Your Computer Minute with Peter Kay

I caught this story in CNET about a new generation of TVs that might be hitting stores in 2 years or so.

Called “Nano-emissive Display”, these new generation TVs are markedly improved over the old stuff. CNET says:

Among favorable attributes of Motorola’s new displays: They’re bright enough to be seen in daylight, they respond as quickly as CRTs, their colors are almost as good as CRTs and they can be viewed from a wide range of angles. And they’re “much less expensive” to build than current displays because fewer steps are required in the manufacturing process, Ilderem said.

They use a new technology called “Carbon Nanotubes” which are tubes built from Carbon that apparently have the ability to pipe electricity. These tubes are connected to the coated class of a TV and then turn themselves on an off to create the picture.

I’ve still got an old Tube TV because I like the picture quality. Now if this thing is for real, I’ll gladly wait for a few more years to get something better, bigger, and cheaper.

I caught a tragic story that went on NPR in March and it underscores an important thing: If you’re going to ditch your phone-company phone service and use one of those Voice over IP serices like Vonage , make sure the 911 services are included.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has sued an Internetphone company, saying Vonage does not adequately inform customers about limitations of its 911 service. The case stems from an incident in Houston last month. Robbers shot and wounded a husband and wife while their daughter’s 911 call on Vonage was blocked. The family had not activated the 911 service on their account as the company requires. Abbott wants an injunction to stop Vonage from advertising that it offers 911 service. He’s also demanding that Vonage clearly disclose its limitations. The lawsuit is asking $20,000 per violation.

Whoever you use, make sure that E911 is included. If I were you, once my service got installed, I’d make an E911 call just to make sure and then when they pick up the phone I’d just tell them I was testing to make sure my phone worked.

Ok, all you Geek guys out there. Here’s a great article - “Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It… “ that should help boost your confidence in why women will find you appealing.

Ladies, if you’ve never dated a Geek, you don’t know what you’re missing!

(BTW: May I kindly remind you all that I’m happily married and if you ask my wife on a good day what she thinks about me I’m sure she’ll agree w/ this article too)