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Two online PowerPoint hosting services

In this post, I’m going to compare two online PowerPoint hosting services (like YouTube, but for your slideshows) — SlideBoom and SlideShare — by looking at details regarding:

• Web site design
• Compatibility
• Slideshow appearance
• Embeddable player

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007 Pausch, COPPA, the Olympics and more

 

 007 Pausch, COPPA, the Olympics and more [7:00m]: Play Now | Download

Episode 7 for Frederick Time: Pausch, COPPA, the Olympics and more.

In case you’re wondering, I discuss:

• Randy Pausch has passed away
  An inspirational lecturer.
• Child Online Protection Act overturned
  What does it mean?
• 12 days to the Olympics
  Everyone’s preparing. I talk about the bus explosion.
• Housing bill passed
  More taxpayer money going to private enterprises.
• Obama travels the world
  Rock star popularity in places like Berlin.

This episode was very rushed, and I had little time to cover all the important news that occurred or make specific comments.

Thanks to George Wood for the opening music.

Downloads & links:

• Regular MP3 podcast file (128 kbps, 6.5 MB)
• Del.icio.us links where you can read more

This podcast is on the Blubrry podcast network.

If fonts were people

Another interesting video… this one’s actually funny — at least for geeks and other people who use their computer a lot.

If you have any interesting videos, leave a comment. (And in response to certain people, I will not rickroll anyone! Don’t try to rickroll me either.)

Unveiling the (original) Macintosh

I recently found this video of Steve Jobs unveiling the Macintosh in 1984. It’s a very interesting video to watch, particularly 24 years later.

Still, it’s not hard to believe that this amazing machine was such an important milestone.

Can you believe Bill Gates claimed credit for inventing the Personal Computer?

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006 Pelosi, crime, Yahoo! and more

 

 006 Pelosi, crime, Yahoo! and more [10:00m]: Play Now | Download

Episode 6 for Frederick Time: Pelosi, crime, Yahoo! and more.

This podcast is brought to you by Zinio.com, the first ever 24/7 virtual newsstand with the world’s magazines.

In case you’re wondering, I discuss:

• Decreasing gas prices
  Gasoline is now 10 cents cheaper than it was a few days ago.
• Pelosi calls Bush “a total failure”
  And what she wants when it comes to oil.
• Crime rates have dropped in Canada
  For the third year, crime is decreasing in Canada.
• Khadr interrogation video
  It sparks controversy and fuels anger. Watch and vote on it.
• Yahoo! will face Carl Icahn
  But not alone; a major shareholder has announced support for the current board of directors.
• Computer engineer locks out government
  He changed some password on FiberWAN; he’s now in jail but seems to be willing to cooperate.
• Other headlines like NebuAd grilled in Congress, gene responsible for ovulation isolated.

Thanks to George Wood and Lee Maddeford.

This episode covered a great deal of news, but I’ve decided to change the way I “discuss” headlines; instead of going through every excruciating detail, many subjects are simply explained within 40 seconds.

Downloads & links:

• Regular MP3 podcast file (128 kbps, 9.2 MB)
• Del.icio.us links where you can read more
  

This podcast is on the Blubrry podcast network.

Khadr interrogation tapes

This is indeed a political issue, and one of great importance. In this recently-declassified and released video, a senior CSIS spy and a foreign affairs official, as well as a woman from the CIA, are questioning Khadr at Guantanamo Bay.

It has sparked outrage and has also made some feel that this “terrorist” is being treated fairly.

You should know, though, that Pentagon papers accidentally released in February of this year showed that even though Khadr was present during the firefight in which a grenade killed a U.S. soldier, there was no evidence they had which proved that he threw the grenade.

Watch and vote.

EDIT: apparently YouTube removed the interrogation video. Hmm…

005 Khadr, deserters, bandwidth and more

 

 005 Khadr, deserters, bandwidth and more [12:30m]: Play Now | Download

Episode 5 for Frederick Time: Khadr, deserters, bandwidth and more.

In case you’re wondering, I discuss:

• Khadr is still detained and Harper won’t do anything
  Lawyers and professors say the Canadian government is aiding and abetting torture.
• One American war resistor is released, another is jailed
  The controversial issue surrounding what to do with Americans in Canada.
• Google files a complaint against Bell for bandwidth throttling
  No idea why they’re getting into the act.
• A new spying law was passed
  Barack Obama voted for it, and it will grant the NSA the legitimate authority to wiretap Americans’ e-mail and phone conversations.
• I discuss other things like the $2,176 you need to pay for an iPhone on Rogers’ network, Ubuntu will be sold at Best Buy, and water was apparently found in a lunar sample.

Thanks to George Wood and Lee Maddeford.

Downloads & links:

• Regular MP3 podcast file (128 kbps, 11.5 MB)
• Del.icio.us links where you can read more
  

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Car Stunt Gone Wrong

It was intended to be a parody of his real life, but it ended up seriously injuring him.

The message isn’t “don’t take risks” — it’s “be careful”. This professional stuntman and video creator (very popular on YouTube) had practised the car stunt attempted below for three times without issue before filming, yet on this particular shoot, he flipped over and fractured his hand.

You can watch it on Vimeo in HD or download the true 720p HD file.

Another message: make sure you have health insurance; “Mr. Safety” doesn’t, and his fracture cost him heftily.

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