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" Over Tekzilla I'm your host Patrick Norton. -- like disco go through there on the exit excellent. -- what -- it's called god Philip Tekzilla. Rockets -- bears Dele. We got a great show lined up for you today but before we begin Veronica you you -- you an audio engineering college I do you worry trained audio engineer."

" Technically yes yes that's what it diploma really have an opinion on the old skills."

" Super cables do you believe like cable and isn't like high dollar cable to the big difference in audio -- you know -- the you know about it now year."

" It'll of the story bigger blue jeans cable. But he's cable awesome what's it here model -- best place the world -- the world's cheapest -- you might cables leading cable replace it cheap cable and actually they have things they -- you -- cables that are built in the United States which is impossible fine. Now let's talk about monster cable because it's either on April 1 curt thank you blue jeans cable and -- cable which is a company you know. They received a cease and desist and cease and desist request letter from monster cables legal counsel. It appears they'll monster cable that take a look at these two -- it appears -- monster cable feels that some of -- connectors are too much like their own parents added. Monster connectors can see the -- lookalike. Why because they have some colors. Oh look there's don't monster on the -- cable it's it's it's ridiculous but monster cables stated that there -- multiple patent infringements on the part of tartan his you know. It's an RCA Jack. And then all of the products in question needed to be your call they also requested an account of the units sold in a report the profits made from these sales. And -- here's the thing monsters monsters legal department. These kind of like Apple's only evil in the sense that are really big fans a little more evil more evil. They're big fans of the cease and desist they like to throw legal muscle around they've they've you they've done some mean stuff. But what's interesting is -- is a lawyer. With like twenty years of experience he's like a lawyer who started making cables out of love which is a story actually living here Sunday and is any also has intellectual patent law experience that are intellectual property law experience. So perks like okay you wanna play games you would throw up a bogus lawsuit. I'll play your little bogus lawsuit games he's a lawyer so he can do this forever. Right Sorkin famous on the Internet in some research by -- turned up an interesting bit of info little things like monster cable didn't include a reference and expired panda -- 1992. That actually is like. Most like that part connectors which means that the patent is now non compatible in unenforceable so. It basically makes their entire set of threats unsubstantiated. Which makes this an incredible weight to -- cable times I think your right to go out. And -- just -- to all to stop buying monster cable monster you want to be jerks great. I say we boycott monster cables boycott monster cable boycott monster cable and go buy a wooden table today."

" I have -- sent to buying the the inexpensive version of cables because created equal really when it comes to in my opinion."

" What is pretty strong at Intel this line -- want to buy -- anyway what are you gonna -- 135 dollar HDMI cable -- monster now it's. The thick cable covering look it's."

" It's got poor if I had my digital pixels we're gonna look better it that the harder tents and author. At the end of the day I -- that's that's one good way of thinking about it I guess we're boycotting monster cable with a big way but. Power -- people aren't as I is I just the whole chilling effect glossy big. Just I just hate frivolous lawsuits yes if there's one thing that gets me go on more than anything else it. Lawsuits that don't make any sense and just basically people being -- next. If it's not on the -- and even now."

" Wouldn't exactly say this work he did -- thinking sweetly -- birth you know let's look at the."

" You know comes -- agreement. Ray may want to -- of the PDA dead if not -- and a and a solid PDA with all the basic productivity features some multimedia features as well what do you think the iPod touch -- the PDA. Finally is there any -- out there regarding whether or not palm ever upgrade their PD in line while."

" And I think we've officially called the."

" Huddled in the corner waiting for that you it is on its way out I actually purchased a PDA not too long ago now. In the grand scheme of things is going to sound really funny I thought I at T five. Tungsten T five it was my first -- like credit card purchase it was like 400 dollars. Illegal Wi-Fi card and it's -- on -- get the email on everything never used it uses like -- Every time. And it was pretty much it that it really that you book readers yeah yeah I -- ideas I had an e-book. Functionality. Thing --"

" Banging that thing is -- is it is essentially the PDA was killed off by the cellphones cellphones and more more functionality murderer by the -- considered Smartphones to be cellphones with a better slicker look and you know a much higher price but yes. Okay Smartphones."

" Actually the Blackberry hand and was one of the nail in the coffin and the you know even just the the Treo and I mean when the palm went palm came -- with a trio that kind of gave its own death knell to this yeah PDA Alon essentially because what it well it why am I going to carry around. Two devices. I think Larry want to make my phone calls on line and you know up to the same thing and the -- notes on there not touch so as a PD day. I I'd say so now maybe maybe when -- FC KS -- comes -- I'm sorry I'm losing my voice and -- if you noticed but nobody has the flu. Nor does the -- yet whenever you totally gave me -- security I'm sorry hot I touch it would be kind of -- for me mostly just because. I would want to be able to write down notes with a stylus I think that's one thing negotiators have your chickens have -- big with a stylus entry yes and I mean it has touch capabilities to an extent but that hasn't been built into it yet some may be in the future."

" You know to present I would think like -- at -- a particular our client manager their music you can look at the software you want to work with your PDA and -- you can kind of work backwards -- their -- is basically on life support. The Treo phones you know."

" The company itself -- on life support fully but definitely there PDA line but it eventually iPod touch get some kind of file manager I think that's really important. For PDA device and also there's nothing that can read. Excel documents I mean you can look at and -- can't really edit them or make any changes to them yeah even on numbers which is obviously an Apple product."

" You know I would I would probably you know yet they've basically take a look at. It black and blackberries can by the blackberries figure -- may be waiting for the next generation the iPhone. Nokia's got some great phones. The man who blackberries kind of like the sort of do you business person. Cellphone and I would I would go for a cellphone upgrade a lot faster than go for IP yeah yeah. I don't really go for Windows Mobile devices either personally. They've I don't like her -- I mean a lot of people really love them swear by them I buy it when this whole five -- for years that I was great because I use outlook and our corporate emails outlook in Calgary system and so that made it super easy to have all of basically my calendar my contacts in my email system alt height and my cellphone. That's one of the places where the Windows Mobile -- be great so in the Blackberry. Hey you know its its. -- I would I would to this. Blackberry pearl really nice. The iPhone has potential when the -- is that because right it was just such a limited amount of software out there yeah. Same thing in general -- element that stuff -- and I promised."

