<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Bwana's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Bwana's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:22:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Red Kawa File Server for PS3</title><description><![CDATA[Red Kawa, the folks behind the popular video converters for the PSP, PS3 and the Nintendo Wii have released a file server for the PS3:]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/24/455786-red-kawa-file-server-for-ps3</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/24/455786-red-kawa-file-server-for-ps3</guid><category>technology</category><category>playstation3</category><category>fileserver</category><category>utilities</category><category>ps3</category><category>sony</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Core 2 Duo MacBooks Announced</title><description><![CDATA[Three models: white 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz MacBook models, and a black 2.0 GHz MacBook model.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/08/432901-core-2-duo-macbooks-announced</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/08/432901-core-2-duo-macbooks-announced</guid><category>technology</category><category>intel-graphics-media-accelerator</category><category>apples-magsafetm</category><category>ghz-macbook</category><category>intel-core</category><category>power-adapter</category><category>macbook</category><category>apple</category><category>macintosh</category><category>laptop</category><category>notebook</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vox Opens Its Doors</title><description><![CDATA[One of my favorite blogging sites, Vox.com, has officially launched and is now available to the general public.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/26/415795-vox-opens-its-doors</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/26/415795-vox-opens-its-doors</guid><category>technology</category><category>sixapart</category><category>vox</category><category>blogging</category><category>multimedia</category><category>social-networks</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:35:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/415796.jpg" width="75" height="77" /></item><item><title>Microsoft: Excuses on iPod virus not credible</title><description><![CDATA[Apple''s statement regarding Microsoft''s role in the virus found on the iPod has prompted Microsoft to speak out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/19/406783-microsoft-excuses-on-ipod-virus-not-credible</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/19/406783-microsoft-excuses-on-ipod-virus-not-credible</guid><category>technology</category><category>virus</category><category>dap</category><category>ipod</category><category>malware</category><category>security</category><category>quality-control</category><category>quality-assurance</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Top 13 Reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142</title><description><![CDATA[Recently, it has been reported that EA will be including spyware in its release of Battlefield 2142 to "monitor web browser and other computer usage.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/17/404467-top-13-reasons-why-i-am-not-buying-battlefield-2142</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/17/404467-top-13-reasons-why-i-am-not-buying-battlefield-2142</guid><category>technology</category><category>entertainment-battlefield</category><category>world</category><category>people</category><category>movies</category><category>canada</category><category>game</category><category>games</category><category>marketing</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The iPod's first virus!</title><description><![CDATA[Apparently, this affects only Windows users.  Apple has posted removal information on their site.  Ouch.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/17/404304-the-ipods-first-virus</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/17/404304-the-ipods-first-virus</guid><category>technology</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:09:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Google Reader FTW</title><description><![CDATA[After a couple weeks of using Google Reader, I have dubbed it my new RSS Reader.  From the keyword based navigation, to the shared RSS item feature, Google Reader is a winner.  The keyboard shortcuts are phenomenal! There are also some nice "little" touches that I really like.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/11/395468-google-reader-ftw</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/11/395468-google-reader-ftw</guid><category>technology</category><category>rss</category><category>rss-reader</category><category>syndication</category><category>news</category><category>tech-news</category><category>review</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:52:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/395472.jpg" width="75" height="44" /></item><item><title>18 Reasons Why I Pre-Ordered A PS3</title><description><![CDATA[Just hear me out...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/03/385337-18-reasons-why-i-pre-ordered-a-ps3</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/10/03/385337-18-reasons-why-i-pre-ordered-a-ps3</guid><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>nintendo</category><category>playstation-3</category><category>ps3</category><category>psp</category><category>sony</category><category>xbox360</category><category>entertainment</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2006 02:23:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/385347.jpg" width="75" height="107" /></item><item><title>Apple Quietly Releases....Nothing.</title><description><![CDATA[I'm sick of it.  Google search for "Apple Quietly":  Approximately 93,000 search results.  Folks, this has got to stop.  What constitutes a quiet release of anything?  In my opinion, it's putting a release on a server, not tell anyone about it, and run away whistling dixie.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/28/378090-apple-quietly-releasesnothing</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/28/378090-apple-quietly-releasesnothing</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>itunes7</category><category>journalism</category><category>release</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:08:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Microsoft Comes Out Swingin' at X06</title><description><![CDATA[At X06 in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft unleashed a ton of announcements and plans.  It's a genius move by them to offset all the new information concerning the Nintendo Wii and the Sony Playstation 3.  I am a bit surprised (pleasantly) by some of the announcements which include:]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/27/377559-microsoft-comes-out-swingin-at-x06</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/27/377559-microsoft-comes-out-swingin-at-x06</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>microsoft</category><category>nintendo</category><category>ps3</category><category>sony</category><category>wii</category><category>x06</category><category>xbox360</category><category>technology</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/377560.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>Podcast War With Apple?  Let's Wait</title><description><![CDATA[As many of you already know, Apple has sent out cease and desist letters to a couple of websites, claiming misuse of the word "pod".  These sites are "Podcast Ready" and "myPodder".