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" This episode of -- so it's sponsored by. Different by choice. Domain dot com. And go global mobile Internet how well. Coming up on today's show happen on vacation and Garnett got thin HT PC or Xbox 360 which is the better media PC. Rim should be better right so why forty gigabytes of ram insulin and the gigabytes. Also your digital camera questions are answered we collect all your questions about digital cameras great and small. And -- that fiddle camp expert -- on the job of answering them. We've got answers those questions and a whole lot more pick up your shoes crack open a cold one and -- in an announcement that Aztec so let's -- Now. Yeah welcome to take so I'm Veronica Belmont."

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" You know what I'm -- of course at least it kind of gone back and put people excited about it at first but then it sort of cooled off I think people oh you just do the same things over. You get to be a bad -- site that's. Hoping to do over and over and I'm -- I think it's cool and a story donors menopause story if your Isp forwards me you can dig the story."

" I didn't get to go you can I had zombie make up for a different -- On yesterday and got when the ticket off there was like gasoline all stuck in my hair that wouldn't get stuck to my -- and it's the whole night. I can imagine doing to increase our hour's worth and we come -- any sense but it would have been hilarious. So I had to get all that stuff out did you know that cornstarch is really gonna getting -- clean out your hair. Aren't parents just kind of marketed to the hair and champagne in the public -- searching your hands standard in the paper machine we've all the an old person and like a Broadway play you know the public stuff from the -- that's kind of an Apple myself and into -- here but pictures or didn't happen. So shortly an account and other -- that recently came out to throngs of adoring folks this for. Lili leery throngs of adoring folks that even read it and it well. It degraded so much so I played a plane and -- you gotta to install. I just have to give a I got to install I have to get a little bit of background on -- addiction focus on. All whenever they announced for how many years ago was three years ago that prefer a dramatic angry about the I was really really excited for and I found that out everything -- not -- going to be so cool in the kept pushing back the date and I notice that I -- that could -- down. And I united for celebrity thing -- McCain really fun and played it."

" Yeah you can then I agree and I think something I'm just not having much fun."

" I think that that's kind of the general consensus of folks who had really high expectations for and will actually be interviewed him and he is actually talk about how. Each of the individual pieces what could have been a game in their own but they wanted to make sure that what they did was not over complicated because it's supposed to be taken as a game overall."

" It click it click the software version of the week. -- mind it's like okay this is a great game for casual gamers is the great game for everyone and their. It for gamers actually spend much time playing like real time strategy games are responding to effectively huh. I three vehicles that use --"

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" You think you're -- as I was playing military that I couldn't I off other nations you know that I couldn't really need it right into the growing Adam. I'm like why becoming excited understand there's nothing ever -- is really for of the game that once you pick -- mode that's what you have to stay."

" We gotta talk put the arm for second right and but reported that we're just bash on the forward especially on sports supporters really cool things about where we shouldn't underestimate is all of the sharing of the -- PDAs are all the created materials like propagate through the game so you're playing and there's sort of this other culture that developed so hey I just. Beat the heck out of your civilization are here your creatures when they joined the mind game that parts really cool and I think coming -- all into woven is is. Part of the reason that the game pieces weren't quite as you know heavy duty hardcore you know what it wants people until it."

" I get that I understand that and I can see how it's fun I just can't. I'm not really feeling manager ought to keep playing battery."

" I -- know if you want to get a lot of people into it why do you put the DRM and there an inherent in this game is crazy if you will of the year and gets a first of all you'll get to install a game three times before you have to call actually and they kind of -- game again on my system crashed. But like even scarier for me is that for each version of the game that you play differently. For instance if you and I particularly human Ryan want to play it would not put that out there right under want to play their own characters each of the -- Expect to teach at Hartford I have not seen a PC like that before and we can't just terrible and I think it's in time what -- to sit down and log in to play Veronica considerable going to play Brian. What you can't do that then that's certainly come on money. Come -- fix that fix it."

" Maybe it well I think a lot of people are making a big uproar helpful things think is a chance that they'll put some accident. But you know and other stuff happened the right to be sure odd news news. You missing the blue and the really hot I want the blueprint that they have to say it's gorgeous it's perfect color blue yet another I have in the gaming PC actually have a system that can run the Zune marketplace and all the software and everything so ABC news software because it it's -- now. I'm gonna just -- I haven't seen yet that just came out today when we're shooting parent to stay so we're gonna take a look at it this week and then we're gonna do a whole review on it for next -- arms."

" So eager to see it because if it's as good an upgrade is iTunes eight was -- especially -- those who are really starting to bang on each other."

" Yeah no I think people need to -- Martin's personal that they're office. -- we'll move on because the -- about helping us with your questions and so. I think we have some answers to get that few people out there. So sweet we answered a question from passion about multi monitor and -- up for his machine we've recommended a few options including a USB based display adapter. -- view and I'm talking hundreds if you are rated S for not also suggesting synergy."

" So yeah here's a sample of an email that we receive David writes. If you still want to get all the screens at once than clergy as a way to do it supports PC Mac and Linux just requires all PCs to be on -- and it's free. We also Kevin right and then he sent have a suggestion for multi monitor software solution puts Canadians to shame and it's. Free it's called synergy enables one mouse and keyboard hooked up directly to wanted to machines -- with all your PC is so in the same -- experience like a single PC with dual screens. McCain -- many PCs and monitors as he won't be just offered and -- all control one keyboard and one mouse."

" Yeah but the awesome. And finally the Alan from Mikey he that you spent that a great way to use multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse that Canadian switched. Could reduce the cost money check out synergy it's a multi platform open source project lousy -- what people -- not across multiple machines. It's difficult to explain but check it out. Yeah have a lot we."

" Got a lot email that's not all of them but it's a pretty good cross section of what we got so. What you may ask going to talk about synergy is virtual desktops all ports -- some of the stuff past talk about back in episode 46. Course everyone knows exactly and episode 46 is Rotblat additional military guy ever work the land so that was you know over a mutual KVM operation. Since you operate -- machines with -- install with a single mouse."

" Keyboard the sweet and cross platform so an XOS ten and windows at all because it however however I was at the website there's always a however they say save of the OS-X support is a little bit on the cheeky side. So I others think of it. I was gonna Chinese at home because affect kind of an interesting that I actually pose this question to the forums because I've been talking about my. My issues with Canadian switchers lately and how I bought the wrong one and trying to get -- have been known want to find better ones that got a MacBook pro -- gaming PC. And I had a I've got a monitor set up to the to to gaming PC okay. And I don't really need to share the monitor for the MacBook is -- mostly when I'm home just for email stuff -- its I don't need Tenet to share monitors there but it would like to share the mouse and keyboard. So what I'm wondering is -- that's set up work with something like synergy that both over the same wireless network so I imagine as long as the mouse and keyboard are connected to one of them over the wireless."

