Download Hmmcast #28 (mp3)

Most Hmm-worthy posts from November 3, 2006 - November 17, 2006
- Please don’t buy stake in Clear Channel, Google (3) [nov 4]
- Diamond Dave drowned out by his band (3) [nov 6]
- Review: Guitar Heroes II rocks! (4) [nov 8]
- How to register an @live.com address early Javascript dropdown trick (5) [nov 10]
- U.S officially closes the sports … book on BetOnSports (3) [nov 10]
- Have fun sharpening your typing skills (6) [nov 11]

“I still maintain that the best thing that ever happened to my typing skills were police quest 1 and 2.”
– Comment by iiq374 — November 12, 2006 @ 1:26 pm

- I’ll be muting Vista’s start-up sound, you? (4) [nov 12]

“I couldn’t stand most of them. They sounded like a really bad muted trumpet.”
– Comment by Andrew Ferguson — November 12, 2006 @ 3:42 pm

- This year’s fake tree comes with lights (4) [nov 12]
- How Ted Leonsis worked his blog to the top for a Google vanity search (5) [nov 13]
- Nick Douglas leaves Valleywag, new logo, new gossip mantra, no replacement yet (7) [nov 13]

“This looks like a cock-up to me. Douglas was good. And their new site redesign is way ugly.”
– Comment by Greg — November 13, 2006 @ 2:36 pm

- Microsoft Zune unboxed black (3) [nov 14]
- How to share an MP3 directory with Microsoft Zune and Apple iPod / iTunes on Mac (0) [nov 16]
- *Here’s what critics are missing about Zune (3) [nov 17]

“I understand the necessities of the compromises that Microsoft made and I think that a lot of this is being driven more by their IPTV goals, then even their Zune goals, but I still see it as a case of technology gone bad. I do think you’re absolutely right about the Zune marketplace being the real killer app for this device though. Micropayments will be huge and Microsoft is building something much bigger then an mp3 player with their site. It will be neat to see where this ends up going.”
– Comment by Davis Freeberg — November 17, 2006 @ 11:56 am

Historical news events and releases
- Duncan Riley no longer with B5Media
- Jason Calacanis and Jim Moore no longer with AOL
- Bix and Mybloglog no longer on their own, Yahoo acquires both (turns out they are just acquiring Bix and in “acquisition talks with MyBlogLog)
- Google, Yahoo and Microsoft agree on sitemap protocol
- New James Bond, Daniel Craig, makes theatrical debut in Casino Royale
- Web turns 16, Xbox 5, Xbox Live 4
- Reviewme launches offering bloggers to make money writing paid reviews
- Democrats take over Senate and House majority in election
- Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii launch
- Microsoft Virtual Earth gets 3D upgrade

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Duration: 13:22

• Hmmcast #27: Memories
• Hmmcast #17: She’s only 17 edition
• Hmmcast #25: Better late than severed
• Hmmcast #26: getting in shape
• Hmmcast #8: volcanoes, towels and contest
• Hmmcast #23: Linux, Live.com and the church of Google