GNC-2008-05-16 #374 Mini Rant on Social Media Spammers

Posted by geeknews at 11:37 PM on May 15, 2008

Back in Honolulu today and I cover a trend we are seeing with spammers of social media sites that is lowering content value at one of our online properties.

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31 Days of the HDX Dragon Notebook Giveaway
09 May - 16 May www.thedigitallifestyle.com
10 May - 17 May www.digitalhomethoughts.com
11 May - 18 May www.windows-now.com
12 May - 19 May www.windowsconnected.com
13 May - 20 May www.geekstogo.com
14 May - 21 May bink.nu

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Show Notes:
Firefox Address Bar - Software
Caffeinated Truck - Environment
Best and Worst eCommerce Sites - Internet
Flying Wind Turbine - Environment
Landline Usage Shrinks - Business
Bury Trees - Environment Wacko
OLPC + XP - Hardware
New 3G Mini Router - Hardware
TouchWall - Hardware
AT&T Wiins 3G - Service
Kindle To Explode? - Hardware
Media Center Lock Out Blues - Hardware
Gastric Bypass Tech Evolution - Health
TiVo Lifetime Subscription - Service
Robot Hair Surgeon - Hardware
Spammers and Social Networks - Security
CNET goes to CBS - Business
Facebook Bans Google - Business
Cox Throttling P2P - Internet
Comcast Lies to FCC? - Internet
Yahoo Search Monkey - Internet
Twitter Net Changer - Internet
Spellr.us Beta Launch - Internet
Phoenix Headed for Mars Surface - Space
Progress to ISS - Space
Yahoo Proxy War Begins - Business
Yahoo You do not Understand - Business
RIAA Looses two big ones - Internet
Overstock.com and Amazon.com Fight New York - Business
AT&T no iPhone Limit - Business


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GNC-2008-05-12 #373 Live from Silicon Valley

Posted by geeknews at 8:10 PM on May 12, 2008

Quick trip out to Silicon Valley more on that in the show. Little bit shorter show tonight due to the timezone change but lots to talk about..

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31 Days of the HDX Dragon Notebook Giveaway
006 May - 13 May digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May www.bostonpocketpc.com and www.techronical.com
08 May - 15 May www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May www.thedigitallifestyle.com
10 May - 17 May www.digitalhomethoughts.com
11 May - 18 May www.windows-now.com

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Show Notes:
HDX Notebook Gveaway
Vidnik - Service
South Korea Solar - Environment
iPhone Black - Hardware
Mother Nature - Science
9 -11 Complete News Archive - History
Moon Landing Sites - Space
Chemicals from your TV - Science
Gmail big open Relay - Security
Google Friend Connect - Service
ASUS Eee PC 900 - Hardware
Lumeta Peel and Stick Solar Arrays - Technology
Walmart $298.00 Blu-Ray Player - Hardware
Microsoft Playing Hard Ball on ULPC - News
Don't boot my Car Bro - Stupidity
United Airlines Economy Plus - Business
3G iPhone June 9th - Hardware
CNET on Google Friend Connect - Services
TuneUP as we covered at CES - Services
Canada Three Strikes? - Law
Phone Subsidies - Debate


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GNC-2008-05-09 #372 Recording while you Sleep

Posted by geeknews at 3:20 AM on May 9, 2008

I swear I was half asleep recording this show. If nothing else it should be funny, send me time hacks to anything wacky I may have said.

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31 Days of the HDX Dragon Notebook Giveaway
03 May - 10 May www.arstechnica.com
04 May - 11 May www.osnn.net
05 May - 12 May www.jkontherun.com
06 May - 13 May digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May www.bostonpocketpc.com and www.techronical.com

Listener Links:
Correction to the Tax Rebate
Best Buy picks up Old Compusa buildings
From the Hauler to the Track
Daisy.org

