Archive for November, 2005

Digital Life Episode - 17 Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

 

Is a downloadable tech tv show. Its hosted by Patrick Norton who was a TV host of G4TechTV.

 

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Pong turns 34 today–we’d like to wish the venerable video game pioneer a happy birthday.

Did you go to the store last week, just to find every Xbox 360 sold out? Here’s your chance at redemption: grab one of a huge shipment of Xbox 360s that hit stores this week.

Open Office 12 not so open, according to this report. Wait, does this mean the name is just for marketing purposes??

The next Mac Mini will gun for Tivo, and XP Media Center, according to ThinkSecret. June 2006 release anybody?

Firebox 1.5 is released (at least to the mirror sites). Find out what’s new, and what they recycled from the browser parts bin.

Yahoo’s Konfabulator 2.1.1 is now free! Confused by the name? Click here to find out what it does.

VLC Media Player earns the distinguished title of “swiss army knife of video players.” And yes, it’s free, GPL licensed, and works on almost any platform.

Viewer Question: Hey fellas, will I notice an increase in performance if I go from 512MB to 2GB of RAM? I do a lot of 2D and 3D editing, as well as gaming.

Break out the textbooks and fill your kegs, because it’s time for BitTorrent 101! First lecture: how to set up a BitTorrent server, with Ron Gorodetzky, Director of Technology at Revision 3.

Our crack team of technical analysts tackle smore of your tough viewer questions.

Link:
http://digitallifetv.com/

Coolsmartphone.com Review the HTC Universal Models Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

 

Review Link
http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news1940.html

Only 4 percent of users can spot a phished (i.e. fake) e-mail Monday, November 28th, 2005

 

According to this survey over at internet news.com

Link:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3566071

The people I work with are smarter than that, but its still a huge worry.

REMEMBER FOLKS DONT CLICK LINKS IN E-MAILS

Digital Life Episode - HDTV Special Sunday, November 27th, 2005

 

Is a downloadable tech tv show. Its hosted by Patrick Norton who was a TV host of G4TechTV.

 

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Wondering what HDTV is? Robert Heron says it’s two things: an HDTV screen and HDTV content.

Big glass tubes, front projectors, rear projectors, plasmas, LCD, OLED… they all have their strong points.

Plasma vs. LCD: why there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ thin HDTV.

Going HDTV shopping this holiday? Loyd Case tells Patrick how to find his ideal HDTV.

Your HDTV checklist: Loyd’s got a list you should check twice before dropping the big bucks on your.

Get the hook-up on HDTV connectors, and what you’ll need to get your PC, DVD, cable or sat TV hooked up!

Wondering where to find the best HDTV content? Jim Louderback walks us thru his favorite sources, from
TiVo to over the air

Trust us, that old UHF antenna is far from dead!

Looking for some of our favorite TVs? Check out the ultimate ‘bang for the buck’ guide to big HDTVs.

As always, we tackle your tough viewer questions.

And much more… this is a big one, folks, around an hour!

Link:
http://digitallifetv.com/

PC Mag Review of Firefox 1.5 Saturday, November 26th, 2005

Version 1.5 is just about to come out, so have a read at how the 1.5 build is doing.

 

Review Link
http://www.pcmag.com/