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Saturday 9 June 2007

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Tech News

Apple has released new advertisements for the iPhone. They do edit all the data download delays though. According to leaked specifications, it will have up to 5 hours talk/video/browsing time and up to 16 hours of audio playback. Also, AT&T is saying they are fine tuning their EDGE data connection with something called “Fine Edge”. An AT&T sales training workbook for the iPhone has been leaked as well.

The substitute teacher that was prosecuted for a porn storm has had her judgement thrown out because of an unfair trial. It was obviously not her fault and Leo thinks a new trial is not necessary at all.

A fourth grade classroom had some porn played at the end of a tape, but the teacher was not blamed. Again, this was not the teacher’s fault.

Microsoft’s Surface is a table-top technology based on touch that looks very promising.

Guests

Q Paul Thurott - Weather and Clocks

• If you click the clock on the bottom right, it will open a calendar popup
• Can add multiple clocks in Windows Sidebar
• Weather gadgets will allow you to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
  • Can have as many as you want

Q Scott Wilkinson - New Sony Bravia displays

• All going to be 1080p resolution
• Many companies putting darkened version of frames right after each frame to appear darker
• 120hz displays
• Compared 60hz to 120hz displays and the 120hz looked much nicer with motion
• “Digital media extender” port for Bravia Internet Digital video
  • Module to get video from the Internet
• HDMI “CEC” has a control protocol
  • Allows people to control multiple devices which are connected to the port with one remote
• Will play movies natively at 24 frames
• Implemented PS3 user interface on TV
  • Greatly needed improvement

Q Steve Gibson - Distributed Denial of Service attacks

• Russia did this to Estonia and essentially brought the entire country off the Internet
• Deals with sending recipient more data than bandwidth can handle
• Need to get several computers to “attack” the victim
• All the hackers needed to know was where the Internet “bridges” or routers were for Estonia

Hour 1

Q Jim from Newport Beach - Cannot delete certain files

• Says files are in use
• MoveOnBoot will delete these files
  • Mark it for deletion
  • Will delete on boot

Q Tommy from Hayward - Wants to get program to autorun on video DVD

• Look at similar disc that works
• Probably have to add an autorun.inf file

Q Julia from Orange - Security software for Windows

• Right click My Computer and select properties
  • Make sure it is Service Pack 2
  • If not, then download it
• Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on
• If you don’t open email attachments, then no real way to get infected by email unless there is a flaw
  • Turn on Windows Update
• Blink personal edition is very aggressive and free
  • Will slow system down a bit
  • Covers firewall, antivirus, antispyware
• Our sponsor NOD32 is the best lightweight antivirus
• Windows Defender is an antispyware program
• Do not use all 3 programs simultaneously

Hour 2

Q Dan from Minneapolis - HD camcorder recommendations

• Tape-based recorders look fantastic, but have poor low light performance
  • Leo’s friend Merlin Mann has a Canon HV20 and it looks amazing
• Leo has used the flash-based Sanyo Xacti HD2 which highly compresses the video
  • Does not look as good as the Canon

Q Brian from Rancho Santa Margarita - Video card not working correctly

• EVGA support says its a power issue
• Try an uninterruptible power supply
  • Will condition the power
• Play with anti aliasing

Q Gary - Connecting MIDI to a new computer

• Thinking of connecting a keyboard to a new PC
• Check out FL Studio
  • Take a look at what interfaces it accepts
• Look for MIDI to USB converter/interface

Hour 3

Q Richard - iPhone for someone new to cell phones

• Apple may be over-hyping it
• No one’s played with it yet
• Call back in 3 weeks
• Wouldn’t recommend it for a first cell phone
  • Very expensive
  • Data plan

Q Harry from Lancaster - Downloading all webmail to burn on CD/GotomyPC

• Mailtank will allow you to archive all email
• Need to be able to access 4 computers from any location
• Will probably need 4 different accounts
• Free LogMeIn may also work

Q Sean from San diego - Microphone not working correctly in Vista

• Keep looking for better audio drivers

Q Cannot move songs off iPod

• Take a look at Yamipod
  • Will rip music off iPod
  • Then copy it into iTunes