Episode 1100

Warehouse Poetry
Today’s opening intro was written by listener Rick Maxon from Victorville, California.  More to come.

Apple Gadgets v Apple Stock
Talk of an inflation calculator in Episode 1090 reminded Stephen from Circleville, Ohio, of a story he read the other day on Marketplace, about the value of investing in Apple gadgets versus investing in Apple stock.  If one had invested the money for a Powerbook G3 250 ($5,700 in about 1997) into Apple stock, the shares would now be worth $330,000.

Butter and Eggs Parade v Pumpkin Show
Stephen hates the show, only because there’s only one show a day.  He also thinks that his local Pumpkin Show would beat Petaluma’s Butter and Eggs any day.

Listen to this Episode
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-up
Find DGW Info on GizWizSearch

Episode 1099

Absorbent Interns
In Episode 1086 Leo mentioned that he just let the interns sit on the floor and absorb.  Don Baldwin writes: Has Leo considered using paper towels?

Spontaneous Laughter
Yvonne and Eric from Hawaii like the Moshi (Episodes 784 and 988).  Its response to nose-blowing and yawning gives them spontaneous laughter, just like the Daily Giz Wiz.

Listen to this Episode
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-up
Find DGW Info on GizWizSearch

Episode 1098

MAD is Back
In Bill Gaines’s time, MAD had 8 issues a year, then 12 issues a year when Time Warner acquired MAD.  Last year, it changed to a quarterly publication.  Now it’s decided to be bimonthly.  Dick is technically not on the staff of MAD.  He’s a “permanent freelancer” (out of choice) – basically someone who is there most of the time but with absolutely no fringe benefits.  Don’t give Leo too many ideas!

Tech Talkback
Dick enjoys the freedom of being a freelancer and working with smaller independent enterprises (such as TWiT).  Just the other day, TWiT’s video editor Erik Lanigan asked to do a show, Leo said yes, and that’s how Tech Talkback came about.

Roasting Beans
Silvio from Escondido, California, has been a listener of the show since the beginning, and in fact started listening to Leo on a radio show with John C Dvorak.  He heard Leo talk about roasting coffee the other day, and Silvio has a story to tell.  His parents immigrated to the States in 1962.  Back then it was difficult to find good espresso coffee in southern California.  His mother used to buy green coffee beans and roast them in the backyard with a roaster she brought from Italy.  The aroma was magnificent, but the neighbours thought they were nuts, and Silvio felt they were the Italian version of the Addams Family.

Listen to this Episode
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-up
Find DGW Info on GizWizSearch

Episode 1097

A Letter from Mars
Leo kills two birds with one stone today.  His gadget is a listener's suggestion in the letter of the day, from Kevin Slater from Mars, Pennsylvania.  Leo thinks that the Nokia BH905 may be better than the Bose QuietComfort (most recently QuietComfort 15 in Episode 908, which is similar in price, but the Nokia can operate in both bluetooth and wired modes).

Sense of Humour
Kevin's email was originally sent to Dick.  Kevin enjoys the show, especially Dick’s sense of humour, not so much Leo’s.  Dick gleefully passes the letter on to Leo.

Listen to this Episode
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-up
Find DGW Info on GizWizSearch

Episode 1096

One Better
Swiss Tech’s BodyGard 5-in-1 Emergency Tool has 5 utilities: automatic glass breaker, safety-blade seat belt cutter, sonic alarm, flashing red distress light, and bright-white LED flashlight.  It does one better than the 4-in-1 Safety Stick from Episode 541 (which Leo alludes to in the show, though not by name).

BodyGard 5-in-1 Auto Emergency Tool
Another DGW Marathon
Andrew T has been a listener since Episode 1 – but only since CES 2010 when he first saw Dick on TWiTLive.  Since then he has been trying to catch up, not daunted by the prospect of over 1000 episodes to listen to.  At the rate of about 50 episodes a week, he reckons he will level up by August.

Finnish Letters Jingle Revisited
Andrew T is also fascinated by the Finnish Letters Jingle (created by a Finnish listener and podcaster Henrich Antonin), which was played from Episodes 151-160, and wonders if Leo can still find and play it.  Dick and Leo simply sing it live.

Listen to this Episode
Go to TWiT
Read Dick's Write-up
Find DGW Info on GizWizSearch