Category: Technology

Basking in the Sweet Blue Glow of TRON

I’ve had a TRON arcade game for a few years but just recently, I rediscovered the greatness of the game. I have it sitting near my office at NewTek and it is rarely turned on.. Until NOW! for some reason, I got the urge restore TRON to it’s glowing glory of yesteryear and relpace all […]

Thursday June 12th, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

Market Watch: Reasons why you’ll rejoice when we hit $8 per gallon gas

Stumbled across this article on Market Watch this eveing.. Reasons why you’ll rejoice when we hit $8 per gallon gas.. Some interesting reasons.. I’ll list the headings and let you read the details in the original article. 1. RIP for the internal-combustion engine 2. Economic stimulus 3. Wither the Middle East’s clout 4. Deflating oil […]

Who wants Free LightWave and upgrades for 5 years?

I recently posted about NewTek taking the entire staff to see the new Indiana Jones movie.. ON THE CLOCK.. Yes.. It’s a cool place to work.. Now, NewTek is doing something even cooler for our clients and cool friends… It’s called “LightWave 3D Model, Animate and Render Contest 2008” and the prizes are pretty sweet.. […]

Monday June 9th, 2008 in Entertainment, NewTek, Technology | No Comments »

TriCaster shines at DHS S&T Event!

Today was amazing. TriCaster was chosen as the presentation tool of choice to switch a day long conference for the Department of Homeland Security! The highlight of the day was getting to switch the keynote by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. The setup was pretty cool! We had two TriCaster STUDIOS feeding two […]

Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 in Family Safety, Interview, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

A-Kon Day 1

Whew… Day one of A-Kon is almost over.. We had two seminars today and attendance was great in both! I was very suprised, considering that this was a week day.. The hotel is PACKED and they are expecting around 10,000 attendees! Lots of great things to see today.. Here we see Graham and his new […]

Who wants to get “Smart”?

Wow! Will the increasing price of gas level off anytime soon? We are almost to the point when it makes sense to “upgrade” to a more fuel efficient car. During a recent trip to Europe, I got a kick out of seeing the streets lined with SMART cars. These cars look like they are barely […]

Sunday May 25th, 2008 in Technology, World Gone Wild | No Comments »

Senate sets up national fingerprint database as part of housing bill.

According to a recent article on OpenMarket.org, the Senate has added a povision to the housing bill that requires all individuals involved in the processing of loans or profiting from loans to submit fingerprints to the national database.. I hate to say it but this will only be the first step.. Seems like everything being […]

For farmers, Mules are the way of the future..

With gas prices skyrocketing to unprecedented levels, famers are feeling the crunch and heading back to the basics… An AP story today discusses how one Tennessee farming family has left behind the diesel powered equipment for more affordable Mules. “This fuel’s so high, you can’t afford it,” he said. “We can feed these mules cheaper […]

Wednesday May 21st, 2008 in Family Safety, Technology, World Gone Wild | No Comments »

Google Health admits that they MAY share your health records.

One of the reasons I’m against webservices is that you are “handing over” the keys to your kingdom and hoping that the company you rent your service from does a good job protecting it… It’s amazing how frequently companies give their customer databases to web 2.0 companies.. Google’s recently announced “Google Heath” promises to help […]

KISS Concert 2008 – In the Can

Wow! What a day.. I arrived at the Tweeter Center this morning at 8am to get ready for the New Kids on the Block soundcheck and to record their interview with TriCaster. I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting much from these guys but was blown away by how cool they were! They did TONS […]