Marsapalooza, Cain & Abel Password Cracker, PDA Telescope
Episode #1174
Marsapalooza!
Jessica shows us how NASA is using Mars to attract kids to space exploration.
Cain & Abel Password Cracker
Kevin's Dark Deal shows us the ultimate password-cracking utility.
Your hosts for the show are Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton.
Today's news
Planet-surfing with your PDA
ZiLog's Steven Pope shows you how he built a handheld-controlled telescope.
Frag fellow fans and staff members in the only live, televised LAN party in the world. Our LAN party is held every Thursday, but you must register to participate.Join our LAN party!
Free desktop planetariums
Get your own planetarium without spending a dime.
Jessica's Web tip: Pixelgirl Presents
For the coolest-looking icon, desktop, and theme replacements for Windows or Mac, try Pixelgirl Presents. They have tutorials and they'll even design a logo for your website.
Jessica's Web tip: Online scams
Security and privacy should be a concern when you're perusing the Internet. For tips on how to protect yourself online, read this article about online scams. Educate yourself for your own protection.
Tune in tomorrow
Print images exactly
Eddy from Seaside, Calif., called asking how to print images so that they look exactly how they display on his monitor. He has a Sony Artisan Reference System monitor, Pantone Spyder, and Adobe Photoshop CS.
Basically, the selection of colors available for your monitor, camera, and printer are all very different. Since you already own all the tools of the trade, stop trying to tweak perfect images. Find a bad image that prints perfectly and work backwards to find the balance you need.
At the end of the show, Angela Lashaway wrote it with some more advice for Eddy.
Angela says Eddy needs to profile his printer with color-management software and use this profile to print from Photoshop. Angela recommends MonacoEZcolor or GretagMacbeth Eye-One Color.
Dry Creek Photo can also profile Eddy's printer for a fee if he sends them a printed color chart.
Thanks for the advice, Angela.
FEATURES
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Planet-Surfing With Your PDA
ZiLog's Steven Pope shows you how he built a handheld-controlled telescope. Watch Wednesday at 7 p.m. Eastern. |
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Dark Deal: Cain & Abel
All-in-one application captures and cracks almost any network password. |
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Free Desktop Planetariums
Bring the planets to your PC with these space-scanning applications. |