New U.S. Push to Regulate Internet Access - WSJ.com

It was difficult to get the ultimate importance of this new rule but it looks like a good thing for us users......see the video enclolsed.....at above link. Earl

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Moicrosoft has a Deal going on for Technet Plus subscriptions at 25% off the normal price. Good until July 31st.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 05-02-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 05-02-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Having been a cab driver in the past I can relate to the concept of test marketing a green, or any other concept that involves moving people around. Utilizing a controlled fleet of vehicles in an urban setting that operates 24-7 makes sense. This is an article about such a project underway in Tokyo, using electric taxis with easy swap batteries. Sounds like a winner to me, hope they do well. http://www.physorg.com
2) Last week I posted about the air forces new space plane, this week I found this article about how the Pentagon lost their Mach 20 Glider somewhere at sea. The phrase Mach 20 Glider caused me to do a mental double take… glider 20 times the speed of sound, did I read that correctly. Well that was what it meant, yes it is a glider, and the test was take off in California, land at an atoll 4,100 miles out in the Pacific Ocean with a 30 min travel time. But, they lost it after nine min. http://www.wired.com
3) Another example of how we are no longer leading the world when it comes to advancing space technologies anymore. Japan has just announced they will launch a space yacht this month, to sail the galaxy powered by solar particles from the sun. Makes you wonder if we will ever do anything like that, no military application why spend the money. http://www.news.com
4) Not at all sure what to make of this virtual currency idea, after all money these days is basically a virtual currency since we went off the gold standard. And, for that matter gold only has value because we agree in aggregate to the concept, same as diamonds. So maybe this is just a first step in creating a new monetary system, look at how some third world countries use phone min to pay for groceries. http://industry.bnet.com
5) This is an interesting article about social media as an addictive problem facing the upcoming generations. I see this all around me these days, I see it as just another arena of the new technologies that do not fit my lifestyle. Personally I don’t have any concern one way or the other problem or no problem all the same, it is an interesting trend to watch though. http://edmonton.ctv.ca

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

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Journalist shield law may not halt iPhone probe

"Under a California law dating back to 1872, any person who finds lost property and knows who the owner is likely to be--but 'appropriates such property to his own use'--is guilty of theft. There are no exceptions for journalists. In addition, a second state law says any person who knowingly receives property that has been obtained illegally can be imprisoned for up to one year."

This is the crux of the issue. I'm not sure the phone was actually "lost" either. It may have been lifted. When the identity of the "seller" comes out (police investigation, not from Gizmodo), it will be interesting to the history or background of that person.

No matter what else was done wrong, I do think that bashing in the door in the middle of the night was a bit of overkill. They could have knocked. It is not like the bloggers at Gizmodo are armed and dangerous.

If the charges are true and the receiver of the property is convicted, I think some serious community service time and probation, rather than jail, is warranted in this case.

Thoughts on Flash

The man from Apple himself, Steve Jobs, lays out why no flash will be coming to the iPhone or the iPad.

Considering how many security updates I have to do in a year and how often it crashes, I'd love to see Adobe Flash go. I didn't like it when it was Macromedia Flash. Of course, the first widespread use of it on the Web was for seemingly long loading and boring "splash screens".

Apple, with its large market share of mobile devices may just be able to force the Flash issue. Anyway, "Flash Wars" is sure fun to follow.

1.5 million stolen Facebook IDs up for sale

A hacker named Kirllos has a rare deal for anyone who wants to spam, steal or scam on Facebook: an unprecedented number of user accounts offered at rock-bottom prices

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 04-25-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 04-25-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

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Dell Small Business offers its Dell Vostro 230 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Mini Tower Desktop PC bundled with the Samsung 2494LW 23.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor in Black for $489. With $8 for shipping, that's $307 off and the lowest total price we could find for a Vostro 230 mini tower / 24" LCD combo. Features include an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, integrated graphics, keyboard, optical mouse, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

Refurb Apple iPhone 3G for AT&T for $49 + free shipping via overnight, more
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Links from the Gregg Zone

