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Saturday 4 August 2007

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Tech News

Morgan Webb, Leo’s colleague when he worked at TechTV and current host of G4 television show X-Play, has begun her own daily video podcast: Webbalert.

When it comes to FaceBook vs. MySpace, Danah Boyd has done some research to back the theory that it is a matter of class. “Facebookers are strivers; MySpacers are there in part because they’re rejecting the values of preppies, jocks and tools.”

Does Google have a phone in the works?

A new trojan horse has the simple goal of deleting all your mp3s.

An undercover NBC Dateline reporter was spotted at hacker convention DEFCON. The video depicts her practically chased out of the building.

Guests

Q Scott Wilkinson - HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray

All discs have content at 1080p at 24 frames per second
- Most TVs play at 60 frames per second
- Player has to do some conversion
Looking more and more likely that Blu-Ray will emerge
- More studios producing discs for Blu-Ray only
- Only Universal is doing HD-DVD exclusively
HD-DVD can retrieve online content
No Blu-Ray player can do that yet
All HD-DVD players required to implement higher quality audio formats
HD-DVD players also much cheaper

Q Dick DeBartolo - SmartStrip

Has a “control” outlet
When device connected to control outlet turns off, everything else turns off

Q Steve Gibson - TPM

Trusted platform module
TPM is engaged to unlock secure elements of your PC
- Such as using fingerprint reader to log into pc
Can be used for bad as well
- Could allow companies to force proprietary technology on you

Hour 1

Q Susan - Constantly getting spam on email account

Mail is coming to Comcast account that was set for forwarding email
Comcast, as a courtesy, is forwarding email to you for a while
- Due to switching ISPs
Just make a filter in Outlook
- To trash anything coming from your Comcast account

Q Kurt from Newton, NJ - Completely wiping off a hard drive

Download and boot DBAN
Will completely “nuke” the hard drive by constantly rewriting zeros over all the data
Then you will have a fresh hard drive
For OSX apps and hints, try out OSX Hints and Versiontracker

Hour 2

Q Laura from Ventura, CA - All email folders lost

Need to go to Microsoft
Shouldn’t lose folders
Need to get cooperation of Microsoft

Q Annette from Claremont, CA - Cannot load ESPN.com

Need to change Mozilla’s advanced settings to make it wait longer

Q Wii working in same Wifi area iBook isn’t

If there’s metal in any walls, it will bounce Wifi signal right off
Interference is a big issue as well
Can get a wireless repeater
- That uses WDS
Need to find a repeater compatible with your router
- Simply use another Linksys product
Here are some general notes on increasing WiFi range

Q Dave - Mac vs. PC

Need an external device for RAID 5
Can take a look at the Drobo
- USB 2.0
- Simply plug in the drives
- Essentially a RAID
Mac Pro is very, very fast
There are PCI cards that work with OSX that will help you make the RAID
- Rocket Raid

Q Ben from Rancho Cucamonga, CA - HP Photosmart software