two add-ons that could make stalking that much easier!. Location History is the creepiest of all, so thankfully this service is only for personal use and is not shared with Latitude friends. The way it works is Google pinpoints your trail of breadcrumbs and determines where you were by where you paused.” The service is currently private, the rise in popularity of location-based services such as Loopt, Stalqer and FourSquare may convince Google to later selectively publicize Location History to friends. But wait, there’s more – -the other add-on to Latitude is Location Alerts – to let you know that a friend (or enemy) is not in his or her usual location. Alerts establishes frequently-visited locations, so you won’t get messages when someone is in an expected place like at home or in the office. PC World continues ” Google says it might take a week or so to learn your behaviors, but believe: it will definitely learn your behaviors. . .” About a year ago we did a TPN Roundtable session on LifeCasting and digital archive which basically captured the entire digital stream from an individual by video, photos, keyboard, sound and sensor. Both acquisition and storage are now sufficiently advanced to handle both with consumer grade equipment. At the time, I concluded that this is one service that my newly born grandson did not need. I think that I have found one that I can agree not even his Grandpa needs or wants. No matter how “non-evil” Google is in it’s current incarnation, it’s not guaranteed to be resistant to a Court Order for my lifetime – much less his. Contact Us Yubby Video Aggregator at Blogworld Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Congress Investigates Scamville Broadband Stimulus Landrush Google 16TB Cloud Storage Pricedrop SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Oversteps by Andrew McCaskey Google Latitude Crosses the Line PC World says that Google Latitude has been ” updated to make it a smidge creepier than before. Now Latitude tracks your location history and alerts you when your friends are nearby — two add-ons that could make stalking that much easier!. Location History is the creepiest of all, so thankfully this service is only for personal use and is not shared with Latitude friends. The way it works is Google pinpoints your trail of breadcrumbs and determines where you were by where you paused.” The service is currently private, the rise in popularity of location-based services such as Loopt, Stalqer and FourSquare may convince Google to later selectively publicize Location History to friends. But wait, there’s more – -the other add-on to Latitude is Location Alerts – to let you know that a friend (or enemy) is not in his or her usual location. Alerts establishes frequently-visited locations, so you won’t get messages when someone is in an expected place like at home or in the office. PC World continues ” Google says it might take a week or so to learn your behaviors, but believe: it will definitely learn your behaviors. . .” About a year ago we did a TPN Roundtable session on LifeCasting and digital archive which basically captured the entire digital stream from an individual by video, photos, keyboard, sound and sensor. Both acquisition and storage are now sufficiently advanced to handle both with consumer grade equipment. At the time, I concluded that this is one service that my newly born grandson did not need. I think that I have found one that I can agree not even his Grandpa needs or wants. No matter how “non-evil” Google is in it’s current incarnation, it’s not guaranteed to be resistant to a Court Order for my lifetime – much less his. Contact Us Yubby Video Aggregator at Blogworld Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-11,25439387 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:14 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, stimulus, cloud, latitude http://odeo.com/episodes/25434468-SDRNews-Road-Train-for-Lawyers Skype Becoming a Social Network ? LinkedIn and Twitter Team Up AdMob Grabbed by Google SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Road Train Concepts by Andrew McCaskey The EU is planning a study on Road Trains It’s basically a big semi trailer with a “professional driver” , and a series of automobiles drafting danger close behind in a line. Wireless sensors and radar link these autos maintaining precise distances and synchronized speeds while Presumably those drivers are taking a nap or catching up on work online. It’s sort of a guidance “tractor beam” that, once you join allows the group of vehicles to travel ... Skype Becoming a Social Network ? LinkedIn and Twitter Team Up AdMob Grabbed by Google SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Road Train Concepts by Andrew McCaskey The EU is planning a study on Road Trains It’s basically a big semi trailer with a “professional driver” , and a series of automobiles drafting danger close behind in a line. Wireless sensors and radar link these autos maintaining precise distances and synchronized speeds while Presumably those drivers are taking a nap or catching up on work online. It’s sort of a guidance “tractor beam” that, once you join allows the group of vehicles to travel on down the road all controlled by the lead driver. Because the vehicles are so closely spaced in the airflow, fuel savings of 20% are anticipated. The drivers can relax until they wish to leave the road train, at which point they signal their intention to the driver at the front, and they are free to accelerate out of the trainline to an adjacent lane, and the tractor beam signals the car behind you to take up the slack. The EU’s study will be entirely focused on the system working with wireless sensors and up to eight vehicles ranging from your everyday family cars to buses and trains. In theory, these vehicles could be mixed and matched in a ‘road train’ Either way, test trials are set to begin in the UK, Spain and Sweden on tracks with public road trials beginning in Spain. Bet there are an entire generation of lawyers in school right now on this one.. a business opportunity for lawyers. Contact Us SARTRE Road Train Concept in EU "Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Skype Becoming a Social Network ? LinkedIn and Twitter Team Up AdMob Grabbed by Google SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Road Train Concepts by Andrew McCaskey The EU is planning a study on Road Trains It’s basically a big semi trailer with a “professional driver” , and a series of automobiles drafting danger close behind in a line. Wireless sensors and radar link these autos maintaining precise distances and synchronized speeds while Presumably those drivers are taking a nap or catching up on work online. It’s sort of a guidance “tractor beam” that, once you join allows the group of vehicles to travel on down the road all controlled by the lead driver. Because the vehicles are so closely spaced in the airflow, fuel savings of 20% are anticipated. The drivers can relax until they wish to leave the road train, at which point they signal their intention to the driver at the front, and they are free to accelerate out of the trainline to an adjacent lane, and the tractor beam signals the car behind you to take up the slack. The EU’s study will be entirely focused on the system working with wireless sensors and up to eight vehicles ranging from your everyday family cars to buses and trains. In theory, these vehicles could be mixed and matched in a ‘road train’ Either way, test trials are set to begin in the UK, Spain and Sweden on tracks with public road trials beginning in Spain. Bet there are an entire generation of lawyers in school right now on this one.. a business opportunity for lawyers. Contact Us SARTRE Road Train Concept in EU "Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25434468 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:15:41 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, skype, google, kindle, LinkedIn, AdMob http://odeo.com/episodes/25428606-SDRNews-A-New-Small-Business-Telco Skype Deal Finally Settled Google Buys Gizmo5 Firefox Turns Five SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Changing Business Telco by Andrew McCaskey Small Business Telco Definition The definition of small business telephone service is changing, and changing quickly. For sole practitioners, the combination of Google Voice, a cell phone and Skype pretty quickly eliminate the need for a landline connection. Like many entrepreneurs, I use Skype for almost all of my out bound calls. The convenience and quality – especially on the MacBookPro beats any speakerphone combo. With colleagues and vendors I often run on Video as well – even if th... Skype Deal Finally Settled Google Buys Gizmo5 Firefox Turns Five SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Changing Business Telco by Andrew McCaskey Small Business Telco Definition The definition of small business telephone service is changing, and changing quickly. For sole practitioners, the combination of Google Voice, a cell phone and Skype pretty quickly eliminate the need for a landline connection. Like many entrepreneurs, I use Skype for almost all of my out bound calls. The convenience and quality – especially on the MacBookPro beats any speakerphone combo. With colleagues and vendors I often run on Video as well – even if they don’t have the webcam capability, it speeds the interaction and adds another dimension to the relationship. Even with the addition of partners, a small company can flexibly move forward without Verizon or local telco “business line” support. And with services like Grasshopper augment their telecom presence on a flexible, month to month basis. It’s hard to beat the flexibility of such new offerings with any Verizon package, or the Packet8 Asterisk system. Too much overhead, too much telephone speak. I expect great things from Google. With the purchase of Gizmo5 the SIP client by Google, there is now an end to end solution to the public switched network that can exist totally within GoogleTalk/GoogleVoice/Gizmo. And they did not even have to get a new service name beginning with the letter G.. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 Contact Us Augmented Reality from Esquire Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Skype Deal Finally Settled Google Buys Gizmo5 Firefox Turns Five SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Changing Business Telco by Andrew McCaskey Small Business Telco Definition The definition of small business telephone service is changing, and changing quickly. For sole practitioners, the combination of Google Voice, a cell phone and Skype pretty quickly eliminate the need for a landline connection. Like many entrepreneurs, I use Skype for almost all of my out bound calls. The convenience and quality – especially on the MacBookPro beats any speakerphone combo. With colleagues and vendors I often run on Video as well – even if they don’t have the webcam capability, it speeds the interaction and adds another dimension to the relationship. Even with the addition of partners, a small company can flexibly move forward without Verizon or local telco “business line” support. And with services like Grasshopper augment their telecom presence on a flexible, month to month basis. It’s hard to beat the flexibility of such new offerings with any Verizon package, or the Packet8 Asterisk system. Too much overhead, too much telephone speak. I expect great things from Google. With the purchase of Gizmo5 the SIP client by Google, there is now an end to end solution to the public switched network that can exist totally within GoogleTalk/GoogleVoice/Gizmo. And they did not even have to get a new service name beginning with the letter G.. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 Contact Us Augmented Reality from Esquire Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25428606 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:05 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, skype, AR, augmentedreality, Gizmo5 http://odeo.com/episodes/25423276-SDRNews-Connectify-a-Roundtable-Hit Apple World Phone USF Broadband Subsidy Challenge A Good Night’s Sleep SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Connectify a Roundtable Hit by Andrew McCaskey RoundtableDemo As I mentioned last week, Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. We had Alex Giziz, CEO on our TPN Roundtable, and got some more insight into the free download for Windows7 that creates a wifi hotspot from a net connection. In his demo, he was able to create the site and link his iPod Touch into the laptop within a few seconds.... Apple World Phone USF Broadband Subsidy Challenge A Good Night’s Sleep SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Connectify a Roundtable Hit by Andrew McCaskey RoundtableDemo As I mentioned last week, Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. We had Alex Giziz, CEO on our TPN Roundtable, and got some more insight into the free download for Windows7 that creates a wifi hotspot from a net connection. In his demo, he was able to create the site and link his iPod Touch into the laptop within a few seconds. The hotspot is secured by passphrase, and even if an intruder is able to guess the phrase or has left the group, the host is able to observe the real time participants on his machine. If you are a mobile worker, you really can’t live without connectivity. Connectify is going to be an essential part of mobile professional’s toolkits for years to come. Contact Us Live TV by Ustream TPN Roundtable #53 – Connectify.me Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Apple World Phone USF Broadband Subsidy Challenge A Good Night’s Sleep SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Connectify a Roundtable Hit by Andrew McCaskey RoundtableDemo As I mentioned last week, Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. We had Alex Giziz, CEO on our TPN Roundtable, and got some more insight into the free download for Windows7 that creates a wifi hotspot from a net connection. In his demo, he was able to create the site and link his iPod Touch into the laptop within a few seconds. The hotspot is secured by passphrase, and even if an intruder is able to guess the phrase or has left the group, the host is able to observe the real time participants on his machine. If you are a mobile worker, you really can’t live without connectivity. Connectify is going to be an essential part of mobile professional’s toolkits for years to come. Contact Us Live TV by Ustream TPN Roundtable #53 – Connectify.me Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-08,25423276 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:14:40 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News iphone, SDRNews, apple, wifi, win7 http://odeo.com/episodes/25409797-SDRNews-Two-Types-of-Urban-Timebombs-Ticking-Away WSJ and NYT Weigh in on the Motorola Droid Win 7 and Viruses Traffic Light Fail SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Dual Urban Time Bombs by Andrew McCaskey There are two types of urban time bombs that were bought to the foreground by the story this week from the Washington DC area – when a single failure in a 1970’s vintage computer system took out 750 traffic lights and, for at least two days, threw the lights of Montgomery Country Maryland into un-synchronized chaos. First, it’s hard to imagine that there was a conscious design choice made that put that into a single point of failure mode. Probably the system had been e... WSJ and NYT Weigh in on the Motorola Droid Win 7 and Viruses Traffic Light Fail SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Dual Urban Time Bombs by Andrew McCaskey There are two types of urban time bombs that were bought to the foreground by the story this week from the Washington DC area – when a single failure in a 1970’s vintage computer system took out 750 traffic lights and, for at least two days, threw the lights of Montgomery Country Maryland into un-synchronized chaos. First, it’s hard to imagine that there was a conscious design choice made that put that into a single point of failure mode. Probably the system had been extended, patched and add-on over the years so that it would have been almost impossible not to have this incident some day. There have got to be a number of similar embedded systems throughout the country with exactly the same set of potential issues and failure potential. The second problem more easily overlooked is the fact that those who designed, installed and maintained those systems are either gone or headed out the door, as retirements. Even a young engineer of the 1970’s is headed into retirement or a second career – and has little or no interest in going back to the days of relays, ladder logic and dedicated controllers. Unlike COBOL skills, there are not too many places to keep those sorts of electrical, mechanical and discrete logic skills alive. That’s the second time bomb. Ticking away even faster than the first. After all, the hardware was pretty solid. Must have had some good designers. Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hon8Ji3M1zM&feature=player_embedded Zyxio Breath Control System Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… WSJ and NYT Weigh in on the Motorola Droid Win 7 and Viruses Traffic Light Fail SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Dual Urban Time Bombs by Andrew McCaskey There are two types of urban time bombs that were bought to the foreground by the story this week from the Washington DC area – when a single failure in a 1970’s vintage computer system took out 750 traffic lights and, for at least two days, threw the lights of Montgomery Country Maryland into un-synchronized chaos. First, it’s hard to imagine that there was a conscious design choice made that put that into a single point of failure mode. Probably the system had been extended, patched and add-on over the years so that it would have been almost impossible not to have this incident some day. There have got to be a number of similar embedded systems throughout the country with exactly the same set of potential issues and failure potential. The second problem more easily overlooked is the fact that those who designed, installed and maintained those systems are either gone or headed out the door, as retirements. Even a young engineer of the 1970’s is headed into retirement or a second career – and has little or no interest in going back to the days of relays, ladder logic and dedicated controllers. Unlike COBOL skills, there are not too many places to keep those sorts of electrical, mechanical and discrete logic skills alive. That’s the second time bomb. Ticking away even faster than the first. After all, the hardware was pretty solid. Must have had some good designers. Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hon8Ji3M1zM&feature=player_embedded Zyxio Breath Control System Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25409797 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:06 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, android, urban, win7, controller, droid http://odeo.com/episodes/25403047-SDRNews-Novell%E2%80%99s-Google-Wave Tweet Radio Microsoft Layoffs for 5000 Comcast Throttling Techniques SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Novell’s Google Wave by Andrew McCaskey Novell’s Pulse The announcement of the first Google Wave application for the enterprise – Novell’s Pulse – is going to be the first step in a journey that is going to take many years to complete. In fact, by the time we get there, it might be unrecognizable. When you consider that the Google Wave is set to displace not only email but collaborative document development and sharing, social media, wiki, and archival functions in an enterprise environment, it’s a tal... Tweet Radio Microsoft Layoffs for 5000 Comcast Throttling Techniques SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Novell’s Google Wave by Andrew McCaskey Novell’s Pulse The announcement of the first Google Wave application for the enterprise – Novell’s Pulse – is going to be the first step in a journey that is going to take many years to complete. In fact, by the time we get there, it might be unrecognizable. When you consider that the Google Wave is set to displace not only email but collaborative document development and sharing, social media, wiki, and archival functions in an enterprise environment, it’s a tall order, indeed. Someone has to go first, but you can tell the pioneers by the arrows in the back. It’s going to be a long time before the IT manager of a company that exists today is going to go out on a limb and allow anything like Google Wave into the main shop production. The growth of such a radical tool has to occur outside the system – and even though Novell is providing the impetus and name brand recognition, I’d not look for improvements or adoption there. Google’s Federation is what’s going to pull Google Wave through, and it’s going to be led by someone who has early access and a Federation Sandbox. And a tolerant spouse or parent who will allow the car to be parked outside the garage for the winter to make room for the server and three of his buddies to set the boardroom up in the garage, where the real Wave innovators are setting up shop. Contact Us Tweetradio at Tweetrad.io Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Tweet Radio Microsoft Layoffs for 5000 Comcast Throttling Techniques SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Novell’s Google Wave by Andrew McCaskey Novell’s Pulse The announcement of the first Google Wave application for the enterprise – Novell’s Pulse – is going to be the first step in a journey that is going to take many years to complete. In fact, by the time we get there, it might be unrecognizable. When you consider that the Google Wave is set to displace not only email but collaborative document development and sharing, social media, wiki, and archival functions in an enterprise environment, it’s a tall order, indeed. Someone has to go first, but you can tell the pioneers by the arrows in the back. It’s going to be a long time before the IT manager of a company that exists today is going to go out on a limb and allow anything like Google Wave into the main shop production. The growth of such a radical tool has to occur outside the system – and even though Novell is providing the impetus and name brand recognition, I’d not look for improvements or adoption there. Google’s Federation is what’s going to pull Google Wave through, and it’s going to be led by someone who has early access and a Federation Sandbox. And a tolerant spouse or parent who will allow the car to be parked outside the garage for the winter to make room for the server and three of his buddies to set the boardroom up in the garage, where the real Wave innovators are setting up shop. Contact Us Tweetradio at Tweetrad.io Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25403047 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:58 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, microsoft, comcast http://odeo.com/episodes/25388464-SDRNews-Apple-TV-is-a-Natural-Play Pirate Bay Spawns More Sites Lists Widgets for Twitter EC2 Cracking PGP Passwords SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Apple TV is a Natural Play by Andrew McCaskey The Power in the ITunes Music Store There has got to be some credibility in the multiple rumors that are floating concerning the pitch from Apple to various television networks and content owners to allow Apple to provide television content for a monthly $30-$40 fee through iTunes. Disney seems to be the most likely content provider to buy into the deal, based on the close relationship that Disney and Pixar have had over the years. If there is one thing that Apple has been able t... Pirate Bay Spawns More Sites Lists Widgets for Twitter EC2 Cracking PGP Passwords SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Apple TV is a Natural Play by Andrew McCaskey The Power in the ITunes Music Store There has got to be some credibility in the multiple rumors that are floating concerning the pitch from Apple to various television networks and content owners to allow Apple to provide television content for a monthly $30-$40 fee through iTunes. Disney seems to be the most likely content provider to buy into the deal, based on the close relationship that Disney and Pixar have had over the years. If there is one thing that Apple has been able to do, it is to show how to effectively sell and deliver digital content efficiently. And with close to 100million installations of the iTunes Music Store software on Windows machines, it has the penetration and delivery depth that even Hulu will envy. One player that will be a lot more difficult to grab will be NBC Universal, especially if the proposed merger with Comcast goes into effect. That could put NBC at a significant dis-advantage with competitive material available on the iTunes platform and an expectation that even more programming be available online in some form. It