Entries from March 2007

April Geek Gathering

Date March 31, 2007

On Friday April 6th the crew of Technology Bytes and many of their fans will be hanging out at Tropioca in Midtown at 2808 Milam at Drew.
Tropioca specializes in bubble tea, coffee and smoothies. They also serve up desserts, pizza and free wifi. Things get started a little after 7:00 and generally lasts for [...]

BarretTime - 2007.03.28

Date March 29, 2007

Just some obligatory vacation highlights -
If you’ve ever made a mark in a dictionary when you learned a new word, then you have Dr. Samual Johnson to thank. He completed the first compendium of the English language in 1755, having done much of his work near the pub called Ye Old Cheshire Cheese. [...]

Podcast 03-28-2007

Date March 29, 2007

 
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Hacking the Republican Party, Myspace style

Date March 28, 2007

I have spoken before in my personal blog on the topic of hot-linking images.
As a photographer and as a person who hosts and posts a lot of images, I get people directly linking to my server all the time on Myspace, Friendster, Facebook and so on. There’s my image, plain as day. No credit for [...]

Clever solution to an annoying problem

Date March 27, 2007

One of the readers of my Helpline column sent me this email which describes a novel solution to an age old problem:
14 year old computer “geniuses” and the problems they cause
I have a 14 year old son who believes he is a computer whiz. He is constantly downloading programs from the Internet [...]

Tech Buzz

Date March 25, 2007

My Tech Buzz column is up at houstonist.com. Check it out for local Houston tech stories ranging from online dating, corporate buyouts, tablet PC’s, chasing Cylons and spoofing caller ID’s. Houstonist Tech Buzz is published every Sunday. –groovehouse

Technology Makeover

Date March 22, 2007

We do get a lot of calls from small business owners so I know this will be of interest to some of our listeners
Houston based Ergos Technology is looking to make one small business a very happy camper.
They are sponsoring a contest, the winner of which will receive a $35,000 technology makeover.
The X-treme Technology Makeover [...]

Podcast March 21, 2007

Date March 21, 2007

 
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Chronicle Helpline for 3/20/2007

Date March 21, 2007

Jay Lee’s Chronicle Helpline column for the week is online here

Apple iRack

Date March 21, 2007

Geek humor meets political commentary