Sunday, October 29, 2006
Tech News
An analyst at UBS says to buy Apple stock now because they will announce lots of new products at MacWorld in January.
Apple had a machine called the Apple Interactive Television Box 11 years ago which was nearly identical to the iTV which they will release at MacWorld.
11a-Noon
Q Tim from West Virginia - Can you run Photoshop or any other application from a server?
You would have to do something using a remote desktop. You may want to look into something like GIMP for Linux.
Q Chris from Chicago - Copying Windows installation folders
You can just copy the i386 folder. Some companies already do this, such as HP. However, you will not be able to do this in Vista. The program that will help you do this is nLite.
Q Ricardo from Chula Vista - Lenovo computer became slow when shutting down and booting up
All applications work fine for him, but booting up and shutting down takes forever. Antivirus software sometimes takes a while to shut down. I would look at programs at the startup and shutdown.
Q Phil from Lake Forest - Canon vs. Olympus SLR cameras
They are both low end SLR cameras. The Olympus camera was designed from the ground up to be digital. The key to the SLR is the glass lens. When it comes to SLRs, I think it comes down to Canon vs. Nikon. However, Canon is the one I would recommend. The Canon Digital Rebel XTi is a great camera.
Q Oscar - Core Duo vs. Core 2 Duo
There are a number of Intel processors. The Core processors are much more efficient than the Pentium 4. A Pentium M, a Core Duo, and a Core 2 Duo are very similar. The Core 2 is considerably faster than the Core Duo. You want to get a large hard drive as well if you will be storing media files. For RAM, get at least 512mb.
Noon-1p
Q Odeo question - Differences between Boot Camp and Parallels
The advantage of Boot Camp is that when you run Windows you’re only running Windows. However, in Parallels, you run Windows inside of a window. If you have a lot of RAM (2gb at least), Parallels is a great choice if you aren’t running something very CPU intensive.
Q Odeo question - Vista licensing agreenements
He states that you cannot install the home versions of Vista on a virtual machine.
Q Dan from Switzerland - Syncing files between computers without the Internet
You can! You run software, hook up the two machines using firewire and sync them. Synchronizing calendars and contacts can be done using a PDA. You can also try Apple’s .mac service. Also, try an external hard drive. In the future, there will be an application called Portal that will allow you to sync amongst multiple Macs.
Q Ed - Home karaoke machine with voice correction
I have no idea. Almost all of them have pitch correction built in.
Q Digital cameras
Look at the Canon Powershot SD630.
Q Diana - DVD burning & Firewire
It’s cheaper to get an internal drive. Lite-On drives are great. I wouldn’t worry about dual layer.
For firewire, you need a digital video camcorder. However, you can get a DV camcorder with something called analog passthrough.
Q Sam from Upland - Free subscriptions
The information is valuable to these people. They require a birth date to validate you. Read the privacy policy.
1–2p
Q Odeo question - 5 reasons to upgrade to Vista
1. More secure
2. Looks great
3. Built for the future
Q Ed from Texas - Transfer high definition video via Firewire
I don’t think you’re going to. The reason is why HDMI was invented: copy protection. If you just used Firewire, you’d bypass the copy protection.
Q Peter from Montreal - Programming languages
He wants to know where to start. You can try Java because it is very strict. Look at Ruby, it is very easy to learn and very expressive.
Q Duncan from Laguna Nagel - Is it worth trying to replace broken parts in a DVD recorder
Some of these drives cannot be repaired at home. All finalizing does is write the table of contents. I bet you they are writing standard packet writing techniques. Look at Nero and Roxio. Make sure you have the NCD component of that.
Q Monty from Riverside - Dedicated server reviews
Look at Web Host Magazine.
Q Sandra - Professional grade scanner
Go to PC Magazine and look at their reviews. I’ve been very happy with the Epson Perfection.
Q Ken - Creating a website for a school
Look at Nvu for the site itself. It is an absolutely free WYSIWYG editor. You may also want to look into a Wiki or blog for content creation.
Chat Logs and Show Audio
29 October 2006
Toys ‘R’ Us stores across the country had people in line all night waiting for a chance for pre-ordering the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii this morning. Now the console wars start again…
11:23 by anonymous.
