A caller wonders what happens to the Chevy Volt if you have the gas in there too long. Does the gas go bad? Well, it could get gummy. And nobody wants gummy gas. or gummi gas either. Not tasty. We also take the SEC conference to task for trying to ban Twitter and photos during …
Month: August 2009
BOL 1042: Attack of the BelBots
We learn that not only is a botnet using Twitter to store some of its data but that botnet follow Veronica. Who is a bot herself. We also ponder why leaked pictures of the Dell smartphone are so blurry. And bad news folks. Looks like no tablet for the Apple announcement, but it sounds like …
BOL 1041: What does the brown Zune do for you?
The Zune HD is coming in colors. But none of them are brown. And do you really care? We also talk about the ePub format. Will it change the landscape of eBook publications? And also, while we’re at it, how the heck should we express fuel efficiency in electric cars? So many questions. At least …
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BOL 1040: i4i wants tooth for tooth from Microsoft
The i4i Chairman Loudon Owen joins us to talk about why they’re suing Microsoft to prevent selling Word as it is currently. Sounds like they wouldn’t mind cash. Also Tr.im is back. And Molly takes them to task for being babies. And Vance gets a Corvette for $14 a month. Or would. If GM honored …
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BOL 1039: Look Timmy, PaPa’s got WiFi in his chest
We started by reporting on the amazing technology that allows pacemakers to wirelessly transmit diagnostic info to a bedside device making the pacemaker safer and doctor visits shorter. But we found the most compelling fact the idea that this would be WiFi. Which we think should mean hotspots and a mesh network. It solves a …
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BOL 1038: Microsoft: It’s a change
So at one time before February 2008, you could get a domain name for life if you signed up for Microsoft’s Office Live. Today Microsoft says it’s no longer free. Even though they said it was free for life. But they did acknowledge that It’s a change. You think? Also you can now deposit your …
BOL 1037: Podcast of indeterminate lake
I don’t know. It must be the low blood sugar but I called us the podcast of indeterminate lake. But we still were able to talk sensibly about the Twitter DoS targeted at one specific person. We also cheer on the FCC as they hold ISPs feet to the fire. And Adobe is the new …
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Buzz Out Loud 1036: Twitter Viagra?
So Twitter has had a hard time staying up today because of a denial of service attack. But we think we have the answer. And it’s available in many spam emails for order. We also get in a big fat argument about whether News Corp. will win or lose by charging for all their news …
BOL 1035: Gadget of the year 2006
Donald Bell previewed the Zune HD and it brought him tears of joy. But the rest of us think it’s about three years too late. We also debate the need for Google to get into the video codec game and whether you need a pico projector in your camera. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
BOL 1034: Life is short, have pie
Radio Shack as we mentioned yesterday is changing to The Shack. But a good restaurant in Connecticut is also called The Shack and has pie. Radio Shack does not have pie. They lose. We also talk about Google’s dropping search share and the rumoured new Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …