Hey guys, weren't you going to show Ubuntu and somethings you could do with it? I know you had driver card issues, but I loaded it on a partition on my drive and there was an Nvidia driver in the updates and it worked fine!!

Crickey! you guys got the downloads ready fast! keep up the outstanding work, i look forward to watching.

Have not watched the show yet, but the H.264 is the correct resolution! YEAH!!!!
Ok... I really have to get to bed.

I gotta say, you guys are doing a great job with the whole IPTV thing.

On a seprate note: I wonder why I get better video quality and bandwidth performance in Windows Media Player during the live stream then on the recorded episodes.

It's hard to demonstrate Windows Home Server without actually having it installed to do a demo so those screenshots didn't realy explain it very well.

You can get more information about Windows Home Server here:
http://onten.net/Blogs/jesse/windows-home-server-will-live-in-your-closet-simplify-your-life/

http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=270965

I think it's a great idea.

I like the interviews, keep em coming.

Loved the show, as usual. Keep it up!

36 minute episode. What a gyp. Vesper Martinis at Scomas?

For something as complex as Quantum Computing, I would stick with the well-known magazine "Scientific American". However, wikipedia has a rather interesting information on the topic as well.

Pat, regarding your "just buy the disc" statement on Blu Ray.

Its not "just buy the disc." Its "just buy the disc, the $1000 drive, a replacement HDCP monitor, and a replacement HDCP graphics card." Thousands of dollars to replace stuff I already have. Pointless.

I've owned the Kensington Expert Mouse for about a year now and it's held up great. Wonderful trackball and that scroll circle on it comes in very handy as it's a rare feature on a trackball.

I could think of a few jokes about SYMClean and a certain IPTV host, but I'll keep them to myself. Lots of respect to ya Patrick. :-)

surprised no one else mentioned it yet (then again, maybe everyone else already knows). what's with the monkey?

Contrary to your stated opinions on the HD DVD encryption circumvention, that there aren't any legitimate reasons for the HD-DVD encryption circumvention keys, there are legitimate uses for this! You state that the only legitimate use is for backups, which simply isn't true.

Any disk can be backed up by the *nix dd command. There's no need to circumvent the encryption for backup purposes. dd and similar tools can be used to backup all DVDs but, it backs them up as exact copies in their encrypted form.

The legitimate use for the encryption circumvention is playback! Without the HD-DVD encryption circumvention it is impossible for people to playback the DVD on anything but "approved devices".

I paid for the disc. I have the disk in hand. But, I can't play the disc without the approved player/drive, the approved software, the approved monitor and cables and video card/interface. That's the same as saying that you can't play your bought and paid for music on an iPod.

This is no different than the DeCSS algorithm that you use today for playing regular DVDs with Linux.

Yes, the unlocked DVD content could be pirated and yes there are likely other illegal or immoral things that could be enabled by the encryption circumvention but, playing the disc that I bought is a legitimate and moral use. It is the primary and most important use!

I also swear by the Kensington Expert Mouse (which is a trackball). Unlike the previous model which used mechanical wheels with reflective "spokes" reflecting LED light onto sensors which often get fouled up with lint, the new Expert Mouse uses a dark blue "speckled" ball and an LED which reflects light directly off of that ball onto a sensor. Very easy to clean without having to open up the unit, and the rotating ring around the ball works like a mouse wheel.

These devices are easy to find with your hand because they don't move, and they allow you to use the trackball with your hand in a totally relaxed position. It's a total winner and I have one for each of my computers.