I think the advantage Apple has is the monopoly in hardware and software. It is easer to write programs for hardware and software you control then if you have to work with multiple vendors of hardware and software. Plus Microsoft may be gun shy from getting sued over IE and Windows, they may not want to integrate more functionality in the OS. I think with Media Center they started taking things in their own hands because they can’t rely on third party vendors to take a consistent lead. There is multiple software out there in Windows, it is just non is dominant. Apple takes the lead and non appose so of course everything works, they control it all. Just like usual.
I Wish LA IT would have something new to say. Never anything positive is said by him
Leo, there’s a port of the GIMP called GIMPshop, where you can actually use a Photoshop-like interface. There’s even a batch file that enables all of the Photoshop shortcuts.
Thought that caller might want to know that.
11:31 by anonymous.
What will probably happen is Apple will take the lead because it has a smaller ship to turn. Then Windows will catch up and may pass just like before. Just as there are may versions of Linux, if you don’t like things Apple’s way, you will be going to Linux or Windows because they will have multiple programs to do the same thing. Just like there are multiple versions of Linux. Not all people like to do things the same way. People want choice.
That’s because like truth in radio he doesn’t know anything Steve_Australia.
aaaaahhhhhhh…..can’t we all get along?????????????
11:51 by Doug.
Where’s the Show Notes!?!?!?!
LA IT,
Do you post here because your show “Apple Bashing” and “Windows pimping” is no longer a success? If you actually listen to Leo, he does point out Apples flaws and critizies where appropriate. He even said today that Windows Media Center was the better than Apple and he was praising Linux over both Windows and Apple. The way you talk, you give the impression that Windows has no problems. You are guilty of what you accuse Leo. Leo, keep up the good work, you present things the most fair then I ever heard.
Doug,
Finally a relavent criticism of the show. No show notes for two days. What is going on Leo?
He is on a geek cruise I believe
I see now that next week IE 7 will be downloaded and install by microsoft not by choice. Only on XP windows
12:09 by Mike.
No audio for Saturday’s KFI show yet. :-(
But the show with Paul was very entertaining. He makes a good co-presenter. Worth grabbing, folks, if you haven’t heard it yet:
http://www.twit.tv/ww4
12:20 by Mike.
Cliff,
You *don’t*, in fact, have to take IE7, although you will get it by default if you have Windows set to download and install critical updates automatically, as many people do.
However, as Brian Krebs explained recently, users would be well advised to install it even if they don’t use it as their primary browser, because of its close integration with the operating system:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/10/attacks_flaw_reports_tarnish_i.html
Anybody know where to get info on hacking Sony PSP with a mac?
I’m hearing a repeat question this show. I take it it’s pre-recorded?
12:28 by anonymous.
I hope the rest of the show isn’t a replay of this hour.
12:28 by anonymous.
If they ran out of stuff, they should of did a best of Leo show.
does anyone know a non bias web site that reviews tablet laptops? Any recommendations? I am thinking of buying an ACER Travelmate C312 Tablet PC
12:41 by anonymous.
LA IT is like a broken record
12:59 by anonymous.
When it comes to my birthday I have an “online” birthday I use. If they ask my email, and they won’t be sending me any email, I use administrator@{website} so they can spam themselves.
13:05 by me?.
administrator@{websie} is a pretty funny idea, but I use sth. else, I got a domain, and use {website}@mydomain.com, and spam comes in on that adress, I click a button and all mail to it goes to the trash.
Regarding middle school teacher who wants to develop website: Investigate various companies that provide this service. There are several companies that do this. There is a cost. Can be paid for via Title 1 funds or other. Sometime PTA will be helpful. The advantage is, these companies have well developed solutions that can be implemented within days. Noodle around and look at other middle school or high school websites, ie www.resedahighschool.net, or www.tafthigh.org. This will demonstrate two different companies solutions. You can try to build a site yourself, but can you build what these companies have, and provide communication, academic content, calendars, publications etc. in a timely manner.
No reason to re-invent wheels, unless you cannot afford one of these solutions..which.in the end may be less expensive and time consuming. Reach me by contacting Reseda High via website if you have questions.
30 October 2006
16:42 by anonymous.
How to tell if you might be a “high tech redneck”
If your e-mail address ends in “.over.yonder.com”
If you connect to the World Wide Web via a “Down Home Page” |
If the bumper sticker on your truck says “My other computer is a laptop”
If your laptop has a sticker that says “Protected by Smith and Wesson”
If you’ve ever doubled the value of your truck by installing a cellular phone.