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" It's time once again protects those gadget of the week what we hear you that one -- his little device that makes our lives. Just a tad easier this week's -- Microsoft wheeled mouse optical. Well there are literally dozens of mice on the market we think when it comes to simple rugged inexpensive now think nothing. Can be Microsoft wheel mouse optical. Its trademarks are like she is negligible scroll wheel -- wheel mouse optical a perfect fit whether -- left you are right. Is simple design and no -- feature -- these reliable operation. Plus it's compatible with a wide array of operating system right out of the box including windows OS-X and several distributions of clinics. Although we definitely -- we found it online regularly for your ten dollars. And it's so affordable -- brawl one for every machine is ever and as a matter fact Patrick has a closed at least -- house for every -- he needs. Microsoft wheel mouse optical a great mouse for eighty system as any user and it doesn't cost a lot of cash."

" Happening for a few more of your questions and and excellent this next what is remark wants to know about losing landline phone service in favor of cell only service he writes I am looking and dropping my home phone service completely what options are there for using my wireless phone service connected to other phones around the house. I would also it's at this home phone network. Could use different cellphones and my white cell phone number as well as mine some of the call either of our numbers and bring the rest the phones in the house any help would be greatly."

" She did market Minnesota that's an interesting because I've heard of devices that will. Allow you to do a Bluetooth coupling to your cellphone. Like basically to can use your your your cell -- Bluetooth adapter with a home phone unit I've seen them. Things that are designed to bring your cell phone all into the home phone network but like does not make it like let's convenient. I truly -- earlier tethered to the wall. -- likes it it just plugging his cell phone into the cell phone charger and then using any phone in the house yeah I can see that I I I can't that be easier I I gave up cell phones. Cell phones -- I give up cell phones. In favor PDAs and agers. No I give myself I can look land lines like four years ago yeah I haven't Natalie and line in probably six years yet because nobody everybody use myself on -- have itself on at the same cell phone number for a decade. So. I completely understand giving up the land line you don't use it's pointless. But I think it will transfer suggestions in the audience of you know some waited to bring a cellphone onto the home phone the regular old pots network in the house tell us. Tells what it is because it's an interesting idea and."

" There are some service like Grand Central I mean that and it's not exactly what you're looking for. I don't think that light brown your caller it's one phone numbers that would bring all your different that's Italy the inverse of what he wants I mean if he wants his phone's -- in -- house that he wants to get rid of the land lines. How would Grand Central call your home phone numbers if you don't have a home to help others. Turned to use your example you do is essentially that she she definitely could not often because. I just -- haven't I haven't figured out a good use for yet I get this when you like -- yeah the idea very much."

" It'll manage hill tracked you down wherever I go yeah I I these ideas you know -- my own facilities part of my wife we want to share the phone and she throws the phone at me that's what it's hard to do cell phones have like a bunch of people in your house you."

" Yeah one service where you can come in and then switch over and then you'll be and you're like. Local wireless connection when he goes from landline to Skype."

" There are but that's well. -- figures. And I it is it's gotten look at this -- if anybody. As a way to connect pots plain old television. This Clinton knows put a telephone system. -- a wireless phone list I'm curious about them yet. -- to do all those phone wires that are -- house. I predict Steve welcome John that. -- Due to the Mac I've been using Macs exclusively since December. But I haven't scratched the surface of the CE application that you guys consider essential. And also tips tricks shortcuts and other stuff for me to get more than Mac Jonathan I think we're ready to applies. We should stick moment point we we get a lot of email from people about our relationship to Vista which is complicated but actually -- I've recently. I've recently handy they jump in quality of service on my primary Vista machines that run Vista machine every day. And listeners what about that later but a lot of people email -- like you guys like -- working act its like food -- back in only 5% of the people in the world news back. Actually close to 30% of our audience is Mac users based on the computers used them to watch the -- salute literally like any on the episode. Twenty to thirty plus percent of the people watching the show. Are Mac users so that's one of the reasons you so much Mac content but we still like to keep it -- 7% you know windows like point 3% Mac. And for the people have been emailing saying why did you work when -- it's because everybody our audience uses clinics knows it better than we do so. It -- come up with a good clinics I it will let you know come on the show and teach us how that would be facility pretty -- you know Linux command line --"

" Yeah but I do have some hot favorites. Because I am a Mac user and not like totaled it beats tools for anything but they're something they're they're ones that make my life lot -- jump cut is one. It's kind of like an advanced. Clipboard and and it it's it's a thing here is your magic cutting ties to bar. Yeah and then you can just you know save a lot of different things they've copied and you can copy full paragraph Cynthia preview of the things they have copied over and then could -- you want just by clicking on them. So it's it's it's very very convenient quicksilver is another one. And Merlin Mann is actually them and talk to about pixel."

" Here we bunch people that's about quick sources kind of an application launching. Seeing it so much more than just one -- see that's the part that I always stumble on some Merlin Mann who come on to explain about that and there's also something very similar for the PC Apple wants she. You like pixel go to."

" Yes I love pics from there it's not freeware it's not 59 dollars I believe last time I checked it's kind of click Photoshop light I mean it's got a lot of function only built into it."

" The interface is just beautiful it's a really I mean literally like units critically pleasing application in it now. -- Did you buy it for the full value or -- you get part of the Mac bundle from Macworld I'd -- for all okay with -- not supposed to do that don't know you can go to this episode actually want to look forward. Is around there on that. Macworld anybody OS-X users should keep eye peeled for. Back heist is basically it's a charity things always in meeting software vendors contribute application you get this huge collection of applications for I think maybe fifty box. I got pixel later and I zapper like 332 -- okay."

" Well yeah twelve other cases if you want to free up open source. Image editing software -- is good. Can do is pretty get a had a hard time figuring it can but because it's one of those X eleven apps and you have yeah although opening up X eleven and then I'd say like."

" I don't worth. I think it's probably we're getting pixel later. If you're looking for a open a free it office suite in the office I think it is a lot more functional analyst and in openoffice I like I'm a huge open office and but in the office actually -- right step -- that and -- would be -- or in chat client that has my personal favorite."

" Have you I think -- him. Eighty amp add EM to me go to mono when a little -- It's adorable and it works really well you can have all your different your aim account your Yahoo! account. -- Jabber account -- your clean now it's trillion basically four for Mac. -- zapper is another 1 that I am obsessed with because one of the big things with the deleting programs from from OS-X and that you should be able to estrangement that record trash can and they're gone but it doesn't take a lot of the library. Like the so -- national learning things go well yeah better than others because the programs in OS-X or actually just. Their built in the packages and that's what the icon is next that you launching when you click it. It's definitely here to right. But so if you take into apps that for it will find all the files associated with with the program delete those who get totally clean uninstall."

