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TWiT Episode 17

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin "TV Makes You Smarter" Rose, Roger Chang, Robert Heron, Steve Gibson, and John C. Dvorak

Topics:

• FCC says Bells canclose their networksto other ISPs
• "Sell outs!" cries Dvorak
• Are they or aren't they? Is Appleusing TPMthe technology formerly known asPalladium.
• Dvorak says it's a dead end - Apple should sell the OS separately anyway
• Will theTreo 670run PocketPC not Palm?
• Steve is keeping six Tungstens in deep freeze in case Palm discontinues them
• In search of the perfect keyboard - the key is the Alps switch as found in theAvant StellarandMatias Tactile Pro.
• Apple's $50Mighty Mouseis hard to get, but probably not worth the trouble.
• What's dumber than theOQO?
• Paul Allen's OQO clone theFlipstart.
• What's Palm Founder Jeff Hawkinsup to next? Voice recognition?
• Kathi from Germany asks how soon is Microsoft going to die?
• Michael from Las Vegas wants to get audio files working on SuSE Linux. Get theOSS driversand useXMMS.
• We won the People's ChoicePodcast Awards. We accept at thePodcast Expo, November 11 in Ontario, California. Thanks for your votes!
• Jay aka TwitCommander from Boston asks about the PogoRadio Your Way
• Just buy aRadio Sharkfrom Griffin
• Brian from Hoboken, NJ asks aboutRuby on Rails.Odeois in ROR.
• PHP isnot dead yet. Look for a PHP net framework fromSilver Orange
• Jay from San Francisco on how to safely create an open Wi-Fi access point for the Pragers of the world
• OpenWRTis one way but check your ISPs License agreement
• Brian in Pittsburg asks about x86 open source ports and Apple.
• David in Houston Texas is looking for a combo DV cam and digital still camera.
• Dvorak recommends the SamsungDuoCam
• Too bad aboutFoveon.
• Check out the new JVCEverioline - 5 megapixels and 3CCDs
• Amy from Australia asks about cracking Audible's DRM. Kevin says he has, but he can't remember how - good thing because Patrick is worried about getting sued.Jhymnwon't work.
• Thanks to Andrew Leyden for the link to themap of podcasts.
• The Sony Libre is the only epaper solution on sale right now.
• Leo's been listening to David McCollough's 1776 onAudible...
• ...and reading Steven Baxter'sEvolutionandCoalescent.
• Dvorak loves theFirefly DVD- wait 'til Serenity!
• Steve Gibson compressed the entire set into 2GB usingDiVXand the PocketPC Player
• TheToronto Meetupfeaturing Leo, Kevin, Amber, Andy and Alex Albrecht is August 11, 7:30pm at No Regrets in Libertyville.
• And we're going to start taping TWiT in front of a live audience atNoonan's Bar and Restaurantin Larksput Landing, California, starting September 18 at 4p.
• Mark Mark Mark hates the echo in Episode 15
• And that's one of the reasons we're going to a live taping
• Chris from Sherman Oaks asks what are the downsides to buying an iBook?
• They're not so good for gaming.
• Leo plays World of Warcraft on his Powerbook
• Robert is waiting for Age of Empires III
• Rick from Redmond, WA asks for wireless router brand recommendations
• No to Linksys (despite the new security button)
• We all agree that theBelkin Pre-Nis the way to go
• Any Airgo based Pre-N should do you well, low latency, extreme distance, and 100Mbps throughput
• Belkin has an easy setup routine - the best Dvorak's ever seen
• Kevin likes the Netgear routers
• Michael is looking for a good cell phone
• Verizon hasn't enabled music on the LG 8100 yet.
• PIM cell phone hacking software
• Leo likes his Sidekick II
• Steve and John like the Motorola Razr
• Mike with the NYPD is looking for a program that does partial word searches in Word documents
• We likeX1, but you might try Yahoo's Desktop Search - it's the same software.
• Dvorak was having problems withBlinx
• We hatePlaxo.
• Jefferson from Curacao (aka Ghetto Cash) wants to know if the Dell Ultrasharp can be used for TV and PC.
• Kevin loves the Dell LCDs and Kevin and John loveMythTVfor video recording.
• Robert is aSnapstreamguy.

