TWiT Throwback (Video)

Sick science toys, ThinkGeek blocks & games, Chad drinks from the Petaluma River and more! NOTE: Absolutely DO NOT try drinking river water! Hosts: Dick DeBartolo and Chad Johnson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/weekly-daily-giz-wiz. For more details and a chance to win the Mad Magazine "What The Heck Is It?" contest, visit GizWiz.Biz. Bandwidth for The Giz Wiz is provided by CacheFly.

02-27

01:04:31

Chip Adams joins us to talk about how NBC covers the Olympics. From the planning stage, to researching the location, cameras, equipment, system setups, means of broadcast and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Chip Adams Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

02-27

01:06:20

In a historic vote, the FCC approves net neutrality in the United States, Apple invites us to spring forward, Smartflash goes after Apple again, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Guest: Tom Risen Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-2night. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by CacheFly. Sponsor: personalcapital.com/tn2

02-27

14:11

The code for today's show is available here You can find the libraries for our clock at the links below: Real Time Clock Library Time Library Parts List Arduino Uno: $24.95 Protoshield: $15.00 RTC (Real Time Clock): $6.99 10K Ohm Potentiometers: $5.43 Analog Volt Panel Meters (x3): $5.36 Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guests: Louis Maresca and Mark Smith Get In Touch With Us!Subscribe and get Coding 101 automatically at https://twit.tv/shows/coding-101 Follow @PadreSJ on Twitter. Bandwidth for Coding 101 is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: HipChat.com/c101 squarespace.com offer code: C101

02-27

49:32

Wearable Airbag, Pulse Width Modulation explained, Smitty shows how to make a clock using meters, Google Plus feedback, and more. PWM Explained "Pulse Width Modulation" It's a way to encode a message into a pulsing signal. In other words, if you have a signal that can be either on or off (digital), you can modulate the signal to represent more than on and off. Let's talk about Digital vs. Analog Take a analog 5-volt circuit: It has an INFINITE number of values between 0 volts and 5 volts. As long as you have equipment that is sensitive to generate and detect EXACTLY how much voltage is being sent, there is no limit to the number of values you can send. Take a digital 5-volt circuit: It has TWO values -- On and Off -- zero volts and five volts. It would seem that digital can't approximate analog because of the vast difference in their theoritical values, but it CAN... if you take that circuit and slave it to a clock that switches between on and off at regular intervals. That's what PWM does! Take that same 5-volt digital circuit, but now place it behind a clock that cycles once every second. If the circuit stays off for the full second, that's "0" If the circuit stays on for the full second, that's "5" HOWEVER... if the circuit stays on for 1/5 of the second, that's "1" If the circuit stays on for 3/5 of the second, that's "3" If the circuit stays on for 1/2 of the second, that's "2.5" By changing the width of each pulse, we can use a digital signal to approximate an analog one. And in approximating that analog signal, we can send data. However... it's not just data... we can approximate VOLTAGES by using PWM! Hosts: Bryan Burnett and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Connect with us!Don't forget to check out our large library of projects at https://twit.tv/shows/know-how. Tweet at us at @padresj, @Cranky_Hippo, and @Anelf3 Sponsor: smartthings.com/twit use code TWIT

02-27

49:11

We talk about the importance of building a community before the brand and building a community on Twitter Host: Tonya Hall Guests: Scott Eddy and Alex de Carvalho Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/marketing-mavericks. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

02-26

57:04

The FCC votes on net neutrality, Google may break Google+ into pieces, how to spend $75,000 on the Apple Watch, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Elise Hu Guests: Drew FitzGerald, Miguel Helft, and Brad Linder Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: blueapron.com/twit Gazelle.com

02-26

44:29

New ham Christian Cudnik, building a field strength meter, iOS apps for amateur radio and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden Guests: Chris Wilson and Christian Cudnik Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation. Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: dxengineering.com/hamnation IcomAmerica.com/hamnation

02-26

01:10:45

A round-up of apps to manage your device's battery usage with Battery Percent Enabler, Battery Panic, Battery Widget Reborn, GSam Battery Monitor Pro, as well as a look at the new YouTube Kids app! Host: Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena. Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly. Sponsor: meundies.com/twit

02-26

17:43

New Motorola Moto E, 50,000 songs online with Google Play Music, Inbox now in more places, Calendar for Android adds 7-day view, and more. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Kevin Tofel Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: HipChat.com/twig naturebox.com/twit ldproducts.com/twit offer code TWIT

02-26

02:06:15

Get things done with Handle, find African American history with More than a Map, find a lost iPhone's owner, relax with Epic Zen Garden and more! Host: Megan Morrone Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: Gazelle.com

02-26

09:51

Your wallet is not welcome here, it's bring your Google-to-work day, Lenovo gets hit by the Lizard Squad, you can no longer do "that" on television, and more... Host: Megan Morrone Guest: Dan Rowinski Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-2night. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by CacheFly. Sponsor: personalcapital.com/tn2

02-26

22:48

Windows 10 will have a Start menu replacement by Stardock, Microsoft Band and Health updated, Outlook.com is losing Facebook Chat and Skype Chat support, Microsoft opens up OneDrive APIs, VMware on it's way to Azure, handwriting and drawing comes to OneNote for iPad, March Xbox System Updates to include screenshots, and how to get another 100GB of free OneDrive storage for 2 years! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly. Check out Mary Jo's blog at the AllAboutMicrosoft.com. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller. Sponsors: gonitro.com/twit legalzoom.com offer code WW

02-26

01:44:43

This week we are joined by Simon Phipps and Patrick Masson to talk about the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a global non-profit that supports and promotes the open source movement. Among other things, the OSI maintains the Open Source Definition, and a list of licenses that comply with that definition. Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Dan Lynch Guests: Patrick Masson and Simon Phipps Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.

02-25

01:00:10

The NSA's big SIM card hack isn't as bad as we thought, Medium gets more social networking and blogging features, Reddit joins Google in its quest to cover up naked people online, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Joe Panettieri Guests: Stephen Shankland and Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: Gazelle.com blueapron.com/twit