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Sunday 27 May 2007
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Tech News
AnyDVD HD will allow you decrypt HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disc movies.
Finland is allowing DVD copying because the CSS copy protection has been deemed by them as ineffective.
A mob of zombies invaded the San Francisco Apple Store. This was akin to a flash mob.
Guests
Q Steve Gibson - Passwords
- “Brute force” hacking uses dictionary to find password
- Should make password based on a short phrase
- But use numbers and letters differently
- Offset the keys
- Some day we’ll have hardware-based account protection
Q Ron Rosberg - CallPod ChargePod/Roadmaster Power Inverter with FM Roadmaster VRTP4N1 - Power Inverter with FM Transmitter
- Can charge multiple devices using USB & other tips
- Can plug it into a cigarette lighter to charge
- Built in FM modulator to transmit iPod
- 180watts for up to 20 minutes
- Charging
- Even can charge using
- $25 at Costco
Hour 1
Q Kurt from Belfast, Ireland - Setting up an email server
- Sendmail was one of the first pieces of software to do this
- A number of people seem to like Postfix
- Setting up a mail server is not a very trivial thing
Q Sonia from Eaglesville, PA - Cannot access new hard drive
- Wants to get files off of a hard drive
- Need to take ownership of the drive
- Microsoft has a technote that will teach you how to do this
Q Steve from Antioch, CA - Cannot log onto Windows
- Need to use the Emergency Boot CD
- Will wipe out all passwords in Windows
- You have a “desktop replacement”
- Fast processor is why it’s hot
- Could look for laptop with Pentium M or Celeron
Q Othello from North Ridge, CA - Low profile AGP graphics card
- AGP cards are not the most powerful
- Several low-profile cards available
Hour 2
Q Jason from San Luis Obispo, CA - Washed out photos in Firefox on Flickr
- Only Safari honors color profiles
- Every Mac supports color profiling
- Problem is monitor specific
- If you want true color, you need Safari
Q Dale from Los Angeles - Registered domain, but lost the company
- Forgot registrar name
- Simply do a whois on the domain
- Will do a query as to the ownership of the domain
- Try out AjaxWhois
- Then you can transfer ownership of the domain to new registrar
- Tell registrar to redirect to your new server
Q Sabrina - 80gb external hard drive not working
- Making clicking sound
- Sound of drive trying to read
- It’s gone, dead
- Try taking it out of enclosure and connect it internally
- Then can try something like SpinRite
Q Aaron from Atlanta, GA - Finding Starbucks along a cross-country trip
- GPS systems have “points of interests” that include Starbucks
- Garmin Nuvi is a great choice
- Findbyclick.com has several Google Maps mashups for different locations including Starbucks
Hour 3
Q Sue from Gilroy, CA - PC not booting correctly/New computer
- Reformat/reinstall Windows
- Make sure to update completely and back up your data
- Dell is a great choice
- You’ve had Dells in the past
- You’ll be getting Vista
- Dell does offer XP option
Q Tina from Twin Peaks - Laptop crashing with Adobe Premiere Elements
- Could use external hard drive
- Get Firewire drive if you can
Q Ron from Sun City, CA - Recording HBO from digital cable onto PC
- Cable box probably putting copy protection on HBO
- Copy protection is encouraging people to pirate more
- Could downgrade to older box without copy protection