If your baseball cap read “AOL Sucks!” instead of “CAT”
If your computer is worth more than all your cars combined
If your wife said “either she or the computer had to go”, and you still don’t miss her
If you’ve ever used an AOL CD-ROM as a coaster to set your beer on
If you ever refer to your computer as “Ole Bessy” or “Darlin”
If your screen saver is a bitmap image of your favorite truck, tractor, or porno star
If you start all your e-mails with the words “Howdy ya’ll” or “Hey Bubba”
16:43 by anonymous.
Redneck Computer Lingo
“Hard drive” — Trying to climb a steep, muddy hill with 3 flat tires and pulling a trailer load of fertilizer.
“Keyboard” ---- Place to hang your truck keys.
“Window” ------ Place in the truck to hang your guns.
“Floppy” ------ When you run out of Polygrip.
“Modem” ------- How you got rid of your dandelions.
“ROM” --------- Delicious when you mix it with coca cola.
“Byte” -------- First word in a kiss-off phrase.
“Reboot” ------ What you do when the first pair gets covered with barnyard stuff.
“Network” ----- Activity meant to provide bait for your trot line.
“Mouse” ------- Fuzzy, soft thing you stuff in your beer bottle in order to get a free case.
“LAN” -------- To borrow as in, “Hey Delbert! LAN me yer truck.”
“Cursor” ------ What some guys do when they are mad at their wife and/or girlfriend. “bit” --------- A wager as in, “I bit you can’t spit that watermelon seed across the porch longways.”
“digital control” — What Yer fingers do on the TV remote.
“packet” ------ What you do to a suitcase or Wal-Mart bag before a trip.
16:43 by anonymous.
What would have been different if Bill Gates was a redneck….(I personally Feel that alot of these things would be improvements!!!)
1. Their #1 product would be Microsoft Winders
2. Instead of an hourglass icon you’d get an empty beer bottle
3. Occasionally you’d bring up a window that was covered with a heftybag
4. Dialog boxes would give you the choice of Ahh-ight or Naaaaa
5. Instead of ta-da the opening sound would be dueling banjos
6. The Recycle Bin in Winders’95 would be an outhouse
7. Whenever you pulled up the sound player you’d hear a digitized drunkredneck yelling Feebird!
8. Instead of Start Me Up the Winders’95 theme song would be Achy-Braky Heart
9. PowerPoint would be named ParPawnt
10. Microsoft’s programming tools would be Vishul Basic and Bishul C++
11. Winders’95 logo would incorporate the Confederate Flag
12. Microsoft Word would be just that: one word
13. Instead of latte carts we’d have grits carts
14. New Shutdown wav: Y’all come back now, Yah hear?
15. Instead of VP, Microsoft big shots would be called “Cuz”
16. Hardware could be repaired using parts from an old Trans Am
17. Microsoft Office replaced with Micrasawft Henhouse
18. Four words: Daisy Duke Screen Saver
19. Well, the first thing you know, old Bill’s a billionaire
20. Speadsheet software would include examples in inventory dead cars in your front yard
21. Flight Simulator replaced by Tractor Pull Simulator
22. Microsoft CEO: Bubba Gates
23. Instead of asking “where do you want to go today? it’s more like Hey mister, can I ketch a ridein the back?
24. Free eraser to erase the scribbble marks off the screen when using the NotePad
31 October 2006
Why is it ok for everyone to make ignorant stereotypical remarks like this about the south? I’ve lived in Alabama for 40 years and I have never heard or seen anything like this. If this type of stuff were said about blacks, hispanics, gays, etc. it would (and rightly so) be thought of as hate and would not be tolerated. When will this ignorant type of behavior stop? I guess never.
OK, all of you can get started with your jokes and tell me to lighten-up and that the prior comments must be hitting close to home. I’m sorry, I forgot to say “y’all”.
13:48 by anonymous.
Hey your right it’s wrong to make remarks about the south BUT no one mentioned the south they said redneck, redneck is now a term that can be used anywhere i’m from Minnesota and yes there are rednecks here and of course you shouldnt make fun of rednecks unless you are one and i are one so i can laugh at the jokes
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01 November 2006
Fair enough anonymous. Laugh Away! The great state of Alabama wishes all of you a wonderful day.
02 November 2006
14:36 by anonymous.
