A mixture of a friend and some grievances about technology make for the perfect brew for a rant. This episode of course tackles the usual tech talk, but also has a special segment to breaking down some misconceptions shaped around the the cost effectiveness between a Mac and a PC. For those who are interested in the other subjects, we cover a new college research website, Unigo. Followed by a unique desktop management utility called BumpTop and than a easy/convenient way to style your firefox browser with the Firefox Personas add-on. You’re just moments away from another Tech On Edge Weekly!

Aside from the pile of technical difficulties and a month later, Episode 14 is finally rolling off the production line and is ready for enjoyment. As a trial run, this episode was dedicated to unique program finds on the web. This blend had a nice mixture of three finds from the Linux side of the axle, three from Microsoft, and of course a misc app. The programs that are in the blend are: Mythbuntu, Portable Ubuntu, OpenSuSe Studio, Display Fusion, Live Mesh, Shared View, and Calendar Print Assistant.  Enjoy!

Some would call this an good episode with some minor technical difficulties, but I’ve seen this episode as an “All you can eat” rant. As Chris took the quiet stage, I took the high road into a land of misfit technology. On my road to the highlands, I encountered computer case designs that were so unpractical that I was forced to look off into the distant sea. This where I saw an little old man covering up the “powered by Windows” portion of the welcome to Cuba sign with “powered by Linux.” Instantly I felt the pain from the islanders as they had no clue what to do in the terminal. I was forced to reflect on happier thoughts of data security both aboard and domestically. As my eyes began to water, I was overwhelmed with reassurance knowing that my data is secured as its being transferred. It was then out of the corner of my watery eye, I saw a pirate ship of old trending dangerously close to a ship consumed with an iron will. Some shots were fired, but I was took far away to see outcome. I was forced to press the stop button and drift back to reality.

News broke on the 26th of a WD Green drive that boasted a healthy 2 terabytes of storage space. For those people stateside the drive appeared a day later. The drive is the largest single drive hard drive available anywhere, and kept pace with Samsung’s and Seagate’s largest competing drives. Drive index speed outpaced several other drives including competitor’s 1TB and 320GB drives. Access time was a little slower than others, but still up to par considering this drive is designed with lower power consumption in mind.

For the full benchmark results check out:
Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Drive Preview

Don’t feel ashamed if you find yourself scratching your head wondering what you could possibly need all that space for, personally I’m stil trying to figure out how to fill a 500GB drive

The Tech on Edge crew has test driven the Windows 7 Beta and has a lot to say about Microsoft’s newest project. We’ll go over the improvements such as the task bar, jump lists, and all the other minor tweaks, but also go over the flaws and irritations. Join us for this episode as we discuss whether Windows 7 will be able to satisfy the average windows user’s hunger and if Windows 7 will be able to convert the many loyal XP users.

Ready to kick off another year, we discuss things from 7mm lcd tvs to Steve Job’s hormone imbalance. The Tech on Edge Weekly crew is gearing up for another exciting year in the tech world. So tune in for another season of Tech on Edge Weekly in 2009.

Just want to take the time to wish everyone a happy holidays and to thank everyone in the Scenario Elite community for sticking around to see another year out. Even though our focus has changed dramatically over the years, I truly believe its has been the friendships and the continual support through out the community that has kept us together. I hope our community will see many more years out and to come to know many more new unique people. As of the Podcast, if you already haven’t noticed, I’ve taken a small break for the holidays and plan to pick up right after, we ring in the new year. As of my podcasting team, thanks a million for taking the time out of your busy lives to help me out in creating a podcast, that will hopefully reach a larger audience as we learn the tricks of the trade and fine tune what we have. Once again have a safe and happy holidays!

Working with the power of the atom, the TechOnEdge crew discuss the capability of USB 3.0. Then jumping down to the subatomic level, we discuss the potential of a hands on, literally, OS that was inspired by the computers in the movie, Minority Report. Then we harness the power of the atom with your very own micro nuclear reactor in your backyard…. While at least down the road for our gadget pick of the week. So join us this week for another very radioactive episode of Tech On Edge Weekly.

Serving it up cold for episode 9, sitting down with Chris talking about the new MacBook, Windows 7, Asus’s Dual Touch Screen Laptop, and politics in the digital age. Find out if Asus’s plans for a their dual touch screen laptop has a mushy underside and if the new Macbook is priced too much on a icy slippery slope. Humming that icy treat tune, the Tech On Edge Weekly crew is serving up a soft scoop of tech, so join us for your serving of tech.

While flipping through channels I see the strangest commercial.  It seems as if there is a “portal” that leads between I think it was North Korea and Japan.  Anyways, I thought wow this looks awesome.  It turns out that it was something called Telepresence by Cisco.  This technology can be used for fun like in this youtube video or it can be very practical, like saving money on plane trips for business meetings by simply having telepresence in multiple offices.  One of the features that makes this stand-out more than just a simple videoconference with webcams is that this is displayed using 1080p HD screens, making it seem like the person is right there in front of you.