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Archive for May, 2008

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 91

Posted by Alan Henry on May 29th, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne, Liana Lehua, Andy Ihnatko, Merlin Mann, and Alex Lindsay gather around the table to talk all things Apple, including the OS X 10.5.3 update, a plastic back for the 3G iPhone, and more. MacBreak Weekly // Episode 91 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Systm // Episode 52

Posted by Alan Henry on May 28th, 2008

On this week’s Systm, Patrick shows you how to replace your iPod or iPhone dock with something cheap to make and very easy to build! Stop spending a ton of money on docks and cables when you can do it yourself! Systm // Episode 52 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

net@night // Episode 54

Posted by Alan Henry on May 28th, 2008

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo sit down with Tom Keller and Jon Fox of Intense Debate to talk about their site and what they do. They also chat about Weezer’s new video as a tribute to the connected culture, Rickrolling, NASA, and more! net@night // Episode 54 [ episode notes | audio download [...]

popSiren // Episode 12

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

A new week brings a new popSiren, and Jessica Corbin and Sarah Lane are in front of the camera teaching you to do all sorts of useful and naughty things, like build your own pinhole camera with Dr. Kiki Sandford, Hello Kitty is named the Japanese tourism ambassador, video of a strange new pulsar, and [...]

Lab Rats // Episode 122

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean show you how to get by now that the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war is over. If you’re still wondering what to do with your defunct media or unusable players, Andy and Sean can help! Lab Rats // Episode 122 [ episode notes and download links ]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 84

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert shows us how to change colors on shirts, cars, and more using Photoshop’s color match and correction tools! Ever wanted to make that black car into a silver one, or orange shirt into a green one? Bert will show you how! Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 84 [...]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 144

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s TWiT, it’s a small panel but a good discussion as Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and Denise Howell gather around to chat about the week’s tech news. Together they talk with special guest Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive, and chat about Microsoft’s plans to stop scanning books into its massive archive, [...]

DiggNation // Episode 151

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s DiggNation, Kevin and Alex chat about their future, most importantly the live DiggNation in New York City on June 4th! They also chat about ways to follow the DiggNation crew on Twitter and possibly win some free stuff, where to get some cool iPhone themes, the stressful life of a Japanese reporter, [...]

Internet Superstar // Episode 17

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Internet Superstar, Martin and The Gator sit down with TikiBar TV’s one and only Lala! They show the now-famous Lala shower scene, and in stark contrast bring on Josh Richman, co-author of a book about poop. Way to go from sexy to unsexy there guys. Internet Superstar // Episode 17 [ episode [...]

Digg Reel // Episode 19

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Digg Reel, it’s a plethora of adorableness to counteract the violence we’ve seen! Kittens on a treadmill, the OS X desktop as a music video, John Mayer’s music making process, and more! Digg Reel // Episode 19 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

CommandN // Episode 134

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

A shiny new CommandN is on the street, and on this episode Amber and Jeff (Will is out) chat about Napster going DRM-less in an attempt to turn back the clock to when it was popular, Microsoft and Yahoo are going at it again but claiming they’re not, Robert Scoble teams up with Revision3, a [...]

Jumping Monkeys // Episode 47

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

Another week, another Jumping Monkeys, where Leo and Megan Morrone chat about parenting in the digital age! On this episode, they are joined by very special guests, New York Times technology reporter Brad Stone and Electronic Frontier Foundation civil liberties director Jennifer Granick, parents of twins and champions for civil liberties and digital privacy! They [...]

Windows Weekly // Episode 60

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo discuss Microsoft Office formats going open, Napster drops the DRM to try and compete, and much more. Windows Weekly // Episode 60 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Tekzilla // Episode 34

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Tekzilla, Veronica and Patrick chat about an excellent free alternative to Symantec’s Ghost for imaging your hard drive, methods to save media from flash drives without using a computer, what exactly S/PDIF is and what it’s good for, and much more. Tekzilla // Episode 34 [ episode notes | HD video download [...]

Security Now! // Episode 145

Posted by Alan Henry on May 27th, 2008

On this week’s Security Now! Leo and Steve talk about a security tool that’s near and dear to my heart, Secunia PSI! PSI stands for Personal System Inspector, and the app will ferret out vulnerabilities and other system problems. Security Now! // Episode 145 [ episode notes | homepage | audio download ]

DL.TV // Episode 233

Posted by Alan Henry on May 23rd, 2008

Another week, another DL.TV! On this episode, Robert is joined by Garnett Lee of the 1UP Network, and together they chat about Netflix’s new set-top box that aims to compete with the AppleTV and its movie rentals and downloads. They also take a look at Microsoft’s ideas for digitizing your living room, including the Microsoft [...]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 29

Posted by Alan Henry on May 23rd, 2008

A new episode of FLOSS Weekly is out and about! On this episode, Leo and Randal chat with Dan Ingalls, one of the folks behind the Smalltalk and Squeak programming languages! Together they chat about the glory days at Xerox, Dan’s work with Apple, and much more! FLOSS Weekly // Episode 29 [ episode notes [...]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 117

Posted by Alan Henry on May 22nd, 2008

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C and Sebastian Rupley are joined by Patrick Norton himself, and Danny O’Brien, International Outreach Coordinator, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Together they discuss Google turning over user data to the police, Microsoft and Yahoo! go at it again, Steve Ballmer gets egged while speaking at a Hungarian university, and more! CrankyGeeks [...]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 90

Posted by Alan Henry on May 22nd, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Merlin Mann, and Alex Lindsay gather around to discuss Apple’s high flying laptop sales, Napster and Netflix try to take on AppleTV, and more! MacBreak Weekly // Episode 90 [ episode notes | audio download ]

MacBreak // Special NAB Coverage (Episodes 151 – 153)

Posted by Alan Henry on May 22nd, 2008

Looks like the MacBreak crew is finally over and finished with all the NAB coverage, and there’s a fresh Studio episode to boot! Some more NAB tidbits, JL Cooper Electronics’ Eclipse, and finally back to the studio to discuss Compressor! Maybe finally we’ll get back on track and talk Mac tech, and not just video [...]