CIO Summit: Wowed by Pogue tech

And read (and hear) his . (Yes, we had a piano there last night and he played for us!)Furthermore, if you want to be just exhausted, just visit and see all the stuff he is doing -- columns, blogs, video and audio posts, books. He is also a really remarkable speaker and those here were able to get a peek at some of the cool technologies out there these days... and I'll pass some along to you.One is a . Did you know you can just SMS "GOOGL," according to Pogue, although Google says you can text "GOOGLE" -- that is 466453 for us Blackberry users that don't have letters on our phones -- and get answers to your search questions.Want to know the weather in Washington, DC? Just text Google with "weather 20001" and... whala. How about pizza restaurants in Fort Myers, Fla.? Movie times for Spiderman 3 in Palo Alto, Calif.? (I would definitely not recommend the movie, for what it is worth.) And the list goes on -- driving directions... sports... flight updates... Q&As... translations...That was just the first one.* -- This marvelous company gives you a single phone number for all your phones. The one draw back -- it means you'll need to get another number, but once you've done that...walla... it links your home, office and cell phones together. Pogue demonstrated Grand Central -- in fact, he demonstrated 15 different technologies right there in front of us all... and they all pretty much worked. But Grand Central allows you to record and store your phone calls... block an annoying caller... have specific custom voice mail greetings for specific people... Definitely worth checking it out.* ... This marvelous technology will take your voice mails, transcribe them, and then send them to you in the form of an e-mail message. No longer do you need to listen to your... well, anybody go on and on and on... or to those very wise PR folks who call me up and then rush through their phone numbers -- always smart!?! Well, now I'll get a transcript of the messages. I'll report back on that too.* ... Been stuck on a bad date? or need to get out of some horrible meeting? Go on Popularity Dialer and set up a call -- and you'll get a voice calling you. They have different voices and everything. The perfect escape from... well, you tell me!* : This cool little camera lets you wifi your photos right to ... right after you take 'em.* feature: So we probably all use Netflix -- the service that lets you avoid the run to the video store to dodge late fees. But we've also been frustrated by the day that it takes to get our movies. Well, wait no more. Netflix now has a "watch now" feature that lets you... well, watch a movie now... right on your desktop. And it is included in your monthly rental payment. More .* Wifi... Meanwhile, Pogue said that you can use Apple's AirPort Express to turn... well, your hotel room into a hot spot... or wherever you may go. He also talked about a recent column, headlined , where you can extend those WiFi cards that you may have for your laptops.Over all, cool stuff.Frankly, we were all too... wowed to get Pogue's view on Web 2.0 stuff, but... it was a great presentation. What could be better -- entertaining informative.More on Web 2.0 stuff to come.