This is just going to be a test thing and I don’t know if it’s going to last or not (on the public side anyway), but if you want to see what I actually do for PCMech vid stuff, I’ll be streaming for a few hours at this web address: http://ustream.tv/channel/frostedside-live No, it will not be exciting nor will it be entertaining. But you want...

I have been encoding video like gangbusters in preparation for the EDU launch. There are many hours of footage being converted even as I type this. Several DVDs worth, in fact. Some notes on video formatting: Dave and I had a discussion as to which video format would be best for the EDU system. There are basically three choices: Windows Media, QuickTime and...

OK, I’ll admit it. I am a user of Facebook. No, I am not one of those people who spend hours on end on the site. But, I do recognize the networking potential of Facebook and, quite frankly, think it would be stupid for anybody who makes a living online (as do I) not to have a Facebook presence. One of the things you can do on Facebook is create a group....

Fair warning: This is a bit of a long-winded post but I am genuinely excited about the introduction of PCMech EDU. Yesterday I got to see the back-end of how PCMech EDU is going to work, and said honestly it’s going to be a kick-ass system. I will give kudos where kudos are due, Dave is putting a monster effort into it. He’s a darn good coder and the...

As we come to the end of another work week, I can tell you that this week I am tired. Why? Because I have been working hard to set something new up. Something that is coming to PCMech and that I really believe is going to change the scope of PCMech in a big way. -> More On the Next Big Thing We’re good at blogging and bringing you loads of tech news...

Whether you label yourself as a computer nerd or geek, stuff that’s mobile is good-good-good. The more electronic stuff we can take out of the house into the real world, the better. Except there’s one problem. The screens on devices are a bit small-ish and the on-screen information sometimes can’t be read even at a distance of only 2 feet...

In this podcast I discuss some of the stumbles both Microsoft and Apple had to deal with in ’07 (not with each other but rather in the decisions each made concerning their respective products) and what we have to look forward to in ’08 from each. Personally speaking I think ’08 is going to be a year of fixes. Microsoft has SP1 for Vista and SP3...

Microsoft Windows I have never heard anyone pronounce Microsoft or Windows incorrectly. Everyone pronounces it as "mike roh soft win doze". Mac OS I have never heard anyone pronounce this incorrectly. Everyone states it as "mack oh ess". So if you’re talking about Mac OS 9, it’s "mack oh ess nine". Mac OS X Tons of...