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Digital RSS FeedsTPN Round Table #2 2012 WordPress Plugins Recomendations - In this Round Table Jeffrey from Geekazine.com shares his recommendations for wordpress plugins. Todd Cochrane of GeekNewsCentral.com talks about PowerPress 3.0 and the new Meta Marks feature along with an assortment of other new features.....Feed Source: www.geeknewscentral.com Siano Brings Broadcast TV To iPhones and iPad - Although not present in the USA and Europe, viewing broadcast TV on mobile phones is very popular in Asian countries and parts of South America. Andy and Don talk to Guy from Siano Mobile Silicon about the technology behind this cultural phenomena. Watching broadcast TV on mobile phones has been very popular in China, Japan and [ ]... MakerBot Replicator Prints 3D Objects - If you’ve never come across a MakerBot before, think of it is an inkjet printer, which instead of printing on paper with ink, prints a three dimensional object with plastic. Andy and Don investigate further with Bre from MakerBot. Announced at CES, the MakerBot Replicator is bigger and better, with an increased volume capacity and the [ ]... Not Just StuffIt! At Smith Micro - Smith Micro is best known for its Mac software and StuffIt! in particular but the company’s portfolio is much wider than that. Andy and Don chat to Carla of Smith Micro Software to find out what else the company does. Smith Micro has a portfolio of products in the mobile wireless space, delivering solutions for telcos [ ]... PrivacyStar Blocks Unwanted Smartphone Calls - As on-line marketers transfer their cold-calling attention away from land-lines to cell and mobile phones, their calls are becoming increasingly an annoyance when you are out-and-about. PrivacyStar offers a multilayered solution for Android and Blackberry to cut unwanted calls. Andy finds out more. PrivacyStar is a smartphone app to block unwanted calls and SMS texts. [ ]... ContourRoam Bullet Cam for Action Sports - Snowboarders, skiers, mountainbikers, sky divers, hunters – if you want to show off your latest adventures to your friends and enemies, then Contour’s new bullet cam is the way to do it. Andy gets the deets from Marie at Contour. The Contour+ was launched back in spring 2011 and quickly gained a following among the [ ]... Nexia Home Intelligence - Some of you may be familiar with Schlage Link, but they are now rebranded as Nexia Home Intelligence to give users more of an idea what they are all about. They are working to bring total control of a user’s home right to the fingertips. From security, to heating and air conditioning to home automation, [ ]... 4iConcepts Invisible Keypad for iPhone - Everyone loves today’s touchscreen keyboards, right? Okay, most people love them, but for some users they are a real struggle because of large fingers or vision problems. That’s where the new Invisible Keypad from 4iConcepts comes in. The Invisible Keypad is a clear overlay of the iPhone screen that works with a custom phone case [ ]... iOnRoad Warns Drivers of Danger - As well as being a really bad pun, iOnRoad is an augmented reality app that helps car drivers become safer drivers. Courtney gets into the fast lane to find out more about this app which was awarded a CES Innovation Honoree prize. Available for Android smartphones now and the iPhone soon, the app uses the smartphone’s camera, GPS [ ]... GoDaddy Super Bowl .Co Ad Special - GoDaddy Super Bowl ads run later today. The team at GoDaddy have shared some awesome hosting and .co domain Specials for the game! This is the best pricing and discounts I have ever seen on these products to date. GoDaddy Super Bowl Specials! Offer: 25% off 4GH hosting plans (12 months+) Use Promo Code CES2 [ ]... TMS-2012-02-03 #44 New Media Space - Rob Greenlee and Jeffrey Powers and I talk tech, from the last week. We get in pretty hot and heavy about the new media space. Subscribe: Audio | HD | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Follow @geeknews on Twitter Google+ Circle Me! My Facebook Profile Podcast Facebook Page My YouTube Channel Visit the Ohana [ ]... Magellan Roadmate RV - Magellan recently showed of the Roadmate RV, a specialty GPS unit made for recreational vehicles. This isn’t the typical GPS device you would place in your car, but a very specialized unit made specifically for the RV. For instance, automodile drivers don’t generally have to worry if their car will fit on a particular road. [ ]... Canon Shows Off New Camcorders - Canon was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to show off a new line