Episode 1038

So at one time before February 2008, you could get a domain name for life if you signed up for Microsoft's Office Live. Today Microsoft says it's no longer free. Even though they said it was free for life. But they did acknowledge that "It's a change." You think? Also you can now deposit your checks via iPhone. Wow.
==Stories Covered==
Microsoft backtracks on free Office Live domains
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10305510-56.html
GM, eBay to team up for online car sales
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351367,00.asp
URL shortener Trim gets cut off
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10306202-36.html
Bit.ly Swoops in to Save Tr.im
http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/shorturl-savior/
USAA bank will let customers deposit checks via iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10check.html
Google Voice to be retooled as Web app for iPhone
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10305716-37.html
AT&T Makes Its Terms of Service Even Worse, To Discourage Lawsuits
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/08/09/2232233
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/08/10/get-angry-att-changes-contract-to-prevent-class-action-lawsuits/
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/08/10/att.bans.class.action/
Toshiba signs up for Blu-ray
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10306235-93.html
Blu-ray support coming with iTunes 9?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/blu-ray-support-coming-with-itunes-9/
Printable Batteries Should Arrive Next Year
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/08/09/0049214/Printable-Batteries-Should-Arrive-Next-Year
==Voicemail==
Remy followup
==Emails==
Buzz crew,
Amongst all the haters, I just wanted to let you know that I love the
story choices you guys make. I realize that you have been getting some
haters recently, so I just wanted to chime in with the other side of
the story.
The number, amount, and kinds of stories you choose are thoughtful and
interesting. There’s a great balance between the stories everyone else
covers and stories you don’t really see anywhere else.
My only request is that others who think that the story choices are
excellent chime in as well. I’m sure we’re not the minority, and I
hate to see you all discouraged.
Meggie Gallina
Evanston, IL
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Now your time spent talking about whether or not you should be talking about Twitter, Apple and Google is taking up more time than you spent on those companies before. Now I propose a meta-topic where you talk about whether or not you should be talking about whether or not you should be talking about Twitter, Apple and Google. If you recurse enough times you should be able to fill the entire time that was formerly indeterminate.
Coyote Teacher
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Here’s the thing, (as far as covering the iPhone too much) I own a Nokia N810, and love it, but you don’t cover the apps for it, but covering a story about an iPhone app is going beyond the coverage needed (for general tech podcasts, if BOL were an iPhone podcast, that’d be different). Then… you mention in the VERY next story about having a GSM eBook reader? I have one (and will have one very soon, even better)! The Nokia N900 has been sent to the FCC for review. It will be GSM/UTMS and running Maemo, which supports FBReader (a fine open source ebook reader ) which I’m using on my Nokia N810 right now to listen to the BOL podcast, along with sending this email. I have it currently tethered to my NON-smart phone from AT&T (Yes you can) and am using an Apple bluetooth keyboard (which The iPhone cannot use) to write this fracking email!
Yes I’m biased but as far as tech goes, the iPhone sucks and the Nokia maemo platform kicks it’s butt! You’ll never see Nokia kick out an app from their “store” (APT-GET sources list), where ALL the apps are free, take that Apple fanboys! HA!
Skyler
Currently: Bakersfield,CA'''
==After The Credits==