Category: Computers, Science & Technology

This is an interview that fellow Techpodcaster Jeffery Powers from Geekazine (and The OTT, or “Over the Top Television”) did with Leo LaPorte on building the “TWiT Brick House”… check it out!

And that is NO lie… at least until September 20th! So, hurry and download Portal, if you want the FREE!

Portal is free! Portal is free! (for PC and Mac)

“Well here’s some interesting timing. Just days after I finished playing Portal for the very first time (more on that in a bit), Steam is offering the game absolutely free.

Specifically, from now until September 20, you can download Portal (PC and Mac) absolutely free. Yesterday, it would have cost you $10.

In case you’re not familiar with it, Portal is regarded by many (myself included) to be one of the best games of all time. GameSpot awarded it a 9.0 and an Editors’ Choice. IGN called it ‘quirky, clever, polished, and presented with a spark of a subtly evil humor.'”

Yep, it is now available! This is the link:

Windows 8 Developer Preview

It is available for anyone, not just developers! Download, install, and check it out… but on a VM or “junker” box… NOT on your main system! It is an EARLY Alpha version.

Ah, yes. A new Windows, and more expressive BSODs! This is actually pretty cool, in an odd way! Since the new “Metro” interface with be all happy and tile-y, now Windows 8 will have a prettier, more expressive BSOD screen!

Now, if they could just eliminate BSODs entirely! Now THAT would be news!

Check it out! This gives a good synopsis of Windows 8 changes with regard to how easy it will be to develop apps that will be cross platform. Actually, pretty cool stuff!

A place where you could get info on actors, scheduling, schedule changes, cancellations, new shows to see, all that stuff that true TV-a-holics might need… well, now there’s fav.tv

fav.tv

fav.tv also has social networking interaction as well. Interesting, but not something I would personally use. Still, it is a neat idea! It is a startup that just got going this year. They currently have six employees… we’ll see if they “make it!”

Here’s what they say about themselves: “fav.tv is the product of nearly two years of work. What was once just a simple iPhone application, is now a ubiquitous platform spanning across the web, the desktop and various mobile platforms.”

You read that right! If you want TOTALLY INFINITE STORAGE in the cloud, you can get it with BitCasa! Click this link to do so: BitCasa Infinite Storage Beta

How cool is that? It is a Beta offering, so sign up early to be considered.

Well, it seems earlier this week, a rumor started that Netflix was going to stop people from streaming two programs at the same time per account. There was groaning and gnashing of teeth! But, it turns out, according to Netflix, it was all just a bug that they are fixing. So, no, there is no “capping” of streaming programs per account. Everyone can relax now!

Breathe, breathe, people!

Well, maybe not an alternative, but, at least another source! And, a lot of the paid apps you might have been looking for are FREE there! Operating systems including Android, Blackberry, Java, Symbian and Mobile Web!

GetJar.com

“GetJar is the world’s largest free app store with over 2 billion downloads to date. The company distributes more than 150,000 mobile applications across a variety of operating systems including Android, Blackberry, Java, Symbian and Mobile Web. In 2010, GetJar was named a Technology Pioneer Award Winner by the World Economic Forum and listed by TIME magazine as One of the 10 companies that will change your life. GetJar is headquarted in Silicon Valley with offices in the UK and Lithuania. For more information, please visit www.getjar.com and follow us @GetJar.”

The first regular episode aired on September 8, 1966! And, and saw it live! I watched EVERY episode after that, and have watched them over and over ever since! And, all of it’s other iterations! So, happy birthday, Star Trek!

You know I love the Star Trek! May the Great Bird of the Galaxy be with us for a LONG, LONG time!