" The I think that policy there is that you would imagine that it -- yeah yeah others don't imagine things will work in the PC world especially. When it's on Vista right when it's on OS-X now actually beginning PC is not explain but -- still okay so when windows box and -- was -- partners which -- what was the what was wrong but -- long story."

" Right well yes you know kind of long story but I got the wrong kind of switcher for a one DDI could got -- for VGA. Okay so I want it I want it to be AD VI switcher -- and BJ and hurt us with an easy solution that to me yes it's gotta either."

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" Paper a couple of days without helping neat thing that we just food helping me thinks so I was wondering -- you use your Xbox 360s media center that's a definite sort of been going back and forth between 36 and obviously it really kind of depends just which when I'm on because they -- stream stuff from my computer very well."

" That's your vote got a question from -- can't seem to decide between an Xbox 360 or a home theatre PC that you're both of them okay he says. I want media manager for my TV and torn between getting an Xbox 360 or building my own small form factor HT PC. I TV -- I don't plan on upgrading any time soon to HE functionality is not a major issue however multi format playback functionality."

" Okay so I think on those two points right there he's already thinking HT PC right because small form factor is gonna go to HT PC well then. Xbox has a pretty small relatively speaking different toaster oven. It bit. I think it is small -- enclosures and how what that really nice boxes very smooth finish on it looks clean stick it out of the way in my media center."

" It was -- subscription. He says I've heard at the 360 is a robust media Centre device and I think they using that as an excuse to get spousal acceptance factor up high enough just by getting one. But I ask you. How does the prefix they stack up to an HT PC for media center applications well --"

" Yup I think it's all become clear now right here he wants to get through sixty -- replacing get and so the idea. The 360 is gonna handle your streaming I mean if you want to stream stuff off of the media center Extenders that don't look fine job at all built in it's very easy to set -- not having problems give -- interface is really nice to and that's really. It is so it's gonna do a great job if you're really looking for an HT PC answer you're gonna get more versatility of -- box I mean it's a great level you can install different operating systems and at the very nice little clean aesthetic to it. It's kind of know which -- he really look at report sort of thing. If -- yet got to switch to PC like the web browser screen."

" True that is true. It's true it's I guess and really it's it's -- between you want to have the ability to make -- play games and your -- time right I mean you can still update for different formats through the Xbox because that you are using windows media Extenders you can update Windows Media Player. To support like I just -- extreme and registering your box is filling it PC that I anyway. So help me Xbox is what 200 bucks now. Right exactly so I mean -- almost cheaper purity have a PC that you want to be running off. Running streaming off the real secret question is do you want to please war -- reviewers weren't. I write I mean that is because of the question because kind of that's the difference. Aren't enough any I think it's time we took another big name taken away."

" working -- in my computer slots or the team. Does the best but it did sixty or -- person."

" It sounds kinda tricky bit from the -- if it. You probably have 41 gigabyte sticks of ram -- when you had two gigabytes of ram installed only to of the four marathons are taken up so that's. These two guys are here here's the format slots but what you all of the total to four gigabyte and four memory spot -- performance is gonna that."

" Right so the first project is whether or not you're running mismatched pairs of ram and intellectual simply is whether or not you have the exact same granite even important sometimes to -- of the same spin. -- will manufacture the same time all hundred meteor get a little but the words can support dual channel operation that's where a pair of identical ram sticks are accessed using -- data channels. Instead of one right. So now if you're using in this massacre -- a dual channel will default to single channel operation even if you're only using -- into -- modules. You want to ensure that they are matched peer to ensure dual channel operation. Raw means is that even if you switched -- cut force that would be tune. To what's being."

" We probably ask for one right after everything else -- one gigabyte which means that -- hair so if you're set those up the gold is one channel the black has one channel so he went to two. Ten gigs the next thing you only have one set Poland and that's always always been a faster alternative you know is back when and -- started doing this dual channel but."

" So if you want to crank it up he probably just needs to get higher. Ram cards right largest yet."

" Right -- larger size which would be if you were sticks he wouldn't have as many responsible for something so for some reason you know assist horseback and today we're notorious about this to be filled all poor memory slots it would just slow the controller down really significantly."

" Another issue you might be running Intel is that some of the memory controllers were actually slowed down the memory timing this. This nonissue unlike in. Eyes only for compatibility issues that's a big problem FYI. The commander ray is the time needed between the chip. Select signal and -- can be issued to their ram module IC."

" Now if you how to buy a civil that you just ram times you can jump into the -- and play around the manual setting through the command great warning though if you mess that. You can you can totally bought your system not be able to get the start and be back into that I was trying to figure out what you messed up so. Here's your options check and see if you're running matched pairs of not you -- replacement get matched -- to live with two gigs of ram. Or you know and drop two gigs out which might help mainly to the settings or. Just my two weeks that the it to identical sets of two gig. That's his problem I don't OC my concern is that if you're talking twenty minutes on of this the start I think that this is I mean this is like five or six minute issue twenty minutes tells me that there's something else wrong and I'm gonna guess the you may be heavily -- device driver that's or maybe a device that's being unidentified. Some sort of weird networking connection that's not being connected to some signs if you have -- a network drive it's -- little trying to find that drive every time you boot if it's not there. That it'll sit there go where they aren't impressive -- that we're right -- it and it takes a long time to time now and that's what do is try this. There's in my home on the Microsoft site as far as doing a startup repair and you can do -- out of the update manually do this is like. To what do in the Microsoft help you build look at the look pretty estate help menu. You do a custom do -- gonna go in there and since like system restore but not restore the system you're just gonna do a startup repair and it should fix any damaged. Command lines you start but does it also gives you -- law in what you know what's going on in your startup -- when he more techie friends."

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" Here in the market for a new digital camera just have a question about the best way to operate the when you have we've got a treat for you. I for the past few weeks we asked you to send in your digital camera questions for us to ask today's guest CNET digital camera expert the Lorrie grant and that this no Lari. -- thanks for having me power in New York governor. Okay have a lovely weather for change at least that's nice that's nice they are ready for our roller coaster of questions. It make our right our first one comes from John he wants to now keep expecting that sixteen by nine in GPS would become standard options on cameras. She can't think picture taking seem like a natural fit and I think that with HDTVs becoming so hot cameras will follow suit you sixteen by nine as a new picture standard. There needs to be common to sooner and I simply wrong about this. I'd really like to buy a good digital camera that has sixteen by nine GPS and ten times or better -- So what you think."

