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Sunday 15 July 2007
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Tech News
Today is the day Internet radio is supposed to die. However, the Save Net Radio coalition has won a partial reprieve.
An iPod-wearing jogger was struck by lightning. The burns traced the same area of the iPod earbuds!
Guests
Q Ron Rosberg - Sprint Mogul/Verizon enV/Motorola Maxx
- Windows Mobile 6
- 2.8 inch screen
- Keyboard included
- slide-out
- $299.99 with 2-year contract
- Stereo speakers built-in
- LG VX-9900
- Full keyboard inside
- 2 megapixel camera on the other side
- $199.99 - $50 rebate
- RAZR MAXX is like an upgraded RAZR
- Great inside and outside screen
- 2 megapixel camera
- Speaker on this phone is fantastic
- Fun frames for photos
- $249.99 - $50 rebate
- Nice big number keys
Q Chris Marquardt - Deleting your photos
- One great picture leaves a better mark than 10 mediocre pictures
- Want constructive criticism to determine the best pictures
Hour 1
Q David from Washington, DC - Using a proxy with Outlook
- First, he is a marine biologist about to explore the coral in the Bering Sea.
- Participate with his journey with podcasts and more at 1Planet1Ocean
- Proxy server has to allow traffic on ports 110 and 25 for email
- Then you set Outlook configuration to make use of the proxy
- Take a look at Proxy Firewall
Q Router drops out sometimes on XP machine
- Click start, run, and type in “cmd”
- Then type “ipconfig /renew”
- This will refresh the Internet connection on the PC
- Gets a new IP
- Then type “ipconfig /renew”
- If that doesn’t work, someone else will have a solution
- Try a static IP for the PC
- Doing a hard reset on the router with a pin on the back of the router
Q Margie - Audio not being transferred via Skype
- Need to go into Windows settings to make sure microphone is being routed correctly
- Try a USB headset
- USB bypasses sound card completely
- Then tell Skype to get audio from USB audio device
Hour 2
Q Max - Uninstalling GotomyPC messed up Citrix
- Shoot Leo an email and he will get you in touch with a Citrix emmployee
Q Sandy from Playa del Rey, CA - Laptop blue screens with WiFi on at home
- Only at home
- Networking device drivers are buggy
- Corrupt or damaged
- Crashing when accessing a certain part
- Get rid of the Intel software and use the Windows
Q Converting files for Xbox 360
- On the Mac, try out Visualhub
Q Converting DVD to video file
- Try out HandBrake
Q Jack from Huntington Beach - USB hub not auto loading
- Leo is stumped
Hour 3
Q HP support rep told him to downgrade to IE6
- IE7 has more security
- That is why it bugs you more in order to protect you
- IE7 has an option to clear browsing history
Q Smart phone that can install 3rd party applications
- Almost any smartphone except the iPhone will allow this
Q Paulina - Replacing Apple notebook screen
- Tech Restore specializes in laptop screen repair
Q Alex - Bluetooth headset not very loud
- Take a look at the Jawbone headset
- Shooby and the entire Internet community are raving about it
Q David - Audio card not working
- Can move to USB audio
- There is the HiFi-Link and iMic
- Or can try to look around for the drivers on the Internet
Q Randy - Audio recorder/Booting from USB device
- Audacity is an open-source recorder
- Look at the BIOS boot settings to see if it can boot from USB
