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Archive for February, 2008

DL.TV // Episode 221

Posted by Alan Henry on February 29th, 2008

On this week’s DL.TV, Robert is joined again by Garnett Lee, Senior Editor-Reviews of the 1UP Network to talk tech news, tips, and tricks. Among the topics discussed this week are some cool gadgets from this week’s Game Developers Conference, whether or not it makes sense to buy a PS3 now that the high def [...]

Security Now! // Episode 133

Posted by Alan Henry on February 29th, 2008

On this week’s Security Now, Steve and Leo sit down to chat about the latest version of some trusted software, TrueCrypt. TrueCrypt 5 includes some new features that might make it worth a fresh look, like whole-drive encryption. Securty Now! // Episode 133 [ episode notes | homepage | audio download ]

Digg Reel // Episode 7

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s Digg Reel, Jessica is back in action showing off some of the top rated videos from Digg this week! Among them are a battle between a windmill and the wind itself, Star Wars as explained by a 3 year old, the most destructive weapon in FPS history, going crazy for MySpace, and [...]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 105

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C and Sebastian chat with Garnett Lee, Managing Editor, 1Up.com; and Dave Mathews, Inventor, Contributing Writer, PC Magazine. Together they sit down, talk tech, and get cranky! They discuss the Game Developer’s Conference, Rockstar’s opinion that EA’s $2 Billion offer is chump change, and the EU’s expensive message to Microsoft [...]

Internet Superstar // Episode 5

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s Internet Superstar, Martin and The Gator chat with Internet People! Seriously, they talk to the creator of the now famous video, that look back over the past several years of internet memes and reminds us exactly how stupid they all really were, they talk about sex with robots, and start taking nominations [...]

Systm // Episode 39

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On the most recent episode of Systm, the guys show you how to do something so terrible, so awful, so heinous, that you might cringe at the thought: cheat at Guitar Hero. The guys build a Show Controller, or a device that can be programmed to turn devices on and off at will. In this [...]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episdoe 71

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert takes on the topic of retouching, as in modifying the overall look of a photo using digital tools, not just the art of removing blemishes and making someone look impossibly perfect. Bert dives into ways to give your photographs that professional edge, and make them look ready to hang [...]

Web Drifter // Episode 24

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s Web Drifter, Wayne Perry meets up with Martin Sargent to chat about sound therapy. No, not sound therapy as in therapy using sound techniques, sound therapy as in healing and curing diseases using sound. Is it possible? Is it true? Is this another whacked out episode of Web Drifter? One of those [...]

net@night // Episode 45

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo chat with the man himself, Ze Frank! They discuss Ze Frank’s rise to internet stardom, among other things. Additionally, they chat about an iPhone only social network, YouTube blockage, and more! net@night // Episode 45 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Lab Rats // Episode 110

Posted by Alan Henry on February 28th, 2008

On this fine episode of Lab Rats, Andy and Sean tackle the topic of Web browser security! Together they discuss ways to make your browsing a little more safe and a bit more secure, and keep you surfing habits and personal information from prying eyes. Additionally, they discuss which browser is the browser of choice [...]

DiggNation // Episode 138

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s DiggNation, Kevin and Alex are live from St. Louis! Together they chat about the Ex-Blizzard employee who divorced her husband over World of Warcraft, the official Indiana Jones IV trailer, HD-DVD is finally dead once and for all, Fidel Castro’s retirement, tough job situations at Yahoo!, and much much more. DiggNation // [...]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 133

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s TWiT, it’s a big panel of really great TWiTs this week: Leo Laporte, Jonathan Coulton, Merlin Mann, Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, and Tom Merritt all gather around the table to chat. Among the topics they discuss are Coulton’s dreams of niche broadcasting, the death of HD-DVD, frozen RAM, and a YouTube outage. [...]

Tekzilla // Episode 21

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s Tekzilla, Patrick heralds the end of HD-DVD and gives you formal permission to buy a Blu-Ray player. Additionally, Jeff Cannata, from the Totally Rad Show stops by to co-host, and security for your home. Tekzilla // Episode21 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Jumping Monkeys // Episode 35

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s Jumping Monkeys, Megan and Leo discuss Oppositional Defiance Disorder with Dr. Philip Hall and Dr. Nancy Hall, authors of Parenting a Defiant Child: A Sanity-saving Guide to Finally Stopping the Bad Behavior! It’s this, ways to save, and an interesting study published by NPR that shows that the amount of time we [...]

CommandN // Episode 123

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s CommandN, Amber and Will meet up to chat about a number of things, including the death of HD-DVD, HD content on DailyMotion, the Doodle for Google Contest, a place where angry journalists can gripe about their woes, and much much more. CommandN // Episode 123 [ episode notes and download links ]

Windows Weekly // Episode 50

Posted by Alan Henry on February 25th, 2008

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Leo and Paul celebrate their 50th episode with lots of talk about Microsoft’s new open standards initiative, the coming of Firefox 3 and the IE8 beta, the final death of HD-DVD, and the coming of Windows XP SP3. Windows Weekly // Episode 50 [ episode notes | audio download ]

DL.TV // Episode 220

Posted by Alan Henry on February 22nd, 2008

On this week’s DL.TV, Robert is joined by Brooks Rowlett to co-host the show. Together, they chat about tax season, show off some awesome Firefox extensions, give away some Hulu invites, and more! DL.TV // Episode 220 [ episode notes and download links ]

Security Now! // Episode 132

Posted by Alan Henry on February 22nd, 2008

On this week’s Security Now, Steve and Leo take care of another mailbag episode, answering questions and tying up loose ends brought to light by all of their listeners. Security Now! // Episode 132 [ episode notes | audio download ]

MacBreak // Episode 129

Posted by Alan Henry on February 22nd, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak, Dr. Sandford looks at a product called Acoustilock, Noren Products’ noise reduction cabinets. MacBreak // Episode 129 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Internet Superstar // Episode 4

Posted by Alan Henry on February 21st, 2008

On this week’s Internet Superstar, the freaking love of my life Violet Blue comes on the show to chat about all things sexy, including lesbians, sex, bondage, and all of those other topics that very definitely aren’t appropriate for children or prudes. Ah, Violet, how we love thee. Let me count the ways. Definitely not [...]