Ok so, it’s been a few days, my apologies for the lack of notice but my best friend and brother is leaving for Ramadi (he’s a Marine) and I was spending some time with him. And on a personal level, I also have a new job I’m starting on 11 Sep doing what I do best, tech. Speaking of…let’s get to the tech news.
Looking back, it’s been a VERY eventful week and as it stands with tech (constantly new and updating) so it is with tech news. Because of that, today I’ll just outline what’s been going on. If I leave anything out, let me know, I’ll be happy to add it.
Comcast is using Sandvine to manage P2P Connections – Knowing is half the battle. Throttle MY bandwidth will you?
New iPod nano – “Short” Sweet and to the Point (links to video review)
Touch Screen iPod – Basically, I’m dreaming
iPhone (8GB) drops to $399 – 4GB discontinued.
Wal-Mart calls out iTunes (kinda) – WM starts selling DRM free music
Flash now supports H.264 – Good news in the quality-per-bandwitdth struggle
Cop chases criminal on Segway - I couldn’t resist. The suspect must feel pretty dumb.
South Carolina’s Finest – I hope she doesn’t reflect badly on the school system there
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———Linux Section———–
AMD to Release ATI Open-Source Drivers - Does this mean that XGL won’t suck anymore? (please, no hate emails) 
Motorola RAZR2 V8 Runs Linux - I need a toaster that runs Linux… oh wait
Microsoft plans support for Linux – Microsoft created an alternative for Adobe Flash called Silverlight. Seems they will release the software for Linux?
Beat Comcast and Sandvine using IPTables - Another reason Linux reigns (or should at least)
3 MythTV OS’s Reviewed – KnoppMyth, MythDora and Mythbuntu
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Hope this somewhat catches you up. Don’t forget about my Windows Tip of The Day section up near the top of the page….or, due to the magic of html, HERE TOO!
L8z,
AleX
