Houstonist Tech Buzz - 093007

Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Snapstream Ships Beyond TV 4.7
Houstonist loves TV, we also love our iPods and iPhones. We just love technology. So we couldn't be more excited to bring you this bit of news from local software giants Snapstream. It's the release of Beyond TV 4.7 software with automatic iPod and iPhone syncing! What is this you ask? Let us break it down for you. It's PVR software that allows you to record your favorite TV shows, then sync them up with your iDevices. But it's also much more, the software also features Drive Pooling, Firefly Mobile, Community Recordings and it features an optional plug-in for DVD recording. If your little cable company supplied DVR isn't cutting it and you want to expand the way you use your PC, you must give this a shot. Oh, and if all this titillates you to no end, let it be known that you could help make the magic happen at Snapstream because they are also hiring for a Software Test Engineer.

abc13.com Video On Demand
Mike McGuff tips us off to the new Video On Demand interface he has created over at abc13.com. The new interface allows you to view local news reports, weather, sports as well as AP video feeds and much more. Mike McGuff is a TV producer at the station as well as part of the technology crew, introducing new tech features on the site. He has also created abc13.com's Pothole Reporting System.

Technology Rental Space
We've recently discovered RAC Houston, a computer lab and meeting room rental facility off of Dairy Ashford and Westheimer. With lab space for up to forty students, T1 connections, meeting rooms and video rental services this could be the place for your business technology teaching and training needs.

Local Tech Blog Wrap Up
Here's a wrap up of a few local tech blogs. Local tech guru, Geekradio host and Chronicle columnist, Jay Lee is on an extended vacation. Check out his site while he blogs and uploads photos from Spain. Grand Stream Dreams tells us about the MalwareLog Tool and why he chose to uninstall Windows Defender. JKontheRun tells us why he went back to Windows XP after a bad experience with Vista SP1. The Geekspeak blog makes an entry featuring several popular webcomics. Dwight Silverman asks the all important question, what do you do when your Internet access dies?

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