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Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Streaming Video on the iPhone

    In addition to showing a hilarious clip from “The Office” (where Jim sends Dwight faxes from “future” Dwight) the video shows the high quality streaming video capability of the iPhone. Very impressive. For more on the iPhone see what I thought about the iPhone when it first came out.

  • Video-on-Demand and Blu-Ray

    UPDATE:  See my Review of VUDU here.   Now that Blu-Ray has apparently won the latest format war…how long do you think it will be before the next greatest technology surpasses it? Not long. Instead of DVD’s, there will be an ever increasing use of the Internet to download programming to your HDTV. All you…

  • Wireless HDTV

    +++++Breaking NewsToday (Jan 5, 2008) Warner announced support for Blu-Ray. With “Pirates of the Carribbean”, all the wonderful Pixar movies, and now “Harry Potter” and “Batman” all exclusively on Blu-Ray. I will purchase a Blu-Ray player as soon as I have the bucks to do so. The format war is over.+++++Now that you have that…

  • Convert Vinyl Records into Digital Files

    Rating: 4 WaterTowers If you are like us you have some old 33’s and 45’s collecting dust in a closet. You may, also like us, have tossed your old turntables and have no way of listening to that great music of your youth. This Christmas, my wife bought me a really cool gadget. The “audio-technica…

  • Comcast Tracy Expands HDTV Programming

    Frustrated with the lack of HD programming from Comcast in Tracy, CA, I had been looking at DirecTV and DISH and was nearing a decision to move. As luck may have it, last night, Comcast has turned on (at least for now) SIX brand new HDTV options. Since several of them are very good choices,…

  • WebEx Meeting Center

    WebEx Meeting Center

        4 WaterTowers OK, now you are working at home, saving the environment, and reducing traffic. Now what? You still need to stay in contact with your colleagues at work or around the world. You need to host a meeting, and/or manage and coordinate an online conference or seminar. What do you do? You…

  • Google Video Advertising Trial

    It is a new world, and the Tech Detective (Yeoldetechy) intends to stay at the forefront (sometimes bleeding edge) of technology, as I have for many years now. I have downloaded a new Google Video Ad on the main page of my web site, to see how it works and what people think of it.…

  • Tracy Press Telecommuting Article

    My Telecommuting article has reached the pinnacle of any persons journalistic dreams….I have been published in the Tracy Press !! 🙂 UPDATE Nov 12, 2020:  The TP link is NOT working…..here are ALL my telecommuting articles. Enjoy! 🙂   

  • Meraki Wireless Networking

    The December 2007 issue of “Popular Science” Announced their Computing Grand Award Winner was Meraki. Since I never heard of Meraki, and their wireless product sounded interesting, I figured I’d take a peek at their website. Verrry interrresting. It turns out that Meraki is evangelizing wireless networking by, and for, the masses. The Old Way…

  • Megaconference

    Every year for the past 8 years, the folks at Ohio State University have put on what the Tech Detective (YeOldeTechy) considers the single most outstanding and unique, “virtual”, worldwide event ever, The Megaconference. I know those are strong words, but, they are true. Thousands of students, educators, and hundreds of schools, universities, and organizations…