DL.TV

episode 102 (1x102)

Air date: Oct 10, 2006

Robert, Roger, Jim and our party at DigitalLife... • Robert's in NYC setting up for the DigitalLife Event... Roger Chang and Jim Louderback are guest hosting. • We're throwing a party in NYC Saturday October 14th... Do us a favor and register on our Upcoming.org page so we can get a head count on who's going, please! (And thank you!) • Yes, adult bevvies will be available (free!), and, yes, we will be checking IDs. • The party is free, and you can get free tickets for the DigitalLife Event if you email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com with "Free DigitalLife Tickets" in the subject. Stuff • What cables can carry 1080p video? Robert's got an answer for Rob. • Jim demos the best tools for making tight coax connections (Better signal = better video from your cable or satllite box!) • Jim owns a ridiculous number of TiVo boxes. • More WiFi Booster Goodness (Lukas asks what if your WAP doesn't have an external antenna? Shane wonders if it'll work at both ends? And what's up w/ that glue stick, Patrick?) • Your first two reccos on ways to send huge files! (And a comment from at least one viewer, Matt, that isn't too thrilled with the most popular hosting site the DL.TV crew suggestion...) • Anthony's looking for a cheap way to get Photoshop like tools (Photoshop CS retails for $699.) without stealing 'em off the net. We say try Photoshop Elements, The GIMP and Paint.net. BTW, if you havent seen Bert Monroy's work, check it out! (He's got a new instructional series at Revision3, PixelPerfect, that's pretty cool, too.) • Chad wants us to poll the DL.TV audience on every episode. Let's give it a shot. How about an external hard disk enclosure that sleeps the drive when its inactive? All the OS X users in the studio said "Get a Mac." Got a recco for Chad? Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com NEWS • Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion There's some partying going on in San Mateo! • North Korea Tests Nuclear Weapon. Scientists debate if it was a rea