3 posts tagged “small talk”
CartStopper
Shopping Cart Safety
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CES 2009 Preview
Dick was at the CES 2009 Preview last week. CES has to hold a preview in order to announce the CES awards in January.
Busy Bee
Busy Bee Ludwik Trammer is at work again. He has some ideas for Dick's site, and is going to show Dick on Go To Meeting. By the way, Giz Wiz Search now has a new .com URL: www.gizwizsearch.com.
The Joy of Gadgets
The Kodak Disc Camera (Episode 690) brings back fond memories of a strong and vibrant company for Brent [Cascamenti] from Rochester, New York, who has been working for Kodak as an electrical engineer for 27 years. Brent has been a faithful listener since Episode 1, and thanks Dick and Leo for bringing him the joy of gadgets.
Skunk Works
Brent uses the word "Skunk Works" in his letter, which Leo explains to Dick, with a little help from Wikipedia, first used by Lockheed Martin in 1938. The name has its origin in Al Capp's comic strip L'il Abner.
Dick's Thanksgiving
No small talk for Dick's party at Thanksgiving, where his pineapple upside down cake is de rigueur (in addition to the gravy of course). For more on Dick's Thanksgiving celebrations, go back to Episode 199. Whenever Dick misses his Thanksgiving fare, he can go to "Good Enough To Eat", all year round. This is also the restaurant Dick took Leo for a huge breakfast when Leo was in New York (listen to the beginning of Episode 334).
Ready for TTTT
Leo had numerous ideas for last week's TTTT (see Episode 697), but only after the recording had ended. This time, he's ready.
Listen to Episode 701
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SanDisk V-Mate
Digital Video Recorder
Link: SanDisk
The V-Mate sits between your video source and the TV via RCA connectors, and records video on to flash memory cards in MPEG-4 format. You can then play your video on your mobile devices from your memory card. The options menu is available on TV where you can choose your video recording or playback settings and create recording schedules.
Land of the Turtle Doves
Today Leo is the middle of his Vista/Photoshop Geek Cruise aboard the MS Oosterdam, which has ported at Road Town, Tortola, BVI.
Sansa Rhapsody
SanDisk is making inroads into the mp3 player market. Sansa accessories were appearing at CES 2007. Dick gets sidetracked into talking about the Sansa Rhapsody player, which is a Sansa e200 rebranded.
Abbott to Costello, McMahon to Carson
Leo describes himself as Abbott to Dick's Costello, Ed McMahon to Dick's Johnny Carson, but the most apt comparison is probably John Wilkes Booth to Dick's Abraham Lincoln, since Leo is killing Dick's career.
A listener wants to know if Leo bunked with Dick when he was in New York. Leo slept on a layer of iPod boxes in the Gadget Warehouse, even though Dick recommended the Marriott Marquis.
Xcuse Box
Phone Excuses Sound Effects
Link: Think Geek
Get out of those annoying calls with a choice of 10 excuses. It's the "Get Me Off The Phone" Excuse Machine (Episode 46) revived.
It's Thanksgiving
Listen to how Dick spends Thanksgiving every year, now and when he was young, and what his favourite desserts are.
Sara Fowler
Jason Arber says Sara Fowler does not have a Wikipedia entry and she should have one. Everyone is emailing Dick this NYT article about her getting married. She went to Russia with her husband Brian Fiedman who worked for Associated Press, but Dick has lost contact with her for the last 3 years.
Not just a pretty face
Dick and Sara did some sound effects for a company called Valentino. They made a few hundred dollars. Dick made a bit more by taking them on to his boat and recording more sound effects. So Dick is not just a pretty face after all.
Cheque's in the mail
The T-Mobile cheque is in the mail, Leo has been informed.
Mad Minute
Radio shopping network.
Listen to Episode 199
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