| Friday, 30 May 2003, 2:20 pm Tags: Appearances |
My ibook finally bit the dust. After 18 months of nearly flawless operation (ok, I had to replace the hard drive once) my lil buddy is headed for the great chip fab in the sky.
I was having some trouble with the screen fading in and out. For some reason a brisk slap to the lower left wrist-rest area seemed to bring it back. After a few too many brisk slaps, however, the system stopped booting. Turns out the hard drive lives right under that area. I pulled the hard drive – no easy feat on an iBook – and put it in my old Pismo, but no luck. I had slapped it to death. Fortunately I had backed the system up just a few days earlier so I didn’t lose much data, mostly just email. I could probably get the whole thing repaired, but it would cost more than a brand new iBook.
My real quandary lies in choosing its replacement. I was within inches of buying a new 12″ Powerbook but I realized that the minute I did Apple would release new notebook models. So I’m holding off. Everyone has assured me that new aluminum 15″ models are on the way.I’m guessing they’ll be announced June 23 at the Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference. I think it very unlikely that Apple will wait until the MacWorld conference in July, particularly since Jobs seems to be feuding with MacWorld’s organizers. [Guess I was wrong. Now I'm waiting for Joz's presentation July 16. -Leo] It should happen soon. The TiBooks are way overdue for an update. Even Woz told me I should wait.
Meanwhile I’m laptop-less and suffering. I was totally dependent on my iBook. I have plenty of other systems, including my old Pismo Powerbook, but none of them quite do the trick. I’m off to New York tomorrow for my regular appearances on ABC’s World News Now and Live with Regis and Kelly (I’ll give you the actual times and dates when I learn them). I’m going to bring a Fujitsu Lifebook P5000 with me so I’ll be able to steal WiFi as usual, but it’s not going to be the same.
I will also be bringing a Nikon D100 digital SLR – and that I’m excited about. It’s way too expensive for me to buy right now, but if I had a spare $2500 this is the camera I’d choose. Can’t wait to shoot up New York with it. I’ll post pictures when I get back.
Here are some of the products I’m bringing with me and hope to show on TV…
WNN:
SEGMENT ONE – Digital Cameras:
- Sanyo, SCP-5300 camera phone
- Palm, Zire 71 PDA
- Olympus, Stylus 300/400
- Canon, Powershot S400 and i70 Printer
- Pentax, Optio S
- Casio, Exilim EX-Z3
- Sony, DSC-U20
- Nikon, D100
SEGMENT TWO – Summer Proofing Your PC:
- APC, Back-UPS CS Series
- Tripp-Lite, Isotel8 Ultra Surge Protector
Live with Regis and Kelly: Dads and Grads
- Apple , iPod
- Samsung, i500 PDA/Phone
- Intrigue Technologies, Harmony SST-768 Universal Remote Control
- PoGo! Products, Radio YourWay - First portable digital AM/FM radio recorder
- Suunto, M9 – Navigational GPS Watch for sailing enthusiasts
- Canon, Powershot S230
- HP, Deskjet 3820 printer
- Timex, Digital Heart Rate Fitness System, $140 Ironman Triathlon watch with chronometer, timer, and alarm
- Sharper Image, Laser Softball, $30 – Clocks pitch speed automatically
- Sharper Image, Dynaflex Powerball, $40 – Gyroscopic ball for strengthening your wrist
- Swingless Golf Corp, Swingless Golf Club
It’s going to be a gadget festival! I tape WNN Sunday night and the segments usually air on the first Tuesday of each month. I’ll be at Regis on Tuesday, but no word yet whether I’ll be live or taped for a later show. Lately they’ve been doing post-show tapings, so I’m thinking that’s probably what will happen this time, too.
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| Monday, 26 May 2003, 10:48 pm Tags: TechTV |
I‘ve been getting a lot of email about the lack of re-runs for The Screen Savers. There’s nothing I can do about it, folks. Management already knows what I think. You need to let them know what you think.
Sign Mike Demers’s online petition and email feedback@techtv.com.
TechTV’s programmers don’t believe help shows like The Screen Savers and Call for Help belong in prime time. I guess we’ve become the public affairs programming of TechTV: the shows they have to do but don’t really like. It’s part of the general sea change at the channel. They tell me it’s necessary as the network matures.
I can understand the need to turn a profit. And supposedly the new sexier, edgier programming is aimed at a younger demographic that’s more appealing to advertisers. It does make me feel like a little bit of an old shoe, however. Well, I’m going to just keep on doing what I do for as long as someone will watch. I may not be edgy, sexy, and youthful, but I do look good in a kilt. Wait a minute. That’s Patrick. Never mind.
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| Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 2:20 pm Tags: TechTV |
Patrick’s taking the rest of the week off. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will co-host The Screen Savers Wednesday, 5/20. Kevin Rose co-hosts on Thursday, and Martin Sargent co-hosts Friday in his farewell appearance on the show. His new show, Unscrewed, debuts Monday 5/26 at 11p Eastern. Make sure to tune in for Marty’s final list: the top five reasons why he can’t stay on The Screen Savers.
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| Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 3:38 am Tags: TechTV |
Tomorrow on The Screen Savers I’m going to do my weekly Leo’s Pick. This week I’ll demo the new Palm Zire 71. It’s the nicest Palm yet with a 320×320 16-bit transflective screen, 144 mhz ARM processor, 16 MB of RAM, an SD expansion slot, and a VGA camera and all for just $299.
The camera isn’t the best, but it’s good enough for quick shots. Here are some I took on the set today for the demo tomorrow.
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Kevin pretends to be busy
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Kristina DeNike (Roman’s wife) with their new baby
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Patrick, Fu, Yoshi, and I gather to review questions
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Yoshi says this shirt makes him look fat. No way!
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Prager pretending to be busy
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Sarah strikes a pose
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Patrick wields a mean Sawzall
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The beast with three backs
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It just goes to show you that the picture is more important than the quality of the camera.
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| Monday, 12 May 2003, 8:33 pm Tags: Photos |
You may see a picture like this floating around the Internet.
I just want you to know it’s a fake. I wasn’t there. I don’t know who that woman is. It’s not my sweat.
I do want to point out that the hairpiece is holding up pretty well, however.
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| Thursday, 8 May 2003, 11:16 pm Tags: TechTV |
Kevin’s new dark side forums are open. Share your dark side tips at kevinrose.com – if we use your tip on the air you’ll receive an all expense paid vacation at a nearby Federal institution. Just kidding. Help the kid out and share your hacking knowledge with the world!
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| Thursday, 8 May 2003, 1:57 pm Tags: Appearances |
We’re all still recovering from last night’s swell 5th Anniversary Party. Don’t worry I have many incriminating pictures and will post them as soon as I’m sure no one has pictures of me. Meanwhile I’m pounding the Advil so that I can be ready to be a guest on the Ronn Owens show on KGO at 10 Pacific this morning. KGO streams from its web site for those folks not in the Bay Area.
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| Monday, 5 May 2003, 9:03 pm Tags: TechTV |
It’s been hard keeping the secret, but I didn’t want to jinx it. Jessica Corbin is coming back to The Screen Savers. She starts filling in for Megan during her maternity leave tonight! Now I’ve got to find a way to keep Jessie around when Megan comes back.
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| Friday, 2 May 2003, 6:23 pm Tags: TechTV |
Call for Help and The Screen Savers will be dark today – we’re showing re-runs instead – so we can all go see X2. It’s in my contract.
We’ll be back Monday.
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