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Words from Nerds #74: Sports on the Go

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:32:29 +0000

How do you get your sports information when you’re on the go? Plus, is the Internet running out of cable? And what would the Internet look like if it was a subway map? All this and more!

Nerd News

Internet traffic jams loom unless more cable is laid
The Internet as a subway map. (contributed by listener Todd C in Cleveland, OH)
FaceBook loophole reveals names and pictures.
iPhone and iPad on Verizon getting closer?
VMware releases 3.1.1 update for Fusion to address some Mac issues

Feature Story: Sports on the Go

How do you use tech to get your sports info on the go?
ESPN ScoreCenter, ESPN Radio, DirecTV SuperFan, MLB At Bat
Madden 11 for iPhone
Fantasy Football apps to keep track of your teams, leagues and player transactions
Sports Illustrated app for iPad wants to charge you for the same content in the magazine; what’s up with that?

Nerd History

August 16, 1858 – U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable.
August 20, 1882 – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.
August 16, 1977 – Elvis Presley, “The King of Rock and Roll”, dies in Memphis,Tennessee.
August 17, 1982 – The first Compact Discs are released to the public in Germany.

Hello iPad

Mike — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:45:02 +0000

I thought I would try out a blog post from the comfort of my sofa while playing with my new iPad. There is a pretty nice WordPress app out that lets you manage your posts from the device. This makes it easier to publish content to our blog while we are on the go.

My initial experience is that typing on this is a LOT better than on the iPhone (which isn’t saying much, to be perfectly honest). But if I was planning on typing anything much longer than this post, I would probably want to pair it with a bluetooth keyboard. Because typing on glass just isn’t the same as on real keys.

That’s all for now folks!

Words from Nerds #58: iHave iPad

Mike — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:25:26 +0000

Nerd News

element 117 is here.
Itanium is like the Titanic: it’s sinking.
35% savings on Win7
10 billion tweets
Chem4Word plug-in
300K on day 1

Feature Story: Apple iPad

We’ve got an iPad in hand and offer our initial review.
iPad inside

Nerd History

April 4, 1973 – The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated. Picture of tallest buildings.
April 3, 1965 – First weather satellite
April 4, 1994 – Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape Communications Corporation under the name “Mosaic Communications Corporation”.

Words from Nerds #50: iPad

Mike — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:43:51 +0000

WFN turns 1 Year Old !!!

Happy Birthday to us.

Apple iPad

Is it really revolutionary? Is it magical??
Is it a Kindle Killer?
What is it exactly, and do you want one?

iTunes 9.0.3 fixes some annoying problems.

iTunes no longer ignores your “Remember password for purchases” setting.
Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod.
Resolves a problem recognizing when iPod is connected.
Addresses issues that affect stability and performance.

DVD, Blu-ray, 3-D… all dead

Hollywood losing lots of money. MGM $140M in Mar 2009, now just $30M

Space Story of the Week

cool Full Moon Name for 2010. Jan 30 was Full Wolf, Feb 28 is Full Snow.
available on a public iCal on Google.