" Well first of all sixteen by nine is actually. Common feature in most digital cameras these days it's not the default. Because they're actually just letter boxing and that meaning their cropping the bottom -- the top of most. Standard aspect ratio pictures so you generally don't want to shoot 169. However a lot of cameras they offer HDMI out or Asia component -- cable you aperture television. I don't think a lot of people are actually viewing your pictures on their HDTVs. So. I think it's something that you're lucky if you want it -- count all the commerce habit but I don't know didn't as popular as. You want to cut up at about yeah what about -- yes yes. I happen to completely agree with you on GPS it hasn't gotten into a lot of cameras yet. It's only gotten into some crappy ones. However the first. Decent. Camera and I CDs and I haven't reviewed it yet but I expect to be pretty good as -- 6000 which has integrated GPS. I I have the Wi-Fi explore. Which as. It's actually not GPS they're using a different system to triangular aiding the wire why fight. So then it's it's different method and it's not as good for rural areas this AG PS would be however. I -- no -- this coming out with their GPS cameras and I expect to be very popular in 2009 and beyond. That said it's not something want to put in all cameras because there's a price and performance overhead. That the GPS opposes so expect to see it in more expensive and better point --"

" That's probably gonna Myanmar on the expensive side he should probably give it a little while if he is willing to spend that kind of money. That peninsula and their third party add on solutions. Are right sounds good. Next question comes from -- about digital camera and cam recorders I'm looking into getting a digital camera or cam recorder to record video on an upcoming trip about a month there's. I -- unlike the flip video ultra and -- cameras but would like spend -- memory since I would like to record more than an hour video on my weeklong trip and hopefully -- resolution any suggestions for devices below 250 dollar price point. And he says under 200 dollars and actually be optimal I'd be better. Outcry under 150 would be even better tough talk about a pretty nice hey why not look back. And that's price range."

" And with those criteria you basically have two options one is the RCA small wonder and the others the Kodak GI's. I go to Kodak the RCA is -- VG day cam corder that Kodak is 720 Ph.D. They're the only -- that have ST slots for your memory. So that's it does your options those of the options what do you think of the put video. I think. It's a temporary market meaning that it the market exists because of the price point. Once he regular camp quarters can come down in price. I think. This they'll deliver better quality with the same features the older the older manufactures just haven't. Really gotten the market yet in the sense that they don't understand. That those people want a slightly different design he see a lot of retrofitting of the older traditional style models. That you know and then they just sort of flap and in a flash slot is say here's our YouTube -- I. I think I think it's just gonna take a little while and eventually that will cease to become sort of a market on its own."

" Excellent good so now. Are -- questions from Cameron and he wants announcement. I'm trying to take pictures of very small intricately detailed watch movements from my job to sell online and I want to know what I need to be looking for when buying a camera. I got a Sony DS CS 500 has a macro mode. I've made my own light box no hiding the tripod with a sense I don't touch the camera into the picture but it's just not getting the job done please."

" Help hello there's a lot of there's a lot in that question yes. In part because I don't know exactly what you mean by getting the job done however I can probably guess that the problem is your photos aren't sharp enough. Yeah that's that you can't eat you either can't get close enough to your photograph thing for you can't crop in the photos enough. Anyone of those issues -- because you're using basically a budget point -- camp camera. It's not designed remotely for what you're trying to make it didn't. So don't -- macros but not any real high quality looking grass right for the -- the lenses on the cheap point sheets are. Not very good at all. And the lends. Personal that camera can only focuses closest to inches and for the type of stuff that you're photographing you probably -- who want to be able to get closer. And if you look at the specs of other cameras. Chances are you probably want something some of them can get Dennis close to say a half inch of portents of an -- in the spyware you want to be looking. However that said. If you're just for work. I wouldn't skimp on the budget and I would get. Probably a relatively inexpensive digital SLR. That she can get a really good lens for you can get a Mac specific lands. And that will make a huge difference in the sharpness in the photos you're taking. Also you may want to think you know use the timer and that's really smart. On some of them come with -- it's so that you're not sort of tethered to the timer is that word you know set it up and then she seconds and this way you can just stand to weigh in and click. So I'd probably go with. Either a cheap did you less LR you can get eight the good old digital SLR say like the Canon. Twenty. That's incident a case for a lot of different cameras and a lot of different specific things that you're doing with the camera it's really all about the lens that you get not so much as the body of the camera that's true. Absolutely it's I mean the body is important but. Don't a group we're really good lens on a mediocre body. Can give you much better photos then a really bad lands on a great body. And also just taking the time to learn how to use your camera properly and that probably helps a lot to cut -- yet so don't. Even Mac people right."

" Read the manual the next question comes from Ben and he asks. I was one of the -- G one camera overall I don't have a great understanding about higher end cameras and I want more information what is the -- micro four thirds system and non like around."

" First call -- for a four thirds versus four thirds. Exact same censors the difference is the size of the lens now micro four thirds uses a much smaller lens mount and the traditional. Traditional what's what. He would three years old have -- give -- additional four thirds mount and that enables them to make smaller cameras. Now the difference between the other difference between a micro four thirds camera and a -- camera is that. Four thirds as a digital SLR standard while micro fourth or thirds is not. Basically for micro four thirds what they specify is they've taken out the mirror box and another box ended in an SLR is what lets you see. Directly through the lens. And get a real time view of your scene. Micro four thirds cameras of -- use electronic viewfinder just. Those are like little LCD's that are in the viewfinder display. Many have their drawbacks and it's a lot of people have trouble getting used to. In any case the bottom line is the micro four thirds cameras let you have interchangeable lenses but essentially they are still point and shoot cameras. They have more in common with say the magazine notes. Like the Panasonic FC 28. Or the Canon power shot S five by yes and they do with. Digital SLRs and that. Therefore it one of the disadvantages as I said as the electronic viewfinder they tend to blacked out while you're shooting so you shoot. And it just like the LCD. While the cameras busy writing a file to the desk -- to the flash memory. You you don't see anything. With additional -- alarm because it's got a mirror that flips up and down to redirect the light towards the viewfinder. You always get a real time picture. That is one of the major differences and as a lot of people it's -- disadvantages. Of the micro four thirds system as well as competing systems that are coming down the road bench I think every manufactures going to have. One of these interchangeable lens on a point -- body types systems. I don't know that this is -- I don't think -- standard I think a lot of different you know -- competing -- and stuff however. One of the advantages about -- versus the digital SLRs is that they can be a lot smaller because they don't have the -- box which takes up lots."

" I excellent it's now and our next question comes from -- and he rep as any advantage to a heavier DSL are aside from the thought that this don't better. Specifically -- that make it more stable to shoot twit. That's a strange question. Actually it's a very interesting question because. Let's promise I frequently have with shoot cameras is that they're too light and you know you're shooting in your payments fly all over the place. This one of those -- lots questions and in some cameras to light and some cameras --"

" Heavy and some of them will just be will be just right. It depends upon you and that's why I always tell people that when you're shopping for a camera to pick it up and try it out and see how it feels. I tend to find cameras like the the -- series. A little too light I prefer the slightly heavier bodies of saved that night -- eighty year. Yes there's the whole issue with how how well they're built its -- et cetera but from us the short standpoint of how much they weigh and how comfortable they are. I find there's that middle ground middle range of bodies that. Yes. It -- the exact right amount you're going to be more stable if you feel like it's light then it's it's moving with every slight shake of your body. Whereas a heavier body I find can ground too little. You know but then their cameras like the one Indian one DS series which are really bid and there are so heavy that I find my hands are shaking trying to help I'm not raised."

