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About the show: "Countdown to Shutdown - The DTV Transition Show"
These are my past broadcasts on NowLive about the DTV Transition, you can download and listen to them if you are having trouble sleeping.
3/18/2008 7:00 PM PST
Episode 7 - "Is it Big Enough?"
(60 min.)
By "it" I mean the antenna used to get off-air TV. I talk about how viewers getting the DTV converter boxes may discover they may have to upgrade their antenna with their tuner, plus an issue regarding low-power stations.
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2/12/2008 6:03 PM PST
Episode 6A - "The New School (con't)"
(14 min.)
2nd part as my call to NowLive was cut off mid-broadcast. I discuss how datacasting can be used for exciting new public education possibilites.
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2/12/2008 5:46 PM PST
Episode 6 - "The New School"
(44 min.)
Part 1 as I discuss how Best Buy is gearing up to push DTV converter boxes this month, and I begin talking about datacasting from public broadcasting stations.
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2/5/2008 6:14 PM PST
Episode 5 - "Digital Rights Management"
(72 min.)
How a little digital "flag" in over-the-air broadcasts will make redistributing digital off-air TV content difficult. Or so the striking writers think.
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1/29/2008 6:09 PM PST
Episode 4 - "White Space"
(68 min.)
I explain the issue of how major tech companies want to use TV frequencies not used by TV broadcasters, the pros and cons, and why the NAB is against it.
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1/22/2008 6:18 PM PST
Episode 3 - "Disaster Plan"
(73 min.)
How DTV tecnhology and the Internet played a role in informing Hurricane Katrina refugees, and why off-air DTV AND old school radio will be vital in times of emergencies.
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1/15/2008 8:05 PM PST
Episode 2A - "But Who's Asking? (con't)"
(16 min.)
I was cut off in the middle of the hour - I talk about a DTV promotional road show and how the Ion TV network is promoting DTV.
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1/15/2008 7:46 PM PST
Episode 2 - "But Who's Asking?"
(43 min.)
News from CES including how the parent company of Dish Network is targeting the off-air market. Plus, what social groups will be most affected by the transition.
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1/8/2008 8:01 PM PST
Episode 1 - "Ready Or Not, Here Comes DTV"
(61 min.)
I provide a brief background on off-air DTV so I can get the technobabble out of my system, and the plan to upgrade old analog sets gets going.
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1/7/2008 9:19 PM PST
Quick Intro and Promo
(3 min.)
A 3 minute promo and quick intro of my first show - well, more like a sound check for the real deal.
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DerekTheZinger Profile
DerekTheZinger (Richmond, IL)
Member since Thursday, July 05, 2007
Last login 12/3/2008 6:37:26 PM
Hello - I am the former DTVTransitionHost who now just enjoys passing time checking out the occassional NowLive show, most notably The Ford Show, since I have been listening to it in several incarnations in the past. I have decided not to have a show of my own for a while since I had zero listeners to my broadcast and I just don't have the time to do this right now, but I do enjoy throwing in a zinger (hence my cheesy new handle) in the chat room to make listeners LOL or LMAO or just plain L.
What is your current occupation? Do you enjoy it?
I am an applications engineer for a company that sells and installs electronic systems for schools and hospitals, using antenna, RF, and IP networking technology. My last position was with a major television antenna manufacturer, and I am weird in the sense that I only get my TV in my place over the air in the new DTV format that will be the only off-air format on February 2009 - for infor, check out my blog at otahdtv.blogspot.com.
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What is your educational background? Are you currently in school?
Have a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and I am also one of the first CEA-CompTIA certified Digital Home Technology Integrators (DHTI+ credential).
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Do you have any vices (smoking/drinking/etc)? Describe:
Mine would be chocolate and/or espresso martinis
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Do you have a favorite quotation? Enter it here:
The stupidest questions are the ones that are never asked - anonymous
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What makes you happy? Why?
Helping others by solving problems, and having fun.
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Do you have any hobbies or other interests? Describe:
Like going to concerts - check out my MySpace vid:
Derek at 2007 Chicago Blues Fest
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