Hey i Live in Kansas and we all are Rednecks AND PROUD OF IT
04 November 2006
08:56 by dt?.
this is dt again.can anybody tell me how to set a command in dos to open a mp3 file in wordpad or notepad.not to copy paste to notepad or wordpad.so i can print a list of my mp3 music list
09:01 by dt?.
please keep the redneck jokes out they are not very constructive
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20:17 by dt?.
i do not download any softeware from the net.as far as getting modern.only kids download anything from the net
05 November 2006
I download ALMOST EVERYTHING from the net and I’m anything but modern (I still wear clothes from 33 years ago because it fits and its warm (northern climes)). I always know what I’m downloading though and I never do anything P2P, as much not to infringe on anyones rights as for the safety factor.
The diversity of “experiences” is great though—lets us put together an aggregate of objectivity based on subjectivity, which is a very useful conversion.
Leo was responding to an ODEO caller (in an upcoming episode, 297?) who sounded almost suicidal with his “Windows” experience over the years—sounds like he fell through every trapdoor that came along, the poor sap, shoulda moved to Macs years ago. Meanwhile, I have unpatched 98 systems, an unpatched XP system, no software firewalls, etc. etc., and I only check with one-run programs every so often to make sure everything is still free and clear of viruses and spyware (for your protection, not mine). I do sit behind a hardware firewall and run a shell browser that is quickly configurable to different levels of lockdown, but that’s it and other than two browser hyjacks in the first year of XPs release, I’ve had no problems whatsoever.
You know what it is? Some of us think more like engineers (yeah, definitely’engineers) and we know how others with ill-will might THINK, and others see the artistic nature of the world. Those who think Leo is bias are not recognizing his appeal to the artistic nature of other people who just don’t get the hard-boiled side of things as readily. Those who have listened long enough to Leo know that he flubbs more than his fair share of things because of his own artistic nature but he also has a very high level of technical ability and communication. How that dichotomy can survive in the wild (in Leo) without radical mood swings is a wonder and a rare presentation. So I for one put up with Leo’s bias nearly all the time because mostly he’s not speaking to me at that particular time. I do wish I had the “pipeline” to getting his computer cast-offs though…MAN, he has to be setting aside or giving away thousands and thousands of dollars of equipment just to upgrade to even more expensive equipment. Sometimes I wonder if I could heat my apartment with just computers and computer screens, and if it would be cheaper, never mind what it would look like; I ain’t no artist!!
----(dt)----If you Know the windows System and are using every Program that comes along YES you Risk the Chance Of Geting something Off of the Net ,,BUT there are Ways of Avoiding The Bad Stuff ,, First of all You can Find Older Systems Lying around Every Where That People Got Frustrated With And They Dump Them ,, Find one and Do A fresh Install on it ,, Then download the Programs on to it And Test Them ,, when You Get a BAD program Dump it and do a Fresh install then Move On when You Find a Good Program that Works and does What you Want ,,INSTALL IT on your Good Comp and Use IT ,, I HAve Done This Many Times and I Have Found Many Bad ones Over The Years Starting With Win95 Then 98SE And Now XP and i am Wondering Weather i Will Move To Vista Or Stay With XP ,, I have Perfected XP to Do anything and Everything and Am HAPPY with What I Have,, and i WOULD NOT Recomend a Virus Infected Program To Any One Also I Am 47 soon to Be 48 Years Old
How Come November 5 Sounds Like a Recording of a Previous Show The Utube story was 2–3 weeks ago
1130am, nov 5- program is a repeat. Why? who knows. something bad has happened otherwise leo would be live as he was yesterday/
06 November 2006
06:44 by dt?.
all i wanted is a simple way to print my mp3 list not start a big todo.can anybody tell how to set the dos command to do it? and not download any software.the pc is capable of doing what ever you want,all you have to do is set a dos command
07:44 by dt?.
does anybody know if this works to print mp3 list::run cmd enter..dir/s/v *.mp3>prn
and press enter.
To create your list as a file which you can edit and sort on-screen enter this command:
dir/s/v *.mp3>c:\windows\desktop\MP3List.txt
Now you can open your list in Notepad or Wordpad and edit as needed.
I’m sure he just didn’t make it back in time/worried more over the .net premiere if it took place.
I will third or fourth or fifth or whatever the advice is up to now, Karen Ware is good stuff, trustworthy, basic and useful. If you don’t want to listen to good advice dt, why are you here????
