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GoDaddy Dedicated Servers Assisted Service Plan

Posted by geeknews at 9:26 PM on February 14, 2010

I want to talk about GoDaddy Dedicated Server Assisted Service Plan. When my site grew to the point that I needed to graduate from a Godaddy Shared Hosting account to a Dedicated server my biggest fear was that when you make the switch from Shared to Dedicated you essentially are on your own.

Most hosting companies throw you to the wolves and you have to have to sink or swim. When I made the jump I added the optional Assisted Service Plan to my server purchase. The folks at GoDaddy installed everything I needed to prepare me to move my websites.

Within a few days of purchasing the server I was up and running. But the Assisted Service Plan does not stop their. They offer emergency support, patch updates, Security and Monitoring services to name a few. I personally do not have time to deal with managing a server, but the folks at GoDaddy gave me piece of mind.

While I have kind of graduated at this point and do not necessarily need the additional support it is one less worry. People ask me all the time why I like Godaddy and this is one of many reasons that I stand behind this company and fully endorse their products.

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M-Edge Guardian Kindle Protective Cases – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 8:48 PM on February 13, 2010

Sometimes the simplest products are the ones that will make companies millions of dollars. As you know I travel with my Kindle everywhere and sadly broke it last year due to putting a computer bag on top of it. Well the folks at M-Edge have a full line of protective cases buy the one that caught my attention was the one they had in a fish tank! Protect and use your eBook at the beach or swimming pool and no I do not suggest storing your eBook in a fish tank!

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LoJack for Laptops with Computrace – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 8:40 PM on February 13, 2010

We all dread the day our laptop gets stolen and with the high percentage of Laptops thefts nationwide it is only a mater of when. LoJack for Laptops prepares you for that day that happends. Andy McCaskey talks with Stephen about LoJack and some of the very cool features they have added to this well known security product. You will be surprised what they can do these days to not only protect your data but maybe even get your computer back.

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Dyyno Video Distribution System – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 8:29 PM on February 13, 2010

Dyyno is a Video Service that was one of our picks of the day, Andy McCaskey from SDR News takes some time to go over this innovatie Video Distribution system. Dyyno lets webcasters manage their entire online video lifecycle. Dyyno is deploying what they are terming “Dyyno’s Hybrid Reliable Streaming (HyReS™) technology” It sure is a moutful but for a bunch of guys that shot well over 250 videos at CES in 2010 we know the impact of managing and distributing all of that content.

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Intel Infoscape – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 8:20 PM on February 13, 2010

One of the very coolest things at CES was Intel’s Infoscape display. If you have not seen a video of it before you are going to be blown away. All i can say is Intel needs to release the code to this to the public domain because I want to run one of these in my studio during my shows. Here is the geeky part it was running on a single Intel I7 chip!

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Inada Reclining Shiatsu Massage Chair – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 7:32 PM on February 13, 2010

The Inada Massage Chair is a product that we would all love to have in our homes, and it was a welcome break to demo the Inada line of chairs and one reclining massage chair specifically. Having a lower priced massage chair in my own home I was blown away by the features of the Inada and the number of points it actually massaged. I really want one of these for my own home. Having a Japanese wife we have experienced a wide variety of massage chairs here and in Japan and this one beats them all.

Yes I did take the opportunity to lay down on the job

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Intel Light Peak Technology Demonstration – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 7:23 PM on February 13, 2010

As we reach limits with Copper and still want data faster, the Intel Light Peak Technology will allow you to transfer a Blu-Ray movie within 30 seconds. Optical technology also allows for smaller connectors and longer, thinner, and more flexible cables than currently possible. While Intel realizes that they have to work with standards groups it will be fun to watch this technology mature and move forward in the marketplace.

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ASTAK Mole Network Camera – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 7:17 PM on February 13, 2010

The Astak Mole Network Camera can be used for a variety of purposes but what I thought was cool was that they have come up with a simple 3 step setup process, use this camera as a regular webcam connected to your network via Wi-Fi or use it as a security camera. Pricing starts at $249.00 and can be found on Amazon. What I really like about these Wireless camera is that they can also be accessed when you are away from home which is nice to be able to check up on things while away.

Interview by Jack Ellis from Geek News Central

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C. Crane LED Light Bulbs – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 7:06 PM on February 13, 2010

C. Crane is known for a lot more than Radios these days, they have full line of LED light bulbs. This year they introduced some new models and having tested several of their LED light bulbs I am pretty excited with what the future holds. If you have track lighting they have a line of LED lights for track lighting now as well. They keep the area cool as LED Lights do not heat up. Check out their full line of products at C.Crane

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NAVTEQ Advances 3d Mapping with Lidar – CES 2010

Posted by geeknews at 6:58 PM on February 13, 2010

This is a subject only a true geek will love. Andy McCaskey from SDR News takes a few minutes and talks with the folks from NAVTEQ about their 3d Lidar mapping vehicle and the technologies that Navtek is employing to to bring you the next advances in GPS mapping.