A tip of the hat toAOL Radiofor the massive pipes.

Running Time:1:13:56

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TWiT Episode 8

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, David Prager, Roger Chang, John C. Dvorak

Topics:We discuss Apple moving to Intel, WiMax, .XXX, and more.

(Running Time 48:04)

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TWiT Episode 8A

Hosts:Patrick Norton, Leo Laporte

Guests:August Trometer, and Ray Slakinski

Location:Thirsty Bear Brew Pub

Topics:We discuss Apple's move to Intel from a developer's perspective, the new iTunes podcast client, and the provenance of fish cheeks.

(Running Time 36:02)

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TWiT Episode 9

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron

Topics:

• Windows Updates - should they be daily or monthly?
• Burning in Gaming Machines
• To Update or Not to Update Drivers
• OEM bloatware on Windows machines
• Backing up to network drives
• Patrick recommendsServer Elementsopen source NAS
• Leo says don't buy Iomega's BOSS
• Using Gmail tobackup your files
• Is OS X for Intelon the warez sites?
• The merits of live CDs likeKnoppix
• The FCC advances themove to digital broadcast TVto 2006
• The TWiTs debate digital TV
• The best way to get HD
• Kevin admits to watching women's tennis
• Robert says NASCAR in HD is the way to go
• Leo says life sucks
• AMD Quadcore chips areon the way
• The limitations of multi-processor systems
• The end of the processor clock speed race
• Robert admits to building a Prescott-based system, it's fast... and hot: 75° C
• Processors will get faster, but we're in a transition period
• Sony hard drive add-on for PS/3 willcome with Linux
• ATI Crossfire vs. SLI
• The benefits of nVidea'sSLIdual card gaming
• The 1080p format
• Patrick and Leo ask Robert for TV buying advice
• Robert likes the Sharp 45-inch Aquos, but plasma is better for video
• Wait until the end of the year to buy
• 37-inch LCDs with 1080p resolution for under $2000 should appear soon
• Thanks to Textamerica for TheTechTV-On This Datemoblog
• Patrick is sticking with CRT displays
• Winbook's newHD LCDhas some problems but it's very affordable
• LCD TVs are poised to replace CRT and rear-projection at the low end
• DVD Decrypterceases and desists
• Kevin prefersDVD Shrinkand it's not dead yet
• Was it because Decrypter broke Sony's copy protection?
• Canada is about to godown the DMCA road
• Cory Doctorow saysWIPO'smembership is the problem
• Patrick defends copy protection but says theonline music store experience stinks
• Kevin and Leo loveJHymnfor iTunes Music Store decryption
• Kevin will print the Free Leo Bumper Stickers
• Robert's off to play Battlefield 2
• Kevin's newestSYSTMis out: learn how to build your own Myth DVR usingKnoppMyth
• HD3000 brings HDTV to Myth
• Leo lovesKnoppix MAME
• Patrick plugsExtremeIpod.com- enter the contest for free music
• Drupal throttling and moving to a new server (any day now)
• Patrick plays pitchman
• We're working on non-Paypal options to contribute (maybe Google?)
• Patrick's Box o' Crap is looking good, we'll announce winners soon. Honest.

Running Time:1:10

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TWiT Episode 10

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, David Prager, and Yoshi DeHererra

Topics:

