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Archive for August, 2008

DL.TV // Episode 247

Posted by Alan Henry on August 29th, 2008

On this week’s DL.TV, Robert sits down with Assistant Producer Sam Arbizo and chats about NVISION 2008, the NVidia conference, and everything that they saw at the show! Among the goodies – some insane overclocking, great CGI performance, amazing video game graphics, and more! DL.TV // Episode 247 [ episode notes and download links ]

Windows Weekly // Episode 72

Posted by Alan Henry on August 29th, 2008

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo discuss the newest Internet Explorer 8 beta, new changes to Hotmail – er, Windows Live Mail, and more. Windows Weekly // Episode 72 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Security Now! // Episode 159

Posted by Alan Henry on August 29th, 2008

On this week’s Securty Now, Leo and Steve tackle a very important issue – whether or not Vista lives up to all of its promises of safety and security. Is Vista safe, or at least safer than Windows XP? Find out on this episode of Security Now! Security Now! // Episode 159 [ episode notes [...]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 131

Posted by Alan Henry on August 28th, 2008

Another week, another CrankyGeeks! On this week’s episode, John C and Sebastian are joined by John Markoff, Senior Writer, The New York Times; and Gregg Zachary, Journalist, New York Times Columnist to talk tech and get a little cranky! Together they discuss whether or not robots will replace journalists, whether or not newspapers have a [...]

net@night // Episode 64

Posted by Alan Henry on August 28th, 2008

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo get together to discuss China re-unblocking iTunes, the flap over Miss Sister 2008 – a beauty pagent for nuns, Dexter, and more! net@night // Episode 64 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Lab Rats // Episode 135

Posted by Alan Henry on August 27th, 2008

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean demystify a new shiny technology that a lot of you probably already own: the iPhone 3G! Check it out to find out what’s new, what’s hot, and learn more about the product if you’re still thinking about picking one up! Lab Rats // Episode 135 [ episode [...]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 103

Posted by Alan Henry on August 27th, 2008

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Don McAllister get together to chat, and chat they do! All about Microsoft’s prepping anti-switch ads to try and bring people back to Windows, whether or not Apple is slipping, rumors of new iPods in the works, and more! MacBreak Weekly // Episode [...]

Systm // Episode 65

Posted by Alan Henry on August 26th, 2008

On this week’s Systm, Patrick has a special guest – Robert Heron of DL.TV and PCMag.com fame! On this episode, the duo reunite on a different show to walk through the steps required to build your own killer home theater PC running Windows Media Center. Systm // Episode 65 [ episode notes | HD video [...]

Pixel Perfect // Episode 97

Posted by Alan Henry on August 26th, 2008

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert shows you how to make an old, rusty looking control panel full of dials and switches using Photoshop and it’s millions of filters. Pixel Perfect // Episode 97 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 157

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

Another week, another TWiT! The panel this week consists of Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Kevin Rose, Robert Heron, Steve Gillmor, and Ryan Shrout, and together they chat Apple rumors, SMS-tweets about Obama and his Vice-Presidential pick, Pandora and the death of internet radio (back in the royalty fight, all over again), and more. This [...]

Jumping Monkeys // Episode 60

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

On this week’s Jumping Monkeys, Megan and Leo discuss The Comeback with author Emma Gilbey Keller, a book about leaving the workforce to raise kids and then giving back to the community, dolls for geeks, and more! Jumping Monkeys // Episode 60 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Tekzilla // Episode 47

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

On this week’s Tekzilla, Wil and Veronica chat about ways to tweak Vista to make it better for gaming, check out some free tools to get access to your PC remotely that don’t start with “Go To,” take a look at the Asus Eee PC 900, and give away their killer gaming PC! Tekzilla // [...]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 37

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

Another week another FLOSS with Randal Schwartz! On this week’s episode, he takes a look at a new tool called Laconica, an open source tool for microblogging that also adheres to the OpenMicroBlogging standard used in Identi.ca. He sits down with Evan Prodromou of Laconica and Identi.ca to discuss both projects. FLOSS Weekly // Episode [...]

Diggnation // Episode 164

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

On this week’s Diggnation, Alex and Kevin are nowhere to be found! It’s all Prager and Glenn today! Together they chat up the next live Diggnation, taping in San Jose at 6pm on August 26th! Additionally, show off your cool business cards, concept art for the Joker was much much creepier than the way he [...]

commandN // Episode 145

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2008

On this week’s commandN, Will is back on the show! Amber and Will chat about the week’s Web-related news, including people downloading videos of the Olympics via bittorrent all over the world, cut and paste coming to the iPhone, and RIAA’s propaganda comics. commandN // Episode 145 [ episode notes and download links ]

popSiren // Episode 23

Posted by Alan Henry on August 22nd, 2008

This week’s popSiren is a winner; Sarah shares her obsession with stripes and shows you how to keep up with political campaigns. popSiren // Episode 23 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Digg Reel // Episode 32

Posted by Alan Henry on August 22nd, 2008

Another week, another trip through hilarious web video with Digg Reel! On this episode, check out a huge propane tank explosion, Bob Saget melts down at the taping of his roast, and the most spine chilling video of John McCain you’ll ever see. Digg Reel // Episode 32 [ episode notes | HD video download [...]

DL.TV // Episode 246

Posted by Alan Henry on August 22nd, 2008

On this week’s DL.TV, Robert is in the studio with Jason Cross of ExtremeTech to talk tech and get down and dirty with some news from the IDF, or Intel Developer Forum! They chat about Intel’s upcoming high-end Nehalem processors, code named “i7,” and also take on a few viewer questions. DL.TV // EPisode 246 [...]

Windows Weekly // Episode 71

Posted by Alan Henry on August 22nd, 2008

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo sit down to discuss the future of Windows 7, another Internet Explorer v. Firefox throwdown, the Zune goes abroad, Live Search v. Google, and a lot of other comparisons between Microsoft products and their competitors. Windows Weekly // Episode 71 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Security Now! // Episode 158

Posted by Alan Henry on August 22nd, 2008

On this week’s Security Now, Steve and Leo do another mailbag episode! It’s a rot-4 ep, so they reach into the massive and seemingly infinite inbox to bring out messages from listeners. Security Now! // Episode 158 [ episode notes | audio download ]