KABC Computer Show Producer James DeRuvo posts his independent reviews and reports on the latest in the cool, cutting edge advancements and issues affecting the technical realm.
I do regular guest spots on the KABC Travel Show as the Gadget Travel guru, talking about tech that makes the travel experience easier.
You can check out my blog, called GADGET TRAVEL for more including articles, mp3s of the show and more.
This has been a difficult decision for me, but since the first of the year, certain events have transpired that compel me to CLOSE Electronica Radio effective Monday. I can no longer give this blog the attention it and it's readers deserve and after nearly three years of running it, it's time to say goodbye.
Meanwhile, I don't wish to leave you stranded in the technological universe, so here are some of my favorite sites that I get info from:
HACKADAY - this website offers great how to's on building cool electronica, or hacking the tech you have to do other cool things. It's worth a bookmark.
ENGADGET - sets the standard for tech blog reporting. And his weekly podcast can't be missed.
THE GIZ (GIZMODO) - With a cool name like that, how can you miss?
PVRBLOG - Keep up on all you need to know about Digital Video Recording. If you're into TIVO or the PSP, this is the ticket.
DAILY ROTATION - the one stop shop for the latest TECH headlines from all over the net.
SLASHDOT - The best geek site around. It's always been considered cool to have your website "slashdotted," but I bet they've never been E-R'd! There are others, to be sure. But these are my favorites. It where I've gotten much of the news I've shared over the years.
Thanks to all who have visited this site and thanks to those who helped me make it possible.
And with that, E-R signs off.
Joan of Arcadia. It may be the best TV Show you're not watching. Joan has a relationship with God. Taking on different personas in her life, God encourages Joan to take action, get involved, help others, and grow. It isn't ever easy, but Joan learns more about herself in the process. And that makes for good drama, and great comedy. And the secondary plotlines that wrap around her family as equally as compelling.
And it doesn't hit you over the head with any particular dogma or theology. It's just a girl and her relationship with God. And that's the beauty of Joan. You don't have to believe in God to get into this show. For God on Joan of Arcadia, isn't your typical Creator, He's more of a fellow student, mentor, and even friend who pushes at just the right time, whether you want it or not. And it asks the tough questions and finds answers in surprising places.
It's on tonight at CBS. Take a few minutes and check it out. I guarantee you, you'll get sucked in. And before you know it, you'll have finished watching another great show NUMB3RS, as well.
One good for the heart, one great for the head. And BOTH terrific shows.
ps - And if you fall in love with Joan, you can catch up by getting Season 1 on DVD.
(hat tip tech web)
These unscupulous badguyshave found a way to bypass antispyware programs with PIE, or persistent identification element, a technology that's uploaded to a browser and restores deleted cookies. In addition, PIE, which can't be easily removed, can also act as a cookie backup, since it contains the same information.
PIE uses a feature in FLASH to accomplish this. Macromedia has already posted instructions on how to turn off the feature.
phling!™ enables you to easily take and send camera phone photographs, voice, and text messages to your IM buddies while you are mobile. phling! also connects your mobile phone to your home PC so you can instantly save and retrieve your mobile photographs to your PC whenever you want, from wherever you are.
The Giz reports that SONY has been fined $91 MILLION dollars and ordered to stop selling the PlayStation 2. Apparently there is a copyright infringment involved.
(hat tip the giz)
One has to laugh. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC. All losing market share. Fox has reported steady gains in the ratings. One would think that this would provide a valuable lesson that news needs to take a more balanced approach. Not for the gang at Fox Blocker. They would rather supress ideas than compete with them. And they claim they don't believe in censorship on their website. Well, if you don't believe in censorship THEN WHY BLOCK IT OUT?!
(hat tip ehome upgrade)
Here's a great howto on how to use TIVO TO GO on your PSP.
Here's how you can encode Movies to play on your PSP.
Finally, why not make your own games for your PSP? Here's how.
Now if we could only find a HowTo on how to buy a PSP now before they're sold out!
(hat tip boingboing)
While complaining to the MPAA that they're losing millions from pirated movies fileshared through P2P services like Grokester, 20th Century Fox has been caught ADVERTISING on the same services!
Obviously, they're going to the Orrin Hatch school of media embarrassment.
Here's a nifty how to turning your old PC into a music server using Linux.
(hat tip linkfilter)
Well, not really. But someone has plans - and shows videos - for a hoverboard using a lawn mower engine. Imagine grabbing air while cutting the lawn? Gardening will never be the same.
(hat tip engadget)
It appears that hype won out over function and the PSPs where shipped out with dead pixels in their screens. SONY's gonna love the term RECALL.
(hat tip techdirt/c-net)
Are file sharer's going underground by using iPods to share music instead of P2P software?
(hat tip techdirt)
The dictionary definition of power hungry, the MPAA wants authority similar to the IRS to combat video piracy.
It isn't clear if the movie industry's lawsuits have deterred piracy, but Mr. Glickman said the lawsuits were needed. He compared the association to the Internal Revenue Service: The tax-collection agency continues to audit people, even though it is only able to identify a small percentage of cheaters.
"We've got to enforce what rules there are," Mr. Glickman said
If they start taking money out of my check, I'm out.
(hat tip the giz)
Toshiba is not only developing the world's smallest hard drive, but they've doubled it's capacity to 4 GIGS before they've even released it. This could change a few things ....