" like Roger -- the stuff but it that would X unix and it last night at black sorry. Now with site eventful history app separate agreement to -- and the neat things to protect. I have never used that I think it's all just to hear that noise. Right clicking actually it to -- outside of the Mac which shall never know because there is no right button on your notebook it -- face -- these horrendous mice Apple's mice suck. From Microsoft mouse on there are right clicking everywhere or hit control. I mean that's -- was like -- really control was the contractual right click for for the MacBook may be a huge difference for me. I'm a huge fan of as opposed books the missing manual for closed and can be pretty awesome. You know it's it weighs about 400 pounds you use it it kills small things that -- you. And it's actually chock full of incredibly useful tips and tricks for us and them -- 3040 bucks costs right."

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" Last week we ask you -- new digital SLR photography questions and send -- you did help us answer them -- Skype CNET digital camera cam -- senior editor at the guru at large -- gruden. -- We sure are you wear -- I've known each other for light actually closed in on fifteen years now. -- Kids can sort of in 95 wealth thirteen years so I usually fire but the couple digital -- questions you ready are okay so our first email comes from Phil. Who wants to know what's -- look for purchasing my first entry level DS LR. Look at getting on an icon. --"

" Basically. You want something to me. The main criterion is image quality. If you're not gonna get better image quality than you can with -- issues and it's pointless upgrading a -- and don't assume that just because the did you wrestle art will have better image while. That's where actually reviews really comment on the other things performance. And it's gonna be really slow then it don't bother with and there aren't any really really slow entry level digital SLRs better but there's still some that you will get frustrated shooting your kid's soccer game. When you say really slow retard like the click decline between you know. Yes shot to shot time essentially -- on sometimes it's. How long it takes to write the image to the cards that you can't you know you shoot in the and you gotta wait. Or especially -- flashed pictures. Com the flash recycled content soon -- a lot so can it can add as much as a second. Sometimes actually we've seen is highest or second while -- time exactly. So. You know frankly my attitude is if you're gonna get an -- than you should get an external flash anyway and those are always much faster. But in any case so image quality and speed are the two main things com. Now via. The other thing that you want to think about is image stabilization. And it either comes in the body or in the lands. And you know did you get a lot of questions as to which is better technically. There in terms of how they perform their identical. The difference between them is that when it's in the -- you can actually see the results of the stabilizer. -- Looking through the viewfinder as well as to when in the body you can't preview that."

" I never really thought about that before that you would actually be able to see the results. Is is image stabilization is that more useful we know when you're shooting the soccer game -- the horse race or is it more useful low light situations where you're trying to keep people from shaking and being blurry or they premiere is good for all that."

" actually it's good for all of that on it. Especially today you can get as many as four stops of latitude which means you can shoot. About four. Hold steps of shutter speeds slower without shake -- and you could then you would without it."

" Quicken had to bring directed to one fills product questions and there. You're gonna that the."

" Between us to know but that's mostly because the and incremental update of the and you know liberal disappointed with the and when call state of the art 'cause none of the entry level cameras are but it really can't compete with some of -- and tons of features. Equality with some of the other entry level cameras. Mighty the one that I think is best of all the ones that I've seen so far and is the Canon rebel X aside. Mom you're a little disappointed with the XTI but the XS site is its its fast. The image quality especially at the higher and sensitivity is and what we -- you know ISO settings on its best of all the sub 1000 it's really. It's up for maybe even icon."

" So if if he was gonna make the jump in in cost up from the the rebel -- aside and looking at the."

" Yeah I'm I'm -- it is considering an icons that he may have all the icon glances toward their may be a reason may be was happy with an icon point and shoot. -- The frankly they're the last thing you need to think about when you're looking at one of these entry level cameras is on. Argue you know you're spending about 800 dollars. Is that and in -- are you looking edit is an investment. Because if you're looking at it is an investment the camera that you want to keep for several years. Then you need to look the lens options. That. A that are available. Now with both an icon in Canon. You know going back they have the image stabilization in the lands which means that if you want image stabilization any lens that you by going forward it needs to be in there. Com and what happens is it adds it's in Seattle priced premium to."

" Gap Canon lenses are especially kind of political. At least for me. Or -- the other thing. Well I would you know so. No you can't answer -- a second question here is Dan was asking about -- image stabilization weather about it. That should you should look for in the lands verses the camera and you sit in the in the land you can actually see it when you're looking at it. Are there any you know of any cases where there might be opportunities for image stabilization in both the lands and the body here."

" Many -- are specifically avoiding that because it's like well I don't double color managing them on you can if if you have it. If you turn it on in both places you can have some very ugly results got -- so you really you want to stick to one -- the other do you prefer in the lands over the body. I find it's more flexible in the body. Because I don't I don't want to have to worry about if it's in the lands it gives me greater selection lens choices about it -- Good thing is. You know the iron it on -- but both -- Connie Canon. Have a have a long history and they both have it in the land whereas all be relatively. New or you know less. You -- smaller manufacturers like Pentax Olympus since Sony they'll put it in the body. So it's really you know you're making a serious ranch choice right there -- that's because care and an -- excellent money lenses. Is tend to be more expensive to witches and another thing to consider. When you're buying an entry level you may want to look -- look at the selection of lenses available. From the manufacturer as well as the the right the prices. -- they all basically have like a one injured her and 200 dollar -- available for entry level but then you know. The rest of them are they really expensive right war. You know you have and 1500 dollars for your next lands that could -- hot -- hates tell you this but I've been shooting. You know I've shot with all the influences and you really can tell a difference between the 1200 dollar islands in the and even the 500 now. Typically -- gonna tell me op -- Broderick sigma. Now what was gonna actually gonna tell you is don't be afraid to buy used."

