Entries from July 2007

Anniversary Party !!!

Date July 30, 2007

This Friday!

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Houstonist Tech Buzz - 072907

Date July 29, 2007

The latest version of my Tech Buzz is up at Houstonist. I post it every weekend and it covers local technology news. Hey there’s even a Dwight and Jay mention! Be sure to click over to Houstonist for the latest Tech Buzz.

Podcast 7-25-2007

Date July 27, 2007

Jay was out of town, so Peter came into Houston to run the show (with predictable results)! There are no *real* Harry Potter spoilers in this episode, although there are a lot of Harry Potter jokes.

 
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Don’t Open That E-card!

Date July 23, 2007

The Chronicle has a report on a recent email threat that is suckering users into clicking a virus that comes disguised as an e-card.
In most cases, the subject line informs recipients that they’ve received a greeting card or a postcard from a “friend,” “family member,” “worshipper,” “school-mate” or “neighbour.” When the e-mail is opened, there’s [...]

Simpsonology Bytes

Date July 18, 2007

Here’s what the TechBytes crew might look like as guests on The Simpsons:

 
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Podcast 7-11-2007

Date July 12, 2007

Jay was out of town on business for this episode, so the inmates were running the asylum and Peter was in the studio. We had a phone in interview with Matt Richtel, author of the technology thriller Hooked and also Erica O’Grady as an in-studio guest talking about social media, barcamp, startupcamp and Wordcamp.

 
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15 Ways To Extend Laptop Battery Life

Date July 8, 2007

We recently had a call where the caller asked about laptop battery life. Here’s an article I found on Digg about ways to extend your battery life. Lots of good advice including, defrag regularly, dim your screen and adding more RAM.
Here’s to longer laptop battery life! Sláinte!
–groovehouse

Podcast 7-4-2007

Date July 5, 2007


 
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July Geek Gathering

Date July 4, 2007

On Friday July 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 [...]

Email Hoax Runs Amuck!

Date July 4, 2007

There are no new traffic laws and no new laws concerning cell phone use in cars according to the Texas DPS. A recent email hoax is being forwarded to inboxes across Texas…
Click over to Houstonist for the rest of the story!
–groovehouse