Monthly Archives: May 2005

Phone Home

Last week I wrote about Voice Over IP (VOIP) and Skype on cell phones. I’ve had VOIP service for over a year now, but as I’ve mentioned, the quality just hasn’t been there. What’s more, sometimes the phone just doesn’t … Continue reading

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Audio Books and Audible.com

As a slow reader, I took to Audio Books when I first heard of Audible.com five or six years ago. Audible.com provides audio books over the internet as digital files that you can play on your computer, iPod, or many … Continue reading

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VOIP, Skype, and Cell Phones?

Voice Over IP (VOIP), the technology that lets you use your internet connection to make and receive phone calls (with a regular telephone, not just your computer), seems to be expanding its reach daily. Many of the big telecom companies … Continue reading

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Traditional Radio Tries Out Podcasting

For those who need yet more motivation to check out podcasting, here’s a site that Tod Maffin has put together that consolidates a list of podcasts of traditional radio shows. (note – the site is no longer available) (via Amanita.net) … Continue reading

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Foreign Language Meme

Meredith over at Amanita.net passed along this foreign language meme, so I thought I’d respond: What’s your native language? Do you speak any foreign languages? If so, how did you come to learn them? My native language is English (apparently … Continue reading

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Pa1mOne’s LifeDrive Announced

Today the long-awaited LifeDrive from Pa1mOne was announced. TreoCentral has a great synopsis and links to various articles about it on the web. I applaud Pa1mOne for being the first PDA to actually use a hard drive expanding their line … Continue reading

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The First Book on Podcasting

Todd Cochrane from Geek News Central has been talking about an upcoming announcement on his podcast for weeks. Well this morning I finally listened to his show #64 that he had been touting with great fanfare. The news, as it … Continue reading

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Yahoo! Releases new Music Services

Yahoo! Just came out with their new internet music offerings and it appears they’ve upped the anti over their competitors. Last year I belatedly found Yahoo’s Launchcast internet radio, and after playing with it for a week or two decided … Continue reading

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Consolidating Passwords

I’ve never been the best about IT security. Part of the reason is because in all the years I’ve been working or playing with computers (over 20 years total but about 15 years on a PC, 12 or 13 years … Continue reading

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Text-To-Speech

eAs I’ve written about many times before, I am constantly seeking ways to digest various forms of “content.” What I mean is radio, blogs, news, tv shows, books, you name it. Anything that will make this process easier, faster, and … Continue reading

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