http://www.odeo.com/channels/1516-Tech-Recipes-Blogs-Aggregator Ferrettim no The latest posts from the Tech-Recipes Blog Community The latest posts from the Tech-Recipes Blog Community TipMonkies is a site dedicated to bringing new and emerging technologies to the every day user and showing them how to make proper use of such technologies. The site features reviews of hardware, and software as well as hacks, tips and how-to's. en 40 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:54:16 -0700 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:54:16 -0700 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22465977-Use-Mobile-Versions-of-Web-Sites-in-Firefox-s-Sidebar Firefox’s sidebar is a perfect tool for accessing mobile sites. By using these sites in the sidebar, you can utilize various web apps and sites without having to leave the page you are on. In fact, you can create your own personal Flock-type browser if you take the time to find the necessary sites. I have used both Twitter and del.icio.us in my sidebar and have been quite pleased with the results. Here’s what Twitter looks like in the Firefox Sidebar: And here’s del.icio.us in the sidebar:   Other sites with great potential for Sidebar usage: 1. Remember The Milk 2. Pownce 3. Facebook 4. Google Calendar 5. Jaiku 6. Google Notebook 7. Google Docs 8. Flickr To add the desired mobile site to your Firefox sidebar: 1. Open Firefox. 2. Go to the menu, click Bookmarks and select Organize Bookmarks. 3. In the right pane, select Bookmarks Menu. 4. Click the Organize button at the top of the window, and select New Bookmark. 5. In the Name textbox, input the name of the ... Firefox’s sidebar is a perfect tool for accessing mobile sites. By using these sites in the sidebar, you can utilize various web apps and sites without having to leave the page you are on. In fact, you can create your own personal Flock-type browser if you take the time to find the necessary sites. I have used both Twitter and del.icio.us in my sidebar and have been quite pleased with the results. Here’s what Twitter looks like in the Firefox Sidebar: And here’s del.icio.us in the sidebar:   Other sites with great potential for Sidebar usage: 1. Remember The Milk 2. Pownce 3. Facebook 4. Google Calendar 5. Jaiku 6. Google Notebook 7. Google Docs 8. Flickr To add the desired mobile site to your Firefox sidebar: 1. Open Firefox. 2. Go to the menu, click Bookmarks and select Organize Bookmarks. 3. In the right pane, select Bookmarks Menu. 4. Click the Organize button at the top of the window, and select New Bookmark. 5. In the Name textbox, input the name of the mobile site. 6. In the Location textbox, input the url. 7. Check the Load this bookmark in the sidebar checkbox. 8. Click the Add button. 9. Close the Library window. Now go select your newly created bookmark. When the page loads in the sidebar, login to your account and your ready to go. Firefox’s sidebar is a perfect tool for accessing mobile sites. By using these sites in the sidebar, you can utilize various web apps and sites without having to leave the page you are on. In fact, you can create your own personal Flock-type browser if you take the time to find the necessary sites. I have used both Twitter and del.icio.us in my sidebar and have been quite pleased with the results. Here’s what Twitter looks like in the Firefox Sidebar: And here’s del.icio.us in the sidebar:   Other sites with great potential for Sidebar usage: 1. Remember The Milk 2. Pownce 3. Facebook 4. Google Calendar 5. Jaiku 6. Google Notebook 7. Google Docs 8. Flickr To add the desired mobile site to your Firefox sidebar: 1. Open Firefox. 2. Go to the menu, click Bookmarks and select Organize Bookmarks. 3. In the right pane, select Bookmarks Menu. 4. Click the Organize button at the top of the window, and select New Bookmark. 5. In the Name textbox, input the name of the mobile site. 6. In the Location textbox, input the url. 7. Check the Load this bookmark in the sidebar checkbox. 8. Click the Add button. 9. Close the Library window. Now go select your newly created bookmark. When the page loads in the sidebar, login to your account and your ready to go. tag:odeo.com,2008-04-28,22465977 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:54:16 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22157193-Google-Rolling-Out-Rich-Media-and-Gadget-Ads Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think ... Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think that some cool gadget is loading, right? Wwwwwwwweeeeeee…. Google gadget ads have the same problems that all gadgets, everywhere have. They are difficult to get to work on every browser system on every OS in every situation. I had to refresh this one a couple of times in firefox 2 OS X to get it unstuck. Here it is in eternal loading… I can not imagine the pain of trying to code and debug this type of complex javascript. Here is firebug showing the coding structure. iFrame within iFrame, anyone? For rich media ads, these are very tasteful and painless. I do not have any idea how the publisher is compensated for these ads. If somebody clicks and interacts with the ad but never navigates to the sponsor page, is that enough for the publisher to get paid? Does the visitor actually have to visit the sponsoring page or compete a transaction to trigger the adsense payment? Google has been pushing google gadgets for igoogle, for for any webpage, and for the desktop. The extension of the gadget format into adsense has started. Technorati Tags: gadget ads, adsense, xml, js, google Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think that some cool gadget is loading, right? Wwwwwwwweeeeeee…. Google gadget ads have the same problems that all gadgets, everywhere have. They are difficult to get to work on every browser system on every OS in every situation. I had to refresh this one a couple of times in firefox 2 OS X to get it unstuck. Here it is in eternal loading… I can not imagine the pain of trying to code and debug this type of complex javascript. Here is firebug showing the coding structure. iFrame within iFrame, anyone? For rich media ads, these are very tasteful and painless. I do not have any idea how the publisher is compensated for these ads. If somebody clicks and interacts with the ad but never navigates to the sponsor page, is that enough for the publisher to get paid? Does the visitor actually have to visit the sponsoring page or compete a transaction to trigger the adsense payment? Google has been pushing google gadgets for igoogle, for for any webpage, and for the desktop. The extension of the gadget format into adsense has started. Technorati Tags: gadget ads, adsense, xml, js, google tag:odeo.com,2008-03-07,22157193 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:28:43 -0800 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22147764-Google-Rolling-Out-Rich-Media-and-Gadget-Ads Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think ... Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think that some cool gadget is loading, right? Wwwwwwwweeeeeee…. Google gadget ads have the same problems that all gadgets, everywhere have. They are difficult to get to work on every browser system on every OS in every situation. I had to refresh this one a couple of times in firefox 2 OS X to get it unstuck. Here it is in eternal loading… I can not imagine the pain of trying to code and debug this type of complex javascript. Here is firebug showing the coding structure. iFrame within iFrame, anyone? For rich media ads, these are very tasteful and painless. I do not have any idea how the publisher is compensated for these ads. If somebody clicks and interacts with the ad but never navigates to the sponsor page, is that enough for the publisher to get paid? Does the visitor actually have to visit the sponsoring page or compete a transaction to trigger the adsense payment? Google has been pushing google gadgets for igoogle, for for any webpage, and for the desktop. The extension of the gadget format into adsense has started. Technorati Tags: gadget ads, adsense, xml, js, google Recently MightyQ noticed some chitika-like ads being delivered by adsense. Although adsense has tested various rich media ad types in the past, I have never seen interactive “gadget ads” like these on adsense before. These advertisements are being delivered from ads.gmodules.com which redirects to the typical google home page: <iframe scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ src=”http://ads.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url… Google seems to like the “gadget” nomenclature: …name=”gadgetiframe1132627890838564930009″> I am assuming that the ad itself was designed by echo3.net. Echo3 has a long history of releasing cool google gadgets. It is no surprise that they are being used to generate these gadget ads. The gadgets are driven by XML: …url=http://echo3.net/cb/live/336×280-cb.xml… For pointing out their coolness, I am going to hotlink to the spinner they use. Just using that, everybody will think that some cool gadget is loading, right? Wwwwwwwweeeeeee…. Google gadget ads have the same problems that all gadgets, everywhere have. They are difficult to get to work on every browser system on every OS in every situation. I had to refresh this one a couple of times in firefox 2 OS X to get it unstuck. Here it is in eternal loading… I can not imagine the pain of trying to code and debug this type of complex javascript. Here is firebug showing the coding structure. iFrame within iFrame, anyone? For rich media ads, these are very tasteful and painless. I do not have any idea how the publisher is compensated for these ads. If somebody clicks and interacts with the ad but never navigates to the sponsor page, is that enough for the publisher to get paid? Does the visitor actually have to visit the sponsoring page or compete a transaction to trigger the adsense payment? Google has been pushing google gadgets for igoogle, for for any webpage, and for the desktop. The extension of the gadget format into adsense has started. Technorati Tags: gadget ads, adsense, xml, js, google tag:odeo.com,2008-03-05,22147764 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:31:59 -0800 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22147766-Day-4-First-Symfony-application …eeeee’s back! So, I’m