Show Notes:
ITConversations has a new Look - Internet
Some Really Nice Blog Templates - Internet
DRM set for Comeback according to RIAA - Business
OpenOffice Beta 3.0 discussion - Software
Mind Blowing Images - Internet
APOD - Science
AT&T and Aggressive iPhone Marketing - Business
Zune with Aggressive DRM Filters? - Hardware
Missing Mass Found - Space
Space Shuttle Self Destruct Button - Space
Java Tools - Software
Botnets can be pretty Amazing - Internet
Get Laid Off? Need something to do? - Travel
Comcast 250gb Possible Limit - Business
EeePC Windows XP Cheaper than Linux - Software
Vonage now in Broadband Business - Hardware
iPhone Tivo Remote - Hacks
Live TV on my iPhone from Orb - Business
Lefora Free Forums - Internet
Mozilla has a Virus issue on Language Pack - Software
More Copyright Legislation - Legal
Early Adopters using a lot of Microsoft - Software
Google Wants Wireless - Internet
3.2 Billion Deal for Wimax - Business
New Net Neutrality Legislation- Business
MySpace Sharing with Yahoo, Twitter - Internet
China Flips off Olympics over Internet - Internet
110 Million of nothing from Defunct TorrentSpy - Internet
One Week on the Open Computer - Hardware
Four Patches coming from Microsoft - Software
NASA Lunar Breathing - Science
Ultimate Tools in my Garage - Business
China Outsourcing to United States - Business


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GNC-2008-05-06 #371 Live from Honolulu

Posted by geeknews at 2:39 AM on May 6, 2008

Back in Hawaii a great deal cooking including more HDX Dragon Giveaways $4500.00 value and 31 chances to win one of your very own. Listen to Win!

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31 Days of the HDX Dragon Notebook Giveaway
02 May - 09 May www.absolutevista.com
03 May - 10 May www.arstechnica.com
04 May - 11 May www.osnn.net
05 May - 12 May www.jkontherun.com

Listener Links:
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Archos 605 Wi-Fi
Geeks will Love This I am not Kidding
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20 Tips and Tricks for Windows Vista
Microsoft Pulls the Yahoo Plug
Firefox slow to load?
Copy YouTube Videos
Favorite Linux-Friendly Web Hosting Company GoDaddy.com

Show Notes:
We are in Top 25 Again this Month! - Podcast
Ala Carting of Video spells Trouble - Internet
White Paper Writing to make your Rich? - Internet
Honda Civic GX - Cars
Ten Eco-Friendly Gadgets - Hardware
MD's Playng God - Science
Geek Squad Employee Tells All - Legal
Cost of Bottle Water - Environment
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Science
Wiretapping by anyone - Legal
Verisign Sitefinder Patent Approved - Internet
CSS Positioning Part 1 - Software
Digital TV will come as a surprise to some! - Media
Wacko reveals hints to his power deice - Hardware
Google Fighting for our Open Access against Verizon - Hardware
Massive Floating Power Generator - Environment
Cubans Buying PC's? - Internet
CompUSA Stores? Now being run by TigerDirect - Hardware
Small Camera Shop Scams - Crime
Post to Friends on Google Reader - Software
IAB Video Ad Standards Released - Internet
Five Twitter Tools - Software
RIAA likes Net Neutrality - Internet
Yahoo Stocks Tank - Business
Twitter Liberated? - Internet
Podcast.cc
Discovery to the Pad - Space
Ad Supported Online Content to Rule - Business
Anderson wants to whack the RIAA bad - Legal
Dirty Tricks on Craigslist - Business
Funny thing about older Gas Pumps -Hardware


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GNC-2008-05-01 #370 Headed for Honolulu and Home

Posted by geeknews at 7:09 PM on May 1, 2008

Headed for Honolulu four shows on the road is enough for me for a while and I am looking forward to getting back to the studio.

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31 Days of the HDX Dragon Notebook Giveaway
02 May - 09 May www.absolutevista.com
03 May - 10 May www.arstechnica.com
04 May - 11 May www.osnn.net
05 May - 12 May www.jkontherun.com

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Future of the Web? What do you think?
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Convert FLV
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Show Notes:
Microsoft Pulls Updates - Software
ASCAP gets 2.5% - Music
Blu-Ray Sales are Tanking - Hardware
BT makes Smart Wi-Fi Move - Business
Apple Safari Install Scam Pays Off - Software
Hubble Mission Delayed for Tank - Space
HP makes new Electronics Discovery - Science
Warez Particpant gets hard time - Crime
Microsoft and Yahoo still dancing - Business
More 401 Ad Trouble - Security
YouTube Live Streaming Coming Soon - Internet
Fuel Cells can Fly - Hardware
7 Reasons not to buy theMac Clone - Hardware
Monster Hard-Drive Crusher - Hardware
Blackberry Clamshell - Hardware
AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot Free for iPhone - Business
Free PC from Canadian Bank - Business
Startups not just a Kids Game - Business
Basic Turns 44 - Software
RSS Awareness Day - Education
Underneath it All - Comedy
Apple iTunes to sell 0 day DVD - Business
Road Traffic and Power Generation - Science
Where are they - Science
Open Screen Project


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GNC-2008-04-29 #369 $160,000 Give Away!

