Daily Techno-Babble

Tweet No Evil

RJ — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:06:30 +0000

So I was catching up on that latest news and saw this. Yea, seriously. Who cares if you manage to fire off a tweet from an iPad? For those who don’t care to click on through, the story basically is that Steve Jobs got his panties in a bunch over someone using an iPad to [...]

About That New Look & Why 2010 will Rock Tech

RJ — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:22:00 +0000

Ok, I know. I have been neglecting this blog for far too long. But that’s all about to change starting right now with a whole new look for Daily Techno-Babble! The old look was sooo last decade and with so much having changed it was way past due for a complete redesign. So, in with [...]

5 Online Video Sites For Both TV Shows & Movies

RJ — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:41:35 +0000

Right on the heels of my last post about how I ditched cable for internet only video comes a quick list of five sites that let you follow in my footsteps and get both TV shows and movies online. Most folks who are currently stuck with cable or satellite TV might not realize that so [...]

Ditching Cable TV Service – One Year Later

RJ — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:19:01 +0000

Let me just get right to the point and say that ditching the $75+ per month Cable TV service over one year ago and going solely with online video offerings was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Seriously. I don’t miss the crappy reality shows, nor do I miss the jamming of [...]

2008 BMW X3 SAV Mini-Review

RJ — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:42:27 +0000

In a world where the SUV has become a symbol of excess and poor fuel economy you would think the market for such vehicles would have virtually disappeared by now. But in the BMW X3 there may be life after death for those who still want a smaller, more “politically correct” SUV that hopefully won’t make [...]

How SoundExchange is Killing the Radio Star

RJ — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:07:40 +0000

Just in case you missed it, the latest from the internet radio scene has popular streaming audio service Pandora ready to bow out of the business thanks to a significant rate hike by SoundExchange. Although some claim that Pandora could improve it’s business model through more advertising the real issue at hand is the undeniable [...]

4 Tips To Stay Safe Online Without Going To Extremes

RJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:42:02 +0000

After my recent World of Warcraft security snafu I decided to take a few minutes to address some of the issues most folks have these days trying to keep information out of the hands of online thieves. I was very tempted to write something that basically told everyone to just give up on Windows and [...]

World of Warcraft Account System Hacked?

RJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:08:51 +0000

Running WoW on Windows? Protect yourself now with Anti-Spyware software! Over the last few months many users of the insanely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft have been reporting more and more incidences of game accounts being compromised at an alarming rate. Even closed accounts have not been spared, making these reports even more disturbing. The typical [...]

Virgin Media CEO Is A Complete Idiot

RJ — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:11:13 +0000

Of course idiotic statements are nothing new coming from the mouths of CEOs but recent statements by Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett are even more stupid than usual. According to Neil, internet broadcasters should have to pay for faster access to end users or end up in internet "bus lanes". Idiots like this are why internet users to pay more attention to the whole net neutrality issue...or end up losing access to quality streaming media services simply because the local cable ISPs don't like the competition.

New Deals Make For A Wireless Future

RJ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:49:49 +0000

In the case of WiMAX the impact has little to do with the standard itself (which is likely only to be relevant for a few years anyway) but the recent push by major industry players like Sprint and Comcast to get into the high speed wireless data markets is something to watch closely. ... Bottom line: As much as the high speed of WiMAX services will be enticing to mobile power users the more far reaching impact of this technology is going to be found in how it enabled hardware manufacturers to create devices that can be sold with bundled "full-speed" access for those who don't need or want dedicated home internet access.