Leo's Twitter Updates for 2008-05-18

• @digitalkitty and I went to Costco to get stuff for the studio: batteries, iPods, a 37" Toshiba LCD TV, and one 6-gallon tub of Velveeta. #
• @patricknorton Guests of TWiT Live dine at the world-famous Della Fattoria Cafe in downtown Petaluma. Where they stay is their own problem. #
• @digitalkitty You think maybe we should build the new ultimate gaming machine on TWiT? Start specing the hardware! #
• I'm kind of sad. The 10th Anniversary of the launch of ZDTV was May 11 and I neglected to note it in any way. #
• @MicrosoftVista I've always bought my rechargeable batteries from Thomas Distributing: http://thomas-distributing.com #
• @XPR The new Tricaster is working great - I'm having a blast playing with it, but until the 2.0 software comes out we can't use it on air. #
• I'm going to turn my old Mac mini into a media center with XBMC. Ordered an El Gato EyeTV 250+ to connect cable. What else do I need? #

Leo's Twitter Updates for 2008-05-17

• Took some time today to breathe and think. Cleaned up the studio, wired up the Tricaster, and dusted the Emmy. #
• Just so ya know - don't ask me to promote your Twitter based service if it's called twit-something. TWiT is my trademark and I'm sensitive. #
• Do you ever get so apathetic that even when you read an email that you really should respond to you just go 'meh!' That's me right now. #
• NY Times says it tried to contact me for story on Stickam spam, but I have no email or phone msgs. Haven't checked the homing pigeons tho. #
• @infoholic If you've been getting Stickam spam read David Gallagher's article: http://snipurl.com/29949 - I get msgs like that all the time. #
• @JTShea If I respond to that my Twitter would be filled with other people begging me to say hi. I don't negotiate with terrorists. Hi. #
• It's American Graffiti Day in Petaluma. (Some of the movie was filmed here.) Place is full of old cars and Fonzies. Where were you in '62? #
• I'm live on WJR Detroit with the Internet Advisors, Foster, Ed, and Gary in just a moment. 16:9 video at http://twitlive.tv, too. #

Leo's Twitter Updates for 2008-05-16

• Today was a nightmare technically but very satisfying nevertheless. I think we're having a problem with power and heat. The Mac Pro died. #
• I'm pretty sure it was the X1900 video card in the Mac Pro that bit the dust. Video had been deteriorating for weeks. Ordered an 8800. #
• Reading the Tricaster manual and dreaming of barn door wipes to be. #
• @digitalkitty Oooo. Dream sequence fades. Very cool. We used those a lot on The Screen Savers. Tomorrow is Tricaster play day. #
• Getting ready to do Coast to Coast AM with George Noory on the Missouri My Space indictment. #
• @ComputerNerd53 You have to fit your presentation to the stage. George has a more relaxed late night style - so I tried to match! #
• @Stranahan Tricaster Studio with four (maybe five) cameras and several computer screens. I can't wait to play with it tomorrow. #
• @lonbaker We're using 11 litepanels: 4 1x1, 4 mini, 3 micros. You don't really need that many but we wanted flexibility and depth. #
• @Steve95613 Never met Art Bell. He was supposed to join us at a Premiere dinner with Bob Crane last January but went to bed instead. #
• @crips07 @crips07 Thanks Chris! If you ever have any openings on the weekend call Premiere Radio about the Tech Guy show. I hear it's great! #
• @dmcglathery http://www.eset.com is good for both anti-virus and anti-spyware. Removal isn't always possible however. Once infected, format. #
• @Stranahan Newtek has been great. Philip Nelson sent Donny O up from San Antonio with a replacement unit when the first arrived DOA. #
• @biird The Tricaster is going to let me be Director, TD, tape op, CG op, and host all at the same time. My ADD addled self is stoked. #
• @THErealDVORAK Not THAT Bob Crane. The Bob Crane that runs C Crane Radio. http://ccradio.com Hoooogan! #
• @THErealDVORAK I like http://speedtest.net - but I've always been a sucker for a flashy interface. 22/3 Mbps from Comcast Business w/ Burst. #
• @Dan_H Probaby because they've been holding their breath walking past Accounting. #

Leo's Twitter Updates for 2008-05-15

• Back from getting ear molds for my new Ultimate Ears headphones. Turns out I'm 1 in 6 people who have "ticklish ear canal syndrome." Kaff #
• @danegolden What Dane is to polite to say is: Leo screwed up and has left the office and can't be found. I'll go in tonight and put it out. #
• Congratulations to the Plaxo guys on their acquisition by Comcast today. Now where do I go to close my account? #
• Can't find a way to kill my Plaxo account. I don't want Comcast to have my personal info. I really don't want them to have my friends info. #
• Ahhh. Here it is: Delete Plaxo Acct: http://tinyurl.com/6rw2ch #
• This American Twitterer: @iraglass - how soon before he overtakes Kevin Rose? #
• The morning air feels like warm tea. It's going to be a scorcher today. Moved the computer CPUs out from under my desk to near the window. #
• After talking with @iJustine I've decided to use Disqus for my comment system at http://leoville.com. She's such an inspiration. Cute, too. #
• CBS buys cnet for US$1.8 B. Interesting to see MSM snap up devalued new media companies. They must know something the market doesn't. #
• @donreisinger You'll see. I'll never forget Eric Hippeau's company-wide voicemail announcing the sale of Ziff-Davis. #
• Glad I'm doing Buzz Out Loud this morning. (10a Pacific, UTC-7 on http://twitlive.tv). #
• @donreisinger I think CBS is going to love you. This is actually a big opportunity for you and @mollywood and @acedtect #
• Spare the Air Day in the SF Bay Area. I'm walking to work. And I promise to fart less. #
• @jimlunsford I always worry when a big media company buys a new media company. They usually don't get it. But to me c|net _is_ big media! #
• @timcourtney Really Tim? I guess they have plans to do something with the old TSS assets? Who knows? G4 nauseates me. #

Leo's Twitter Updates for 2008-05-14

• @digitalkitty is going to teach us welding around 10p PDT tonight at http://twitlive.tv - I swear she's the next Yoshi. #
• Change of plans. @digitalkitty is streaming welding lessons at http://www.stickam.com/twitcolleen #
• Thanks for the Pentel care package @GBLPR! I love those G2s almost as much as I love Twitter! #
• @robbellbottom A Coast Guard's chief's hat would be so cool. As you may have noticed, I collect hats! Thanks! #
• @robbellbottom I'm leaning in favor of the Orphan Works Act, but there are two sides to it. I look forward to hearing Larry Lessig's take. #
• @chrisbrogan I use Audible on Macs only. Don't use the Audible software, use iTunes. I just download and add to iTunes. Voila! #
• @StevenVore Larry Lessig is on his yearly month off. But when he gets back I'll ask him on TWiT to talk about the Orphan Copyrights Act. #