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Bill has Pioneer Home theater - Wonders about the plasma’s from Pioneer because they are discontinuing their own manufacturing of the TV’s.

Leo Says they will still be offering them just out sourcing their manufacturing.

Bill also wants to know about what New Tech to look for?
OLEDs Looks Cool - But Still some time off.
Watch for New Flash dives - but watch out, they have limits.

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Bill has an All Pioneer Home theater - Wonders about the plasma’s from Pioneer because they are discontinuing their own manufacturing of the TV’s.

Leo Says Pioneer will still be offering plasma TVsm just out sourcing their manufacturing to Panasonic.

Bill also wants to know about what New Emerging Tech to look for?

Leo’s basic answer is “not much” for the every day consumer.

Sony’s OLEDs 11″ dispay for $2100 Looks Cool - But because of it’s price OLEDs are Still some time off until they can bring the price down.

Watch for New Flash SSDs - Solid State Dives - but watch out, they have limits - flash drives can only be written to a set number of times before they fail and they don’t know how long that is. What is promising though about SSDs are they are low power, durable, and light weight. An iPod Nano uses something like them.

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Vista SP1 is not bad. Asking for a password on system file changes is not bad, but it is being called Nervous Nellie - Jet-DB vulnerability affects XP - Not Vista - Good for Vista. Vista SP1 checks for driver compatibility - before it is offered as an automatic upgrade, don’t force your upgrade, be patient to get the automatic update. Vista SP1 is not a critical upgrade you have all the critical updates already.

Leo wants to talk to the wile old fox Bill Gates - Bill are you Listening?

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Vista SP1 is not bad. Asking for a password on system file changes is not bad, but it Windows Vista UAC is being called Nervous Nellie - Jet-DB vulnerability affects XP - Not Vista - Good for Vista. Vista SP1 checks for driver compatibility - before it is offered as an automatic upgrade, don’t force your upgrade, be patient to get the automatic update. Vista SP1 is not a critical upgrade you have all the critical updates already if you are using automatic updates -like you should be.

Leo wants to talk to the “wile old fox” Bill Gates - Bill are you Listening?

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Leo thinks the new panel is not exactly compatible to use the brightness function keys. Caller uses Spasm Brightness slider control for Apple inside OSX-Leopard.

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Leo thinks the new panel is not exactly compatible to use the brightness function keys. Caller uses Splasm Brightness slider control for Apple inside OSX-Leopard. http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html

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Leo Says she needs a converter for word documents to works.

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Leo recommends RTF file format for ease of using documents in multiple applications. Also, OpenOffice, http:/openoffice.org - for a great free Office application that reads almost all Office document formats.

QDavid in Riverside Calif - 1.5hrs to start his computer

His Desktop needs a new power supply maybe, Phttp://PCPower.CoM

QSherry - Southern Calf. - Keyboard is beeping with every strike in XP

Leo says figure out if it is a hw or sw problem.
Boot from another account - Boot from the windows Install Disk or Boot another OS - from A Live Linux CD like from OpenSuSE:
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/iso/cd/openSUSE-10.3-GM-KDE-Live-i386.iso

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Chris Marquart - Photo Tips - PoorMan’s Tripod

A tripod limits camera shake - and photo jitter
Wood is the best

Pros buy a tripod a swivel and camera mount - seperatly

using a string wrapped in the mounting screw - looped around both feet
A beanbag to rest the camera on an uneven surface

New Assignment : Illustrate the concept of “Call”.
Join the TechGuy Flickr Photo Group and Upload you

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Q Kathy in San Diego - Troubles opening Documents in Microsoft Works

Leo Says she needs a converter for word documents to works.
Microsoft Word Viewer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en

Leo recommends RTF file format for ease of using documents in multiple

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Paul Thurrott - http://twit.tv/ww - http://winsupersite.com/

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Paul Thurrott - Adobe Photoshop Web Service & Microsoft Silverlight

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QMathew - Uber Geek - Wants to optimize his Windows system drive.

Mathew Lists his accomplishments - Burned 7 motherboards, Carries a multimeter - Has a New 15,000 RPM ESata Hard drive to be optomized.

Leo Recommends putting the windows swap file on a separate drive twice the size of your Ram - Move your temp file to a separate drive to avoid fragmentation.

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http://ultimateavmag.com/ - New Love for Harmony Remote from Logitech

Great Layout - Nice Buttons - Can feel them by touch- $250

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Scott Wilkinson of http://ultimateavmag.com/ -
Harmony Remote from Logitech has Great Layout - Nice Buttons - Can feel them by touch- $250

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Remote is organized by Activities.
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Remote is organized by Activities. Setup is configured via the dynamics of the activity - and it goes online to pull down the remote’s programing.

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QSteven from San Clamente Calif - Collage Depth of Field Photo/Video Effect

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Paul is impressed with the Online photo Sharing New from Adobe.

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Silverlight is comparable to Adobe Air/Flash from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

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QSteven from San Clamente Calif - Collage Depth of Field Photo/Video Effect

Adobe Creative Suite for the compositing tools for Special effects.
Or the Photoshop Master Collection for Windows

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Streaming server for the TV- uses heavy compression on standard def - not the greatest. HD stuff was prety good. The Ultimate AV Mag .com

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Streaming server for the TV- uses heavy compression on standard def - not the greatest. HD stuff was prety good. http://ultimateavmag.com/

Paul Thurrott - http://twit.tv/ww - http://winsupersite.com/

File sharing Online w/Adobe Photoshop Web Service - Manage and Edit Photos onLine - 2gb of storage - Uses Adobe Air - http://photoshop.com/express/

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Tora says her drive is damaged, she has TechTool deluxe -

Leo says maybe re-formating will help -Re-Format, reinstall OSX, if you still have problems it is better to get a new drive - and reinstall OSX.

