BOL 1058: Windows 7: Set it and forget it

We realize the problem with an operating system installation party is there's nothing to do. We also warn you about the great iPod camera shortage of 2009..if it's real. And we all like the Asus Eee-reader. Too bad that and the glasses-free 3D TV aren't real...yet.

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Technical issues could delay iPod camera upgrade
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/07/technical_issues_could_delay_ipod_camera_upgrade.html

AOL hires Yahoo’s “Peanut Butter” guy to make it relevant again
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/technology/internet/08aol.html?hpw

T-Mobile and Orange in U.K. merger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8243226.stm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10346417-94.html

Not quite a patent troll, TiVo’s profitability seems increasingly based on lawsuit victories
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/dish-network-told-to-fork-over-another-200-million-to-tivo.ars
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ric=TIVO.O&dataset=incomeStatement&period=A&currency=US%20Dollar

iPhone C64 emulator approved by Apple, removed again for hHiding banned feature
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/iphone-c64-emulator-approved-by-apple-removed-again-for-hiding-banned-feature/

Asus Eee-reader to open like a book
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10346194-1.html

Copyright troubles for Sony
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/07/2148227/Copyright-Troubles-For-Sony

“Anonymized” data really isn’t--and here’s why not
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/your-secrets-live-online-in-databases-of-ruin.ars

Facebook ‘enhances intelligence’ but Twitter ‘diminishes it’, claims psychologist
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/6147668/Facebook-enhances-intelligence-but-Twitter-diminishes-it-claims-psychologist.html

Underwater laser pops in navy ops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8243503.stm

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Mike about 3D TV

Remy liked the show

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I called all my friends who might be interested, but they ALL wanted to be hosts to get the free Windows 7 Ultimate Edition.

Thinking about it, it is obvious that Microsoft wasn’t thinking. All of us who might get excited about this program would ALL want to be hosts! Those not interested in hosting would probably not be excited about Windows 7 let alone an installation party.

Love the show.

Tom in Huntsville, AL

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Google front page patent – Please do not call this a patent, I know you all love to poke fun at us but be a bit fair. Design patents are more like a trademark then a standard patent. Design patents only protect the appearance and not any of the tech behind it, they are used for anything from packaging to buildings. The design patent only provide very limited coverage as they only protect against near exact copies. Still love the show.

Tim the Patent examiner.