of camcorders. There are six new cameras in the Vixia line and the cool new feature is built-in WiFi. With the WiFi users can now not only transfer their video to computers and other devices, but even upload [ ]... Fulton Innovation Brings Wireless Charging Everywhere - Fulton Innovation was a founding member of the Wireless Power Consortium and were recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to show off their latest, no pun intended, innovations. They are working to unify a standard for wireless charging of all of your devices from phones to tablets and more. The standard is [ ]... The Logitech Cube Presenter / Mouse - Logitech picked up an Innovation award at the recent Consumer Electronics Show for their new Cube, which is a combination mouse and presenter. It acts as a wireless mouse while being used on any surface, but when picked up it becomes a presenter, or remote control, for your presentation. The Cube charges via USB and [ ]... The New Line of Turtlebeach Headphones - Turtlebeach, famous for their audio products, has a new line of headphones designed for use with tablets and smartphones, and geared specifically towards mobile gaming. They had the whole lineup on display recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and Scott Ertz of F5 Live and The Tech Podcast Network got a tour. [ ]... Zimri Speakers Brings Incredible Wireless Sound - Zimri Speakers was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show to display their latest line of speakers. They have a full range beginning with tiny bluetooth speakers that can be used with a laptop or even tablets and smartphones. What sets their speakers apart is both battery life and the lack of distortion, even at the [ ]... MXL Tempo Microphone for iPad and Computer - MXL joined Jeffrey powers last month at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas to talk about their new Tempo Microphones. The new Tempo Mics work with both laptop and desktop computers, but they are also compatible with the iPad. That last part is key because the iPad isn’t typically able to work with microphones [ ]... UPnP Forum and How Your Gadgets Stream Music - If you’ve ever wondered how your gadgets talk amongst themselves to successfully play music from your PC through a media streamer, you’ll be interested in this interview with Dr Alan Messer, President of the UPnP Forum. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is the standard by which IP networked gadgets advertise their services and intercommunicate. Formed [ ]... Ivee Digit Alarm Clock - The Ivee Digit alarm clock looks like an ordinary bedside LCD or LED alarm clock…but would it be at CES if it was just that? Andy and Courtney finds out what makes Ivee tick. The Ivee Digit understands natural language and can respond to 35 voice commands and speaks the date, time and temperature. The big [ ]... Altair Semiconductor Powers 4G and LTE - The Altair Semiconductor Company specialises in 4G and LTE wireless chipsets for the mobile telecoms industry. Andy and Courtney chat to the CEO of Altair to find out more more about the transition to the latest wireless standards. 4G, LTE and mobile broadband were all key technologies at CES this year, with products incorporating 4G announced from [ ]... Cinefy Bring Cool Hollywood Special Effects to Your Home Movies - One of the things that make Hollywood movies fun are the great special effects. Soon with the help of Cinefy by Chairseven you will be able to add branded special effects to the home movies you make on your iPhone, iPad and Android device. Right now there are over 50 effects packages with 120 animations. [ ]... OWC Power2U USB in an AC Wall Outlet - OWC are more usually known for their line of Mac-compatible SSDs but unsurprisingly, they do have other products. Andy finds out more from Grant. The unsightly profusion of mobile phone, tablet and other gadget chargers is a bane of modern life. OWC have a tidy and green solution in the shape of a standard power [ ]... Vertix Raptor Helmet Communicator - Veteran biker, Andy “Hog” McCaskey, checks out Vertix‘s Raptor helmet communicator. Let’s roll! Vertix Raptor-i is a Bluetooth-based helmet communication system that brings together phone, intercom, radio and music player functions into a single unit. It’s perfect for any activity where wearing a helmet is the norm including motorcycling, motorport and skiing. A microphone and speaker are fitted [ ]... The High End of Sound with California Audio Technology - California Audio Technology, known as CAT, work with third-party hardware vendors in the home theater