Houstonist Tech Buzz - 042907

Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Houstonians + iPods
From the iPod News Blog comes a story about Houstonians and their iPods. This in depth article shows how a UTMB student, a musician for the symphony and many others use their technology.

Geek Mascot Lineup
Barrett over at GeekSpeak quizzes us on Geek Mascots. Can you match up the mascot and it's parent company? Start here and then if you're stumped you can find the answers here.

abc13.com Works From Home
Jeff Ehling and the folks at abc13.com have been talking about working from home all week. Check out their tips and suggestions on how to making e-commuting work for you.

The Dwight Files
Houston's most notable geek has a few things going on. He will be a guest speaker at HAAUG's May 19th meeting, we'll remind you again later in the month, he's also been blogging over at Inversion Coffee House on Montrose as well twittering his little heart out.

HTC Announces New Advisory Board Member
Christopher Wasden, SimplexityMD CEO and Founder, has hopped on board the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board. Wasden is an entrepreneur and a named inventor on three issued and nine pending patents. Welcome to HTC Christopher.

HAL-PC Notes
HAL-PC and HALnet experienced a surge recently, a power surge, as "two high-voltage fuses exploded outside the HAL-PC offices...resulting in a partial loss of power to the building" this past Wednesday. Things are back to normal but HALnet ADSL customers may need to need to power cycle their computers and DSL routers to get a new IP address. In other HAL-PC news, on Monday the 30th, there is a 7pm meeting on Understanding Threats to Your Computer.

Dr Mac Kicks Back With AppleTV
Dr. Mac tells us all about his new AppleTV and how much he likes it. He says it's a real no brainer. He really likes it. A lot.

Closing Quick Tip: Here's a list of keyboard shortcuts for PC based Mozilla Firefox users and here's a list for our Mac users.

That's it for the Houstonist Tech Buzz. Surf safe and surf smart, Houston. Remember if you have an item you'd like covered, drop us an email or leave a comment.