Category: ROTSS

I saw episode 2 of the ROTSS which is now called TWIT or This Week in Tech.  I think it is a great show.  It is like the Screen Savers to the 2nd power because you've got Leo Laporte, KRose, Patrick Norton, and Robert Heron (even Dovorak show up, kind of). 

I listened to the podcast right after seeing Systm.  Systm is great but it doesn't give me the feel of being the Screen Savers.  TWIT definitely delivered.  They talked about Hitch Hiker's Guide the the Galaxy, they talked about the trailer for Serinity.  They went tech and discussed Long Horn and OS X and some old formats that didn't work.  They talked about Digg.com and boxedthoughts.com.  They even took a couple of audio emails.  I am impressed.  I will be surprised if no one picks these guys up to do another Screen Savers like show.  Unfortunately, the best candidate would be G4TV. 

You know I don't have anything bad to say about any of the tech show (Broken, Systm or TWIT).  I guess it would be like a starving man complaining about a cracker.  There is such a void on TV when it comes to actual tech.  Yet its the Information Age and our reliance on computers and the Internet continue to grow exponentially at scary proportions.  It will always amaze me that G4 did not take advantage of the existing market that was held by TechTv.  It has pushed us all completely on line to get the content we crave.  The original crew have really formed a bond with their viewers that is begining to approach Trekie level… o.k. maybe not that crazy.

p.s. thebroken kicks TWITS ASSSS!! They just need to get Leo Laporte on there.  Get Leo in some fly Pimp Gear, put a hoe on each arm and them let him school us on Mac hacking.  That would be the SHIZNIT!

I'm a huge fan of the old Screen Savers show.  I had recorded
all the last (and in my oppinion) the best Screen Savers shows that
featured the HILARIOUS Alex Albrech and Tech Talented Kevin Rose. 
The show was out of control.  I laughed out loud on every single
show.  I thought they'd finally established a groove and you could
feel it in the voice and reaction of the fans that were screamed in the
audience and callers. 

And then my wife erased all the files from my DVR which I planned on downloading and keeping forever… Why… Why, honey.

I eventually got over it.  But then out of the
blue G4, fired half the original crew and hired geek gamers
and gear whores from like three other shows.  WTF.  That
asian chick is kinda tasty [some kinda of freaky asian fetish I have]

but those other pukes
make me want to turn off the TV.  Kevin Pereira has become
the face of all things unholy.  For me he represents the end of
the Screen Savers.  I know its not his fault, but someone must
suffer for this atrocity.

What followed was scandalous.  They changed the whole format of the show and nuked Screen Savers. 
Attack of the Show was born.  It was like seeing Anakin Skywalker
get sedused by the darkside.  I felt betrayed.

But now there is a New Hope.  The first Systm show is pure, unforgiving, hardcore tech.  Kevin Rose and Dan Huard host the show in a smooth, effective rythm that leaves you hungry for more. 

In there first show they talk about WarSpying, something they
covered briefly on the Screen Savers.  These geeks actually tell
you how to create a hand held WarSpying device that you plug into
your car to drive around and pick up unencrypted Video feeds from CCTVs
in peoples homes and commercial establishments.  I will admit I
thought is was Geeked OUT!  But whenever people start breaking out
the soder sucker and microchips my eyes start glazing over. 
Electronics is TOTAL magic to me.  But the message is clear.. get
CCTV, home and commercial security cameras with built in
encryption.

It was a good show.  Kevin once again shows his amazing skills
in producing quality, quality content leaning toward my one of my
favorite subjects, security.  If you are a fan of the old Screen
Savers and you're a TRUE geek you will love Systm. 

p.s. theBroken kicks Systms ASS, but I ain't one to gossip.. so you ain't heard that from me.

The reason I haven’t been able to find Cat Schwartz is because I’ve been spelling her name with a “K” Kat Schwartz. My graMARr and speling Good, it is not.

Silly me. Shes at Catschwartz.com [dead and gone]a pretty cool blog hi tech mommy. I feel so empty now that I’ve found you Catherine.

I know I should be happy but the guess I let the obsession of finding you fill me for so long that it began to comfort me. Wait… perhaps I can meet you in REAL life. Just kidding Cat, I’m not really psycho. Or am I?

Contact Cat:

TheTechChick@gmail.com[dead?]

Cat Schwartz Obsession:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Catherine_Schwartz_Fan_Club/