2007 February

RSBANDBUpdate! 88 - Bradler

Shane and Brad Bradler take a look at the new Tower of Life. Is it a forefront to summoning? That is the question. We also have three audio questions and rants. No tech news this week due to the fact that the show was recorded early this week since Bradler had to abdicate to France!

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Hosts: Shane, Brad
Duration: 51:50

  • A new quest this week, Tower of life.
  • Mushroom Queen has some thoughts on the German beta.
  • Pets may no longer be taken into Pest Control or Barbarian Assault.
  • A level 25 Defence requirement has been added to the new Fremennik shield.
  • Poll: Which RuneScape character are you most like? 33% say wise old man followed by Party Pete with 26%.
  • This week we have many listener questions including 3 audio questions!
  • No tech news coverage this week
  • Rants!
  • Events crew recruiting applications are about to close. Apply now if interested.
  • What we’ve been doing

By Shane on February 23, 2007 | No Comments »

RSBANDBUpdate! 87 - Sq’irk Sq’irk

It’s a Sq’irky kind of week… Brad and Shane look at the combined Thieving/Farming minigame, the hidden shadow sword, and the launch of the German Runescape beta. We also have the usual questions (including an audio question third in three weeks, keep ‘em coming), tech news, and rants!

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Hosts: Shane, Brad
Duration: 55:58

  • A sq’irk a day - new minigame
  • The system will now adjust your combat mode relevant to the previous mode when you run out of runes or switched to a new weapon.
  • Shadow Sword
  • Players’ Gallery reorganized. Shane likes it.
  • Another Barbarian Assault update - better rewards for people who risk more points
  • German Beta version launched.
  • Poll: Which of the regular website additions do you most enjoy? Behind the scenes in the lead with 42% followed by area guides with 23% and Players’ Gallery with 19%.
  • Listener questions including an audio question from Andy! Answer to his question can be viewed here.
  • World’s first quantum computer demonstrated.
  • US Senator Ted Stevens thinks it’s time to ban Wikipedia and social networking sites in schools.
  • Yahoo! Pipes released. An example of a pipe - Flickr flavored New York Times.
  • Rants!
  • Events crew recruiting.

By Shane on February 17, 2007 | No Comments »

RSBANDBUpdate! 86 - I Walked Into a Poll

This week Brad and Shane look at the new quest ‘Freminik Isles’, Barbarian assault changes (again!), and the question of whether or not Jagex polls are reliable. Finally we also have the usual questions, tech news, and rants.

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Hosts: Shane, Brad
Duration: 57:41

  • New Quest - Freminik Isles
  • Many more Barbarian Assualt changes: new dispenser, more supplies for attackers, bank pin security, and updated egg launcher interface.
  • Avas Device no longer work in free-to-play
  • Rings of Recoil and Rings of Forging now have the “Operate” option to tell how many more charges are left.
  • Poll: Which of the recent quest updates is your favourite? 35% say Cold War followed by Elemental Workshop II with 20% and Animal Magnetism with 17%.
  • Many listener questions including an audio question from Agent Waffles!
  • NVIDIA responds to concerns to its Vista drivers.
  • Gmail is now a public beta in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Australia, Russia and Japan.
  • New “Get A Mac” ad mocking Vista security
  • Rants!
  • What We’ve Been Doing: Brad is working on some Algebra and Shane is working on Psychology.

Show notes courtesy of Jeffy.

By Shane on February 10, 2007 | No Comments »

RSBANDBUpdate! 85 - Tuxedo Time!

This week Brad and Shane put on their Tuxedo’s while talking about the new penguin related quest Cold War. Of course it’s not only this quest this week, numerous other things such as decrypting behind the scenes all the way to the fact that Windows Vista has finally shipped!

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Hosts: Shane, Brad
Duration: 01:05:19

  • Cold War Quest
  • In Barbarian Assault, the defenders’ barricades will now last longer when they try to block the Penance caves.
  • Febuary Behind the Scenes
  • Sand pit icons added to the world map.
  • Weekly Poll: Which of the three combat styles do you favour? 59% say Melee followed by Mage with 26% and Range with 14%.
  • Postbag from the Hedge
  • Listener Questions including an audio question from Andy!
  • Windows Vista finally shipped after years of development starting from October 2001.
  • The Norwegian Consumer Council has deemed iTunes’ DRM, Fairplay, illegal in Norway, with France and Germany possibly following suit.
  • YouTube asked to disclose identity of a user who uploaded copies of entire recent episodes of primetime series “24″ and “The Simpsons.”
  • Rants!
  • RSBANDBInformer! #8, Deep Freeze February, is up!
  • This month’s SKOTM is Farming. Signup here.

Show notes courtesy of Jeffy.

By Shane on February 3, 2007 | No Comments »