• Server woes
• Good, Cheap, or Fast - pick any two
• Yoshi's new job atGentle Giant Digital
• Firmware 1.5for Sony PSP
• MAMEon the PSP
• PornoUMDs
• iTrip Modfor PSP
• Dell laptoplKeylogger hoax
• Microsoft buys TechTV. Not.
• Mastercardloses 40 million records
• Black American Express cards -not a rumor
• Paypal problems - Googlesolutions
• Who doesn't love McDonald's?
• Automating Windows update
• Service Pack 2, must or bust?
• Raw Socketsdie a quiet death
• 14 year-old boysteals a Cessna
• Cat from Detroit onvoiceovers from home
• Marcus from Marblehead - fix your punctuation!
• Sheila from Tri-Cities, WA suggests we call you Twitters
• Philip from Panang, Malaysia looking for things to do with broadband
• Mark Swain from Valencia, CA asks about the digital audio recorders we use
• Lucky Phil from Sydney on Wimax - he usesiBurst
• Ventrilo for intragame communications
• We're going to tryAsterisk(thanks toDigiumfor the interface cards!)
• Scott from Indianapolis on W-Fi dropout - disableWireless Zero Config
• Matt Troxel ask about BitTorrent and spyware

Running Time:58:58

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TWiT Episode 11

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, David Prager, Roger Chang and special guests, Jessica Corbin, Chris Pirillo, and Andy Walker

Topics:

• Jessica Corbin checks in and talks about herFempireand upcoming TV show onWE:Wing Womanand gives Roger some dating tips
• We get our first Pypal chargeback for "non-delivery of merchandise"
• Nvidia ships the new7800GTX video cardfor $600
• Jack Kilby, inventer of the integrated circuit, passes away
• Sunnyvale get its traffic lightshacked
• When did passwords enter our lives? And how many passwords do you have?
• 13-year-old girl studiesPlaystation thumb
• Gettin'Lasik
• Girls make passes at boys who wear glasses
• Well, except Martin Sargent
• Chris "Rent My Chest" Pirillo now has a big blue e on his chest
• And gives us aGnomedexwrap-up
• Microsoft's big RSS announcement
• Winer vs. Curry slug fest turns into love match
• Who wroteDave Winerout of Wikipedia'spodcast entry?
• RSS but not Atom?
• Steve Rubelis notSteve Rubell
• Pirillo removes most of the ads fromhis blog
• TheChris Pirillo Showis the first live podcast
• How'd he do dat?
• Samsung says flash drives willreplace hard drivesin the next few years
• But don't expect huge power savings
• How aboutTritium batteriesorfuel cells
• Leo's leaving for theGeek CruiseTuesday, Patrick is the TWiT of the house for the next two shows
• Get yourLeo World Tourmerchandise now
• Cruise ship automation and fire control
• Slot machine hygeine
• Call forHelp'sAndy Walkerstops by to talk about spit storms
• The new Canadian copyright act,C-60, is on, implementing a DMCA like law in the Great White North
• Crossing the border with Patrick
• UltraWideBandand the John C. Dvorak soundboard
• ExtremeTech hasextensive coverageof UWB
  

Running time:way too long (about 1:18)

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TWiT Episode 12

Hosts:Kevin Rose, Robert Heron and Patrick Norton

Topics:

We mix up news, the saga of our latest hardware crashes (Robert and Patrick), our common lust for new TV sets (anybody wanna buy Kevin's 250 pound HDTV CRT so he can buy a new LCD or Plasma HDTV?), Robert's tips for fun things to do near Las Vegas (Shotguns!), and viewer questions about using Baluns to share TV, our reccomendations on which 25 inch LCD TV to buy, suggestions on free backup software... and in what seems to be an eternal quest shared by quite a few of you.. info on whether an external hard drive will connect to a pair of computers simultaneously, one via its USB port and one via its 1394 port.

Running time:55:09

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TWiT Episode 13

Hosts:Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Roger Chang, David Prager, Robert Heron

Topics:

