Alex has already given us some great tips on starting up your Podcast, but what I want to talk about today is how to keep doing a Podcast after you start. I record a daily Podcast for Apple Gazette, and a a weekly Podcast for Forever Geek (both Bloggy Network sites).
Recording a daily [...]

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Your granny may not have a chance to be hip with an iPod if she has a pacemaker. A report from Reuters narrates the study of a high school student who did a study whether iPods can mess up with medical electronics like pacemakers. The study was presented to a group of heart specialists.
The study [...]

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If you’re looking to block Caller ID it’s very simple.
In the US
Dial *67 before you dial the number and it will block the Caller ID.
In the UK
Dial 141
Alternatively you can…
Dial “0″ and have the operator dial the call for you.
To permanently block Caller ID you can call your local phone company and request that they [...]

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For those of you non-geeks, resistors are electronic components that resist (duh! :p) electronic current. I remember back in the days of shop class, we had a hard time learning what values of those color bands painted around the resistor mean.
Here’s a pretty forward web application for electronics hobbyists – Resistor Color Bands. Does [...]

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So you’ve got the next big thing swirling around in your brain…or maybe you’ve even produced a prototype of some sort. Whatever stage you’re at, you have decided to apply for a patent. The question is how?
Well, to be honest, it’s not that hard. The hard part actually comes in the writing [...]

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I love Macs. I spend a good portion of my day, every day, talking about Macs over at Apple Gazette.com, so I’m happy to write this short “How To” for all of you Windows users thinking of making the switch.
It’s never been easier, because now that Apple has switched to Intel processors you can [...]

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Everything is bound to be smudged or dirty. Even your precious laptop screen is vulnerable to your fingers or some dust. And personally, I used to get so irritated by smudged marks on my screen. If you’re particularly obsessive-compulsive, that’d bug you.
You may find a whole lot of cleaners in the market but again, [...]

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Almost a month after Apple flagged a warning to its iTunes users not to upgrade to Vista due to a fatal flaw that may lead to a busted iPod, and still no word about the fix.
Though Apple already downplayed the news, the possible flaw of corrupting one’s iPod upon removal from a Vista PC remains. [...]

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I can’t. I’ve got a lot to do that is tied with the computer. Plus, I’ve got to write something everyday for you loyal LifeSpy readers! :p
But these people have declared a Shutdown Day on March 24, calling for all computer users not to hit that On button. Here’s what they have to say on [...]

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Funny how I’m putting up all sorts of Vista tips while I, myself, am a self-confessed “un”-fan of Windows Vista. Well, that shouldn’t stop me from giving streamlining tips to Vista users, right?
Anyway, I’ve got plenty of reasons why not to like upgrading to Vista. For one, the cost of hardware upgrade is too [...]

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Here’s a news clip from Top Tech News:
BBC Director General Mark Thompson said that YouTube was “a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the U.K. and abroad.” YouTube attracts an estimated 70 million users each month. One new channel, “BBC Worldwide,” will show clips from hit BBC programs including motor show “Top [...]

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MP3 players really are handy only none of these miniaturized audio rigs have a compartment for the headphones. And they can sure get tangled or coiled up I had a friend who wrecked his iPod just because he was trying to uncoil. Sadly for him, his iPod slipped and fell to the floor with a [...]

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Wow. This is a prototype of a machine that makes dishes out of non-toxic food grade acrylic disks. And, get this, it can recycle the material again and again. It claims that no more hassles of cleaning and washing.

Anyway, my question with it is how does it go about the cleaning? But the guy’s right. [...]

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Yet another turn in office productivity suites. Corel’s long-running word processor (which has long been overshadowed by Microsoft Word in terms of popularity) meets a milestone in its release of WordPerfect Lightning Beta.
WordPerfect Beta Lighting offers built-in access to online services which includes collaboration and storage that free users from browser dependence. It offers [...]

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Here’s the iPhone teaser commercial that came out during the Oscars.

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