Archive for January, 2008

New Free Software Magazine [#21] published!

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

In this issue of Free Software Magazine David Jacovkis reports from Colombia and explains why free software is an ethical choice. Colin McGregor interviews several key people in the GNU/Linux world as well as explaining how to get KDE looking fantastic. Then we have Terry Hancock covering the Open Hardware project and making a comprehensive list of Linux-friendly hardware. Steven Goodwin shares how much he saved by using free software for his great beer podcast, and Alan Berg entertains us with free software easter eggs, while Andrew Min will explain the basics of HTML… Monty Python style.

read it here.

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Confession, Like you couldn’t Tell

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Today, I watched the MacWorld Keynote for the first time and I loved the whole thing. I don’t know . . . probably just the reality distortion field . . .

This was the first time I have watched a Keynote. Despite Steve’s mistakes [which were a big deal to some], I really enjoyed his enthusiasm about the new Apple products.

My confession . . . I am a Mac Fanboy. Yeah, My friends have threatened intervention and my Bloodbrother has let me know that I have chosen the Dark Side of the Force. In my journey this last year to the Mac Platform I have come across a few challenges. My wife has adapted well, she is downloading her own apps [applications] and finding things for the 2 year old.

Speaking of which, I can’t begin to describe how much I really like the parental controls for the Mac granted #1 is still to small for random page surfing, or getting eMail from strangers; however, his account is set and locked. We are giving him time on it and putting him on sites like StarFall. Which he loves.

We are discovering new things about it regularly. It may or may not be perfect; but it is a great platform. No, I won’t go into all it’s glory. I don’t like to pontificate.

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New TWiT Netcast [#128]

Monday, January 21st, 2008

MacWorld Boys

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Craig Syverson, Bert Monroy, and Alex Lindsay

A very strange show live from MacWorld Expo…

get your’s here.

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New Security Now Netcast [#127]

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Securing The Enterprise

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve talks about the challenges of corporate IT security policy and enforcement and the inherent tension between IT security staff and employees.

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New TWiT Netcast [#127]

Monday, January 14th, 2008

The Q.E. Tube

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Ryan Block, Tom Merritt, Don Reisinger, and John C. Dvorak

Blu-ray takes the lead, prank blanks CES screens, and music labels tilting towards Amazon.

get yours here.

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New Security Now Netcast [#126]

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Listener Feedback 32

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve discusses Treewalkdns.com, OpenDNS, Rijndael encryption Flash animation, Ironkey, and Opera mini security FAQ.

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Com-CRAP-stic, the Cable Provider from HELL!!!

Friday, January 11th, 2008

I am a pretty easing going person until someone decides to fire my temper up.

Today that ‘person’ would the the Staff and Company Comcast. I will tell you a story. Last year, my wife and I moved into a new apartment [temporary] in the basement of Grandmother, she is a sweet kind lady. She had a cable tap already and so I figured we could save 45$ a month by just getting internet with Comcast. As apposed to getting a phone line and DSL. I talked to the sales rep and I could use my 3yr old cable box from my previous provider. Sweet, save a little money.

December, somewhere around the 1st, I called to have my service terminated on the 15th of December because we were moving again. I though, good all done, they will send me a credit for my over payment and it will be all good.

Today, I am livid! Oh boy, I have been hung up on THREE times this morning and it was not even 8:30AM. The last person I talked to told me that I couldn’t use another cable providers box and the 48.66$ bill was because I owed them a cable box. Wait, there is no rental fee on any of my bills for one - head scratching. “You will have to call Comcast Credit”. So, I call Comcast Credit before 8:30AM and I am sent to vMail because apparently they are already bogged down with people calling them with problems.

I just don’t understand it, I was even polite and not sarcastic - once [meaning not once and not more than once]! Which, if you know me will be hard to believe. I am appalled at their customer service.

As side note, I could never get logged into their billing website or my eMail/personal account. I couldn’t even setup electronic billing!!! My landlord would bring the bill down when it came despite the fact I had tried to get it sent to my mailing address.

Com-CRAP-stic!  They need some Charim in the soft jumbo roll to clean up that crap!

iron wil

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