TWiT Throwback (Audio)

Tonight we're joined by Becky Worley to talk about all the trending tech news...and when we say ""trending tech news"" we mean the tech news that we think is important, that we like, or that we think you will like. It's not an algorithm. It's us. First, we discuss Amazon's foray into video. Will it kill YouTube? Is it good for creators? In other Amazon news, blind and visually impaired booklovers can now use the accessibility feature VoiceView on the Kindle Paperwhite. The feature has already been available on Kindle Fire Tablets, but for $140 dollars you can purchase the Kindle Paperwhite Blind and Visually Impaired Readers Bundle that includes the Kindle Paperwhite with Wi-Fi, the Kindle Audio Adapter, and a $20 gift card. Next, we explore continuing saga of the Facebook Trending News kerfuffle. The US Senate Commerce Committee wasted no time in opening an inquiry into the allegations that staffers actively censored stories posted by conservative news outlets. We also discuss a new app that crowd-sources local news and newly discovered exoplanets. Lyz Lenz from The Daily Dot explores why her Facebook posts about her work never get as many likes as her Facebook posts about her kids. And finally, Becky offers tips and questions about reducing your monthly smart phone bill.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Becky Worley and Lyz Lenz

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Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie discuss iTunes deleting your music, Apple and podcasting, The Mac Museum "Alex's Apple Orchard", WWDC rumors, and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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Mikeal Rogers is the Node.js Community Manager and is employed by Node.js Foundation. He has been heavily involved in Node.js and JavaScript, and is the creator of request. He also ran NodeConf and JSFest. He's held positions at DigitalOcean, CouchOne, Mozilla, Yammer, and many other technology companies.

Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Aaron Newcomb

Guest: Mikeal Rogers

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Russ Pitts joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss the evolution of video game journalism over the past ten years. Facebook has a team managing what's trending on its service and isn't disclosing enough about it. Twitter is cutting off government surveillance from advanced data analytics firm Dataminr. Uber pushes back on an Austin regulation that requires them to collect fingerprints for background checks of its drivers. Finally, we have the final word on Boaty McBoatface.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Russ Pitts

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Dan Lyons is an American writer and was an editor at Forbes, Newsweek, ReadWrite. He's also the author of Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-up Bubble. He also wrote Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody fictional biography. Dan also blogged as "Fake Steve Jobs" in 2006 and was able to maintain anonymity for almost a year.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Dan Lyons

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone go over writing tools like Textnut, the Sequence, Celtx, and Ulysses. They also bring the fun with Infinite Arcade, Flewn, Back to Bed, and Color Alive. But in order to write or play with these products, users may first need to wake up with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Ever wonder how to decide which camera is the right one for your podcast setup? Fr. Robert and Bryan will show you how!

Step 1: Know your format and budget!

Step 2: Know your Sensors!

Many cameras us CMOS sensors. They're MUCH better than they were in the old days, but they're still not as sensitive to light as CCDs. Multiple Sensor cameras use multiple sensors to pick up red/blue/green. 3CCD is still the gold standard.

Step 3: Know your Audio!

You want a camera has dedicated STANDARD audio inputs. XLR preferred - 3.5mm acceptable. Avoid proprietary solutions.

Step 4: Know your Media Format!

AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) with SDHC storage

DVCPro with P2 (Professional Plug-In)

Logitech HD Pro C920

Panasonic AG-HMC150

"I want to buy an HDMI cable to connect my laptop to an external monitor. I notice that most of the cables listed on Amazon include Ethernet. Will I have a problem if I use one of these cables to only use an external monitor wit my laptop?"

-- William Burlingame

HDMI with Ethernet

Personally, I'm a fan of the "Select Series" of HDMI Cables at Monoprice

"New day, new quadcopter problem for me. Got my 450 all together and ready to go. Put the props on in preparation for the first flight.... and one of the prop nuts just pulls off of the motor.... don't think I'll be flying with that. I had really cheeped out on the motors with that one (silly me). So, for a 450mm frame, running 10" or 11" props on 3 cell batteries, what would you all recommend for motors?"

-- Travis Hershberger

Two inexpensive motors that I like!

"1 - Does anyone know the value of the two variable resistors on Fr. Ballecer's Arduino project board?

2 - What is the backboard that Fr. Ballecer is using to mount his Arduino and Breadboard?

I have tried searching the Community for this information but I'm not having any luck. -- Thanks...

also, why is Cranky Hippo such a Diva?"

-- Joe Valasko

Here are the Pots I used:

And here is my Arduino Uno Mounting Board

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Speeding up an aging Android phone, remotely accessing a Mac, backing up photos online, pairing a Bluetooth keyboard with an Amazon Fire TV, alternatives to a cable company, printing a song playlist from iTunes, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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The truth about podcasting, the power of Facebook Live and Periscope, Apple Music issues, Youtube Unplugged, and more...

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Luria Petrucci, Jason Snell, and Kurt Wagner

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Leo and Kate Botello talk with Ian Burkhart, a quadriplegic, who can move his hand thanks to a machine learning computer and a chip in his brain. Two teams from the TBS show "America's Greatest Makers" show off the Delta Glove and Grush toothbrush. Kate tries VR for the first time with the HTC Vive. In Call for Help, learn how you can listen to two different audio sources on one computer. We'll hear from former Screen Savers Patrick Norton and Kevin Rose.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Kate Botello

Guests: Ian Burkhart, Dr. Rezai, Gaurav Sharma, Jonathan and Aleda Schaffer, Ethan Schur, Patrick Norton, and Kevin Rose

Producers: Jerry Wagley, Tonya Hall, and Karsten Bondy

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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