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episode 151 (1x151)

: 27, 2007

Your favorite net metering and bandwidth monitoring tools? You suggested DU Meter, $19.95 and NetMeter. They're mucho similar, and either one will give you an alarm before you exceed your monthly bandwidth allocation! • Robert's in love with the latest update for the PS3, which includes Folding@Home... it's not just a gaming console and a fine Blu-ray player, it's a tool to better humanity's lot by fighting disease. Seriously. It's all about protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases. And some other improvements to the PS3 we'll talk about later. (Those deets are on the PS3 v1.6 update page • DL.TV Folding@Home Team ID #: 57391. Care to join Robert in his our futile effort to catch up to HardOCP's incredible Folding@Home effort? You can track us on the DL.TV Folding@Home Stats Page... better yet, use that ID, 57391 and join us! • Is a Core 2 Duo e6600 based PC enough to play back Blu-ray and HD DVD disks? We think so, Quincy. Just remember that you'll need Blu-ray and HD DVD drives. They're a tad pricey right now. (You'll need playback software, too!) • Finding Robert's Geiger Counter Ringtone... Jose has a great site, FindSounds.com, for finding any kind 'o sound. • "My child's been downloading a lot of movies... on P2P 'n torrent sites..." how much trouble is "Sleepless in the US" really in if the MPAA comes a knocking? Well, it depends SITUS, on how many movies he's left uploading for days on your home PC. NEWS • FCC Launches Inquiry into ISPs to see if they're "restricting access to websites, favoring some sites over others, and if consumers are being affected. • Sprint Exec Announces WiMAX is "the mobile Internet" promises 19 cities by April, 2008. • AT&T and Napster Ink Music Deal. Deal starts April 1st... guess that rumored $9.95 per month price point doesn't exist. • The Onion Launches Online Video Project: The Onion News Network Should the Daily Show be worried? It's two clips a week on iTunes... for now. • YouTube A