Why tom merritt left cnet

Too bad the powers at Cnet are not inclined to use you on a part time or occasional basis. It will indeed be their loss. All the best and Cheers… See Rafe for a wee bit of Heaven he posted the remains of a 12 year old Macallan.

TWiT shows are often too long and unfocused. CNET has focused shows with great production values, and no one really competes with them on the professional tech news coverage.

I guess it helps to have the CBS resources. TWiT is great and all, but it just seems too… bedroom podcast-ish? I appreciate you keeping things moving on BOL, getting the news out, sharing some banter and commentary, but keeping the pace going. I have about three hours a day to listen and start with the shortest podcasts and end with the longest.

As a result, BOL and most of the Cnet shows get my attention, while many of the Twit shows just get deleted for being too long…. Your strengths are your vast knowledge of many areas, a candid and honest approach and a desire to help. These characteristics keep me coming back for more. Tom was the backbone of the show. Actually Molly was too; their chemistry and fondness for eachother was apparent and drove the show.

Oh I am sad. But I am a big fan of Leo Laporte and this will bring two of the nicest most endearlng guys together on the same network. One of my favorite topics is this issue of hooking up a conventional computer up to a high-def, wide-screen TV in the livingroom. There is so much hype and voodoo and FUD associated with what should be a very low-key, low-stress, non-event. With windows media center, you can often use a remote control, or you can use a wireless keyboard and mouse which often requires a hard level surface, unfortunately, unless keyboard has a built-in trackball.

I would love to see this issue discussed more in the media, in order to remove some FUD. You could go over the basics i. There is really a lot to talk about here. I really like when you discuss tech issues with Molly. You two are great co-hosts.

I miss a situation that I never actually experienced, very strange. Curent Geek "How you like me now? Thanks for the TimeMachineEditor recommendation, started using it right after listening to the episode. Guys, Little things that make Q better than spotlight. Babysteps - 1 try launching straight to a website.

Call it by your bookmark name for it. Go straight to penny arcade, xkcd, don't stop at home first. Just type their name in Q, and your first or second choice will be to email either that or show contact is the default first choice. And again, Q learns, so if you always want to launch this or do that, it quickly moves to the top of the action choices. Need to launch several apps at once? No end to the list you can make here. Great if you're starting a project.

The comma is powerful. After that, if you get hooked, ask Merlin Mann or another of the true believers to come back on and get you to the next step. Like Rafe, I rarely use my dock to launch apps, my mouse gets neglected, and Q is my friend.

Finally - one of my favorite things in Leopard has been the addition of "Quickview" in finder. What a great way to go through porn I mean files. And in the little app family - I'll throw in a plug for "Spacesuit" - it adds the ability to add backgrounds to the "spaces" app.

I like having a work project separate from the fun stuff, and this adds a really nice visual cue that I'm in work mode right now. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Tom Merritt. March 24, p. For example, how would you embed a Last. FM widget in the sidebar. I have tried to do this and all it does is put the HTML as text on the sidebar.

How can I fix this?! You will be missed by many, sir. Tom's first segue. Top 5 reasons we will all miss Tom Merritt. Abridged version of Tom's best moments on Buzz Out Loud check the podcast feed for the uncut version.

I would like to wish Tom the best of luck with all of his future endeavors after leaving Cnet and BOL. For a while now I have had a Cnet tribute corner set up at my cube and I wanted to send in a picture of it before Tom leaves. I have only been a BOL fan for about a year now, so for me this crew will always be my favorite.