Tech Today!

My good friend Jonathan Davies, and I will be starting a new podcast called Tech Today. Tech Today is a podcast about technology at the moment! Our first episode will be on Wednesday, August 22, 2007!

About the hosts

Jonathan Davis:

Anyway, I’m an easy going sort of guy but slightly impatient with others (mainly if they have an  inability to use a computer!!!) Some of my “non-tech” related hobbies include:   

  • Sailing
  • Reading
  • Hockey
  • Rugby
  • Earning Money

I’m quite a determined person and sometimes very opinionated, but when I set myself a target I like to see it through till the end.

Daniel Brusilovsky:

I am a sophomore at Aragon High School. I am in the Jazz Ensemble, playing the drums, and in the Symphonic Band. I love computers. I am the Co-President of the technology club, Mousesquad. I love Apple Computers and technology in general! I went to the MacWorld Conference in Downtown San Francisco in 2007 and I went to Google, Inc. HQ in Mountain View in April. I love making podcasts.

I hope you enjoy Tech Today!

Visa Championships- August 18, 2007

The reason I have been doing Apple Universe everyday of the week, is becasue I am a Media Volunteer at the 2007 Visa Championships! If you know me, I want to be in Sports Media. This is a great oppurtunity for me becuase the medis here is swarming! NBC and WGYM(Gymnastics Radio) are here! I am hoping to talk to one of them and ask questions! Have a great weekend, and there might be Apple Universe #38 tomorrow!

Mac Mini in a Corvette

After our little scare with the Mac Mini last week, the little boxen that could is quickly becoming my favorite computer (still can’t wait to get one with Leopard on it). So seeing cool applications of it like this one thrills me to no end: Andrew sent us his writeup of putting a Mac Mini into a Corvette (complete with touchscreen monitor) as a music player.

Mac Mini in a Corvette

The whole process looks pretty complicated to me– the most I’ve done with my car stereo is install an old CD player, and by install I mean “watched my friend do it.” But Andrew’s writeup is really thorough, and he goes through everything from choosing components to creating a layout, to potential problems during installation, and what he plans to do next. Apparently the Mini is almost tailormade for car systems like this– not only is there a special cable built to power it in the car, but there is even a special version of Front Row designed to be controlled from a touchscreen. Not everything worked well, however– the Mini had a grounding problem, apparently, and Andrew had an issue with the Mini’s volume setting reverting after a restart, but he was able to punch out an Applescript to fix it.

The end product looks great– Andrew says he’s still working on the mounts, but considering he’s got a working touchscreen controlling a Mac Mini in his Corvette, that’s good enough for me. Very nice.

From TUAW.

Skype comes to iPhone via IM+

Shape Services on Monday announced IM+ for Skype for iPhone, a Web application that enables iPhone users to access the Skype messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) network.

IM+ for Skype for iPhone follows the release of similar software for other mobile platforms like BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian and J2ME devices. The software taps in to your Skype account, enabling you to make voice calls using SkypeOut credits. The application works on any network, according to Shape, and doesn’t specifically require Wi-Fi.

From Yahoo! Tech