December 2011
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TWiT.TV - The Tech Guy with Santa →
I just saw Santa Claus, it looks like he is over at the Twit Brickhouse studios flying in via skype. Check it out and stop by.
The main website is also here http://twit.tv for your viewing pleasure.
October 2011
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Halloween 2011 at the TWIT Brickhouse w/ New Post... →
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Start A Business & Secure A Future →
Here’s a quote from an article Jason Calacanis wrote Here
“This concept that starting a company is so hard and that you’ll never make it is a conspiracy concocted by the rich and powerful to keep you from trying — and you’ve fallen for it.”
“You don’t need an MBA to start a business, you need big brass balls and the understanding that it takes...
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Herman Cain is out of touch with mainstream... →
Herman Cain may know how to make a kick ass pizza, but he don’t know how to keep his mouth shut while eating it. His slandering towards the Wall Street Protesters will not help his presidential nomination one bit. As a matter of fact, he just nuked it.
Here is a short video of how its going down according to Herman Cain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeKbfgC98KE
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WatchHey why not rub it in a bit, after all I am paying more for fun. Congrats to Netflix for making it on Saturday Night Live. Bravo! : | Hilarious!
September 2011
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TWIT Live - Tech News Today Live Now! →
Sit back with a cool drink, fire up the twit live website and stop by the Twit Brickhouse to enjoy another episode of TNT with Tom Merritt, Sarah and Iyaz. Enjoy the show!
August 2011
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TWiT Live - This week In Computer Hardware →
It looks like Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout are about ready to build out a new desktop computer on the Twit Networks round table. The Jib cam is ready for the challenge of capturing any view we need as fans/viewers. This will be an interesting episode, so stop by the Twit Brick House to get a front seat view.
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OCZ Technology Launches Next Generation Z-Drive R4... →
I like it! Large Solid State Drive attached directly to the PCIe running a management interface and Virtualization OS features with up to 5600MB/sec transfer speed! That’s serious speed for this planet.
July 2011
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TWiT Live - The Tech Guy - Netcasts you love, from... →
Leo Laporte is Live over at the Twit Brickhouse recording the latest episode of The Tech Guy, Episode 792 for Sunday July 31st.
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Robots Love Ice Cream game for the iPad →
This seems like a pretty intriguing game. I like the play on robots and the coolness of ice cream, with a hint of retro sprinkled on top. If I had an iPad, Id try it, but I do know friends and family who have one.
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Google Plus News →
Lets learn more about Google+! Here is a post about G+ on G+ ; )
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The TWiT Brickhouse Studios - Grand Opening Live... →
ORIGINAL TWIT COTTAGE LIVE
NEW TWIT BRICKHOUSE STUDIO
After many years, lots of live news coverage and computer geekery, the Twit Studio is moving to a larger facility 2 blocks down the way from the original Twit Studio Cottage. Leo and his staff will be parading from the Cottage to the new Twit Brick House Studio sounding their vuvuzelas and bagpipes, it should be a sound to remember or...
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TWiT Live - Tech News Today 7-15-2011 →
Stop by and check out another TNT show over at the Twit Cottage. Tom knows his tech news so don’t miss the show.
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TWiT Live - Tech News Today - 7-1-2011 →
TNT is on, so that means a whole lotta tech talk. Join Tom Merrit and Sarah Lane at the Twit Cottage and hear whats going on these days in the news.
June 2011
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TWiT Live - All About Android Ep. 14 →
Stop by the Twit Cottage and watch the show as they talk all about android devices and apps. They give you up to date news and opinions on the latest. Check it out.
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TWiT Live - Leo Laporte The Tech Guy is Live and... →
The Tech Guy is Live Online. Leo Laporte is The Tech Guy and is taking your calls and answering your tech questions. Stop by and enjoy the show!
April 2011
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WatchThe Country We Believe In: Improving America’s Fiscal Future
Just in case anyone has missed our President lay out his plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years and to ensure America’s future wealth and prosperity. Here is his speech at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
President Obama lays out his plan for a balanced approach to reduce our deficit, based...
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December 2010
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PCTECHIE LABS - Skype is Back Up and Running →
Skype was down all day 12-22-2010 for almost all users of skype, paying or not. I noticed it was down pretty much from the start @ noon on the east coast here. I did need to use skype and had some difficulties during the day while it was down, but ultimately I was patient enough to wait it out. I am a paying customer and it looks like skype will be giving out skype credits to their loyal paying...
