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I didn’t know there’s a National Texting Championship, until I came across this article - a 13 year old girl took the prize of $25,000 for texting this phrase:

 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocios! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you’ll always sound precocious. 

She texted that in 42 seconds.

1. I could totally beat that on my iPhone.
2. Is this what the world is coming too?

Link: http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/23/news/funny/text_champ/index.htm

December 26, 2007 - 60.6MB - 1:06:13

This week we take a look at video games. We have a special guest on the show, Kevin, who represents the Playstation 3 in our little roundtable discussion. Matt is representing the Nintendo Wii and I’m talking about the Xbox 360. We talk about game of the year for each console, the online experience, what the Wii means for the future of gaming, and much more. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

PS - I got a Wii for Christmas!

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December 12, 2007 - 42.6MB - 46:37

This week was a first look at Google Android. We had planned to re-tape the Gaming show but couldn’t work out the scheduling. So, look for that show next week. Android is something I’m very excited about and you’ll find out why when you listen! Matt has other thoughts about the potential of Android. We discuss what Android is, why it is important, and what we each think it will turn out to be. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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… and the sound quality was awful! Matt picked up a new mixer on Wednesday that he wanted to use for KTD 19. We went through the normal pre-show routine, checked some quick audio we captured, and everything was ready to rock. Matt, Kevin, and myself had a kick ass show in the books about an hour later. The next day I get a call from Matt saying we need to re-tape the entire show because the sound quality was so poor. So, instead of a fresh new episode of Kill The Desktop, I’m posting this. I know, I know… we suck. We’ll be re-taping the show tomorrow and will have it posted before you know it!

As for KTD 20, we’ll be chatting about Google Android. We’re both iPhone fanboys, as everyone knows, but I think you’ll be surprised to hear our views on this new platform. Stay tuned, we have some great content coming up in the following weeks!

As I promised in last week’s episode, I’m blogging to confirm that the next show will be about Gaming. We’re going to have a special guest with us to discuss a wide range of topics that relate to video games. We’ll be talking about what should be “Game of the Year”, arguing over the 3 major platforms, and much more. If you have any questions you want answered or comments you want to make, post them here and we’ll answer/respond to them on the show! We’ll be taping on Wednesday and should have it on your iPod on Friday. Stay tuned!