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JANUARY 7, 2006 - SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
Posted on: 2006-01-07 23:49:50 JANUARY 7, 2006 - SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Download: http://www.thetechnologygeeks.com/shows/010706.mp3 REUNION SHOW - SCOTT RUSTON, CHUCK SWANSON & MIKE RAO Feature: o HD TV With HD TV you have a lot of choices At least a half dozen different TV Technologies 3 different HD formats HD Service from satellite or cable It is exhausting The geeks will set you straight Questions: What does the future hold for HD TV? Is now the right time to buy? What should I be spending Will Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston ever get back together? OK - We can't help on that last one but, we can on all the others! News updates on reported XBOX 360 issues. Don’t forget to listen to us LIVE on the web at: o For Real Player go to http://www.WFBL.Com o For Wav format go to http://www.radioshowlinks.com. o Check out our past shows on our website –http://www.thetechnologygeeks.com SCOTT RUSTON's GEEK OF THE WEEK SOFTWARE PICK. FastStone Photo Resizer 2.0 A FREE image converter/resizer intended to enable users to convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks to images in a quick and easy batch mode. To get your copy click on the link below: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4777 Website of the week. A site of interesting, strange, stupid, and funny videos, pictures, and surveys. One example is Icon Wars - where the icons on the desktop eliminate each other. http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/icon.htm Announcements: o January 9, 2006 – CNY PC Users Group next meeting held at the Liverpool Public Library beginning at 6:00 PM. January’s topic is EBay for CNYPCUG! – Lorraine Deshane Returns! – Lorraine has been a wonderful educator and entertainer about EBay and she will surely give us a great show to kickoff the New Year. · Members and Non-Members need to register to attend meeting. To register go to cnypcug.org . o Look for Mike's upcoming daily feature on WFBL - The "Geek Break" Help out with some ideas for topics! Technology News CES 2006: Gadget glitz in Vegas The gadget-loving masses have descended on Las Vega for the annual blockbuster Consumer Electronics Show. From the conference rooms to the show floor, keynotes and parties, here's everything you need to know. Click on the link below for more information. http://news.com.com/CES+2006+Gadget+glitz+in+Vegas/2009-7353_3-6016813.html?tag=nefd.pop Gates shows off Vista in CES keynote Gate gives keynote address to CES Show - A day in the life of "Bill" ( a little Orwellian if you ask me ). Click on the link below for more information. http://news.com.com/Gates+shows+off+Vista+in+CES+keynote/2100-1041_3-6018529.html?tag=nefd.pop Speaking of 1984.....The government is watching you! Government Web sites are keeping an eye on you Dozens of federal agencies are tracking visits to U.S. government Web sites in violation of long-statnding rules designed to protect online privacy, a CNET News.com investigation shows. For more information click on the link below. http://news.com.com/Government+Web+sites+are+keeping+an+eye+on+you/2100-1028_3-6018702.html?tag=nefd.pop |