Nikon D-Town Podcast
Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski of Photoshop User TV and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips today released their premier episode of their new podcast about Nikon DSLR tips and tricks. Its well worth a look. You can check out the video podcast on their site at Nikon D-Town.
Episode #037, 2009 Audi R8
Mr. White’s lucky streak continues unabated as he gets into an Audi R8. Unaccustomed as he is to such exotica, he proclaims the design superior to the F430, though Mr. Black and Mr. Blonde disagree. Discussion covers the engine, the lack of torque-vectoring, the fine exterior design and how it’s the best quote yet of the Auto Union GP cars of the Thirties, the Italo-Aryan interior dimensions, and the semi-auto gearbox that sure ain’t no DSG.
Duration: 54:12
Size: 60.95 mb
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Duration: 54:12
Size: 74.47 mb
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Episode #036, 2009 Nissan GT-R
When Mr. White gets a lucky run, he sure makes the most of it. In this segment, the boys discuss Mr. White’s time in a Nissan GT-R. Torque-vectoring, AWD, cast aluminum structural components, just how many tens of thousands of dollars Nissan is eating on each GT-R sold, and the need to race this box at Le Mans.
Duration: 50:40
Size: 41.20 mb
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Duration: 50:40
Size: 46.42 mb
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Mr. Blue, AKA Mr. Detroit, wanted to talk about Saleen, Hyde Park, and American Sunroof Corporation, ASC. ASC now owns the state-of-the-art niche assembly plant where the Ford GT was built. The boys discuss the potential for Saleen’s new S7 successor, which will sell for a lot less money. Mr. Black holds court about who actually developed the S7—it was an old friend of his. Also another foray into the distant past covering relations with Panoz Automotive development and how that planted so many ideas in the minds of Deeeeeeetroit engineers. Mr. Blue makes his point about Kenny Brown. And we all wish Steve Saleen the very best of luck in his new ventures, modifying various Detroit pony cars.
Duration: 40:00
Size: 37.70 mb
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Duration: 40:00
Size: 36.66 mb
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Mr. Black left his product worries behind for a few days and drove from LA to the Bay area in Yellow Bird, including a shot across his favorite road in California. Final destination? Chevron’s research center in Richmond, CA, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Chevron had invited 15 online journalists to participate in a day of presentations and Q&A about Chevron’s fuel additive, Techron. Mr. Black has long been a Mobil man because a former Mobil CEO bought one of the race cars Mr. Black helped develop in the Nineties, one of those infamous R cars. But allegiance has changed. You can see the PDF posted to decide for yourself. Mr. Blue and Mr. Black both have their professional work scrutinized by corporate lawyers, so they know Chevron couldn’t make the claims if Techron were snake oil. Based on the research Mr. Black saw and you can see for yourself in the PDF, Chevron’s Techron additive is the real deal and can dramatically clean the injectors, valves and combustion chambers of a modern engine. Mr. Blonde was sold on it long ago, it turns out.
Duration: 16:35
Size: 13.70 mb
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Duration: 16:35
Size: 15.20 mb
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Support Documents
Here are the PDF files mentioned in the show:
TECHRON Concentrate Plus (3.53MB)
TECHRON Tech Tour: Chevron-Richmond Technology Center (1.83MB)
To view these PDF files, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe.
Episode #033, Compact Trucks, Part 2
More on little pickups. Perfect if you want to know what it’s like to sit in a marketing meeting with people who actually know what they’re talking about–as opposed to the MBAs who so often make poor decisions.
Duration: 24:04
Size: 19.90 mb
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Duration: 24:04
Size: 22.10 mb
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Episode #032, 2008 Compact Trucks, Part 1
A new player enters, Stage Right. Mr Blue is a truck marketing geek. He and Mr Black discuss the potential market for a compact pickup. This is one for marketing people to listen to, or guys who know about trucks.
Duration: 33:06
Size: 29.20 mb
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Duration: 33:06
Size: 30.34 mb
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Episode #031, 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman & Smart, Part 5
OK, we didn’t know when to shut up, so we talked about MINI Clubman, the first-gen MINIs we once owned, and then the Smart car, that hedgehog from Stuttgart.
Duration: 23:23
Size: 21.30 mb
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Duration: 23:23
Size: 21.50 mb
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Episode #030, Inventing the Future: The Tesla Roadster
Internet entrepreneur and founder of Mahalo.com, Jason Calacanis, joins Mr.
Black, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde to discuss his recent test drive of a Tesla Roadster.
Jason has a Tesla on order, so Tesla CEO Elon Musk loaned Jason the
demonstrator, serial number 0001, for a week-long test on the streets of
Brentwood, Santa Monica and greater LA.
The conversation inevitably roams into macro issues like energy independence
and Middle Eastern politics. It’s not just about the car this time.
Duration: 55:48
Size: 44.40 mb
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Duration: 55:48
Size: 51.20 mb
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Episode #029, BMW 135i Coupe, Part 4
And now, the perfect substitute for the M3: The 135i Coupe. Can’t wait to drive a Tii.
Duration: 21:54
Size: 19.60 mb
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Duration: 21:54
Size: 20.10 mb
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