TWiT Episode 0020 August 28, 2005

Title: TWiT Episode 0020 August 28, 2005

Description: Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, David Prager, and Steve Gibson Topics: * New LCD displays with LED backlights * Old-style LCDs take half an hour to reach optimal color, CRTs can take hours * LED pocket projectors * TWiT pocket protectors * Intel strives for VIIV * Shorter pipelines, lower power consumption, but will it be fast? * Multi-threading does not benefit games * L2 cache is key * Felony charges are dropped for the Kutztown 13 * VoIP providers get an extension on 911 * Otis hacking * Life hacking with lifehacker.com and 43Folders.com * Google talk is no big whoop – but it does sound good for voice * Voice stuff is by Global IP Sound – not Google * Jabber support is a good thing, though * Getting studio quality over the Internet cloud * Early drinking experiences * NY AG Eliot Spitzer wins judgement against AOL for making it hard to cancel * Bank account drainers * Tivo makes its first quarterly profit * Leo’s looking for BitTorrent-based media center * We’re Family Guy fans but what’s the deal with the podcast * The not-so-mighty mouse * Real geeks covet the Logitech G5 Laser Mouse * Pinewood Derby hacking * Patrick reviews the Vista Beta * Finally decent security in Windows * But automatic P2P connections don’t seem like a good idea * Zeroconf, on the other hand, works * Steve’s 2 TTL security hack * A Microsoft worker brings a virus to Redmond. Measles. * Halo – the movie * The best and worst geek movies of all timeRunning time: 1:19:00 Next week: Live from the Apple Store in San Francisco. We start setting up at 3p. Podcast at 4p.

Format: 64Kbps MP3

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