Jason Percival » Podcast http://www.jasonpercival.com Technology Enthusiast Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:18:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Growing up Geek: Episode 4: Your Silence Means It’s Golden http://www.jasonpercival.com/2008/03/19/growing-up-geek-episode-4-your-silence-means-its-golden/ http://www.jasonpercival.com/2008/03/19/growing-up-geek-episode-4-your-silence-means-its-golden/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:15:39 +0000 Jason Percival http://www.jasonpercival.com/?p=55 The newest episode of Growing Up Geek has been posted to growingupgeek.net and also iTunes.

 Show Notes
  • Jerry finally got his PS3
  • Jason finishes his WHS serve backup and let us know how much data he lost
  • Trevor is worried we’re too connected in this digital world
  • Jerry wants to know who to blame when his old programs don’t work on newer version of Windows
  • We all miss our DOS games
  • Why do we pay almost full price for 10+ year old games?
  • Will Microsoft add a Blu-ray player? Did they make a mistake abandoning HD-DVD?
  • A history of EGMs April Fool’s jokes
  • The Dreamcast.com phishing scam
  • Ziff Davis files for bankruptcy
  • EA tells Jack Thompson to get bent
  • Jerry and Jason talk about their experiences with the Wii Zapper
  • We make plans for a video ‘Growing Up Geek’ in the summer

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Show Notes

  • Jason’s 7 TB Windows Home Server melted down from a known issue.
  • Why do we stay away from bad hardware but flock to bad software?
  • Windows Vista Upgrade prices fall. Will you upgrade now?
  • AOL officially drops support for the Netscape web browser.
  • Is Apple turning into Microsoft by using secret APIs to make Safari faster than Firefox on OS X?
  • $0.62 to store 3 GB of data off site for 1 month? Trevor’s JungleDisk experience.
  • AO (Adult Only) games. Why can’t we buy them like we buy porn?
  • What’s up with EGM’s new game rating system?
  • We discuss the new ‘Knight Rider’.

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Show Notes

  • HD DVD is dead. What now?
  • Jason discusses his experiences with Windows Home Server.
  • Why game delays piss us off.
  • How downloadable content on today’s consoles is changing today’s gaming landscape.
  • Why are we buying games we already own?
  • Games we wish would come over from Japan.
  • Firefox hits 500,000,000 downloads.
  • We remember the legacy that was Netscape.
  • Does anyone still actually use AOL?

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