Show 31

(Run Time: 20:13)

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Show Notes for Podcast #31:

• We were interviewed by some of our fellow podcasters:

--Teach with Tech: http://teachwtech.blogspot.com

--The Tech Pod Zone: http://www.edukast.com/techpodzone/

• Fusion HDTV USB tuner card by DVICO

• We bought it our HDTV tuner card through SnapStream because they included a free antenna.

• MIT open courseware

• Foreign Language MIT open courseware
  

Show 30

(Run Time: 38:12)

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Corrections: IN2TV is run by AOL, and not Yahoo, as was mentioned in the show.

Also, Avvenu is the file sharing program we wished to talk about, not Avennu.

Sorry for the mistakes!

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Show Notes for Podcast #30:

• Fusion HDTV USB tuner card by DVICO

• We bought it our HDTV tuner card through SnapStream because they included a free antenna.

• checkhd.com lists TV stations with HD content available in your area

• Find an antenna to go with your HD tuner card.

http://antennaweb.org/aw/address.aspx

• How to install and configure MythTV: http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/

• AOL’s IN2TV, free TV on the web: http://television.aol.com/in2tv.com

• Digg: Tech News

• Slashdot: Tech News

• Microsoft’s new search engine: http://www.live.com/

• Google Local

• File sharing: https://www.foldershare.com/

• File sharing: Avvenu

• Ray’s Science Club Vidcast—HardxCore Science: http://hcscience.blogspot.com/

• Ray recommends two books about Physics: What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks and Clouds in a Glass of Beer

Show 30 available!

Show 30 is available through itunes - show notes will be up later today - sorry for any inconvenience.

Errors - in2tv is from aol not yahoo! (and is not found at in2tv.com)
Avennu not Avvenu!

Thanks,
Ray

Show 30 slightly delayed due to the weather

Due to the severe weather yesterday (and some storm chasing) we didn't have time to make our podcast. However, we have some excellent hail video to share on our next vidcast.

We hope to put out show 30 sometime over the next couple days.

Thanks,
Ray and Hollye

Show 29

(Run Time: 30:55)

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Show Notes for Podcast #29:

• Site of the night: IRS recommended free tax filing websites

Hollye has used: http://www.taxact.com/

• Orb: A way for you to be connected to your digital media all the time from anywhere in the world: http://orb.com/

• PIMs—Personal Information Managers:

--Yahoo Calendar

--Ta-da list

--Mozilla Calendar

--The Sunbird Project

• Visit Cafepress to make and sale merchandise like T-shirts
  

• In your Firefox browser, type in “about:config” to get a list of settings you can play around with. Exercise caution, as changing settings may adversely affect your browser performance.

Show 28

(Run Time: 38:35)

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Show Notes for Podcast #28:

• Site of the night—Create your own web page with Google: pages.google.com

• Orb: A way for you to be connected to your digital media all the time from anywhere in the world: http://orb.com/

• EVDO: wireless broadband: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evdo

• Slingbox—You can watch TV from anywhere: http://www.slingmedia.com/

Ray’s Science Club Vidcast—HardxCore Science: http://hcscience.blogspot.com/

Show 27

(Run Time: 27:39)

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Show Notes for Podcast #27:

TECHNOLOGY

• Episode 4 of Systm explains how to create a podcast: http://revision3.com/systm/podcasting/

• Gamespot Review of Dead or Alive 4 on Xbox 360
  

• Gamespot Review of Fight Night on Xbox 360
  

• Great Sci Fi film: Serenity: http://www.serenitymovie.com/

• Epson Powerlite S1 Multimedia Projector

• Physics lab equipment—Vernier LabPro: http://www.vernier.com/mbl/labpro.html

EDUCATION

Lesson Plans on Stereotypes:

• Gender stereotypes lesson plan
  

• Stereotypes lesson

• http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blchildren_stereotypes.htm

• Uniqueness: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp294-05.shtml

• Culture—looking at ourselves and others: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/looking/

• Stereotypes Lesson Plans Especially for Foreign Language Classrooms

SITE OF THE NIGHT:

• http://connectwithkids.com/

Show 26

(Run Time: 12:55)

We did a short show this week, due to Hollye’s mom’s 50^th birthday and the Superbowl taking up much of our time this weekend. (Hollye says, “Happy Birthday Mom!!”)