" So it's -- painter correlation between quality and and weeks is an event that's totally wrong. -- and heavier cameras doesn't necessarily mean it's better just whenever you come to be."

" Cameras are heavier because they're bigger because they have the vertical grip built and open but for instance save an icon 700. Is extremely similar to an icon."

" Good now RA IRA final question. This one says I purchased a Canon digital rebel XT a few years ago and I have been very happy with it regionally I was told that I'm not getting the quality it's possible the camera because the kit lens that came -- the camera is relatively low quality. An amateur photographers it worth it for me to invest in higher quality lenses can get a noticeable improvement without spending -- on the lens as -- for the camera was -- goes back to our last who want to the other questions about you know you can -- about pretty decent camera and a really good land and take much much better pictures."

" Absolutely and the end whoever told you that was right to -- plans that came with the X it was not a very good -- and the more the more recent kit lenses the eighteen to fifty of the Canon eighteen to 55 I asked. It's a much better lens it's not that expensive I think he can get it for 200 dollars. And it but it's sharper it's faster it's bright it's a little brighter so. Yes I I always tell people that you're always better off. If if you have a fixed budget spending more on homelands unless somebody -- you know in the proportional spending of things with."

" For. I awesome thanks again for help us out on the show today Lori thanks very much -- enjoyment New York whether. Thanks a lot. Is now do you want the latest in digital camera news reviews and previews check out lord's work at CNET dot com. Great place to check out if you're curious about finding it. Via simple point and shoot for digital SLR. Time now to thank one of our sponsor -- is the freedom to go anywhere without fear of losing an Internet connection one wireless device built into your notebook that supports both EB DL and WC DM AG SM technology. That the world at your hotspots with Adobe's multi mode support -- global connectivity without the hassle of extra -- cards dongle or devices. -- to carry fewer support issues and a whole lot easier to handle and it even better for IT departments. Because Sony gives you multiple carriers in one device that supports multiple technology into -- Companies can now for care and support one of the few for every user anywhere in the world."

" And tackle some tech question you that was -- Excellent -- next one comes from in New Jersey he says I have two domains that I would like to point to one site. For example my domain dot com and domain dot com would like both let's say it's a point of me dot com. What's the easiest way to do this and I -- the difference between an a record and teen named for domain. -- sure answer. For the first part your question is does sound like you need for the second -- into the first one this is really easy to set up and it really shouldn't take more than a few moments just gonna hurt your registrar like GoDaddy or -- dot com for example the finder preferences for the name you want to fuller. Then footballer and type in the address the site they want to point him that's pretty handy."

" any good web interface for your registrar comes in really handy it's very easy to circular menus it should be totally self explanatory."

" Yeah and comes in handy if you have a domain that you have a -- setter and getter if you just want to send to the main webpage and your finished you can even -- demand that you don't only. Which can be hilarious bit of fun. For a way to make money and that's true do -- count on the budget and works. School waters and farmers and links. Farmers and already it from your memory banks and everything that all that stuff and the second part of your question is a bit more complicated. And hey record simply points tonight amber at seeming points to a host Germany hosts essentially Indiana or domain name server planner. Take that fancy your -- Veronica Belmont dot com and have a point and other IP. Using -- need to redirect many hosting IP number and if you're -- different things like a web server aren't FTP on the same my. Isn't huge issue now this process can be generally pretty automated so. Right confusing I don't it is hard to record it around all that stuff for me it's."

" Like in the last few years DNS updates have gone up to the -- fairly quickly sort of things become does that issues he's having."

" I -- booklet that helped answer question. Another question mark for her was doing. More business fun one -- David has a question about his old school audio care. He says that in trying to get more serious about my audience here and I also have an affinity for the more vintage stuff for both static and budgetary reasons. All the laughs listen to all my stuff on vinyl and CD the truth is that most of my music in the form of MP threes have Christian power PC Mac. Yeah the simple life after the RCA inputs on the pioneer but it -- going through the headphone Jack with an adapter might not be the best solution in terms of audio quality. In the opinion of an audio file isn't audio engineer wouldn't investing in external sound card improve my sound. So you --"

" pretty big audio and they've really enjoy music and I think it's really all the data is using this year because he's getting into it and it's like the person is really into so I think he's probably right that the Mac mini sound card isn't gonna do many favors but I'm not sure that with MP -- can make that big difference. So let's look at it here first. What -- your MP threes in Canada and you're gonna go to law clueless then I think. Going into some of the external sound cards will give you some good there's -- and audio one because a lot of inexpensive parts that we'll give you better improved signal to noise ratio."

" Yeah actually he -- mention is email didn't make it into the final cut at this part but he was planning on doing everything in loss -- later okay so that nobody is gonna be moving up to that at some point is MB for like dimensions are really glossy format -- losing a lot of the founder and there so if you definitely if you want to go lost -- then doing an external hard caps on -- probably help you out. A fair amount and we actually have a look at that we got -- and this pure audio. Buddy -- here it's only fifty bucks. And it's from. It's from Andrea electronics exit 45 bucks you just pop a cap offering here and plug it into the USB drive has. -- a couple of eight inch jacks on the back for headphones and microphone. So can -- your stuff like if you have they had set that -- the the headphone Jack and -- Mike Jack on it but it's not powered. I've actually using those in the past an episode related terms that are put them yet does it fit tiny little external sound card so be good for on the road you -- don't. Weren't check out this week and see how it works it actually comes with some software that'll help you tweak the audience settings I'm kind of boost up different stuff so. On the -- out front battle thing to have in your back -- figures."

" Seem to think about this yeah. A bit dated may you know if you want to get into it you can always go analog go articulate turntable kindle two so there's a lot of people that really -- hear the warm it is it is they definitely different sound especially if you're into me like me like some jazz music you like -- going to sound a lot richer while -- you really will start to discern a difference. And don't over the loudspeakers and you're gonna have -- make sure you get good headphones and if you listen to it over like real speakers just make sure you --"

" His speaker system actually he has is not too dissimilar from the ones that we have under the death of Patrick always likes to pull out so they've found some good deals."

" Go on investment get -- with a -- any of the other good audio file places and start listening to speakers go around this very -- just listened to speakers because there's so many different sound -- to you have to decide what Pittsburgh the kind of music that you like and in some speakers the sound great rock and roll and -- chamber music on them and they're very flat didn't really work out so well and vice versa so. Get would you like to learn her listening profile is and then go for the equipment."

" We can talk about this kind of stuck her go to -- about how to set up. Senator room so that you don't lose any you know -- how many sound cancellation absolutely and and and isolating yourself and making the sounds -- just -- and warmer. Anyhow. We digress. They also -- there are some other high tech methods of improving his low tech sound equipment -- got to make suggestions out there -- send them into lots. -- revision3.com we'll talk about next week. All of you watching it live on your questions like expect excellent revision3.com. Tech help product reviews and how to use you ask us we'll do it we need those emails so don't be shy and -- Tekzilla Revision 3 com. And as always you can visit our forums you are doing there or are there where it."

