The Global Geek Podcast #039 :: It Appears I Have Expired
We have for you this week a crammed show full of the usual Geek Goodness. In Tech News we look at what Microsoft says about Internet Explorer… we told you so… Holographic storage is here, but it ain’t cheap! YouTube are looking to the classics and some Wii news for good measure.
Discover some applications that will enable you to “back-up” HD DVD’s and use your face as a password. Hone your debating skills and convince me you are right with a social network designed for open debate or arguing depending on the intelligence level.
I have also heard there is something special at the end, call it payback. Look left and look right but proceed with caution, here are the show notes.
THE GLOBAL GEEK PODCAST #039 (MP3 - 41.6MB - 1:12:46)
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Show Notes
Welcome
- Happy Birthday TPN
- Congratulations Cameron Reilly of G’day World on Episode 200!
- Dave and Mac
- Rooster’s Rail gets a Renovation
- We now have Email Subscribing
- The Global Geek Podcast Widget
- The Podcast Network Widget
Technology News
- Google Can you hear Me?
- Gmail Now Open to Anyone and Everyone
- YouTube to Release TV Classics
- Wii will Stumble [mentioned: StumbleUpon Video]
- Parents Vs MySpace
- More HD and Blue-ray Blues
- Coral says DRM is Intraoperable
- MSN on Internet Explorer
- A Better Hack for Installing an Upgrade to Vista
- New Google Earth Feature
- Clippy Dead… Knightwise stop dancing on his grave
Promo Slot :: The Box Office Weekly
Applications
- AnyDVD HD (beta): remove copy protection and region codes from DVDs and HD-DVDs
- SysInternals Suite: a large collection of individually executable PC troubleshooting utilities
- Sys Info for Windows: gives you any information about your software, hardware or network
- MediaFork (beta)(All OS): turns your DVDs into iPod-compatible files
- FaceCode: Use your face as a password
- MacOSaiX (Mac): Creates Mosaics from your digital images
- BlueScreen Saver: The Blue Screen of Death Saves Monitor…
- InkScape 0.45: Open Source vector graphics editor
Firefox Extensions
- Save Image in Folder: Right Click –> Save in Folder Context Menu
- OpenSearchFox: add a search plugin for ANY site that has a search box
- Smart Link: Adds open in new tab / window options to right click menu for plain URL texts
The Time Machine :: A Retrospective Look at Tech February 15th 1995
Sites and Services
- WiiToob: a Wii browser friendly portal to YouTube videos
- VodPod: Launch a Widget that hosts multiple videos from multiple sites
- Magnify: lets you find, filter, and share video from the web
- ifixipodsfast.com Video Walk though: Replace your iPod Battery
- AllTh.at: The search that never stops, email and RSS notifications
- ConvinceMe: Debate Web2.0 style
- Zlango: Language based on pictures… kind of weird really
Feedback
- Lots on the blog thank you to all that made the effort
- Tim King via MyChingo, top effort Tim! Can anyone else do better?
- Special Offer to Global Geek Listeners from Vidmeter
Get Chicken!
Featured Music
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February 21st, 2007 at 6:52 am
I am not a fanboy
February 21st, 2007 at 5:05 pm
I never said you were a fanboy… I think I said “anti-fan” - or something like that
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
So Dave how is that quote for the iMac going. You should do what I am doing very soon and get the 24 inch iMac instead
I can’t wait…..
February 22nd, 2007 at 5:22 pm
My wife is still recovering from the quote of the 20 inch… She would need hospitalization if I was considering the 24!
The big investment will be the software I need for the show. The cost of that has pushed up the price a bit. Plus I am going to get the 256MB video card and a few other things in regards to hardware.
I will update everything on the next show! Thanks for asking.
February 22nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
“My wife is still recovering from the quote of the 20 inch” … i can take that the wrong way in soooo many ways
February 22nd, 2007 at 9:15 pm
LOL what is she worried about. I am sure you can get a lot of good free tools out there to do the show.. or use garageband
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Knightwise I would expect that from you…
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:33 am
Probably very true. There are loads of free tools out there to do what you do now. As a multitrack recorder Garageband is magnificent. But for advanced editing Audacity might not cut the cake. But don’t go overboard on software Dave .. And if all else fails there is still parallels.
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:44 am
I was talking to Tim King (he used to sell Macs) and he said that while Garageband is good it isn’t as good as what I am using. That is why I am looking at software to purchase. But in doing so the software that I am looking at covers 3 or 4 separate programs that I own for the PC. So I can justify the expense to some degree.
However, the parallels idea was and is an option if I don’t get the Mac software… But man it is nice and powerful.
I agree Audacity as good as it is defiantly doesn’t cut the mustard with what I do for the show. Most shows now have as many as 25+ separate tracks… some shows a lot more. There is no way in hell I am going to try that with Audacity!
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Remember if you go Parallells and are silly enough to use Vista before a Service Pack is released you need to have the advanced version and not update or home basic as virtulisation is prohibited under the EULA.
It’s just a way for Microsoft to get more money from us. It is perfectly ok to run basic versions under Bootcamp though as that isn’t defined as virtulisation.
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Tony
. I’m not gonna comment on your remark in fear of being called an ANTI-Fanboy 
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 pm
LOL
February 23rd, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Did you see the other rumour today. Black iMacs Looks yummy.
February 23rd, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Ohhh…. black iMac to match the iPod… Woot. BUT one criticism of Mac and that is that they will probably charge an extra 100 bucks for it
February 23rd, 2007 at 7:49 pm
A black Imac ? Ieuw ! that would be awefull. And the black Tax is about 150 dollar US.
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:19 pm
The 20inch at the US Apple store is only 1300 USD, if you check the refurb section. That said the .au Apple store does not list the 20inch Core 2 Duo as available. I got my 1.8Ghz 17inch for 850 USD when the 1.9Gz 17inch was ~1200 USD.
March 2nd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Thanks Eric, I’ll check it out. Not sure if that is available to Aust. customers though.
Cheers