
Leo Laporte
Podcaster, broadcaster, Chief TWiT and The Tech Guy
Occupation: US-based Technology Journalist
Location: Petaluma
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2013-05-18 00:40:34 (46 comments, 6 reshares, 216 +1s)
TrickDroid is just a customized Sense. Now CM 10.1 on the HTC One - oh sweet mystery of life I have found you. Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life- Madeline Kahn

2013-05-17 23:18:18 (90 comments, 10 reshares, 959 +1s)
I'm happy to say Plus is back as my browser start page. Nice job!

2013-05-17 22:48:35 (229 comments, 183 reshares, 1227 +1s)
Stuff and Non-Sense
I love the hardware on the HTC One, but HTC's Sense 5 is just annoying the hell out of me. I'll miss the Zoe function, but it's time to install a new ROM. Unlocking the bootloader was easy, thanks to HTC (H/T), and rooting just took a few steps thanks to The Cult of Android (http://www.cultofandroid.com/26527/rooting-the-htc-one-the-right-way-how-to/) but now to choose a ROM.
Looks like Trickdroid is the only one people are using in any numbers (there's a CM 10.1 but it's pretty new). Here goes nothing!


2013-05-16 05:57:27 (136 comments, 24 reshares, 1457 +1s)
+Gina Trapani +Jeff Jarvis and me at Google I/OQ

2013-04-28 04:41:03 (22 comments, 5 reshares, 157 +1s)
Petaluma Butter and Eggs Day Parade - Little Chick Contest 2013


2013-04-28 04:26:28 (53 comments, 6 reshares, 150 +1s)
I can't stop making Zoes. This is from today's Butter and Eggs Day festival in Petaluma.


2013-04-19 23:05:28 (73 comments, 20 reshares, 352 +1s)
A few unretouched images from the HTC One - bright sunny day with lots of contrast. Good color reproduction. Pro tip: either turn off Zoe or turn off G+ auto-upload. My photo stream is loaded with images - about 15 images per Zoe shot.


2013-04-19 21:55:20 (141 comments, 22 reshares, 123 +1s)
I had such high hopes for the HTC One, and, indeed, there is much to love about this phone but here I am with the battery dead and it's not even 3p. Worse I've been charging it today whenever possible. Fail. Utter fail. Sigh.


2013-04-19 06:12:38 (110 comments, 34 reshares, 460 +1s)
The Oculus Rift is very responsive, but there are a few negatives. It doesn't fit over my glasses, and the resolution of the imagery is pretty low. Still VR head gear has made significant strides since I first tried it 20 years ago.

2013-04-15 17:24:23 (27 comments, 55 reshares, 217 +1s)
A lesson on painting hard-to-reach places from The Slow Mo Guys.


2013-04-15 17:18:35 (44 comments, 14 reshares, 110 +1s)
Not too long ago, the video tape was the media of choice for living rooms around the world. In celebration of the 57th birthday of the first commercial video cassette recorder, check out a fun VHS mode for the YouTube player to relive the magic feel of vintage video tapes. On select videos, you'll find a VHS button in the bottom right of the player--just click to turn back the clock and enjoy the static and fuzzy motion of the VHS era.

2013-04-07 19:07:25 (28 comments, 4 reshares, 151 +1s)
This is not goodbye. Together, we’re going to do some BIG things!

2013-04-07 12:48:20 (19 comments, 11 reshares, 119 +1s)
New shirts for TWiTs. This was the winner of our 99designs.com contest.

2013-03-21 23:11:58 (69 comments, 62 reshares, 443 +1s)
Thanks to NBC for retracting your YouTube takedown of our TWiT Special on the making of Old Spice's commercial. Now can you explain to me why you objected in the first place?

2013-03-17 17:17:11 (42 comments, 77 reshares, 271 +1s)
Neverwhere on the air
Neil Gaiman's radio adaptation of Neverwhere began last night on BBC 4 starring Benedict Cumberbatch. After a little digging I found a podcast of it - the first episode is downloadable March 22. I'm hoping they'll post all six!
Neverwhere was originally a TV show, then a novel (which I loved) but Neil says he always wanted to make it a radio drama most.


2013-01-17 05:01:44 (42 comments, 19 reshares, 115 +1s)
https://www.facebook.com/JdLongfellowTransplantFund
This is my Papa (grandpa) JD. He's been in the hospital since I last saw him in the summertime. It was so weird. One day he was taking me fishing, the next he had a cold. He got this rare lung disease and after 7 months, one lung transplanted, and lots of time in recovery, medicare is running out. He's due for another lung transplant soon, and we've all been praying for him. My Papa is tough, a non-smoker, a happy guy, and close to all of us. I want him to be at my wedding and I'll do whatever it takes to make sure he's there.
Check out the page for info on how you can help contribute to his Transplant Fund! A website will be posted soon for contributions and I'll share that link too when it's up! For those without Facebook, or if you can't access the link above, see below for how to contribute and more... more »

2013-01-12 19:18:58 (69 comments, 53 reshares, 262 +1s)
This is terribly sad news: Aaron Swartz committed suicide in New York City on Friday, according to this MIT Tech article:
http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N61/swartz.html
Aaron was facing possible life in prison because he allegedly tried to make journal articles public. The Justice Department's indictment accuses Aaron of connecting his computer to MIT's network (without authorization -- he was at Harvard, not MIT) and sucking down over 1 million already published academic journal articles from the JSTOR database, which the professors and other authors who wrote them probably would have liked to be free to the public anyway. Here's the indictment:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/60362456/Aaron-Swartz-indictment
Aaron's scraper wasn't that well-programmed, and it's true that he allegedly did this without authorization from MIT. But he downloaded no confidential ... more »

2012-12-07 23:09:14 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)
Episodes 933-934 - December 7-8, 2012
I'm getting ready for Saturday's show. Scott Wilkinson, our home theater geek, will be on as usual, as will our newest contributor, Johnny Jet to talk travel. I'm looking for suggestions for the "sermon" at the top of the show. Any ideas?

