Set the TiVo ! David Pogue ’s new show Science Channel show , which he write and stars in , depart tonight .
8 pm on the Science Channel ! Every Fri for 6 weeks . Also on Discovery HD starting June 7 .
It ’s going to be like a 30 ( 60 ? ) minute version of the comical videos we associate to on the NYTimes every hebdomad . There ’s a video recording after the jump , with a mossberg - ish funk cut for the video recording ’s scuttle soundtrack . I forgive David , because it has a snazzy side drum drum thread through it . ( I hope heplays pianoat some period during the time of year . )
Anyhow , here ’s a video preview worth ascertain :
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL ’S NEW serial publication IT ’S ALL GEEK TO ME ALLEVIATES CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY CONFUSION
Hosted by New York Times Columnist David Pogue ,
Series Debuts Friday , May 18 , 8 necropsy ( ET / PT )
( Silver Spring , MD ) – The Science Channel debuts IT ’S ALL GEEK TO ME , a young weekly series that land The New York Times personal - technology columnist David Pogue ’s expertise on the world of engineering science to television . In each half - time of day episode , Pogue uses his unique sword of humor to help average consumer unravel the mystery behind complex electronic gadgets used in their daily lives . Whether it ’s choosing the correct digital camera , unlock fun trick on your cellphone phone or larn how to edit out your own home plate video , Pogue ’s unique knowledge and expertise avail it all make sense . The series premieres Friday , May 18 , at 8 premier ( ET / PT ) and will send every Friday on The Science Channel .
For years , David Pogue has enlightened lecturer about personal technology in The New York Times and as an Emmy prize - winning correspondent for CBS News . Now his unique wiseness reveals the mystery story and special features and functions behind a multifariousness of consumer technology products . Useful tips and illusion , interspersed with quirky sketch – including man - on - the - street section – see that each episode of IT ’S ALL GEEK TO ME entertains while informing .
CAMCORDERS
Camcorder sales may be down , but amateur video is room , way up , thanks to the camera phone , YouTube and other developments . David Pogue , The New York Times technical school columnist , takes you on a fast , funny drive through the full process of becoming a home - movie mogul : prefer a camcorder ( tape vs. DVD vs. storage card ) , find out to use it , edit out out the boring function and in conclusion posting the result on the Web for a potential audience of one billion people .
CELL PHONES
prison cell phones have gotten less expensive , smaller and more powerful over time , but people still have a love life - hatred human relationship with these little contraption . David Pogue , The New York Times tech columnist , offers couples therapy for you and your telephone . He show which feature are deserving denounce for , how to avoid being scammed when signing up for service and how to save minutes and money using voice mail , directory help , moving-picture show sending and more .
laptop
laptop computer : they ’re the quickest - growing kind of figurer , the road warrior ’s trustworthy companion . David Pogue , The New York Times tech editorialist , takes this show on the road , literally , and offers advice on getting on-line , protect your laptop from theft and destruction , using public wireless hot spotlight without being eavesdrop and presenting PowerPoint delivery while connected to a projector .
DIGITAL CAMERAS
Digital tv camera have inspire picture taking ; in less than a decade , they almost completely pass over film cameras off the mapping . But that does n’t mean they ’re idiot - trial impression . The New York Times technical school columnist David Pogue show how to corrupt a camera , avoid coarse photo - taking pitfall , fix up the lousy shots on the computer and finally exhibit the solvent to your adoring world via slideshow , e - mail , DVD or website .
IPODS
SAVING PAST DATA
At this very moment , all of your sound , video and photographic computer storage are decay , lento but sure enough . VHS tapes have only a 15 - year shelf life before the image begins to degrade ; cassette tapes , same job ; and good deal of reckoner storehouse data formatting are no longer playable because nobody makes the programs or the magnetic disc drives anymore . In this show , The New York Times technical school editorialist David Pogue demo you how to rescue all of these decaying or vanish format : home pic on plastic film , vinyl record , VHS tapeline , audio tapes , data on floppy disks , slides , prints and more .
IT ’S ALL GEEK TO ME is produced for The Science Channel by City Lights Television . Dave Noll and Christopher Stout produce for City Lights and Mark Allen is executive manufacturer for The Science Channel .
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