didn’t have to be that way – reasonable channel packages from cable and satellite providers that got rid of the shopper channels, television preachers, infomercial channels and similar dreck at $85 a month and moved to that $35 price point could have prevented the whole problem. Apple just sees a consumer need and prepared a product that people will want at a price they are more than willing to pay. Nothing evil about that. {sharethis} Contact Us How to Build Twitter Lists Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Pirate Bay Spawns More Sites Lists Widgets for Twitter EC2 Cracking PGP Passwords SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Apple TV is a Natural Play by Andrew McCaskey The Power in the ITunes Music Store There has got to be some credibility in the multiple rumors that are floating concerning the pitch from Apple to various television networks and content owners to allow Apple to provide television content for a monthly $30-$40 fee through iTunes. Disney seems to be the most likely content provider to buy into the deal, based on the close relationship that Disney and Pixar have had over the years. If there is one thing that Apple has been able to do, it is to show how to effectively sell and deliver digital content efficiently. And with close to 100million installations of the iTunes Music Store software on Windows machines, it has the penetration and delivery depth that even Hulu will envy. One player that will be a lot more difficult to grab will be NBC Universal, especially if the proposed merger with Comcast goes into effect. That could put NBC at a significant dis-advantage with competitive material available on the iTunes platform and an expectation that even more programming be available online in some form. It didn’t have to be that way – reasonable channel packages from cable and satellite providers that got rid of the shopper channels, television preachers, infomercial channels and similar dreck at $85 a month and moved to that $35 price point could have prevented the whole problem. Apple just sees a consumer need and prepared a product that people will want at a price they are more than willing to pay. Nothing evil about that. {sharethis} Contact Us How to Build Twitter Lists Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25388464 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:45:30 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News php, SDRNews, twitter, AppleTv, p2p, hulu, EC2 http://odeo.com/episodes/25388465-SDRNews-Jumping-to-DVR-Conclusions DVR is Network TV’s New Best Friend Skype on Linux Headed to Open Source Listorius – Discovering Twitter Lists SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Jumping to DVR Conclusions by Andrew McCaskey Look at your DVR Mix: Where are the Real Tivos ? The NYTimes is reporting on yet another lesson for content providers to learn and then immediately forget: ‘Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies, cars and beer. The lean-back experience is, apparently still passive entertainment. Too lazy to skip the commercials. Not so fas... DVR is Network TV’s New Best Friend Skype on Linux Headed to Open Source Listorius – Discovering Twitter Lists SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Jumping to DVR Conclusions by Andrew McCaskey Look at your DVR Mix: Where are the Real Tivos ? The NYTimes is reporting on yet another lesson for content providers to learn and then immediately forget: ‘Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies, cars and beer. The lean-back experience is, apparently still passive entertainment. Too lazy to skip the commercials. Not so fast, I think you have a change in the baseline – which DVR is being used to skip the commercials. According to Nielsen, 46 percent of viewers 18 to 49 years old for all four networks taken together are watching the commercials during playback, up slightly from last year.’ The article also notes viewership increases ‘in the range of 7 to 12 percent, with some shows having increases of more than 20 percent when DVR ratings are added. The four networks together are averaging a 10 percent increase.” I’d submit that jumping to conclusions may not be the first step. All I know is that the Tivo (Models 1 and 2) that we had for a number of years were far easier to control and a lot better in chopping those commercials out. When we shifted to an HD plasma and added the DirectTV HD-DVR, it became painfully obvious that there was some serious collusion between the content providers and Direct-TV. In addition to a hard to handle interface, the firmware itself seems to make it very difficult to skim through material, trim the commercials or jump to the start or end of the file. The TIVO model 3 was not an option, being incompatible with the DirectTV satellite delivery system – and accepting only Cablecard. DirectTV claims that they will be offering a real TIVO HD in 2010. Until that time, don’t blame it all on TV viewers- unless they have an option for less than crappy HD-DVR. {sharethis} Contact Us Novint Falcon Pistol Grip Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… DVR is Network TV’s New Best Friend Skype on Linux Headed to Open Source Listorius – Discovering Twitter Lists SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Jumping to DVR Conclusions by Andrew McCaskey Look at your DVR Mix: Where are the Real Tivos ? The NYTimes is reporting on yet another lesson for content providers to learn and then immediately forget: ‘Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies, cars and beer. The lean-back experience is, apparently still passive entertainment. Too lazy to skip the commercials. Not so fast, I think you have a change in the baseline – which DVR is being used to skip the commercials. According to Nielsen, 46 percent of viewers 18 to 49 years old for all four networks taken together are watching the commercials during playback, up slightly from last year.’ The article also notes viewership increases ‘in the range of 7 to 12 percent, with some shows having increases of more than 20 percent when DVR ratings are added. The four networks together are averaging a 10 percent increase.” I’d submit that jumping to conclusions may not be the first step. All I know is that the Tivo (Models 1 and 2) that we had for a number of years were far easier to control and a lot better in chopping those commercials out. When we shifted to an HD plasma and added the DirectTV HD-DVR, it became painfully obvious that there was some serious collusion between the content providers and Direct-TV. In addition to a hard to handle interface, the firmware itself seems to make it very difficult to skim through material, trim the commercials or jump to the start or end of the file. The TIVO model 3 was not an option, being incompatible with the DirectTV satellite delivery system – and accepting only Cablecard. DirectTV claims that they will be offering a real TIVO HD in 2010. Until that time, don’t blame it all on TV viewers- unless they have an option for less than crappy HD-DVR. {sharethis} Contact Us Novint Falcon Pistol Grip Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25388465 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:35 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, NSA, lists, packbot, haptics http://odeo.com/episodes/25388466-SDRNews-Pricing-Broadband-with-Human-Nature House and Senate BIlls to Kill Net Neutrality Metered Broadband Isn’t Metered Google Wave Handbook SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Pricing Human Nature by Andrew McCaskey Setting Broadband Rates It only seems fair – With broadband, as with other utilities such as electricity and water, people should pay for what they use. Apparently, none of the ISP’s are considering doing this, because they have a more profitable way that taps into human nature. It’s the same little quirk that sells laptop and cellphone batteries, because we keep them on the charger far more than they really need to be. You want to have plenty t... House and Senate BIlls to Kill Net Neutrality Metered Broadband Isn’t Metered Google Wave Handbook SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Pricing Human Nature by Andrew McCaskey Setting Broadband Rates It only seems fair – With broadband, as with other utilities such as electricity and water, people should pay for what they use. Apparently, none of the ISP’s are considering doing this, because they have a more profitable way that taps into human nature. It’s the same little quirk that sells laptop and cellphone batteries, because we keep them on the charger far more than they really need to be. You want to have plenty to go, to keep them topped off. We are afraid to run out, and that’s exactly the fear that the new “metered” services (which are not metered at all, but are sold in tiers) are designed to tap into. Demand and use of the Internet has risen faster than capacity can keep up, which means that the all-you-can-eat model of unlimited broadband per month no longer applies. ISPs’ version of metered broadband isn’t priced like your water or electricity. Carriers would never want to do this because it would actually reduce their profits. Broadband will instead be priced like a cell phone plan. In wireless, if you use around 450 minutes a month, you want to make sure you don’t run over and get extra charges – so you opt for the 600 minute plan. Your usage – and those of most people will still stay around 450 minutes. You are buying assurance that you aren’t going to get cut off or run up a big bill. But in fact, the probablity that you will consume up to the next limit is low. If you paid a large price for “unlimited use” per month, your calling patterns would have to change drastically to seriously impact their network – and the difference is almost pure profit. Broadband is going to be the same way. You are not paying for bits, you are paying for peace of mind. And there is always a market for that. Contact Us 3D Parallax Television Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… House and Senate BIlls to Kill Net Neutrality Metered Broadband Isn’t Metered Google Wave Handbook SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Pricing Human Nature by Andrew McCaskey Setting Broadband Rates It only seems fair – With broadband, as with other utilities such as electricity and water, people should pay for what they use. Apparently, none of the ISP’s are considering doing this, because they have a more profitable way that taps into human nature. It’s the same little quirk that sells laptop and cellphone batteries, because we keep them on the charger far more than they really need to be. You want to have plenty to go, to keep them topped off. We are afraid to run out, and that’s exactly the fear that the new “metered” services (which are not metered at all, but are sold in tiers) are designed to tap into. Demand and use of the Internet has risen faster than capacity can keep up, which means that the all-you-can-eat model of unlimited broadband per month no longer applies. ISPs’ version of metered broadband isn’t priced like your water or electricity. Carriers would never want to do this because it would actually reduce their profits. Broadband will instead be priced like a cell phone plan. In wireless, if you use around 450 minutes a month, you want to make sure you don’t run over and get extra charges – so you opt for the 600 minute plan. Your usage – and those of most people will still stay around 450 minutes. You are buying assurance that you aren’t going to get cut off or run up a big bill. But in fact, the probablity that you will consume up to the next limit is low. If you paid a large price for “unlimited use” per month, your calling patterns would have to change drastically to seriously impact their network – and the difference is almost pure profit. Broadband is going to be the same way. You are not paying for bits, you are paying for peace of mind. And there is always a market for that. Contact Us 3D Parallax Television Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25388466 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:36:38 -0800 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, skype, Broadband, netneutrality http://odeo.com/episodes/25388467-SDRNews-Connectify-me-Now-for-Windows-7 Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. Thumbnail Views: Via Thumblicio.us SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Connectify.me Now with Windows 7 by Andrew McCaskey Road Warrior Cloud Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. If you are a mobile worker, you really can’t live without connectivity. My trusty Sprint EVDO Cradlepoint, the new Verizon MiFi a Boingo Wi-Fi account, a 3G data plan with Verizon Wireless or Internet tethering on your Blackbe... Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. Thumbnail Views: Via Thumblicio.us SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Connectify.me Now with Windows 7 by Andrew McCaskey Road Warrior Cloud Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. If you are a mobile worker, you really can’t live without connectivity. My trusty Sprint EVDO Cradlepoint, the new Verizon MiFi a Boingo Wi-Fi account, a 3G data plan with Verizon Wireless or Internet tethering on your Blackberry – we all have our ways. The main difference between tethering and a Cradlepoint or Mifi is that the MiFi creates an Internet connection for 3-5 users using cellular networks, and tethering allows only one. Connectify allows multiple users to piggyback off a single connection. Oh, and the MiFi and similar devices cost a bit – or a lot – to buy and maintain, but Connectify is free to install and run. It’s a free download, and makes any Windows 7 computer into a WiFi hotspot. Windows 7 users have got to try this app. You never know when you’ll get to save the day by letting other users share your Internet connection. On a decent Win7 Laptop, you might be the hit of the next meeting on the road. Now if they could do the same with AC power. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo. Enhanced Video with Still Images Watch Today’s Video Episode Save $10 on any order of $50 or more at GoDaddy.com! Be sure to sign up for our upcoming roundtable. We will be using GoToMeeting. Also, be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techroundtable. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview… Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 Internet Phone Systems Riding High Amazon Phrase that Pays Connectify.me for Windows 7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. Thumbnail Views: Via Thumblicio.us SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Connectify.me Now with Windows 7 by Andrew McCaskey Road Warrior Cloud Connectify.me is a new service that is going to turn into a game changer. And it offers real value and is going to sell more Windows 7 laptops to business users than any ad campaign. If you are a mobile worker, you really can’t live without connectivity. My trusty Sprint EVDO Cradlepoint, the new Verizon MiFi a Boingo Wi-Fi account, a 3G data plan with Verizon Wireless or Internet tethering on your Blackberry – we all have our ways. The main difference between tethering and a Cradlepoint or Mifi is that the MiFi creates an Internet connection for 3-5 users using cellular networks, and tethering allows only one. Connectify allows multiple users to piggyback off a single connection. Oh, and the MiFi and similar devices cost a bit – or a lot – to buy and maintain, but Connectify is free to install and run. It’s a free download, and makes any Windows 7 computer into a WiFi hotspot. Windows 7 users have got to try this app. You never know when you’ll get to save the day by letting other users share your Internet connection. On a decent Win7 Laptop, you might be the hit of the next meeting on the road. Now if they could do the same with AC power. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo. Enhanced Video with Still Images Watch Today’s Video Episode Save $10 on any order of $50 or more at GoDaddy.com! Be sure to sign up for our upcoming roundtable. We will be using GoToMeeting. Also, be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techroundtable. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25388467 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:58 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, google, VoIP, asterisk, GoogleVoice, vishing http://odeo.com/episodes/25388468-SDRNews-Power-Grab-by-Net-Neutrality Netflix Streaming on the Wii Voting Machine Open Source Open Clouds SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Power Grab Net Neutrality by Andrew McCaskey Power In the Guise of Net Neutrality The Electronic Frontier Foundation is throwing some wet towels on the FCC’s initiatives on Net Neutrality. Not at all for the concept of insuring equal access to the internet, or preventing ISP’s from artifically introducing tiered services for selected deep pocket customers – but rather how the FCC derives such authority. Specifically, Congress has never authorized the FCC to regulate the internet. Telephony, yes. Wireless, yes – but... Netflix Streaming on the Wii Voting Machine Open Source Open Clouds SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Power Grab Net Neutrality by Andrew McCaskey Power In the Guise of Net Neutrality The Electronic Frontier Foundation is throwing some wet towels on the FCC’s initiatives on Net Neutrality. Not at all for the concept of insuring equal access to the internet, or preventing ISP’s from artifically introducing tiered services for selected deep pocket customers – but rather how the FCC derives such authority. Specifically, Congress has never authorized the FCC to regulate the internet. Telephony, yes. Wireless, yes – but the FCC has extended it’s reach on the basis of “ancillary jurisdiction” – and in the words of the EFF ” a position that amounts to ‘we can regulate the Internet however we like without waiting for Congress to act’. That’s a power grab – and it will set a precedent that will live on long after this administration. Net neutrality regulations (something we might like) today, it could just as easily be invoked tomorrow for any other Internet regulation that the FCC dreams up (including things we won’t like). The EFF goes on to suggest that in the future, politically driven “Internet decency”, or “Lawful Use Only” rulings could slip by, outside of any Congressional mandate. This is way too important not to have Congress explictly say that the FCC is authorized to regulate in matters of Net Neutrality, but is limited to the will of Congress in other Internet matters. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 {sharethis} Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxo9g2GYSk&feature=player_embedded Official Droid Demo Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Netflix Streaming on the Wii Voting Machine Open Source Open Clouds SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Power Grab Net Neutrality by Andrew McCaskey Power In the Guise of Net Neutrality The Electronic Frontier Foundation is throwing some wet towels on the FCC’s initiatives on Net Neutrality. Not at all for the concept of insuring equal access to the internet, or preventing ISP’s from artifically introducing tiered services for selected deep pocket customers – but rather how the FCC derives such authority. Specifically, Congress has never authorized the FCC to regulate the internet. Telephony, yes. Wireless, yes – but the FCC has extended it’s reach on the basis of “ancillary jurisdiction” – and in the words of the EFF ” a position that amounts to ‘we can regulate the Internet however we like without waiting for Congress to act’. That’s a power grab – and it will set a precedent that will live on long after this administration. Net neutrality regulations (something we might like) today, it could just as easily be invoked tomorrow for any other Internet regulation that the FCC dreams up (including things we won’t like). The EFF goes on to suggest that in the future, politically driven “Internet decency”, or “Lawful Use Only” rulings could slip by, outside of any Congressional mandate. This is way too important not to have Congress explictly say that the FCC is authorized to regulate in matters of Net Neutrality, but is limited to the will of Congress in other Internet matters. DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0 {sharethis} Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxo9g2GYSk&feature=player_embedded Official Droid Demo Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-28,25388468 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:51:16 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, verizon, netflix, fcc, droid, cloudcomputing http://odeo.com/episodes/25388469-SDRNews-NetNeutrality-Lobbying-%E2%80%93-The-Usual-Suspects Smart Grid Gets a Boost Roku’s New Hardware and Channels Net Neutrality Astroturf SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality – the Usual Suspects by Andrew McCaskey Just like Casablanca Now that the officail Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is set on the Net Neutrality issue, the net neutrality debate continues and now the heavy lobbying begins. The ISP’s and telcos maintain that the net runs on their equipment, and that they should have the freedom to do what they want with their investment, and maximize the return to their stockholders. Just like the Inspector, all you need to do is round up the usual suspects. MacL... Smart Grid Gets a Boost Roku’s New Hardware and Channels Net Neutrality Astroturf SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality – the Usual Suspects by Andrew McCaskey Just like Casablanca Now that the officail Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is set on the Net Neutrality issue, the net neutrality debate continues and now the heavy lobbying begins. The ISP’s and telcos maintain that the net runs on their equipment, and that they should have the freedom to do what they want with their investment, and maximize the return to their stockholders. Just like the Inspector, all you need to do is round up the usual suspects. MacLife published an even handed assessment of both sides of the issue: “One of the ways an ISP could ramp up profits is to make deals with Internet Application companies who would pay more to provide consumers with an optimum experience. If, say, your company streams video you could pay an ISP to ensure that viewers can access your service at the best possible speeds. So the people watching your videos will be happily munching popcorn while your competitor’s viewers are throwing their popcorn at their computer’s screen in frustration. Pay-for-optimum-play service agreements would also affect small businesses and entrepreneurs. If you are a kid in a dorm room with a few bucks and a plan for the next Google, Twitter, YouTube or Facebook you may find that a big corporation can deliver a less-innovative offering more effectively because they can afford to pay ISPs for first class delivery service.” The way that is going to end is going to be a triumph of the lobby power on both sides. Government lobbying has a long and fairly sordid history. And there are a lot of accusations about “astroturf” the political grass roots campaign that’s not quite authentic grass roots. The recent stories about the Communications Workers union, various minorities and a good number of Democratic congressmen coming out against net neutrality have had a bit of “follow the money” flavor. Contact Us Do The Economics of Bandwidth Scale ? Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Smart Grid Gets a Boost Roku’s New Hardware and Channels Net Neutrality Astroturf SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality – the Usual Suspects by Andrew McCaskey Just like Casablanca Now that the officail Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is set on the Net Neutrality issue, the net neutrality debate continues and now the heavy lobbying begins. The ISP’s and telcos maintain that the net runs on their equipment, and that they should have the freedom to do what they want with their investment, and maximize the return to their stockholders. Just like the Inspector, all you need to do is round up the usual suspects. MacLife published an even handed assessment of both sides of the issue: “One of the ways an ISP could ramp up profits is to make deals with Internet Application companies who would pay more to provide consumers with an optimum experience. If, say, your company streams video you could pay an ISP to ensure that viewers can access your service at the best possible speeds. So the people watching your videos will be happily munching popcorn while your competitor’s viewers are throwing their popcorn at their computer’s screen in frustration. Pay-for-optimum-play service agreements would also affect small businesses and entrepreneurs. If you are a kid in a dorm room with a few bucks and a plan for the next Google, Twitter, YouTube or Facebook you may find that a big corporation can deliver a less-innovative offering more effectively because they can afford to pay ISPs for first class delivery service.” The way that is going to end is going to be a triumph of the lobby power on both sides. Government lobbying has a long and fairly sordid history. And there are a lot of accusations about “astroturf” the political grass roots campaign that’s not quite authentic grass roots. The recent stories about the Communications Workers union, various minorities and a good number of Democratic congressmen coming out against net neutrality have had a bit of “follow the money” flavor. Contact Us Do The Economics of Bandwidth Scale ? Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-27,25388469 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:33:07 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, fcc, netneutrality, roku, astroturf http://odeo.com/episodes/25381286-SDRNews-Mozilla-Raindrop-Simply-is-On-Target Google Introduces Social Search Mozilla Raindrop Hits the Target Netflix Streaming Comes to PS3 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mozilla Raindrop Simply Hits the Target by Andrew McCaskey Mozilla Raindrop Solving a Real Problem There has got to be some real potential for Mozilla Foundation’s Raindrop. It seems to solve some real annoyances in the way that we interact with our message streams, but does so in a way that could really get some mainstream adoption and extend the life of the email/IM/Twitter/RSS feed ecosystem with intelligent filtering and front end processing. By contrast, Google Wave reportedly innundates with even mo... Google Introduces Social Search Mozilla Raindrop Hits the Target Netflix Streaming Comes to PS3 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mozilla Raindrop Simply Hits the Target by Andrew McCaskey Mozilla Raindrop Solving a Real Problem There has got to be some real potential for Mozilla Foundation’s Raindrop. It seems to solve some real annoyances in the way that we interact with our message streams, but does so in a way that could really get some mainstream adoption and extend the life of the email/IM/Twitter/RSS feed ecosystem with intelligent filtering and front end processing. By contrast, Google Wave reportedly innundates with even more noise and data. Mozilla Foundation is providing what we need – tools that simplify. The release seems to be in very early stages- but Mozilla might be surprised to find out how quickly this could resonate with users and move into the mainstream . The strength is in attaching some intelligent weighting to the stream of information that comes through our email inboxes each day. Simple confirmations, receipts, newsletters and other low priority traffic makes it through the spam filters but still provides a miserable experience. Simple UI intelligent folders, flags and colors add to the visual confusion, not helping. The Raindrop interface would be a real benefit to millions of email users. Most importantly being open source, it could lend itself to hundreds of variants – which could be freely distributed to various demographic groups or applications. You could easily imagine the usefulness of having messages pre-sorted or presented in prioritized order for seniors who are increasingly active, but still easily overwealmed by the sheer volume of email traffic, even as their children and grandchildren move to SMS, Twitter or similar platforms. Contact Us How Google Social Search Works Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Google Introduces Social Search Mozilla Raindrop Hits the Target Netflix Streaming Comes to PS3 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mozilla Raindrop Simply Hits the Target by Andrew McCaskey Mozilla Raindrop Solving a Real Problem There has got to be some real potential for Mozilla Foundation’s Raindrop. It seems to solve some real annoyances in the way that we interact with our message streams, but does so in a way that could really get some mainstream adoption and extend the life of the email/IM/Twitter/RSS feed ecosystem with intelligent filtering and front end processing. By contrast, Google Wave reportedly innundates with even more noise and data. Mozilla Foundation is providing what we need – tools that simplify. The release seems to be in very early stages- but Mozilla might be surprised to find out how quickly this could resonate with users and move into the mainstream . The strength is in attaching some intelligent weighting to the stream of information that comes through our email inboxes each day. Simple confirmations, receipts, newsletters and other low priority traffic makes it through the spam filters but still provides a miserable experience. Simple UI intelligent folders, flags and colors add to the visual confusion, not helping. The Raindrop interface would be a real benefit to millions of email users. Most importantly being open source, it could lend itself to hundreds of variants – which could be freely distributed to various demographic groups or applications. You could easily imagine the usefulness of having messages pre-sorted or presented in prioritized order for seniors who are increasingly active, but still easily overwealmed by the sheer volume of email traffic, even as their children and grandchildren move to SMS, Twitter or similar platforms. Contact Us How Google Social Search Works Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25381286 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:49:10 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, social, mozilla, netflix, raindrop, socialcircle http://odeo.com/episodes/25373327-SDRNews-AT-T-May-Have-Misconfigured AT&T Wireless Problems Self Inflicted ? Raytheon Sends Android to Battle Kindle for Mac is Coming SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Speaking Radio, Data and Telephone by Andrew McCaskey Speaking Radio and Telephone The recent problems and the virtual collapse of the AT&T network from overload congestion with iPhone data traffic has received a lot of press. Now, some hope that the problem may not be as serious as thought: although someone will end up with some serious explaining to do. It appears that at last some of the problems may be due to misconfiguration of routers in the AT&T network. The problem is in the cross disci... AT&T Wireless Problems Self Inflicted ? Raytheon Sends Android to Battle Kindle for Mac is Coming SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Speaking Radio, Data and Telephone by Andrew McCaskey Speaking Radio and Telephone The recent problems and the virtual collapse of the AT&T network from overload congestion with iPhone data traffic has received a lot of press. Now, some hope that the problem may not be as serious as thought: although someone will end up with some serious explaining to do. It appears that at last some of the problems may be due to misconfiguration of routers in the AT&T network. The problem is in the cross disciplinary nature of the beast. A telephone company has to employ radio in a data networking problem. In addition to the organizational challenges, there’s a cultural one as well. I’ve observed each of the three worlds up close (adding maybe a fourth one with broadcast engineers) and there is absolutely a total difference in vocabulary, approach, standards and expectations. The wireline engineers in control of some of the settings that put “maximum buffering” into the system – resulting in ping times up to eight seconds. What should have happened is much smaller buffers that would allow short term blockage to occur and then prompt temporary but automatic fallback in speed that would have removed the congestion. Add in radio effects of jitter with mobiles in motion, and it’s a wonder the system ever settles in as well as it does. Contact Us Sean Parker’s Web 2.0 Summit Presentation New Era of Network Service http://www.scribd.com/doc/21539640/Sean-Parker-s-Web-2-0-Summit-Presentation"Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… AT&T Wireless Problems Self Inflicted ? Raytheon Sends Android to Battle Kindle for Mac is Coming SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Speaking Radio, Data and Telephone by Andrew McCaskey Speaking Radio and Telephone The recent problems and the virtual collapse of the AT&T network from overload congestion with iPhone data traffic has received a lot of press. Now, some hope that the problem may not be as serious as thought: although someone will end up with some serious explaining to do. It appears that at last some of the problems may be due to misconfiguration of routers in the AT&T network. The problem is in the cross disciplinary nature of the beast. A telephone company has to employ radio in a data networking problem. In addition to the organizational challenges, there’s a cultural one as well. I’ve observed each of the three worlds up close (adding maybe a fourth one with broadcast engineers) and there is absolutely a total difference in vocabulary, approach, standards and expectations. The wireline engineers in control of some of the settings that put “maximum buffering” into the system – resulting in ping times up to eight seconds. What should have happened is much smaller buffers that would allow short term blockage to occur and then prompt temporary but automatic fallback in speed that would have removed the congestion. Add in radio effects of jitter with mobiles in motion, and it’s a wonder the system ever settles in as well as it does. Contact Us Sean Parker’s Web 2.0 Summit Presentation New Era of Network Service http://www.scribd.com/doc/21539640/Sean-Parker-s-Web-2-0-Summit-Presentation"Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25373327 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:57:00 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News iphone, SDRNews, android, wireless, kindle http://odeo.com/episodes/25353709-SDRNews-House-Payments-and-Memory-Chips Wimax Catches a Smart Grid Break Sharepoint is the Real Microsoft Strategy Hulu May Start to Charge For Content SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online House Payments and Memory Chips by Andrew McCaskey It’s Sort of Relative Engineers from North Carolina State University have created a new fingernail-size chip that can hold 1 trillion bytes (a terabyte) of data. The nanostructured Nickel Magnesium Oxide Ni-MgO system can store up to 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text. Using selective doping at nanoscale and adds the metal nickel to magnesium oxide, a ceramic. The resulting material contained clusters of nickel atoms no b... Wimax Catches a Smart Grid Break Sharepoint is the Real Microsoft Strategy Hulu May Start to Charge For Content SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online House Payments and Memory Chips by Andrew McCaskey It’s Sort of Relative Engineers from North Carolina State University have created a new fingernail-size chip that can hold 1 trillion bytes (a terabyte) of data. The nanostructured Nickel Magnesium Oxide Ni-MgO system can store up to 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text. Using selective doping at nanoscale and adds the metal nickel to magnesium oxide, a ceramic. The resulting material contained clusters of nickel atoms no bigger than 10 square nanometers – a pinhead has a diameter of 1 million nanometers. The discovery represents a 90% size reduction compared with today’s techniques, and an advancement that could boost computer storage capacity. If you are like me, in a few years you can tell your grandchildren about 8k DRAM boards from the 1970’s that set you back the cost of a house payment. They may find that mildly amusing, or they may not – and take their keychain with the 1TB drive off to plug into their electric car. You can rest assured that electric car will be several house payments. Contact Us Raindrop UX Design and Demo from Mozilla Messaging on Vimeo. Mozilla Labs Raindrop Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Wimax Catches a Smart Grid Break Sharepoint is the Real Microsoft Strategy Hulu May Start to Charge For Content SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online House Payments and Memory Chips by Andrew McCaskey It’s Sort of Relative Engineers from North Carolina State University have created a new fingernail-size chip that can hold 1 trillion bytes (a terabyte) of data. The nanostructured Nickel Magnesium Oxide Ni-MgO system can store up to 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text. Using selective doping at nanoscale and adds the metal nickel to magnesium oxide, a ceramic. The resulting material contained clusters of nickel atoms no bigger than 10 square nanometers – a pinhead has a diameter of 1 million nanometers. The discovery represents a 90% size reduction compared with today’s techniques, and an advancement that could boost computer storage capacity. If you are like me, in a few years you can tell your grandchildren about 8k DRAM boards from the 1970’s that set you back the cost of a house payment. They may find that mildly amusing, or they may not – and take their keychain with the 1TB drive off to plug into their electric car. You can rest assured that electric car will be several house payments. Contact Us Raindrop UX Design and Demo from Mozilla Messaging on Vimeo. Mozilla Labs Raindrop Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25353709 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:14:08 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, wimax, hulu, raindrop http://odeo.com/episodes/25335060-SDRNews-Verizon-Bets-Motorola Verizon Droid Bets Ranch for Motorola First Whitespace Broadband USB 3.0 one of Top Five Technologies SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Verizon Bets Motorola by Andrew McCaskey In the Droid The current Verizon campaign is one that is certainly going to win some creativity awards in the advertising business. Whether or not it sells phones remains to be seen. It may have, in the words of the BoyGenius Report been sufficient to scare small children. How much does novelty and notoriety sell ? It may be that Verizon knows their audience very, very well – and that this approach is sufficient to attract younger customers onto their first s... Verizon Droid Bets Ranch for Motorola First Whitespace Broadband USB 3.0 one of Top Five Technologies SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Verizon Bets Motorola by Andrew McCaskey In the Droid The current Verizon campaign is one that is certainly going to win some creativity awards in the advertising business. Whether or not it sells phones remains to be seen. It may have, in the words of the BoyGenius Report been sufficient to scare small children. How much does novelty and notoriety sell ? It may be that Verizon knows their audience very, very well – and that this approach is sufficient to attract younger customers onto their first smartphone platform. It might well be that the anti-iphone is just what the doctor ordered for that marketplace. If parents have Blackberry or iPhone, then a phone with coolness factor, optimized for texting with friends but with the programability to add apps as they move from one fad to the next might be a winner. Verizon will have to be very careful. If they begin to restrict apps or cripple the Android platform there are plenty of other carriers that might be able to step in with even cooler hardware. If the Android performance begins to suffer as apps are added or the network starts to get overloaded, Verizon may find itself in the same boat as AT&T. Motorola ? Motorola has so much riding on the success of this phone that a market stumble by Verizon – for all it’s success in years past- could approach a fatal error. It’s like watching someone at the Blackjack table playing your last house payment. You know he’s good but if the cards aren’t counted right, your house is the one that goes. {sharethis} Contact Us Gyroscope Bike Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Verizon Droid Bets Ranch for Motorola First Whitespace Broadband USB 3.0 one of Top Five Technologies SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Verizon Bets Motorola by Andrew McCaskey In the Droid The current Verizon campaign is one that is certainly going to win some creativity awards in the advertising business. Whether or not it sells phones remains to be seen. It may have, in the words of the BoyGenius Report been sufficient to scare small children. How much does novelty and notoriety sell ? It may be that Verizon knows their audience very, very well – and that this approach is sufficient to attract younger customers onto their first smartphone platform. It might well be that the anti-iphone is just what the doctor ordered for that marketplace. If parents have Blackberry or iPhone, then a phone with coolness factor, optimized for texting with friends but with the programability to add apps as they move from one fad to the next might be a winner. Verizon will have to be very careful. If they begin to restrict apps or cripple the Android platform there are plenty of other carriers that might be able to step in with even cooler hardware. If the Android performance begins to suffer as apps are added or the network starts to get overloaded, Verizon may find itself in the same boat as AT&T. Motorola ? Motorola has so much riding on the success of this phone that a market stumble by Verizon – for all it’s success in years past- could approach a fatal error. It’s like watching someone at the Blackjack table playing your last house payment. You know he’s good but if the cards aren’t counted right, your house is the one that goes. {sharethis} Contact Us Gyroscope Bike Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25335060 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:17:12 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, android, verizon, whitespace http://odeo.com/episodes/25321574-SDRNews-Envisioning-Twitter-and-Planning-Podcasts Google Gears up for Ten Million Servers FCC Net Neutrality Comments Podcast Survey Requests SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Please Help: Fill out Our Ad Survey by Andrew McCaskey Your Thoughts on Podcasting Advertisements ? ?SDRNews is one of the charter members of Techpodcasts.com. Along with our parent company, RawVoice, Inc we ask your participation in important research on consumers’ thoughts on advertising within their favorite Podcasts. The Consumers Attitudes on Advertising & Sponsorship in Audio and Video Podcasts research project is a survey that should take you about 10 minutes. It does NOT ask for personal contact inform... Google Gears up for Ten Million Servers FCC Net Neutrality Comments Podcast Survey Requests SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Please Help: Fill out Our Ad Survey by Andrew McCaskey Your Thoughts on Podcasting Advertisements ? ?SDRNews is one of the charter members of Techpodcasts.com. Along with our parent company, RawVoice, Inc we ask your participation in important research on consumers’ thoughts on advertising within their favorite Podcasts. The Consumers Attitudes on Advertising & Sponsorship in Audio and Video Podcasts research project is a survey that should take you about 10 minutes. It does NOT ask for personal contact information. The Association for Downloadable Media (ADM) , a nonprofit organization serving podcast producers, is looking for the podcast audience’s reactions to topics such as ad style, delivery and placement. The research will help podcast producers best fulfill the expectations of their listeners and viewers. Your participation can make a big difference in the quantity, type and content of advertising that supports our efforts each day. Take the Survey Contact Us GoodMorning! Full Render #2 from blprnt on Vimeo. Good Morning Twitter Visualization Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Google Gears up for Ten Million Servers FCC Net Neutrality Comments Podcast Survey Requests SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Please Help: Fill out Our Ad Survey by Andrew McCaskey Your Thoughts on Podcasting Advertisements ? ?SDRNews is one of the charter members of Techpodcasts.com. Along with our parent company, RawVoice, Inc we ask your participation in important research on consumers’ thoughts on advertising within their favorite Podcasts. The Consumers Attitudes on Advertising & Sponsorship in Audio and Video Podcasts research project is a survey that should take you about 10 minutes. It does NOT ask for personal contact information. The Association for Downloadable Media (ADM) , a nonprofit organization serving podcast producers, is looking for the podcast audience’s reactions to topics such as ad style, delivery and placement. The research will help podcast producers best fulfill the expectations of their listeners and viewers. Your participation can make a big difference in the quantity, type and content of advertising that supports our efforts each day. Take the Survey Contact Us GoodMorning! Full Render #2 from blprnt on Vimeo. Good Morning Twitter Visualization Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-20,25321574 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:45:31 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, netneutrality http://odeo.com/episodes/25315748-SDRNews-A-Different-Song-on-Net-Neutrality Ultracapacitor Bus in China Net Neutrality Battlelines Shift Proposed CA Windshield Tint Blocks RF SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Different Net Neutrality Song by Andrew McCaskey Local CWA versus National The battle lines being drawn between Republicans and Democrats on Net Neutrality are getting fuzzy. Partisans keep slipping from one side to the other, proving once again that “politics makes strange bedfellows” The most recent example is the Communications Workers of America (CWA) who seem to have a split personality, on this issue at least. At the National level, the CWA has been quite supportive of the FCC’s propo... Ultracapacitor Bus in China Net Neutrality Battlelines Shift Proposed CA Windshield Tint Blocks RF SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Different Net Neutrality Song by Andrew McCaskey Local CWA versus National The battle lines being drawn between Republicans and Democrats on Net Neutrality are getting fuzzy. Partisans keep slipping from one side to the other, proving once again that “politics makes strange bedfellows” The most recent example is the Communications Workers of America (CWA) who seem to have a split personality, on this issue at least. At the National level, the CWA has been quite supportive of the FCC’s proposals to assure that ISP’s provide non-discriminatory access. That has not turned out to be the case, once the local lobbyists started to make things felt at the state and local government level for the telco interests. Obviously the threat of non-investment by the established carriers in a given geography points explicitly to whose ox is about to be gored. The CWA locals want none of it. All this points to the fact that the FCC’s proposal in February is going to have to have a lot of features baked in to keep them on board. It’s worse than figuring out how to insure an aircraft carrier has all 535 Congressional Districts covered. Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPXIjRB9mIU&feature=player_embedded Ultracapacitor Electric Bus in Shanghai Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Ultracapacitor Bus in China Net Neutrality Battlelines Shift Proposed CA Windshield Tint Blocks RF SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Different Net Neutrality Song by Andrew McCaskey Local CWA versus National The battle lines being drawn between Republicans and Democrats on Net Neutrality are getting fuzzy. Partisans keep slipping from one side to the other, proving once again that “politics makes strange bedfellows” The most recent example is the Communications Workers of America (CWA) who seem to have a split personality, on this issue at least. At the National level, the CWA has been quite supportive of the FCC’s proposals to assure that ISP’s provide non-discriminatory access. That has not turned out to be the case, once the local lobbyists started to make things felt at the state and local government level for the telco interests. Obviously the threat of non-investment by the established carriers in a given geography points explicitly to whose ox is about to be gored. The CWA locals want none of it. All this points to the fact that the FCC’s proposal in February is going to have to have a lot of features baked in to keep them on board. It’s worse than figuring out how to insure an aircraft carrier has all 535 Congressional Districts covered. Contact Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPXIjRB9mIU&feature=player_embedded Ultracapacitor Electric Bus in Shanghai Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25315748 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:53:30 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, netneutrality, ultracapacitor http://odeo.com/episodes/25310217-SDRNews-Net-Neutrality-and-Open-Access Google Sends YouTube for Free Verizon to Announce Android Phone Chem Robot Oozes Along SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality and Open Access by Andrew McCaskey Net Neutrality and Open Access Raises the Stakes Logo for NetNeutrality There is no doubt that there is going to be a vigorous debate now that the FCC has opened the Net Neutrality topic for public commentary. Add the reopening of the notion of Open Access , and it is going to expose lines and links to lobbyists on both the left and the right. You are already beginning to see some cracks in the uniform Democratic support for Net Neutrality. Clearly opposed by Republicans... Google Sends YouTube for Free Verizon to Announce Android Phone Chem Robot Oozes Along SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality and Open Access by Andrew McCaskey Net Neutrality and Open Access Raises the Stakes Logo for NetNeutrality There is no doubt that there is going to be a vigorous debate now that the FCC has opened the Net Neutrality topic for public commentary. Add the reopening of the notion of Open Access , and it is going to expose lines and links to lobbyists on both the left and the right. You are already beginning to see some cracks in the uniform Democratic support for Net Neutrality. Clearly opposed by Republicans from the beginning, it now has opposition arriving in dribbles and drabs from Democrats with strong telco union presence in their districts. Net neutrality opponents are skillfully deploying a variety of pressure points – this time from the notion that minority districts would be hurt by a reluctance of private telcom investment if net access must be equally offered. It’s just not clear why their districts would be better off with infrastructure not built at all. Contact Us Shape Shifting Chembot Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Google Sends YouTube for Free Verizon to Announce Android Phone Chem Robot Oozes Along SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Net Neutrality and Open Access by Andrew McCaskey Net Neutrality and Open Access Raises the Stakes Logo for NetNeutrality There is no doubt that there is going to be a vigorous debate now that the FCC has opened the Net Neutrality topic for public commentary. Add the reopening of the notion of Open Access , and it is going to expose lines and links to lobbyists on both the left and the right. You are already beginning to see some cracks in the uniform Democratic support for Net Neutrality. Clearly opposed by Republicans from the beginning, it now has opposition arriving in dribbles and drabs from Democrats with strong telco union presence in their districts. Net neutrality opponents are skillfully deploying a variety of pressure points – this time from the notion that minority districts would be hurt by a reluctance of private telcom investment if net access must be equally offered. It’s just not clear why their districts would be better off with infrastructure not built at all. Contact Us Shape Shifting Chembot Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-18,25310217 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:50:09 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, fcc, netneutrality, chembot http://odeo.com/episodes/25294054-SDRNews-Augmented-Reality-%E2%80%93-Consumer-Safety Augmented Reality to the iPhone ScreenJelly – Spreads Knowledge Companies and Lawmakers Against Net Neutrality SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Augmented Reality Use for Consumers by Andrew McCaskey AR Could be More Than Novelty The Urban Spoon augmented reality app has made it to both the Android and iPhone platforms – and soon will, at least in urban areas, begin to provide a succession of layers of information on restaurants. Location aware, drawing upon socially derived ratings and trends, there’s a chance to serve the public interest as well. Consider the layer that should be available – namely the health ins... Augmented Reality to the iPhone ScreenJelly – Spreads Knowledge Companies and Lawmakers Against Net Neutrality SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Augmented Reality Use for Consumers by Andrew McCaskey AR Could be More Than Novelty The Urban Spoon augmented reality app has made it to both the Android and iPhone platforms – and soon will, at least in urban areas, begin to provide a succession of layers of information on restaurants. Location aware, drawing upon socially derived ratings and trends, there’s a chance to serve the public interest as well. Consider the layer that should be available – namely the health inspection records for the restaurant on a given street. It should be possible to derive overlays that would show the scores, citations or how long a given restaurant has been checked. Consider the layer that could be available – the violent crimes report for a particular section of street, or robbery reports for a given parking garage. There’s probably a business there somewhere – taking information that is in the public domain (or should be) and packaging it into layers for those who have an interest. Contact Us Layar Augmented Reality Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Augmented Reality to the iPhone ScreenJelly – Spreads Knowledge Companies and Lawmakers Against Net Neutrality SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Augmented Reality Use for Consumers by Andrew McCaskey AR Could be More Than Novelty The Urban Spoon augmented reality app has made it to both the Android and iPhone platforms – and soon will, at least in urban areas, begin to provide a succession of layers of information on restaurants. Location aware, drawing upon socially derived ratings and trends, there’s a chance to serve the public interest as well. Consider the layer that should be available – namely the health inspection records for the restaurant on a given street. It should be possible to derive overlays that would show the scores, citations or how long a given restaurant has been checked. Consider the layer that could be available – the violent crimes report for a particular section of street, or robbery reports for a given parking garage. There’s probably a business there somewhere – taking information that is in the public domain (or should be) and packaging it into layers for those who have an interest. Contact Us Layar Augmented Reality Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-15,25294054 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:20:33 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, netneutrality, augmentedreality http://odeo.com/episodes/25287571-SDRNews-Mobile-at-Blogworld-Expo Finland Makes 1MB Broadband Legal Right Wi-Fi Gets Boost from New P2P Standard Acer Overtakes Dell in PC Shipments SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mobile at Blogworld Conference by Andrew McCaskey Mobile Mode SDRNews will be in the mobile mode for the remainder of the week, while I participate in the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas. The original show for Podcasters – The Podcast and New Media Expo was held in Ontario, CA for three years, and last year was held here in Las Vegas. The owners of the show sold the event to Blogworld – and so this is the first year of a combined effort. It’s a new perspective on new media &#821... Finland Makes 1MB Broadband Legal Right Wi-Fi Gets Boost from New P2P Standard Acer Overtakes Dell in PC Shipments SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mobile at Blogworld Conference by Andrew McCaskey Mobile Mode SDRNews will be in the mobile mode for the remainder of the week, while I participate in the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas. The original show for Podcasters – The Podcast and New Media Expo was held in Ontario, CA for three years, and last year was held here in Las Vegas. The owners of the show sold the event to Blogworld – and so this is the first year of a combined effort. It’s a new perspective on new media – and is going to be a very interesting three days. We will have some reports from the TPN crew – and possibly some live streaming from the show. Please monitor Twitter @axmc and #bwe09 for details. Contact Us 10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo. 10/GUI Multitouch Interface Concept Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Finland Makes 1MB Broadband Legal Right Wi-Fi Gets Boost from New P2P Standard Acer Overtakes Dell in PC Shipments SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Mobile at Blogworld Conference by Andrew McCaskey Mobile Mode SDRNews will be in the mobile mode for the remainder of the week, while I participate in the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas. The original show for Podcasters – The Podcast and New Media Expo was held in Ontario, CA for three years, and last year was held here in Las Vegas. The owners of the show sold the event to Blogworld – and so this is the first year of a combined effort. It’s a new perspective on new media – and is going to be a very interesting three days. We will have some reports from the TPN crew – and possibly some live streaming from the show. Please monitor Twitter @axmc and #bwe09 for details. Contact Us 10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo. 10/GUI Multitouch Interface Concept Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25287571 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:11:27 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, Broadband, wifi, acer, finland http://odeo.com/episodes/25281848-SDRNews-Google-Crowdsources-Buildings New Jersey Outshines In Solar FaceBook and Twitter Growth Slows Skype Negotiating for Gizmo5 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Discovers Tom Sawyer by Andrew McCaskey Crowdsourcing is all the rage – and Google does it in a reverse Mechanical Turk – right out of Tom Sawyer. Mechanical Turk is the Amazon system where people are paid a few fractions of a cent to look at a browser and decide if a page contains automobiles or boats, then hit the button. Today’s newly announced Building Maker as a cross between Google Maps and a gigantic bin of building blocks. Basically, you pick a building and construct a model of it ... New Jersey Outshines In Solar FaceBook and Twitter Growth Slows Skype Negotiating for Gizmo5 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Discovers Tom Sawyer by Andrew McCaskey Crowdsourcing is all the rage – and Google does it in a reverse Mechanical Turk – right out of Tom Sawyer. Mechanical Turk is the Amazon system where people are paid a few fractions of a cent to look at a browser and decide if a page contains automobiles or boats, then hit the button. Today’s newly announced Building Maker as a cross between Google Maps and a gigantic bin of building blocks. Basically, you pick a building and construct a model of it using aerial photos and simple 3D shapes – provided by Google. . When you’re done, Google takes a look at your model. If it looks right, and if a better model doesn’t already exist, we add it to the 3D Buildings layer in Google Earth. You can make a whole building in a few minutes. It’s work disguised as a game – and as a break for a minute or two, I expect that Google is going to be pretty successful in getting the cooperation and participation of hundreds of thousands worldwide. The only thing that would improve it ? a Leaderboard with the square footage drawn. That would get the biggest buildings quickly built out. Then, harness a team approach of square footage versus number of buildings, to provide weighting favoring the smaller structures. It’s a notch above Windows Solitare, and would include bragging rights at no charge. Contact Us Google Building Maker Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… New Jersey Outshines In Solar FaceBook and Twitter Growth Slows Skype Negotiating for Gizmo5 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Discovers Tom Sawyer by Andrew McCaskey Crowdsourcing is all the rage – and Google does it in a reverse Mechanical Turk – right out of Tom Sawyer. Mechanical Turk is the Amazon system where people are paid a few fractions of a cent to look at a browser and decide if a page contains automobiles or boats, then hit the button. Today’s newly announced Building Maker as a cross between Google Maps and a gigantic bin of building blocks. Basically, you pick a building and construct a model of it using aerial photos and simple 3D shapes – provided by Google. . When you’re done, Google takes a look at your model. If it looks right, and if a better model doesn’t already exist, we add it to the 3D Buildings layer in Google Earth. You can make a whole building in a few minutes. It’s work disguised as a game – and as a break for a minute or two, I expect that Google is going to be pretty successful in getting the cooperation and participation of hundreds of thousands worldwide. The only thing that would improve it ? a Leaderboard with the square footage drawn. That would get the biggest buildings quickly built out. Then, harness a team approach of square footage versus number of buildings, to provide weighting favoring the smaller structures. It’s a notch above Windows Solitare, and would include bragging rights at no charge. Contact Us Google Building Maker Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-13,25281848 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:17:38 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, skype, google, Gizmo5, crowdsource http://odeo.com/episodes/25276487-SDRNews-Google-Wave-The-Eternal-Conference-Call MySpace on the Cliff Edge Amazon EC2 Not Immune to DDOS Wave: The Eternal Conference Call SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online End of Google Wave: The Eternal Conference Call by Andrew McCaskey That Will Finish Off Google Wave Nickolas Carr noted the ebb and flow of business communications over the past thirty five or forty years, and sets up the nightmare vision that could finish off Google Wave before the seond round of invites hits the streets. One of the advantages of email, when first introduced was the fact that you had much of the immediacy of the telephone but allowed a few minutes to compose the thoughts before the response got sent... MySpace on the Cliff Edge Amazon EC2 Not Immune to DDOS Wave: The Eternal Conference Call SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online End of Google Wave: The Eternal Conference Call by Andrew McCaskey That Will Finish Off Google Wave Nickolas Carr noted the ebb and flow of business communications over the past thirty five or forty years, and sets up the nightmare vision that could finish off Google Wave before the seond round of invites hits the streets. One of the advantages of email, when first introduced was the fact that you had much of the immediacy of the telephone but allowed a few minutes to compose the thoughts before the response got sent out. By destroying the synchronous nature of query / response by phone, but still taking advantage of the electronic medium the best of both worlds seemed at hand. It was still attractive, even if the CC and Reply to all allowed duplication with almost no effort. That minimal duplication cost and the ability to substitute activity for thought gave rise to spammers – in the public sense, and the far more insidious internal corporate spam that copied everyone on trivia, and set off additional spasms of traffic asking to be taken off the list. Which worked well until the next rising tide of traffic as a result of not being “read into” a situation. Nickolas notes that Google Wave is nothing but the worst of both worlds: The interruptive immediacy of the telephone, the party-line noise of multiple chattering updates, and the quick to observe notes and phrasing as the words are being typed in. A Brave New World of Corporate communications, indeed. Contact Us HP SuperDome Tech Day – Cell Module Detail Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… MySpace on the Cliff Edge Amazon EC2 Not Immune to DDOS Wave: The Eternal Conference Call SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online End of Google Wave: The Eternal Conference Call by Andrew McCaskey That Will Finish Off Google Wave Nickolas Carr noted the ebb and flow of business communications over the past thirty five or forty years, and sets up the nightmare vision that could finish off Google Wave before the seond round of invites hits the streets. One of the advantages of email, when first introduced was the fact that you had much of the immediacy of the telephone but allowed a few minutes to compose the thoughts before the response got sent out. By destroying the synchronous nature of query / response by phone, but still taking advantage of the electronic medium the best of both worlds seemed at hand. It was still attractive, even if the CC and Reply to all allowed duplication with almost no effort. That minimal duplication cost and the ability to substitute activity for thought gave rise to spammers – in the public sense, and the far more insidious internal corporate spam that copied everyone on trivia, and set off additional spasms of traffic asking to be taken off the list. Which worked well until the next rising tide of traffic as a result of not being “read into” a situation. Nickolas notes that Google Wave is nothing but the worst of both worlds: The interruptive immediacy of the telephone, the party-line noise of multiple chattering updates, and the quick to observe notes and phrasing as the words are being typed in. A Brave New World of Corporate communications, indeed. Contact Us HP SuperDome Tech Day – Cell Module Detail Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25276487 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:26:11 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, myspace, Amazon, EC2, googlewave, cloudcomputing http://odeo.com/episodes/25270978-SDRNews-Newsweek-Calls-It-AP-and-Murdoch-Problem-Easily-Solved AP and Murdoch: Easy Way to Solve Your Problem TMobile Sidekick Cloud Vaporizes The Fight for Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online AP and Murdoch Problem Almost Solved by Andrew McCaskey Problem Almost Solved Newsweek writes that Rupert Murdoch gave an impassioned speech to media executives in Beijing decrying that search engines-; in particular Google – are stealing from him, because Google links to his stories but doesn’t pay News Corp. to do so. It is an impassioned plea that has risen up from the Associated Press and from NewsCorp – and they claim as the reason that ad revenues have dropped from about $750 Million... AP and Murdoch: Easy Way to Solve Your Problem TMobile Sidekick Cloud Vaporizes The Fight for Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online AP and Murdoch Problem Almost Solved by Andrew McCaskey Problem Almost Solved Newsweek writes that Rupert Murdoch gave an impassioned speech to media executives in Beijing decrying that search engines-; in particular Google – are stealing from him, because Google links to his stories but doesn’t pay News Corp. to do so. It is an impassioned plea that has risen up from the Associated Press and from NewsCorp – and they claim as the reason that ad revenues have dropped from about $750 Million a year to $700 million. Weston Cassova calls BS: ” But if Murdoch really thinks Google is stealing from him, and if he really wants Google to stop driving all those readers to his Web sites at no charge, he can simply stop Google from linking to their news stories by going to his Web site’s robot.txt file and adding ‘Disallow.’ ” Simple and effective – if not dramatic “Yet neither AP nor News Corp. has taken this simple step to stop the marauding Google pirates from pillaging their cargo. Why? Because they know that their traffic would dry up overnight. They’d rather blame someone else for their failure to compete in a changing marketplace. They happily take all the customers Google sends them for free, and then accuse Google of theft. Classy.” Contact Us 120 MPG BMW Concept 3 wheeler Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… AP and Murdoch: Easy Way to Solve Your Problem TMobile Sidekick Cloud Vaporizes The Fight for Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online AP and Murdoch Problem Almost Solved by Andrew McCaskey Problem Almost Solved Newsweek writes that Rupert Murdoch gave an impassioned speech to media executives in Beijing decrying that search engines-; in particular Google – are stealing from him, because Google links to his stories but doesn’t pay News Corp. to do so. It is an impassioned plea that has risen up from the Associated Press and from NewsCorp – and they claim as the reason that ad revenues have dropped from about $750 Million a year to $700 million. Weston Cassova calls BS: ” But if Murdoch really thinks Google is stealing from him, and if he really wants Google to stop driving all those readers to his Web sites at no charge, he can simply stop Google from linking to their news stories by going to his Web site’s robot.txt file and adding ‘Disallow.’ ” Simple and effective – if not dramatic “Yet neither AP nor News Corp. has taken this simple step to stop the marauding Google pirates from pillaging their cargo. Why? Because they know that their traffic would dry up overnight. They’d rather blame someone else for their failure to compete in a changing marketplace. They happily take all the customers Google sends them for free, and then accuse Google of theft. Classy.” Contact Us 120 MPG BMW Concept 3 wheeler Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-11,25270978 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:27:51 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, skype, newsweek, tmobile, ap, newscorp http://odeo.com/episodes/25257124-SDRNews-Google-Power-Meter-Is-a-Winner Google Powermeter Partnership Biggest Microsoft Patch Day Ever Congress Asks FCC to Probe Google Voice SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Power Meter by Andrew McCaskey Ready for Holiday Giving The partnership announcement between Google and Energy, Inc for sale of devices that will interface directly with Google Power Meter is great news. For $200, a home owner can get a device that attaches to the common 200amp service panel, contains it’s own web server, and measures the power consumption for the household. The system is more or less real-time, as opposed to the overnight batch processing reporting that power company provid... Google Powermeter Partnership Biggest Microsoft Patch Day Ever Congress Asks FCC to Probe Google Voice SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Power Meter by Andrew McCaskey Ready for Holiday Giving The partnership announcement between Google and Energy, Inc for sale of devices that will interface directly with Google Power Meter is great news. For $200, a home owner can get a device that attaches to the common 200amp service panel, contains it’s own web server, and measures the power consumption for the household. The system is more or less real-time, as opposed to the overnight batch processing reporting that power company provided “smart meters” provide with a 24 hours lag. This is going to be snapped up by geeks all over the country – as it’s a way to get control of the power consumption in the home, and at the same time have some geekly fun. And with the price point, it won’t take too many months of monitoring and gaining geekly cred with friends and colleagues to break even and turn it into a money saving machine. Contact Us Mint CEO Aaron Patzer on Startups from Techcrunch on Vimeo. Mint CEO Advice on Startups Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Google Powermeter Partnership Biggest Microsoft Patch Day Ever Congress Asks FCC to Probe Google Voice SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Google Power Meter by Andrew McCaskey Ready for Holiday Giving The partnership announcement between Google and Energy, Inc for sale of devices that will interface directly with Google Power Meter is great news. For $200, a home owner can get a device that attaches to the common 200amp service panel, contains it’s own web server, and measures the power consumption for the household. The system is more or less real-time, as opposed to the overnight batch processing reporting that power company provided “smart meters” provide with a 24 hours lag. This is going to be snapped up by geeks all over the country – as it’s a way to get control of the power consumption in the home, and at the same time have some geekly fun. And with the price point, it won’t take too many months of monitoring and gaining geekly cred with friends and colleagues to break even and turn it into a money saving machine. Contact Us Mint CEO Aaron Patzer on Startups from Techcrunch on Vimeo. Mint CEO Advice on Startups Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-08,25257124 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:33:49 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News energy, SDRNews, google, power