hanging out tonight, got Food Network in the background, and working on this db problem. As you may recall from the last episode (more than a day ago, but work with me here), I was having issues getting the symfony config to connect to the database. After a few moments of exhaustive research, it looks like my problem was the user password. I….I…I… Naaah, that can’t be! Changed the password anyway, and my error message changed. Now, the error looks like: [propel-sql-exec] Failed to execute: CREATE TABLE `dvd` ( `type` VARCHAR, `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VARCHAR, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) )Type=InnoDB [propel-sql-exec] Could not execute update [Native Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ' `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VAR' at line 3] [User... …eeeee’s back! So, I’m hanging out tonight, got Food Network in the background, and working on this db problem. As you may recall from the last episode (more than a day ago, but work with me here), I was having issues getting the symfony config to connect to the database. After a few moments of exhaustive research, it looks like my problem was the user password. I….I…I… Naaah, that can’t be! Changed the password anyway, and my error message changed. Now, the error looks like: [propel-sql-exec] Failed to execute: CREATE TABLE `dvd` ( `type` VARCHAR, `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VARCHAR, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) )Type=InnoDB [propel-sql-exec] Could not execute update [Native Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ' `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VAR' at line 3] [User Info: CREATE TABLE `dvd` ( `type` VARCHAR, `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VARCHAR, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) )Type=InnoDB] [propel-sql-exec] 3 of 4 SQL statements executed successfully So, I’m thinking there’s an error somewhere. Likely suspect is the schema.yml file. Since nothing appeared in the db, I’m thinking the unsuccessful statement was the one that actually *does* something. Ugh! To the schema.yml, Batman! Ooh! Alton’s on! (anybody who wants to donate a Shun Santoku, leave a message, I’ll send my address……) I did note an extraneous tilde (”~”) in the schema.yml, but, alas, it didn’t change the output much. Hmm…we’re trying to create the same table twice - that doesn’t look right. Talked with Quinn (always helpful to make sure my head’s in the right place). He put me on to a great resource - The cheatsheet So, the schema.xml has changed, again… propel:    type:      id:      type_name: varchar(15)    id:      id:      dvdname: varchar(128)      type: varchar(10)    starring:      id:      actor: longvarchar    id_starring:      id:      id_id:      starring_id: Did the symfony cc and symfony propel-build-all, no errors! Looked in the dbAdmin side, and there are tables! …eeeee’s back! So, I’m hanging out tonight, got Food Network in the background, and working on this db problem. As you may recall from the last episode (more than a day ago, but work with me here), I was having issues getting the symfony config to connect to the database. After a few moments of exhaustive research, it looks like my problem was the user password. I….I…I… Naaah, that can’t be! Changed the password anyway, and my error message changed. Now, the error looks like: [propel-sql-exec] Failed to execute: CREATE TABLE `dvd` ( `type` VARCHAR, `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VARCHAR, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) )Type=InnoDB [propel-sql-exec] Could not execute update [Native Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ' `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VAR' at line 3] [User Info: CREATE TABLE `dvd` ( `type` VARCHAR, `id` INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `starring` VARCHAR, `id_starring` VARCHAR, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) )Type=InnoDB] [propel-sql-exec] 3 of 4 SQL statements executed successfully So, I’m thinking there’s an error somewhere. Likely suspect is the schema.yml file. Since nothing appeared in the db, I’m thinking the unsuccessful statement was the one that actually *does* something. Ugh! To the schema.yml, Batman! Ooh! Alton’s on! (anybody who wants to donate a Shun Santoku, leave a message, I’ll send my address……) I did note an extraneous tilde (”~”) in the schema.yml, but, alas, it didn’t change the output much. Hmm…we’re trying to create the same table twice - that doesn’t look right. Talked with Quinn (always helpful to make sure my head’s in the right place). He put me on to a great resource - The cheatsheet So, the schema.xml has changed, again… propel:    type:      id:      type_name: varchar(15)    id:      id:      dvdname: varchar(128)      type: varchar(10)    starring:      id:      actor: longvarchar    id_starring:      id:      id_id:      starring_id: Did the symfony cc and symfony propel-build-all, no errors! Looked in the dbAdmin side, and there are tables! tag:odeo.com,2008-02-26,22147766 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:30:12 -0800 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22130601-7-Must-Have-Apps-for-the-Nokia-N800-N810-Internet-Tablet The Nokia internet tablet is a handy little device to do a great deal of tasks when you’re on the go.  