Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Google acquires FeedBurner

Posted on Friday, June 1, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, the acquisitions continue as Google acquires FeedBurner. I wonder if they’ll integrate it with Google Reader? I’ve been thinking about using FeedBurner for this blog’s feeds, but I’m undecided. I’ve never used FeedBurner myself, so I don’t know how … Continue reading →

Posted in Web | 6 Comments

Covad launches higher-speed DSL service – up to 15Mbps

Posted on Friday, June 1, 2007 by MegaZone

There is a war out there amongst broadband providers, to be the fastest pipe in town. Things have really changed over the past 10 years. Ten years ago I was working for Livingston Enterprises, an access server and router vendor … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadband, General Tech | Leave a comment

Sling Media releases Windows Virtual Remote Update 1.0

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2007 by MegaZone

Previously Sling Media only updated the remote control collection in SlingPlayer whenever SlingPlayer itself was updated. However, that’s hasn’t been often enough. New devices are released regularly, and it also meant that new remote codes could be held up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Sling Media, TiVo | Leave a comment

TiVo to Present at the Deutsche Bank Media and Telecommunications Conference

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that Tom Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of TiVo, will present at the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecommunications Conference on June … Continue reading →

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A little explanation of the new site structure

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 by MegaZone

As I ramp up posting in the blog, I wanted to shed some light on some changes. If you want to read the content from the blog and/or the community, there are different RSS feeds you should use: Site updates: … Continue reading →

Posted in Site Updates | 4 Comments