Glen ordered an EEEPC 1000h. Hopefully he'll have a review for us in the future.
It has:
10" screen of higher resolution than the original EEEPC
Weighs 3.12 Lbf
Has 4-7hr battery life
XP is preloaded (batteries lasts longer with XP than Linux)
Web cam
Microphone
Wireless with blue tooth optional
Is about $450
Uses Intel Atom at 1.3GHz, it's a CMOS chip (a little slower but uses less power)
Has 1gig RAM

Posting a video on Youtube. After creating an account, get the video file from your camera (typically an .avi file). Just send the .avi and Youtube does the rest.

A caller wants to go to Mac World (Jan 6-9) just for the exhibits without having to pay to get in.
Suggestion is to google for "free Mac World passes" or "mka31884"; or better yet, go to www.macworldexpo.com/registration and use the priority (or promotional) code mka31884 to have the fee waived when you complete your order. Look for the "expo only" link. But register BEFORE Sept 26 or do the google search after that date.

The same caller wants a dictionary that pronounces the words.
Wiktionary.org is suggested. It also supports some foreign languages. (Unfortunately, I couldn't see where Wiktionary does any pronouncing).
However, an email from Tyler suggested www.answers.com that does pronounce words. There's a toolbar available which, Tyler says, "When installed, this program also allows you to alt-click on any word to pop-up the definition in a new webpage." Or, turn on Flash & javascript and append your word to the URL, e.g. www.answers.com/vitamin.
And dictionary.com now freely provides audio pronunciations. Again Flash & javascript required.
Also, The American Heritage Dictionary at http://www.bartleby.com/61/ doesn't seem to require Flash and the site has many other reference works.

Off topic but still interesting is an audio collection of English spoken in "English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages."

Mac users may be interested in macrumors.com for, well, rumors about new Mac hardware such as a new Mac Book Pro.

The iPod Touch released in the past couple of weeks has been disassembled and found to have a Blue Tooth chip which is currently inactive except it's being used for connecting to the sensor in Nike shoes. It also has a provision for a microphone so you can plug in a headset with a mic & use it (along with some software) as a VOIP unit over wi-fi (not the cell network). That's so you don't have to pay for cell phone service.

For notes that follow on previous show's discussion about graphic format conversions:
http://zen.kvmr.org/content/view/73/6/
http://zen.kvmr.org/content/view/72/6/

When sending email to multiple recipients, don't put the email addresses on the To: or the CC: line. It's considered rude to expose people's email addressed unnecessarily. Use the Bcc: line and put your own address in the To: line.
Wikipedia article on Bcc.
Also strip out non-relevant quoted text (the stuff after the > symbol). Email etiquette.

Why zen.kvmr.org uses xxx [at] kvmr.org instead of xxx@kvmr.org?
It's to avoid spam robots that harvest emails from web pages.
Also the mailto: links generally don't work with web based email.

A caller got a Mac Book, downloaded the open source program "Office For Mac", but it doesn't allow the user to exit.
Suggestion is to press option + apple + escape and end that process.
This might be an earlier version of Open Office. To get the latest version; use Neo Office. Go to neooffice.org where version 2.2.5 is currently available. It's also for Windows and Linux also; but it may be a bit unstable on the Mac.
Commercial alternatives include Microsoft Office For Mac (look for student edition) and iWork from Apple which has a 30 day free trial.

More Apple programs are being delivered in DMG format. When you run this type of file, drag the content out to the desktop before running the program.

For availability of DSL in your area go to AT&T
$10/mo (for 1 year contract) if you're new to AT&T DSL
$14.99/mo for the month to month contract. This is down from the recently increased rate of $19.99/mo. See att.com/highspeedinternet. Looks like you'll have to call 1-800-237-4589 to get this service, see web page.

Various ways to connect to the internet.
 

Additional Show Notes

The audio for this show is available here, thank you Paul. The times below are in the form minutes:seconds from the start of the mp3 file.

0:0
Conspiracy theories regarding the Trade Center attack abound; see the links above. There's also a link for the Audio Engineers' Convention.

