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Episode 44 - Jawbone 2
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Category5 Technology TV - Episode 44

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July 22, 2008

  • Product Feature:  Aliph's second-generation Jawbone bluetooth headset.
  • How to rip television show DVD's using HandBrake CLI in Linux.
  • How to "rip" audio from video files to MP3 in Ubuntu Linux.

Topics Covered:

  • Viewer Question:  I've got two computers: one has PCIe, the other has AGP.  I need a video card for each that will work well with compiz-fusion, but cost only about $60 each.  What do you recommend?
  • Viewer Question:  What is the port number for IRC?
  • Viewer Question:  How do you set up Pidgin to work with the Category5 chat room on IRC?
  • Viewer Comment:  I've got my Internet fixed.
  • Viewer Question:  Can you use the IRC command /nick with Pidgin?
  • Viewer Question:  I'd like to buy an EeePC 901, but want to upgrade the RAM to 2GB.  What type of RAM should I purchase?
  • Featured Lesson:  How to rip individual TV show episodes from DVD using the free program, HandBrake, from the Linux command line.
  • Bringing up the help dialogue for HandBrakeCLI.
  • Determining the location of your DVD's VOB (video) files to prepare for ripping your TV shows to MP4, AVI, etc.
  • Listing all video titles of your DVD using HandBrake Command Line Interface in Linux, so that you can determine which titles to rip.
  • Using the command line interface to rip an individual TV show episode to your hard drive using HandBrake in Linux.
  • Product Feature:  The second-generation Jawbone Bluetooth Headset from Aliph.
  • What sets the Jawbone apart from other Bluetooth headsets?
  • Understanding Jawbone's Noise Assassin noise cancellation technology.
  • How does the Jawbone's noise cancellation compare to their closest competition?
  • Comparing the original Jawbone to the new Jawbone 2.
  • Improvements of the second-generation Jawbone versus the original.
  • Comparing the comfort and fit of the first and second-generation Jawbone bluetooth headsets.
  • Looking at the new Jawbone charger with the magnetic interface.
  • Real-life demonstration (excerpted from our original Jawbone review) of the Jawbone's incredible noise cancellation technology.
  • How to properly fit your Jawbone Bluetooth headset so that the Jawbone effectively eliminates background noise.
  • General specs of the second-generation Aliph Jawbone.
  • Second-generation Jawbone head shake test -- does it stay on your head?
  • Viewer Comment:  The Jawbone needs an 11/10 score!
  • Viewer Question:  Does the Jawbone cost a fortune?
  • Viewers guess at the price of the second-generation Jawbone--guesses range from $160-300 USD.  Actual cost is $129.99 for the black model, and the gold one is $149.99.
  • If you've received a ticket for using your cellphone in your car up to the end of August 2008 in California, Conneticut, Washington DC, New York, New Jersey or Washington state, Jawbone will give you $20 off the purchase price directly on their web site!
  • Why Robbie thinks the Jawbone pays for itself almost immediately.
  • Viewer Question:  What exactly is Jugo Juice?
  • Viewer Question:  Is Jugo Juice in the USA?
  • Viewer Question:  Does the Jawbone work with your computer?
  • Viewer Comment:  I set up my Sony Ericsson cellphone to control my Elisa Media Center on Ubuntu via Bluetooth.
  • Why would you want to convert video files to MP3?
  • Installing mplayer in Ubuntu Linux using apt-get.
  • Installing multimedia codecs in Ubuntu Hardy Heron via our helpful guide.
  • Using mplayer to dump audio from your video files to MP3.  Perfect for listening to your standup comedy videos, tutorials, lessons, music concerts, etc.  Simply convert any video file at all to MP3 audio using free software in Linux.
  • Viewer Question:  Robbie--you make your own music, right?  Where can we download some of the songs?
  • Viewer Question:  How do I get Flash player to work in 64-bit Linux?
  • Viewer Comment:  This one hour show goes by so fast!

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Notes:

If, when executing ./HandBrakeCLI you receive this error:   bash: ./HandBrakeCLI: Permission denied - simply right click on the HandBrakeCLI file where you extracted it and click "Properties".  Choose the "Permissions" tab, and check off "Allow executing file as program".  Then, try again.

Music for the Jawbone head shake test:  Tenacious D - The Metal

Keywords:

jawbone, bluetooth, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, headset, cellphone, noise cancellation, noise assassin, review, head shake test

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