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" It over one up dot com head honcho you are -- impression very nice. Again -- Google print this next. But speaking of wage job you fortunate force unleashed opening. Nobody football -- yeah yeah. Now how excited about that game you know the -- yes."

" You know what I'm -- of course at least it kind of gone back and put people excited about it at first but then it sort of cooled off I think people oh you just do the same things over. You get to be a bad -- site that's. Hoping to do over and over and I'm -- I think it's cool and a story donors menopause story if your Isp forwards me you can dig the story."

" I didn't get to go you can I had zombie make up for a different -- On yesterday and got when the ticket off there was like gasoline all stuck in my hair that wouldn't get stuck to my -- and it's the whole night. I can imagine doing to increase our hour's worth and we come -- any sense but it would have been hilarious. So I had to get all that stuff out did you know that cornstarch is really gonna getting -- clean out your hair. Aren't parents just kind of marketed to the hair and champagne in the public -- searching your hands standard in the paper machine we've all the an old person and like a Broadway play you know the public stuff from the -- that's kind of an Apple myself and into -- here but pictures or didn't happen. So shortly an account and other -- that recently came out to throngs of adoring folks this for. Lili leery throngs of adoring folks that even read it and it well. It degraded so much so I played a plane and -- you gotta to install. I just have to give a I got to install I have to get a little bit of background on -- addiction focus on. All whenever they announced for how many years ago was three years ago that prefer a dramatic angry about the I was really really excited for and I found that out everything -- not -- going to be so cool in the kept pushing back the date and I notice that I -- that could -- down. And I united for celebrity thing -- McCain really fun and played it."

" Yeah you can then I agree and I think something I'm just not having much fun."

" I think that that's kind of the general consensus of folks who had really high expectations for and will actually be interviewed him and he is actually talk about how. Each of the individual pieces what could have been a game in their own but they wanted to make sure that what they did was not over complicated because it's supposed to be taken as a game overall."

" It click it click the software version of the week. -- mind it's like okay this is a great game for casual gamers is the great game for everyone and their. It for gamers actually spend much time playing like real time strategy games are responding to effectively huh. I three vehicles that use --"

" And you get really -- in the past you know you know if you go vegetarian and of course it locked into religion in the in the middle brain like why -- I don't want to be religion like."

" You think you're -- as I was playing military that I couldn't I off other nations you know that I couldn't really need it right into the growing Adam. I'm like why becoming excited understand there's nothing ever -- is really for of the game that once you pick -- mode that's what you have to stay."

" We gotta talk put the arm for second right and but reported that we're just bash on the forward especially on sports supporters really cool things about where we shouldn't underestimate is all of the sharing of the -- PDAs are all the created materials like propagate through the game so you're playing and there's sort of this other culture that developed so hey I just. Beat the heck out of your civilization are here your creatures when they joined the mind game that parts really cool and I think coming -- all into woven is is. Part of the reason that the game pieces weren't quite as you know heavy duty hardcore you know what it wants people until it."

" I get that I understand that and I can see how it's fun I just can't. I'm not really feeling manager ought to keep playing battery."

" I -- know if you want to get a lot of people into it why do you put the DRM and there an inherent in this game is crazy if you will of the year and gets a first of all you'll get to install a game three times before you have to call actually and they kind of -- game again on my system crashed. But like even scarier for me is that for each version of the game that you play differently. For instance if you and I particularly human Ryan want to play it would not put that out there right under want to play their own characters each of the -- Expect to teach at Hartford I have not seen a PC like that before and we can't just terrible and I think it's in time what -- to sit down and log in to play Veronica considerable going to play Brian. What you can't do that then that's certainly come on money. Come -- fix that fix it."

" Maybe it well I think a lot of people are making a big uproar helpful things think is a chance that they'll put some accident. But you know and other stuff happened the right to be sure odd news news. You missing the blue and the really hot I want the blueprint that they have to say it's gorgeous it's perfect color blue yet another I have in the gaming PC actually have a system that can run the Zune marketplace and all the software and everything so ABC news software because it it's -- now. I'm gonna just -- I haven't seen yet that just came out today when we're shooting parent to stay so we're gonna take a look at it this week and then we're gonna do a whole review on it for next -- arms."

" So eager to see it because if it's as good an upgrade is iTunes eight was -- especially -- those who are really starting to bang on each other."

" Yeah no I think people need to -- Martin's personal that they're office. -- we'll move on because the -- about helping us with your questions and so. I think we have some answers to get that few people out there. So sweet we answered a question from passion about multi monitor and -- up for his machine we've recommended a few options including a USB based display adapter. -- view and I'm talking hundreds if you are rated S for not also suggesting synergy."

" So yeah here's a sample of an email that we receive David writes. If you still want to get all the screens at once than clergy as a way to do it supports PC Mac and Linux just requires all PCs to be on -- and it's free. We also Kevin right and then he sent have a suggestion for multi monitor software solution puts Canadians to shame and it's. Free it's called synergy enables one mouse and keyboard hooked up directly to wanted to machines -- with all your PC is so in the same -- experience like a single PC with dual screens. McCain -- many PCs and monitors as he won't be just offered and -- all control one keyboard and one mouse."

" Yeah but the awesome. And finally the Alan from Mikey he that you spent that a great way to use multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse that Canadian switched. Could reduce the cost money check out synergy it's a multi platform open source project lousy -- what people -- not across multiple machines. It's difficult to explain but check it out. Yeah have a lot we."

" Got a lot email that's not all of them but it's a pretty good cross section of what we got so. What you may ask going to talk about synergy is virtual desktops all ports -- some of the stuff past talk about back in episode 46. Course everyone knows exactly and episode 46 is Rotblat additional military guy ever work the land so that was you know over a mutual KVM operation. Since you operate -- machines with -- install with a single mouse."

" Keyboard the sweet and cross platform so an XOS ten and windows at all because it however however I was at the website there's always a however they say save of the OS-X support is a little bit on the cheeky side. So I others think of it. I was gonna Chinese at home because affect kind of an interesting that I actually pose this question to the forums because I've been talking about my. My issues with Canadian switchers lately and how I bought the wrong one and trying to get -- have been known want to find better ones that got a MacBook pro -- gaming PC. And I had a I've got a monitor set up to the to to gaming PC okay. And I don't really need to share the monitor for the MacBook is -- mostly when I'm home just for email stuff -- its I don't need Tenet to share monitors there but it would like to share the mouse and keyboard. So what I'm wondering is -- that's set up work with something like synergy that both over the same wireless network so I imagine as long as the mouse and keyboard are connected to one of them over the wireless."

" The I think that policy there is that you would imagine that it -- yeah yeah others don't imagine things will work in the PC world especially. When it's on Vista right when it's on OS-X now actually beginning PC is not explain but -- still okay so when windows box and -- was -- partners which -- what was the what was wrong but -- long story."

