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This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 149

Posted by Alan Henry on June 30th, 2008

On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Jerry Pournelle, and Bill Machrone gather around the table to discuss the week’s tech news, including a farewall to Bill Gates as he steps down from Microsoft, what Microsoft will look like led by Steve Ballmer, and more. This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 149 [...]

CommandN // Episode 139

Posted by Alan Henry on June 30th, 2008

On this week’s CommandN, Amber and Will discuss how Nintendo was voted least friendly technology firm, GOOG-411 finally makes its way to Canada, MySpace gets a facelift, and more! CommandN // Episode 139 [ episode notes and download links ]

Jumping Monkeys // Episode 52

Posted by Alan Henry on June 30th, 2008

On this week’s Jumping Monkeys, Megan and Leo speak with Ridley Pearson, author of Peter and the Starcatchers, on Peter’s untold backstory, Baby Steals (kind of like Woot! for baby stuff), the 29 Day Giving Challenge, and much more! [ episode notes | audio download ]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 30

Posted by Alan Henry on June 30th, 2008

On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, Randal and Leo chat with Philip Papadopoulos and Greg Bruno of Rocks, about package distribution via BitTorrent and making clusters easy and fun! FLOSS Weekly // Episode 30 [ episode notes | audio download ]

TekZilla // Episode 39

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

On this week’s Tekzilla, Veronica shows off some awesome bluetooth hands free devices, exploring the mysteries of CD audio, a look at Project Gutenberg, and a review of the GeForce GTX 280! TekZilla // Episode 39 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Diggnation // Episode 156

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

Surprise! DiggNation is a little early this week! Kevin and Alex are rockin out early and discussing this week’s top stories on Digg, including one of the scariest knife fights ever, some bugs that might halt the rise of gas prices, BMW’s prototype made of cloth, and much more! Diggnation // Episode 156 [ episode [...]

Windows Weekly // Episode 65

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

This week’s Windows Weekly is a fond farewell to Bill Gates, who’ll be leaving the helm of Microsoft this week! Paul and Leo discuss his legacy and how he’ll be remembered, and share some love for one of my favorite blogs, Lifehacker! Windows Weekly // Episode 65 [ episode notes | audio download ]

DL.TV // Episode 238

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

On this week’s DL.TV, Robert is joined by the one and only Loyd Case from ExtremeTech.com to show you the mac daddy of DSLRs, the Nikon D300…that will run you about $1,700! Additionally, they check out some rather interesting graphics cards and a ton of viewer questions! DL.TV // EPisode 238 [ episode notes and [...]

Digg Reel // Episode 24

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

The hilarity of Web video comes to Digg Reel this week in the form of censorship! Bet you didn’t know censorship could be funny! Well, on this week’s ep, we see the censor bar dance, machine gun fun with an 8-year-old, and much more! Digg Reel // Episode 24 [ episode notes | HD video [...]

Internet Superstar // Episode 22

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

On this week’s Internet Superstar, Martin and The Gator chat with Sir John Hargrave, master of Internet humor! Internet Superstar // Episode 22 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

MacBreak // Episode 158

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak, Alex brings us back to the WWDC last month and shows us Savant and what they’re doing do help us automate home entertainment. MacBreak // Episode 158 [ episode notes | HD video download ] PS – So we’ve come to a decision! We’ll be covering MacBreak and MacBreak Tech from [...]

Security Now! // Episode 150

Posted by Alan Henry on June 27th, 2008

On this week’s Security Now, it’s another mailbag episode! Remember, every episode number evenly divisible by 4 is a mailbag ep, so even though we just had one, we have another! Enjoy! Security Now! // Episode 150 [ episode notes | audio download ]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 95

Posted by Alan Henry on June 26th, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Justine Ezarik, Alex Lindsay, Merlin Mann, and Andy Ihnatko gather around to chat about a number of things, including another Mac “trojan” out to scare Mac users, Greenpeace, and more! MacBreak Weekly // Episode 95 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Lab Rats // Episode 126

Posted by Alan Henry on June 25th, 2008

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean (and the kitties!) chat about network storage devices! They demo a few devices, make some reccomendations, and explain how a NAS on your home network can make all the difference to keeping your data safe and backed up as well as giving you more storage to dump [...]

net@night // Episode 58

Posted by Alan Henry on June 25th, 2008

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo sit down to chat about Facebook and Visa swinging a deal together, the DIY resignation letter generator, TubeMogul, and more! net@night // Episode 58 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Systm // Episode 57

Posted by Alan Henry on June 24th, 2008

On this week’s Systm, Patrick shows off a DIY portable solar power pack that you can use to keep your gear and gadgets running on the go! Sure it’s a little heavy, and yeah it’s got solar panels on it, but you’ll never have to worry about extra juice ever again! Systm // Episode 57 [...]

popSiren // Episode 16

Posted by Alan Henry on June 24th, 2008

On this week’s popSiren, Sarah is joined by the lovely Natali Del Conte from CNET to talk tech, stalkers, even pregnancy! Together they chat about the success of the new Incredible Hulk movie and proof that unicorns exist, along with some unbiased car repair advice. Then they drop in with Dr. Kiki Sandford to discuss [...]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 88

Posted by Alan Henry on June 24th, 2008

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert shows us how to recreate watercolor paintings out of regular images with the help of Photoshop! Just a few simple steps can make a normal photograph transform into a piece of digital art. Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 88 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

MacBreak // Episode 157

Posted by Alan Henry on June 24th, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak, it’s back into the studio to cover Replicator, and Alex brings in Mark Spencer to chat about how to use it effectively. MacBreak // Episode 157 [ episode notes | HD video download ] PS – Regarding MacBreak, it seems like the show itself has devolved into essentially a video editor’s [...]

CommandN // Episode 138

Posted by Alan Henry on June 23rd, 2008

On this week’s CommandN, the crew covers the launch of Firefox 3, LinkedIn’s valuation at a billion dollars, Reddit goes open source, Canada’s DMCA, and more! CommandN // Episode 138 [ episode notes and download links ]