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Do you read the Terms of Service contracts for each and every service for which you sign up? Do you just click accept and hope for the best? In this episode we discuss the Facebook TOS change debacle and why it’s so important to know your rights and be aware of how your content could be used. We delve deep into the TOS agreements for popular services and try to break it down for you. Melissa does an in-depth review of Plaxo. Naomi discusses Flickr. Tony talks about ISPs.

Recently, many in the blogosphere were all a buzz about Facebook changing their terms of service – and then back again. Why such a fuss? How does their terms of service differ from other SocMed services out there? How do you feel about it? What is in store for Facebook and other Social Media services? Better yet, what’s in store for YOU?

Facebook’s TOS

Here is a Mashable article for review.

Naomi picked Flickr’s TOS

Melissa picked Plaxo’s TOS and discovered the Privacy Policy is where it’s really at.

Tony discusses TOS from an ISP POV

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Is a Home Media Center right for you? Is your TV ready for the Digital Transition? Are YOU ready? Moms Gone Geek discusses alternatives to cable TV, Mac Mini or desktop PC versus the Apple TV, resolution, hardware required, and other details we ponder when thinking about replacing traditional TV with streaming internet and digital content. This episode has out-takes at the end.

Examples of Home Media Centers

HP Media Center

Apple TV

Western Digital

Cutting the Cord
(instead of coax cable, use free internet TV and content for entertainment)

Boxee

Front Row

iTunes

Hulu Desktop

DTV Coupon

What You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition (via FCC)

Hardware

EyeTV250 by El Gato

EyeTV Hybrid – USB TV Stick

Hopage

ATI

Vocabulary Terms

VGA

DVI

HDMI

Edit Note: at the time of this recording, Boxee was not working with Hulu. That has since changed. Also, Hulu Desktop has been released.

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What is your level of Decoration Tech?

Naomi is practical with her Tree-In-A-Box.

Melissa decorates the traditional, retro tree complete with bubble lights and disco balls.

Tony burns out your retinas with his blue LED tree.

The tree is not enough. It’s a Wonderful Life at Tony’s house which is tricked out with an X-10 controller. He uses Thinking Home on his Mac to control timed lighting events.

Wish List of All Wish Lists

Using Amazon.com and the Universal Wish List service, you can make life easier by adding a Universal Wish List Button to your web browser’s bookmarks bar. Just one click and you can add items from websites that are NOT on Amazon.com to do price comparisons.

A bookmark bar just wouldn’t be a bookmark bar without one of these gems! Make it easier for family and friends to view your wish list by adding a button to your blog or website that gives visitors one-click access to your public Wish List. Click the button to the left while viewing your Wish List that says “Tell people about this list.” Just copy and paste the code to your site.

Do you have a Drobo on your Wish List?

Wii Want It

Tony talks about his experience with the Wii and why he needs to see a chiropractor. Will you challenge Tony to Mario Kart?