No BS Podcast #74 The Summer in the City Edition
Posted 07/12/08 at 02:28:00 PM | by Tom Edwards
Will and Norm are preparing to jet away to Los Angeles to cover this year's E3 convention, but before they go, they join the podcast crew to provide a preview of what games to look forward to this year. We also answer a load of reader questions; topics this week include videocard selection and dual-booting XP and Vista.
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new podcast coming soon!
Submitted by BloOdymAN666 on Thu, 2008-07-31 17:35
it is awaiting approval from the overlords
Submitted by Techrocket9 on Thu, 2008-07-31 13:05
I believe we are owed six podcasts in total. That should come to about 14 after interest.
Submitted by Scapegoat on Thu, 2008-07-31 15:49
I like the way you think. Unless that "Produce online videos" article is foretelling an upcoming video podcast from the editors, then a handful of those will heal our wounds.
(hanging head in shame)
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 2008-07-29 23:23
(hanging head in shame) It's my fault. I went and sided against the family, err MaximumPC. Will deleted one of my posts and wrote that because of that post there was'nt going to be a post for last week either. I sent a letter of appology to Will and even posted an appology with no success. I've changed my ways and have quit making posts that go against the family, err MaximumPC. Will your not going to insist that TheMurph take me fishing in a MaximumPC row boat are you?
Hey man, as the most
Submitted by TheMurph on Thu, 2008-07-31 11:31
Hey man, as the most midwestern of all MPC's staff members, I have nothing against fishing. :D
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Thu, 2008-07-31 13:50
I was merely answering a question posted in the ringtones that should be avoiding article. It asked just what is Chocolate rain and I pointed out what it was. Sure it was a silly answer and post but comeon it was funny as heck. You had to have a chuckle. The last thing I would have expected was for one of my posts to cause a pod cast stoppage. Am I really that powerful?
Submitted by Block_Dude on Tue, 2008-07-29 23:33
Well wtf did you say that warranted such a travesty?
Submitted by dcrail on Tue, 2008-07-29 14:44
For the record, if we have to trade two (three??) weeks of the Podcast, for a few pix of hot geek babes at the comic con, and one disturbing pick of licking a prop. I'm going to vote to keep Max PC out of the Comic-Con.
Seriously, not having the podcast sucks. But, not having any info sucks worse.
Submitted by Scapegoat on Tue, 2008-07-29 09:24
My disappointment = severe.
Submitted by Techrocket9 on Mon, 2008-07-28 19:10
Where is it? (The Podcast)
Submitted by Tim920810124 on Mon, 2008-07-28 13:57
We go through checking for a podcast everyday that it's late, and find nothing. Couldn't they at least let us know in advance? If there are too many more 2-3 week skips in the podcast, I think it might just be removed from being a feature of the site. We can only hope not.
The podcast aint over till the fat lady sings, and I think she finished two weeks ago.
Submitted by Nogoodname on Sat, 2008-07-26 18:04
two weeks and no Podcast???
common guys i need my weekly dose of the MaxPc Podcast
other wise i'm gonna stop listening to your podcast because there is nothing to listen to.
(as in there is no podcast coming my way to listen to)
Submitted by Block_Dude on Sat, 2008-07-26 11:44
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Fri, 2008-07-25 22:32
Is it really my fault you guys are'nt making a podcast this week? Why punish everyone for the sins of the few?
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Wed, 2008-07-23 01:15
You guys probably figured who's going to notice another missing podcast? Me that's who. This Apple/Macintosh/AntiChrist Ipod of mine is worthless with out the MaxBSpodcast.
Please fix this situation ASAP!
Submitted by Nogoodname on Fri, 2008-07-25 20:09
same for me
lets hope the make one this week
Submitted by pellier on Tue, 2008-07-22 06:14
since theres no podcast i relistened to last weeks and did andy say that his iphone was his first phone
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 2008-07-21 20:10
Where is the podcast? Where is number 75? Come on folks.
Submitted by Block_Dude on Mon, 2008-07-21 04:25
No delicious podcast last week??
Submitted by SteveCamper on Wed, 2008-07-16 11:19
MP4 splice and mixer software? I have other software but it is cumbersome and takes a lot of time to splice segments of MP4's together. Hey, even if I have to pay a few buck, I just want to find an easy to use software to create the segments and then mix them into my own montage...
Also, do you know of any cheap miniDV tpae player devices that attch to a PC? I know the new wave is solid state memory or SSHD cams now but I don't have $1500 to get into one at the moment plus I have about 4 years of DV tapes I'd like to convert... (I know I can use my camera to stream them in but it requires that I have to re-capture the video stream with software - I can not directly copy a PC friendly file off the miniDV tape through my camcorder)
Thanks again!
Submitted by SteveCamper on Mon, 2008-07-14 12:20
I have tried out Handbrake today and it is awesome! I was skeptical as its roots are from the Mac side (this is MaximumPC after all!) but under Will's recommendation I gave it a whirl. I have been using other encoders (H.264) but they lack the queuing ability. I also noticed that it runs faster then my other encoders I use as well.
Thanks and keep up the good work...
Submitted by UnlnvlslblE on Mon, 2008-07-14 07:50
I'm assuming you have only that one CD drive on the IDE channel. Set the jumper to master. It will be the master on that IDE channel, not anywhere else. Usually if its the only drive, cable select should work, but setting it to master should do the trick. Cable select is very finicky so just putting it on master should fix the problem. The IDE / SATA drives don't talk to eachother so having both of them connected at the same time shouldn't be an issue.
Another solution
Submitted by Devo85x on Sat, 2008-07-19 07:17
The problem with the whole "jumpers are the problem" is that it doesnt work on cable select... so how can it be a jumper problem? it cant... i would say it is ether a bad cable or bad drive... if he hasnt tried a new cable thats the first thing i would sujest... if that doesnt work see if you have an old CD drive around the house and try that to replace the first one to test it... it it recognizes that then you have a bad drive
"This month"
Submitted by Darth Ninja on Sun, 2008-07-13 04:58
Edwards needs to stop drinking before the podcast - or is that really "All we have time for this week"?
Submitted by Devo85x on Sat, 2008-07-12 15:02
Thank you for answering my question and sry that my question got cut off... bad audio converter program lol
Submitted by StealthSilver on Sat, 2008-07-12 13:45
My iTunes wont pick it up.
Submitted by Devo85x on Sat, 2008-07-12 14:18
my itunes hasnt yet ether... its because the store hasnt refreshed its media list... try right clicking the "mp3 audio" link and save the "target" to your computer... thats the quickest way to get it and put it on your ipod/mp3 player
Submitted by StealthSilver on Sat, 2008-07-12 15:07
Thanks. I never noticed that button before. =P
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