field to produce some of the best sound quality available. They were recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showing off their latest top-of-the-line 2 channel audio speakers. These aren’t speakers for the feint of heart. Each tower [ ]... SolarKindle Lighted Kindle Cover - The E Ink screens of e-book readers are much easier on the eyes than traditional LCD ones but as they’re not backlit, reading in low light or the dark is a little tricky. SolarFocus‘s lighted Kindle cover solves this problem and more. Andy takes a look. The SolarKindle lighted Kindle cover is a combination of a [ ]... HomeGrid Forum Shows Off ?Any Wire, Anywhere? Technology - HomeGrid Forum may not be a household name, but if you are looking to build-out the best home network imaginable then you may want to check out their technology. HomeGrid Forum is made up of many major companies from around the world such as AT&T, Intel, Best Buy, Motorola, Marvell, and others. Using G.hn, a [ ]... Penclic ? the Pen Mouse - Swedish company Penclic think that the pen is mightier than the sword mouse so Andy gets to grips with the Penclic Mouse to see if it’s true. A picture paints a thousand words and once you’ve seen the picture to the left, you’ll pretty much have grasped (sorry) the concept. You hold the Penclic Mouse as you [ ]... The Toshiba Excite X10 Tablet - Toshiba was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showing off their new Excite X10 tablet. The X10 is impressive upon first view because it is currently the world’s thinnest tablet at just 7.7 millimeters. Toshiba senior product manager Duke Dang explains that using magnesium and a bonding method between the touch panel [ ]... Vivitek Qumi Q5 Projectors - Vivitek hit the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month with a full new line of projectors known as the Qumi Q5 line. The Qumi is Vivitek’s line of home-theater-quality projectors. These are, obviously, front-end projectors, which bring the absolute best picture to your living room or dedicated home theater room. TPN’s Jon Wurm [ ]... Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes - Ok folks, the comment spam over here has just gotten to be amazingly thick, to the point that I am not even sure if any real person has commented since Lumpy about a month ago. Therefore, I am moving to a new site for my blog. The Geeks Blog is to be found by combining the bold words and adding a dot com, and it will be the new location for my blog. It's using the new Movable Type 3.33, and will have more restrictive commenting. If you want to comment, and have your comment show up within 3 months, I recommend TypeKey.
This install will no longer accept any comments unless you use that. I will not be going through comment spam any more over there, than I do now, which is to say once every 3 months. I know a few of you do use that, and I thank you. For those that do not, and you know who you are, I would recommend that step. It's not hard, and does give you access to a not insignificant portion of the blogging c... I'm back baby! - Due to the kindness of a Shadow Walker, my guild in World of Warcraft, I am back in World of Warcraft. The last time I played was the 28th of June, and I must say that taking the break I did has helped, I think. I no longer feel the need to be around and in game all the time. My two main characters are 60, I am happy with my life outside of game, and I am excited about the stuff we have heard so far about the expansion.
My Druid will get to fly, my Paladin will get to be a real tank, taunt and all, if I go that route. There is going to be a lot of new content to explore when the expansion hits, and lots to explore in the world of outlands. From the minimal research I have done, checking fan sites, Google Video and YouTube, it looks awesome. For those who haven't doing the obcessive research I have, the videos that have popped up online are showing stuff like what one sees upon passing through the dark portal.
This is including an as yet unnamed pit lord, though rep... Dogs and jerks - I was reading through the Free Press today and I noticed in the Top News, they dedicated 2 pages, excluding ads, to the story of a couple who broke up a fair time ago amidst betrayal and pain. Belinda Stronach, for you non Americans out there, was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament, who 'crossed the aisle' to join the Liberals when the Liberals were still in power, in a failed attempt to save their failing run of leadership. In doing so, she also left her boyfriend, fellow Conservative MP Peter McKay.
