Episode #106
Hi Leo Really enjoy your shows, I try to watch as much as possible, even the repeats. Good work. My question: I have an older 15" Samsung LCD monitor (4 years old) that I have replaced with a new 19" widescreen Viewsonic one. I recently purchased a digital picture frame for my wife and it is a big hit at our house. I was wondering if there is a way to utilize the 15" monitor on its own to show digital pictures. Is there some device you know of that can plug into the input of a monitor that you could load digital pictures into, (memory stick or SD card etc.) and have the monitor display them (please don't say Yeah, a computer). Just think how many old monitors could be put to work doing something like this if there was a small device loaded with some generic video drivers that could drive a monitor on its own. Review of the digital frame. I got the digital frame a Future Shop for $90. The one big problem I found was that it produces a picture that is on the reddish tint side. My workaround re-edit the colour properties of the photos in PhotoShop and tint them greener so that when they are displayed in the frame they are closer to the originals. I also cropped each image so that it would fully fit the whole frame FYI it was a cheaper frame that doesn't have tint controls, I know more expensive ones do have colour controls.
Paul, Lively, ON
There’s a handful of products out there that do just this….but many of them are Asian products that are still looking for distribution on this side of the Pacific. You can try checking eBay for one of these to see if you can spot one that’s relatively inexpensive.
While there are a number of digital slideshow products available for televisions (Sandisk made one of these, called the Photo Album), I’m not actually aware of a gadget that will do this for computer monitors. For TV it’s fairly easy, because the circuitry needed to generate the TV signal can be relatively compact; to put it onto a computer monitor you’d need the equivalent of a video card inside the product…not impossible but a bit less practical financially. So unfortunately the most cost-effective way to accomplish this at this point may indeed be an old computer that you’re also no longer using. I know you didn’t want to hear that….sorry.
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Air Date: November 14, 2007
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Nick, Toronto, ON
- Paul, Lively, ON
- Victor, Hamilton, ON
Yewell's Jewels
- “Path” in Mac OSX Findermac
Finder’s default settings don’t make it easy to see the hierarchy of the current folder. But if you drag and drop the Path button (which looks like a set of steps) you can do just that. Press the Path button to see the folder path to the drive root in a handy dropdown.
To do this, while in Finder, select the “View” drop down menu, select “Customize Toolbar…”. Then select and drag “Path” into the top of your Finder window.
Sean's Shinies
- Apple iPod Nano 3G
$149-$199
Apple’s new version of the Nano redesigns the player fairly substantially, making it wider and shorter than before…and also thinner. This new design, dubbed the “fattie”, seems to be largely a function of the player’s new ability to play video, thus the need for a larger screen. Despite the wider design, it’s still a thinner and lighter player—but that’ll only go so far for those who want to use their old Nano accessories with this new version…form fitting protective cases are no longer so form fitting.Shiny:
- new thinner form factor
- plays video
Dull:
- doesn’t fit old Nano accessories
- capacity small for video
Kate’s Tips
- Traveler IQ Challenge for Facebook
By - www.TravelPod.com
Take TravelPod’s Traveler IQ Challenge and find out just how well you (and your friends) know your world! In this fun (and addictive) challenge, you’ll be asked to pin point where famous places, cities, and travel destinations are located. The app will then calculate your Traveler IQ based on how close you were and how quickly you found the spot.