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Archive for July, 2006

Gauging Interest – Would site users like a Digg-style link system?

Monday, July 31st, 2006

With the growth of collaborative bookmarking sites like Digg, Del.icio.us and others, would those of you who visit this site regularly like and/or use a collaborative linking site focused on the areas of interest to the show? I use some of the collaborative sites, but they often have a broader focus than I am looking […]

InfoShot 7/26/2006 – Now with 4GB of Flash Cache

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Ruh-roh – MPAA sues the wrong guy… Nasa no longer protects the planet… Trojan piggybacks on FireFox… How long is your iPod supposed to last?… Now you can Ride the Lightning, Enter Sandman, And Justice for All on iTunes… Vista to benefit from 4 Gigs of Falsh Cache – for Speed!

BarretTime: July 20th, 2006

Friday, July 21st, 2006

This week’s event calendar kicks off Thursday night with the 1960 PC Users Group. Their monthly Graphics Special Interest Group meets Thursday, July 20th, at the Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, located at 6823 Cypresswood Drive in Spring, Texas. The second floor annex building is where you want to be from seven to […]

InfoShot: Cheaper Big Screen Edition

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

This week’s InfoShot: Lack of demand means cheaper big screen TVs… Toyota re-plugged… msPod more expensive, less space?… NBC takes next Fall’s shows to Netflix… Apple Rumors: iTunes to rent movies? Bigger nanos in the pipeline?… Links and comments after the jump…

Anniversary Party = Success!

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

Last night’s gathering of geeks in celebration of the 11th anniversary of Technology Bytes was a spectacular success. Many, many fine people showed up as the band played and adult beverages were consumed. A heartfelt thanks to Drop Trio for providing the music and for the special tunes learned, rehearsed and performed for the event. […]

11th Anniversary Party!

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Houston’s longest running, award winning, advice giving computer show is celebrating 11 years on the air in Houston, Texas. Join the cast, crew and fans of Technology Bytes this Friday, July 14th at Dean’s Credit Clothing for a party of epic nerd proportions. Again this year we will be graced with the legendary space jazz […]

A little help from my friends

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Hey there everyone! Jay Lee here with a special announcement / request. As many of you know, I play in a Celtic folk band called the Flying Fish Sailors here in Houston, Texas. We’ve received some exciting news! The Flying Fish Sailors have been nominated in the World Music Category of the 2006 Houston Press […]

Technology Bytes – 07/12/2006

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Clueless Senator’s Anti-Net Neutrality Rant Set to Techno Music

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R) delivered an amazingly clueless speech about net neutrality including such gems as “I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday,” and “[T]he internet is not something you just dump something on. […]

Technology Bytes – 07/05/2006

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006