http://www.techtalk.net A Business and Technology Radio Show Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:35:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en $500 for the hassle is hardly compensation. It takes days just to get old software installed and a laptop configured, let alone trying to restore backups. BestBuy should be on the hook for damages and penalties related to identity theft linked to the lost laptop. Hard to add that ... http://www.techtalk.net/2008/for-54m-lose-my-laptop-please/  Don't tell me blogging software isn't mainstream and ready for primetime... Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, just secured a $29.5 million B round of financing. Automattic's $1.2 million first round was secured in 2006. In this round, The New York Times joins their investors. January 23, 2008 Times Company in Group Investing ... http://www.techtalk.net/2008/wordpress-news-automattic-secures-295-million-b-round/ Check it out. See if you can find the majestic møøse A Møøse once bit my sister ... http://www.techtalk.net/2008/superior-catalog-design/ Drug Dealers Software Developers Refer to their clients as "users" Refer to their clients as "users" "The first one's free!" "Download a free trial version..." Have important Asian connections. Have important Asian connections. Strange jargon: "Stick" "Rock" "Wrap" "E" "Stash" "Drive-by" "Hit (LSD)" "Source" "The Pigs" Strange jargon: "SCSI" "RTFM" "Packet" "C" "Cache" "CTRL ALT DEL" "Hit (WWW)" "Source-code" "Microsoft" Realize that there's tons of ... http://www.techtalk.net/2008/drug-dealers-vs-geeks/ Ingredients: * Cell phone with MP3 ring-tone support * CD or MP3 of the song * Any method of transferring the ring tone from computer to phone (USB, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant message, etc.) * Audio-editing software that allows ... http://www.techtalk.net/2008/dont-pay-for-ring-tones-instructions/ Wired has dead links but I've found good ones... My fave is the rabbits. 10. Transformers - XBOX 9. iPhone "Hello" 8. Sony "Universe of Entertainment" PS3 Ad 7. Disturbia 6. Dell m1330 "Devo" Ad 5. Sony Bravia "Rabbits" Ad 4. Garmin Man Ad 3. Philips "Robot Skin" Ad 2. Zune "Academy of Dreams" Ad 1. The Bourne Ultimatum http://www.techtalk.net/2008/best-gadget-ads-of-2007/ This has to be seen to be believed. It's for real. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. OK. Almost for real. It was cute. Here's the original my wife found: Click to enlarge. Here's Aaron's poster concept for a related product: Follow-up: Seems like the idea's been done, before. http://www.techtalk.net/2007/the-new-apple-ibrush-toothbrush-preloaded-with-safari/ I hate using MSIE because it renders CSS so poorly. Is the end near? See the article where this lovely quotation comes from: Well, slap me with a moldy turnip and color me flabbergasted! I just think it's a sad thing that Microsoft is receiving praise for doing ... http://www.techtalk.net/2007/msie8-will-microsofts-browser-finally-work/ Movable Type has gone open source. It's the only way they'll compete with the rapidly-improving WordPress. Yeah, WP is sloppy and freewheeling at times (oy, I'm working with bbPress and it's far from ready for primetime) but it's a lot more nimble and there are plugins ... http://www.techtalk.net/2007/movable-type-now-open-source-plays-catchup-to-wordpress/ Students Must Carry And Pay For GPS-Based Cell Device reports this headline from Montclair State. Here's the money quote from the article: "What it does is allow students to have an extra pair or group of people watching over them when they're going from one location to another," Montclair Police Department Chief ... http://www.techtalk.net/2007/big-brother-is-watching-your-college-kid/