Regular TV Holding For Now It all depends on which survey that you look at. A recent Nielsen report shows that traditional television viewing is holding steady ground in the United States. A recent BBC survey suggests that that people are starting to watch less TV, as the online video boom grows. About 43% of […]
From Analog To Digital It all started with radio. It is said the first radio station was KDKA , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but some contest this theory. Congress passed The Radio Act of 1927 in order to regulate what was chaos at the time. Television in the 1920’s was experimental. The fall of 1927 is when the […]
Useful Government Links The United States government is blogging and using Twitter. Here are some useful links: US Government Twitter Links US Government On Twitter GovTwit Directory Silicon Alley Insider fly4change US Blogging Links Blogs From The U.S. Government Government Agencies Links A-Z Index Of US Depts And Agencies Federal Gov State Gov Local Gov Tribal […]
06 Feb
Posted by RD Bentley as Geeky Tips, Technology
Invalid Socket Error With RealPlayer RealPlayer is turning the internet connection off! The Windows Media works perfect, but every time I connect to something that requires RealPlayer the internet is disrupted. RealPlayer will not work. I could scream! An Invalid Error button pops up. Is there a solution? Here you go from RealPlayer Customer Support […]
TV In 2009 And Beyond Your new television in 2009. What is it going to look like? What are the new technologies? What is in? What is available? Welcome to the age of the Digital Revolution. The signal being transmitted to your set will be completely digital after June 12, 2009. This is actually history […]
Internet Users Pass Billion Mark China has more internet users than any country in the world, with the United States coming in second, and Japan in third. Country – Internet Population 1. China – 179,710 2. United States – 163,300 3. Japan – 59,993 4. Germany – 36,992 5. United Kingdom – 36,664 6. France […]
EU Sets Standard For Television Energy Consumption The new EU standards will phase out bad performing television sets, according to the Daily Telegraph. Big plasma sets are the target, since they use four times as much as conventional televisions. One hundred watt incandescent light bulbs will be banned in Europe also. But not all plasma […]
Transforming The Way America Flies – Next Generation Air Transportation System The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will transform aviation in America. The FAA’s NextGen Implementation Plan is going to overhaul many aspects of air transport. Developing improvements that are being initiated are: new operational capabilities, new infrastructure, better safety, better security, and better […]
Blackberry In Washington When President Barack Obama answers that 3 A.M. phone call, he may not be able to take it on his Blackberry smartphone. If the National Security Agency officials get their way, they will ban the president from using his Blackberry in the White House, fearing that it might pose a threat to national security. […]
NBCU at CES 2009 Uploaded by nbcagency International CES 2009 Held At Vegas CES International The International CES is the world’s largest Consumer Electronic Trade Show, representing over 140 countries around the globe. Registrants range from the media, to engineers, and a wide host of others. The show was held Jan. 8 – Jan. 10 in Las […]