1) With so many stories in the news about nuclear disarmament I was kind of googling around reading articles when this story came up about securing a potential Nuke during the earthquake in Chile, that story here http://news.yahoo.com. A spinoff from that article led me to the reason I’m using this as my green link. In the article they were talking about processing the weapon grade material into fuel for nuclear power, I thought why not warheads so I googled and found this article http://www.world-nuclear.org. As much as I am deep down disturbed by the whole nuclear thing, if we can recycle the stuff, it solves many problems.
2) It has been a while since I have put up anything on U.F.O.s so here we go. I have friend in California who went to the yearly reenactment of this event, he liked it a lot. Any way during the conversations back and forth I ran across this video. It is about the “Battle of Los Angles” in this video they use the old radio news casts, show old video of the shooting (big guns), also interviews. Very well done, if you never heard of the Battle of Los Angles, you should check it out. http://www.youtube.com
3) This is one of the more disturbing articles I have read lately, seems we are about to go off planet in a new way. Not so sure it is the military I want to replace NASA in advancing our space efforts. World is getting scary, I mean if we don’t they will, several other countries are on their way. It’s not like the “Outer Space Treaty of 1967” (worth a google) is going to stop anyone. http://www.dailymail.co.uk
4) Thought this might interest the phone group, referring to an article about app’s for the military. Interesting to hear them say their smart phones may soon be as important as their rifles. http://www.defensenews.com
5) Thought for geek I would use this article about Face Book it is interesting to consider just how this clash between freedom and privacy comes down. There are really endless possibilities thinking about the world getting smaller, but the information base getting so much larger. http://social.venturebeat.com

Cyberattack on Google Said to Hit Password System - NYTimes.com

It looks like Google got hit a lot harder than they have admitted so far, when hacked in China....

Ten free apps to install on every new PC • reghardware

Product Round-up You've just taken delivery of a new PC, and you're looking for some good apps to run on it. You'll no doubt have a few in mind, but before reaching for your wallet, check out these ten essentials, all of which we think you'll find darn useful - and they won't cost you a penny.

This is an interesting article. I never though about what free apps I run on a PC, Of the 10 listed here I run 7 and there was only 1 or 2 I didn't know about. The last one to back up your data was new to me.

If you have a new PC and need some software to help you work or play, here is a good place to start.

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

AlaskaJoe

Apple's Next iPhone - Iphone 4 Pictures and video

Go to the link in the title and you will see pics and video of Apple's new iPhone - Earl

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 04-18-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 04-18-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

10-Port Powered USB 2.0 Hub for $12 + free shipping
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Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz 16" Laptop for $399 + $13 s&h
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Newegg has the LG GH22LS50 22X LightScribe SATA CD/DVD Writer for $24 with free shipping. Even though Blu-ray discs and drives are the new hotness, DVDs will still be here to stay for a while

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Links from the Gregg Zone

1) This is an article about that glacial collapse in Peru that created a tsunami in a lake causing damage to local towns. While the general track of the article involves global climate change, there is quite a bit of general info here, complete with several videos, interesting read if you are interested in the current view about losing our glaciers. http://wwfblogs.org
2) I have posted quite a few links in the nano-tech field in the past; almost all of them were on new possibilities, and advancements in the technology. Well there is always down side to consider this article points to some major concerns about where we might be going with this. http://www.aolnews.com
3) Not sure what to make of a story like this, the implications are pretty much endless, if it turns out to be true. It makes me think of several other stories, subjects from cell memory, to after death possibilities, in other words one of those items that make me think a little deeper. http://www.dailymail
4) This article about predictive software is rather disturbing, and reminds me of a movie plot back there somewhere. Seems they want to predict bad behavior before it happens, they decide you are incline to commit a crime by analysis now they will follow you around just in case? Sounds pretty goofy to me, but I.B.M. dumped a lot of money into it so who knows? http://gizmodo.com
5) This made me wonder just how much have agreed to through that who has time to read all this, I will just click, sign, whatever just give me my toy now. I mean when they trick me into giving up my eternal soul OMG what else did I miss. http://news.cnet.com

Internet Explorer 8's Malware-Blocking Madness - PCWorld

Since its launch, Internet Explorer 8 has blocked access to over 560 million sites that it determined were serving malware, or about 3 million blocks per day, said Brandon LeBlanc in a blog post on Friday.
Some people say not to use Internet Explorer at all, this article talks about how well IE8 works.

Remember today is Windows Update Tuesday so DO YOUR WINDOWS UPDATES!

AlaskaJoe

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 04-11-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 04-11-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Apple Goes Where The Portals Failed: It’s The Hardware, Stupid | Epicenter | Wired.com

Apple morphs itself again -
Most of its money still comes from selling computers, iPhones, iPods and iPads. But with its move into advertising, the spike in revenue from selling iPhone aps (four billion downloads and counting), as well as its move to take a percentage of book and other content sales on the iPad have NEW MEDIA COMPANY written all over them