DL.TV

episode 17 (1x17)

Air date: Nov 29, 2005

# Pong turns 34 today--we'd like to wish the venerable video game pioneer a happy birthday. # Did you go to the store last week, just to find every Xbox 360 sold out? Here's your chance at redemption: grab one of a huge shipment of Xbox 360s that hit stores this week. # Open Office 12 not so open, according to this report. Wait, does this mean the name is just for marketing purposes?? # The next Mac Mini will gun for Tivo, and XP Media Center, according to ThinkSecret. June 2006 release anybody? # Firebox 1.5 is released (at least to the mirror sites). Find out what's new, and what they recycled from the browser parts bin. # Yahoo's Konfabulator 2.1.1 is now free! Confused by the name? Click here to find out what it does. # VLC Media Player earns the distinguished title of "swiss army knife of video players." And yes, it's free, GPL licensed, and works on almost any platform. # Viewer Question: Hey fellas, will I notice an increase in performance if I go from 512MB to 2GB of RAM? I do a lot of 2D and 3D editing, as well as gaming. # Break out the textbooks and fill your kegs, because it's time for BitTorrent 101! First lecture: how to set up a BitTorrent server, with Ron Gorodetzky, Director of Technology at Revision 3. # Our crack team of technical analysts tackle smore of your tough viewer questions.