• Kevin has been working hard on migratingDiggto a whole new bank of servers.
• There's a picture ofthe old TechTV studioson Kevin's MoBlog. No, we can't afford to rent them.
• BitTorrent now inOperabrowserTechnical Preview.
• IsBitTorrentmainstream?
• There arelies, damn lies, and statistics...
• Are there non-voting based ratings for Podcasts?
• iTunes 4.9ratings look to be subscription based.
• Windows Updates on Firefox? TryWindiz Update.
• Google winstyposquatting disputehopefully there will be fewer nasty redirects out on the web.
• Cell phone cameras and image hosting sites such asFlickrare providing unfiltered documentation of world events as they happen.
• 3:51 PM Wednesday isthe first Shuttle launch since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
• What do you call a Senator when they're no longer in office?
• Another millionaire is going to the International Space Station.
• Usually the pr0n0graphers lead the charge into new online mediums, but a Wired columnist notes that'the market for erotic podcasts has been woefully underserved'.
• Roger forgot to mention the Wired online columnist is an ex-Screen Savers webmistress.
• Roger is happy running windows 2000, except for Adobe Premiere.
• Roger begs for new graphics cards from the office stash .... Patrick gets graphics cards from friends out of pity.
• Roger: if you recognize us from TV... don't stare, just ask.
• Robert Heron joins in around 25 minutes into the podcast.
• Have you read about the Florida manarrested for using open unecrypted WiFiand charged with a3rd Degree Felony.
• Are you legally liable for what someody does on your open wifi?
• Robert: do you worry about broadband before you move? Don't assume the data online about availability is correct!
• Patrick and Robert have given up landline phones... butVerizon Wirelesshas reception issues in Patrick's new neigborhood.
• He's oggling aWilson Cellular Amplifier
• Robert is right: the extra four pins on the new 24 pin ATX power supplies do snap off.
• Phrack.orgis shutting down... #63 is last issue and there's a call for papers.
• A number of TWiTs are going toDefCon 13.
• Yippee: Season 2 ofBattlestar Galacticastarts July 15th on SciFi!!!
• Prager and Roger and divided onWar of the Worlds.
• We heart johhny depp.... but we're nervous aboutWilly Wonka.
• Alex wantsto know if he does a clean install of Windows XP... can he still use is recovery CDs to restore his previous OS? (Yup.)
• Prager (not to mention the rest of the TWiTs) use external dries for backing up software or even full system images over a USB 2.0 or FireWire connection.
• Dave Mullins heard our conversation about backup software (especiallyRetrospect) in Episode 12.... he suggests we check outDouble Image or Double Image-O"Full or incremental backups are available. The backups are copies of the files, no proprietary software required to access your backup data. I like that because if my system is hosed, I can just grab the drive, plug it into another machine, and go."
• Patrick was thinking about getting a $40Zalman CPU coolerto go with his newAntec TruePower 2.0, but found the $13CoolerMaster XDream IIIthat's 20 db quiet... Robert says: watch the $13 CoolerMaster. Make sure it's on right: otherwise it won't touch most of the cpu!
• Beware of Dust Buffaloes inside of a system... Yoshi taught Robert aboutPositve Case Pressure, ie, overpressurize your case to keep dust out... or you can usepantyhoseto protect your system.
• John emails us and says check outGoofor turning a wall into a projector screen. (Warning... the goo biz is run by a buddy of Johns... relief: Robert's reviewed it and thinks it's excellent.)
• Erick, aka DJ NoirTech "ran into a deal over at Costco this weekend" and wants Robert's call on thePhilips Ambilight42 inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready LCD TV, 1366 x 768 $2,999.99.
• By the way, HDTV shoppers:Costcohas a generous return policy on TVs. That makes it a great place to buy a TV you might return. Don't abuse Costco's return policy!
• Robert's been playhing with newHD video compression schemesfor PCs.
• Some DVD players are quirky about brands of dual layer DVD media. .... and it's not cheap.
• TDK ARMOR PLATED DVDsare nifty. Tough to damage, very kid proof... and TDK licenses the technology to other companies. It's the reasonBlueRay DVDburners won't need a caddy.
• Bad news:Wil Wheaton is out of the world series of poker. Good news: he's doing an audio book of Just A Geek.
• You canslipstreamupdates into Windows XP install disks.
• $7.5 million for the Texas Hold 'Em winner at theWorld Series of Poker.
• Robert's been having some problems with theQuickTime HDbeta, it's working fine for Patick.
• Fun with FM tuners and iPods.

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Running time:1:13:46