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This week for TVazine, we go through a review that I thought was all but lost. A couple months ago, a hard drive crashed and with it – a few of the video reviews I did early on that were not published yet. However, I do back up systems, and found that this video was saved in a backup I did the month before.

It was a copy that I already edited down, so I couldn’t put it into 720 format, but I was able to do a little tweaking on it. I also am playing with some new title intros, so let me know if you like the new intro.

In the meantime, we review the Fretlight guitar – a special guitar that connects to the PC via USB, then lights up the fretboard to direct you on how to play certain songs. This guitar is great for learning and comes with software to help out.

We look at the guitar and where it stands as a musical instrument and a teaching tool.

How to put a PC in a car? How about a full dashboard that is monitored by PC? Hyundai wants to help out.

Hyndai KIA Computer Display

Andy McCaskey talks with Michael about how computers are getting integrated with vehicles. Wifi in the car and a great alarm system are some of the features they talk about.

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Andy McCaskey talks with Peter Semmelhack and Mehrshad Mansouri about the new modules. Bug Von Hipple module, 3G/GSM, Audio, WiFi and Bluetooth, Zigby, PICO Projector and QWERTY Keyboard modules. Add with that the existing modules of Motion sensor, camera, Touchscreen LCD and GPS module.

BugLabs continues to put out tons of great new ideas. Best part is it’s scalable for you.

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Sometimes you need to get into your computer without needing to get into your computer. Why do you have to wait for Windows XP to load? HyperSpace creates an easy loading OS that you can run with XP to get to the internet or email without the wait.

Todd Cochrane talks with the HyperSpace about this Operating System and how you can boot on it’s own, or in a parallel mode.

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As a consultant, I use my own equipment all the time. When I get to a specific client, sometimes I am asked to sign a waiver that states I will not take company data. I sign it because I am not going to ruin any relationship by walking out with secrets or customer lists.

Data nowadays can be controlled. We at the Quickcast have talked about how that can happen many a time. However, the most important thing in a work environment is to make sure the data stays within the company – even after a person has left. Citrix Systems has given  Employees a bonus payment to buy their own laptop for corporate use. While it does give advantage, could the company lose control of the data?

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It was a Commodore Vic 20. We were up North at our Grandma’s house for Christmas in 1981. Our cousins had a Vic20 and we played some cool games. When we got home at the end of the week, we opened our presents and low and behold, we had a Vic 20. I swear I got up early every day of Winter break to play on this new machine. I did have to fight for use with the rest of my family, but I think I got some good time on it.

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Fakes. Throughout time we’ve had to deal with those who want to pass something off as an original. Sometimes we are not fooled. Other times we go years thinking that it’s the real thing until some new technology tells us different.
In the last week I’ve seen many fake photos of different items – most notably the Large GPS picture and Windows 7 screenshots. There is even a video out there that supposedly displays Windows 7 functionality. While impressive, it makes me wonder if someone is trying to pass these off to make a quick buck?
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It would be interesting to see how much bandwidth I go through a month. Uploading shows, ustream channel, downloading software updates and media content.  All of it legally.

There are some that decide to use their internet connection without abandon. They download movies, music and computer programs without legally paying for it. I have seen many downloading 4 to 5 items at a time, which at gigabytes at a pop, it’s a lot of data that passes through. And with programs like bittorrent, not only does it download the items, but it turns your computer into a “Seed” in which others can use to pull from.

Comcast is working on a model to cap bandwidth per month. For some it won’t be noticeable. For the internet Zealot, they might find it tougher to work and or play. Do we need bandwidth limits to control our data consumption, or are internet companies treading in areas they shouldn’t?

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Just wanted to remind everyone that the clocks go FORWARD one hour tonight. What does that mean? It means you should probably stock up on liquor because some of the bars will close an hour earlier.

Seriously. Daylight Savings Time was issued to keep people safe and to save energy. It’s practice goes a lot earlier, but DST started on March 31st, 1918. It has been suggested that Ben Franklins’ “Early to Bed, Early to Rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” was coined to save on things like candles.

Last year, DST came 3 weeks earlier in hopes to save on energy. The results have come back and we found that it only slightly saved money. So the question is – will it switch back anytime soon?

Most likely not. You would have to argue that keeping it as it is would cost a lot more than moving it. After all, a lot of IT departments were hit last year with the DST switch. And although it wasn’t as tedious as the Y2K bug, it still was something that needed to be planned and implemented, which cost companies thousands of dollars.

So drink up! Then rise and shine a whole hour earlier. Because, well… it WON’T be an hour earlier.

Don’t worry. You’ll get the hour back in the fall…