Tech News Journal

I’ve been wanting to try Podcasting for a while.
Here’s my first attempt.
Here’s the RSS feed.
Should I do more? About what? Suggestions anyone?

I just got back from a visit to the sprawling Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA outside Seatle. I’m pleased to report the soft drinks are still free and the coffee is still Starbucks.
Once again, I came away slightly in awe at the size of the corporation and the caliber of its very, very smart people.
Included […]

One of the greatest frustrations in personal computing is waiting for the machine to boot up. Here, taken from a book, is an excellent how-to piece on ways we can speed up the process with Windows XP. Making Windows XP Start Faster

How’s this for knowing your market?
Type the command “/pizza” while playing Everquest II, a fantasy game with 330,000 active players, and get the Pizza Hut Web site, where you can place orders for delivery. Sony puts pizza ordering in video games

Ever wonder why phishing spam scam is so out of control?
It’s because nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t even know what it is.
I’m out in Redmond, WA this week meeting with Microsoft security experts learning about spam and security issues. Today, they told me about a new study of 12,500 Internet users that found only […]

It’s now official. In an effort to keep its dominant market position against a flood of competing products, Apple has introduced new iPod models with more storage capacity, much longer battery life and lower starting prices. Apple Unveils New iPod mini Starting at Just $199 and Apple updates iPod Photo lineup.

Apple won’t confirm this but I’m down for a 6:15am briefing from them on a major announcement. The speculation is strong that a new 5 or 6 GB iPod mini will be announced with a color screen. Think Secret - iPod mini moves to color screen with pending update

My NBC-TV High tech Talk segment this wek looks at new online mapping tools. Google and Yahoo help you get there.

In Korea, they don’t know of dial-up or slow Internet access. Broadband is the only speed they have experienced and, thanks largely to governent policies, it’s fast, cheap and everywhere.
Greetings From the Most Connected Place on Earth

They may be illegal but apparently, says the New York Post, lots of New Yorkers are buying cell phone jammers to stop people from irritating others with their public mobile phone jibber jabber. The Post says there are even some suspicions that some hotel chains employ jammers to cut down on guests’ cellphone use […]

Welcome to a new era: The mobile phone virus era. Mobile virus turns up in US

The movement to open another Internet pipe using signals carried to homes and businesses via electric power lines has just picked up an important endorsement from a task force of regulatory officials. Get ready. BPL looks like a done deal. Internet via power lines receives jolt of support

I’ve been reading e-books on my Palm handheld for years now. The book is always with you, it’s great in cramped places like airplanes and it’s very pleasing on the eye. Now, one of the world’s biggest book publishing companies sees the light. Random House to Enter Phone Text Market

Just don’t try it with Apple’s Safari browser. The Googloid empire hasn’t yet figured out how to make it work with the Apple browser, though they claim they’re working on it. It does, however, work with Firefox for Macs and, naturally, all the Windows browsers. Google Maps

A satellite digital radio receiver that clips on your belt: Who would’ve thunk it likely a decade ago? Here’s my product review of Delphi’s XM Radio MyFi from today’s Freep…MIKE WENDLAND: MyFi portable radio will only get better, smaller