TeamFortress2

Show 046: 4500 Fingers

Posted Wed, 03/04/2009 - 05:20 by Art
http://m.podshow.com/media/17695/episodes/145708/2guystech-145708-03-04-2009.mp3

Every week we get together to talk about various tech and geek topics. Thanks so much for joining us this week, and if you're new to the show, welcome.

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Joining us today is Casey from SciFi Surplus
and on Twitter at @scifisurplus.

What's Going on?
Mike
- Windows 7 vs Mac OS X discussion with @eluque1696 and @PCmacsmackdown
- Wolverine and the X-Men is really great! I'm interested to see what the new Ironman series looks like. It's coming in April. Not sure what network that is.

Computer History
 - March 4, 1956 - An Wang Sells Core Memory Patent to IBM
- March 5, 1993 - Talking Laptop Helps Blind Student Earn B.S
- March 6, 1992 - Michaelangelo Virus Strikes
- March 7, 1997 - First Internet Entry to Win Neologism Contest
- March 8, 1955 - Harbinger of Early Operating Systems Director for Whirlwind is Demonstrated
- March 9, 1993 - PowerOpen Association Formed

The computer history segment is brought to you by The Computer history Museum, where computing history lives. Visit them at  computerhistory.org .

Fake Commercial
"Hutt Card -Inestible" - Thanks to SciFi Surplus for the use of their futuremercials.

New and Interesting
 - Last show I kind of implied that Keith is a "Home user", which he is not. What I meant was how Vista 64 does at home. Sorry Keith.
- Scout Update for Team Fortress 2 on Tuesday. Official Site
- Scott Sigler says he needs to sell 1,000 copies of the Rookie to make his money back, and to make it worth the effort.
- Siftables - Sweet!
- Bacon Jumps the Shark? - @CSTechCast
- Windows 7 upgrades may not be so smooth
- Changes to Windows 7 Release Candidate - LifeHacker - I love Windows Key + a number!
- The Twitter News Show - Tweet Week on YouTube - Hosted by @JuliaRoy
- Weirdest Flash Drives Ever - Thanks to JDaze for the link.

Podcast or Podcast Novel Promo
The Absolute Peach - PodQuiz

The Segmentish Type Thing
Interview with Casey Shultz from SciFiSurplus

Mike's Questions for Casey
- How much time does the crew over at SciFi Surplus put into these futuremercials?
- How many people do you have working on SciFi Surplus?

What good sci fi stuff is coming up?

Doll house -

Show 020: It's on time!

Posted Wed, 08/27/2008 - 04:34 by Art
http://m.podshow.com/media/17695/episodes/123932/2guystech-123932-08-27-2008.mp3

Show 020: It's on time!
August 27th, 2008

Mike's all gaga over the heavy upgrades for TF2. Art's burned out on it. Mike has a sandvich.

Art has a new book, but Mike is still working on Cryptonomicon. Poor guy.

Art gets a new DVD drive. Make and Art observe a moment of slience. Or try to, anyway.

Alternate Titles

  1. Mike has a sandvich.
  2. A moment of silence.
  3. Grace's cover is blown

This week in computer history
August 27 - September 2nd

August 27, 1993 - Compaq Introduces the Presario line of personal computers.
http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/index.php?seldate=8,27,1993

August 28th, 1991 - The first email from space is sent
http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/index.php?seldate=8,28,1991

September 1st 1994 - The library of Congress Announces the Virtual Library Project
http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/index.php?seldate=9,1,1994

News
Hi, I'm a Mac, and I'm Jerry Seinfeld - Launching the "Windows Not Walls" campaign?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121928939429159525.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
Mary Jo has some thoughts about it: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1548

Mike isn't part of the major Twitter Demographics
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834131,00.html
Gen X? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen_x

Newegg tells the state of New York to go suck one (en egg, that is).
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080822/1715502071.shtml

Podcast Promo
Space Casey by Christiana Ellis
http://www.spacecasey.com/

Also available on Podiobooks
http://www.podiobooks.com/title/space-casey

Mike's Segment
A Tip - Isolated FTP Server
The base share should be named the same as the domain that the user accounts belong to. If the accounts only exist on the local machine, then the folder name should be "localhost". Under those, place the user named folders.

Otherwise you'll get:
"530 User %username% cannot log in, home directory inaccessible."
"Login Failed"

File Server Migration Wizard
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/49595/how-do-i-use-the-microsoft-file-server-migration-toolkit-fsmt.html
Uses


Art's Segment
Encrypting your USB thumb drive with TrueCrypt and installing PortableApps
http://www.twoguystech.com/blog/art/setting-portableapps-and-truecrypt-y...

 

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Free Team Fortress 2 Weekend - Updates for the Heavy

Posted Thu, 08/21/2008 - 11:53 by Mike

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To celebrate the new Heavy Updates, you can play Team Fortress 2 for free this weekend. Starting on August 22nd (Friday) through Sunday August 24th.

Now, I had heard that the next updates to Team Fortress 2 were for the heavy, but holy cow, I had no idea how much stuff they were introducing.

Show 012 - Echo!

Posted Wed, 06/25/2008 - 02:50 by Art
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Show 012 for June 25, 2008

Mike has a new trailer to haul stuff around with.

News about the FireFox download weekend, a couple of excellent movies, and the Four Day Work Week.

Alternate titles:

1. Tin cans on a string.
2. Canada's HUGE!
3. Living in Venezuela, I mean Brazil, I mean Argentina.
4. A kluge of a kluge.
5. I guess that about does it.

Mike bought and built a new trailer to haul stuff around in, so Art produced the podcast this week.

We talk a little about the FireFox download weekend.

We talk about The Air I Breathe and The Bucket List. Art really liked both of them.

Mike gets excited about the G.I. Joe Movie.

We talk abut the Four Hour Work Week and romanticise about the expat life.

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Play Team Fortress 2 for Free This Weekend!

Posted Thu, 06/19/2008 - 09:03 by Mike

image If you've listened to the podcast, you probably remember hearing me talk about how I've been playing a little too much Team Fortress 2 lately. Well, if you don't own Team Fortress 2, then here's your chance to play it, for free.

This Weekend, starting Friday (6/20/2008) at 11AM PDT and ending Sunday (6/22/2008) Night,you can play the full version of Team Fortress 2, without paying a penny.

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