Saturday, March 8, 2008

SHOW #023 - NerdBoyTV Broadcast: March 8, 2008

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee shares articles on user-generated content on the outs, MySpace's foray into iTune's turf, tech-wearing gear you can buy, tech products we couldn't live without, and what to do if you find your computer is starting to slow down.



Is User-Generated Content Out? Newsweek Technology Newsweek.com: "The individual user has been king on the Internet, but the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward edited information vetted by professionals."

Expected MySpace service to compete with iTunes - Yahoo! News: "Amid ongoing competitive pressure from Facebook, MySpace is taking its latest shot at entering the music business as other social networking peers, such as Last.fm and imeem, are making big audience gains with ad-supported music offerings."

Wear your tech gear, don't schelp it - DigiGirl- msnbc.com: "One of the first companies to design apparel to accommodate tech gadgets was the SCOTTeVEST/SeV gear management clothing company (http://www.scottevest.com). Scott Jordan, a former attorney who used to commute weekly to and from Chicago and New Jersey, came up with the idea to create clothing to hold all the different devices needed by travelers, commuters and active people who want their technology close by all the time."

Tech Products We'd Be Lost Without - Reviews by PC Magazine: "A survey of PC Magazine editors to determine the products they'd least like to be parted from revealed some obvious—and several unusual—choices."

Computer Slowing Down What to Do About It: "Is your computer getting bogged down? Does it often hang on the hour glass for several minutes at a time? If so, your computer is likely experiencing problems with its registry database, the operating system component that stores information about the system, application settings and hardware."

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