" Right well yes you know kind of long story but I got the wrong kind of switcher for a one DDI could got -- for VGA. Okay so I want it I want it to be AD VI switcher -- and BJ and hurt us with an easy solution that to me yes it's gotta either."

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" Paper a couple of days without helping neat thing that we just food helping me thinks so I was wondering -- you use your Xbox 360s media center that's a definite sort of been going back and forth between 36 and obviously it really kind of depends just which when I'm on because they -- stream stuff from my computer very well."

" That's your vote got a question from -- can't seem to decide between an Xbox 360 or a home theatre PC that you're both of them okay he says. I want media manager for my TV and torn between getting an Xbox 360 or building my own small form factor HT PC. I TV -- I don't plan on upgrading any time soon to HE functionality is not a major issue however multi format playback functionality."

" Okay so I think on those two points right there he's already thinking HT PC right because small form factor is gonna go to HT PC well then. Xbox has a pretty small relatively speaking different toaster oven. It bit. I think it is small -- enclosures and how what that really nice boxes very smooth finish on it looks clean stick it out of the way in my media center."

" It was -- subscription. He says I've heard at the 360 is a robust media Centre device and I think they using that as an excuse to get spousal acceptance factor up high enough just by getting one. But I ask you. How does the prefix they stack up to an HT PC for media center applications well --"

" Yup I think it's all become clear now right here he wants to get through sixty -- replacing get and so the idea. The 360 is gonna handle your streaming I mean if you want to stream stuff off of the media center Extenders that don't look fine job at all built in it's very easy to set -- not having problems give -- interface is really nice to and that's really. It is so it's gonna do a great job if you're really looking for an HT PC answer you're gonna get more versatility of -- box I mean it's a great level you can install different operating systems and at the very nice little clean aesthetic to it. It's kind of know which -- he really look at report sort of thing. If -- yet got to switch to PC like the web browser screen."

" True that is true. It's true it's I guess and really it's it's -- between you want to have the ability to make -- play games and your -- time right I mean you can still update for different formats through the Xbox because that you are using windows media Extenders you can update Windows Media Player. To support like I just -- extreme and registering your box is filling it PC that I anyway. So help me Xbox is what 200 bucks now. Right exactly so I mean -- almost cheaper purity have a PC that you want to be running off. Running streaming off the real secret question is do you want to please war -- reviewers weren't. I write I mean that is because of the question because kind of that's the difference. Aren't enough any I think it's time we took another big name taken away."

" working -- in my computer slots or the team. Does the best but it did sixty or -- person."

" It sounds kinda tricky bit from the -- if it. You probably have 41 gigabyte sticks of ram -- when you had two gigabytes of ram installed only to of the four marathons are taken up so that's. These two guys are here here's the format slots but what you all of the total to four gigabyte and four memory spot -- performance is gonna that."

" Right so the first project is whether or not you're running mismatched pairs of ram and intellectual simply is whether or not you have the exact same granite even important sometimes to -- of the same spin. -- will manufacture the same time all hundred meteor get a little but the words can support dual channel operation that's where a pair of identical ram sticks are accessed using -- data channels. Instead of one right. So now if you're using in this massacre -- a dual channel will default to single channel operation even if you're only using -- into -- modules. You want to ensure that they are matched peer to ensure dual channel operation. Raw means is that even if you switched -- cut force that would be tune. To what's being."

" We probably ask for one right after everything else -- one gigabyte which means that -- hair so if you're set those up the gold is one channel the black has one channel so he went to two. Ten gigs the next thing you only have one set Poland and that's always always been a faster alternative you know is back when and -- started doing this dual channel but."

" So if you want to crank it up he probably just needs to get higher. Ram cards right largest yet."

" Right -- larger size which would be if you were sticks he wouldn't have as many responsible for something so for some reason you know assist horseback and today we're notorious about this to be filled all poor memory slots it would just slow the controller down really significantly."

" Another issue you might be running Intel is that some of the memory controllers were actually slowed down the memory timing this. This nonissue unlike in. Eyes only for compatibility issues that's a big problem FYI. The commander ray is the time needed between the chip. Select signal and -- can be issued to their ram module IC."

" Now if you how to buy a civil that you just ram times you can jump into the -- and play around the manual setting through the command great warning though if you mess that. You can you can totally bought your system not be able to get the start and be back into that I was trying to figure out what you messed up so. Here's your options check and see if you're running matched pairs of not you -- replacement get matched -- to live with two gigs of ram. Or you know and drop two gigs out which might help mainly to the settings or. Just my two weeks that the it to identical sets of two gig. That's his problem I don't OC my concern is that if you're talking twenty minutes on of this the start I think that this is I mean this is like five or six minute issue twenty minutes tells me that there's something else wrong and I'm gonna guess the you may be heavily -- device driver that's or maybe a device that's being unidentified. Some sort of weird networking connection that's not being connected to some signs if you have -- a network drive it's -- little trying to find that drive every time you boot if it's not there. That it'll sit there go where they aren't impressive -- that we're right -- it and it takes a long time to time now and that's what do is try this. There's in my home on the Microsoft site as far as doing a startup repair and you can do -- out of the update manually do this is like. To what do in the Microsoft help you build look at the look pretty estate help menu. You do a custom do -- gonna go in there and since like system restore but not restore the system you're just gonna do a startup repair and it should fix any damaged. Command lines you start but does it also gives you -- law in what you know what's going on in your startup -- when he more techie friends."

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" Here in the market for a new digital camera just have a question about the best way to operate the when you have we've got a treat for you. I for the past few weeks we asked you to send in your digital camera questions for us to ask today's guest CNET digital camera expert the Lorrie grant and that this no Lari. -- thanks for having me power in New York governor. Okay have a lovely weather for change at least that's nice that's nice they are ready for our roller coaster of questions. It make our right our first one comes from John he wants to now keep expecting that sixteen by nine in GPS would become standard options on cameras. She can't think picture taking seem like a natural fit and I think that with HDTVs becoming so hot cameras will follow suit you sixteen by nine as a new picture standard. There needs to be common to sooner and I simply wrong about this. I'd really like to buy a good digital camera that has sixteen by nine GPS and ten times or better -- So what you think."

