Houstonist Tech Buzz - 052007

Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Tracking Down Stolen Laptops
Police are using a lo-jack type system for tracking down stolen laptops. The system alerts police when a laptop is stolen and the article states that some PC's have been found as far away as Africa! More on this from abc13.com.

The Chronicles of Jay Lee
Local geek, radio show host and blogger Jay Lee investigates and solves taskbar problems, XP logins and sharing files between XP and Win2K on his Helpline Blog. Over at Technology Bytes he explains where all the podcasts have gone and reviews The Sonnet 2fit Laptop Sleeve and Tornado data transfer device. On the Bald Heretic blog Jay expounds on the touchy subject of what's wrong with Clear Channel.

The Fate of Internet Radio
Mike McGuff interviews radio DJ Dave E. Crockett about the future of internet radio. If you are not familiar with what may become of internet radio, here's another link for you.

Welcome Grand Stream Dreams and jkOnTheRun
Another couple of Houston technology resources have risen to the top and will be a welcomed addition to the Tech Buzz. Grand Stream Dreams tackles computing issues such as, svchost.exe problems and recent IE7 Patching Problems while jkOnTheRun covers mobile computing and mobile technology.

Gaming
Over at The High Score, Jason Kouches touches on Halo 3, Gears of War + Golf and other recent releases.