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Ben’s Tech Show – #57 – Aug, 23, 2009

Ben Straw — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:40:05 +0000

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Ben’s Tech Show #42 – Chop Liver

Ben Straw — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:08:52 +0000

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Comcast a YAY
Back on Ustream.tv thinking about talkshoe.com

Strait up news

Apple no Netbook but iPhone
Mac switcher ads
ATT gearing for PRE
Taser Sues Second Life
Slammer Bay
The AskJeeves is back

Break Image

Yahoo killing Geocities
Windows 7 RC to be released publicly on May 5
Ubuntu 9.04 now available
Star Trek Spork
Zip Up Tangles
Game Boy Timeline
App: Tweetie
Video: Retro Hardware Orchestra
Video: Pac-Man Runs Amok

Ben’s Tech Show #41 – MMM Boop Tech

Ben Straw — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:50:33 +0000

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IT pros spot porn on 70% of laptops
Best buy strikes again
Killed by Laptop
Mac Air + Plane = WOW
Fotografix a free Photoshop Alternative
OS TATTOOS
Twittering Chair
NASCAR Dale Jr. GPS
99 ways to make your computer faster

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Record Skype On Windows Or Mac

Ben Straw — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:42:47 +0000

Being a Podcaster and publisher of audio content, recording my guests and interviews can be a big challenge. Recording skype on windows (mainly Vista 64 bit) is not fun at all, with a LONG list of programs that do so many different things and some programs require you to jump through hoops (uninstall, reinstall, install this, install that). Macs users have it a little easier and less hassle. The list below are links and a little run down for Free and Payed applications to record skype.

Mac

Übercaster
Ubercaster is a all in one production suite for podcasting. It lets a podcaster prepare, record, cut and release your show. With its Native Skype panel that records Skype conversations. This is due to the fact that Ubercaster uses the official Skype API to communicate with the popular chat application, and that is what makes it the best. ($79.99)

Audio Hijack Pro
*Editors Pick* Record from applications like iTunes, Skype, Firefox, even hardware like Microphones, mixers and other sound cards. Audio Hijack Pro is as easy as a selecting the application and clicking Hijack. ($32)

Call Recorder
Call Recorder is an add-on for Skype which automatically transforms your audio to ACC or MP3 and can also transform Skype video calls into QuickTime movies. ($14.95)

GarageBand
It’s a great application to use for creating your own music or the almighty podcast. ($79.99) Using LineIn (Free) and Soundflower (Also Free) and a little workaround you can get GarageBand to record skype.

WireTap Studio
Using WireTap Studio, you can record the discrete audio output of any application, as well as all system audio, or record audio input from any microphone, line-in, or audio input hardware. WireTap Studio also boasts full Audio Unit effects support, for adding professional quality effects to your audio. ($69)

Windows

Virtual Audio Cable
*Editors Pick* Not a well known Program, and a very good one at that. What you can do is take a USB Microphone or microphone input, and the Sound cards “Sound Mixer” and pipe it to a Virtual audio cable and record the Vcable in your favorite recording program. The down side you have to open two of these programs and if you are using Microsoft Vista 64 bit you want to run this application in “Test Mode” but its well worth it. ($30- Free to try).

Hot Recorder
This program has High rave reviews looking it over it gets an “A” for ease if use “F” for the creators bad taste in IFrame Image pane website. ($14.95)

i-Sound
Also a nice program that has a good Voice-Activation (VOX) system that automatically monitors the input source and activates streaming recording when the input volume reaches a specified level. and one thing most can is record MIDI. ($29.95)

Pamela
Pamela isn’t really a recorder but a answering machine, to tell you the truth I never cared for Pamela. it was a little hard to setup. All I can say is… toyed with it, and didn’t like it. (€19,95)

PowerGramo skype recorder
PowerGramo skype recorder, I can say looks like a bad translated program… but has some good features that most don’t. Memo/Note while recording a call (Very good to note if someone drope the F bomb and what to note the time), Logs skype chat messages together with voices, and mix music with callers during a skype call. ($14.95 Basic, $44.95 Enterprise)

PrettyMay Call Recorder
This application is almost a spitting image of Pamela and with her, I had the same feeling. one nice feature is the ability to record chat and multi-chat history, I dont know how many times I forgot a link to throw into the show notes. (Free 15min, $24.95 Pro)

Skylook and CallBurner
Both the highest priced windows skype software. Skylook is a allinone app with including a answering machine($100). Callburner is just a skype recorder with out any bells or whistles($50) . Most wouldn’t think twice about buying this software.

MX Skype Recorder
MX Skype Recorder is one of the most popular and most basic recorders around. One nice feature is the ability to record conversations in either single or dual audio track (one channel for input (Guest), other for output (Yourself)). The Pro version allows you to record Google Talk, Y! Messenger and other VOIP Applations. Starting at $14.95 for the Basic and $24.95 for Pro.

Skype Recorder – Skype Recorder created by Extralabs Software was one of my favorites it recorded a nice skype call. On vista 64 it does have some problems reliability is one when testing it wouldn’t always allow you to record. ($18.95 Single user)

Skype Call Recorder – During my test I was unable to use due to a .Net runtime error that I couldn’t get fixed But you get what you pay for… mmm oh wait its FREE

Ben’s Tech Show # 35 – Ustream Or Not?

