Snow Leopard continues to leave mediocre impressions with Veronica not even venturing to install it due to the many reports of problems flying around. Robert did install it and Patrick aptly points out that 4 minutes into explaining the new feature that he is talking about new wallpapers. The bottom line is that there aren’t too many end-user features that will be apparent to most and it would probably be wise to wait a month or so until the bugs and incompatibilities are worked out.
Veronica is talking about Spotify, which is an iTunes-like...
It’s a boy’s club TWiT this week and Dvorak is back in fine, grumpy style. This is the kind of TWiT that long-time fans love, and understandably so. Get ready for a rowdy group covering lots of topics.
Symantec has released a list of the top 100 searched terms by kids and out of the top 10, only 4 are actual search terms. The remaining 6 were comprised of searches for actual url titles such as youtube, myspace and even google. Of course, sex and porn were among the actual searches.
Brian Brushwood proves that he is a great guest...
Happy 100th Tekzilla! Patrick attended Defcon, the yearly convention for hackers, and he seems like he enjoyed himself. This leads into an interview with Flexilis founder John Herring who talks about the various threats out there to mobile devices including phones.
At the beginning the Tekzilla duo cover great gadgets that are under $100. You really can get a lot for your money these days and there are some great choices here. Patrick and Veronica really blew it out on this topic and you can see their huge list of picks over on the Revision3...
The first gadget at the beginning of the show this week, after the talk of creepy spy cams, is the new Sonos Controller 200. Sonos is a system that will pump synchronous music throughout your home from up to 32 connected speaker systems. The new controller looks to be a great upgrade, but this system is expensive with the controller alone priced at $349, so it may not be for everyone.
Veronica has brought in the MiFi and it is a small and wonderful piece of technology. It connects to 3G and then puts out a wireless signal that up to 5 clients...
With Veronica gone, Patrick’s old DL.tv buddy Robert Heron is sitting in to share his TV/video knowledge. That makes the show a very video-centric show.
If you have ever been confused by HD video and how stretching or zooming affects the video you see on your screen, the guys explain it here with some very straightforward visual cues. Don’t stretch your video people.
There are a lot of great software picks this week including a program that will adjust your screen brightness/warmth according to the time of day called F.Lux. Also,...
Up front Patrick and Veronica are discussing how to get the most out of your notebook in the realm of audio. They cover amplifiers and break-out boxes that can make you notebook sound better than you have ever heard it sound. Of course Patrick throws in his 2 cents with a little DIY soldering action as well.
The real stand-out this week is the smartphone discussion with PC Magazine’s Sascha Segan. He really knows his phones and he is on the show this week talking about the iPhone, Palm Pre, Blackberry and Android phones. Along with...
It’s TWiT number 200 and to commemorate this milestone is the original TWiT crew of Leo, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang and David Prager.
First topic this week is Twitter and how it has been used to such a great effect in Iran. It has been invaluable in giving the world a real view into what is happening to people on the streets protesting.
The RIAA is back in the news with their successful prosecution of a Minnesota woman who downloaded 24 songs and is being fined $1.9 million. They seem to be as clueless as ever and are...
First up, Patrick and Veronica have a great look at netbooks. Veronica has a couple of on-hand units, one with Windows 7 and another that is a hankintoshed OS X equipped Dell mini 9. They both look good, but with the new Intel CPUs coming up in December it may be best to wait if you can.
There is a big segment about HDR photography, but there is not much focus on the camera side. It is all about the software side here, so if you have the camera side down, you should be okay. The camera side is a big deal though so don’t be too ready...
The Apple announcements get overshadowed at the beginning here by Veronica’s obsession with The Sims 3, but we aren’t ones to be condemning anyone for that. Seriously, that is one addicting game.
There is a great interview with Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress on this episode. While this may not interest everyone, it is interesting for those of us who live in it every day.
Secret Shortcut Saves Thousands of Mouse Clicks, Does Blackle Really Save Energy Over Google? What’s In Store for WordPress? Veronica Interviews Matt...
Windows 7 gets some coverage at the beginning here with a quick rundown of how to setup the recently loosed Release Candidate. This leads into a discussion on Patrick’s new PC which he has procured parts to build. He is setting out to build a Core i7 CD ripping box and has some good parts going into it, especially that mean looking case.
Patrick and Veronica also cover the SanDisk slotRadio which is a portable media player which you buy preloaded SD cards of music for and treat like the radio. The songs are cheap, but low in quality...
Tekzilla is a little late to the game on this one, but they are talking about the DSi. Coming from a show like Tekzilla it really leaves an impression that the DSi is going to be another huge hit for Nintendo with the mainstream crowd.
In a bit of a different focus for the show Patrick got his hands on the new Lincoln MKS and he has a lot to say about. It is almost a review it seems. For those of us who haven’t bought a car in the past couple years it is cool to see that technology is creeping its way into cars more and more.
Although...
Swine flu is a big topic these days. Many are wondering if this is the next big pandemic or if it is just part of the 24 hour news cycle. Leo is swaying a bit towards the former. Luckily, Dr. Kirsten Sanford is on this week talking about the actual severity of the situation and what you can do to protect yourself. You can also track the reported cases using Google Maps.
The news of Microsoft revenues being down while Apple is up is amazing. Apple provides a high priced product when compared to Microsoft’s offerings of very low priced...
Patrick is talking about one of his favorite topics this week, GPSs. He took a a long road trip with his family over the past week and found himself in need of a GPS that could get the job done in the middle of nowhere. He recommends a couple Garmin units while Veronica goes with TomTom. Either way, GPSs have become incredibly affordable.
The Kindle 2 was another gadget that Patrick got quite a bit of time with on his trip and he impressions are just short of glowing. The only thing he has any real issue with is the price.
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