By adding these seven applications, you can do even more. Applications I’ve added to my internet tablet: 1. GPE-Calendar - a great little calendar app that helps me keep track of all my appointments.  By also using  Erminig, I can sync GPE-Calendar with my Google Calendar. 2. VNC Viewer - remote control software allowing you to view and interact with any computer running a VNC server. 3. Canola - This application turns your internet tablet into a mini media center for playing music, videos, podcasts, viewing photos, etc. 4. Maemo WordPy - a fully functional WordPress client for blogging. 5. Other Maemo Weather - Applet for your Home screen for displaying weather conditions. 6. Gnumeric Spreadsheet - GNOME spreadsheet app. 7. Pidgin - a multi-protocol IM client.  Definitely needed if you chat with protocols unsupported by the native client. The Nokia internet tablet is a handy little device to do a great deal of tasks when you’re on the go.  By adding these seven applications, you can do even more. Applications I’ve added to my internet tablet: 1. GPE-Calendar - a great little calendar app that helps me keep track of all my appointments.  By also using  Erminig, I can sync GPE-Calendar with my Google Calendar. 2. VNC Viewer - remote control software allowing you to view and interact with any computer running a VNC server. 3. Canola - This application turns your internet tablet into a mini media center for playing music, videos, podcasts, viewing photos, etc. 4. Maemo WordPy - a fully functional WordPress client for blogging. 5. Other Maemo Weather - Applet for your Home screen for displaying weather conditions. 6. Gnumeric Spreadsheet - GNOME spreadsheet app. 7. Pidgin - a multi-protocol IM client.  Definitely needed if you chat with protocols unsupported by the native client. The Nokia internet tablet is a handy little device to do a great deal of tasks when you’re on the go.  By adding these seven applications, you can do even more. Applications I’ve added to my internet tablet: 1. GPE-Calendar - a great little calendar app that helps me keep track of all my appointments.  By also using  Erminig, I can sync GPE-Calendar with my Google Calendar. 2. VNC Viewer - remote control software allowing you to view and interact with any computer running a VNC server. 3. Canola - This application turns your internet tablet into a mini media center for playing music, videos, podcasts, viewing photos, etc. 4. Maemo WordPy - a fully functional WordPress client for blogging. 5. Other Maemo Weather - Applet for your Home screen for displaying weather conditions. 6. Gnumeric Spreadsheet - GNOME spreadsheet app. 7. Pidgin - a multi-protocol IM client.  Definitely needed if you chat with protocols unsupported by the native client. tag:odeo.com,2008-02-10,22130601 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:02:37 -0800 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22127602-My-PS3-and-PSP-w-CFW-3-90-and-remoteplay-video todays video post will be a look at my PS3 running v2.10 firmware and my PSP running CFW 3.90 M33 (Dark Alex styled) and Remote Play.  i’ll be honest and admit that i’ve contemplated selling my PSP on quite a few occasions but right when i’m about to break down and do it, i stop myself.  the main reason i always stop myself is the potential for its bonding w/the PS3 and Remote play.  Only a very few games even support remoteplay and gaming (Lair supports remoteplay, you can play Lair on your PSP w/remoteplay) and if your running CFW its a hit or miss game depending on if a sony ps3 update will change code related to remoteplay apps (like last update and cfw 3.70, however there were ways around that). anywho, the video below just shows a few of the newer features of the remoteplay including using the Gaia screensaver for music.  [youtube cdY7raOLzPY]  youtube link here enjoy! todays video post will be a look at my PS3 running v2.10 firmware and my PSP running CFW 3.90 M33 (Dark Alex styled) and Remote Play.  i’ll be honest and admit that i’ve contemplated selling my PSP on quite a few occasions but right when i’m about to break down and do it, i stop myself.  the main reason i always stop myself is the potential for its bonding w/the PS3 and Remote play.  Only a very few games even support remoteplay and gaming (Lair supports remoteplay, you can play Lair on your PSP w/remoteplay) and if your running CFW its a hit or miss game depending on if a sony ps3 update will change code related to remoteplay apps (like last update and cfw 3.70, however there were ways around that). anywho, the video below just shows a few of the newer features of the remoteplay including using the Gaia screensaver for music.  [youtube cdY7raOLzPY]  youtube link here enjoy! todays video post will be a look at my PS3 running v2.10 firmware and my PSP running CFW 3.90 M33 (Dark Alex styled) and Remote Play.  i’ll be honest and admit that i’ve contemplated selling my PSP on quite a few occasions but right when i’m about to break down and do it, i stop myself.  