" Right that's excited by I'd buy all my lenses used -- the -- of a -- well. That'd I need to wait for volume every so often it'll load the that you Craig's list actually yeah every so often know somebody you'll be selling their collection in this kind of like two versions of it. The guy who once every penny you paid for the lands because he paid retail for it. At a local camp and only drove to church on Sundays exactly and then there's the guy who bought it -- his kids -- soccer match and invariably it's a guy and they've got this massive lands and they're selling it for like a third of the street price for online sale. Because couldn't figure out that he did use a tripod with this 400 pound plans. Three. Which has that we -- of the quick what we have time for one more quick question. The -- question that Damien says Kenneth L lenses work the money. And what's the deal with the yet bass lines is candidate almost many variations of lenses in the same focal length is they have power shot point and shoot cameras AKA. Too many options. --"

" Well I I agree can be daunting. But. I'm actually I think choice in lenses is a really good thing wouldn't because. You know unlike. You know we should digital cameras where there's one it every fifty dollar price point in and they're all basically. The same -- on you know within a a lot of them are the same with -- price change. You can you can tell the difference between. Com. Different classes of lenses now crystal the EFS lenses are are designed to be used with any on. With the smaller sensors of digital camera its. The the LVL. Lenses and and all the other sort of standard Canon lenses are from. Come go way back to their film day so they're designed to be used with some films size frame. On or a full frame did you less alarm like the you know when DS mark very. On the so that's that the EFS. Versus all of the others got it. In terms of why isn't so broader selection -- first. The very low and lenses tend to be released flow and by slow I mean that that. They're they don't all they don't have enough latitude to lead in a lot of lightning they have very. Narrow aperture even at their wide."

" So you get like that at five point six you know to exact 400 millimeters lens which is great as long as there's blazing sun above you. Or you have a tripod mounted to a concrete block in low light situations. So. And."

" And then so. And then big so they get faster as they get more expensive. And then the L lenses have. Very nice coding -- better optics. And so they're they're faster and they're just sharper and better but the seats they basically if you have a digital camera would you stick to the FS one does. I think for an entry level that I definitely start there."

" Sounds good so to summarize this digital rebel access side is your your preferred entry level DSL are now. If you want to step up or if you have clicking an -- you want to recycle try to get the and probably -- I would say you're probably -- you're saving the kind of money you're probably not a big fan of buying used. Digital sellers. Or at least except you have to basically makes it is a big cut price because you're going to be giving up a lot of performance that a safe. Safe assumption on."

" I wouldn't buy it on it's if it's used it's okay but not if it's more than a year now okay because otherwise very high end giving up he he he he. I think high end DSL ours will -- into -- board thank you so much for joining us we ask you some more digital camera questions in the future. Absolutely awesome thank you so much like -- government more agreement. Is digital camera expert who runs all the reviews over scenic competent cameras can quarters were put some links on the website you can check out of work it's good stuff. That. Forward -- want to take a moment to thank one other companies that make this episode possible makes it possible prospering showed you."

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" There are female comfort in the question about laptops in right I haven't daughter heading off to college in the fall. Eight -- The school does not recommend anyone -- computer for the students to -- Could you -- few models of PC -- laptop you recommend that we'll survive a college student and hopefully for years at school out. Yeah. It kind of seems like one or the other. Is that you will need it even means to be kind of like disposable inch button or like really durable and and kind of."

" In -- future for. Will the future proof of an of the basic -- take a close look at your daughter right. And can't -- unit did you go through seven cars when -- first got a driver's license or. It lovingly help you restore the car she's driving -- kids at some point. You could set up expectations and then and it for. Sons or daughters -- have to basically face up to the painful reality what I trust. Your child or something expensive. I mean this is why they can't they. Exactly as well. But the nice thing that really nice thing is that notebooks it -- incredibly cheap atlas five years and beauty extremely well out city computer for under thousand dollars from a major reputable manufacturer so. You know your did the smart thing he checked with the school. I would definitely also. You -- PC by Kensington lock or wallet or tell your child that you know they need to basically. Lock it up and it or something because I don't know but what your college campus -- play but mine was occasionally. They just said there's times when everything would walk. And invariably find because there'd normally enter and putting people so one particular person stealing a lot of stuff previously found and on about windows totally Apple's pretty popular defenseless exactly. Keep it light under seven pounds. Cassette pounds and it counts Sony pound sounds like nothing -- with like thirty pounds for my textbooks. To -- and keep it under seven pounds and that we until August September because the prices keep dropping on the processors and memory and hard drives the longer you can wait keepers going to be. What brands like G -- B you're gonna be like -- back."

" I am a Mac person of course but. You know I've used Dell laptops in the past and they have been okay I mean they may last for awhile they're pretty decent. I'm -- excuse. And very much. And this just so many different options in terms of back and things. They also remember are you also have to think about what they're going to be using it for is it just kind of thing that they're gonna be answering email along and and and writing papers on or is it going to be a production laptop because my school was a very media heavy schools we were doing audio and video editing. Like act in her dorm -- late at night we couldn't get into the media -- if you need it if if they need a laptop that's going to have to you double as neat as of the records and you have to take that into kind of the price and durability considerations for."

" Well I mean what are the weather nice things -- is is you can get a core two duo processor. A gigabyte of memory which is nice entry level machine is. The last thing when abuse if you want this the last four years then you're gonna want to throw little more processor added and at least I would I would go with at least that you -- preferably two gigabytes of memory. -- as a dvd burner because they're great for backing up and what are we."

" Making projects to do yes I mean they're making projects for the different classes having dvd burners ambient but definitely definite thumbs up."

" I would probably check with -- you can still buy you know I I'm a big fan of buying notebooks on line whenever possible I mean. And buying major brands I personally prefer dials. I've used a lot of Dell machines that they're really not been happy with one. He's like Thinkpads I think that's going to be expensive for what she did unless you're looking for an ultra portable. But yeah I would go to Dell notebook it's. The home office consumer models. The the latitudes and got some great models for a 100000 dollars for the quirky duo. And two gigabytes of ram and a burner. And giving it would probably take a serious thought that is is normally you know extended warranties are kind of a chip dvd players concedes it's not going to die and it dies it's. You know these these days whenever I want to. But I guess at a -- this loop break is usually you look at the map on an extended warranty if you get a good extended warranty. It can save your bacon and especially if something weird goes from his notebooks is just easily fix yourself or otherwise. And don't count on your -- your school IT department gets much of anything beacons. It probably won't be very convenient -- is that the you know notebooks that reflects the twist the little power connectors kid loose from the motherboard it's the fight back and basically turn it into a really expensive paper weight. And so I would probably pony up the extra cash for extended warranty. And buyer nice backpack that's got a sleeve for two because the number one killer notebooks tends to be dropping them. And destroying screens and."

" That is also Tom not to bring it may be to the pond where. He spilled on or -- knocked off the table -- suspect they'll hold to the -- however if you work the best right. Hey guys I'm people work better in talks like I cut I'm John -- now. I'm just saying that would explain the giggling. Could -- you know."

