Podcast: [Mirror]

(40 minutes)

Show #39 notes:

Mike Tech Show Sponsors –

• nitrosecurity
• GoToMeeting

Podcast Links –

• logmein
• Aida32
• Conglomorate.com
• iBall
• iH5 Clock Radio
• Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro
• Desktop USB-powered Drumming Santa
• USB Geek Wireless Optical Liquid Mouse
• Notebook AC/DC Power Adapter
• PocketHub Media Center
• PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier
• Power Strip Liberator
• USB Flex Light
• Cyberguys
• Brookstone
• ThinkGeek
• The Gadgeteer
• USB Geek
• newegg

Independent Music –

• Splinter – Long Way To Go

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Check out the following:
if it’s tech, it’s here.

The TechPodcasts.com Live Roundtable event Audio and Video as recorded during the 11/19/05 event. Guests: Doug Kaye from ITConversations and Mark McCrery from Podtrac. Get it [here]

Find out what happened on some of our member shows last week. Get it [here]

Here is a special piece from Friends in Tech members expressing what we are each thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Department of Agriculture’s Web page on buying and cooling your turkey. Go [here]

From Sean –

• Tech-Recipes – a computer cookbook.
• uTorrent – BiTorrent client for Windows.
• NcFTP – set of free application programs implementing the File Transfer Protocol.
• IrfanView – fast small graphic viewer for Windows.
• GnuWin32 – Unix utilities for Windows.
• R Project – Free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

From Kahn – I found some freewares to convert AVI to DVD. One of your listener wanted to convert AVI to DVD:

• Avi2DVD – Avi2Dvd is a all in one tool that converts avi/mkv/ogm with few clicks in a vcd/svcd/dvd. Avi2dvd uses only freeware tools and can handle varius freeware enconders (QuEnc/FreeEnc/NuEnc) or CCE. PAL to NTSC, NTSC to PAL, switchable subtitles, basic menu and more.
• DIKO – D.I.K.O. is a one click AVI/ DivX/ XVid/ DVD to DVD conversion tool. It works with many other softwares to achieve the best quality and efficiency possible in this conversion.
• DVDtoSVCD – All-In-One DVD to DVD/SVCD/VCD and AVI/DivX/XviD to DVD/SVCD/VCD tool. Requires Cinema Craft Encoder or TMPGEnc or Procoder or QuEnc encoder(free).
• The FIlmMachine – All In One AVI,MP4 to DVD/(S)VCD conversion utility. Supports DVD subtitles(both permanent and selectable). NTSC to PAL and PAL to NTSC conversion. It also supports standalone encoders like CinemaCraft Encoder SP and Canopus Procoder.

Get a head start on playing with the new version of Firefox in portable form. This Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB stick. Get it [here]

Podcast: [Mirror]

(45 minutes)

Show #38 notes:

Mike Tech Show Sponsors –

• nitrosecurity
• GoToMeeting

Podcast Links –

• Azureus
• Brian’s BitTorrent FAQ and Guide
• Autoit
• SciTe
• RefDesk
• YouSendIt
• Cyburai Systems
• Synergy
• Blue Current Multimedia
• Mike Tech Show Archives
• System Mechanic

Independent Music –

• Anne Davis – Where The Roads Cross

GoToMeeting is the easiest and most affordable way to conduct online meetings with coworkers and clients without ever leaving your desk. Give on-the-fly or scheduled presentations, conduct product demos, collaborate on projects and more in real time with just a PC and an Internet connection. Best of all, you can meet as much as you want for as long as you want for one low flat rate. To receive your special FREE TRIAL, just visit www.gotomeeting.com/techroundtable

Publisher’s Description –
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. Get it [here]

This new version was released a couple of days ago. I use this program all the time to mount ISO images as a virtual drive. Their servers are getting crushed since they released the new version. You can download it [here]