Debates Online September 30, 2008

I’m as excited to see the Vice Presidential debate as I was before last Friday’s faceoff between McCain and Obama. If you miss it or just want a closer look at what is said, there’s a great resource on a site you might not expect.
DebateHub.c-span.org
CSPAN may have a reputation as [...]

All a-Twitter September 28, 2008

I’ve been wondering for almost a year when I should do a segment on Twitter. It’s not the easiest thing to explain. The concept is easy: you post short messages that are shared among your network of family and friends. But how it actually works is something you just have to [...]

Understanding the Credit Crisis September 25, 2008

It’s in the headlines every day, but the financial crisis isn’t easy to understand.
Anatomy of a Meltdown
The Washington Post has compiled an excellent interactive explainer on the topic. Go back to the earliest days of the boom and follow events straight through to this year’s bust. Most interesting may be the [...]

Web Trends Report on WBAL Radio September 25, 2008

Here are links to more information on the stories Dave Durian and I talked about this morning on WBAL AM1090.
MySpace launches new music service.
First reviews of T-Mobile’s “Google phone” are in
Kapersky warns of cell phone viruses.
Report on viruses
Report on spam

Beyond Sound Bites September 23, 2008

In the presidential campaign, you hear pieces of candidates’ speeches on the news, but Google is now offering a way to go deeper.
Google Audio Indexing and Google Quotes
This experimental site uses voice recognition technology to index every word each candidate says.  This allows you to search for Obama or McCain’s statements [...]

Finding Fido September 21, 2008

If your dog or cat goes missing, this website let’s you go far beyond posting flyers around the neighborhood.
FindToto.com
Just fill in the form indicating when and where your pet went missing and it sends out a telephone APB to homes in the neighborhood. A recording gives a description of the [...]

Cleaning Up Your Inbox September 18, 2008

I have one friend I love dearly, but I can’t stand the barrage of email forwards she sends.  There are funny pictures, jokes, political commentary.  It goes on and on and I never read them.  They just clog up my inbox and do me no more good than plain old Spam.
StopForwarding.us
I don’t have the heart [...]

Web Trends Report on WBAL AM 1090 September 18, 2008

I was missing Dave Durian. Political conventions and vacations kept us from talking for weeks, but this morning we were back on the tech beat. Here are those links.
T-Mobile set to release first Google Android phone.
How did hackers get into Sarah Palin’s email?
Cashing in on the financial crisis.

High School Sports Are Back September 4, 2008

As students head back to school, it’s time for a new sports season as well. 11 News is kicking off our coverage this week with High School Playbook here on wbaltv.com. You’ll find video highlights, scores, schedules and your chance to vote on which big games are showcased on TV.
SportsFanLive.com
This new sports site [...]

Google Joins the Browser Battle September 2, 2008

I have a lot of fun keeping an eye on all the cool, new websites out there, but it’s just as interesting finding a useful new web browser for surfing them.  In 2004, Mozilla’s Firefox came along went on to cut heavily into Microsoft’s Internet Explorer’s share of the market.  Opera [...]