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Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron

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I sincerely apologize for the lateness of this episode. Several unforseen technical issues, including a hard drive crash and an FTP failure, plus my monthly week in Canada taping Call for Help, delayed the editing. I'm also still learning how best to mix these tracks. It's getting easier every time as I learn my way around Adobe Audition.

I can't promise it won't happen again but I can promise we'll continue to record on schedule and I'll do my best to get it out as quickly as I can thereafter.

Unfortunately we're having serious issues with the web site right now, so you'll have to get your copy from one of the mirrors (bless you Dan & company - we really appreciate the help in this emergency) or Our Media.

In this Episode:

Topics:

• Windows Updates - should they be daily or monthly?
• Burning in Gaming Machines
• To Update or Not to Update Drivers
• OEM bloatware on Windows machines
• Backing up to network drives
• Patrick recommends Server Elements open source NAS
• Leo says don't buy Iomega's BOSS
• Using Gmail to backup your files
• Is OS X for Intel on the warez sites?
• The merits of live CDs like Knoppix
• The FCC advances the move to digital broadcast TV to 2006
• The TWiTs debate digital TV
• The best way to get HD
• Kevin admits to watching women's tennis
• Robert says NASCAR in HD is the way to go
• Leo says life sucks
• AMD Quadcore chips are on the way
• The limitations of multi-processor systems
• The end of the processor clock speed race
• Robert admits to building a Prescott-based system, it's fast... and hot: 75° C
• Processors will get faster, but we're in a transition period
• Sony hard drive add-on for PS/3 will come with Linux
• ATI Crossfire vs. SLI
• The benefits of nVidea's SLI dual card gaming
• The 1080p format
• Patrick and Leo ask Robert for TV buying advice
• Robert likes the Sharp 45-inch Aquos, but plasma is better for video
• Wait until the end of the year to buy
• 37-inch LCDs with 1080p resolution for under $2000 should appear soon
• Thanks to Textamerica for The TechTV-On This Date moblog
• Patrick is sticking with CRT displays
• Winbook's new HD LCD has some problems but it's very affordable
• LCD TVs are poised to replace CRT and rear-projection at the low end
• DVD Decrypter ceases and desists
• Kevin prefers DVD Shrink and it's not dead yet
• Was it because Decrypter broke Sony's copy protection?
• Canada is about to go down the DMCA road
• Cory Doctorow says WIPO's membership is the problem
• Patrick defends copy protection but says theonline music store experience stinks
• Kevin and Leo love JHymn for iTunes Music Store decryption
• Kevin will print the Free Leo Bumper Stickers
• Robert's off to play Battlefield 2
• Kevin's newest SYSTM is out: learn how to build your own Myth DVR using KnoppMyth
• HD3000 brings HDTV to Myth
• Leo loves Knoppix MAME
• Patrick plugs ExtremeIpod.com - enter the contest for free music
• Drupal throttling and moving to a new server (any day now)
• Patrick plays pitchman
• We're working on non-Paypal options to contribute (maybe Google?)
• Patrick's Box o' Crap is looking good, we'll announce winners soon. Honest.

Episode 10 will be out in the next 24 hours, which means there's going to be a traffic jam on the site. Please be patient, use BitTorrent if you can, and watch for a couple of big distribution deal announcements this week to ease your pain. It's getting better all the time.