Im amazed...
There arnt any comments...

Good episode, I've been catching up on dl.tv while sitting around on jury duty for the past 2 weeks.
Made the waiting more interesting.
Anyway, I went to the show notes to find out what that cd ripping software Robert was talking about was (db something or other...) and was disapointed to find no mention. So I had to go back and watch again to find:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

Great show, thanks! Some great looking themes on the Rockbox website.

Direct Line of Sight?

In the UK one solution I've seen (connects two buildings seperated by highway) LASER 2.5gps

LL have one that run 28Km up a mountain!

I found this on google http://www.wireless.homestead.com/

Patrick mentioned "Limpy Tools?" for the Security Bits. Not luck searching around. Please advise where he got those security bit.

Thanks

HAIRLESS

I had those non-removable screws that Robert mentioned on a license tag years ago. The way to remove them is not with a chisel, but with vice grips.

I know where to get those super enclosures that Herron can't find:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/400+USB2/

They sell them loaded with HDD or you can buy the enclosure alone. And they do indeed work with Windows. Supported is eSATA, USB2, FW400 and FW800. And they're purdy.

You didn't mention RGBHV Cable! or SDI for that matter!

I like to use Media Monkey http://www.mediamonkey.com/

Running twisted pair ethernet between buildings is not recommended: Different buildings usually have different ground potentials. If you use twisted pair ethernet to connect the buildings, make sure not to use shielded cable (or don't connect the shield). If you connect the shield, the different ground potentials can cause strong currents through the shielding, which can damage equipment and create a fire hazard. The data lines carry an isolated symmetric signal, so that's not a problem, but you're still running a higher risk of lightning damage.

If you don't want to use a "real" fiber connection, there are now POF (plastic optical fiber) ethernet transceivers on the market, which are easier to install but don't have the range of glass fiber connections.

I saw your show is was very interesting on how you show
different security Bit. I was look around and saw this offer on amazon for a 101 Piece Tamper Proof/security Screwdriver Bits.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F7DWMQ/ref=pd_cp_hi_image/102-6423192-7087359?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1GS0YSR0MHH7CWF04MXN&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=277661601&pf_rd_i=B0009U6AB4

20GB hard drive version of PS3 may be a good deal if you wanted to get a cheap Blu-ray movie player, perhaps.

I agree with Robert - Adobe are stifling the web by not opening up Flash. If they expect people to use it, make it open source.

Johannes had it right; you should NEVER run copper between buildings unless you can isolate the ground potentials. Optical is definitely the way to go! Additionally, the 600m distance would be for the cheaper 'multi-mode' fibre; you can go KMs with single-mode!

Also: Part of the maximum run-length for Ethernet includes the requirement for the distance from the farthest-separated nodes within the same 'collision domain'. Ultimately this only applies to networks with hubs/repeaters; networks that use switches have independent collision domains for each switched port. You can set up an infinitely long ethernet network as long as you put switches between each (less than maximum length) segment.

I appreciate the interview of ECM's executive editor for Super Paper Mario.

I've used xAct to decode a myriad of lossless files that I then resaved to Apple Lossless on my Mac. Are there any other possibilities besides Toast or VLC for playback? Is xAct about the only Mac FLAC encoder now that Flacer has disappeared?

Ethernet is spec'd to go 100 Meters (328 feet) with a lousey cable. However... nearly all Ethernet PHY's can go well beyond that. 110-115 meters (377 feet) is pretty safe at 1G Ethernet and quite a few parts can hit well over 140 meters (450 feet). A few die hards can get as much as 160 meters (at 100Mb/s).

If you need to go further than that just put an inexpensive switch at the 110 meter mark and you can span another 110 meters.

Rockbox is awesome.
I have a Toshiba Gigabeat and loaded it on. Big features are the removal of the proprietary Toshiba file format & video support. Patrick you need to download the themes separate & copy them onto the drive, real simple & worth it.

EXTREMELY URGENT

How is it possible for a PC's VGA port to create HD picture without interpolation, since VGA only has 640x480 resolution instead of at least one million and preferably two million for 1080p?