Ask The Tech Guys 460

Starting with this show we welcome a new member to Team Tech Guy. James DeRuvo will be doing the show notes from now on. Sascha got a job working for O2 - the big cell phone carrier in Britain so he's moving on.

James was the long time producer for Marc and Mark on KABC and knows computers and talk radio. I'm really glad to have him on the team, and he'll be an important part of the Tech Guy web site as it evolves.Towel Day, the Mars probe, Dick DeBartolo aboard QM2, Roku Netflix player, and your calls.

On today's show…

• Show Audio
• Tech News
  • Today is TOWEL DAY
  • NASAs Phoenix Probe to land on Mars
  • Roz Savage begins a solo journey across the Pacific in a rowboat.
• Guests
  • Dick Debartolo, The Giz Wiz
  • Ron Rosberg - Early Adopters
  • Chris Marquardt, Tips from the Top Floor Podcast, talking Photography tips.
• Hour 1
  • Carol from Los Angeles - her nephew wants to build a website, but he's too young for MySpace.
  • Gary in Gary, IN - Got the dreaded "blue screen of death" after unplugging his wife's Sansa MP3 player.
  • Ron from Milpitas, CA - Put a password in the BIOS. Is that safe?
• Hour 2
  • Nate from Minneapolis, MN, on Skype - His stereo system connects to speakers wired all over the house. But the cheap surround sound system isn't wired for the bottom room. Suggestions?
  • Chuck in Mobile, AL - in the market for a 42″ HD TV. Budget $1100
  • Jason in the Chat Room wants to hear of the latest iPhone release rumors.
  • Mindy in Tustin, CA - Computer's CD player is hanging up through Windows Media Player.
  • Max from Palos Verdes, CA - His 3rd Generation iPod was geared for PC. Can't synch it with his new mac without wiping his iPod completely.
• Hour 3
  • Dillon in the Chat Room is wondering if $239 is a good price for a 22″ Widescreen monitor.
  • David from Venice, CA - Wants to know about burning a DVD-RW in Adobe Premiere Pro, but the image is really poor.
  • Dan from Chesapeake, VA - His secondary HP PC is running XP. He had to use the recovery disks. His second drive can't be accessed!
  • Sandy, in the Chat Room - wants an affordable podcasting microphone. Sub $100.
  • Danny from Raleigh, NC - wants to create a teleprompter using a monitor.
  • Ryan from Malibu - General Electric is coming out with a holographic DVD recorder that will fit 100 movies on a single disc!
  • Dave in Los Angeles - lookin' to get a MAC Book and wants to know about how to have both OSs run.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.