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The Power Geeks #21

by DarthMolen on Oct.22, 2009, under The Latest Shows

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What We Are Playing

JP – Geared for iPhone (wanna talk about addictive… 120 levels of “I can’t put the dang thing down!!!”) and Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space (review later in show so keep listening)

SM – Same ol, Same ol’

Cole- I’ve been playing…..dress up ;)

Tech,Gaming, and Geek News

  • COD: Modern Warfare 2 Will not feature dedicated Servers on PC (SM)
    • WTF, They are pushing IWNet, which will be both for console and PC
    • Dedicated servers have been a staple since the days of Quake on the PC
    • Its how clans get together, its how PC ppl congregate and self-choose who they want 2 play with
    • There’s no XBOX Live w/ friends lists, etc. on the PC
    • Some ppl agree and have decided to not get their pre-order
  • Simple Hack Exposes 65,000 Time Warner Cable Users (SM)
    • Tim Warner offered a wireless router that ppl didn’t have to configure much
    • Turn off Javascript when viewing web page, and voila… u can dump its config file which has the admin password in clear text
    • That same username and password? it works for all the routers.
    • The model in question is SMC8014 so if you have one, you might want to contact Time Warner.
    • They have since issued a software fix… but they are still vulnerable.
  • M$ banning Unauthorized Memory Units on 360 (SM)
    • Next revision of their XBOX Live will have code that will disable any capability to read unauthorized memory units on the XB360
    • This means that you need to back up ur current unit (if it isn’t official) and go over-pay for one of their units($149)
    • With the capability to buy a terabyte hard drive for about that much, doesn’t that seem laughable?
  • Possible Motion controller pricing?? (Cole)
    • M$ Natal for Xbox 360 to run $50 (camera only) while the PS3 version will run $100 (2 sticks and a camera)
    • according to Industry Analyst and general Guru of all things pricing Michael Pachter
    • This is by no means official word from the companies, so feel free to send us your thoughts on what the pricing will or should be…

Geek-Speak

  • Microsoft Surface for D&D (SM)
    • This was actually brought about by a suggestion from one of the founders of Penny-arcade
    • Plans to take some of the guess-work out of the table-top portion of D&D
    • Projects a hex map, allows players to register themselves, and monsters to be used in encounters
    • Who here has played something like this before?
  • Katee Sackhoff to Guest star on The Big Bang Theory (JP)
    • Katee Sackhoff played Starbuck in the modern version of Battlestar Galactica…
    • Following in the footsteps of Wil Wheaton (ST:TNG & Stand By Me, don’t forget Toy Soldiers ;) ) & Fellow Batllestar Alumn Michael Trucco (“Battlestar’s” Sam Anders)
    • She’ll play Wallowitz’s fanatasy woman, and may appear nude! Can I get a Whoo hoo???
    • Don’t forget Katee will be on this season of 24 too!!
  • Geek Girls Network just posted a review of ZombieLand…
    • and it references my winning Zombie Escape plan story we discussed last week! I can’t believe something I wrote as a joke is getting this much play… SWEET!

Product Reviews:

  • XBL Arcade -  Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space for Only $20 this is a pretty good deal…

  • I’m not super into this type of game generally, but I am going to beat this one fully as it’s a pretty twisted little tale with some very funny twisted stuff going on
  • Santa at the North Pole with a machine gun may not sound funny, but it is…
  • Bottom line is it has great story lines and is humorous.. definitely worth 20 bucks… 31/2 out of 5 Geeks is my rating overall… just b/c I am usually not entertained by this type of puzzle solving game but I dig this one.

Deal of the Week

  • for only $20. Sam & Max in XBLA\
  • Killing Floor (co-op survival horror FPS) is 25% off (14.99) and you can even play it for free, the whole game, this weekend only – only on STEAM
  • Zombie Pizza app for Halloween on your iPhone
    • Sounds like a fun game… a little like Tapper I’m guessing, but with Pizza that you serve to Zombies
      • Keep them happy with Pizza and they don’t eat you, but they are picky eaters and you have to optimize the pizza toppings combinations to keep them happy.

Contest

Cole has picked a winner in our contest for the iFrogz headphones giveaway….

The Winning Entry:

Coles’ other job, well let me see from what she sounds like I would guess pretty cute and she likes mma so pretty bad ass. Maybe she could be a supermodel vampire slayer.  Cause I don’t know about you but I have had enough of twilight and true blood (I do like true blood good show)and the 15 other vampire movie shows or books out there right now so maybe you bring back some quality to the entertainment world just a suggestion but think about it.

Kacie W. From Dothan, Alabama. I’ve emailed Kacie to get her address and will be shipping out the headphones to her later this week.

Keep listening for more contests to come.

Look for more contests to come in the future…spread the word… the more listeners we get… the more stuff we can get to giveaway to you guys!

Intarweb Goldmine

  • I wanna send a shout out to all our west coast listeners… a charity Rave Party – Rave De Los Muertos is taking place in San Jose on Oct 28th
    • My friend and a listener of the show DJ Tim Silverline is spinning at the event… tickets and details at the link in the show notes…
    • If you’re out on the west coast… check it out… it’s for a good cause (This years charity is The Health Trust. The Health Trust is a
      remarkable organization that has put time and effort into helping those
      living with HIV/AIDS.)

Contact Info

  • On Twitter: Steven is @DarthMolen and I am @JPuent and @FueltheFighter
  • email us: darthmolen@thepowergeeks.com and jpuent@thepowergeeks.com prcole@fuelthefighter.com

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Happy Halloween -xoxoxoxox
Cole, the "cute" bunny rabbit

Cole, the "cute" bunny rabbit

Who really cares about the food?

Who really cares about the food?

( I take back everything I said about how Cole needs to dress for the ZombieApocolypse… Less is more… Less IS more!!! – JP)

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