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Show Notes for Podcast #26:

• Newsvine: http://www.newsvine.com/world-news

• IE7 Beta 2 Preview (Internet Explorer with tab browsing): http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/default.mspx

• BitPim—program to manipulate cell phone data: http://www.bitpim.org/

Ray's My Space Profile: http://www.myspace.com/psharkr

Show 25

(Run Time: 34:51)

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Show Notes for Podcast #25:

• Xbox 360 Games we recommend:

Dead or Alive 4

NBA 2K6

Project Gotham Racing 3

Full Auto

• Sites of the night—

Digg, a technology news website: http://www.digg.com/

Ubuntu Linux Distribution: http://www.ubuntu.com/

"Flagrant Disregard", Flickr Toys: http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/

You can find the picture of Hollye, that was “doctored” using Flagrant Disregard at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psharkr/92858080/

• My Space: http://www.myspace.com/

• Ray’s Science Club has a Vidcast. Check it out at : http://hcscience.blogspot.com/

How to do a podcast

Several listeners have emailed, asking how one goes about doing a podcast.

We recommend checking out Episode 4 of the podcast, “Systm”: http://revision3.com/systm

This will show you a step-by-step podcasting how-to.

Hope that helps.

~Ray and Hollye

Show 24

(Run Time: 38:17)

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Show Notes for Podcast #24:

• Our Frappr Map: http://www.frappr.com/techteachers

• Pay Pal: http://www.paypal.com/us/

• Ray’s My Space Page: http://www.myspace.com/psharkr

• Portable computer programs to use on any Windows computer: http://portableapps.com/

• For legal considerations regarding MAME, visit http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html

• X-Arcade, for joystick and arcade accesories: http://www.x-arcade.com/

• Online to-do list—Ta da list: http://www.tadalist.com/

• Flickr (online photo management and storage): http://flickr.com/

• EVDO: wireless broadband: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evdo

• City-wide Internet access in most major cities through Verizon:

Show 23

(Run Time: 38:57)

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Show Notes for Podcast #23:

• Xbox 360: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/

• Online to-do lists—“Ta-da Lists”: http://www.tadalist.com/

Backpack: http://backpackit.com/

• Wikipedia explanation of Web 2.0

• Wikipedia explanation of Ajax
  

• Proto Page: http://protopage.com/v2

• StickyPad is Ray’s recommended post-it-note program for your desktop.

• My Space: http://www.myspace.com

• Ray’s My Space page: http://www.myspace.com/psharkr

• Portable computer programs to use on any Windows computer: http://portableapps.com/

• Our Frappr Map: http://www.frappr.com/techteachers

Show 22: Direct Download Links

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Show 22

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Show Notes for Podcast #22:

• Hollye bought a Canon A620 digital camera on newegg (http://www.newegg.com/)

• del.icio.us… http://del.icio.us/

• Flickr photo sharing: http://www.flickr.com/

• Yahoo’s konfabulator: http://widgets.yahoo.com/

• Foxylicious… http://dietrich.ganx4.com/foxylicious/

• Firefox Web Browser: http://getfirefoxnow.com/

• Fasterfox Extension for Firefox: (Ray later noticed that this caused Firefox stability issues on one of his machines). http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/

• Read more about the Firefox Extension “Blog This” at http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=152

• NoScript Extension: (Ray loves this one, and he has installed it on other people’s machines as extra security).

• TWIT’s del.icio.us website: http://del.icio.us/twit

• Security Now Podcast: http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm

• Yahoo Desktop Search: http://desktop.yahoo.com/

• Google Desktop Search: http://desktop.google.com/

• Frappr: http://www.frappr.com/

• Tech Teachers Frappr Map: http://www.frappr.com/techteachers

• Civilization IV Videogame
  

XBOX 360 being held back at local Wal-Mart

I now have an xbox 360 (core system) which I purchased today in Lewistown, PA . When I bought it, there were 2 other ones behind the counter. After a manager discovered this, they told the clerks that they were not supposed to be selling those. The clerk responded with "Why not, there is a whole stack in the back?", the manager then said they weren't supposed to sell them until January - something about them being dated for sale then. The other two units they had were then taken away by the manager.

Why? Is this coming from Microsoft or the local Walmart? Anyone else come across units being held back at local retailers?

Thanks,
Ray