2:25
Comments about Google's new browser Chrome.

4:34
Chrome might possibly use the add-ons from Mozilla, but it's not clear how to incorporate them into Chrome.

5:50
.xpi files are an aggregate of number of objects.

6:25
No easy way to manage bookmarks in Chrome; menu bar is sparse; appears to be early in its development.

See more links about Chrome above.

9:27
Trend Micro anti-virus update that came out last Friday tends to quarantine some Windows system files causing big problems.
trendmicro.com

10:20
A caller was using 300dpi .tiff files in a Power Point presentation and the computer froze up, but at 72dpi they worked ok. What's the ideal resolution?
Suggestion — don't use .tiff images and there's no need to go higher than 100dpi for presentation, use .gif or .jpg file types. .gif files are lossless.

15:36
A caller has a gmail question — how to save mail into folders.
Can't do it, but you can use their color coding scheme instead. You can even use filters so incoming mail that meets certain criteria will be coded a particular color.

19:03
A caller is going to England and wants to be prepared for the different electrical standard.
Check your power adapter or power supply label on the equipment you want to use; if it says 110 to 240 you're all set but you'll need a adapter for the wall plug. The difference between 50Hz & 60Hz is usually not an issue except for a clock that has a synchronous motor, it would need the correct frequency to keep the right time.
If your power supply says 110 only, you'll need a converter with a power rating sufficient for the device. If you have a high wattage device like hair dryer, it's best to just buy or borrow one at your destination.
To use your cell phone in England it needs to be unlocked, call your current provider, and then you can buy pre-paid SIM card to get up & running while you shop for a foreign provider.
24:43
Wireless is common in England; 3G USB adapters with pay as you go are an option.

30:42
A caller mentions that the ATT/Yahoo browser still available & allows multiple simultaneous logins for email (likely because users of that service are allowed multiple email addresses).

32:0
sbcglobal.net email addresses may not be available (to new users) any more — att.net is used now.

32:10
The caller continues by saying gmail doesn't thread mail by subject when people edit the subject line while replying in an old thread (threading depends on the message ID, not the subject line). Gmail only has the threaded view and viewing mail by date order is not an option.

36:15
An emailed question is about finding power ratings on laptops. Look on the power adapter not the laptop or go to the manufacturers web site & find the specs page for your product.

37:58
A caller can't delete/move icons for "My Documents" & "My Network Places" which appear on the desktop.
By design these can't be deleted but can be hidden from view.
Right click on the desktop, left click properties, click the desktop tab, click customize desktop, and uncheck the icons you don't want to see.

40:10
A caller has more detailed tips for the person using .tiff files in a Power Point presentation. There's a tip for getting images out of a Power Point file and other Power Point tips. (Much detail here; please listen to the audio file, I won't transcribe).

48:00
The same caller has a Mac question regarding a way to determine if the hard drive is going bad. Info about using the SMART technology.

Additional  notes

XP Antivirus 2008 is a fraudulent program purporting to be an anti-virus program.
When you visit an infiltrated web site it will display an image designed to look like a warning that your computer is infected. Clicking on an invitation to correct the supposed infection will actually download a virus and the only way to get rid of it is to click on a link where you pay $49 to supposedly get rid of it.
Real anti-virus programs have trouble keeping up with different flavors of viruses which morph to change their signatures. See the link above for Anatomy Of A Virus.

To scan for a virus with AVG 8 start it in safe mode (F8) and then do the scan.

SmitFraud is the name for a class of fraudware, like that mentioned above.

Gmail can be configured as a POP mail server so you can use a local mail program like Outlook Express or Thunderbird from Mozilla to send & receive mail.

Settings in gmail allow you to also use the IMAP mail protocol (developed by the University of Washington). IMAP allows you to view just the mail headers and then decide if you want to read the actual mail. To use IMAP you have to make that choice when configuring your mail client, you can't just switch the behavior of a particular account from POP to IMAP, but have to create a different one.

IMAP also allows you to synchronize mail folders. In Thunderbird enable the setting which configures folders for offline use.

