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Look up in the air, it's a plane. Never mind.

So I chucked my outdated Casio digital camera and plunked down a few bucks for a Canon SD780is digital camera. Not a bad choice, Canon makes some really good products. This time around instead of getting a regular SD media card I opted for an Eye-Fi 8GB Explorer X2 SD card which has a built in WiFi radio. Pretty cool technology, I no longer have to connect the camera to the PC to upload photos to the computer. It's all done without wires, just digits sent through the air. I can also upload to my favorite social media sites. This episode's website is faceinspace.nasa.gov , the last 2 shuttle missions will lift off soon and if you want to send a picture of yourself and your significant other or whatever you like, then you should head over to this site and upload a photo. Drop us a line at thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter .

        

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Houston, firing all engines!

I finally had the chance to upgrade my fantastic HP MediaSmart server to the new 3.0 upgrade and I am so pleased with the operation and it's new features. I must warn you, you should upgrade your sever if you own one to 2GB of RAM because 512MB won't cut it. Here's a video on how to do the upgrade. HP recommends that you have at least 1GB of RAM in the unit but if you're going to crack open your unit you might as well go for the 2GB. The new features are well worth the $25.00 and here's where you can find it . This episode's software tip is a great game called "Beat Hazard " and it's available on Steam . Drop us a line at thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter .

        

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Google on my TV? WTF?


That's right Google is going to take over your TV and there's nothing you can do about it. Well, they are a few things you can do about it. Anyway, the great Google has announced Google TV and they have partnered up with some big boys to make sure it is distributed to the masses. Names like Intel , Sony , Logitech , Adobe and even Best Buy were on stage at Google's announcement of a collaboration of the web and conventional broadcast content. The New York Times article and Google's own blog talks about the upcoming features of Google TV. This short episode's software tip is the Xion Media Player . Drop us a line a thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter .

        

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It's raining in NYC.

I took some time out from my busy schedule and loaded Windows 7 on my Dell Mini 9 netbook. I have to say that I am rather impressed with it's performance and with the speed. It's much faster than Windows XP and I had a stripped down version of XP on the Mini 9 . Also we all know that the iPad is out there but did you know that there are other manufactures who are also delivering internet tablets? I talk about the Dell Streak , Enso ZenPad, JooJoo (Engadget Joo Joo video ) and the HP Slate . This episode's software tip is another virtual amateur radio program, it's called CQ100 . Drop me a line at thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter . Don't forget to visit our sponsor Audible.com .

        

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Lookout, that statue is falling and it's going to leave a mark.


So I watched "2012 " the movie about the world's destruction with my girlfriend Melissa and we both thought the special effects were good in the movie although the story wasn't that great. Well it seems the Catholic church was offended by the fact that the "Christ The Redeemer" statue was destroyed in the movie. Will this open a pandora's box? Stay tuned. Also big news from Microsoft , by way of Engadget , has announced Windows Phone 7 is coming out on Windows inspired smart phones. Can they catch up? We'll see. The software tip for this episode is HamSphere , even if you don't have an amateur radio license like me, you can still enjoy contacts across the world using this simulated ham radio.

Don't forget to visit our new sponsor Audible.com and we thank them so much for their support and also we thank you for your support. Contact us at thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter.

        

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L Dawgs is in the house (not exactly).

Well, L Dawgs talks to us about the Apple TV hack that he performed that allowed him access to the wonderful world of HD content. You know he has 3 Apple TV units so with the hack (additional hack link here and here) he has 3 versatile video streaming units that process high definition content and allows him to enjoy it anywhere in his home. WDTV Live has a firmware update that improves a few things but it really changed the menu system. This episode's tip is "Miro", this piece of open source software allows you to view a vast amount of internet TV content and with it's Bit Torrent integration, you can download other free content within the Miro player. Drop us an email at thechillmode@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter.

        

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Spring is here!

You heard right, temps are in the 60s in NYC and I'm thrilled about that. I'm also happy with my recent gadget acquisition. the Asus WL-520GU router. Now the reason I got this router wasn't because it's a fancy router, because it's not, I got it because I could load the open source firmware DD-WRT very easily and it is very easy than loading it on other routers. As I use it more and more I'll give you updates on the unit. They have a very good Wiki on the DD-WRT firmware.This episode's software tip is Auslogic's Disk Defrag tool. It works very well on Vista 32 bit and Vista 64 bit.

Drop me a line at thechillmode@gmail.com or leave a voice mail at (917) 267-8611 and you can also follow us on Twitter. Video of this show is available on Ustream.

        

Once again on UStream.

Welcome everyone to this episode of The Chill Mode. It was my girlfriend's birthday and I decided to get her a Logitech Squeezebox Radio, which is the little brother of the Logitech Squeezebox Boom. It's a great media device and she is really enjoying it. Also Nintendo made the announcement that they will be releasing the Nintendo DSi XL which has a bigger screen and other great features. The software tip for this episode is from the giant company Google. Awhile back they released a great piece of photo editing and organizing software called Picasa. It's fantastic and I'm sure you'll like it too. Drop me a line at thechillmode@gmail.com or leave me a voice mail at (917) 267-8611. Follow The Chill Mode on Twitter and now The Chill Mode is on UStream.

        

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Ustream Live Broadcast!

Hey, we went with a live Ustream broadcast of this podcast to see what would happen. Check out the stream at The Chill Mode page. I have to start recording as I broadcast so I can archive the shows. I got my hands on the Western Digital WD Live TV. This little box is a great addition to my entertainment network. Also Google has thrown their hat into the social networking ring with their introduction of Google Buzz. This episode's software tip/website is Blip.fm. A great site to listen to music, watch videos and then post a message to your followers on other social networking sites about the music you listen to. Check out my Blip page. Drop us an email at thechillmode@gmail.com or leave us a voice mail at (917) 267-8611, we're also on Twitter.

        

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OMG I'm freaking out!

No I'm not, well let's start with the Energizer Xpal XP18000 power pack. This is great to carry in your bag to recharge all those gadgets you walk around with. It's always good to have an alternate power source. I saw a cloud of smoke when I looked towards the west, I guess it was all of those Apple fanboys having an orgasm now that Apple has released the iPad. Here's the PC World article on the first look. This episode's software tip is the Software Imaging XPS Viewer, if you are one of those techno geeks that prints to the XPS format and you don't have a XPS viewer handy then this free software is for you.

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