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/25/374743-podcast-war-with-apple-lets-wait</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/25/374743-podcast-war-with-apple-lets-wait</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>blogcast</category><category>ceaseanddesist</category><category>law</category><category>lawyer</category><category>mypodder</category><category>netcast</category><category>podcast</category><category>podcastready</category><category>trademark</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:51:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>We Created DRM</title><description><![CDATA[Sorry if I made you spill your coffee, but it's true.  We geeks, nerds, and gadget fiends are spoiled.   Yes, you too. We demand every inch of functionality out of everything, and I do mean everything.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/370957-we-created-drm</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/370957-we-created-drm</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>drm</category><category>dmca</category><category>riaa</category><category>mpaa</category><category>opinion</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:46:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Premature Zune Praise</title><description><![CDATA[I find it astounding that much of the tech blogosphere is giving Microsoft praise and adulation based on an announced product.  I agree with John Gruber in that until the Zune ships, it is vaporware.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/370949-premature-zune-praise</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/370949-premature-zune-praise</guid><category>technology</category><category>microsoftzune</category><category>zune</category><category>ipod</category><category>dap</category><category>apple</category><category>microsoft</category><category>marketing</category><category>opinion</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:31:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nokia E61 Review</title><description><![CDATA[As a previous Palm Treo 650 owner, I've had some bad experiences with so-called "smart phones".  The device was plagued with serious bugs such as reboots in the middle of calls, constant lock-ups, and poor call quality.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/09/319314-nokia-e61-review</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/09/319314-nokia-e61-review</guid><category>technology</category><category>review</category><category>nokia</category><category>blackberry</category><category>treo</category><category>gsm</category><category>e61</category><category>smart-phones</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:35:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/319320.jpg" width="75" height="113" /></item><item><title>Gearing up for WWDC</title><description><![CDATA[Today's the day.  It's amazing how one company can generate so much hype over the unknown.  Rumors are flying, live chats are preparing, and credit cards are armed.  What will Apple release today?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/07/315601-gearing-up-for-wwdc</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/07/315601-gearing-up-for-wwdc</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>steve-jobs</category><category>keynote</category><category>wwdc</category><category>wwdc-2006</category><category>apple-rumors</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/315603.jpg" width="75" height="56" /></item><item><title>BluBrry Launches</title><description><![CDATA[A new social podcasting community called BluBrry launched at Gnomedex 6.0.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/07/03/276297-blubrry-launches</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/07/03/276297-blubrry-launches</guid><category>technology</category><category>podcasting</category><category>social-networks</category><category>gnomedex</category><category>blubrry</category><category>rawvoice</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Jul 2006 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Yahoo Photos Beta - First Impressions</title><description><![CDATA[I got my Yahoo Photos Beta invite in my inbox tonight and immediately began to play.  The first thing I noticed was all the "stale" albums listed from my early days of using Yahoo Photos.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/29/273351-yahoo-photos-beta-first-impressions</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/29/273351-yahoo-photos-beta-first-impressions</guid><category>yahoo</category><category>technology</category><category>web-2-0</category><category>review</category><category>ajax</category><category>beta</category><category>flickr</category><category>yahoo-photos</category><category>yahoo-photos-beta</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:18:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/273352.jpg" width="75" height="37" /></item><item><title>XBox Live Marketplace:  Get er done!</title><description><![CDATA[As you may or may not know, I am an avid user of the XBox 360 console.  I've been surprised by how well Microsoft has delivered and put substantial pressure on Sony and their Playstation 3.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/29/272887-xbox-live-marketplace-get-er-done</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/29/272887-xbox-live-marketplace-get-er-done</guid><category>technology</category><category>games</category><category>microsoft</category><category>xbox</category><category>gaming</category><category>xbox-live</category><category>xbox360</category><category>uno</category><category>defender</category><category>major-nelson</category><category>xbox-live-marketplace</category><category>street-fighter-ii</category><category>geometry-wars</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/272890.jpg" width="75" height="46" /></item><item><title>Free SubEthaEdit!  BlogZot 2.0</title><description><![CDATA[The folks over at MacZot who brought us free copies of AppZapper, have launched BlogZot 2.0!  Blog about the event to reduce the price of SubEthaEdit to zero.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/04/25/177555-free-subethaedit-blogzot-20</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/04/25/177555-free-subethaedit-blogzot-20</guid><category>technology</category><category>editor</category><category>apple</category><category>marketing</category><category>macosx</category><category>utilities</category><category>promotions</category><category>maczot</category><category>blogzot</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:17:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Battlefield 2 On MacBook Pro</title><description><![CDATA[It is done.  Battlefield 2 runs on a MacBook Pro and as far as I'm concerned, it runs well enough for anyone interested in the game.  It took me a good minute to get Windows XP installed and updated via Windows Update.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bwana]]></dc:creator><link>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/04/06/158131-battlefield-2-on-macbook-pro</link><guid>http://braytek.newsvine.com/_news/2006/04/06/158131-battlefield-2-on-macbook-pro</guid><category>technology</category><category>games</category><category>apple</category><category>gaming</category><category>macintosh</category><category>macosx</category><category>windowsxp</category><category>battlefield</category><category>battlefield2</category><category>bootcamp</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:25:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/braytek/158808.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item></channel></rss>