Friday, December 29, 2006

ausTech news - Episode 33: XMAS-LATENESS

Episode 33: XMAS-LATENESS

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Shownotes:

Photoshop CS3 Beta - and its new features
Go the betazor! - some nice new tools..


2006 Products Of The Year
Listen to see as we realise this is just for hosting devices - haha


Azureus Partners with the BBC to Sell TV Shows
Woot, more movies


Nintendo Wii offering free replacement straps
A bit blown up, but at leasty ol' ninty responded



News at Seven - automatically, and with HL2 engine
Is it really automatic though?




This weeks tip:
Can't believe we havn't mentioned this earlier. Deviantart is a large collection of artists showing off their work. This includes skins for popular programs, and desktop backgrounds. Give it a look, or put your own work up there!

Video of the week:
Wii-mote controlled remote car
Vroom vroom!


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Have a good Christmas!



ho ho ho

Friday, December 22, 2006

podcast Delay

Apologies for no podcast yet - We've had Shaun sick as anything, and up until just yesterday i was flat out finishing the battlefield 2 finals video.

That is at:
this place right here!

If we get time before christmas, we will chime in with a quick podcast, but getting it in early - merry christmas to everyone

Friday, December 15, 2006

ausTech news - Episode 32: CYBER GANGS

You can download it right away here
(50:19, 23meg)

This week on Aus Tech News:
World’s fastest wireless link

Marooned Super Lions
Firefox 3.0 Alpha
LCD price fixing
Why Do Computers Take So Long to Boot Up?



Tip of the week:
http://www.whatthefont.com
Check it out! its a great site that lets you upload a image of a logo or passage of text, and using that it will tell you what font that it uses! You can also search for fonts based on keywords/themes - great for getting a christmas or wedding style font!

Video of the week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRFzcvCtYKM
Waking a drunk friend - firecracker style

Friday, December 08, 2006

ausTech news - Episode 31: Optimus dooomed!

Episode 31: Optimus - dooomed

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Shownotes:

The Optimus 103 keyboard is doomed!
Its a sad demise...


Top 10 Complaints About The PS3 and Wii!
Well, the PS3 link , and the Wii link


Kevin Rose confirms iPhone?
We have a big chat about it as well



Engadgets christmas guide
Its a good read - guides for both him and her!


This weeks tip:

This is a great resource to set up port forwarding on your Computer. Often you will need this when playing a new game multiplayer, or install an application which uses the internet. This makes the whole process real easy
http://www.portforward.com

Video of the week:

Disguising telephone poles no, don't yawn - this is a clever and neat way to hide those ugly telephone poles you see out and about
Currently youtoube has the record for most times in a row linked to for this part..


Brett - scary mary Mary poppins. now available in trailer sized and with a horror theme. Short and creepy



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Enjoy the wii launch!

Friday, December 01, 2006

ausTech news - Episode 30: reeltime

Episode 30: reeltime

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Shownotes:

GameStop employees allegedly fake PS3 theft
whatta-croc?


Microsoft Windows Comes Of Age - Happy 21st Birthday!
congratulations to microsoft


ReelTime to offer permanent movie downloads
See for yourself


The Truth About Digital Cameras
time to prove things once and for all


Zune "is a Complete, Humiliating Failure."
Consumerist, anyone?

Nokia PR stunt backfires
Go nokia!

Star Wars Kid video heads for the dark side
Stats malarky

2005 ps3 vs actual released ps3 pics
See how the console has been changed to meet its launch


This weeks tip:
Practice guitar hero goodness on your pc!
http://www.gametab.com/news/751736/

Even features the mighty tenacious D..


Video of the week:
Steve, are you with me?
Ever wonder what it is like to do sharp high G turns in a fighter? Well lets watch Steve. They are doing around 6-8 Gs.



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Fo-schnizzle!