Interview: Robert Scoble

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Kreg Steppe

Chuck and I had the honor of Interviewing the seemingly Omnipresent Robert Scoble.

Robert Scoble is a blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technical evangelist at Microsoft. He currently works for Fast Company as a video blogger. He is also the co-author of Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers with Shel Israel.

In this interview we talk about his background, Social Networking, the challenges of being open and accessible, and where it all leads.

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Klingon Language Keyboard

Posted on January 14, 2009 by madmarv

Klingon Language Keyboard via Boing Boing

Now when you write your great American novel, you can honestly say that it’s better in the original Klingon.

And because it is soooo futuristic, it comes with a PS/2 interface. So dig up that USB adapter out of the trash and sign up for this limited edition, soon-to-be classic.

P.S. does anyone have a Klingon spell check plugin for Word?

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Freezing Bubbles

Posted on January 6, 2009 by madmarv

Freezing soap bubble

Now this is the kind of photography I could really get into. If bubbles would freeze in mid-air where I live that is.

Marv

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Sennheiser HDR 110

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Chuck Tomasi

Sennheiser HDR 110 At the moment I am sitting in bed with the laptop watching TV and listening to the audio on a new set of Sennheiser HDR 110 wireless headphones.

My team at work gave me a $30 gift card to Circuit City for Christmas. With another $40 I picked up the headphones and set them up in the bedroom in a matter of minutes. Originally I was using the headphone jack to send the audio to the transmitter, however that required I get up and plug in the jack. That’s no fun. I found a set of RCA jacks on the back of the TV that continue to operate independent of the speaker system – meaning I can mute the speakers and continue to broadcast to the headphones. That’s what I want!

The HDR 110 headphones are comfortable, but a little bulky. They are a large set of “on ear” headphones. Taking two AAA batteries the phones have an on/off switch on one side and volume and tuner on the other. I roamed around the house and never had any problem with reception. I have to admit that I’m pleased with headphones so far. Now I can continue to watch (and listen) to TV after Donna falls asleep. Thanks team!

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How Marbles are Made

Posted on January 2, 2009 by madmarv

Wow, it’s been a while since I found anything really Technorama worthy… Yeah, I’ll go with that excuse.

Marv

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Old Computers

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Chuck Tomasi

One of my co-workers passed this great site to me. Yes, this is one of those sites that screams TECHNORAMA and brings back memories. Spend hours (or days) going over the old ads, specs, and links to find parts for your old crap cool stuff.

Now you know where to go for info the Jupiter Ace!

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Bruce Barr drops by

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Chuck Tomasi

A very special treat – just an open discussion with none other than long time listener of Freestyle and Technorama – an Internet personality in his own right – Bruce Barr from Kansas City, MO.

Happy Holidays everyone!

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Procrastination down to Nth decimal place

Posted on December 9, 2008 by madmarv

Procrastinate

Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate

The equation is U = EV/ID

The ‘U’ stands for utility, or the desire to complete a given task. It is equal to the product of E, the expectation of success, and V the value of completion, divided by the product of I, the immediacy of the task, and D, the personal sensitivity to delay.

Uh-huh, how much time did these guys have on their hands anyway? I’ll bet this story will be on the short list for next year’s Ignoble Awards

Photo credit: shootingstarr(is a blur)

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Top 10 Greatest Geeks of All Time

Posted on December 8, 2008 by madmarv

Top 10 Greatest Geeks of All Time

Geek Boy

A bit hyperbolic, but worth a read for some obscure tech geek cred. Personally, I would have put in Da Vinci or Tesla though. The list is a bit too slanted to the post-WWII timeframe. But the good news is that Bill and Steve are not on the list.

Photo credit: Kyle Flood

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Flickr Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2008 by madmarv

Flickr Thanksgiving

My friend Joe Philipson put this collage together. He’s quite a talented photographer, please check out his other work here.

Marv

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