MacBook Earthquake Detector Google’s NSA Connection Penny Mining 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 Contact Us Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. Newton Virus - Art Virus for Mac Watch the You Tube Episode Today’s Headlines Include… MacBook Earthquake Detector Google’s NSA Connection Penny Mining 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 Twenty Five and the Next by Andrew McCaskey News items such as the Infoworld 25th Anniversary of items such as the original Motorola Dynamax “Bananna Phone”, the Apple Lisa, the Death/rebirth of AT&T, Lotus 1-2-3 and the Compaq Portable are always entertaining, especially if you were a part of technology at that time. They were, for their time, as amazing and enthralling (at least to tech early adopters and enthusiasts) as any hardware or software product that we have today. Placed in context, the dial up 300Baud modems and primative networks such as Compuserve, GE Info Systems or the Lockheed provided network were as revolutionary as the roll out of 3G and FiOS. What is different ? The characteristics of technology that recedes into the background as an enabler, rather than as the main show itself. From a technologist viewpoint, it kind of misses the point - that you would have all this incredible applied science going on - and it would be used for the most trivial of purposes. H.L. Mencken said that no one ever went broke underestimating the American pubic, and regardless of the underlying technology, he was right on target. All you have to do is tie it to some sort of social network and you have a billion dollar ringtone business. Click to view videos submitted or recommended by other SDR podcast listeners. . . If you find a YouTube video that pertains to one of our news items, or have produced an item that would be of interest to SDR listeners, please send us the link slashdotreview{at}gmail.com 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 SLASH2 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview… Slashdot Review by Email - Sign up here: Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz Less