The San Jose Mercury News spent a day at the TechCrunch40 conference talking to companies and getting demos of new products. This interview, with Flock CEO Shawn Hardin, is one of several videos we’re publishing from the conference. Tech-watchers will [See the full post…]

This truly is a legendary band with a legendary front man. J.D. Wilkes (also an acomplished comic artist) has been called by Jello Biafra as “…the last great rock’n’roll frontman” Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers play a white-hot version of the country [See the full post…]

Allan Arkush is an executive producer and director of the TV series, “Heroes”, which begins a new season on September 24th. The series is such a hit that it has engendered spin-offs. Arkush, who was trained by Roger Corman, doing [See the full post…]

This is a scaled-down five-minute version of my sidewalk cafe talk with Randi Zuckerberg, producer of digital media at Facebook.

Even though the music business has tried to make it obsolete, the vinyl record is still alive and kicking. People still love it, and there has even been a small resurgence of sales of vinyl records in the last few [See the full post…]

How does Intel contend with rapid innovation cadence, long development cycles and mid-stream energy regulations? Tune in to find out! Related stories: Intel, IntelMooresLaw

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Dwight Riley about the technology issues of small businesses and how c3000 fits their needs. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Monty McGraw. How the Onboard Administrator LCD screen is useful for BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 customers at every step. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Jim Ganthier. The business case for Virtual Connect for BladeSystem c3000 and c7000. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Steve Gillaspy. How BladeSystem c3000 packs the big features found in larger systems into a new solution built from the ground up for small sites, SMB and midsize customers. Learn more about HP [See the full post…]

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Lee Johns. How HP is redefining blades with the addition of storage blades in the same BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosure. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Barry Sinclair, on Shorty and the new BladeSystem c3000 enclosure, midmarket. Product tour focus. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Gary Thome, “Ace of Blades.” Designing uniquely for small IT sites with the BladeSystem c3000. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

Straight Talk about HP BladeSystem, presented by Jason Newton. The problems addressed by BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 and HP’s unique approach to meeting those needs in big or small datacenters. Learn more about HP storage and server blades.

The most common word in the vocabulary of a PC user is HELP! But where do you turn? One option for Windows users is Support.com, a company that can take remote control of your PC to help resolve problems. For [See the full post…]

Vision and viewpoints from Donna Raines, Product Marketing Manager, WebEx Connect Marketplace. An architecture, functionality and feature discussion with Steve Levine of WebEx.

A panel discussion on what types of devices are needed by mobile workers. How many devices are needed? What types of formats? The panel was moderated by Oliver Starr, analyst at, Guidewire Group; T.J. Kang, CEO, ThinkFree; Jerry Kurtze, Ecosystem [See the full post…]

Almost overshadowed by the reaction to Apple’s iPhone price cuts and its new iPods was the news that Apple and Starbucks reached a deal where anyone will be able to use iTunes at Starbucks without having to pay Wifi fees. [See the full post…]

Ken Burns was at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend, where I spoke with him on the street, before he came to San Francisco for a special screening of his new series, The War, this weekend at the Letterman Digital [See the full post…]

Vice President of Symantec Recovery & Security Don Kleinschnitz discusses data loss and database security, as well as provides an overview of the 3.0 version of Symantec Database Security. For more information, visit www.symantec.com.

We had our first live show last week (“Live-Fi Saint Louis“), and it went really well. We’ll probably do it again. This is a performance from that show where we spent an hour with Jonathan Baer.

Will the use of online apps change the way people work? That’s a question discussed by a panel at theOffice 2.0 conference, moderated by Om Malik from GigaOm: Steven Aldrich, VP of strategy & innovation, Intuit; Denis Browne, senior VP, [See the full post…]

On Wednesday, September 5, Steve Jobs announced several new iPods and made the stunning announcement that he was lowering the price of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399. This may be good news for potential iPhone buyers but it [See the full post…]

The Help is a politically charged (yet fun) punk rock band. I think the singer Jason Toon kinda looks like Cory Doctorow. Enjoy!

Greg Malacane, senior business analyst for Alchemy Solutions Group, provides an overview of how Symantec Endpoint Security played a role in helping a federal government agency secure its infrastructure.