Korean Bulgogi House

Mark & Wes, in Concord, CA at The Bulgogi House.

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What is tthe maximum length of a domain name?, HD Camcorders, Bill is not really retiring, Steve looked ill so is he leaving Apple?, Gates did Quality Control for Microsoft Products, remember Jaz Drives?, Sleep Texting?

Sites of Interest:

• http://www.yelp.com/biz/korean-bulgogi-house-concord - The restaurant where we are slurping.
  
• http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/ - The longest domain name with lists of the longest stuff.
  
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7475986.stm - Internet overhaul wins approval.
  
• http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=873516 - DXG-567V HD Camcorder that looks good to Wes.
  
• http://www.preferredphoto.com/viewproduct.aspx?ID=9947764 - Mark's "$100" Kodak camera; sometimes it is that cheap. Works with AA batteries, but you MUST get Ni-MH rechargeable AA's, not alkalines!
  
• http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141821.asp - Typical Bill Gates email in which he tries to view Microsoft products as an ordinary user.
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/jobs-hid-cancer-for-nine-months-before-seeking-treatment-damn/ - Steve Jobs hid his cancer.
  
• http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00549 - Use SATA drive as swappable externals.
  
• http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9098418 - The end of Windows XP.
  
• http://www.watsoncard.com/ - Modern version of the old Watson telephony cards/
  
• http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/425382 - Sleep Texting.
  
  

The SlurpCast Network!

Mark & Wes, in Lafayette, California at Swad Indian Restaurant.
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In this show, we talk about Boost Mobile, Meet Sense, Get Drop Box, Bright Kite, Gspace, Mesh, Drop.io, NullSoft, Mark and Wes should swear more than we do, MySapce is due for a face-lift, possibly never have an iPhone to be used as a Modem, instead of 'bricking your phone, how about Graham Crackering your phone?, Apple probably takes a loss on new products when first introduced, Sprint Instinct, The Zivio Cell Phone BlueTooth HeadSet with a true microphone in front of your mouth.
Sites of Interest:

• http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9962810-12.html - CitySense, an urban navigation product.
  
• http://www.brightkite.com/ -Location-based social networking. Email Mark for an invite code.
  
• http://www.getdropbox.com/ - Keeps sets of files synchronized between multiple PC's/Macs, and backed up on the web.
  
• http://www.mesh.com/ - Microsoft beta test system similar to getdropbox.
  
• http://drop.io/ -Yet another site for sharing files with other users.
  
• https://www.vpn.net/ -Easily set up a virtual private network between your machines.
  
• https://secure.logmein.com/ -Remotely control your computers - like GoToMyPC, but free!
  
• http://www.nullsoft.com/ -Subsidiary of AOL that produces Winamp, SHOUTCast, and other products.
  
• http://www.bebo.com/ -Yet another social media network.
  
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo -Noah Day by Day
  
• http://www.myspace.com/carlycomando - Pianist who composed/performed the music for Noah's video.
  
• http://us.kensington.com/html/15462.html - Small rechargeable battery pack that plugs directly into iPhones and iPods.
  
• http://www.palluxo.com/2008/06/21/samsung-instinct-with-haptic-feedback-yes-it-is-iphone-killer/ -Is this the iPhone killer? Not really.
  
• http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0/releasenotes/ -What's new in Firefox Release 3.
  
• http://www.getgspace.com/ - Turns the 2GB of your Gmail account into free online storage.
  
• http://www.joby.com/products/zivio/ -Vaporware bluetooth headset with microphone that pulls out to be next to your mouth.
  
• http://avanalysis.com/audiotests.html - Series of recordings demonstrating the microphones in several models of bluetooth headsets under various noise conditions.

His name is Sammy

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Mark, Wes & Sammy, in Lafayette, California at Swad Indian Restaurant.
The group talks a bit about (bullshit) Energy Drinks, Microencapsulated Drugs, Scratch n' Sniff, Smell-o-Vision, Cut a steak with a MacBook Air, Netflix Player by Roku, "Do you know who I am?", Linux on your cell phone, Astound Me, Billboards that gather stats about who's looking at them, Mark's feedback on the new iPhone, Mark gives out the answer to the first challenge, The Perverted Captain Crunch Dream, Subvert and Profit,

Second contest is still open. How does Sly Dial work? Listen to previous show (2008_06_05) to win. Answer given out in next show.

Sites of Interest:

• http://www.retrofuture.com/smell-o-vision.html - Scratch-and-sniff cards once used in movie theatres.
  


• http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone - What happens if you stick an iPhone in a blender?
  
  
• http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/ - Play Netflix on-demand videos on your TV set.
  
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/motorola-slashing-20-of-its-research-division/ - Motorola cutting back it's research division.


• http://www.astound.net -Bay Area alternate cable TV/Internet provider.
  


• http://thegadgetsite.blogspot.com/2008/06/gigabyte-m528-mid-750-due-out-in-late.html - Interesting new UMPC.
  
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/04/billboards-with-facial-recognition-software-trickling-out - Billboards with cameras watching you watching them.
  


• http://reviews.cnet.com/keyboards/celluon-laserkey-cl800bt/4505-3134_7-31645178.html - Laserkey draws a virtual keyboard on a table.
  
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/glass-keyboard-concept-opts-for-cameras-instead-of-keys/ - Experimental keyboard design made of glass.
  
  
• http://www.apple.com/iphone/ - iPhone 3G.
  
  
• http://www.gimp.org/ - Like Photoshop, but free!
  
  
• http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/ - Like Visio, but free!
  


• http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/ - Freeware to make sure all your Windows device drivers are up to date.
  
  
• http://www.shavlik.com/ - Software to manage Windows security updates, mainly for corporations.
  
  
• http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9965215-12.html - Universal printer driver for travelers.
  
  
• http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/09/handlink_wi_fi/ - Coin-operated Wi-Fi base-station.
  


• http://www.subvertandprofit.com/ - Make the big bucks by helping websites cheat.
  

No Links in our Dinners!

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Mark & Wes back in Lafayette, California at Bo's Barbecue. Starbucks offers free wi-fi now, Jott has new features, Elephant Beetle's need love too, Mark talks about one of his first GPS units, a Garmin Street Pilot, Roku's NetFlix Player, interesting views from Mark about current state of technology advancements, now you'll know how the GPS system works.

Win a Cap'n Crunch whistle by answering Mark's interesting new challenge. Also there is one week left to answer the challenge from last week.

Sites of Interest:

• http://www.starbucks.com/retail/wireless.asp - Free wifi at Starbucks after registering a Starbucks Card
  
• http://www.customguide.com - Free two-sided cheat sheets for many software products.
  
• http://jott.com/jott/feeds.html - Listen to your RSS feeds
  
• http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/05/fiveinch-elephant-be.html - Five-inch elephant beetle in search of mating partner
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/05/philips-introducing-52-inch-1080p-3d-display/ - Philips introducing 52-inch 1080p 3D display
  
• http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/05/telson-umpc-prototype-does-3d-without-the-goggles/ - Telson handheld does 3D gaming without the goggles
  
• http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/05/antienergy-drink.html - Anti-energy drinks
  
• http://www.timebridge.com/home.php - Personal Scheduling Assistant
  
• http://www.gasbuddy.com/ - Find the cheapest gas station in your area
  
• http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx - Another site for finding the cheapest gas