The local CBS/CW news affiliate in San Francisco used a couple quotes from me in a story about Comcast compressing HD signals. And of course they use a bite where I feel I’m stumbling all over myself to explain jaggies and artefacts and such without using the word jaggies and artefacts.
CNET Tales: How HP’s calculator helped start Apple
The Digibarn guys show off the first handheld calculators and explain how Steve Wozniak sold his to help start Apple.
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CNET Live: Green living
CNET Live was all about VoIP and green living this week. No we’re not trying to say VoIP is green. It was just a coincidence. Literally!
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CNET Geek Pop: Zombie Strippers? Yup.
Sure there’s a great Kung-Fu movie out and some great news about Lost, but Zombie Strippers? Steals the show.
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CNET Top 5: Most popular podcast clients
We looked at the CNET logs and found out what apps folks are using to get CNET podcasts.
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CBS 5: Good Questions
I was interviewed by local CBS affiliate, KPIX, for their “Good Question” segment. The question was, “why do speakerphones make that annoying sound when you have a cell phone nearby?”
Hopefully they kept the quote where I describe it as the Durka Durka noise.
The segment will air during the 10 p.m. news on CW (Channel 12), and during the 11 p.m. news program on KPIX (Channel 5).
CNET Quick Tips: Make VoIP calls on your iPhone
A new app called Fring lets you make VoIP calls on your iPhone. It’s a little slicker, but similar to SIP- VoIP. You must jailbreak your phone to make this work.
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CNET Quick Tips: Speed up Wi-Fi
Here are a few basic basic tips for improving your WiFi signal.
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New Media Expo: Developing an engaged community
I have the great pleasure of doing another session at this year’s New Media Expo (aka Podcast Expo) in Las Vegas. The convention runs August 14-16. Veronica Belmont and I are hosting a session called “Developing an Engaged Community (a.k.a. Don’t Feed the Trolls)” which kicks off Thursday August 14 at 10:30 AM.
CNET Insider Secrets: Run third-party apps on your iPhone
I used Ziphone to jailbreak the old Apple phone. It’s like getting a new phone. I love it! Here’s how I did it.
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