Monthly Archives: February 2012

SouthGeek Ramble and Review 31 [11111]: I Only Download Legal Software

February 29, 2012
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In this episode, the pundits discuss YouTube’s identification of birdsong as copyrighted music, the FCC thinks that ISPs should do a better job preventing fraud and theft, AT&T plans to let developers pay for your data usage so you don’t have to, SkyDrive and Windows 8, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (and how we...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 30 [11110]: The Longest Conversation Ever

February 22, 2012
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In this episode, the pundits discuss the further developments of LightSquared’s technical issues and the FCC’s change of heart, Apple quietly and out of nowhere announces the next version of OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion, Transistor made of a single atom, DDoS attacks on IPv6, why does Chrome try to connect to three...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 29 [11101]: He Was Channeling Chuck Norris The Entire Video!

February 15, 2012
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In this episode the pundits discuss the video that wen viral over the weekend of the Dad and some things his daughter said on Facebook, LaCie introduces two new external Thunderbolt hard drives, Sony apologizes for the price hike on the UK iTunes store of Whitney Houston’s music after her death, Apple is asking...

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Facebook Dad Teaches Troubled Teen That Using Technology Requires Responsibility

February 13, 2012
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Over the weekend, a new YouTube video went viral.  Tommy Jordan, having spent several hours working on his daughter’s computer and installing $130 worth of software for her, discovered a nasty post on Facebook from her.  As he points out, she tried to hide the post from him, but he was able to view...

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Start Button Is Staying In Windows 8?

February 10, 2012
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Is the start button staying in Windows 8?  Paul Thurrott reported on the Supersite for Windows previously that the Windows 8 Start Button or Start Orb was no longer available in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta).  In a new post dated Friday, February 10th, Paul now states that the Start Button isn’t being...

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Diablo 3 to launch 2nd quarter 2012

February 10, 2012
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Based on the Activision Blizzard earnings call on February 9, 2012, Diablo 3 should launch in 2nd quarter of this year (2012).  The game is still in beta, with 100,000 more beta invites having been sent out this year. Previously it was stated that Diablo 3 would be released in early 2012 but as...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 28 [11100]: No UV protection for your Chrome

February 8, 2012
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In this episode, the pundits discuss a copyright lawsuit in Massachusetts where a company is suing for copyright infringement due to an insecure wireless network, Honeywell sues Nest for the Learning Thermostat for patent infringement, Porn may not be considered copyrighted, Apple may lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit in China, Amazon adds Viacom shows...

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Future changes to the Start Menu button in Windows 8

February 5, 2012
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Over at the Supersite for Windows, Paul is reporting that the Start Orb, aka Start Menu button on the bar at the bottom of the Windows desktop, has been removed in the beta (Consumer Preview) of Windows 8.  Many of us were shocked and dismayed by the way the Start Menu worked, or rather...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 27 [11011]: A corpse, a host and a sinewave

February 1, 2012
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In this episode, the pundits discuss the proposed Apple boycott and how stupid it is, AT&T punishing it’s customers because of the T-Mobile merger failure (along with blaming the FCC), DSL lines continue to decline, Adsense accounts can be disabled for no real reason, U.S. bars friends from entering the country due to some...

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