Some are saying that recent alleged comments by McKay in the House of Commons are justified, and yet others say that inaction by the Conservative leadership is a sign that the party has no respect for women. My view? Having had my share of betrayal and heartache, I can see that McKay might feel a tad betrayed and still a little angry. Does that make what he said right, fair, or proper? Hell no. Do I think it should make headline news for days? Not in the least. It's a g... And the test results say.... - Gall Stones. Uggh. I have to consult with my doctor regarding 'surgical options' which I am informed may mean removal of my gall bladder, which could mean no more of most of the foods I like the most. I'll keep you up to date on the info as I have it. Now, I think I am going to drown my sorrows in.. a big glass of Crystal Light flavored water. ... All the pretty lights behind my eyes... - Wee, the pretty, pretty lights. I just got back from the pharmacy, and the hospital before that. I am proud of the fact I don't partake of illegal drugs, but I will be happy to occasionally be shot full of morphine and be high as a kite. I was in the hospital because the pain that hit me on Wednesday night, and then again on Thursday night, came back. I thought when it hit me again Thursday, I thought maybe it was just that I had eaten greasy food too much, and I stopped. But last night I ate not much of anything, never mind greasy foods, and this morning I woke up in extreme pain again.
Thankfully my parents stopped by shortly there after, and kindly took me to the hospital. They think it is something to do with my gall bladder, I think they said(I was rather hazy due to morphine) and advised I call for an ultra sound ASAP. We'll see what happens, I guess. Now, I am going to stop fighting it and go back to letting the morphine knock me out. Bye. [Addition: I forgot to m... This ain't good - I am thinking, and I may be wrong on this, but I think that agonizing pain in ones abdomen is not a good thing. I am not sure if it's what I had for lunch, which was a rather large burger at a newly opened cafe downtown, or if it's something worse, but I left work half an hour before I was off and I have just found it impossible to sit, or lie, or be still. The pain if bad when I am moving around, but it is ten times worse when I am not moving. I think I need to go to bed, or at least try. Good thing I have tomorrow off. ... Thoughts on 9.11, 5 years later - So here we sit. 5 years after an event that almost as much impact on the world as Pearl Harbor did back in the Second World War. It is a time when our nature as caring people, as emotional beings, forces us to reflect, to ponder, and toa recall. As a music fan, times like these make me thing back. Garth Brooks wrote a song after his home state of Oklahoma, was attacked, and it comes to my mind. The chorus is below.
And I hear them saying you?ll never change things and no matter
What you do its still the same thing
But its not the world that I am changing I do this so this
World will know that it will not change me.
That song reminds me that we cannot let events like that bombing, like the events of 5 years ago, bring us down. I will, though, let these events change me. We must excel and keep ourselves alive. That is how I will let them change me. I will let them remind me I am alive. I will allow them to show me that as long as I breathe, as long a... Why there will never be an iPod killer - I know, it's a bold statement. But I feel it is true, and here is why. There are too many 'iPod killers' out there. The market is saturated. Apple made a device that was a revolution in the technology sector. They did it, and were unique and innovative at a time when no one else, or very few others, where there. They did what Apple does. They made a cool looking device with neat features and they listened to the customers in what they wanted in their device.
Now we have every maker of flash memory, several who just make electronics in general, and several others who just have nothing to do with their billions, primarily Microsoft, jumping in to the market. Here is the problem, and it's the same one that anyone trying to dethrone Microsoft from it's market share, in Office and OS. Linux could have dethroned Microsoft. I firmly believe this. The problem is that there became too many flavors, too many different things for different tastes. Microsoft, for all it's bad things, d... Good weekend planned - This should be one of my busiest weekend since I moved last. i have plans today and tomorrow, and was out after work yesterday. Yesterday was a party for several people at work who are getting promoted, some within and some to out of my department. During my lunch I went down and raised a drink, and then after work I went back for the other two of the day. Today I am supposed to be biking out to the Bridge's Drive Inn on Jubilee, one of the cities most renowned ice cream places, for a little of the cold stuff before it gets too cold out.