http://odeo.com/episodes/25251283-SDRNews-WiFi-on-a-Plane-Divide-by-Zero Free WiFi Coming to Airplanes ? Robotic Bees Broadband Service Mapping – Round 1 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Divide by Zero – Wifi on Airplanes by Andrew McCaskey Divide by Zero The excited announcement by Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines implementing the JIWire and Row44 inflight services sounds great. Until you ask “How does that happen, really ? Just having spent a number of hours in the airline system Chicago-LA-San Jose and return, the possibility of getting this thing to work is going to be a challenge. And the WiFi part of it is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s no doubt that there is lots of ... Free WiFi Coming to Airplanes ? Robotic Bees Broadband Service Mapping – Round 1 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Divide by Zero – Wifi on Airplanes by Andrew McCaskey Divide by Zero The excited announcement by Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines implementing the JIWire and Row44 inflight services sounds great. Until you ask “How does that happen, really ? Just having spent a number of hours in the airline system Chicago-LA-San Jose and return, the possibility of getting this thing to work is going to be a challenge. And the WiFi part of it is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s no doubt that there is lots of demand for the service. But unless it lives up to billing, it is going to take the same route as the GTE Airphones that gathered dust on aircraft for years. The problem is that in our homes – where most mobile professionals work when they are not on the road – we are pretty spoiled. I’ve yet to find a hotel below say $300 a night that has anything close to the level of media, connectivity and snacks that I enjoy each day. Particularly in wireless connectivity and media choice. This is not ten years ago – when the ability to dial up and pull email or FTP a small file while traveling was a source of wonder. File sizes, connectivity, security, and lag or delay tolerence standards are now up by at least one or two orders of magnitude. And, with cloud based services like SalesForce.com, Googledocs, and similar systems, that is going to accelerate. Expectations are even higher, set by home office standards. Lurking in the chilly waters below the visible iceberg? No primary power. The DC power jacks that made a brief appearance in business class on some widebody aircraft about ten years ago turned into a literal and figurative flash in the pan. AC power opens a can of worms and more importantly adds weight to the aircraft which hits fuel and operating costs. The real reason this is going to be a non starter ? Everyone wants it – but most are not going to pay for it. Visions of Wifi on the plane are great. Now find a comptroller that will sign off on moving 80% of their frequent travelers to Business Class on every flight on an airline that now is passing along the true costs of providing primary power for those laptops at “no charge”. That number has got to be small. Find and add the airlines that will put in power for “free” in coach and offer “free” ad based wifi, then divide the first number by the second. That’s what is known as a ‘divide by zero’ error. {sharethis} Contact Us Report Errors on Google Maps Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Free WiFi Coming to Airplanes ? Robotic Bees Broadband Service Mapping – Round 1 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST More Info on Screencasts Online Divide by Zero – Wifi on Airplanes by Andrew McCaskey Divide by Zero The excited announcement by Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines implementing the JIWire and Row44 inflight services sounds great. Until you ask “How does that happen, really ? Just having spent a number of hours in the airline system Chicago-LA-San Jose and return, the possibility of getting this thing to work is going to be a challenge. And the WiFi part of it is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s no doubt that there is lots of demand for the service. But unless it lives up to billing, it is going to take the same route as the GTE Airphones that gathered dust on aircraft for years. The problem is that in our homes – where most mobile professionals work when they are not on the road – we are pretty spoiled. I’ve yet to find a hotel below say $300 a night that has anything close to the level of media, connectivity and snacks that I enjoy each day. Particularly in wireless connectivity and media choice. This is not ten years ago – when the ability to dial up and pull email or FTP a small file while traveling was a source of wonder. File sizes, connectivity, security, and lag or delay tolerence standards are now up by at least one or two orders of magnitude. And, with cloud based services like SalesForce.com, Googledocs, and similar systems, that is going to accelerate. Expectations are even higher, set by home office standards. Lurking in the chilly waters below the visible iceberg? No primary power. The DC power jacks that made a brief appearance in business class on some widebody aircraft about ten years ago turned into a literal and figurative flash in the pan. AC power opens a can of worms and more importantly adds weight to the aircraft which hits fuel and operating costs. The real reason this is going to be a non starter ? Everyone wants it – but most are not going to pay for it. Visions of Wifi on the plane are great. Now find a comptroller that will sign off on moving 80% of their frequent travelers to Business Class on every flight on an airline that now is passing along the true costs of providing primary power for those laptops at “no charge”. That number has got to be small. Find and add the airlines that will put in power for “free” in coach and offer “free” ad based wifi, then divide the first number by the second. That’s what is known as a ‘divide by zero’ error. {sharethis} Contact Us Report Errors on Google Maps Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25251283 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:45:52 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews http://odeo.com/episodes/25245653-SDRNews-HP-SuperDome-in-Amazon-Mode GOP Organizes to Oppose Net Neutrality Verizon to Feature Android Phones Cloud Computing: The Hotel California of Data SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome – Amazon Mode by Andrew McCaskey Scalability Rules The HP Tech Day had some deep dive content that kept a number of the invited guests busy – for example, Ben Rockwood http://www.cuddletech.com/blog wanted to dispense with the GUI’s, spend the day on the command line and with ample supplies of coffee get to the bottom of all this. Since I’m not a professional IT admin, that had a little less appeal – although to be honest, I was able to follow the demos at the command line as w... GOP Organizes to Oppose Net Neutrality Verizon to Feature Android Phones Cloud Computing: The Hotel California of Data SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome – Amazon Mode by Andrew McCaskey Scalability Rules The HP Tech Day had some deep dive content that kept a number of the invited guests busy – for example, Ben Rockwood http://www.cuddletech.com/blog wanted to dispense with the GUI’s, spend the day on the command line and with ample supplies of coffee get to the bottom of all this. Since I’m not a professional IT admin, that had a little less appeal – although to be honest, I was able to follow the demos at the command line as well or better than the GUI based ones – I think simply because it was in smaller chunks. What I did get from Richard Warham’s talk on Adaptive Infrastructure was a sense of how HP has implemented the scalability of resources for front end, middleware, and back end database processing and how a cleverly set up SuperDome system with multiple cells, processors and memory can flex with demand, order level, web traffic and database calls dynamically. Old school “more blades” thinking reminds me of Scotty on Star Trek, throwing in more crystals and hoping that it holds together through the attack. The new scalable resources mode seems a lot more elegant. The other connection made for me was the similarity to Amazon’s EC2 cloud based service – exactly the same notion of allowing developers to have a variety of images or templates for highly tweaked configurations – to be called up at will – allowing production and dev sites to be resident on the same hardware. The final wrap-up with the business case from John Pickett told about a customer that had 30 different OS variants/patch levels/versions deployed – each reduced into an image template that salvaged original investment in code – but allowed the savings in energy costs and maintainability. The difference, though in responsiveness and control and speed has got to be major. As soon as we can get the videos posted, I think you’ll learn a lot, even if IT is not your career field. 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SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome – Amazon Mode by Andrew McCaskey Scalability Rules The HP Tech Day had some deep dive content that kept a number of the invited guests busy – for example, Ben Rockwood http://www.cuddletech.com/blog wanted to dispense with the GUI’s, spend the day on the command line and with ample supplies of coffee get to the bottom of all this. Since I’m not a professional IT admin, that had a little less appeal – although to be honest, I was able to follow the demos at the command line as well or better than the GUI based ones – I think simply because it was in smaller chunks. What I did get from Richard Warham’s talk on Adaptive Infrastructure was a sense of how HP has implemented the scalability of resources for front end, middleware, and back end database processing and how a cleverly set up SuperDome system with multiple cells, processors and memory can flex with demand, order level, web traffic and database calls dynamically. Old school “more blades” thinking reminds me of Scotty on Star Trek, throwing in more crystals and hoping that it holds together through the attack. The new scalable resources mode seems a lot more elegant. The other connection made for me was the similarity to Amazon’s EC2 cloud based service – exactly the same notion of allowing developers to have a variety of images or templates for highly tweaked configurations – to be called up at will – allowing production and dev sites to be resident on the same hardware. The final wrap-up with the business case from John Pickett told about a customer that had 30 different OS variants/patch levels/versions deployed – each reduced into an image template that salvaged original investment in code – but allowed the savings in energy costs and maintainability. The difference, though in responsiveness and control and speed has got to be major. As soon as we can get the videos posted, I think you’ll learn a lot, even if IT is not your career field. Contact Us Google Wave Tutorial Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-10-06,25245653 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:20:33 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, linux, android, google, opensource, solar http://odeo.com/episodes/25240733-SDRNews-Thanks-to-HP-For-Tech-Day-in-Cupertino Hidden Fees in “Free” Win 7 Upgrade DHS Seeks Security Experts Hotmail Accounts Compromised SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST –Your Comment Title Here– by Andrew McCaskey Plenty of video today – at the HP SUPERDOME Tech Day in Cupertino. Thanks to HP and IVY worldwide for the invitation. Learned a lot about high performance servers, and got to tour a portion of an HP Data Center literally five acres of server and storage racks. Flights tomorrow, but beginning Wednesay will have some of the tutorials and presentations online at the Events Tab. Throughout the day over 250 people stopped by – and thanks to work by Jeffrey Powers of Geeka... Hidden Fees in “Free” Win 7 Upgrade DHS Seeks Security Experts Hotmail Accounts Compromised SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST –Your Comment Title Here– by Andrew McCaskey Plenty of video today – at the HP SUPERDOME Tech Day in Cupertino. Thanks to HP and IVY worldwide for the invitation. Learned a lot about high performance servers, and got to tour a portion of an HP Data Center literally five acres of server and storage racks. Flights tomorrow, but beginning Wednesay will have some of the tutorials and presentations online at the Events Tab. Throughout the day over 250 people stopped by – and thanks to work by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine.comfor keeping the first deployment of the Cover IT Live software – some rough edges as we began to learn how to use it – but a useful tool that you will see more of on the Tech Podast Network. Thanks also to TPN, SimonSezIT.com and www.allthingsgeek.info or www.allthingsgeek.org for putting the embed on their sites as well. All sorts of real time field issues with audio, cameras, room layout, fan noise and connectivity – but enough to add some value and learn more. Next time , better. Contact Us --Your Title Here-- "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... Hidden Fees in “Free” Win 7 Upgrade DHS Seeks Security Experts Hotmail Accounts Compromised SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST –Your Comment Title Here– by Andrew McCaskey Plenty of video today – at the HP SUPERDOME Tech Day in Cupertino. Thanks to HP and IVY worldwide for the invitation. Learned a lot about high performance servers, and got to tour a portion of an HP Data Center literally five acres of server and storage racks. Flights tomorrow, but beginning Wednesay will have some of the tutorials and presentations online at the Events Tab. Throughout the day over 250 people stopped by – and thanks to work by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine.comfor keeping the first deployment of the Cover IT Live software – some rough edges as we began to learn how to use it – but a useful tool that you will see more of on the Tech Podast Network. Thanks also to TPN, SimonSezIT.com and www.allthingsgeek.info or www.allthingsgeek.org for putting the embed on their sites as well. All sorts of real time field issues with audio, cameras, room layout, fan noise and connectivity – but enough to add some value and learn more. Next time , better. Contact Us --Your Title Here-- "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25240733 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:39:49 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews http://odeo.com/episodes/25233859-SDRNews-Getting-Ready-for-HP-SuperDome-Tech-Day Napsterization of Books Facebook Captcha Fractured Identity Theft Not So Smart SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Getting Ready for HP Superdome Tech Day by Andrew McCaskey Very short comments – as we are preparing for HP Superdome Tech day – starting in about eight hours. Sure hope the luggage gets here. This is going to be a very short night. HP SuperDome Tech Day –Your Title Here– “Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeetin... Napsterization of Books Facebook Captcha Fractured Identity Theft Not So Smart SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Getting Ready for HP Superdome Tech Day by Andrew McCaskey Very short comments – as we are preparing for HP Superdome Tech day – starting in about eight hours. Sure hope the luggage gets here. This is going to be a very short night. HP SuperDome Tech Day –Your Title Here– “Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Napsterization of Books Facebook Captcha Fractured Identity Theft Not So Smart SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Getting Ready for HP Superdome Tech Day by Andrew McCaskey Very short comments – as we are preparing for HP Superdome Tech day – starting in about eight hours. Sure hope the luggage gets here. This is going to be a very short night. HP SuperDome Tech Day –Your Title Here– “Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. 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SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome Tech Day Coverage by Andrew McCaskey Live Coverage Monday October 5th We are fortunate to be on the invite list to a very exclusive event at Hewlett-Packard this coming Monday – the Superdome Tech Day at Cupertino HP Campus. We are anticipating a very small group in a highly focused, and we hope, interactive session with some of the top BCS Server people – both marketing and technical. There will be sessions on Mission critical applications, discussion of UNIX industry trends, and a tour of a portion of HP Labs. This event has been ... Google Wave Overhype Wireless Mesh Sees Through Walls Linked Launch Close to CRM SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome Tech Day Coverage by Andrew McCaskey Live Coverage Monday October 5th We are fortunate to be on the invite list to a very exclusive event at Hewlett-Packard this coming Monday – the Superdome Tech Day at Cupertino HP Campus. We are anticipating a very small group in a highly focused, and we hope, interactive session with some of the top BCS Server people – both marketing and technical. There will be sessions on Mission critical applications, discussion of UNIX industry trends, and a tour of a portion of HP Labs. This event has been in the works for several weeks, but just today we received permission to make portions of the day live coverage events on the SDRNewsroom channel. We are also trying out a realtime chat system where viewers will be able to interact more directly with the presenters. The “Cover-It-Live” system requires no special equipment or software on your end – but should allow us to provide a superior conference experience. It is going to be a new experience for SDRNews – and it promises to be a very interesting and challenging one day event. You will be able to catch the video directly on uStream.tv at SDRNewsroom and, more importantly participate directly in the online event at SDRNews.com. Send an email to events { AT} sdrnews.com and we will be able to send you an email reminder before we go live. Events should start around 8:30am Pacific time, with breaks for individual interviews between sessions. Agenda: 8:40 – 9:30 Superdome, Past, Present and Future: Jeff Kyle, BCS Server Marketing Manager 9:45 – 10:30 Unleashing the capabilities of Superdome with HP-UX, Brian Cox, BCS Director Software Marketing 10:45– 12:00 Superdome in an Adaptive Infrastructure Demonstration Tech Works: Richard Warham 1:15 – 2:15 Enterprise UNIX Industry Trends, Jean Bozman, Research Vice President, IDC Enterprise Server Group 2:30– 2:55 Superdome Solution Lifecycle for the Mission Critical Enterprise, Marc Higgins, BCS Solutions Development Architect 3:00—4:00 Superdome for the mission critical enterprise: RAS, partitioning, balanced architecture Panel of Experts— Marc Higgins, BCS Solutions Development Architect, Mark Riley, ESS Distinguished Technologist, and Jeff Foster, ESS Competitive Analyst 4:15- 5:00 Superdome as a Mainframe Alternative, John Pickett, ESS Competitive Program Manager 5:00 – 5:30 Superdome Tech Day Wrap-up Session and Q&A Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? 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SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HP SuperDome Tech Day Coverage by Andrew McCaskey Live Coverage Monday October 5th We are fortunate to be on the invite list to a very exclusive event at Hewlett-Packard this coming Monday – the Superdome Tech Day at Cupertino HP Campus. We are anticipating a very small group in a highly focused, and we hope, interactive session with some of the top BCS Server people – both marketing and technical. There will be sessions on Mission critical applications, discussion of UNIX industry trends, and a tour of a portion of HP Labs. This event has been in the works for several weeks, but just today we received permission to make portions of the day live coverage events on the SDRNewsroom channel. We are also trying out a realtime chat system where viewers will be able to interact more directly with the presenters. The “Cover-It-Live” system requires no special equipment or software on your end – but should allow us to provide a superior conference experience. It is going to be a new experience for SDRNews – and it promises to be a very interesting and challenging one day event. You will be able to catch the video directly on uStream.tv at SDRNewsroom and, more importantly participate directly in the online event at SDRNews.com. Send an email to events { AT} sdrnews.com and we will be able to send you an email reminder before we go live. Events should start around 8:30am Pacific time, with breaks for individual interviews between sessions. Agenda: 8:40 – 9:30 Superdome, Past, Present and Future: Jeff Kyle, BCS Server Marketing Manager 9:45 – 10:30 Unleashing the capabilities of Superdome with HP-UX, Brian Cox, BCS Director Software Marketing 10:45– 12:00 Superdome in an Adaptive Infrastructure Demonstration Tech Works: Richard Warham 1:15 – 2:15 Enterprise UNIX Industry Trends, Jean Bozman, Research Vice President, IDC Enterprise Server Group 2:30– 2:55 Superdome Solution Lifecycle for the Mission Critical Enterprise, Marc Higgins, BCS Solutions Development Architect 3:00—4:00 Superdome for the mission critical enterprise: RAS, partitioning, balanced architecture Panel of Experts— Marc Higgins, BCS Solutions Development Architect, Mark Riley, ESS Distinguished Technologist, and Jeff Foster, ESS Competitive Analyst 4:15- 5:00 Superdome as a Mainframe Alternative, John Pickett, ESS Competitive Program Manager 5:00 – 5:30 Superdome Tech Day Wrap-up Session and Q&A Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? 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SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days Net Neutrality: FUD Never Goes Out of Style by Andrew McCaskey FUD is Never Out of Style Ars Technica seems to disassemble the Wall Street Journal’s editorial line by line – and points out that if you are going to argue the points of a technology related case, you might want to have some basic understanding of the economics of the creation and distribution of content. Especially when pointing fingers at deployment of edge servers – presented as a m... Dropbox for the iPhone Passing the Torch on ICAAN Net Neutrality or Net Neutering ? . SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days Net Neutrality: FUD Never Goes Out of Style by Andrew McCaskey FUD is Never Out of Style Ars Technica seems to disassemble the Wall Street Journal’s editorial line by line – and points out that if you are going to argue the points of a technology related case, you might want to have some basic understanding of the economics of the creation and distribution of content. Especially when pointing fingers at deployment of edge servers – presented as a more equitable solution for Google and Microsoft to share the burden with ISP’s – with the idea that instead of campaigning for net neutrality in the political scheme, they should be taking some steps to do the heavy lifting in delivering the bits. It’s such a good idea that in fact all sorts of organizations have been deploying edge servers to speed delivery of content to customers. The very openness that the ISP’s claim to fear is in fact already offloading their network’s traffic – all for the reason that an open net permits exactly that sort of placement. Without the guarantee of net neutrality, that creative work around would be off limits. You can bet that in the bad old days, there would have been no placement of “foreign attachments” to the all powerful telco pipes. That battle was fought 41 years ago in the Carterphone decision. We don’t ever want to go back to those days. Contact Us Courier User Interface from Gizmodo on Vimeo. New Microsoft Courier Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. 