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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 34 [100010]: The Devil Went Down to Georgia and We Ate His Brains!

March 21, 2012
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brains

In this episode, the pundits discuss the major ISPs will begin to punish copyright violators this summer, Apple sets sales records by selling 3 million iPads in 3 days, PayPal Here provides for a mobile payment system but beware of the standard PayPal risks and EA announces the shutdown of servers for 14 of...

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Is Microsoft Alienating IT Professionals with Windows 8?

March 2, 2012
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alien

What is the purpose of a graphical user interface (GUI) on a computer system?  In the most basic of definitions, it’s a pictorial representation of selectable actions for the end user to choose from for the purpose of effecting a change of state in a computer.  Ok, in even simpler terms – it allows the user...

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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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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 12: Phrase Your Answer in the Form of a Question

October 19, 2011
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SG x200with.me

In this episode, the pundits discuss Facebook being sued for wiretapping, Verizon Wireless changes its privacy policy – you have to opt out, companies are starting to hire for internal IT position instead of outsourcing, floods in Thailand may cause hard drive prices to go up, Dell and EMC part ways, RIM offers an...

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Qwikster is Dead; Long Live Netflix

October 11, 2011
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Netflix started out in 1997 or so delivering only DVDs, and I have become accustomed to it since I subscribed sometime in 2003.  As of late, there are still not nearly as many movies available over Netflix’s streaming services as there are on DVD.  If the movie companies would allow every movie and TV...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 9: Wooden iPads

September 28, 2011
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SG x200with.me

In this episode, the pundits discuss Google’s elusive G-Drive, OnStar says they’re going to keep tracking you after you disconnect, but now they’re not, what is the VPPA and what does it have to do with Netflix and Facebook, Facebook changes announced at the F8 conference last week, Cloudflare turns 1 and the Amazon...

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Amazon Announces Kindle Fire

September 28, 2011
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Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon announced their new tablet, the Kindle Fire.  It’s seems to be based on the design of the RIM Playbook, which did not perform well at all in the market.  However, this is Amazon and everything they touch turns to gold, right?  We’ll see if that happens with this product. It’s has a 7″...

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SouthGeek Ramble and Review 7: Windows 8, I am your Father!

September 14, 2011
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SG x200with.me

In this episode, the pundits discuss the Samsung Galaxy tablet banned in Germany, Windows 8 boot speeds and the Metro interface, with Google and Microsoft having down time with their services, do you trust the cloud?  Would you pay for an Amazon Kindle e-book subscription and is there a new digital divide being created...

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The Haves and the Have Nots

September 13, 2011
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cabletv

Article first published as The Haves and the Have Nots on Technorati. I was watching television last night, rather sleepily, but watching nonetheless.  It was the summer finale of one my wife’s favorite shows – Rizzoli and Isles.  Several times during the commercial breaks, TNT was touting its online video streaming service where you...

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Ramble and Review Special Episode – A Tribute to Steve Jobs

August 27, 2011
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SG x200with.me

In this special episode of the SouthGeek Ramble and Review, I talk about Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple and a wide variety of products that many of us use and enjoy today.  I give a little history of when I was first exposed to Apple’s products and how I use and love them...

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