ZapTXT

ZapTXT, is a Mountain View startup that is angel funded. It makes RSS easy to understand for some. You know the type, the Presto supposedly aged, dying, and old computer ignorant people.

I think simply making things understandable is the way to go with the supposed old people that don’t have computer knowledge. Dumbing it down, until someone understands is the way to go. I have in my life taught software classes, and sometimes you just have to simplify things for people until they “get it“. I have also been on the other side being a musician and having the more accomplished musician show me a riff, over and over again.

Technically Speaking, this looks like a nice service for those that still haven’t jumped on the feed reading wagon yet.

Presto backlash - any reader care to chime in?

I love it when I get comments from people who are articulate and can make a point. Brian who left me a comment on my post today about Presto did make some very interesting points and arguments.

How many of you readers out there feel the same as Brian did today? Do you support what he said, or are you on the side of “if it’s too loud, you are too old“? Rex Dixon can still turn up the radio with the best of them! Of course I have stayed as young as the times we live in, and that radio Technically Speaking is a mp3 file!

Walmart goes digital download today

With the release of the “Superman Returns” DVD, Walmart has decided to give the digital download format a go. An addtional $1.97 more enables you to play it on portable devices, $2.97 more to play it on PCs or laptops, or $3.97 more to play it on either portable devices or PCs/laptops. But not in iPods. The reason for that is they think the format is not compatible for the Apple iPod.

Technically Speaking, you can get anything at Walmart, and now you can download your new release videos too. Who needs a TV?

BitTorrent picking up the $15 million?

That is the rumor on the street. The sharing client BitTorrent has a good chance of picking up $15 million in funding. They already have picked up $8.75 million back in 2005. We are all waiting for that BitTorrent Video store, so maybe the $15 million is needed to appease some folks in Hollywood still? More on this as we read it!

Bitwine

Bitwine, is consulting via Skype online. I think this might have a future. There are a ton of consultants out there that need to leverage the internet, but can’t find a way to make any money at it. Experts are out there to help you 24/7. When Skype 3.0 comes out, Bitwine will be a Skype plugin.

Technically Speaking, I think my bud down in Addison might be interested in this! Don’t tell me you don’t know Mr. Business Golf yet?

All Of mp3 to shut down

All Of Mp3 to be shutdown by Russia. This is of course via digg. Now that the sheep has unclothed himself to reveal the wolf, do we believe it? Do we run with the story? Technically Speaking, it’s probably true, but don’t forget about the boy that cried wolf!

Universal goes for the iPod

Remember when Zune came out? I’m sure everyone does. Remember how it leaked that the main man from Doug Morris was all over it?

Now it appears he is going after Apple’s iPod. Technically Speaking, Doug you might think you are a “thug”, but Steve Jobs is about to lay the smackdown on ya!

Content everywhere

Om talks about content everywhere (in depth), and also mentions highly of the new social network that I talked about called Spokeo.

Stickis

Stickis, is a syndicated feed annotator. It’s kind of hard to describe, it is a truly visual RSS tool. Here is the Technically Speaking stickis.

***UPDATE *** I did it wrong, and thanks to Marc, here is the button for the

Stickis —= Technically Speaking =- blog:

Join and check it out, or read more about it here. It just launched this afternoon. — and — If you aren’t sure yet, I did add the Stickis Feed to the left —

U-verse by ATT rolling out some cool..

Services, IF you live in San Antonio, TX! They have announced this batch of new services today, and have no idea when it will roll out to the rest of the country.

1. HDTV - AT&T U-Verse IPTV customers in San Antonio now have access to more than 25 HD channels for $10/month.

2. Web scheduling - AT&T has partnered with Yahoo to offer a web-based service for managing and scheduling your recordings.

3. New set top boxes - the new Motorola boxes are all HD-capable, and come with the ability to record up to 4 programs at once.