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PCTECHIE LABS - NET NEUTRALITY and the Comcast/NBC... →
I’ve been reading and hearing about the Net Neutrality subject over the past few months and it has me quite concerned about how it can pan out, because it can be a good thing or a bad thing that could limit internet freedoms as we know it. From what I’ve heard and read, the FCC chairman is pushing the net neutrality law too fast and it may be to solve an imaginary problem, which...
October 2010
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On-Live scraps monthly fees →
I have On-Live installed and I haven’t been charged a monthly fee since I am still within the first year of original sign-up. Well now it looks like On-Live is Not, I repeat Not going to charge a monthly Online subscription fee to play ever, now that’s a great idea, because monthly Online subscription fees are not appealing, playing online for free is better. I like this new idea of...
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Windows Phone 7 Worldwide Launch Event @ the NYC... →
Windows 7 Phone is officially ready and coming to NYC 10-11-10 to show off its new found territory in the internet phone space. Looks like it will ride along with TMobile for now, and maybe other carriers at a later date, who knows. This is great news for a lot of us windows users who just knew MS was going to try this again. Good luck to microsoft.
September 2010
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Testing, testing...YouTube begins trial of new... →
This is slowly making sense to me, combine existing upload/download model with a Live Streaming model. Its a great new addition and a perfect match for the existing youtube model. I like the direction that this is going, this is great news for media junkies worldwide.
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TWiT Live - This Week In Tech Episode 265 - Watch... →
TWIT is starting at 6pm est and will have Patrick Norton, Roger Chang and David Prager in the studio. Also Robert Heron from HD Nation, John C Dvorak, and Yoshi will be skyping into the studio to join the discussion. Check out the new iPod Nano Fashion used as a new neck tie, Leo is such an innovator ; ) Stop by and watch the show as they discuss anything that is found to be interesting,...
August 2010
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Leo Laporte TWiT Making Millions From Ads and Fans →
While I watch from my favorite browser, Leo rakes in the green backs to spend on what ever the heck he wants, cars, tech, wine etc etc. Leo owns a nice Red Mustang that sits outside of the TWIT Cottage, while the show goes on inside. I love watching the network and will be a loyal fan for many years to come. Now go get yourself a Yabba Do alert system so we can hear the cash flow in live....
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Call phones from Gmail →
Google chat/call is now part of Gmail, and I’m going to check it out for a few more days to see if it is beneficial at all. I already use Google Voice and I’m very happy with that feature, so let see how this New Feature fairs. You Have to have Google Chat on to use this feature, so it may not be for everyone, especially those that like to keep chat channels to a minimum. Check out...
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Podcaster Leo Laporte, the everywhere man →
I have to hand it to my friend Leo Laporte, he does get around, and the place I mostly watch him is at his home epicenter TWIT Network headquarters in Petaluma, CA. Leo has been preaching technology for many many years, and he sure has a huge following, namely the TWIT Army, as I am one also. Anyway it’s great to see Leo get some interweb respect he deserves for his wonderful influence on...
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TWiT Live - Tech News Today →
Im over at the TWIT Network watching the live shows and this show is one of my favorites. Hands down with Tom Merrit at the helm, the show flows like a smooth beer on a hot day, its just good stuff. Watch as Tom and Sarah talk about North Korea, the fastest text messenger and a more.
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PCTECHIE LABS - A History Of Ethernet →
I’ve read about Ethernet, I’ve used Ethernet, I’ve even built Ethernet cables and networks, but I truly did not know who created/invented The Ethernet as we know it today. As I was growing up as a kid in the seventies, Bob Metcalfe and his colleagues were busy building what we know as The Ethernet and it looks like it quickly became part of the Internet. Token Ring and The...
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Google and Verizon Deal - Divided We Stand, United... →
Looks like the big dogs Verizon and Google have come to some kind of agreement on the subject of Network Neutrality and the future of their networks, also the future of consumer usage. I’ll say upfront that I’m an advocate of an Open Transparent Public Internet, No Network Shaping, No Bandwith Caps, just open and fast with minimal management, because every network needs some...
July 2010
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TWiT Live - Current Geek Weekly →
Get a glimpse from Maker Fair in Michican while Leo drags around his portasaurus wireless video rig to show us the events and crowds. Join Tom Merrit and Scott Johnson as they talk up some current geek news, and interact with the chat rooms.
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Four Ways IPv6 Will Save the Internet →
IPv4 or IPv6 , who really cares right? The Internet Engineering Task Force does, and they are getting poised and ready to use IPv6 full-time, which will allow for many more new IP addresses. The conversion from IPv4 to IPv6 should be graceful enough that the average Joe will not even know the difference, but it will take a few years for IPv6 to settle in. IPv6 is backward compatible to IPv4 so...
