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Archive for March, 2009

Systm // Episode 97

Posted by Alan Henry on March 31st, 2009

On this week’s Systm, Patrick shows you how to power your PC with a giant, human-sized hamster wheel! Yeah, I didn’t believe it either. Systm // Episode 97 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Digg Reel // Episode 64

Posted by Alan Henry on March 31st, 2009

On this week’s Digg Reel, Sarah Lane is hosting, and she shows off some hilarious videos from Digg last week. Among them are the worst burglar ever, Stephen Colbert gets on “twatter,” and the Trouble with Twitters! Digg Reel // Episode 64 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 119

Posted by Alan Henry on March 31st, 2009

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert continues where he left off in the last episode and keeps working on his lit billboard advertisement! Bert shuffles between Photoshop and Illustrator to add text and glamor to his huge billboard. Find out how on this episode! Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 119 [ episode notes [...]

Lab Rats // Episode 165

Posted by Alan Henry on March 30th, 2009

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean rock out with Apple’s Garageband and show you how to create some tunes using the app. Lab Rats // Episode 165 [ episode notes and download links ]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 188

Posted by Alan Henry on March 30th, 2009

On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and Becky Worley gather around to chat! Among the topics are the death of some computer labs at UVA, new Microsoft ads attack Apple, and more. This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 188 [ episode notes | aol radio audio download | ttvf audio download [...]

commandN // Episode 173

Posted by Alan Henry on March 30th, 2009

On this week’s commandN, Amber’s on her own one last time, but promises that Will will be back next week! She discusses the week’s top tech news, including upcoming business models for Twitter, SXSW sketches for people who weren’t there, and the return of Numa Numa! commandN // Episode 173 [ episode notes and download [...]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 62

Posted by Alan Henry on March 28th, 2009

Another week, another FLOSS Weekly hits the streets! On this week’s episode, Randal is joined by Javier Uruen, CTO of and lead developer behind eBox, an open source server administration platform. FLOSS Weekly // Episode 62 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Windows Weekly // Episode 100

Posted by Alan Henry on March 28th, 2009

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo celebrate their hundredth episode! Among the discussion topics this week are the leak of a Windows 7 Release Candidate, Windows Mobile 6.5, updates for Windows Server, and tips for Internet Explorer 8! Windows Weekly // Episode 100 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Security Now! // Episode 189

Posted by Alan Henry on March 28th, 2009

On this week’s Security Now!, Leo and Steve take a look at Microsoft’s newly released Internet Explorer 8…from a security perspective! They also take a look at how well the browser performs, and whether it’s up to snuff. Security Now! // Episode 189 [ episode notes | audio download ]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 159

Posted by Alan Henry on March 28th, 2009

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C and Sebastian are joined by David Spark, Host, Spark Minute; and Dan Goodin, Reporter, The Register! Together they discuss Facebook’s snub of their users – they called for opinions of their new design, the users hated it, and Facebook essentially said “too bad, move on.” Is Facebook’s new “democratic” [...]

net@night // Episode 93

Posted by Alan Henry on March 28th, 2009

On this week’s net@night, it’s a party! Amber and Leo are joined by Keith McSpurren of CoveItLive.com, Sarah Lane, and Justine Ezarik, and together they chat about everything from the CoverItLive service – a service that makes it easy for bloggers and journalists to live-blog events, to Skimmer, a new social media app. Also, they [...]

Diggnation // Episode 195

Posted by Alan Henry on March 25th, 2009

On this week’s DiggNation, the man, the myth, the wine legend, Gary Vaynerchuk stops by to taste beers with Kevin and Alex! Additionally, much love for Patrick Stewart (aka, Jean-Luc Picard) and the Star Trek: TNG spoofs appearing on YouTube, bacon as an internet meme is far from over – as you can see from [...]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 133

Posted by Alan Henry on March 25th, 2009

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Justine Ezarik, Andy Ihnatko, and Scott Bourne gather around to chat about the latest MacHeist bundle, what battery life on the new iPhone might be like, Woz’s dancing on Dancing with the Stars and his subsequent many injuries, and more! MacBreak Weekly // Episode 133 [ episode notes [...]

Systm // Episode 96

Posted by Alan Henry on March 24th, 2009

Another week, another Systm, and on this episode Patrick shows you how to build a high-quality, sealed subwoofer that can really add some bass and depth of sound to your home theatre…out of cardboard! Systm // Episode 96 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Lab Rats // Episode 164

Posted by Alan Henry on March 24th, 2009

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean show you some ways to power and charge your gadgets using alternative energies! Lab Rats // Episode 164 [ episode notes and download links ]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 187

Posted by Alan Henry on March 23rd, 2009

On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Jason Calacanis, David Prager, Gina Trapani, and Dan Patterson gathered around to discuss the week’s tech news, including the end of Battlestar Galactica, new product releases at SXSW, Digg launching a TinyURL-like product, the science of retweeting, Facebook’s new layout, and more! This Week in Tech [TWiT] [...]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 118

Posted by Alan Henry on March 23rd, 2009

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert shows you how to make a Times Square style billboard, complete with flashing lights and gorgeous lighting effects! Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 118 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Digg Reel // Episode 63

Posted by Alan Henry on March 23rd, 2009

On this week’s Digg Reel, lots of lizards! A news guy gets attacked by a lizard, a lizard gettin’ his thang on, and more! A rapping flight attendant, and Jim Cramer getting decimated by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show! Digg Reel // Episode 63 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 61

Posted by Alan Henry on March 21st, 2009

On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, Randal sits down with Massimo Banzi to talk about Arduino, an open-source prototyping tool for electronics and other manufacturing goods. Arduino was featured in Wired magazine a few months back, and could very well represent the future of manufacturing process and prototyping. Check it out! FLOSS Weekly // Episode 61 [...]

Windows Weekly // Episode 99

Posted by Alan Henry on March 21st, 2009

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo discuss the release of Internet Explorer 8, the fact that the Windows 7 login screen will be customizable, the Silverlight 3 beta, and more. Windows Weekly // Episode 99 [ episode notes | audio download ]