The Beta News

Several months ago SlideShare launched a presentation contest. The goal was to find the World’s Best Presentation. The presentations were judged by top presentation gurus and the viewers (us, you and me). The judges and top presentation gurus were Guy Kawasaki, Bert Decker, Garr Reynolds and Jerry Weissman. Now I’ve created my share of presentations [...]

Do you know what mistakes you often make on your blog or in life? Do you do anything to correct them? If yes, then do you fall back into old habits after a while again? I tend to do that. I realise that I’m making a mistake, I correct it, but then sometime I fall [...]

About four months ago SlideShare launched a presentation contest. The goal was to find the World’s Best Presentation. The presentations were judged by top presentation gurus and the viewers (us, you and me). The judges and top presentation gurus were Guy Kawasaki, Bert Decker, Garr Reynolds and Jerry Weissman. Now I’ve created my share of [...]

It took a bit more than a month for the hackers to crack Apple’s SIM-lock, that restricts the iPhone on other networks than the American AT&T. The hack means that Europeans can use Apple’s iPhone without paying the expensive roaming fee to AT&T. With a bit of technical knowledge and equipment it is now possible [...]

I found this one Neowin: Remember these patches goes live next Tuedays, so they are official, just not released. Thanks Nekrosoft for the news on this major update to Windows Vista that should for most of us improve the speed and reliability of Windows Vista significantly! Please note: These fixes break all current methods of [...]

As you might know I recently moved from www.petersen-inc.dk to www.thebetanews.com. In this article series I will explain about my experiences during the move. Read the first article before reading on. Alexa: I’m proud to say that my Alexa Rank has improved a lot since last week. One week ago it was 1,036,749. Today it’s [...]

On July 3rd (my birthday) I moved from www.petersen-inc.dk to www.thebetanews.com. In this series I explain my progress week for week, building up the traffic, Google Page Rank, Alexa Rank, Technorati Autority, link backs and so forth. The Background Originally petersen-inc.dk was meant to be my personal space with my resume, family photos and other [...]

Linksys has finally released the KNAS firmware for the High Definition Media Player KISS DP-600. It is the same firmware that is used in Linksys’ latest DVD-player KISS DP-1600. You can download the firmware directly from Linksys. Read on for the installation guide.

My old Apple iPod needs an update. I think it’s a 2nd generation (the one with the faulty battery), but it has several issues. Now here is my dilemma – Which Mp3-player should I pick? An Apple iPod or a Creative Zen Vision M? I’m more of a feature guy than a design freak, so [...]

Microsoft, the exclusive online media sponsor for Live Earth, has launched the MSN Live Earth Tree – an interactive online animation that lets people worldwide pledge their commitment to the environment and join the battle to halt climate change. The Live Earth Tree can be found at http://www.liveearthtree.com/ and users are invited to visit the [...]