He Or She must have got Burned realy bad one time or another and i feel sorry !! But Who Hasn’t I Lost a 120 gig and a 40 gig FULL Hard Drives To a bad Power supply and it also Damaged My USB in this computer to the Point it Works or it Doesn’t And i Have Goten Hit Pritty Hard With a Virus Once and Had to dump Every thing Because I was to Scared to save ANY Files in Fear They Were ALL Infected ,, But I got Past That ,, and I Recently did some thing Realy STUPID Like Copy System Or User Files In the System Propertys Screen in the Advanced Tab to My Documents Folder and i Click happyed the YES Before i Read The ( WARNING !!) Guess What it DID It Dumped ALL MY Files in My Documents And it DIDN’T Put Any Thing In The TRASH Well i Lost Every Thing And i Had To Use Recovery Software( PC Inspecter )To Save Some Of IT But Most Got Over Writen ,, I saved Maby %10 And That was Free Opensource Software Off of The Net ,, SO I feel Sorry For Him Or Her ,,, Also I Run About 130 Programs On My Computer and It Works Flawlessly ,,, And I started in Computer When They started With A GUI except Back a Few Years I was Using a Tandy TRS80 and was seting up Programs and Games By Programing Code Kind Of Like The Commidore 64 They are still in the Closit With About 25 APPLE LC - LCII AND LCIII Computers That Use A Basic GUI But Boy HAs the Computer Technoligy Advanced In the Last 10 Years Dang DOS is over 15 Years OLD ,, WELL i Guess It Is Hard To teach An Old Dog New Tricks
OOP’s My Computer is on single Click and By Habit I doubled
17:58 by anonymous.
TO =Speculative;;what your problem don’t you use your mind.anybody could download anything from the net.i like to use my mind!!!
Huh? Well, I’m not quite MENSA material but I manage as well as I can. Is the last anonymous really dt?
How did you post your message if you only use your mind? Point is, software is employed, wether downloaded or already on a computer. Needs and usage desires change, often leaving old software antiquated or completely incapable. I suppose one could purchase a new computer that would have the desired software on it at the time of the new need but that tends to get a bit finacially untenable for most of us.
The fabulous thing is that other people sometimes have the same new desire or need at about the same time AND they happen to be good programmers. So they write a new peice of software and better yet, they offer it freely to people who have that same desire but don’t know the first thing about programming.
And, as if that weren’t good enough, all those needy people don’t have to hop in a car with thier computers and drive to the programmer’s home to get a copy downloaded onto their system. The Internet is that gas-guzzling preventive vector! Its good and bad of course but you only go with the good, or learn to over time…or go Mac (sorry that was just a fat one I had to hit out).
A computer is nothing more than a bunch of software running on some semi-organized hardware already and if you bought it or loaded an OS on it…anybody could have already put anything on it, including the owner.
I don’t want to be rude or point out the obvious (so naturally that’s exactly what I do eh!) but if you reformat your hard drive and THEN post a message, I’ll back ya all the way pal! If not, stubborn is as stubborn does I reckon.
07 November 2006
15:30 by dt?.
who cares if they give free software.all i want to do is print my mp3 list.a simple question.can anybody help??i don’t want free software.all i want is for some one to tell me how to set it in dos.not a long dialog of why they give free software to donload.
WOW I Gues I Am Not The Only One Who Has TYPE-OOOS’s So i Will Keep it Breef ( —dt— ) Open a word Program and your MP3 File And Manualy enter Letter For Letter what You SEE One at a time …… All i do is copy and Paste when i need to add another ,,, If No one can help you any other Way ,,, You Must Be Half bred with a Mule ,, Because your as stubborn as one ,, THIS IS MY LAST POST TO YOU , SO THERE tpptptptptpt
Any1 here knows if dsl extreem has $ 12.99 promo going on now?
Can’t find it on their site.
THX!
08 November 2006
07:31 by dt?.
to WALDO—thank you for the last one. maybe some one else could give me better advise
10 November 2006
dt, this topic has become ridiculous. Either take the advice given or maybe you should look elsewhere for the answer. I really think you are baiting the posters on this site……….
Don’t worry about us, I think we’ve already bitten the ends of out fingers (analogous to biting our lips)!
Dt is almost as stubborn unable to follow a logical thread as my Mom so I’m used to it. He/she is a user in need of a Mac OS that’s fer’sure.
We Drug the Horse Or should We Say MULE to Water But we could not Make Him Drink
12:17 by dt?.
all i asked was a simple question.is to set a dos command to print a list of my mp3 files.and everybody calls me a mule.cuz i don’t want to download any software from the net.gee whats this world coming to????all people do is call them names…now i know why this world in deep