" Well first of all sixteen by nine is actually. Common feature in most digital cameras these days it's not the default. Because they're actually just letter boxing and that meaning their cropping the bottom -- the top of most. Standard aspect ratio pictures so you generally don't want to shoot 169. However a lot of cameras they offer HDMI out or Asia component -- cable you aperture television. I don't think a lot of people are actually viewing your pictures on their HDTVs. So. I think it's something that you're lucky if you want it -- count all the commerce habit but I don't know didn't as popular as. You want to cut up at about yeah what about -- yes yes. I happen to completely agree with you on GPS it hasn't gotten into a lot of cameras yet. It's only gotten into some crappy ones. However the first. Decent. Camera and I CDs and I haven't reviewed it yet but I expect to be pretty good as -- 6000 which has integrated GPS. I I have the Wi-Fi explore. Which as. It's actually not GPS they're using a different system to triangular aiding the wire why fight. So then it's it's different method and it's not as good for rural areas this AG PS would be however. I -- no -- this coming out with their GPS cameras and I expect to be very popular in 2009 and beyond. That said it's not something want to put in all cameras because there's a price and performance overhead. That the GPS opposes so expect to see it in more expensive and better point --"

" That's probably gonna Myanmar on the expensive side he should probably give it a little while if he is willing to spend that kind of money. That peninsula and their third party add on solutions. Are right sounds good. Next question comes from -- about digital camera and cam recorders I'm looking into getting a digital camera or cam recorder to record video on an upcoming trip about a month there's. I -- unlike the flip video ultra and -- cameras but would like spend -- memory since I would like to record more than an hour video on my weeklong trip and hopefully -- resolution any suggestions for devices below 250 dollar price point. And he says under 200 dollars and actually be optimal I'd be better. Outcry under 150 would be even better tough talk about a pretty nice hey why not look back. And that's price range."

" And with those criteria you basically have two options one is the RCA small wonder and the others the Kodak GI's. I go to Kodak the RCA is -- VG day cam corder that Kodak is 720 Ph.D. They're the only -- that have ST slots for your memory. So that's it does your options those of the options what do you think of the put video. I think. It's a temporary market meaning that it the market exists because of the price point. Once he regular camp quarters can come down in price. I think. This they'll deliver better quality with the same features the older the older manufactures just haven't. Really gotten the market yet in the sense that they don't understand. That those people want a slightly different design he see a lot of retrofitting of the older traditional style models. That you know and then they just sort of flap and in a flash slot is say here's our YouTube -- I. I think I think it's just gonna take a little while and eventually that will cease to become sort of a market on its own."

" Excellent good so now. Are -- questions from Cameron and he wants announcement. I'm trying to take pictures of very small intricately detailed watch movements from my job to sell online and I want to know what I need to be looking for when buying a camera. I got a Sony DS CS 500 has a macro mode. I've made my own light box no hiding the tripod with a sense I don't touch the camera into the picture but it's just not getting the job done please."

" Help hello there's a lot of there's a lot in that question yes. In part because I don't know exactly what you mean by getting the job done however I can probably guess that the problem is your photos aren't sharp enough. Yeah that's that you can't eat you either can't get close enough to your photograph thing for you can't crop in the photos enough. Anyone of those issues -- because you're using basically a budget point -- camp camera. It's not designed remotely for what you're trying to make it didn't. So don't -- macros but not any real high quality looking grass right for the -- the lenses on the cheap point sheets are. Not very good at all. And the lends. Personal that camera can only focuses closest to inches and for the type of stuff that you're photographing you probably -- who want to be able to get closer. And if you look at the specs of other cameras. Chances are you probably want something some of them can get Dennis close to say a half inch of portents of an -- in the spyware you want to be looking. However that said. If you're just for work. I wouldn't skimp on the budget and I would get. Probably a relatively inexpensive digital SLR. That she can get a really good lens for you can get a Mac specific lands. And that will make a huge difference in the sharpness in the photos you're taking. Also you may want to think you know use the timer and that's really smart. On some of them come with -- it's so that you're not sort of tethered to the timer is that word you know set it up and then she seconds and this way you can just stand to weigh in and click. So I'd probably go with. Either a cheap did you less LR you can get eight the good old digital SLR say like the Canon. Twenty. That's incident a case for a lot of different cameras and a lot of different specific things that you're doing with the camera it's really all about the lens that you get not so much as the body of the camera that's true. Absolutely it's I mean the body is important but. Don't a group we're really good lens on a mediocre body. Can give you much better photos then a really bad lands on a great body. And also just taking the time to learn how to use your camera properly and that probably helps a lot to cut -- yet so don't. Even Mac people right."

" Read the manual the next question comes from Ben and he asks. I was one of the -- G one camera overall I don't have a great understanding about higher end cameras and I want more information what is the -- micro four thirds system and non like around."

" First call -- for a four thirds versus four thirds. Exact same censors the difference is the size of the lens now micro four thirds uses a much smaller lens mount and the traditional. Traditional what's what. He would three years old have -- give -- additional four thirds mount and that enables them to make smaller cameras. Now the difference between the other difference between a micro four thirds camera and a -- camera is that. Four thirds as a digital SLR standard while micro fourth or thirds is not. Basically for micro four thirds what they specify is they've taken out the mirror box and another box ended in an SLR is what lets you see. Directly through the lens. And get a real time view of your scene. Micro four thirds cameras of -- use electronic viewfinder just. Those are like little LCD's that are in the viewfinder display. Many have their drawbacks and it's a lot of people have trouble getting used to. In any case the bottom line is the micro four thirds cameras let you have interchangeable lenses but essentially they are still point and shoot cameras. They have more in common with say the magazine notes. Like the Panasonic FC 28. Or the Canon power shot S five by yes and they do with. Digital SLRs and that. Therefore it one of the disadvantages as I said as the electronic viewfinder they tend to blacked out while you're shooting so you shoot. And it just like the LCD. While the cameras busy writing a file to the desk -- to the flash memory. You you don't see anything. With additional -- alarm because it's got a mirror that flips up and down to redirect the light towards the viewfinder. You always get a real time picture. That is one of the major differences and as a lot of people it's -- disadvantages. Of the micro four thirds system as well as competing systems that are coming down the road bench I think every manufactures going to have. One of these interchangeable lens on a point -- body types systems. I don't know that this is -- I don't think -- standard I think a lot of different you know -- competing -- and stuff however. One of the advantages about -- versus the digital SLRs is that they can be a lot smaller because they don't have the -- box which takes up lots."

" I excellent it's now and our next question comes from -- and he rep as any advantage to a heavier DSL are aside from the thought that this don't better. Specifically -- that make it more stable to shoot twit. That's a strange question. Actually it's a very interesting question because. Let's promise I frequently have with shoot cameras is that they're too light and you know you're shooting in your payments fly all over the place. This one of those -- lots questions and in some cameras to light and some cameras --"

" Heavy and some of them will just be will be just right. It depends upon you and that's why I always tell people that when you're shopping for a camera to pick it up and try it out and see how it feels. I tend to find cameras like the the -- series. A little too light I prefer the slightly heavier bodies of saved that night -- eighty year. Yes there's the whole issue with how how well they're built its -- et cetera but from us the short standpoint of how much they weigh and how comfortable they are. I find there's that middle ground middle range of bodies that. Yes. It -- the exact right amount you're going to be more stable if you feel like it's light then it's it's moving with every slight shake of your body. Whereas a heavier body I find can ground too little. You know but then their cameras like the one Indian one DS series which are really bid and there are so heavy that I find my hands are shaking trying to help I'm not raised."