Tomorrow, myself and the same person are supposed to be meeting up at The Forks, I will be taking pictures of another coworker doing some break dancing, and then we'll head back to my place where i am making dinner, and wine shall be tasted. Should be a fun and entertaining weekend, full of interesting conversations, people, and occasions. [Update:She didn't show for Ice Cream or dinner.]... It's Mine!!! - I am overjoyed to sit here and write that I am not the proud possessor of a set of keys to my proper suite, the suite I should have had access to 1 month ago. That is correct, I have the keys to my home, and will be moving my stuff in tomorrow. Unfortunately the situation is not clear-cut there. I am now told that not only do they want me out by the end of the day tomorrow, but also they have someone moving in the 1st. In my honest opinion, these people learned nothing from the situation with me.
They still expect everything to be perfect, and then they let people down when it is less than perfect. The carpet in the suite I am in now needs to be changed, the tiles in the bathroom need to be fixed, in my opinion there needs to be a real counter put in, and at least one window needs complete replacement. Alas, it is no longer my concern. I will be in my new home tomorrow night, and although it will be a little hectic trying to get all the stuff worked out, I am sure with all ... Changes afoot - Let's see. Where to start. First, I am told the current estimate for my proper suite, the one I should have been in on the 1st of August should be ready to go sometime this week. I have Thursday off, ironically the 31st, so I expect they will be trying to push me to have my stuff moved into my proper suite by Thursday midnight. Whether that actually occurs, I would have to say, would highly depend on when I get my keys. My plan at this time is to set up the desk first, bring up the various pieces of wood from the current suite and the basement, then move all the boxes from the basement storage area first, using the dolly I have.
Those will go into my bedroom and living room for later sorting. Then I will bring up the dishes and food from my current suite. Most of this should be doable in the first night or two after work, assuming I get the keys Tuesday or earlier. On Thursday I hope to have a few hand to help move all the big stuff, my bed, couch, coffee table and more, up... I'mmmmmm Baaaaaaaack!! - I am completely overjoyed to be back online. I have 5 solid bars on my wifi signal, and in even better news, I am told they hope to give me access to the other suite over the weekend. I have downloaded a good sized chunk of podcasts, and over 3000 emails on my extra accounts alone, not even touching my main email address yet. I have much to do, many places to go, and many things to get caught up on. I will try to better post in the next day or two. ... MTS does it again - Well, my Internet connection is working and fully functional upstairs. Over a Cat5 cable. Sadly, as I am downstairs in a different apartment still, this does little to help me. Apparently in the repeated attempts to actually get someone out to actually install my TV service at my planned apartment, which included repeated mentions of the desire for a home networking kit, no one thought I might actually want a home networking kit, which comes with a wireless router, which would allow me to get online from where I am presently. Go figure.
So now my internet is live in the other suite, I am still netless at the place I am in now, and someone is coming out tomorrow to rectify this situation. I am, though, getting a few concessions on the billing side to make the pain that is this last 3 weeks a little more bearable. I will end up paying nothing for the router install, which for some moronic reason costs $100, for the install alone, not including the router, which is property... Stargate SG-1 cancelled - I heard via the Buzz Out Loud podcast tonight that SciFi has declared that this, the 10th season of Stargate SG-1, will be the last. I would like to say I am surprised by this, but I am not. I am, though, saddened by this announcement. I liked the Stargate movie that came out in the early 90's. It wasn't until, I think, the 3rd or 4th season when I came across SG-1, due to the fact that, even though it is filmed in Canada, it did not air in the normal fashion. I believe we were 2 or 3 years behind at the time.
In fact It was aired in several European countries before it aired here in Canada. I recall oddly downloading low res versions of the first few years off a site called SG1Archives, which has since become a news site. The world of Gao'uld, Asgaard, Replicators and more drew me in to the series and I fell in love with the world. I watched excitedly as the series progressed, and then branched off into the Atlantis series. I was sad when I saw O'Neill become a General, kn... KYR Episode 2 released! - I am very happy to tell you all I have finally had the chance to upload the latest episode of Know Your Role, Episode 2, recorded August 11th. The topics are many, the length is about an hour and a half, and the echo is horrendous. I am recording episode 3 tonight, and hope to be online from home by Wednesday night, so hopefully will be able to upload the 3rd episode then. Enjoy my thoughts on the Burning Crusade, Patch 1.12: Drums of War, and democracy in WoW, I present the Offline Edition of Know Your Role.
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