the main reason i always stop myself is the potential for its bonding w/the PS3 and Remote play.  Only a very few games even support remoteplay and gaming (Lair supports remoteplay, you can play Lair on your PSP w/remoteplay) and if your running CFW its a hit or miss game depending on if a sony ps3 update will change code related to remoteplay apps (like last update and cfw 3.70, however there were ways around that). anywho, the video below just shows a few of the newer features of the remoteplay including using the Gaia screensaver for music.  [youtube cdY7raOLzPY]  youtube link here enjoy! tag:odeo.com,2008-02-05,22127602 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:39:00 -0800 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator Uncategorized http://www.odeo.com/episodes/306363-TipMonkies-Podcast-23-2005-10-14 tag:odeo.com,2005-10-15,306363 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:09:06 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/272843-TipMonkies-Podcast-22-2005-09-30 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-30,272843 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:39:57 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/266294-TipMonkies-Podcast-21-2005-09-27 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-27,266294 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:00:32 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22024480-TipMonkies-Podcast-20-2005-09-24 Actually, the podcast was recorded yesterday, but I figured I’d use today’s date since that’s when it’s coming out. We’ve got some interesting news this week, including the announcement of Opera (the browser, not the music) becoming free, rumors of Google buying AOL, the XBOX 360 pricing strategy, and more. The most interesting news of the week? A new service called GameTap which might be worth checking out. File information: 14.4MB, 20m 58s Download: MP3 | iTunes | Odeo | PodNova | RSS No beer for me today, just some good old Klah and man is it good! Top Stories Opera (the browser, not the music) is now free thanks in part to Google. Forget Microsoft, looks like Google may buy AOL, their biggest moneymaker. Tired of losing money, a record store in New Jersey is letting their customers buy, rip, and return CDs, and the RIAA is not happy about it! Looks like Microsoft may slash XBOX 360 prices every year in order to stay competitive. I’ve gotten pr... Actually, the podcast was recorded yesterday, but I figured I’d use today’s date since that’s when it’s coming out. We’ve got some interesting news this week, including the announcement of Opera (the browser, not the music) becoming free, rumors of Google buying AOL, the XBOX 360 pricing strategy, and more. The most interesting news of the week? A new service called GameTap which might be worth checking out. File information: 14.4MB, 20m 58s Download: MP3 | iTunes | Odeo | PodNova | RSS No beer for me today, just some good old Klah and man is it good! Top Stories Opera (the browser, not the music) is now free thanks in part to Google. Forget Microsoft, looks like Google may buy AOL, their biggest moneymaker. Tired of losing money, a record store in New Jersey is letting their customers buy, rip, and return CDs, and the RIAA is not happy about it! Looks like Microsoft may slash XBOX 360 prices every year in order to stay competitive. I’ve gotten pretty mad at my cellphone carrier, but never so mad as to eat my cellphone! Still wondering about the Nintendo Revolution controller? Be sure to check out this video where you can see how exactly it will work. Turner Broadcasting has announced a new service called GameTap which will let you download classic games (Atari to PS1!) and original video content to your PC for a small fee (looks like USD14.95/month). Cool Site of the Week The MythBusters Episode Encyclopedia, because sometimes, you just can’t get enough of the MythBusters! Actually, the podcast was recorded yesterday, but I figured I’d use today’s date since that’s when it’s coming out. We’ve got some interesting news this week, including the announcement of Opera (the browser, not the music) becoming free, rumors of Google buying AOL, the XBOX 360 pricing strategy, and more. The most interesting news of the week? A new service called GameTap which might be worth checking out. File information: 14.4MB, 20m 58s Download: MP3 | iTunes | Odeo | PodNova | RSS No beer for me today, just some good old Klah and man is it good! Top Stories Opera (the browser, not the music) is now free thanks in part to Google. Forget Microsoft, looks like Google may buy AOL, their biggest moneymaker. Tired of losing money, a record store in New Jersey is letting their customers buy, rip, and return CDs, and the RIAA is not happy about it! Looks like Microsoft may slash XBOX 360 prices every year in order to stay competitive. I’ve gotten pretty mad at my cellphone carrier, but never so mad as to eat my cellphone! Still wondering about the Nintendo Revolution controller? Be sure to check out this video where you can see how exactly it will work. Turner Broadcasting has announced a new service