2012-12-07 23:06:20 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)
Great to have you all. Not sure how we're going to use this, but I thought I'd better put a flag in the sand just in case. Any ideas?


2012-12-07 22:02:48 (35 comments, 7 reshares, 239 +1s)
Leo Laporte will be providing the keynote address at NMX 2013, on Monday, January 7th at 4PM. In addition, Leo will also be hosting the 8th Annual Podcast Awards being held later that night.
The 2013 New Media Expo is presented by BlogWorld and runs from January 6th through January 8th, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
If you’d like to attend, be sure to use the promo code LEO20 or TWIT20 to receive 20% off when registering at http://nmxlive.com/2013-lv/registration/


2012-11-26 02:54:18 (39 comments, 8 reshares, 164 +1s)
Hi fellow geeks - Here are my photos from tonight's meetup with +Leo Laporte from TWIT.TV. Leo was very generous with his time pressing the flesh with many Ozzies.
I had an idea that there is a place for a club, for a format where Sydney TWIT Army members could meet regularly to socialise and just be geeks with like minded people.
What would we do? Bring your Apple Mini Micro Maxy, your Raspberry Pi, your Nexus 7 or your Windows 8. Show off your hacks or ask for help.
If you are at all interested, leave me a message and I will add you to a group. Also leave ideas of what you might like to do or see, venues or if you want to help out.
This might be the first International Chapter of the TWIT Army.
Enjoy the photos - larger size available on request
It was great meeting Leo and all the loyal followers of TWIT - I am excited!
David Miller - OzP... more »

2012-10-31 03:27:16 (45 comments, 8 reshares, 65 +1s)
Our Sydney meetup is set for Tuesday 6 Nov at Harts Pub in The Rocks with +Don McAllister and +Alison Sheridan starting at 7pm. Hope to meet you there!
We're in Brisbane a few days later (Nov 8) but I'm only free from 8a til 12:30p. Any suggestions for a brunch meetup?


2012-10-22 17:14:39 (40 comments, 2 reshares, 121 +1s)
Exciting news, I thought appropriate to share on G+!
I'm joining the YouTube/ Next Lab team at the end of November. It means I'll be working with a lot of YouTube partner channels in a new studio located in Los Angeles. My focus: live-streaming. And yes, that means I'm moving and taking the husband with me. Don't worry, +Tom Merritt will still host Tech News Today, but I'll let him give you those details!
Yes, I'm bummed to leave the Bay Area, and I spent a lot of time thinking (and stressing) about the decision to move forward. I'm also sad to leave the Always On team at CNET and +Molly Wood. It really wasn't that long ago that we launched the new show.
In the end, this opportunity was too good to pass up. I do hope I can continue to co-host +All About Android but it might prove to be difficult for various reasons. +Jason Howell and +Ro... more »

2012-10-06 04:58:42 (36 comments, 1 reshares, 113 +1s)
+iyaz akhtar shows why one is no smarter at 33 than at 3.


2012-08-24 01:22:59 (73 comments, 10 reshares, 141 +1s)
Coffee questions for Mr. Coffee Geek...
I'm very happy with the base settings of my new Breville dual-boiler plus Baratza Vario combination but now I'm ready to play.
Currently using the default setting for 200°F on the espresso machine, and grinding at 3/K for 10 secs on the Vario. I just bought 8oz of Sumatran single-estate beans french roasted today. Fabulous crema.
My question: how should I go about trying different temperatures and grinds. Where would you start? Why?

2012-07-17 20:14:13 (91 comments, 66 reshares, 268 +1s)
Awful. Steve Mann (~father of wearable computing) got assaulted by +McDonald's employees for wearing his vision device. http://eyetap.blogspot.ca

2012-07-02 19:33:11 (203 comments, 41 reshares, 379 +1s)
The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible...
Very nicely put.

2012-07-02 19:18:58 (133 comments, 19 reshares, 166 +1s)
1000 Words on the new TWiT Schedule from The Chief TWiT

2012-07-01 17:01:16 (87 comments, 1 reshares, 62 +1s)
Working on my annual 4th of July playlist. I need more tunes? What am I missing?


2012-06-29 19:57:54 (55 comments, 28 reshares, 128 +1s)
New in the Sonos labs: Songza. Loving it!! Free mood-based music stations. Very cool. http://songza.com

2012-06-21 16:38:43 (31 comments, 23 reshares, 67 +1s)
Brad Cross's customized news startup goes public. Gets better and better the more you use it...

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