Killing Time Podcast: New Episodes

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Alright, kids – new episodes of Killing Time are in the wings. There are 3 episodes already recorded and just waiting for editing. I’ll be editing them down this weekend. This should give us a buffer to resume normal Killing Time episodes.

What are the 3 episodes?
Part 003 of the Dick DeBartolo Interview – Dick trashes J.B.
Braden Russell of the HDTV Podcast fights with I.A. over surround sound.

and

The Taimak Interview with I.A. and J.B. The star of the cult-classic “Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon” on Killing Time, and it’s a hell of an episode.

Apple to launch Cingular Phone?

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According to ThinkSecret, Apple is going to roll out their much rumored iPhone and it will be a Cingular exclusive.

I’m currently stuck in a Verizon contract. However, I may try to jump to Cingular if this Apple phone finally comes out. Why would I buy another 1st generation Apple product? Actually, after writing “1st generation Apple product” I am more apprehensive about picking one up until I read some reviews. However, let’s assume that a 1G iPhone will not be too buggy – in a perfect world it could be a combination of an iPod and a Newton.

As far as I’m concerned, this iPhone could be a Mac smart phone. That would be great. I wouldn’t need to carry a PDA, a cell phone and a music player. That’s a best case scenario. It would need to be able to download iTunes songs without connecting to a computer to really set it apart. (As an aside, I’ve never purchased anything from the iTunes Store because of my anti-DRM stance).

In a worst case scenario, it’s a lousy phone with iTunes capabilities. There’s lots of lousy phones out there, what’s one more?

Decommissioned Computers

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Currently, I have access to six computers that do not do anything. Five PC’s and one PowerMac G4. My schedule doesn’t really permit me to do anything with them that is too intensive. Hak.5 has some great ideas like making an old PC into a NAS. That may be a good idea to try during the Thanksgiving break.

Limiting factors of my usage of the older computers:

Physical space. These are big, honking mini-towers. It would be nice to learn to mod computers using these things or put them in something like a coffee table or something.

Lack of Networking. There’s no point in saving an old computer that doesn’t have access to my network or Internet access. In the perfect world, my house would be wired with Ethernet cable everywhere. Unfortunately, I’m not in the perfect world just yet. Wireless networking is a lousy option.

I’m cheap. I don’t want to throw too much money into older hardware. If the costs get too high, it would just make more sense to pick up another Mac mini.

There’s a lack of time. I am currently a student (in what should be my final year of formal education) and this last year of work is intensive. I become obsessive when I start working on projects, so starting a “quick project” could become a lost weekend.

Speaking of lack of time, I’d better get to work.