Posted by geeknews at 12:55 AM on April 29, 2008

Thirty One chances to win a HP HDX Dragon Notebook a $4500.00 value. I spend some time on a soapbox tonight welcome your feedback.

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Electric Sale Prototype
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Show Notes:
Firefox Security Issues - Security
APOD - Space
Insurance Based on Genetics - Science
Mice Deterrent
iMac Update - Hardware
Chernobyl - Science
Mini Data Center - Hardware
Apple Whitebox - Hardware
India Launches 10 Satellites - Space
Webpage Size - Internet
Microsoft to go Hostile? - Business
$169.00 HD Videos - Hardware
XP Dead in June - Software
Free Energy - Believe it or not
Planex DigiJuke - Hardware
LCD TV for $3.16
Gigabyte Mini PC - Hardware
Seven Confessions of a Mac Specialist - Business
Need a CompUSA Hardware Replacement - Hardware
SmugBlog Video Encoder - Hardware
Microsoft Web Servers Hacked - Software
Twitturly - Internet
EFF SLAPPED Fight with Universal - Internet
Hackers Bypass Vista Security - Security
Canadian Scholar Denied Access - Copyright


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GNC-2008-04-24 #368 Off to Podcamp NYC

Posted by geeknews at 4:51 PM on April 24, 2008

Off to Podcamp NYC. Lot's to share in this show along with a great line up of tech content. Big Give details very soon!

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Show Notes:
DroboShare - Hardware
Carbon Up in Atmosphere - Environment
Hubble Blows us away - Science
iPhone Unlocking - Commerce
P2P Battle in Canada - Internet
NASA Investigates Soyuz Landing - Science
Mars Opportunity Rover in Trouble - Space
WEB 2.0 Debuts - Internet
More Trouble at Twitter - Internet
XP Life Extended? - Commerce
SearchMonkey for Developers- Internet
Live Mesh First Look - Software
Live Mesh 2 - Software
13 WordPress Plugins - Software
Jeff Pulver Steps Down - Commerce
We don't need Yahoo - Business
Secure your Data at Border - Legal
Ubuntu 8.0.4 Released - Software
LG and OLED Monitors - Hardware
30 Adobe Acrobat Replacements - Software
Tmobile Android Phone - Mobile
Apple Huge Earnings - Business
Mars Climate aka Recently - Space
Food Crisis - World
Cygnus APOD - Space
Do you hate Junk Mail - Information
Google Mobile Banner Ads - Mobile


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GNC-2008-04-22 #367 Jam Packed Tech Podcast

Posted by geeknews at 5:02 PM on April 22, 2008

Sorry for the short delay all is explained.. Lots of content hot of the press tonight and some really juicy tech news too sink your ears into..

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New Appendix Operation
Good Blog
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Show Notes:
Intel Slashes Chip Prices
Smart Student
Time Travel - No Kidding
DNA Map All Marine Life x 5
Blu-Ray Versus Apple TV
How big is Google?
Check Your Website Usage Patterns - Tools
Western Digital Fast Drive - Hardware
Xbox 360 Poer Supply - Warning
New Advertising Trends - Consumers
Psystar Update - Consumers - Hoaxes
AT&T Cries Wolf - Internet
Are you Having Internet Trouble? - Tools
ISP's are Stealing my Content? - Internet
Obama - Clinton Webiste - Hackers
Windows XP SP3 Update - Software
iGoogle open to Developers - Internet
Six Apart Acquires Company - Acquisitions
Skype Offers Int Calling Plans - Services
Twitter oh Where is my Twitter - Internet
Validate those Feeds - Internet
Soviets Loosing their Space Edge - Space
Cablevision Lies to Customers - Consumers
MPAA Loves PullMyLink.com - Legal
HD Compression going to Far - Services
Duct Tape on Moon - Space
Internet in the Classroom - Internet
What is MESH? - Internet
Internet Pitfalls - Health
Mars and Moon Colonies - Space
Bionic Eye - Health
Life Changing Books? - Education
Heart Screening and ADHD - Heaalth
Growing Body Parts - Health
Samsung OLED next year - Hardware
Facts about P2P - Internet
Vuze and P2P Abuse by ISP's - Internet
Seagate 1 Billion Served - Hardware


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GNC-2008-04-18 #366 Biggest Giveaway Ever Soon!