" Mob MOB ones that no one actually Adobe wants to set a couple of web sites within the next couple months and I'm like me. Queen of intoxication and queen Veronica Belmont. You might -- he knew into the lamp server running. Web applications. -- accidental via an exit -- mean yeah SQL PHP. You know fancy with -- terms there but it wants to know. What we like better -- well or mambo and why. I personally do not use. Talking about talk about any of those things we could just -- tease me because you're so Internet savvy referred you here soon you'll -- wonderful things well yeah. One would be wise to themed science. So okay so if you look -- bomb blow our content management systems that are basically free and open source so that -- with a -- in us. Type thing I noticed he had mass I've never used either one of them I have not either I have talked to people -- other -- basically saved that jewel want is a fork. Problem mambo and as a result they sort."

" Limited that you enough in my left and those Levine who's giving to them -- it and yeah. And then and then and then then then that there sort of options."

" I'm jeweler mambo the basically the same thing. Two was before we're basically they took the code split off sort of the news is true when you're doing. About it and -- over there and sign up a lot of people think of the code that you will generates is a little bit cleaner because these kind of like to a line in the sand and started over bunch of stuff so I'd say -- what you look. People that I know base -- government do. -- forever so we keep running it so yeah I would go to -- How's that for a second area. A second hernia recommendation. If you guys in the audience have an opinion on the mambo versus you loved -- third prominent dancing -- I was restraining myself old I don't restrain yourself restraint is overrated especially in the done."

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" Over Tekzilla I'm your host Patrick Norton. -- like disco go through there on the exit excellent. -- what -- it's called god Philip Tekzilla. Rockets -- bears Dele. We got a great show lined up for you today but before we begin Veronica you you -- you an audio engineering college I do you worry trained audio engineer."

" Technically yes yes that's what it diploma really have an opinion on the old skills."

" Super cables do you believe like cable and isn't like high dollar cable to the big difference in audio -- you know -- the you know about it now year."

" It'll of the story bigger blue jeans cable. But he's cable awesome what's it here model -- best place the world -- the world's cheapest -- you might cables leading cable replace it cheap cable and actually they have things they -- you -- cables that are built in the United States which is impossible fine. Now let's talk about monster cable because it's either on April 1 curt thank you blue jeans cable and -- cable which is a company you know. They received a cease and desist and cease and desist request letter from monster cables legal counsel. It appears they'll monster cable that take a look at these two -- it appears -- monster cable feels that some of -- connectors are too much like their own parents added. Monster connectors can see the -- lookalike. Why because they have some colors. Oh look there's don't monster on the -- cable it's it's it's ridiculous but monster cables stated that there -- multiple patent infringements on the part of tartan his you know. It's an RCA Jack. And then all of the products in question needed to be your call they also requested an account of the units sold in a report the profits made from these sales. And -- here's the thing monsters monsters legal department. These kind of like Apple's only evil in the sense that are really big fans a little more evil more evil. They're big fans of the cease and desist they like to throw legal muscle around they've they've you they've done some mean stuff. But what's interesting is -- is a lawyer. With like twenty years of experience he's like a lawyer who started making cables out of love which is a story actually living here Sunday and is any also has intellectual patent law experience that are intellectual property law experience. So perks like okay you wanna play games you would throw up a bogus lawsuit. I'll play your little bogus lawsuit games he's a lawyer so he can do this forever. Right Sorkin famous on the Internet in some research by -- turned up an interesting bit of info little things like monster cable didn't include a reference and expired panda -- 1992. That actually is like. Most like that part connectors which means that the patent is now non compatible in unenforceable so. It basically makes their entire set of threats unsubstantiated. Which makes this an incredible weight to -- cable times I think your right to go out. And -- just -- to all to stop buying monster cable monster you want to be jerks great. I say we boycott monster cables boycott monster cable boycott monster cable and go buy a wooden table today."

" I have -- sent to buying the the inexpensive version of cables because created equal really when it comes to in my opinion."

" What is pretty strong at Intel this line -- want to buy -- anyway what are you gonna -- 135 dollar HDMI cable -- monster now it's. The thick cable covering look it's."

" It's got poor if I had my digital pixels we're gonna look better it that the harder tents and author. At the end of the day I -- that's that's one good way of thinking about it I guess we're boycotting monster cable with a big way but. Power -- people aren't as I is I just the whole chilling effect glossy big. Just I just hate frivolous lawsuits yes if there's one thing that gets me go on more than anything else it. Lawsuits that don't make any sense and just basically people being -- next. If it's not on the -- and even now."

" Wouldn't exactly say this work he did -- thinking sweetly -- birth you know let's look at the."

" You know comes -- agreement. Ray may want to -- of the PDA dead if not -- and a and a solid PDA with all the basic productivity features some multimedia features as well what do you think the iPod touch -- the PDA. Finally is there any -- out there regarding whether or not palm ever upgrade their PD in line while."

" And I think we've officially called the."

" Huddled in the corner waiting for that you it is on its way out I actually purchased a PDA not too long ago now. In the grand scheme of things is going to sound really funny I thought I at T five. Tungsten T five it was my first -- like credit card purchase it was like 400 dollars. Illegal Wi-Fi card and it's -- on -- get the email on everything never used it uses like -- Every time. And it was pretty much it that it really that you book readers yeah yeah I -- ideas I had an e-book. Functionality. Thing --"

" Banging that thing is -- is it is essentially the PDA was killed off by the cellphones cellphones and more more functionality murderer by the -- considered Smartphones to be cellphones with a better slicker look and you know a much higher price but yes. Okay Smartphones."

" Actually the Blackberry hand and was one of the nail in the coffin and the you know even just the the Treo and I mean when the palm went palm came -- with a trio that kind of gave its own death knell to this yeah PDA Alon essentially because what it well it why am I going to carry around. Two devices. I think Larry want to make my phone calls on line and you know up to the same thing and the -- notes on there not touch so as a PD day. I I'd say so now maybe maybe when -- FC KS -- comes -- I'm sorry I'm losing my voice and -- if you noticed but nobody has the flu. Nor does the -- yet whenever you totally gave me -- security I'm sorry hot I touch it would be kind of -- for me mostly just because. I would want to be able to write down notes with a stylus I think that's one thing negotiators have your chickens have -- big with a stylus entry yes and I mean it has touch capabilities to an extent but that hasn't been built into it yet some may be in the future."