called GameTap which will let you download classic games (Atari to PS1!) and original video content to your PC for a small fee (looks like USD14.95/month). Cool Site of the Week The MythBusters Episode Encyclopedia, because sometimes, you just can’t get enough of the MythBusters! tag:odeo.com,2005-09-24,22024480 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:49:17 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator podcasts http://www.odeo.com/episodes/257611-TipMonkies-Podcast-20-2005-09-24 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-24,257611 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:49:17 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/236293-TipMonkies-Podcast-19-2005-09-16 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-16,236293 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:58:41 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/228677-TipMonkies-Podcast-18-2005-09-13 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-13,228677 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:54:38 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/200939-TipMonkies-Podcast-17-2005-08-30 tag:odeo.com,2005-08-30,200939 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:28:00 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/169989-TipMonkies-Podcast-16-2005-08-21 tag:odeo.com,2005-08-21,169989 Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:37:20 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/153612-TipMonkies-Podcast-15-2005-08-14 tag:odeo.com,2005-08-14,153612 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:09:45 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/125775-TipMonkies-Podcast-14-2005-08-01 tag:odeo.com,2005-08-01,125775 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:38:26 -0700 no Tech-Recipes Blogs Aggregator http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22024546-TipMonkies-Podcast-14-2005-08-01 Happy August! In today’s episode I go solo again and give a brief overview and review of both Windows Vista Beta 1 and the new beta of Internet Explorer 7. Other topics include some Apple rumors including video iPods and the possibility of digital rights management being used on OSX for x86, various big sites being hacked including Blogger and MySpace, and more. Starting today, we’ll also be doing a Cool Site of the Week on the podcast…this week’s site? Japanese condoms! MP3 (128kbps), 15.3MB Ogg Vorbis, 16.2MB Running time: 16m 48s We reviewed Vista and IE7, so if you want screenshots, check out PCMag’s collection. Flexbeta has a good video showing off Vista so check it out. By the way, Microsoft has enlisted outside help to add anti-spoofing technology to IE7. Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? Video iPods coming soon? Blogger got hacked!. You can get some images here and here. You know who else got hacked? Tom from MySpace! Speaking of... Happy August! In today’s episode I go solo again and give a brief overview and review of both Windows Vista Beta 1 and the new beta of Internet Explorer 7. Other topics include some Apple rumors including video iPods and the possibility of digital rights management being used on OSX for x86, various big sites being hacked including Blogger and MySpace, and more. Starting today, we’ll also be doing a Cool Site of the Week on the podcast…this week’s site? Japanese condoms! MP3 (128kbps), 15.3MB Ogg Vorbis, 16.2MB Running time: 16m 48s We reviewed Vista and IE7, so if you want screenshots, check out PCMag’s collection. Flexbeta has a good video showing off Vista so check it out. By the way, Microsoft has enlisted outside help to add anti-spoofing technology to IE7. Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? Video iPods coming soon? Blogger got hacked!. You can get some images here and here. You know who else got hacked? Tom from MySpace! Speaking of hackers, a hacker may have been responsible for the recent announcement of newly discovered planet candidates. Cool Site of the Week: Rakuten, for your Japanese condom needs. Happy August! In today’s episode I go solo again and give a brief overview and review of both Windows Vista Beta 1 and the new beta of Internet Explorer 7. Other topics include some Apple rumors including video iPods and the possibility of digital rights management being used on OSX for x86, various big sites being hacked including Blogger and MySpace, and more. Starting today, we’ll also be doing a Cool Site of the Week on the podcast…this week’s site? Japanese condoms! MP3 (128kbps), 15.3MB Ogg Vorbis, 16.2MB Running time: 16m 48s We reviewed Vista and IE7, so if you want screenshots, check out PCMag’s collection. Flexbeta has a good video showing off Vista so check it out. By the way, Microsoft has enlisted outside help to add anti-spoofing technology to IE7. Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? Video iPods coming soon? Blogger got hacked!. You can get some images here and here. You know who else got hacked? Tom from MySpace! Speaking of hackers, a hacker may have been responsible for the recent announcement of newly discovered planet candidates. 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