Posted by geeknews at 1:52 AM on April 18, 2008

I cant say very much yet but we are going to be having a huge giveaway soon. I am not kidding it will me multi-thousand dollar prize. Details as they unfold! Thanks for supporting the sponsors!

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345 Meg Apple Combo Update
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Show Notes:
Association for Downloadable Media Guideline and Standards
Musician Mad Music being used in Lawsuit
Paypal to Block Unsafe Browsers
Camtasia Studio Version 5.1
BitTorrent Usage Soars
Big Media Slams FCC Chair over a la carte
Apple iTunes DRM not good enough says NBC
Dell and HP leads Pack
Why show notes are important!
Full Time Podcasting Show Comment
Cassini Mission Extended
Adobe Web Photo Editing
Moving your Website Tips
Google has a Great Quarter
The Noise continues to Climb
Six Apart Blog It Tool
Something is Wrong with Comcast
Twhirl and Alert Thing
Lessig Schools the FCC on Net Neturality
Pill to increase your Lifespan
Live Human Shipping Container ;)
PC runs OS X No Sweat
Dumb Bank Robber
Charles Darwin complete works
ION Engine gets Going
Stuck in a Elevator Lately?
Hear a 30,000 year old Voice
Earth Love Vibe
DIY Cable Box
Moon and Magnetotail
Science of the Sun in a Lab
New mac or Scam?
1 Billion to fight P2P
Direct Note a music Editor
German Wizkid gets it wrong
Veoh has high Hang Time
Offers that Make Sense
Firefox version 3 rocks


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GNC-2008-04-15 #365 Tech News and Science

Posted by geeknews at 2:19 AM on April 15, 2008

Kind of a weird show tonight.Lots of varied content and of course a healthy dose of tech news and information. Thanks for your support of our new Sponsor Block Buster.

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Show Notes:
Download Advertising
RIAA New Tactic?
Big Solar Energy Projects
Nuked Coral Reef
Coffee and Soda not all Bad
Mars Moon Phobos
Laser brings on Lightning
High Defenition Moon Map
Google App Engine Porting
More Solar Power Info
DVI Extender
Psystar Sells Mac Capable PC
Sony New PMW-EXS HD Camera
Content Distribution Concerns
Amazon Web Services Bar Raised
BlockBuster wants to buy Circuit City?
Google and Salesforce
Bad Breath Checker
International Net Neturality
FCC Smacks Stores on Analog TV Sales
Electric Vehicle to Quiet for Vision Impaired
Podcaster Tax Advice


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GNC-2008-04-11 #364

Posted by geeknews at 2:15 AM on April 11, 2008

Lots to share and great listener feedback at the end. Almost time for a Wikipedia entry on Todd'isms. Just kidding but fun had by all on this show.. New Sponsor are Well I want to welcome Blockbuster to the show

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Listener Links:
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NASA Pics
Nokia N95 Question Answered
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Show Notes:
Dirty Little Cable Secret
Google Programer Compensation
Concept Solar Ballons
Space Gravatational Waves
How much Speed do we need?
Microsoft Clearflow Traffic Avoidance Application
Plastics Water Bottle Concerns
Zombie Computer threat to National Security
FCC Approves Emergency Text Message System
The God Particle Discovery Soon?
The Futrue of Broadband is not looking Good!
Google App Engine
Hidden Video Courses
RSA Botnets exceed 1 Million Computers
TAME Cube concept Cool
Cannon XL H1S
TweetScan Thanks Nick
Yahoo has lost their Minds
5 Vista Reasons
Network Solutions Bad Bad Bad
Flickr Users up in Arms
Blockbuster Set Top Box?
YouTube New Layout
Google and Yahoo in Bed Geez!!
Congrats Veronica
Soyuz at ISS
Walmart Executives Complete Idiots


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