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Episode #038 - Fanboys and Nervous Breakdowns
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No I'm not, well let's start with the Energizer Xpal XP18000 power pack. This is great to carry in your bag to recharge all those gadgets you walk around with. It's always good to have an alternate power source. I saw a cloud of smoke when I looked towards the west, I guess it was all of those Apple fanboys having an orgasm now that Apple has released the iPad. Here's the PC World article on the first look. This episode's software tip is the Software Imaging XPS Viewer, if you are one of those techno geeks that prints to the XPS format and you don't have a XPS viewer handy then this free software is for you.
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Episode #037 - The Return of The L Dawgs
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Guess who's back for this show?Welcome back to my good friend L Dawgs, he just got his hands on the Google/HTC Nexus One phone and he gives us an overview on this supposed iPhone killer. I check out the latest version of Firefox version 3.6. The software tip/website for this episode is KeepVid.com, if you need to download a YouTube video, then KeepVid is for you. Drop us an email at thechillmode@gmail.com, leave us a voice mail at (917) 267-8611 or follow us on Twitter.
Episode #036 - I Got The Power - Mat
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Back from the holidays and fat!Welcome back to The Chill Mode and another tech filled year. Today I check out the PowerMat which I received as a gift from my lovely girlfriend Melissa. I love this device, it's a new way of charging your gadgets. I also talk about AMD and their upcoming new technology called "Fusion". Basically they are merging the CPU and GPU onto one chip. Should be very cool when it finally comes out. This episode's website pick is LaLa.com fantastic music, great social networking integration and Apple bought them. 'nuff said!
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Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to all our listeners from The Chill Mode. We'll be on holiday and we'll be back in 2010, See you then!
Episode #035 - The Update Show
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Short show, take in the knowledge.I updated 2 of my favorite devices, the Amazon Kindle 2 and my Roku Netflix player. Both devices updated nicely and I was really impressed with the Roku Channel Store that offers up some great content. The cable operators are in the corner urinating on themselves because this looks like the beginning of the end for them. I'm thinking about a shorter show format. What's your thoughts on this? The software/website for this episode is Zinio.com. I enjoy getting my magazines in digital format and I think you may enjoy this too. So check them out. Drop us an email at thechillmode@gmail.com or leave a message at (917) 267-8611. The Chill Mode is also on Twitter.
Episode #034 - "Don't ACTA Up!"
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That's what will happen if you get caught downloading copyrighted material if the ACTA treaty is signed. Take a look at this EFF article and this article from Ars Technica. Also check out info on the Wikileaks page.Google's Chrome OS will be released in a week. I want to get my hands on it and install it on a PC. I love the Google Chrome browser so I'm expecting good things with the new operating system. This episode's software tip is AM - Deadlinks, get rid of dead links in your bookmarks folder in IE, Firefox or Opera.
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Episode #033 - Where's My Droid?
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iDon't Do Dishes!Like Netfilx? Like Roku? Hate your cable company? Well, Roku unleashes 2 more Roku Netflix players. Also they will be partnering with other content providers for some more cool content. EMI will start to record concerts and you'll be able to purchase a copy before you leave the venue. Have you seen the "iDon't" commercials? Motorola introduces their new Android 2.0 phone known as the "Droid". This episode's cool website is GOG.com. GOG stands for Great Old Games and great they are. Check them out and download some cool games from back in the day.
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Episode #032 - Free Hulu? Not For Long!
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Windows 7 Yea!!That's right folks Windows 7 is finally out and it's golden. Go out and get it or get it on a new machine. You won't be sorry. Ars Technica reports that our elected officials are going to vote on The Performance Rights Act. This should make it fair and square when it comes to who gets paid no matter who plays the song. Google Editions wants to start selling e-books, now this would be a cool thing, you can't have Amazon lock up the market just because it has the Kindle. Barnes & Nobles also has a new e-book reader and it's called the Nook, look for it soon. According to a News Factor story Hulu is hoping to start a pay version of there content streaming service. But at what cost?
This episode's cool site is Google Calender, if you need a simple way to stick appointments, birthdays and what have you on an online calender, then it's Google Calender to the rescue.
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Episode #031 - Safe and Secure From Redmond
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All by myself.....Yup, I'm solo on this episode so let's get to it. Microsoft releases a new anti-virus/malware program that is pretty basic but pretty cool and it works. They are calling it Microsoft Security Essentials. Also the good folks at Ars Technica have a great story about syncing your cell phone information to the cloud using 4 different services. One of them is being brought to you by Best Buy Mobile, it's called mIQ and it will be officially released to the world on October 12. This episode's software/website should bring some laughter to you and those around you unless they offend easily. Check out Joe Cartoon, they have some hilarious cartoons that tackle everyday life subjects and idiots in the news.
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Episode #030 -Noisy Neighbors
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We're back from vacation!Yes that's right we're back from our vacation and ready to tackle tech issues and look at gizmos. This time we're checking out the Blackberry Tour 9630 smart phone that's running on the Verizon network. Pretty cool phone with many applications available from the Blackberry App World and also from a great site called Crackberry. There's a new FCC chairman in town and he's taking on the ISPs with his push for Net Neutrality. Here's the Ars Techinica article concerning this very important issue. The software tip for this episode is Avira Anti-virus software. This is the free edition and it works very well. Drop us an email at thechillmode@gmail.com or leave us a voice mail at (917) 267-8611. We're also on Twitter, see ya!