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Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days Net Neutrality: FUD Never Goes Out of Style by Andrew McCaskey FUD is Never Out of Style Ars Technica seems to disassemble the Wall Street Journal’s editorial line by line – and points out that if you are going to argue the points of a technology related case, you might want to have some basic understanding of the economics of the creation and distribution of content. Especially when pointing fingers at deployment of edge servers – presented as a more equitable solution for Google and Microsoft to share the burden with ISP’s – with the idea that instead of campaigning for net neutrality in the political scheme, they should be taking some steps to do the heavy lifting in delivering the bits. It’s such a good idea that in fact all sorts of organizations have been deploying edge servers to speed delivery of content to customers. The very openness that the ISP’s claim to fear is in fact already offloading their network’s traffic – all for the reason that an open net permits exactly that sort of placement. Without the guarantee of net neutrality, that creative work around would be off limits. You can bet that in the bad old days, there would have been no placement of “foreign attachments” to the all powerful telco pipes. That battle was fought 41 years ago in the Carterphone decision. We don’t ever want to go back to those days. Contact Us Courier User Interface from Gizmodo on Vimeo. New Microsoft Courier Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-30,25213499 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:20:35 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News icann, SDRNews, microsoft, Broadband, stimulus, netneutrality http://odeo.com/episodes/25207319-SDRNews-Web-2-0-Wishes-vs-Wireless-Realities Power Gap Forces Smartphone Tradeoffs Cracking Open SharePoint Google Wave Times Eight SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wireless Realities – Web 2.0 Wishes by Andrew McCaskey How That Happens – Really Gigohm.com has an essay called “Bring Back the Radio Wars” that points out that the 1990’s battle between GSM, CDMA, 2G, 2.5G, 3G that have now moved on to WIMAX and LTE are really healthy. If LTE is the true meeting ground of all these systems, we are, collectively in trouble. We need to stop assuming that the matter is solved. It has merely been postponed, and a vigorous debate and contention needs to be restored to the wireless design spac... Power Gap Forces Smartphone Tradeoffs Cracking Open SharePoint Google Wave Times Eight SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wireless Realities – Web 2.0 Wishes by Andrew McCaskey How That Happens – Really Gigohm.com has an essay called “Bring Back the Radio Wars” that points out that the 1990’s battle between GSM, CDMA, 2G, 2.5G, 3G that have now moved on to WIMAX and LTE are really healthy. If LTE is the true meeting ground of all these systems, we are, collectively in trouble. We need to stop assuming that the matter is solved. It has merely been postponed, and a vigorous debate and contention needs to be restored to the wireless design space – before 2020 or 2025 when the system becomes unusable. In our enthusiasm for all things Web 2.0, we have become accustomed to bandwidth from the wired network, and – in bits and pieces with fits and starts some of that is becoming available in the wireless world. Our expectations, though – is that once a few of the bugs get worked out that the move to HD IP based television (in 3D, no less) will move just as smoothly as one set of wonders displaces another in the wired world. The article points out that LTE is going to require radio handsets agile over 14 separate RF bands.. Our recent success is not assurance of future performance. Possible, yes. Likely, perhaps – but not without cost or significant effort. As Pogo so famously said years ago ” We have met the enemy and he is us” . {sharethis} Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Power Gap Forces Smartphone Tradeoffs Cracking Open SharePoint Google Wave Times Eight SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wireless Realities – Web 2.0 Wishes by Andrew McCaskey How That Happens – Really Gigohm.com has an essay called “Bring Back the Radio Wars” that points out that the 1990’s battle between GSM, CDMA, 2G, 2.5G, 3G that have now moved on to WIMAX and LTE are really healthy. If LTE is the true meeting ground of all these systems, we are, collectively in trouble. We need to stop assuming that the matter is solved. It has merely been postponed, and a vigorous debate and contention needs to be restored to the wireless design space – before 2020 or 2025 when the system becomes unusable. In our enthusiasm for all things Web 2.0, we have become accustomed to bandwidth from the wired network, and – in bits and pieces with fits and starts some of that is becoming available in the wireless world. Our expectations, though – is that once a few of the bugs get worked out that the move to HD IP based television (in 3D, no less) will move just as smoothly as one set of wonders displaces another in the wired world. The article points out that LTE is going to require radio handsets agile over 14 separate RF bands.. Our recent success is not assurance of future performance. Possible, yes. Likely, perhaps – but not without cost or significant effort. As Pogo so famously said years ago ” We have met the enemy and he is us” . {sharethis} Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-29,25207319 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:55:56 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, wireless, fiberoptic, googlewave http://odeo.com/episodes/25202091-SDRNews-Google-Wave-%E2%80%93-Looking-for-Failure NewEgg IPO 500 Billion Hours of Video in Five Years Bad Idea: Banking Via Twitter SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Google Wave – Looking for Failure by Andrew McCaskey Failure is Not An Option- It’s Our Objective Failure is exactly what we want. Failure is exactly what we should expect. Success is what we should be afraid of in the upcoming introduction of Google Wave. The best that we can hope for out of the 100,000 Google Wave users to be unleashed on Wednesday is a whole lot of failures. In fact, that would be the very best outcome – because that would indicate that we really don’t know what the new technology is useful for. And, with luck, t... NewEgg IPO 500 Billion Hours of Video in Five Years Bad Idea: Banking Via Twitter SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Google Wave – Looking for Failure by Andrew McCaskey Failure is Not An Option- It’s Our Objective Failure is exactly what we want. Failure is exactly what we should expect. Success is what we should be afraid of in the upcoming introduction of Google Wave. The best that we can hope for out of the 100,000 Google Wave users to be unleashed on Wednesday is a whole lot of failures. In fact, that would be the very best outcome – because that would indicate that we really don’t know what the new technology is useful for. And, with luck, there will be locked away somewhere, from some basement or garage, an application that will be dismissed by almost everyone as totally useless that will suddenly gain traction, and within a few years become so essential that we could not imagine lives without it. The worst outcome is the limited adoption of Google Wave as a more-or-less successful implementation as another wiki like collaboration tool – the latest and coolest way to pass around notes during boring online meetings, or a way to allow spammers one more path into our attention window. With this sort of outcome, there will be no reason to switch, and Google Wave will join the list in the Deadpool. So, it’s time to root for some failures, because that is going to be a successful start. {sharethis} Contact Us TED Talk – Dan Pink Science of Motivation Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… NewEgg IPO 500 Billion Hours of Video in Five Years Bad Idea: Banking Via Twitter SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Google Wave – Looking for Failure by Andrew McCaskey Failure is Not An Option- It’s Our Objective Failure is exactly what we want. Failure is exactly what we should expect. Success is what we should be afraid of in the upcoming introduction of Google Wave. The best that we can hope for out of the 100,000 Google Wave users to be unleashed on Wednesday is a whole lot of failures. In fact, that would be the very best outcome – because that would indicate that we really don’t know what the new technology is useful for. And, with luck, there will be locked away somewhere, from some basement or garage, an application that will be dismissed by almost everyone as totally useless that will suddenly gain traction, and within a few years become so essential that we could not imagine lives without it. The worst outcome is the limited adoption of Google Wave as a more-or-less successful implementation as another wiki like collaboration tool – the latest and coolest way to pass around notes during boring online meetings, or a way to allow spammers one more path into our attention window. With this sort of outcome, there will be no reason to switch, and Google Wave will join the list in the Deadpool. So, it’s time to root for some failures, because that is going to be a successful start. {sharethis} Contact Us TED Talk – Dan Pink Science of Motivation Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25202091 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:43:56 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, video, twitter, photonics, googlewave http://odeo.com/episodes/25196635-SDRNews-Aussie-Netbook-Un-Hackable-For-How-Long Australian NSW Unhackable Netbook Viagra Spam Makes $4k a Day Time on Social Networks SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Unhackable ? For How Long ? by Andrew McCaskey Political License It’s always amazing to see how politicians fail to realize who might be listening. The governement in Australia is getting ready to release a new series of netbooks to 250,000 students. Pretty exciting stuff – RFID physical tracking, Windows7 Application locker. It’s to be released into what CIO Stephen Wilson calls “the most hostile environment you can roll computers into” – the local high school. “At the physical layer, each netbook is password-... Australian NSW Unhackable Netbook Viagra Spam Makes $4k a Day Time on Social Networks SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Unhackable ? For How Long ? by Andrew McCaskey Political License It’s always amazing to see how politicians fail to realize who might be listening. The governement in Australia is getting ready to release a new series of netbooks to 250,000 students. Pretty exciting stuff – RFID physical tracking, Windows7 Application locker. It’s to be released into what CIO Stephen Wilson calls “the most hostile environment you can roll computers into” – the local high school. “At the physical layer, each netbook is password-protected and embedded with tracking software at the BIOS level of the machine. If a netbook were to be stolen or sold, the department can remotely disable it over the network. Even if the hard drive of the machine was swapped out or the operating system wiped, it would be useless to unauthorised users. The department used the AppLocker functionality within Windows 7 to dictate which applications are installed. Web access on the netbooks is filtered according to a corporate security policy (using McAfee’s SmartFilter technology) plus an additional SOCKS-based proxy client, which provides web filtering at the network layer.” The only variable left is the challenge that had now been thrown down to the hacker community worldwide. My prediction ? Pwned within three months. It’s not just the political class listening. {sharethis} Contact Us Balloon to Edge of Space Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Australian NSW Unhackable Netbook Viagra Spam Makes $4k a Day Time on Social Networks SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Unhackable ? For How Long ? by Andrew McCaskey Political License It’s always amazing to see how politicians fail to realize who might be listening. The governement in Australia is getting ready to release a new series of netbooks to 250,000 students. Pretty exciting stuff – RFID physical tracking, Windows7 Application locker. It’s to be released into what CIO Stephen Wilson calls “the most hostile environment you can roll computers into” – the local high school. “At the physical layer, each netbook is password-protected and embedded with tracking software at the BIOS level of the machine. If a netbook were to be stolen or sold, the department can remotely disable it over the network. Even if the hard drive of the machine was swapped out or the operating system wiped, it would be useless to unauthorised users. The department used the AppLocker functionality within Windows 7 to dictate which applications are installed. Web access on the netbooks is filtered according to a corporate security policy (using McAfee’s SmartFilter technology) plus an additional SOCKS-based proxy client, which provides web filtering at the network layer.” The only variable left is the challenge that had now been thrown down to the hacker community worldwide. My prediction ? Pwned within three months. It’s not just the political class listening. {sharethis} Contact Us Balloon to Edge of Space Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-27,25196635 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:48:43 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, spam, ubuntu, hacking, netbook http://odeo.com/episodes/25180794-SDRNews-Practical-Net-Neutrality Microsoft Says Chrome Plug-In is Risky Plan Mark Cuban Predicts Comcast Net Neutrality Winner USB 3.0 Demonstrations SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality on the Cheap by Andrew McCaskey How’s That Working For You ? That’s the question that Dr. Phil asks after a guest stumbles along explaining his actions, digging the hole deeper and deeper as Dr Phil and the audience become more incredulous that the guest can deliver the reasoning with a straight face. That’s the question that we might also want to ask critics of Net Neutrality rules. Their answer would be – it’s not working too well, and that’s why we’d like for Net... Microsoft Says Chrome Plug-In is Risky Plan Mark Cuban Predicts Comcast Net Neutrality Winner USB 3.0 Demonstrations SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality on the Cheap by Andrew McCaskey How’s That Working For You ? That’s the question that Dr. Phil asks after a guest stumbles along explaining his actions, digging the hole deeper and deeper as Dr Phil and the audience become more incredulous that the guest can deliver the reasoning with a straight face. That’s the question that we might also want to ask critics of Net Neutrality rules. Their answer would be – it’s not working too well, and that’s why we’d like for Net Neutrality to go away. We’ve made the investment, most of it under the old business model of setting up toll roads and as soon as this free/perfect/now madness passes, we can get back to business. The answer should be that that model is long dead, just as the cost of long distance service has gone to effectively zero – and would be even lower still if there was not the overhead liability of the central office switching model that refuses to place the intelligence at the edge of the network. After several years of excellent service from the Ooma VoIP system for a single home line, I just added a second number for my home office, configured the forwarding, voicemail, custom ring, set my choices of a second ring on the remote Ooma Scout, and placed three customer service calls to isolate a defective unit. A totally different experience than similar discussions with Verizon – or for that matter the telco clone Packet8 (8×8) that is following exactly the telco practice of maximum confusion, jargon, constant upsell, and less than perfect voice quality. Net Neutrality – Ooma style – is working pretty well for me. Contact Us Dymaxion Car – Ford Museum Film Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Microsoft Says Chrome Plug-In is Risky Plan Mark Cuban Predicts Comcast Net Neutrality Winner USB 3.0 Demonstrations SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality on the Cheap by Andrew McCaskey How’s That Working For You ? That’s the question that Dr. Phil asks after a guest stumbles along explaining his actions, digging the hole deeper and deeper as Dr Phil and the audience become more incredulous that the guest can deliver the reasoning with a straight face. That’s the question that we might also want to ask critics of Net Neutrality rules. Their answer would be – it’s not working too well, and that’s why we’d like for Net Neutrality to go away. We’ve made the investment, most of it under the old business model of setting up toll roads and as soon as this free/perfect/now madness passes, we can get back to business. The answer should be that that model is long dead, just as the cost of long distance service has gone to effectively zero – and would be even lower still if there was not the overhead liability of the central office switching model that refuses to place the intelligence at the edge of the network. After several years of excellent service from the Ooma VoIP system for a single home line, I just added a second number for my home office, configured the forwarding, voicemail, custom ring, set my choices of a second ring on the remote Ooma Scout, and placed three customer service calls to isolate a defective unit. A totally different experience than similar discussions with Verizon – or for that matter the telco clone Packet8 (8×8) that is following exactly the telco practice of maximum confusion, jargon, constant upsell, and less than perfect voice quality. Net Neutrality – Ooma style – is working pretty well for me. Contact Us Dymaxion Car – Ford Museum Film Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25180794 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:53:38 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, comcast, netneutrality, cuban, dropbox, Usb3.0 http://odeo.com/episodes/25175300-SDRNews-Yahoo%E2%80%99s-100-Million-Hail-Mary-Pass FireFox Goes for the Office Ribbon UI Twitter App Store Total Information Awareness Rises Again SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Yahoo’s $100 Million Hail Mary by Andrew McCaskey A Very Bad Feeling If I were a Yahoo stockholder, I would have a very bad feeling about this $100 million advertising campaign about to be kicked off by Yahoo management. It sounds like a sure fire way to get rid of a lot of money and instead of building the brand, have the reverse effect. As AOL begins to fade, Yahoo is probably not too far behind. Like the comfort food qualities of Wheaties, Ovaltine and Quaker Oats, Yahoo will be able to resonate with a large part of the population, f... FireFox Goes for the Office Ribbon UI Twitter App Store Total Information Awareness Rises Again SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Yahoo’s $100 Million Hail Mary by Andrew McCaskey A Very Bad Feeling If I were a Yahoo stockholder, I would have a very bad feeling about this $100 million advertising campaign about to be kicked off by Yahoo management. It sounds like a sure fire way to get rid of a lot of money and instead of building the brand, have the reverse effect. As AOL begins to fade, Yahoo is probably not too far behind. Like the comfort food qualities of Wheaties, Ovaltine and Quaker Oats, Yahoo will be able to resonate with a large part of the population, for a while – but it looks like a losing battle. At least they don’t have the expensive embarrassment of a $4 Billion purchase where they forgot to get the source code as a part of the deal. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… FireFox Goes for the Office Ribbon UI Twitter App Store Total Information Awareness Rises Again SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Yahoo’s $100 Million Hail Mary by Andrew McCaskey A Very Bad Feeling If I were a Yahoo stockholder, I would have a very bad feeling about this $100 million advertising campaign about to be kicked off by Yahoo management. It sounds like a sure fire way to get rid of a lot of money and instead of building the brand, have the reverse effect. As AOL begins to fade, Yahoo is probably not too far behind. Like the comfort food qualities of Wheaties, Ovaltine and Quaker Oats, Yahoo will be able to resonate with a large part of the population, for a while – but it looks like a losing battle. At least they don’t have the expensive embarrassment of a $4 Billion purchase where they forgot to get the source code as a part of the deal. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25175300 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:21:22 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, yahoo http://odeo.com/episodes/25168024-SDRNews-Search-for-the-Cable-TV-Tipping-Point UnVanish Pulls Vanished Messages Back to Life Torvalds: Linux is Bloated Google Wave Will Kill IE6 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Search for the Tipping Point for Television by Andrew McCaskey When Online Trumps Cable and Satellite The detailed story in Wired about the rise and strategy of Netflix points out some facts that are easy to misplace. First of all, since the company’s founding in the late 1990’s, there was never a business plan that was tied, exclusively to DVD delivery. In fact, the only reason that the company has survived is the Copyright doctrine of First Purchase rights – that anyone who purchases an item has the right to use or disp... UnVanish Pulls Vanished Messages Back to Life Torvalds: Linux is Bloated Google Wave Will Kill IE6 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Search for the Tipping Point for Television by Andrew McCaskey When Online Trumps Cable and Satellite The detailed story in Wired about the rise and strategy of Netflix points out some facts that are easy to misplace. First of all, since the company’s founding in the late 1990’s, there was never a business plan that was tied, exclusively to DVD delivery. In fact, the only reason that the company has survived is the Copyright doctrine of First Purchase rights – that anyone who purchases an item has the right to use or dispose of it as they see fit. And slipping it into red envelopes and the US Mail fits entirely within that rights bundle. From the beginning, the vision of the company was providing video and entertainment choices to customers before they knew that they wanted the choice. Netflix was able to do this by harvesting the information from millions of transactions, identifying items that could also be recommended to other users. Now, with some 10 million subscribers and a decision several years ago not to be in the hardware business (spinning off their player to Roku) their software is now embedded in millions of XBox, Tivo, Samsung TV’s and blue-ray players. Meantime, the cable and satellite “choices” dwindle into more shopping channels, promos and religious infomercials. When the balance tips, cable and satellite providers are going to have no one to blame – as they run for cover. Contact Us Google Chrome Frame Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… UnVanish Pulls Vanished Messages Back to Life Torvalds: Linux is Bloated Google Wave Will Kill IE6 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Search for the Tipping Point for Television by Andrew McCaskey When Online Trumps Cable and Satellite The detailed story in Wired about the rise and strategy of Netflix points out some facts that are easy to misplace. First of all, since the company’s founding in the late 1990’s, there was never a business plan that was tied, exclusively to DVD delivery. In fact, the only reason that the company has survived is the Copyright doctrine of First Purchase rights – that anyone who purchases an item has the right to use or dispose of it as they see fit. And slipping it into red envelopes and the US Mail fits entirely within that rights bundle. From the beginning, the vision of the company was providing video and entertainment choices to customers before they knew that they wanted the choice. Netflix was able to do this by harvesting the information from millions of transactions, identifying items that could also be recommended to other users. Now, with some 10 million subscribers and a decision several years ago not to be in the hardware business (spinning off their player to Roku) their software is now embedded in millions of XBox, Tivo, Samsung TV’s and blue-ray players. Meantime, the cable and satellite “choices” dwindle into more shopping channels, promos and religious infomercials. When the balance tips, cable and satellite providers are going to have no one to blame – as they run for cover. Contact Us Google Chrome Frame Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-22,25168024 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:33:29 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, html5, ie6, googledocs, google wave http://odeo.com/episodes/25162430-SDRNews-Net-Neutrality-Gets-a-Chance FCC Plan for Open Internet Skype IP Hole Dug Deeper Clean Coal : Unworkable but Funded SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality Gets a Chance by Andrew McCaskey Moving Fast, Closing Window Now is no time to be giving high-five’s on the topic of netneutrality. FCC Chairman Genachowski’s speech and the policies rules that are proposed are the opening salvo in a battle that will be fought out for the remainder of this administration’s term. There is simply too much money in play- and with some of the World Class lobbyist efforts now targeting a common foe – the next three years are going to be spent in the defensive mode, keeping the interne... FCC Plan for Open Internet Skype IP Hole Dug Deeper Clean Coal : Unworkable but Funded SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality Gets a Chance by Andrew McCaskey Moving Fast, Closing Window Now is no time to be giving high-five’s on the topic of netneutrality. FCC Chairman Genachowski’s speech and the policies rules that are proposed are the opening salvo in a battle that will be fought out for the remainder of this administration’s term. There is simply too much money in play- and with some of the World Class lobbyist efforts now targeting a common foe – the next three years are going to be spent in the defensive mode, keeping the internet free and open. If the principles and rules are not in place, challenged and resolved with court appeals, final ruling and precedent completed, it is always a danger that progress will be temporary. Let us hope that now that the pendulum is swinging in the direction that promises a continuation of the innovation at the edge, that there is a long time before it starts to swing back the other way. If not, we are condemning our grandchildren to the equivalent of the 300Baud modem – the sort of innovation that we would have about now if there had not been an opening of the telecom arena less than 30 years ago. In fact 1200 Baud was the high speed option – and maybe that would have been what we could look forward to along the way. Contact Us --Your Title Here-- "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... FCC Plan for Open Internet Skype IP Hole Dug Deeper Clean Coal : Unworkable but Funded SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Net Neutrality Gets a Chance by Andrew McCaskey Moving Fast, Closing Window Now is no time to be giving high-five’s on the topic of netneutrality. FCC Chairman Genachowski’s speech and the policies rules that are proposed are the opening salvo in a battle that will be fought out for the remainder of this administration’s term. There is simply too much money in play- and with some of the World Class lobbyist efforts now targeting a common foe – the next three years are going to be spent in the defensive mode, keeping the internet free and open. If the principles and rules are not in place, challenged and resolved with court appeals, final ruling and precedent completed, it is always a danger that progress will be temporary. Let us hope that now that the pendulum is swinging in the direction that promises a continuation of the innovation at the edge, that there is a long time before it starts to swing back the other way. If not, we are condemning our grandchildren to the equivalent of the 300Baud modem – the sort of innovation that we would have about now if there had not been an opening of the telecom arena less than 30 years ago. In fact 1200 Baud was the high speed option – and maybe that would have been what we could look forward to along the way. Contact Us --Your Title Here-- "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25162430 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:57:40 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, fcc, net neutrality http://odeo.com/episodes/25157326-SDRNews-Skype-Implosion-%E2%80%93-More-than-Even-Chance Skype in Crossfire RF Problems with Digital TV Verizon’s Copper Slimdown SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype’s Chances by Andrew McCaskey Skype Implosion I think that there is a more than even chance that Skype will implode. And if that happens, it will be a major loss. The news over the weekend that the two Skype founders have sued not only eBay and Sierra Partners, but ex-Joost executive Mike Volpi and a UK investment house indicate to me that this has moved way beyond a business case and into the personal. Joost was probably one of the most highly hyped introductions in the past three or four years. Fast out of the gate, the officially santioned Hulu ... Skype in Crossfire RF Problems with Digital TV Verizon’s Copper Slimdown SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype’s Chances by Andrew McCaskey Skype Implosion I think that there is a more than even chance that Skype will implode. And if that happens, it will be a major loss. The news over the weekend that the two Skype founders have sued not only eBay and Sierra Partners, but ex-Joost executive Mike Volpi and a UK investment house indicate to me that this has moved way beyond a business case and into the personal. Joost was probably one of the most highly hyped introductions in the past three or four years. Fast out of the gate, the officially santioned Hulu was dismissed as a joke. Something happened along the way, and it’s coming back to haunt the Skype transaction. Apparently, as Joost was scrambling to change from a peer-to-peer architecture (the original configuration that kept transmission bandwidth expenses low), Volpi became aware of some technical secrets that got passed along to eBay, without the knowledge or permission of Friis and Zennstrom. Not only double crossed by a partner, but making a fortune at the same time. With all parties being as rich as kings, there’s no need to seek further gain except to fund revenge. The Skype founders (and the underlying bits for Kazaa, Morpheus and half a dozen others) have nothing they want so much as to sink Volpi. And if they have to bring down a service that keeps 400 million people in touch, they’ll do so. That’s the game that only rich guys can play well. {sharethis} Contact Us NO Video "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... Skype in Crossfire RF Problems with Digital TV Verizon’s Copper Slimdown SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype’s Chances by Andrew McCaskey Skype Implosion I think that there is a more than even chance that Skype will implode. And if that happens, it will be a major loss. The news over the weekend that the two Skype founders have sued not only eBay and Sierra Partners, but ex-Joost executive Mike Volpi and a UK investment house indicate to me that this has moved way beyond a business case and into the personal. Joost was probably one of the most highly hyped introductions in the past three or four years. Fast out of the gate, the officially santioned Hulu was dismissed as a joke. Something happened along the way, and it’s coming back to haunt the Skype transaction. Apparently, as Joost was scrambling to change from a peer-to-peer architecture (the original configuration that kept transmission bandwidth expenses low), Volpi became aware of some technical secrets that got passed along to eBay, without the knowledge or permission of Friis and Zennstrom. Not only double crossed by a partner, but making a fortune at the same time. With all parties being as rich as kings, there’s no need to seek further gain except to fund revenge. The Skype founders (and the underlying bits for Kazaa, Morpheus and half a dozen others) have nothing they want so much as to sink Volpi. And if they have to bring down a service that keeps 400 million people in touch, they’ll do so. That’s the game that only rich guys can play well. {sharethis} Contact Us NO Video "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-20,25157326 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:41:43 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, skype, joost, digitaltv http://odeo.com/episodes/25142702-SDRNews-Collateral-Damage-%E2%80%93-Songwriters Smart Grid of 75,000 Homes in San Jose Voice Calls through Twitter Microsoft Unveils Killer for Google Apps SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Collateral Damage by Andrew McCaskey Left Out In the Cold Ars Technica reports that “Just when it seems the music industry is starting to come around to the realities of digital distribution, groups representing songwriters, composers, and music publishers are hoping to tack on additional licensing fees to music downloaded online. If fact, the group would like to earn performances fees even from the 30-second previews you can hear when you browse the iTunes Store.” The flip answer is ” how’s that workin for... Smart Grid of 75,000 Homes in San Jose Voice Calls through Twitter Microsoft Unveils Killer for Google Apps SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Collateral Damage by Andrew McCaskey Left Out In the Cold Ars Technica reports that “Just when it seems the music industry is starting to come around to the realities of digital distribution, groups representing songwriters, composers, and music publishers are hoping to tack on additional licensing fees to music downloaded online. If fact, the group would like to earn performances fees even from the 30-second previews you can hear when you browse the iTunes Store.” The flip answer is ” how’s that workin for ya ?” But it is a real problem. The performing artists have a chance to continue to make money from Live Concerts, T-Shirt sales, concert DVD sales and fan clubs. And so far, it looks like the song writers and composers are not getting much of a cut of that revenue stream. That’s where they need to look, rather than trying to squeeze the fees directly. In the end, the consumer is going to pay for fees tacked on to the previews, one way or another. Songwriters are going to find it easier to work with the artists directly than they will from consumers twice removed.Who would just as soon steal the songs anyway, except that the iTunes Music Store is just a lot more convenient. Contact Us The Twitter Times – Video Tour from Maxim Grinev on Vimeo. Twitter Tim.es Newspaper Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Smart Grid of 75,000 Homes in San Jose Voice Calls through Twitter Microsoft Unveils Killer for Google Apps SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Collateral Damage by Andrew McCaskey Left Out In the Cold Ars Technica reports that “Just when it seems the music industry is starting to come around to the realities of digital distribution, groups representing songwriters, composers, and music publishers are hoping to tack on additional licensing fees to music downloaded online. If fact, the group would like to earn performances fees even from the 30-second previews you can hear when you browse the iTunes Store.” The flip answer is ” how’s that workin for ya ?” But it is a real problem. The performing artists have a chance to continue to make money from Live Concerts, T-Shirt sales, concert DVD sales and fan clubs. And so far, it looks like the song writers and composers are not getting much of a cut of that revenue stream. That’s where they need to look, rather than trying to squeeze the fees directly. In the end, the consumer is going to pay for fees tacked on to the previews, one way or another. Songwriters are going to find it easier to work with the artists directly than they will from consumers twice removed.Who would just as soon steal the songs anyway, except that the iTunes Music Store is just a lot more convenient. Contact Us The Twitter Times – Video Tour from Maxim Grinev on Vimeo. Twitter Tim.es Newspaper Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-17,25142702 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:51:21 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, jajah, smartgrid http://odeo.com/episodes/25137266-SDRNews-Skype-Suit-Needs-to-Settle-Quickly Skype Lawsuit Demands Billions In Damages Apple Snow Leopard Still Vulnerable Google Gets WiMax SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype Suit Better Get Sorted Out by Andrew McCaskey Better Get Sorted Out Fast The lawsuit between the inventors of Skype and eBay, SilverLake Partners and investors better get sorted out quickly. The speed at which the net moves could puncture that revenue balloon in a few months. It’s extremely hard to believe that the deal several years ago went through without somone questioning the exact details of what was and was not included in the transfer. To have left the technology ownership in question looks like a monumental mistake on the... Skype Lawsuit Demands Billions In Damages Apple Snow Leopard Still Vulnerable Google Gets WiMax SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype Suit Better Get Sorted Out by Andrew McCaskey Better Get Sorted Out Fast The lawsuit between the inventors of Skype and eBay, SilverLake Partners and investors better get sorted out quickly. The speed at which the net moves could puncture that revenue balloon in a few months. It’s extremely hard to believe that the deal several years ago went through without somone questioning the exact details of what was and was not included in the transfer. To have left the technology ownership in question looks like a monumental mistake on the part of Meg Whitman and the eBay management team at that time. And, as I mentioned on air, it appears that the big deal equivalent of Title Insurance is not in play here either. What is in play is the announcement that all 350 million Facebook users are soon to have access to a realtime VoIP chat client – one to one and one to many. Add to that the Google voice, Google Wave and similar systems that are playing around in the same arena, and Skype’s functional advantage may not be as ironclad as it was only two years ago. In addition, Twitter and Jajah just announced a way to link Twitter users by phone, passing info through Twitter DM for free two minute calls. Sort of an audio tweet, but realtime and sufficient for many uses. Along with some recent actions by Skype that seem to have cut the legs out from under an independent developer ecosystem, it looks like some strange decisions are being made in the platform. All that is not building value into the deal. In fact, it’s slipping away minute by minute. Contact Us No Embed Available Darpa Robot Hops 25 Ft Wall Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Skype Lawsuit Demands Billions In Damages Apple Snow Leopard Still Vulnerable Google Gets WiMax SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Skype Suit Better Get Sorted Out by Andrew McCaskey Better Get Sorted Out Fast The lawsuit between the inventors of Skype and eBay, SilverLake Partners and investors better get sorted out quickly. The speed at which the net moves could puncture that revenue balloon in a few months. It’s extremely hard to believe that the deal several years ago went through without somone questioning the exact details of what was and was not included in the transfer. To have left the technology ownership in question looks like a monumental mistake on the part of Meg Whitman and the eBay management team at that time. And, as I mentioned on air, it appears that the big deal equivalent of Title Insurance is not in play here either. What is in play is the announcement that all 350 million Facebook users are soon to have access to a realtime VoIP chat client – one to one and one to many. Add to that the Google voice, Google Wave and similar systems that are playing around in the same arena, and Skype’s functional advantage may not be as ironclad as it was only two years ago. In addition, Twitter and Jajah just announced a way to link Twitter users by phone, passing info through Twitter DM for free two minute calls. Sort of an audio tweet, but realtime and sufficient for many uses. Along with some recent actions by Skype that seem to have cut the legs out from under an independent developer ecosystem, it looks like some strange decisions are being made in the platform. All that is not building value into the deal. In fact, it’s slipping away minute by minute. Contact Us No Embed Available Darpa Robot Hops 25 Ft Wall Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-16,25137266 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:15:19 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, skype http://odeo.com/episodes/25131912-SDRNews-The-Wallstreet-Journal-Is-Special Facebook Hits 300 Million and Profits Voice Chat to Facebook No Patches for XP SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wall Street Journal is Special by Andrew McCaskey Really Special NewsCorp execs might want to exercise some caution as they extend their Wall Street Journal experience into other online media. Rupert Murdoch has been very clear – he intends to charge for every bit of content across the NewsCorp empire. And, the reasoning goes, if the WSJ can do it it ought to apply to other product like the Fox content produced for Hulu. The thing that is being overlooked is that the WSJ is special – a specialized audience to whom the Journal is as much of a finan... Facebook Hits 300 Million and Profits Voice Chat to Facebook No Patches for XP SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wall Street Journal is Special by Andrew McCaskey Really Special NewsCorp execs might want to exercise some caution as they extend their Wall Street Journal experience into other online media. Rupert Murdoch has been very clear – he intends to charge for every bit of content across the NewsCorp empire. And, the reasoning goes, if the WSJ can do it it ought to apply to other product like the Fox content produced for Hulu. The thing that is being overlooked is that the WSJ is special – a specialized audience to whom the Journal is as much of a financial tool or aspirational statement as it is a news source. Generalizing into the realm of online media is dangerous. And, introducing the notion of charging for online content a the rate equal to a newspaper is on slippery slope. The reason is demographic: As long as Murdoch is alive, it’s probably a viable strategy. The point is that at age 81, he’s right. A lot of his audience is not 30 years old, and don’t value the Journal as much as someone in their 40’s or 50’s. In ten years, though, they will be forty. They just won’t be subscribers to the Wall Street Journal, since the habit (not the delivery mechanism) did not get set early. And Hulu will be forgotten, since it did not take all that much time to fire up the torrents again. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Facebook Hits 300 Million and Profits Voice Chat to Facebook No Patches for XP SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Wall Street Journal is Special by Andrew McCaskey Really Special NewsCorp execs might want to exercise some caution as they extend their Wall Street Journal experience into other online media. Rupert Murdoch has been very clear – he intends to charge for every bit of content across the NewsCorp empire. And, the reasoning goes, if the WSJ can do it it ought to apply to other product like the Fox content produced for Hulu. The thing that is being overlooked is that the WSJ is special – a specialized audience to whom the Journal is as much of a financial tool or aspirational statement as it is a news source. Generalizing into the realm of online media is dangerous. And, introducing the notion of charging for online content a the rate equal to a newspaper is on slippery slope. The reason is demographic: As long as Murdoch is alive, it’s probably a viable strategy. The point is that at age 81, he’s right. A lot of his audience is not 30 years old, and don’t value the Journal as much as someone in their 40’s or 50’s. In ten years, though, they will be forty. They just won’t be subscribers to the Wall Street Journal, since the habit (not the delivery mechanism) did not get set early. And Hulu will be forgotten, since it did not take all that much time to fire up the torrents again. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-15,25131912 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:49:50 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, Facebook, wsj, newscorp http://odeo.com/episodes/25126554-SDRNews-Proof-Google-Has-Smart-People Linux Webserver Botnet FTC Forces Sears and KMart out of Spyware Google Liberates Data SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Proof That Google Has Smart People by Andrew McCaskey Proof Google Has Smart People Google has some very smart people – politically as well as technically skilled. You need look no further than the announcement of the “Data Liberation Front” . The newly announced effort is to make sure that users can retrieve their content – be it gmail, blogs, photos, Google Documents or one of scores of other types of content that may have been placed on Google’s cloud. The analogy used was the apartment landlord who allowed you to move... Linux Webserver Botnet FTC Forces Sears and KMart out of Spyware Google Liberates Data SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Proof That Google Has Smart People by Andrew McCaskey Proof Google Has Smart People Google has some very smart people – politically as well as technically skilled. You need look no further than the announcement of the “Data Liberation Front” . The newly announced effort is to make sure that users can retrieve their content – be it gmail, blogs, photos, Google Documents or one of scores of other types of content that may have been placed on Google’s cloud. The analogy used was the apartment landlord who allowed you to move out at any time – but stipulated that you had to leave all of your possessions behind . Not only did it make it less likely that someone would move into the apartment, it was far less likely that they would ever move out. The net result is that there was no reason to build innovative new apartments. As altruistic as all this might sound, it looks to me that Google’s actions are preventative medicine, just one step ahead of an investigation by the Federal Trade Commissions, among others on market power. Here’s one situation where the likely target is smart enough to listen. Or maybe the Administration is smart enough to know that just floating the idea is sufficient for a target who is smart enough to listen. Contact Us Railgun 5.6kJ – Composite of 7 shots from Ravi gaddipati on Vimeo. Garage Homebuilt Railgun Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… Linux Webserver Botnet FTC Forces Sears and KMart out of Spyware Google Liberates Data SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Proof That Google Has Smart People by Andrew McCaskey Proof Google Has Smart People Google has some very smart people – politically as well as technically skilled. You need look no further than the announcement of the “Data Liberation Front” . The newly announced effort is to make sure that users can retrieve their content – be it gmail, blogs, photos, Google Documents or one of scores of other types of content that may have been placed on Google’s cloud. The analogy used was the apartment landlord who allowed you to move out at any time – but stipulated that you had to leave all of your possessions behind . Not only did it make it less likely that someone would move into the apartment, it was far less likely that they would ever move out. The net result is that there was no reason to build innovative new apartments. As altruistic as all this might sound, it looks to me that Google’s actions are preventative medicine, just one step ahead of an investigation by the Federal Trade Commissions, among others on market power. Here’s one situation where the likely target is smart enough to listen. Or maybe the Administration is smart enough to know that just floating the idea is sufficient for a target who is smart enough to listen. Contact Us Railgun 5.6kJ – Composite of 7 shots from Ravi gaddipati on Vimeo. Garage Homebuilt Railgun Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-14,25126554 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:09:44 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, google, ftc, netbooks http://odeo.com/episodes/25121145-SDRNews-HD-Radio-Tries-Yet-Again 801.11n Finally Approved Android Ready for Takeoff MMS Begins for the iPhone SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HD Radio Tries Again by Andrew McCaskey Let’s See How You Add This Up CBS Radio has announced that they will be adding an HDRadio channel in four markets – Chicago, NY, LA and San Francisico – programmed with material developed by Last.fm. All of this by mid-October. If the traffic levels that we have seen at the last four CES shows are any indicator, this is a snoozer of the first order. HDRadio is quickly on the track of BluRay as far as expensive, un-needed and manufacturer driven, in the face of streaming audio, mp3, and web based streamin... 801.11n Finally Approved Android Ready for Takeoff MMS Begins for the iPhone SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HD Radio Tries Again by Andrew McCaskey Let’s See How You Add This Up CBS Radio has announced that they will be adding an HDRadio channel in four markets – Chicago, NY, LA and San Francisico – programmed with material developed by Last.fm. All of this by mid-October. If the traffic levels that we have seen at the last four CES shows are any indicator, this is a snoozer of the first order. HDRadio is quickly on the track of BluRay as far as expensive, un-needed and manufacturer driven, in the face of streaming audio, mp3, and web based streaming with connectivity that’s on the way from outlets like Last.fm, Stitcher, and Pandora. It’s better than the current fare – but the whole thing is about choice -successfully pushing the content and business model in another direction is pretty unlikely. Just watch Sirius-XM and see how that works. