Category Archives: Technology

The Incredible vanishing Crystal Media Networks Player

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Fred Stiening

It’s the first of the month, always a time for great adventure. Although I’m no longer publishing player information, I use the data for my own testing purposes. I was shocked about half an hour ago to get a 404 … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Mobile Streaming | 1 Comment

Non-Microsoft streaming

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The world of streaming has changed enormously in the 10 years that this website has existed. In 2004, there were only a couple hundred radio stations streaming – now at least two thirds of all radio station stream, along with … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Linux, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 4 Comments

My trip to South Park

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Fred Stiening

No, Kenny is not dead. South Park Mall in Charlotte is one of a dying breed – an upscale enclosed traditional shopping mall – targeted at folks (California refugees) who will gladly pay $1,500 for a purse. It’s about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Technology | 12 Comments

Listening to “real” FM radio on your smart phone

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The CEO of Emmis Radio has been pushing this issue for probably 5 years. Listening to the FM radio on your cell phone is popular in Asia, and as a result many Android cell phones have the ability to listen … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 3 Comments

The End of the Password

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I spend time playing an online game and they announced today they are replacing their already tight security with something much better. The existing method works by sending a text message to the phone you’ve registered any time that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Online Gaming, Technology | 25 Comments

T-Mobile announces Music Freedom

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Fred Stiening

T-mobile is coming after AT&T and Verizon. They’ve announced that streaming of music to your T-Mobile cell phone will not count against your cell data limits. This includes a number of popular services including iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, iTunes… http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/t-mobile-broadens-uncarrier-ness-with-unlimited-music-iphone-test-drives/ T-Mobile … Continue reading →

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The Uber revolution

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Uber runs contrary to everything the government tries to scare you with. “We” must license and limit the number of taxicabs in a city because: – drivers won’t carry insurance – passengers will rob drivers (and rape female drivers) – … Continue reading →

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Have you got the time?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I might have written about this before – not sure 🙂 At some point, I was having issues with Windows XP not keeping its time synced. Keeping all of the computers on the Internet agreeing on the precise time is … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Linux, North Carolina, Technology | 12 Comments

What’s App doc?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Fred Stiening

You may have heard that Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $18 billion. I thought it worthy to investigate, being totally uninpressed with Firechat. They claim 400 million users worldwide are sending 100 billion messages per day. In countries like the … Continue reading →

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Google Fiber on track to come to Charlotte

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/01/4878915/google-praises-charlottes-google.html Google has gotten approval from the City Council, including permission to place Google equipment on city owned land. It’s not an exclusive deal – Google is requiring that any facilities the City makes available also be offered to competitors. … Continue reading →

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