This Week in Tech
Season 2005
Join the top technology journalists and pundits in a round-table discussion of the latest trends in high tech.
Where to Watch This Week in Tech • Season 2005
35 Episodes
- Episode 1 Is OnlineE1
Episode 1 Is OnlineIt's a 56kbps MP3Pro file weighing in at around 14MB. Join Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, and me for 34 minutes of Skyping fun as we discuss driving in the dust, cell phones, Kevin's new webcast, systm, and the demise of TechTV. We plan to do this weekly with a rotating cast of characters. Your input is welcome. - Episode 2 Is OnlineE2
Episode 2 Is OnlineWe discuss journalistic credibility, car stereo support for iPods, LAN Party addiction, and more. Also enter our contest to win a box of Patrick's crap - all you have to do is come up with a new name for the show. Runners-up receive web hosting from Vizaweb and Jinx Hackwear. - Episode 3 Is OnlineE3
Episode 3 Is OnlineWe come up with a new name and new URL, (I'll give you a hint; you're soaking in it.) Patrick reviews WinHEC. John C. Dvorak visits from beyond the grave. We answer listener questions about Tiger. And Kevin picks our site of the week: http://boxedthoughts.com. - Episode 4 Is UpE4
Episode 4 Is UpIn this week's episode we welcome our 1000th subscriber (in under one week) and give him a BitHead headphone amp from the great folks at HeadRoom as a way of saying thanks. We take a look at spyware for kids, discuss a significant exploit on Mac OS X Tiger, give you the lowdown on WiMax, cheer the demise of the broadcast flag, run down a pair of Google gaffes, pick our favorite solid state MP3 players, and Yoshi makes a big announcement. - Episode 6 Is Available NowE6
Episode 6 Is Available NowOn this week's episode we talk about My Google, Yahoo's $5 subscription (and predict Apple's response), Xbox vs. PS3 vs Nintendo, WiMax, 3G networks, Star Wars big weekend and a pessimistic vision of the future. Yoshi makes another big announcement. Kevin makes a really big announcement. Then we all go home. - Episode 007 Now AvailableE7
Episode 007 Now AvailableOn this week's episode we discuss using our new high fidelity recording technique and the Sharp Aquos 45" 1080p LCD TV. Patrick Shoots for a Darwin Award. We talk about Bad Caps? http://badcaps.net and the best recall ever. Leo buys a tablet PC (HP tc4200) and he likes it. Robert says he prefers the IBM T40. We talk about ideal screen resolutions, DSL price wars and DSL versus Cable modem. Kevin talk about the madness of the systm launch, 800 people in IRC, Prolexic to the rescue, How DDoS attacks work and how NTT swallowed Verio. Kevin estimates 60,000 downloads - that's about six terabytes. Batman Begins looks better than Star Wars. Kevin's Blog moves back to Typepad. Kevin's last day at G4, Hacker blackmail, Viagra, Trackerless BitTorrent, Hiding your IP on BT, and iPhantom versus Anonymizer for anonymity is discussed. Dan Huard says hello. Dan and Kevin are coming home. Yoshi has a new job doing special effects. We ponder TWiT Action Figures on ThinkGeek. Microsoft's newest Longhorn feature may spell "bye bye My" PC Gaming, Pentium D vs AMDs X2, the Latitude keyboard, IBM notebooks and Lenovo takeover. MPAA puts video cameras up in downtown LA. and finally we talk hacking security cams, Star Wars, and Kevin on Call for Help - Episode 8 Is AvailableE8
Episode 8 Is AvailableI wanted to get this out before Steve Jobs WWDC speech on Monday, just in case we're all wrong. Please excuse the sound quality, but to expedite delivery I used the plain Skype track, not our high quality tracks (that takes a lot more editing and mixing). We discuss Apple moving to Intel, WiMax, .XXX, and more. - The Late Lamented Episode 9 Is HereE9
The Late Lamented Episode 9 Is HereWindows Updates - should they be daily or monthly? Burning in Gaming Machines. To Update or Not to Update Drivers. OEM bloatware on Windows machines. Backing up to network drives. Patrick recommends Server Elements open source NAS. Leo says don't buy Iomega's BOSS. Using Gmail to backup your files. Is OS X for Intel on the warez sites? The merits of live CD's like Knoppix. The FCC advances the move to digital broadcast TV to 2006. The TWiTs debate digital TV. The best way to get HD. Kevin admits to watching women's tennis. Robert says NASCAR in HD is the way to go. Leo says life sucks. AMD Quadcore chips are on the way. The limitations of multi-processor systems. The end of the processor clock speed race. Robert admits to building a Prescott-based system, it's fast... and hot: 75° C. Processors will get faster, but we're in a transition period. Sony hard drive add-on for PS/3 will come with Linux. ATI Crossfire vs. SLI. The benefits of nVidia's SLI dual card gaming. The 1080p format. Patrick and Leo ask Robert for TV buying advice. Robert likes the Sharp 45-inch Aquos, but plasma is better for video. Wait until the end of the year to buy 37-inch LCDs with 1080p resolution for under $2000, should appear soon. Thanks to Textamerica for The TechTV-On This Date moblog. Patrick is sticking with CRT displays. Winbook's new HD LCD has some problems but it's very affordable. LCD TVs are poised to replace CRT and rear-projection at the low end. DVD Decrypter ceases and desists. Kevin prefers DVD Shrink and it's not dead yet. Was it because Decrypter broke Sony's copy protection? Canada is about to go down the DMCA road. Cory Doctorow says WIPO's membership is the problem. Patrick defends copy protection but says theonline music store experience stinks. Kevin and Leo love JHymn for iTunes Music Store decryption. Kevin will print the Free Leo Bumper Stickers. Robert's off to play Battlefield 2. Kevin's newest SYSTM is out: learn how to build your own Myth DVR using KnoppM