Tag: FCC

  • Global Geek News Podcast #38

    Here are the shownotes for episode #38 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Pirate Bay appeals judge faces ban, works for Spotify FCC Chairman wants net neutrality Court: bad employees are not hackers Lawyer demands jury stops googling RIAA’s elementary school…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #25

    Here are the shownotes for episode #25 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Windows 7 to ship October 22nd Microsoft announces Project Natal for the Xbox360 Tetris turns 25 Anti-piracy groups target Australia’s children The FCC reserves the right to search…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #20

    Here are the shownotes for episode #20 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Dice.com shows a 45% drop in tech jobs Blockbuster is on its deathbed Circuit City looks to rise again Time Warner Cable says it singled out Austin’s geeks…

  • Global Geek News #15 with special guest Walt Ribeiro!

    Here are the shownotes for episode #15 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Google Earth lets you explore the oceans and Mars Google launches Latitude, a Loopt competitor Report claims 14.6  million netbooks shipped in 2008 with more growth expected One…

  • Global Geek News #14

    Here are the shownotes for episode #14 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: 2/3 of Americans without broadband don’t want it Windows 7 App Store hinted at by Microsoft survey Obama looking at Open Source YouTube to let big content providers…

  • Comcast Comes Clean About Traffic Management, Questions Remain

    Greetings Readers! I hadn’t planned on blogging any more today until I saw that Comcast (who I typically refer to as Crapcast) finally decided to come clean about its traffic management techniques.  Unfortunately it took a ruling from the FCC to get this kind of transparency.  Before I give my thoughts on their techniques and…