I was reminded (again) this morning on a TV commercial that Senator John McCain has voted with President Bush 90% of the time. Over the past few days, I’ve also heard some Democrats increase that ‘genuine approximation’ to 95%. Senator Obama has clearly put his education to good use and strategically inversed the 90% figure to say he’s “…unwilling to risk a 10% chance at change because John McCain has voted with President Bush 90% of the time”. That Obama fellow is so clever the way he flipped that around!

What I’m really having hard time wrapping my brain around is the voting process by which these statistics were derived. Has the President been quietly sneaking into the Capital late at night, casting ballots and YEA / NEA votes in Congress?  Does the President legislate under a pseudonym or have a split-personality whereas he is the Chief Executive on even numbered days and a Senator on odd numbered days?  Do you suppose he could keep track of even and odd numbers in the first place…or would he get confused on day #1?  Does the Department of Homeland Security know about this flip-flopper?

To the best of my understanding, voting takes place in the tall building with the dome, and Bill’s get approved or vetoed in the Ivory Building down the street.  At least that’s the way it happens in the PBS cartoon How a Bill becomes a Law I watched when I was a kid.  The President doesn’t really get to vote…does he?  And if he doesn’t get to vote, then how can John McCain be voting with him 90 (or 95) percent of the time?

Wouldn’t it be more accurate to say “President Bush has approved of the way Senator John McCain votes 90% of the time”?

Or if you’re a Democrat, “President Bush has failed to agree with Senator McCain 10% of the time”?

I suppose that wouldn’t make for a very inspirational TV commercial though.  I’ll try harder to pay less attention on the next one.

I’m Mathew Hall, and I approve of this message. (A friend)

And if you approve of this message, then we are 1 for 1 and you have voted with me 100% of the time.

The fundamentals of social networking differ to other forms of online marketing. Social networking isn’t about spending money to create visibility for your web site, blog or business. It’s about participation, being part of a community and contributing to it – in essence the fundamentals of social networking are:

1. Creating Awareness – especially in the early days you must be an extremely active user
2. Developing Relationships – make contact and develop relationships with influential users
3. Creating Something of Value – only content which is fun, interesting or useful will gain visibility
4. Building your Reputation – be active, contribute to the community and avoid overly promoting your content

There are a number of social networks – and the ones that really make a difference are (StumbleUpon, Reddit, Digg and Propeller).

Each type of social network requires a slightly different marketing approach, although they all require the four fundamentals – creating awareness, developing relationships, creating something of value, and building your reputation.

TechJaws would like to thank everyone that has helped with submitting our blogs to social networks! I really appreciate it, and I will always be there for anyone that needs help.

Cable clutter is a major pain when it comes to home theater setups. There is good news, as 3 companies are going to offer wireless HDMI and the ability to transport high quality audio and video signals without the need for unsightly cables also provides consumers with more options when it comes to where the related components can be located.

At least three companies where displaying wireless HDMI products on the CEDIA Expo show floor - all were in various states of readiness. Given the variety of wireless chipsets and encoding technologies used by these first generation wireless HDMI products, cross-compatibility with other manufacturers’ products appears unlikely, however, for single HDTV installations this limitation should be a relatively minor concern.

Monster Cable
At the Monster Cable booth, the company’s Wireless Digital Express HD demo featured two products, a transmitter (DX WHD TX1) and a receiver (DX WHD RX1).

Belkin
Belkin’s CEDIA Expo booth featured a fully-functioning demo of the company’s FlyWire Wireless for HDTV product. The FlyWire product will include a transmitter, receiver, remote, three HDMI cables, as well as an infrared receiver/repeater.

Gefen
Gefen had two wireless HDMI products at its CEDIA Expo booth - neither of which were operational. The GefenTV Wireless for HDMI Extender (GTV-WHDMI) incorporates Amimon’s WHDI 5GHz wireless technology that features a claimed transmission range of up to 90 feet with effectively lossless image quality.

Google really put a great effort into their new born. Chrome by far is outstanding, and here’s why:

1. Fast page loads and I mean fast!
2. Easy bookmarking
3. The ease of sliding URL’s to the Bookmark Toolbar
4. Clean interface
5. More Real Estate when viewing a page
6. Uses one third the memory compared to Firefox 3

The other neat feature is the “Inspect Element” option when right clicking over any image or object. It reminds me of Firebug in many ways. It still needs to add more options for other languages, but it’s a great start.

Chrome has been a buddy and I mean an impressive browser for its inception. I have experienced no errors, crashes, etc. The only thing I would like to see is more add-ons, but in time I am sure the “cash cow” will deliver.

Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3 you better hold on and buckle in, because this browser is going to put a hurting on you real fast! Google has the talent and speedy execution to develop most anything for both the novice and internet guru.

I look forward to more from Chrome in the near future, but please keep it simple, clean and fast!

Chrome is a shiny new addition for all internet users.