Robert Scoble has a neat video post of the new Cisco
telepresence system in which Guido Jouret, Cisco CTO explains the system to a group of journalists.
http://media.podtech.net/media/2006/10/PID_001243/Podtech_ciscofinal.mov
(The link will open in a browser if you have Quicktime installed)
Cisco’s page on their telepresence system
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Bill O’Reilly was again on David Letterman show last night. This time to promote his new book ‘Culture Warrior‘. What happened afterwards was pretty much like his previous visit.
For a video of the interview and transcripts visit CrooksandLiars
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In anticipation of the third installment of the ‘Saw’ franchise, VH1 published a ‘trivia by numbers’ list. I am yet to see ‘Saw II’ so some references went over my head.
My favorite trivia from the list is.
“25: Age Whannell was when he finally moved out of his parents’ house — immediately preceding the worldwide success of “Saw.”
VH1: Think You Know ‘Saw’? This Gory Trivia Would Make Jigsaw Proud …
Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strips lost his voice 18 months ago from a rare condition known as Spasmodic Dysphonia. Doctors told him no one had ever recovered from this condition. After retraining his brain through numerous self-created exercises, Scott was able to get back his voice. His blog on the condition and what transpired afterwards is truly an inspiring story. Do read the user comments as well.
http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html
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Adage has build this impressing Media Family Tree, showing ownership and relationships among the top 100 media brands. Thanks to Vassa Eggen for this find.
Microsoft will allow its Vista license to be re-activated up to ten times. Windows Vista will not require a system re-activation unless the hard drive and one other component is changed. This means that enthusiasts will be able to swap CPUs, memory and graphics cards out without any worry about having to re-activate with MS, either on the internet or by phone. This is good news to PC enthusiasts. You still can only use the license on only one machine at a time.
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In related news, the Acer, the World’s number four PC maker calls Vista Home a lemon
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If you are like me and had had any experience to manually remove a trojan file you must be familiar with this windows dialog message.
or any of the following messages
Unlocker to the rescue. Unlocker removes the lock placed by the application/user and lets you move/delete the file.
Unlocker can be downloaded from http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
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Google Adsense makes posting ads on your blog very easy. It is almost always every new blogger’s first step into making money. However, Google Adsense is not the only show in town. Here’s a list of other advertising networks that you can sign up with and start earning some cash.
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Here’s an edited version of (link not safe for work alert) Borat’s first appearance on Conan O’Brien. You’ll notice that back then Borat’s hair was neatly gelled, much before he got his dry electric hair look.
Borat is a growing PR headache for Kazakhstan. British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen created Borat as a bumbling journalist. His sketches present Kazakhstan as sexist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and completely at odds with most Western values. Kazakh officials earlier shut down an official Borat website with the Kazakhstan designation “.kz,” and on Wednesday, the government took out a four-page public relations advertisement in The New York Times featuring several articles on the country’s growing economy and one story features the headline: “Conclave calls for religious tolerance among all faiths throughout the world.” Kazakh officials have also invited Boratto visit their country and discover more about Kazakhstan - the ninth largest country in the world.
Borat’s website has now moved to a .tv domain
Borat’s movie - ‘Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan’ releases on the first week of November.
Microsoft has release an utility application which lets you check if your PC is capable of supporting Vista. The app will not work with Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
Related Vista blog: In this week’s tWit Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte discuss Vista’s end user license agreements and how Microsoft is really making life harder for the end user. Hey Microsoft, how about releasing a Volume license pack for the household? Not everyone will be able to pay for an extra non-OEM-ed copy of Vista for their second or third computer at home.
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