" You know to present I would think like -- at -- a particular our client manager their music you can look at the software you want to work with your PDA and -- you can kind of work backwards -- their -- is basically on life support. The Treo phones you know."

" The company itself -- on life support fully but definitely there PDA line but it eventually iPod touch get some kind of file manager I think that's really important. For PDA device and also there's nothing that can read. Excel documents I mean you can look at and -- can't really edit them or make any changes to them yeah even on numbers which is obviously an Apple product."

" You know I would I would probably you know yet they've basically take a look at. It black and blackberries can by the blackberries figure -- may be waiting for the next generation the iPhone. Nokia's got some great phones. The man who blackberries kind of like the sort of do you business person. Cellphone and I would I would go for a cellphone upgrade a lot faster than go for IP yeah yeah. I don't really go for Windows Mobile devices either personally. They've I don't like her -- I mean a lot of people really love them swear by them I buy it when this whole five -- for years that I was great because I use outlook and our corporate emails outlook in Calgary system and so that made it super easy to have all of basically my calendar my contacts in my email system alt height and my cellphone. That's one of the places where the Windows Mobile -- be great so in the Blackberry. Hey you know its its. -- I would I would to this. Blackberry pearl really nice. The iPhone has potential when the -- is that because right it was just such a limited amount of software out there yeah. Same thing in general -- element that stuff -- and I promised."

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" It's time once again protects those gadget of the week what we hear you that one -- his little device that makes our lives. Just a tad easier this week's -- Microsoft wheeled mouse optical. Well there are literally dozens of mice on the market we think when it comes to simple rugged inexpensive now think nothing. Can be Microsoft wheel mouse optical. Its trademarks are like she is negligible scroll wheel -- wheel mouse optical a perfect fit whether -- left you are right. Is simple design and no -- feature -- these reliable operation. Plus it's compatible with a wide array of operating system right out of the box including windows OS-X and several distributions of clinics. Although we definitely -- we found it online regularly for your ten dollars. And it's so affordable -- brawl one for every machine is ever and as a matter fact Patrick has a closed at least -- house for every -- he needs. Microsoft wheel mouse optical a great mouse for eighty system as any user and it doesn't cost a lot of cash."

" Happening for a few more of your questions and and excellent this next what is remark wants to know about losing landline phone service in favor of cell only service he writes I am looking and dropping my home phone service completely what options are there for using my wireless phone service connected to other phones around the house. I would also it's at this home phone network. Could use different cellphones and my white cell phone number as well as mine some of the call either of our numbers and bring the rest the phones in the house any help would be greatly."

" She did market Minnesota that's an interesting because I've heard of devices that will. Allow you to do a Bluetooth coupling to your cellphone. Like basically to can use your your your cell -- Bluetooth adapter with a home phone unit I've seen them. Things that are designed to bring your cell phone all into the home phone network but like does not make it like let's convenient. I truly -- earlier tethered to the wall. -- likes it it just plugging his cell phone into the cell phone charger and then using any phone in the house yeah I can see that I I I can't that be easier I I gave up cell phones. Cell phones -- I give up cell phones. In favor PDAs and agers. No I give myself I can look land lines like four years ago yeah I haven't Natalie and line in probably six years yet because nobody everybody use myself on -- have itself on at the same cell phone number for a decade. So. I completely understand giving up the land line you don't use it's pointless. But I think it will transfer suggestions in the audience of you know some waited to bring a cellphone onto the home phone the regular old pots network in the house tell us. Tells what it is because it's an interesting idea and."

" There are some service like Grand Central I mean that and it's not exactly what you're looking for. I don't think that light brown your caller it's one phone numbers that would bring all your different that's Italy the inverse of what he wants I mean if he wants his phone's -- in -- house that he wants to get rid of the land lines. How would Grand Central call your home phone numbers if you don't have a home to help others. Turned to use your example you do is essentially that she she definitely could not often because. I just -- haven't I haven't figured out a good use for yet I get this when you like -- yeah the idea very much."

" It'll manage hill tracked you down wherever I go yeah I I these ideas you know -- my own facilities part of my wife we want to share the phone and she throws the phone at me that's what it's hard to do cell phones have like a bunch of people in your house you."

" Yeah one service where you can come in and then switch over and then you'll be and you're like. Local wireless connection when he goes from landline to Skype."

" There are but that's well. -- figures. And I it is it's gotten look at this -- if anybody. As a way to connect pots plain old television. This Clinton knows put a telephone system. -- a wireless phone list I'm curious about them yet. -- to do all those phone wires that are -- house. I predict Steve welcome John that. -- Due to the Mac I've been using Macs exclusively since December. But I haven't scratched the surface of the CE application that you guys consider essential. And also tips tricks shortcuts and other stuff for me to get more than Mac Jonathan I think we're ready to applies. We should stick moment point we we get a lot of email from people about our relationship to Vista which is complicated but actually -- I've recently. I've recently handy they jump in quality of service on my primary Vista machines that run Vista machine every day. And listeners what about that later but a lot of people email -- like you guys like -- working act its like food -- back in only 5% of the people in the world news back. Actually close to 30% of our audience is Mac users based on the computers used them to watch the -- salute literally like any on the episode. Twenty to thirty plus percent of the people watching the show. Are Mac users so that's one of the reasons you so much Mac content but we still like to keep it -- 7% you know windows like point 3% Mac. And for the people have been emailing saying why did you work when -- it's because everybody our audience uses clinics knows it better than we do so. It -- come up with a good clinics I it will let you know come on the show and teach us how that would be facility pretty -- you know Linux command line --"

" Yeah but I do have some hot favorites. Because I am a Mac user and not like totaled it beats tools for anything but they're something they're they're ones that make my life lot -- jump cut is one. It's kind of like an advanced. Clipboard and and it it's it's a thing here is your magic cutting ties to bar. Yeah and then you can just you know save a lot of different things they've copied and you can copy full paragraph Cynthia preview of the things they have copied over and then could -- you want just by clicking on them. So it's it's it's very very convenient quicksilver is another one. And Merlin Mann is actually them and talk to about pixel."

" Here we bunch people that's about quick sources kind of an application launching. Seeing it so much more than just one -- see that's the part that I always stumble on some Merlin Mann who come on to explain about that and there's also something very similar for the PC Apple wants she. You like pixel go to."

" Yes I love pics from there it's not freeware it's not 59 dollars I believe last time I checked it's kind of click Photoshop light I mean it's got a lot of function only built into it."

