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    Oct192009

    Episode 941

    DateOctober 19, 2009

    Happy Birhday to Dick
    Today is Dick's birthday.  Many returns for Dick and the Daily Giz Wiz.  He already knows he's getting a surprise home-made birthday cake from Ruth Epstein with a bonfire on top.

    Podcast Awards
    Nominations for this year's Podcast Awards closed yesterday.  The nominations will be announced in 2 to 3 weeks.  Other shows on the TWiT Network wanted to be nominated as well, and so Leo had left listeners to choose their own nominations.  Let's hope the Daily Giz Wiz gets nominated, when listeners can then vote for the winner.

    A New Tricaster for TWiT
    Back from Dubai, Leo wastes no time in upgrading the TWiT Network.  Leo breaks the news to Dick, before this week's recording session, that he is going to get a new Tricaster, the VT5.  This will allow a total of 8 video cameras (such as the Canon HV30 digital camcorders in Episode 552).  Leo and Colleen did a trial run of the VT5 last week, and you can watch the video on odtv.me - Part 1  and Part 2.

    Windows 7 Party Kit
    Also before the recording session starts, Leo shows Dick (who was not invited to the Windows 7 Launch Party in Manhattan) the Windows 7 House Party Kit which has recently arrived.  You can watch the video here (courtesy of odtv.me)



    Dubai
    Leo loved Dubai.  Pearl fishing may have given way to construction projects, but the glitter remains.  Jennifer had a great time at the gold souks.  The gold vendors had an even greater time.

    The Petaluma Whiskerino
    While Leo skived off to Dubai, he missed a big event in Petaluma, the Whiskerino.

    The Prodigal Host
    Alfred Chan (who has moved his Vox blog to insidedgw.com) writes in.  Of all the shows that Alex Lindsay had to step in for Leo, the Daily Giz Wiz was probably the most difficult, with all its highly choreographed intros, letters and jingles.  Now that Leo has blown half his money at the gold souks and the other half at the camel races, Alfred surmises that Leo the Prodigal Host will come crawling back on to his ball, begging Dick for a second chance to host the show again.  A tough call for Dick. 

    A Worthy Successor to the Toothpick Bird
    Leo has a "surprise" for us for tomorrow's TTTT, a worthy successor to the Toothpick Bird.


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