Ben Straw — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:12:38 +0000

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New iPod shuffle (Link 2) (Link 3)
Apple Netbook tablet?
iTunes Gift Card Key System Cracked, Exploited
The Woz proves we geek types need to stay off the dance floor and not dance like a tella tubby
Microsoft launches a WHAT? Cooling base?
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile App store details
Palin Email Hacker Faces Three New Charges
“What is PIFTS.exe?”
Bye Bye K-Rock Hello 92.3 Now FM

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http://i.gizmodo.com/5167098/the-best-email-i-got-today
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/circuit-city-no-more-best-buy-visits

Man files $1 million lawsuit against US Airways for lost Xbox 360
Topps releases mind-bending webcam hologram baseball cards
Firefox 3.1 beta 3
State of Colorado Calls Firefox Insecure, IE6 Safe
Seagate and AMD showing off SATA 3.0 and 6Gbps hard drives
Cricket Builds Worlds largest Cell Phone
Audio watermarks let the MPAA know where a recording was taken, but not by whom
Compact Disc Turns 30
The Reason Why Terminators Transport Naked
Aviary acquires web-based audio editor DigiMix
Openwith.org finds free programs to open unknown file types

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Ben’s Tech Show #31 – New Site

Ben Straw — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:26:58 +0000

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New Website YAY Benstechshow.com
Survey says that 80% of torrents on pirate the bay are legal
Comcast to bump majority of network to faster minimum download and upload speeds
Chinese boy killed when chair explodes
More than 1 billion sold at Circuit City fire sales/
One Google search uses over 1000 computers
OMG! Did Google Earth find Atlantis?

Break

Public Windows 7 release candidate coming in Apr 10th?
New Mac Mini Caught on video
Adobe Acrobat reader Vulnerability affects the Mac
6 very stupid things to do if youve just stolen a laptop

Tim’s pick – Adeona
Craigslist reader makes searching craiglis even more simple
Mike’s Image – See though Mac Book

Ben’s Tech Show #28 – Skip to the lue

Ben Straw — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:19:47 +0000

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Is Sega planning a return to the console market?
Intel is shooting for PlayStation 4, but has it scored?
Nvidia to try its hand at x86 chips, then gets its pants sued off
What was in that AT&T iPhone carrier update?
Major networks to keep analog signals on until June 12, DTV Coupon program might get more funds
UK spends billions on high-tech IDs, forgets to buy card readers
Rumor: pricing for the Windows 7 editions
Communications Workers of America authorizes strike of 20,000 AT&T workers, could happen soon
Return and burn: Fake ‘PS2′ systems retailers took for real
Four Security Updates Due From Microsoft Next Week
Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0.6, fixes critical issue
Microsoft Changes Windows 7 UAC Due to New Exploit Code
Japanese company sells USB stick with built-in “Post-it” pad
Time Crisis for the iPhone looks shooty
Creepy ‘Hug Me Pillow’ is on sale!

Ben’s Tech Show #26

Ben Straw — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:38:39 +0000

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Google’s Bad Sites
Google Helps Swiss Find Weed
Another DTV Bill
ISP’s disconnect repeat p2p users
New JPEG
Samsungs 4GB chip promises 32GB
Sonys very low 4th quarter profit

Brake: Geek Cred

MP3 player back in US hands
Google helps bittorrent users with M-lab
Review Cigarette lighter camera
Obama Worm
Out of cycle windows patch
Release Windows 7 now
Yahoo Briefcase is finally gone

Game News

New Starcraft 2 screenshots
3 New NFS games from EA
New Batman Game this year

Software

Onecare online
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MRT – Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool

Ben Straw — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:06:46 +0000

Not a lot of people know about this sort of tool, Microsoft is farly new to the spyware, malware, virus, and worm game even though they do make the OS.

In the past and present other company’s have made free (my favorite kind) and payed tools, all have ups and downs and some dont work at all I.E. AV 2009.

Back in 2005 Microsoft created its own spyware killer called “Windows Defender” along with “Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool”, Both came to the tech world with BIG criticism, most where saying “WHY?” I also said the same thing a time or two. Now 4 years into the game Microsoft has improved there Software and Services (yes that includes Vista) one is the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT), which is updated once a month using Windows Update or Automatic Updates.

Once you update the computer it is ran after the restart… Well Mine Doesn’t! DAMN XP.
After listening to Security Now With Steve Gibson, I learned about the MRT and how to use it, when ever you want.

MRT lives in the Windows System32 directory under the name MRT.exe.

Simply goto “Start” “Run” and type “MRT” (or type “mrt” on the command line) and there you go.

MRT has three options Quick Scan, Full Scan, and Custom Scan. After the system restarts it runs a quick scan, BUT as all techs know a Full Scan is better.
If you want to view the log from the resulting scan then enter

%WinDir%\Debug\mrt.log

in the Run… dialog. This should open it (the log) in a standard text format.
As you may have found out, this cool tool by Microsoft is a good tool to put in any Tech’s Bag of tricks.

Ben’s Tech Show #20 – Recorded on Windows 7

Ben Straw — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:33:23 +0000

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Windows 7 Beta 1
7 requirements
Where can I get a product key for Windows 7?
Patch Tuesday List
Sony intros 8in notebook-not-netbook
Dell Mini 10 Has a 10-inch 720p Screen, TV Tuner
Dell Closes Ireland Plant; 2nd Largest Employer
HP’s USB 2.0 Docking Station
IOGEAR’s Wireless USB Audio / Video Kit
Chrome 2.0 Prebeta Preview
Google’s New Favicon (Again)
Android goes Skype, iPhone to follow soon
Samsung’s Touchscreen uVending Machine
Very Sweet Swiss Army Knife
ZPower’s 40% Better Silver-Zinc Batteries Coming in Laptops This Year
World’s First Portable Blu-ray Player by Panasonic
6-Year-Old Takes GTA Driving Experience to the Real World
Smiling USB Hub Tries to Brighten Up Your Day

Video Games

Atari dates Ghostbusters video game

Software Of the Week

FlashGet
Set up a DIY cloud OS on your LAN with eyeOS MiniServer
DivX rolls out DivX 7
Limewire 5 beta released

Website Of the Week

LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com
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