" The interface is just beautiful it's a really I mean literally like units critically pleasing application in it now. -- Did you buy it for the full value or -- you get part of the Mac bundle from Macworld I'd -- for all okay with -- not supposed to do that don't know you can go to this episode actually want to look forward. Is around there on that. Macworld anybody OS-X users should keep eye peeled for. Back heist is basically it's a charity things always in meeting software vendors contribute application you get this huge collection of applications for I think maybe fifty box. I got pixel later and I zapper like 332 -- okay."

" Well yeah twelve other cases if you want to free up open source. Image editing software -- is good. Can do is pretty get a had a hard time figuring it can but because it's one of those X eleven apps and you have yeah although opening up X eleven and then I'd say like."

" I don't worth. I think it's probably we're getting pixel later. If you're looking for a open a free it office suite in the office I think it is a lot more functional analyst and in openoffice I like I'm a huge open office and but in the office actually -- right step -- that and -- would be -- or in chat client that has my personal favorite."

" Have you I think -- him. Eighty amp add EM to me go to mono when a little -- It's adorable and it works really well you can have all your different your aim account your Yahoo! account. -- Jabber account -- your clean now it's trillion basically four for Mac. -- zapper is another 1 that I am obsessed with because one of the big things with the deleting programs from from OS-X and that you should be able to estrangement that record trash can and they're gone but it doesn't take a lot of the library. Like the so -- national learning things go well yeah better than others because the programs in OS-X or actually just. Their built in the packages and that's what the icon is next that you launching when you click it. It's definitely here to right. But so if you take into apps that for it will find all the files associated with with the program delete those who get totally clean uninstall."

" like Roger -- the stuff but it that would X unix and it last night at black sorry. Now with site eventful history app separate agreement to -- and the neat things to protect. I have never used that I think it's all just to hear that noise. Right clicking actually it to -- outside of the Mac which shall never know because there is no right button on your notebook it -- face -- these horrendous mice Apple's mice suck. From Microsoft mouse on there are right clicking everywhere or hit control. I mean that's -- was like -- really control was the contractual right click for for the MacBook may be a huge difference for me. I'm a huge fan of as opposed books the missing manual for closed and can be pretty awesome. You know it's it weighs about 400 pounds you use it it kills small things that -- you. And it's actually chock full of incredibly useful tips and tricks for us and them -- 3040 bucks costs right."

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" Last week we ask you -- new digital SLR photography questions and send -- you did help us answer them -- Skype CNET digital camera cam -- senior editor at the guru at large -- gruden. -- We sure are you wear -- I've known each other for light actually closed in on fifteen years now. -- Kids can sort of in 95 wealth thirteen years so I usually fire but the couple digital -- questions you ready are okay so our first email comes from Phil. Who wants to know what's -- look for purchasing my first entry level DS LR. Look at getting on an icon. --"

" Basically. You want something to me. The main criterion is image quality. If you're not gonna get better image quality than you can with -- issues and it's pointless upgrading a -- and don't assume that just because the did you wrestle art will have better image while. That's where actually reviews really comment on the other things performance. And it's gonna be really slow then it don't bother with and there aren't any really really slow entry level digital SLRs better but there's still some that you will get frustrated shooting your kid's soccer game. When you say really slow retard like the click decline between you know. Yes shot to shot time essentially -- on sometimes it's. How long it takes to write the image to the cards that you can't you know you shoot in the and you gotta wait. Or especially -- flashed pictures. Com the flash recycled content soon -- a lot so can it can add as much as a second. Sometimes actually we've seen is highest or second while -- time exactly. So. You know frankly my attitude is if you're gonna get an -- than you should get an external flash anyway and those are always much faster. But in any case so image quality and speed are the two main things com. Now via. The other thing that you want to think about is image stabilization. And it either comes in the body or in the lands. And you know did you get a lot of questions as to which is better technically. There in terms of how they perform their identical. The difference between them is that when it's in the -- you can actually see the results of the stabilizer. -- Looking through the viewfinder as well as to when in the body you can't preview that."

" I never really thought about that before that you would actually be able to see the results. Is is image stabilization is that more useful we know when you're shooting the soccer game -- the horse race or is it more useful low light situations where you're trying to keep people from shaking and being blurry or they premiere is good for all that."

" actually it's good for all of that on it. Especially today you can get as many as four stops of latitude which means you can shoot. About four. Hold steps of shutter speeds slower without shake -- and you could then you would without it."

" Quicken had to bring directed to one fills product questions and there. You're gonna that the."

" Between us to know but that's mostly because the and incremental update of the and you know liberal disappointed with the and when call state of the art 'cause none of the entry level cameras are but it really can't compete with some of -- and tons of features. Equality with some of the other entry level cameras. Mighty the one that I think is best of all the ones that I've seen so far and is the Canon rebel X aside. Mom you're a little disappointed with the XTI but the XS site is its its fast. The image quality especially at the higher and sensitivity is and what we -- you know ISO settings on its best of all the sub 1000 it's really. It's up for maybe even icon."

" So if if he was gonna make the jump in in cost up from the the rebel -- aside and looking at the."

" Yeah I'm I'm -- it is considering an icons that he may have all the icon glances toward their may be a reason may be was happy with an icon point and shoot. -- The frankly they're the last thing you need to think about when you're looking at one of these entry level cameras is on. Argue you know you're spending about 800 dollars. Is that and in -- are you looking edit is an investment. Because if you're looking at it is an investment the camera that you want to keep for several years. Then you need to look the lens options. That. A that are available. Now with both an icon in Canon. You know going back they have the image stabilization in the lands which means that if you want image stabilization any lens that you by going forward it needs to be in there. Com and what happens is it adds it's in Seattle priced premium to."

" Gap Canon lenses are especially kind of political. At least for me. Or -- the other thing. Well I would you know so. No you can't answer -- a second question here is Dan was asking about -- image stabilization weather about it. That should you should look for in the lands verses the camera and you sit in the in the land you can actually see it when you're looking at it. Are there any you know of any cases where there might be opportunities for image stabilization in both the lands and the body here."

