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iPad's iBooks: Give Us The Tools

So far, web designers and self-publishers haven't been given any direction or tools to exploit the nascent Apple iPad ecosystem. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Apple iBook, Apple Inc., Web Site, E-book, Tool, E-books & E-Readers, Web Site Development, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-02-07

Discovery Channel: Coolest. Promo. Kit. Ever.

"Life" Promo Package from Discovery Channel from Tech Broiler on Vimeo. This weekend I was sent a neat package from the cool folks over at Discovery Networks, my source for educational and science programming. Like many of the care packages...

Tags: Kit, Discovery Networks, Video Cards, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-31

Obama: The Nuclear President?

Will divisive politics melt down any efforts to modernize and augment our country's aging nuclear infrastructure and spent fuel storage capability? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Nuclear Energy, Storage, Nuclear Energy Adoption, Telecom & Utilities, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-31

Frugal Friday: Apple iPad and Sun/Oracle Wrap-Up

Ken Hess and I discuss the new Apple iPad and the implications of Oracle completing its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-29

iPad 1.0: Early Adopters Beware

The iPad, now finally unveiled, is a technical marvel and will be the envy of many. But should you be the first on your block to own one? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Steve Jobs, Battery, Apple Inc., 1.5lb, Engineering, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-27

Frugal Friday: David Gewirtz, author of How to Save Jobs

In this special episode of Frugal Friday, Ken Hess and I interview David Gewirtz, author of How To Save Jobs. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Job, Author, Recruitment & Staffing, Corporate Governance, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-21

Kindle Apps: You're No Apple Tablet

With other more versatile MID platforms on the horizon, such as the Apple Tablet and new form factor Android devices, is Amazon two years too late with their Kindle Development Kit? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Google Android, Mobile, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Tablet, E-book, Mobile Operating Systems, E-books & E-Readers, Smart Phones, Software Development, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Java, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Programming Languages, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-21

Independent Consultants: Rest in Peace?

The Independent Computer Consultants Association ICCA a professional organization that assisted small computer consulting businesses in the United States for over 30 years shut its doors at the end of 2009. Under the current economic climate, Is the independent consultant itself also living on borrowed time?...

Tags: Consultant, Industry, Consulting, Consulting Business, Outsourcing, Professional Development, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Career, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-20

We Want Protection, Google!

With Google’s customer data now a prime target for sophisticated cyber attacks, do we now need some peace of mind in the form of free security software and services from the company in order to protect us? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Google Inc., E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Backups, Hacking, Storage, Security, Internet, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-18

Conan vs. Leno: The Last Great TV Scheduling War

The TV Network scheduling conflicts, ratings wars and analysis methods of the last five decades will be made obsolete by DVR ubiquity and On-Demand viewing technology. by Jason Perlow

Tags: On-demand, Digital Video Recorder, Satellite, Programming, DVR, Digital Video, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-13

Managing iWhatever Expectations

The mythical iSlate, or iTablet, or iWhatever will almost surely not be able to live up to whatever ridiculously high expectations that pundits and Apple fans have set for the device. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Device, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., LCD, Engineering, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Peripherals, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-10

Frugal Friday: 2009 Wrap-Up and 2010 Preview Show

Ken Hess and Jason Perlow wrap up 2009 and talk about upcoming technology trends in 2010. Click Here to listen to the January 1st, 2010 Frugal Friday Podcast. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2010-01-01

Who Dat? New Orleans in Lights

New Orleans, the Big Easy city of Jazz, Mardi Gras, strong cocktails, non-stop partying and anything goes is a delight to see at night during the holiday season. by Jason Perlow

Tags: New Orleans, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-23

Frugal Friday: Corvettes, SFLC GPL Lawsuit, Apple Thought Police, FaceBook Privacy, Astak EZReader

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss his love of Corvettes, the Software Freedom Law Center Busybox GPLv2 litigation, Apple's Worldwide Loyalty Team, the recent FaceBook privacy concerns and talk with Bob Barry, Director of Global Business Development for Astak/Team Research, which distributes the EZReader eBook...

Tags: Facebook, Lawsuit, Privacy, Apple Inc., Podcasts, Security, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-18

How to avoid modern day public GPL floggings

Public floggings and executions like the recent SFLC lawsuit could be avoided if actual standards and procedures for compliance with the GPL and other Free and Open Source licenses actually existed. This week, the Software Freedom Law Center, an organization related to the...

Tags: GPL, Lawsuit, Compliance, Product, SDK, Electronics, SFLC, BusyBox, GPLv2, American, Linux, Consumer Electronics, Retail, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-16

The Best (and worst) of Tech Broiler 2009

2009 may have been a sucky year, but it was a great one for Tech Broiler. Here are the posts on the blog that got the most of amount of attention from readers this year, by traffic and by rating. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Blogging, Internet

Blog posts 2009-12-15

The Challenges that Public Libraries face with eBooks (Podcast)

Note: If you see "Search isn't ready for this content" above, just ignore the message and hit the play button. -- JP. I had a very interesting discussion this morning with Robert White, Executive Director of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS,...

Tags: Podcast, Acquisition, Library, E-books, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-14

Frugal Tech Show: eReaders Suck, JooJoo, Nexus One, Net Privacy, SPICE and VDI, RedHat Virtualization

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk about the limitations of today's eReaders, the JooJoo and the tablet MID phenomenon, the Google Nexus One phone, recent developments in Net Privacy, Red Hat's open source release of Qumranet's SPICE virtual desktop protocol, and we talk to Navin...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Privacy, eReader, Virtual Desktop, E-books, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Personal Technology, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-14

Happy Chanukah, and Live Long and Prosper

Star Trek Menorah (Source: Gizmodo/The Evil Mad Scientist) Jews have always been short-shrifted when it comes to the practice of holiday lighting. Sure, Chanukah is the Festival of Lights, and we have a grand tradition of eating delicious fried foods, but let's face...

Tags: Scientist, Engineering, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-12

eBook Readers: Stink, Stank, Stunk

Each of these three e-book readers have enough things wrong with them that you should consider the "39 and a half foot pole approach" this holiday season. by Jason Perlow

Tags: E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-10