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Stream Live From Black Hat DEF CON 7-28-2010 →
The Black Hats are back! This year at the Def Con 2010 there is going to be boat loads of exploits revealed to the internet world. This year along with past years, there will be discussion about the DNS Binding exploits, and it may find its way to millions of popular routers used by many of us already. I wonder how many other serious exploits that they will announce. Be sure to check it out...
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Millions of Popular Residential Routers are... →
We all use Cisco routers at some point, and also DLink etc. This DNS vulnerability can be exploited on a variety of routers, so check the list in the Google Spreadsheet site. Change your router password to something stronger, and update your firmware if you have to. If your router is not in the list of vulnerable ones, then just stand by and watch it unfold, lol. Anyway, DNS vulnerabilities are...
TWiT Live - Tech News Today →
Tech News Today is Live over at the Petaluma TWIT Cottage. Join Tom Merrit and Becky Worley as they talk about the top news in the tech sector.
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TWiT Live - FrameRate Beta - Experiment #0.5 →
Join Tom and Schwood over at the TWIT Cottage in their new show FrameRate. Its in beta so its going to be unpredictable and can’t be missed.
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Internet Explorer Preview 9: Testing Center →
Microsoft may be putting on the heat with their new IE 9 browser to stay ahead of the browser gang. Its faster, lighter and the security is scalable, along with functions like full html 5 and css 3 support. This is in Preview, so look out for the full release version soon.
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Plumber may be brains behind Oil containment cap... →
After BP tried decades worth of ideas to stop the oil leak in the Gulf, the solution came from our average plumber. Plumbers across the world sent in their suggestions to get their inventions built to stop the oil leak. I thank all the plumbers out there, especially my plumber Bruce, for their determined efforts to help save the world. ; )
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PCTECHIE LABS - Subnet Mask Network Reference... →
I have created an easy to read Subnet Mask Network Reference Chart to memorize. This chart will help you calculate subnet mask networks and hosts easier in your head. Example: You can calculate every time you want to Create a new network, or you can refer to this chart to get the same results. This can be a big help when taking the Network+ Test, so memorize this chart and when you take the...
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Google Me - Search Yourselves →
At one point in our lifetime, we may Google our own Name and find out that there are many people in the world with Your name. In this story Jim Killeen does just that, but then takes it to another level and embarks on a quest to Meet the Other Jim Killeens in the world. It turns out to be a search of a lifetime and here’s a little video to show you how it unfolded.
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TWiT Live - Tech TalkBack Live →
Stop by the TWIT Cottage and join in the conversation with Erik Lanigan. He talks about any technology that is on your mind.
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App Inventor for the Android OS →
This is one of the things that Google has been up to lately, the android app creator App Inventor. The name seems kinda cool, and the concept looks fairly easy, something I expect usually from the Google developers. This looks to be a good time to let the masses develop apps for their smart phones that are using the Android OS, and also fill up the Google Android App Store with brand new apps.
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Grow an Entire Wardrobe From Bacteria →
This looks creepy at first, kinda like chainsaw massacre movie, but no fear it’s just bacteria. This new way of growing your clothing may be a way to have a low impact on the environment, I really don’t know what to think about this in any other way, or maybe to be fashionable, not sure really. I have to say it’s an interesting way to look at clothing.
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PCTECHIE LABS - ARDrone Technology - Free Flight... →
I received a tweet from Mads Maddest writer Dick DeBartolo Owner of Mad Magazine, and he shows off the ARDrone which is a Bluetooth enabled Free Flight drone that seems to be available in September 2010. I have to say that I’m fascinated with the way that the drones move around, so watch the videos to see what I’m talking about. Enjoy.
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iChatr - A Chatroulette Experience on the iPhone 4 →
We are using mobile phones more and more, and the idea is to get it to the point where we have Audio and Video calls on our cell phones, face to face. I like the idea of having the option to send video while your talking to a friend, but when Chatroulette is mixed in, it can turn into a bad scene from an adult movie. iChatr for the mobile phone will be interesting to see how the users will take...
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GFQ Network - This Week In Cyber is Live →
TWIC is a video podcast that discusses tech news about New Gadgets and Mobile Phone Technology. Stop by and say hello to the hosts in the chat rooms.
TWiT Live - Studio Upgrade Has Been Completed, Is... →
TWIT Studio has been upgraded over the past couple days and I have to say, it looks fantastic! The lighting, wiring and camera positioning have been upgraded for the best quality and efficiency. Leo and the TWITs have come through once again with their Geekery, thanks Leo!