" So it's -- painter correlation between quality and and weeks is an event that's totally wrong. -- and heavier cameras doesn't necessarily mean it's better just whenever you come to be."

" Cameras are heavier because they're bigger because they have the vertical grip built and open but for instance save an icon 700. Is extremely similar to an icon."

" Good now RA IRA final question. This one says I purchased a Canon digital rebel XT a few years ago and I have been very happy with it regionally I was told that I'm not getting the quality it's possible the camera because the kit lens that came -- the camera is relatively low quality. An amateur photographers it worth it for me to invest in higher quality lenses can get a noticeable improvement without spending -- on the lens as -- for the camera was -- goes back to our last who want to the other questions about you know you can -- about pretty decent camera and a really good land and take much much better pictures."

" Absolutely and the end whoever told you that was right to -- plans that came with the X it was not a very good -- and the more the more recent kit lenses the eighteen to fifty of the Canon eighteen to 55 I asked. It's a much better lens it's not that expensive I think he can get it for 200 dollars. And it but it's sharper it's faster it's bright it's a little brighter so. Yes I I always tell people that you're always better off. If if you have a fixed budget spending more on homelands unless somebody -- you know in the proportional spending of things with."

" For. I awesome thanks again for help us out on the show today Lori thanks very much -- enjoyment New York whether. Thanks a lot. Is now do you want the latest in digital camera news reviews and previews check out lord's work at CNET dot com. Great place to check out if you're curious about finding it. Via simple point and shoot for digital SLR. Time now to thank one of our sponsor -- is the freedom to go anywhere without fear of losing an Internet connection one wireless device built into your notebook that supports both EB DL and WC DM AG SM technology. That the world at your hotspots with Adobe's multi mode support -- global connectivity without the hassle of extra -- cards dongle or devices. -- to carry fewer support issues and a whole lot easier to handle and it even better for IT departments. Because Sony gives you multiple carriers in one device that supports multiple technology into -- Companies can now for care and support one of the few for every user anywhere in the world."

" And tackle some tech question you that was -- Excellent -- next one comes from in New Jersey he says I have two domains that I would like to point to one site. For example my domain dot com and domain dot com would like both let's say it's a point of me dot com. What's the easiest way to do this and I -- the difference between an a record and teen named for domain. -- sure answer. For the first part your question is does sound like you need for the second -- into the first one this is really easy to set up and it really shouldn't take more than a few moments just gonna hurt your registrar like GoDaddy or -- dot com for example the finder preferences for the name you want to fuller. Then footballer and type in the address the site they want to point him that's pretty handy."

" any good web interface for your registrar comes in really handy it's very easy to circular menus it should be totally self explanatory."

" Yeah and comes in handy if you have a domain that you have a -- setter and getter if you just want to send to the main webpage and your finished you can even -- demand that you don't only. Which can be hilarious bit of fun. For a way to make money and that's true do -- count on the budget and works. School waters and farmers and links. Farmers and already it from your memory banks and everything that all that stuff and the second part of your question is a bit more complicated. And hey record simply points tonight amber at seeming points to a host Germany hosts essentially Indiana or domain name server planner. Take that fancy your -- Veronica Belmont dot com and have a point and other IP. Using -- need to redirect many hosting IP number and if you're -- different things like a web server aren't FTP on the same my. Isn't huge issue now this process can be generally pretty automated so. Right confusing I don't it is hard to record it around all that stuff for me it's."

" Like in the last few years DNS updates have gone up to the -- fairly quickly sort of things become does that issues he's having."

" I -- booklet that helped answer question. Another question mark for her was doing. More business fun one -- David has a question about his old school audio care. He says that in trying to get more serious about my audience here and I also have an affinity for the more vintage stuff for both static and budgetary reasons. All the laughs listen to all my stuff on vinyl and CD the truth is that most of my music in the form of MP threes have Christian power PC Mac. Yeah the simple life after the RCA inputs on the pioneer but it -- going through the headphone Jack with an adapter might not be the best solution in terms of audio quality. In the opinion of an audio file isn't audio engineer wouldn't investing in external sound card improve my sound. So you --"

" pretty big audio and they've really enjoy music and I think it's really all the data is using this year because he's getting into it and it's like the person is really into so I think he's probably right that the Mac mini sound card isn't gonna do many favors but I'm not sure that with MP -- can make that big difference. So let's look at it here first. What -- your MP threes in Canada and you're gonna go to law clueless then I think. Going into some of the external sound cards will give you some good there's -- and audio one because a lot of inexpensive parts that we'll give you better improved signal to noise ratio."

" Yeah actually he -- mention is email didn't make it into the final cut at this part but he was planning on doing everything in loss -- later okay so that nobody is gonna be moving up to that at some point is MB for like dimensions are really glossy format -- losing a lot of the founder and there so if you definitely if you want to go lost -- then doing an external hard caps on -- probably help you out. A fair amount and we actually have a look at that we got -- and this pure audio. Buddy -- here it's only fifty bucks. And it's from. It's from Andrea electronics exit 45 bucks you just pop a cap offering here and plug it into the USB drive has. -- a couple of eight inch jacks on the back for headphones and microphone. So can -- your stuff like if you have they had set that -- the the headphone Jack and -- Mike Jack on it but it's not powered. I've actually using those in the past an episode related terms that are put them yet does it fit tiny little external sound card so be good for on the road you -- don't. Weren't check out this week and see how it works it actually comes with some software that'll help you tweak the audience settings I'm kind of boost up different stuff so. On the -- out front battle thing to have in your back -- figures."

" Seem to think about this yeah. A bit dated may you know if you want to get into it you can always go analog go articulate turntable kindle two so there's a lot of people that really -- hear the warm it is it is they definitely different sound especially if you're into me like me like some jazz music you like -- going to sound a lot richer while -- you really will start to discern a difference. And don't over the loudspeakers and you're gonna have -- make sure you get good headphones and if you listen to it over like real speakers just make sure you --"

" His speaker system actually he has is not too dissimilar from the ones that we have under the death of Patrick always likes to pull out so they've found some good deals."

" Go on investment get -- with a -- any of the other good audio file places and start listening to speakers go around this very -- just listened to speakers because there's so many different sound -- to you have to decide what Pittsburgh the kind of music that you like and in some speakers the sound great rock and roll and -- chamber music on them and they're very flat didn't really work out so well and vice versa so. Get would you like to learn her listening profile is and then go for the equipment."

" We can talk about this kind of stuck her go to -- about how to set up. Senator room so that you don't lose any you know -- how many sound cancellation absolutely and and and isolating yourself and making the sounds -- just -- and warmer. Anyhow. We digress. They also -- there are some other high tech methods of improving his low tech sound equipment -- got to make suggestions out there -- send them into lots. -- revision3.com we'll talk about next week. All of you watching it live on your questions like expect excellent revision3.com. Tech help product reviews and how to use you ask us we'll do it we need those emails so don't be shy and -- Tekzilla Revision 3 com. And as always you can visit our forums you are doing there or are there where it."

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