We interview Bill Gates, Sr. (yes - father of the Bill Gates
of Microsoft) in Seattle! Gates talks about Bill's childhood interest in
technology, the recent announcement that Bill will retire from Microsoft AND the
extraordinary gift from Warren Buffett to the Gates Foundation.
Buzz Out Loud 826: Introducing the Jabra Weimaraner
That's the dog-sized Bluetooth headset you can buy to go with today's real news item, the new BlackBerry Storm: announced but not released. Until it comes out, though, it's basking in the warm glow of the "meeting and maybe exceeding expectations"... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 825: Go toward the light...It's got Wi-Fi!
Apologies in advance for the slightly dirty word toward the end of the show. Now you'll all listen, won't you? In other news, Ford wants to make sure your kids don't speed, that they wear their seat belts, and that they intensely hate your guts. And... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 824: I am the thumb
In today's show, featuring co-host Dan Ackerman, we discuss the benefits of being an independent musician (Dan says it's a great time!), the increasingly furious-yet-futile fight between the MPAA and RealDVD, Delta preemptively filtering porn on planes,... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 823: Sad trombone
Whence comes the sad trombone, and other questions of great worldly importance dominate today's discussions, but there is, in fact, other technology news today. For example, Steve Jobs is OK, but citizen journalism may not be; iTunes isn't going to have... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 822: It's all about the benzenes
Stuck with a stinky new Mac Pro? Good news: it might be toxic! (No proof of toxicity has been determined.) Also, Tom Merritt reveals himself to be a ruthless murderer of Firefox downloads. And the state of Pennsylvania takes it upon itself to make the... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 821: Cloud hippies
On today's show, a big, fat present for long-time listeners (and Veronica Belmont fans): Veronica Belmont joins us! In the news, Real's pre-emptive lawsuit fails to stop the studios from suing over RealDVD, Apple threatens to close iTunes, Dell offers... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 820: Stupid cloud
Richard Stallman says anyone who puts their data in the cloud is
stupid. Cooley thinks he's right about some things, but finds
other parts of his statement stupid. Find out which is which. We
also get into a discussion of why exactly the House of... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 819: Laptop size doesn't matter
Natali says she giggles when she sees guys using the tiny little Eee PC. But she doesn't question their manliness. Engnr_Chik thinks Netbooks are for everyone. Plus we speculate on the rush to release a prebeta of Windows 7, demand Wal-Mart do... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 818: The Zipless Squirt
It's an "in the wild" sort of show today: love on the bus, Zune-style; a Tesla in the wild; an anecdotal Netbook in the wild; and wild assumptions and paranoia about Internet tracking ensue as Rafe Needleman returns to BOL. Also, the birdman flies over... [More]
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Buzz Out Loud 817: 3.85G coming soon!
It's an exciting time to be in the market for a confusing incremental upgrade to your wireless broadband speeds, especially if you're into white space. Donald Bell joins the cast today for a rollicking discussion that includes a trifecta of unexpected... [More]
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