" Many -- are specifically avoiding that because it's like well I don't double color managing them on you can if if you have it. If you turn it on in both places you can have some very ugly results got -- so you really you want to stick to one -- the other do you prefer in the lands over the body. I find it's more flexible in the body. Because I don't I don't want to have to worry about if it's in the lands it gives me greater selection lens choices about it -- Good thing is. You know the iron it on -- but both -- Connie Canon. Have a have a long history and they both have it in the land whereas all be relatively. New or you know less. You -- smaller manufacturers like Pentax Olympus since Sony they'll put it in the body. So it's really you know you're making a serious ranch choice right there -- that's because care and an -- excellent money lenses. Is tend to be more expensive to witches and another thing to consider. When you're buying an entry level you may want to look -- look at the selection of lenses available. From the manufacturer as well as the the right the prices. -- they all basically have like a one injured her and 200 dollar -- available for entry level but then you know. The rest of them are they really expensive right war. You know you have and 1500 dollars for your next lands that could -- hot -- hates tell you this but I've been shooting. You know I've shot with all the influences and you really can tell a difference between the 1200 dollar islands in the and even the 500 now. Typically -- gonna tell me op -- Broderick sigma. Now what was gonna actually gonna tell you is don't be afraid to buy used."

" Right that's excited by I'd buy all my lenses used -- the -- of a -- well. That'd I need to wait for volume every so often it'll load the that you Craig's list actually yeah every so often know somebody you'll be selling their collection in this kind of like two versions of it. The guy who once every penny you paid for the lands because he paid retail for it. At a local camp and only drove to church on Sundays exactly and then there's the guy who bought it -- his kids -- soccer match and invariably it's a guy and they've got this massive lands and they're selling it for like a third of the street price for online sale. Because couldn't figure out that he did use a tripod with this 400 pound plans. Three. Which has that we -- of the quick what we have time for one more quick question. The -- question that Damien says Kenneth L lenses work the money. And what's the deal with the yet bass lines is candidate almost many variations of lenses in the same focal length is they have power shot point and shoot cameras AKA. Too many options. --"

" Well I I agree can be daunting. But. I'm actually I think choice in lenses is a really good thing wouldn't because. You know unlike. You know we should digital cameras where there's one it every fifty dollar price point in and they're all basically. The same -- on you know within a a lot of them are the same with -- price change. You can you can tell the difference between. Com. Different classes of lenses now crystal the EFS lenses are are designed to be used with any on. With the smaller sensors of digital camera its. The the LVL. Lenses and and all the other sort of standard Canon lenses are from. Come go way back to their film day so they're designed to be used with some films size frame. On or a full frame did you less alarm like the you know when DS mark very. On the so that's that the EFS. Versus all of the others got it. In terms of why isn't so broader selection -- first. The very low and lenses tend to be released flow and by slow I mean that that. They're they don't all they don't have enough latitude to lead in a lot of lightning they have very. Narrow aperture even at their wide."

" So you get like that at five point six you know to exact 400 millimeters lens which is great as long as there's blazing sun above you. Or you have a tripod mounted to a concrete block in low light situations. So. And."

" And then so. And then big so they get faster as they get more expensive. And then the L lenses have. Very nice coding -- better optics. And so they're they're faster and they're just sharper and better but the seats they basically if you have a digital camera would you stick to the FS one does. I think for an entry level that I definitely start there."

" Sounds good so to summarize this digital rebel access side is your your preferred entry level DSL are now. If you want to step up or if you have clicking an -- you want to recycle try to get the and probably -- I would say you're probably -- you're saving the kind of money you're probably not a big fan of buying used. Digital sellers. Or at least except you have to basically makes it is a big cut price because you're going to be giving up a lot of performance that a safe. Safe assumption on."

" I wouldn't buy it on it's if it's used it's okay but not if it's more than a year now okay because otherwise very high end giving up he he he he. I think high end DSL ours will -- into -- board thank you so much for joining us we ask you some more digital camera questions in the future. Absolutely awesome thank you so much like -- government more agreement. Is digital camera expert who runs all the reviews over scenic competent cameras can quarters were put some links on the website you can check out of work it's good stuff. That. Forward -- want to take a moment to thank one other companies that make this episode possible makes it possible prospering showed you."

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" There are female comfort in the question about laptops in right I haven't daughter heading off to college in the fall. Eight -- The school does not recommend anyone -- computer for the students to -- Could you -- few models of PC -- laptop you recommend that we'll survive a college student and hopefully for years at school out. Yeah. It kind of seems like one or the other. Is that you will need it even means to be kind of like disposable inch button or like really durable and and kind of."

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" I am a Mac person of course but. You know I've used Dell laptops in the past and they have been okay I mean they may last for awhile they're pretty decent. I'm -- excuse. And very much. And this just so many different options in terms of back and things. They also remember are you also have to think about what they're going to be using it for is it just kind of thing that they're gonna be answering email along and and and writing papers on or is it going to be a production laptop because my school was a very media heavy schools we were doing audio and video editing. Like act in her dorm -- late at night we couldn't get into the media -- if you need it if if they need a laptop that's going to have to you double as neat as of the records and you have to take that into kind of the price and durability considerations for."

" Well I mean what are the weather nice things -- is is you can get a core two duo processor. A gigabyte of memory which is nice entry level machine is. The last thing when abuse if you want this the last four years then you're gonna want to throw little more processor added and at least I would I would go with at least that you -- preferably two gigabytes of memory. -- as a dvd burner because they're great for backing up and what are we."

" Making projects to do yes I mean they're making projects for the different classes having dvd burners ambient but definitely definite thumbs up."

" I would probably check with -- you can still buy you know I I'm a big fan of buying notebooks on line whenever possible I mean. And buying major brands I personally prefer dials. I've used a lot of Dell machines that they're really not been happy with one. He's like Thinkpads I think that's going to be expensive for what she did unless you're looking for an ultra portable. But yeah I would go to Dell notebook it's. The home office consumer models. The the latitudes and got some great models for a 100000 dollars for the quirky duo. And two gigabytes of ram and a burner. And giving it would probably take a serious thought that is is normally you know extended warranties are kind of a chip dvd players concedes it's not going to die and it dies it's. You know these these days whenever I want to. But I guess at a -- this loop break is usually you look at the map on an extended warranty if you get a good extended warranty. It can save your bacon and especially if something weird goes from his notebooks is just easily fix yourself or otherwise. And don't count on your -- your school IT department gets much of anything beacons. It probably won't be very convenient -- is that the you know notebooks that reflects the twist the little power connectors kid loose from the motherboard it's the fight back and basically turn it into a really expensive paper weight. And so I would probably pony up the extra cash for extended warranty. And buyer nice backpack that's got a sleeve for two because the number one killer notebooks tends to be dropping them. And destroying screens and."

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