Wednesday, May 31, 2006

AusTech news - episode 6: Intarweb!

Episode 6: Intarwebs!

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews

to download it directly (37:40, 15.0mb), click here

Shownotes:

- Aussie search engine guy wows google
Link to source

- macbook lightsaber
Link to source and a video of it in action

- Videotable rocks your world
Link to source

- Internet plans
We talk about what our current internet plans are and why, and what to look for when shopping around for a new ISP to buy your internet.

- Myspace extortion
Link to source

- Talk about Headphones again
- PSP Modchip is in development!

Also don't forget...

Star wars kid
Link to video on youtube and also a link to clone videos which are hilarious also


This weeks tip - Use speed fan to make your PC more silent
Link to speedfan's website
Its a small download, nice and easy to run and is safe to use


Don't forget the email address at austechnews@gmail.com email address , I think we will become antique before we get an email to read out at this rate! so fire one off and be the first.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

AusTech news - episode 5: Headphones

Episode 5: Headphones

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by clicking on the feed link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews

to download it directly (37:53, 15.1mb), click here

note - I'm not sure if this episode plays too fast? will check soon..

Shownotes:
- Brett's Battlefield 2 community video
http://www.own-age.com/vids/video.aspx?id=8101
(click to download is on the bottom right)

- Macbook is unveiled
- Shaveeverywhere.com
- E3 Wrapup
- Playstation 3 conspiracy!?
- We both talk about sound and headphones
- The World’s First Hard Drive

This weeks tip - transform your desktop into Windows Vista!
if your running windows xp and would like most of the niceness that is windows Vista, check this link out:
Link on cybertechnews.com
It has screenshots and a file you can download to make your xp have that sexy vista look.


Don't forget thea email address at austechnews@gmail.com email address , We havn't had any yet and would like to read some on the air! Come on - give it a go :P

Sunday, May 14, 2006

AusTech news - Fourth episode: E3 Edition

Fourth podcast now, its E3 time baby! Lots of goings on at the moment, and im sure more will be happening in the next few days.
Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by clicking on the feed link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews

to download it directly (40:42, 18.6mb), click here

Shownotes:
- E3 Conference

- o Rly Virus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_RLY

- PSP Scene
talking about Snes v.4 and IR shell 1.5

- Ageia physics cards start coming out in australia
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=816&cid=2

Remember that we have a email address at austechnews@gmail.com , If you get time fire off and email or question, and we will most likely read it on the air and talk about it.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

AusTech news - third episode: Return of the Shaun

Time for the second podcast, lets hope things get smoother and more rapid after this one!
Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by clicking on the feed link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews

to download it directly (47:19, 21.6mb), click here

Shownotes:
- John howard chimes in

- Super Nintendo overclocking guide
http://www.99-gtp.com/ucm/snesoc.htm

- Macs May No Longer Be Immune to Viruses
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/01/0359225&from=rss

- Playstation 3 at GDC
http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/772/772044/vid_1481002.html

- Battlefield 2 1.3 patch coming soon
Link to official announcement on EA's Site

- CSS with HDR - is it really worth it?

End note - Saving Google Video files as a .avi http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/download-google-videos-as-avi-files.html

A useful link to check out to be able to save GoogleVideo's files as avis - no downloading of any programs needed!