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… 801.11n Finally Approved Android Ready for Takeoff MMS Begins for the iPhone SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HD Radio Tries Again by Andrew McCaskey Let’s See How You Add This Up CBS Radio has announced that they will be adding an HDRadio channel in four markets – Chicago, NY, LA and San Francisico – programmed with material developed by Last.fm. All of this by mid-October. If the traffic levels that we have seen at the last four CES shows are any indicator, this is a snoozer of the first order. HDRadio is quickly on the track of BluRay as far as expensive, un-needed and manufacturer driven, in the face of streaming audio, mp3, and web based streaming with connectivity that’s on the way from outlets like Last.fm, Stitcher, and Pandora. It’s better than the current fare – but the whole thing is about choice -successfully pushing the content and business model in another direction is pretty unlikely. Just watch Sirius-XM and see how that works. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-13,25121145 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:51:56 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, android, wifi, HDradio http://odeo.com/episodes/25105336-SDRNews-Yahoo-Ups-the-Ante-100MB 100MB Attachments to Yahoo Mail Motorolas First Android Phone Google Voice versus Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Simple Communications and Storage by Andrew McCaskey But Not a Solution Yahoo! Mail users can now attach large files up to 100MB in size to any message they send using drop.io ’s “Attach Large Files” application. Just click on the “Attach Large Files” heading in your Applications listing in Yahoo! Mail. What’s great about is that all your files are stored on the Yahoo cloud, so your recipients can see what files you’ve sent and either download them individually or all at once. You can send as many files as you want per up to 100MB p... 100MB Attachments to Yahoo Mail Motorolas First Android Phone Google Voice versus Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Simple Communications and Storage by Andrew McCaskey But Not a Solution Yahoo! Mail users can now attach large files up to 100MB in size to any message they send using drop.io ’s “Attach Large Files” application. Just click on the “Attach Large Files” heading in your Applications listing in Yahoo! Mail. What’s great about is that all your files are stored on the Yahoo cloud, so your recipients can see what files you’ve sent and either download them individually or all at once. You can send as many files as you want per up to 100MB per message. From a development perspective, the Attach Large Files app is interesting because it was built entirely on top of the drop.io open API. The company wanted to show off the potential of the API . Storage and communications merged into one app – with a familiar interface as well – just made for sending family video. But – for family photos and videos, it would be only one part of the greater digital storage strategy – a second remote storage option that you control – Pogoplug or physical DVD – are needed.. Contact Us Yahoo Adds 100MB Attachments with drop.io Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… 100MB Attachments to Yahoo Mail Motorolas First Android Phone Google Voice versus Skype SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Simple Communications and Storage by Andrew McCaskey But Not a Solution Yahoo! Mail users can now attach large files up to 100MB in size to any message they send using drop.io ’s “Attach Large Files” application. Just click on the “Attach Large Files” heading in your Applications listing in Yahoo! Mail. What’s great about is that all your files are stored on the Yahoo cloud, so your recipients can see what files you’ve sent and either download them individually or all at once. You can send as many files as you want per up to 100MB per message. From a development perspective, the Attach Large Files app is interesting because it was built entirely on top of the drop.io open API. The company wanted to show off the potential of the API . Storage and communications merged into one app – with a familiar interface as well – just made for sending family video. But – for family photos and videos, it would be only one part of the greater digital storage strategy – a second remote storage option that you control – Pogoplug or physical DVD – are needed.. Contact Us Yahoo Adds 100MB Attachments with drop.io Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-10,25105336 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:46:36 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, yahoo, Storage, cloud http://odeo.com/episodes/25100129-SDRNews-HDTV-Paradox-Some-Consumers-Not-Falling-in-Line 3D TV Has Technical and Human Problems Twitter Growing Size and Maybe Revenues Moon Landings Verified SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HDTV Paradox by Andrew McCaskey They are Not Following Along If you are a TV Executive, you have a lot on your mind – and it is not put at ease by the latest Forrester report that notes – as an aside to home networking issues and opportunities – that the adoption and uptake of HDTV is concentrated in the over-40 set – not younger viewers. That may have something to do with the price point for young families, but that has not seemed to hold down consumption in other areas. And the earliest adopters who should be c... 3D TV Has Technical and Human Problems Twitter Growing Size and Maybe Revenues Moon Landings Verified SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HDTV Paradox by Andrew McCaskey They are Not Following Along If you are a TV Executive, you have a lot on your mind – and it is not put at ease by the latest Forrester report that notes – as an aside to home networking issues and opportunities – that the adoption and uptake of HDTV is concentrated in the over-40 set – not younger viewers. That may have something to do with the price point for young families, but that has not seemed to hold down consumption in other areas. And the earliest adopters who should be climbing on the bandwagon are not. HD monitors for gaming – that might be another story entirely. But the demographic trend that favors PC’s in twenty and thirty year olds is not the sort of long term business that a thinking network executive wants to see. Yet, the report stated that for entertainment, that demographic has yet to get with the program. Maybe it has something to do with the programming – I am just that close to sending DirecTV to the edge. If I figure the cost per hour for Television consumed, it’s already in the list of some of the most expensive items I enjoy. As opposed to Comcast. Of course that’s internet only – that pipe hits the cable modem and does not stop anywhere along the way. Roughly the same dollars per month.. Hours of use ? about 18 times more. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… 3D TV Has Technical and Human Problems Twitter Growing Size and Maybe Revenues Moon Landings Verified SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST HDTV Paradox by Andrew McCaskey They are Not Following Along If you are a TV Executive, you have a lot on your mind – and it is not put at ease by the latest Forrester report that notes – as an aside to home networking issues and opportunities – that the adoption and uptake of HDTV is concentrated in the over-40 set – not younger viewers. That may have something to do with the price point for young families, but that has not seemed to hold down consumption in other areas. And the earliest adopters who should be climbing on the bandwagon are not. HD monitors for gaming – that might be another story entirely. But the demographic trend that favors PC’s in twenty and thirty year olds is not the sort of long term business that a thinking network executive wants to see. Yet, the report stated that for entertainment, that demographic has yet to get with the program. Maybe it has something to do with the programming – I am just that close to sending DirecTV to the edge. If I figure the cost per hour for Television consumed, it’s already in the list of some of the most expensive items I enjoy. As opposed to Comcast. Of course that’s internet only – that pipe hits the cable modem and does not stop anywhere along the way. Roughly the same dollars per month.. Hours of use ? about 18 times more. Contact Us Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-09,25100129 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:45:00 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, twitter, Space, NASA, 3d http://odeo.com/episodes/25094583-SDRNews-Web-Forecast-RSS-Clouds-and-Waves Google Wave Could Change Web Nuclear Power Outlook Improving Cloud RSS for Wordpress.com SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Changing Web Weather: RSS Clouds and Waves by Andrew McCaskey Waves Breaking Over US If there is any doubt that a year after the Lehman Brother’s collapse that we are in a world of change – and a world of hurt if you are not able to respond to the change- look no further than the two items in the podcast today concerning the Cloud RSS adoption by Wordpress and the reminder that in less than three weeks, 100,000 invites to Google Wave are going to flood the net. With the flood will come a frantic search for business models within the fram... Google Wave Could Change Web Nuclear Power Outlook Improving Cloud RSS for Wordpress.com SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Changing Web Weather: RSS Clouds and Waves by Andrew McCaskey Waves Breaking Over US If there is any doubt that a year after the Lehman Brother’s collapse that we are in a world of change – and a world of hurt if you are not able to respond to the change- look no further than the two items in the podcast today concerning the Cloud RSS adoption by Wordpress and the reminder that in less than three weeks, 100,000 invites to Google Wave are going to flood the net. With the flood will come a frantic search for business models within the frameworks of Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress that most online content providers depend upon, and a round of innovation that will upset the apple cart once again. Not literally, you understand – I expect that Apple will once again come out on top. Small wonder that both Drupal 7 and Joomla 1.6 are being slow-rolled by their respective groups. The environment is too unstable to lock down products that are incremental releases and improvements on systems that are extensions that do not incorporate at least some of the new technology. Contact Us No Video Today "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... Google Wave Could Change Web Nuclear Power Outlook Improving Cloud RSS for Wordpress.com SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Changing Web Weather: RSS Clouds and Waves by Andrew McCaskey Waves Breaking Over US If there is any doubt that a year after the Lehman Brother’s collapse that we are in a world of change – and a world of hurt if you are not able to respond to the change- look no further than the two items in the podcast today concerning the Cloud RSS adoption by Wordpress and the reminder that in less than three weeks, 100,000 invites to Google Wave are going to flood the net. With the flood will come a frantic search for business models within the frameworks of Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress that most online content providers depend upon, and a round of innovation that will upset the apple cart once again. Not literally, you understand – I expect that Apple will once again come out on top. Small wonder that both Drupal 7 and Joomla 1.6 are being slow-rolled by their respective groups. The environment is too unstable to lock down products that are incremental releases and improvements on systems that are extensions that do not incorporate at least some of the new technology. Contact Us No Video Today "Watch Today's Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net -- from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-08,25094583 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:10:13 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, googlewave, cloudrss http://odeo.com/episodes/25088337-SDRNews-Daily-Video-About-to-Retire WebOS Is Here Not Every Cloud Has Silver Lining EMail Hacking for Hire Finds Marketplace SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Daily Video To Retire by Andrew McCaskey It’s getting time for the video of the day to come to an end. When I started the group as an experiment in August three years ago, it was a novelty to find, among the stupid pet tricks and coke/mento combos, some interesting content. There were individuals promoting some of their projects, a few manufacturers with product demos and various quirky tech focused short clips of tesla coils, chemical experiments, gadgets, curiosities and materials of general audience interest. No longer. It’s time to add videos as... WebOS Is Here Not Every Cloud Has Silver Lining EMail Hacking for Hire Finds Marketplace SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Daily Video To Retire by Andrew McCaskey It’s getting time for the video of the day to come to an end. When I started the group as an experiment in August three years ago, it was a novelty to find, among the stupid pet tricks and coke/mento combos, some interesting content. There were individuals promoting some of their projects, a few manufacturers with product demos and various quirky tech focused short clips of tesla coils, chemical experiments, gadgets, curiosities and materials of general audience interest. No longer. It’s time to add videos as a normal part of the program – some days with two or three, other days maybe none. So, starting September 8 videos will just be a part of the program. You will also begin to see a shift from regular transcripts into a more story by story treatment. Show notes will remain for the month of September, but effective October 1 will be distributed only by email in the SDRNewsletter. There’s a makeover in the works, and I promise, you are going to like it – the next few weeks we will be shifting gears. It is going to be fun. Contact Us EtherPad Time Slider Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… WebOS Is Here Not Every Cloud Has Silver Lining EMail Hacking for Hire Finds Marketplace SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Daily Video To Retire by Andrew McCaskey It’s getting time for the video of the day to come to an end. When I started the group as an experiment in August three years ago, it was a novelty to find, among the stupid pet tricks and coke/mento combos, some interesting content. There were individuals promoting some of their projects, a few manufacturers with product demos and various quirky tech focused short clips of tesla coils, chemical experiments, gadgets, curiosities and materials of general audience interest. No longer. It’s time to add videos as a normal part of the program – some days with two or three, other days maybe none. So, starting September 8 videos will just be a part of the program. You will also begin to see a shift from regular transcripts into a more story by story treatment. Show notes will remain for the month of September, but effective October 1 will be distributed only by email in the SDRNewsletter. There’s a makeover in the works, and I promise, you are going to like it – the next few weeks we will be shifting gears. It is going to be fun. Contact Us EtherPad Time Slider Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-07,25088337 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:21:08 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, WebOS, cloudcomputing http://odeo.com/episodes/25069231-SDRNews-What-Have-We-Learned-3D-Deja-Vu iPhones Overload ATT Network EFF Warns on Behavioural Advertising Snow Leopard Less Secure Than Win7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST What Did We Learn Today ? 3D Deja Vu by Andrew McCaskey And Now Class, What Have We Learned Today ? “The Financial Times is reporting that Sony is announcing 3D TVs for late 2010. It is an important boost for the 3D industry, It looks like the UK will be the pioneer market, as British Sky Broadcasting has said it would introduce a 3D satellite channel in the UK next year It’s another glasses-based technology with “active shutter” being employed also employed on NVIDIA’s glasses. Expect to see 3D Bravia telev... iPhones Overload ATT Network EFF Warns on Behavioural Advertising Snow Leopard Less Secure Than Win7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST What Did We Learn Today ? 3D Deja Vu by Andrew McCaskey And Now Class, What Have We Learned Today ? “The Financial Times is reporting that Sony is announcing 3D TVs for late 2010. It is an important boost for the 3D industry, It looks like the UK will be the pioneer market, as British Sky Broadcasting has said it would introduce a 3D satellite channel in the UK next year It’s another glasses-based technology with “active shutter” being employed also employed on NVIDIA’s glasses. Expect to see 3D Bravia television sets, Vaio laptops, PS3s and Blu-ray disc players compatible with this technology. The consumer electronics industry has yet to agree on a single 3D standard, posing the risk of a format war akin to that between VHS and Betamax or Blu-ray and HD-DVD standards. There are several types of 3D technology. Sony has opted for “active shutter” technology, using electronic glasses containing tiny shutters that open and close rapidly in synch with the television image to create a 3D impression. Cinema 3D uses “polarisation” technology with simpler glasses. However, this only works when viewers are at a certain angle to the screen, making it less suited to home viewing. What have we learned today, class ? If the industry persists on another drag out standards battle, it appears not much.{sharethis} Contact Us Autonomous Vehicle Research Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… iPhones Overload ATT Network EFF Warns on Behavioural Advertising Snow Leopard Less Secure Than Win7 SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST What Did We Learn Today ? 3D Deja Vu by Andrew McCaskey And Now Class, What Have We Learned Today ? “The Financial Times is reporting that Sony is announcing 3D TVs for late 2010. It is an important boost for the 3D industry, It looks like the UK will be the pioneer market, as British Sky Broadcasting has said it would introduce a 3D satellite channel in the UK next year It’s another glasses-based technology with “active shutter” being employed also employed on NVIDIA’s glasses. Expect to see 3D Bravia television sets, Vaio laptops, PS3s and Blu-ray disc players compatible with this technology. The consumer electronics industry has yet to agree on a single 3D standard, posing the risk of a format war akin to that between VHS and Betamax or Blu-ray and HD-DVD standards. There are several types of 3D technology. Sony has opted for “active shutter” technology, using electronic glasses containing tiny shutters that open and close rapidly in synch with the television image to create a 3D impression. Cinema 3D uses “polarisation” technology with simpler glasses. However, this only works when viewers are at a certain angle to the screen, making it less suited to home viewing. What have we learned today, class ? If the industry persists on another drag out standards battle, it appears not much.{sharethis} Contact Us Autonomous Vehicle Research Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-03,25069231 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:12:07 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, sony, apple, 3d, at&t, televison http://odeo.com/episodes/25064383-SDRNews-Cable-Sets-the-Broadband-Bar-Low $32Million Claim Against ISP Big Cable to FCC: Broadband As Advertised SalesForce.com for Small Business SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Setting the Bar Low by Andrew McCaskey FCC Gets the Cable ISP Answer The feedback is coming in for the Federal Communication Commission’s request for a definition of broadband. The cable trade association said that “The Commission should continue to look at maximum advertised speed rather than some measure of ‘actual’ speed,” The FCC noted that “For example, advertised throughput rates generally differ from actual rates, are not uniformly measured, and have different constraints over different tech... $32Million Claim Against ISP Big Cable to FCC: Broadband As Advertised SalesForce.com for Small Business SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Setting the Bar Low by Andrew McCaskey FCC Gets the Cable ISP Answer The feedback is coming in for the Federal Communication Commission’s request for a definition of broadband. The cable trade association said that “The Commission should continue to look at maximum advertised speed rather than some measure of ‘actual’ speed,” The FCC noted that “For example, advertised throughput rates generally differ from actual rates, are not uniformly measured, and have different constraints over different technologies” . Comcast said “it’s out of our hands” and that ” the actual online experience of any particular consumer at any particular moment in time involves a wide range of factors, many of which are outside the control of the Internet service provider.” Given this, the cable ISP suggests that “the ‘provisioned’ speed AT&T goes for the functional approach: For residential customers, that minimal set of applications should include the ability to exchange e-mails, participate in instant messaging, and engage in basic Web-browsing,” AT&T says. “It also should include the ability to engage in Internet-based education programs, interact with Internet-based government services, and participate in online energy, healthcare, and public-safety programs.” If you are planning to aim low and hit, words like “participate in”, “Engage” and “Participate” are just the sort of linguistic cover that will allow for the sloppiest marginal coverage - not much better than the practice of coloring a county as served by broadband if there was one person in the county with some degree of connectivity above dialup. The rest of the world is laughing and we are content with this sort of competitive posture. We will look back to the “good old days” when the US was #18 in broadband service. We are firmly on the charts at number 18 with a bullet. Fasy moving but unfortunately headed the wrong way. Contact Us Jira and the Lincvolt Project Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… $32Million Claim Against ISP Big Cable to FCC: Broadband As Advertised SalesForce.com for Small Business SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST Setting the Bar Low by Andrew McCaskey FCC Gets the Cable ISP Answer The feedback is coming in for the Federal Communication Commission’s request for a definition of broadband. The cable trade association said that “The Commission should continue to look at maximum advertised speed rather than some measure of ‘actual’ speed,” The FCC noted that “For example, advertised throughput rates generally differ from actual rates, are not uniformly measured, and have different constraints over different technologies” . Comcast said “it’s out of our hands” and that ” the actual online experience of any particular consumer at any particular moment in time involves a wide range of factors, many of which are outside the control of the Internet service provider.” Given this, the cable ISP suggests that “the ‘provisioned’ speed AT&T goes for the functional approach: For residential customers, that minimal set of applications should include the ability to exchange e-mails, participate in instant messaging, and engage in basic Web-browsing,” AT&T says. “It also should include the ability to engage in Internet-based education programs, interact with Internet-based government services, and participate in online energy, healthcare, and public-safety programs.” If you are planning to aim low and hit, words like “participate in”, “Engage” and “Participate” are just the sort of linguistic cover that will allow for the sloppiest marginal coverage - not much better than the practice of coloring a county as served by broadband if there was one person in the county with some degree of connectivity above dialup. The rest of the world is laughing and we are content with this sort of competitive posture. We will look back to the “good old days” when the US was #18 in broadband service. We are firmly on the charts at number 18 with a bullet. Fasy moving but unfortunately headed the wrong way. Contact Us Jira and the Lincvolt Project Watch Today’s Video Episode Be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SDR530 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview and SDRNews… tag:odeo.com,2009-09-02,25064383 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:21:12 -0700 no Slashdot Review - Produced by SDR News SDRNews, Broadband, fcc, Salesforce