Once you have a gmail account you may also use the spreadsheet or word processor at docs.google.com.
You also have a web page at igoogle.com or google.com/ig.

One can also treat gmail as offline disk storage for any type of file. There is a plugin for Firefox allowing you to do that.
The plugin is called Gspace:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1593
Gspace FAQ:
http://getgspace.com/faq.html

Officially you can update XP to Vista but it's not recommended. Do a clean install of Vista.
Maxtor Blast (or free personal edition?) makes a clone of your drive. A good idea if you want to try the upgrade path.
Make sure you have enough RAM to use Vista. 2gig should be fine.

Vista's not so bad with service pack 1. PC's are just now being sold with SP1.

A caller using iTunes to read in compilation CD's finds the tracks are arranged in an undesirable way. The recommendation is to use the comment field so tracks you want to remain together have the same comment. Then sort the tracks using the comment field. Or use the "Date Added" field to do the sort.
Among other ITunes tips, stretta.com explains how the compilation flag works.

A caller who wants to play WMA files from a PC on a MAC is directed flip4mac.com.

A caller with a flip video camera wants to know if its file format can be converted to a common format. Look at the file extension (the 3 characters after the dot in the file name). Then, in google, search for ".fli convert .avi", if your extension is .fli, for example.

Additional notes for today's show

As mentioned above, the audio for this show is available in the archive. 

Co-host is Coryon Redd of batteries4less.com, email address: coryon at gmail.com.
He is teaching a class on web site design aimed to get a high listing on Google.
To be held on Wed 7pm to 9:30pm at Sierra College (Grass Valley campus) room L101.
To register for the class call 530-274-8455. You can register by Wed at 5pm
Sponsored by the Nevada County Economic Resource Council, ncerc.org 530-274-8455
Keep checking back as there may be more classes if interest continues.

Find out where to recycle batteries in your local area.
rbrc.org

Free resources for the web designer…
Wordtracker on Google to find the best keywords to use on your web site.
How to use Wordtracker here.
Use social sites (Facebook or Myspace) to spread the word about your business.
seo-browser.com shows what, on a web page, a search engine crawler sees.
To find out who links to you, how many links are there to you, etc:
www.google.com/webmasters/
Google Analytics helps you determine who's coming to your site; what they
searched for to get there, etc.
www.google.com/analytics/

Use Google Local Business Center to find out how to customize the way your business search results are displayed in a Google search.
https://www.google.com/local/add/
Google Alerts is an electronic news clipping service to keep track of trends in your business sector. Go to news.google.com, create an alert & link it to your Google account.

On some email systems (e.g. gmail.com) one can use a period, to the left of @ sign; in the email.

Steven Krug's "Don't Make Me Think" book is recommended to those who want to design a web site.

Service pack 3 for XP may cause problems for some people.
See show notes for May 19 2008 for links.

One can find tech news at theregister.com.

To opt out of telemarketing phone and fax calls at www.donotcall.gov.
One originally had to reregister every 5 years but that may be longer now.
A similar service for mail is dmachoice.orgv.

It's now possible to transfer your phone number from AT&T or other carriers to such VOIP accounts as.
vonage.com
lingo.com
broadvoice.com

Virtual fax services make your incoming fax available as a pdf file.
myfax.com
efax.com

If you try to get your credit reports from freecreditreport.com you may have to pay.
www.annualcreditreport.com is truly free.
If you stagger your requests 4 months apart you'll be able to get your free credit reports from each of the 3 credit companies in the shortest time.

External sound cards are available that use the USB port and they work for PC's & Macs.
Search for "usb sound" at ebay.com.
They usually provide headphone & mic ports.

Carnegie Mellon computer science prof Randy Pausch, who died recently from cancer, has a popular viral video; www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/

A caller asks for a recommendation of a laptop.
An option is to find a refurbished Mac at apple and then get apple care extended warranty from a 3rd party like ebay.com.

One does not have to have landline phone number from AT&T to get DSL from them.

Magicjack.com, another VOIP hardware unit, is an alternative to a landline.

A caller wants to share Quickbooks data with a coworker over the internet.
webx.com is one recommendation.