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QBen form Redlands Calf - XP Home refuses to Print As A “guest”

Leo says XP-Home is Limited, and the 10 step solution is complicated
http://widowshelp.microsoft.com/ search “enable file printer sharing for guests.”

Q Tora from San Pedro Calif - Mac wont restart - Hard disk is failing

Dive is damaged she has TechTool deluxe - Leo says maybe re-formating will help

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Scott Wilconson - New Love for Harmony Remote from Logitech

Great Layout - Nice Buttons - Can feel them by touch- $250
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/3898&cl=us,en
Remote is organized by Activities.
Setup is configured via the dynamics of the activity- and it goes online to pull down the remote’s programing.

What makes it different -separated activities, illuminated keys, motion sensitive

Home Media Gallery DLNA client Digital Living Media Alliance
Streaming server for the TV- uses heavy compression on standard def - not the greatest. HD stuff was prety good. Th Ultimate AV Mag .com

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http://Mini-box.com sells automotive PC power Supplies and Enclosures and PCs.
Voom PC 7″ display

kustompcs.co.uk for UK

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http://mini-box.com sells automotive PC power Supplies and Enclosures and PCs.
http://www.mini-box.com/BoomPC-2-Car-PC-Barebone-Intel?sc=8&category=101
Voom PC2 - W/7″ display

or http://kustompcs.co.uk for UK Listeners or just to see more of what others are doing.

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Q Nick in Anahime Calif - Needs a Phone for his BT HeadSet

Leo says he needs any Bluetooth compatable phone

Also Nick is looking for a digital Converter Box for his TV.

Leo says the digital converter boxes will do an HD signal but the output connector will change the type of HD tv it connects to. And you need a new Over The Air antenna.

The converter boxes are only for analog TVs - New TVs do not need them.
13 million people with analog TVs will convert to digital later this year.
https://www.dtv2009.gov/ for converter box info.

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QJonny in Irvine Calf - Wants to record music on his computer

Has windows - But is maybe willing to switch to an Apple.
Least mac to switch to A MacMini - upgrade the Ram and add an external Hard Drive - Total

Logic Pro - $500 from Apple - Fully Loaded

M-Audio Mic, a guitar & or a keyboard interface.

Q Craig in Huntington Beach Calif - Lost his windows basic games after reinstall.

Leo says go to add remove apps in the control panel - add windows components - check the box next to games to add them back in.

You can use anybodies compatible Windows Disk for this purpose.

Q Vini from Hartford CT - Needs a Computer Power supply for his car

Leo says check at the Local Car Audio installer.

http://Mini-box.com sells automotive PC power Supplies and Enclosures and PCs.
Voom PC 7″ display

kustompcs.co.uk for UK

Pico computing = Mini Computers


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Bill has Pioneer Home theatre - Wonders about the plasma’s from Pioneer because they are discontinuing their own manufacturing of the TV’s.

Leo Says they will still be offering them just out sourcing their manufacturing.

Bill Wants to Know about what New Tech to Look for?
OLEDs Looks Cool - But Still some time off.
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Leo thinks that is just how unique and near magic hardware technology is.

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Leo thinks that is just how unique and near magic hardware technology is. If you deviate a little from the specs it changes your results.

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Had a iBook G4 w/broken lcd that he fixed - Leo is impressed. But he has no brightness control with his keyboard or Apple OSX-Leopard?

Leo thinks the new panel is not exactly compatible to use the brightness function keys. Caller uses Spasm Brightness slider control for Apple inside OSX-Leopard.

Leo thinks that is just how unique and near magic hardware technology is.

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Vista SP1 is not bad. Asking for a password on system file changes is not bad, but it is being called Nervous Nellie - Jet-DB vulnerability affects XP - Not Vista - Good for Vista. Vista SP1 checks for driver compatibility - before it is offered as an upgrade, be patient to get the automatic update.

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Vista SP1 is not bad. Asking for a password on system file changes is not bad, but it is being called Nervous Nellie - Jet-DB vulnerability affects XP - Not Vista - Good for Vista. Vista SP1 checks for driver compatibility - before it is offered as an automatic upgrade, don’t force your upgrade, be patient to get the automatic update. Vista SP1 is not a critical upgrade you have all the critical updates already.

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Windows 7 - Bill Gates talking to Microsoft shareholders tells them some time in the next year Microsoft will release the the next version of Windows. Could this mean Vista is a flop? Seems par for the Microsoft course to release a new system every two years.

Vista SP1 is not bad. Asking for a password on system file changes is not bad, but it is being called Nervous Nellie - Jet-DB vulnerability affects XP - Not Vista - Good for Vista. Vista SP1 checks for driver compatibility - before it is offered as an upgrade, be patient to get the automatic update.

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Guests

Ron Rosberg - Gadgets of the Week

Sprint/Samsung Ace Wireless Phone World Phone
Price $199 with two year contract

Motorola Light and Compact H12 Bluetooth Headset
MSRP $119
Internet Pricing $69-$79 A great value

[[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WTM552/tanis010108_226290-20 | Motorola Visor Speakerphone] with built in FM Modulation Model T505
MSRP $139.95
Amazon Price with Free Shipping $95.99

See a great video on the [[
http://reviews.cnet.com/Motorola_T_505_Bluetooth_Kit/4660-3424_7-6797509.html | Visor Speakerphone T505]] on how it works

Motorola Bluetooth Adapter for your iPod Model D650 Ideal to use with T505
MSRP $59.99

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This show was recorded earlier (with all new material) while Leo continues his travels in Australia. Follow him on his blog and on Twitter, and look at his pictures on SmugMug.

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