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Archive for April, 2009

CrankyGeeks // Episode 164

Posted by Alan Henry on April 30th, 2009

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C and Sebastian are joined by Carlos Rodela, Producer, Mevio; and David Spark, Host, The Spark Minute! Together the cranks convene on the founders of Skype asking to buy the property back from eBay, whether Apple is planning low-end iPhones, Facebook is bad for your GPA, and more. CrankyGeeks // [...]

MacBreak // Episodes 210 – 212

Posted by Alan Henry on April 30th, 2009

More from NAB: MacBreak // Episode 210 Alex chats with Daryn Okado, President of the American Society of Cinematographers. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Epsiode 211 Alex heads to the Comrex booth. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Episode 212 Mark Spencer interviews Niclas Bahn, head of Noise [...]

Diggnation // Episode 200

Posted by Alan Henry on April 29th, 2009

Happy 200 episodes, Diggnation! For this very special ep, Kevin and Alex turn it up with rumors of a new Zune, Madden’s pending retirement, Hulu possibly developing an iPhone app, and much more! Diggnation // Episode 200 [ episode notes | revision3 audio download | ttvf audio download ]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 138

Posted by Alan Henry on April 29th, 2009

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay gather around to chat about the National Association of Broadcasters show and all the MacBreak shooting that took place there, building hackintoshes and how popular it’s become, Amazon buys Stanza, and Apple sells a billion apps from the App Store! MacBreak Weekly // [...]

MacBreak // Episodes 207 – 209

Posted by Alan Henry on April 29th, 2009

A few more MacBreaks have trickled out of NAB: MacBreak // Episode 207 Brian Gary investigates the expansive storage raids available from G-Technologies. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Episode 208 Brian returns for the second half of his discussion with G-Technologies. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Episode [...]

commandN // Episode 177

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

On this week’s commandN, Amber is all alone again, but she’s got some serious news to cover. Apple’s served up a billion iPhone Apps from the App Store, claim your Google identity, playing with your veggies, and more. commandN // Episode 177 [ episode notes and download links ]

Lab Rats // Episode 169

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean take a look at the various popular Web browsers on the market today and asks the question: which one is best for you? IE8, Firefox 3, Opera 10, Safari 4, Chrome – which should you use? Lab Rats // Episode 169 [ episode notes and download links [...]

Systm // Episode 101

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

Make delicious ice cream in under a minute using liquid nitrogen! The Systm crew shows you how it’s done on this week’s episode. Systm // Episode 101 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Digg Reel // Episode 68

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

On this week’s Digg Reel, crazy drivers, super awesome slow motion, and bitter disappointment as only a cat can show. Digg Reel // Episode 68 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 123

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

On this week’s Pixel Perfect, Bert shows you how to use Photoshop to create textures and fabrics! Bert will make denim and finely threaded fabrics out of nothing at all! Pixel Perfect with Bert Monroy // Episode 123 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

MacBreak // Episodes 204 – 206

Posted by Alan Henry on April 28th, 2009

The PixelCorps crew are still uploading episodes from NAB: MacBreak // Episode 204 Mark Spencer is over with Maxon, talking about Cinema 4D. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Episode 205 Alex talks microphone tech with Chris Countryman. [ episode notes and download links ] MacBreak // Episode 206 Alex plays with [...]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 192

Posted by Alan Henry on April 27th, 2009

On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Jason Calacanis, Brian Brushwood, Dr. Kiki, and Catherine Hall all gather around to make an excellent panel of TWiTs, and together they discuss Microsoft’s revenue drops for the first time in a long time, Swine flu – which is on the mind of just about everyone, more [...]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 66

Posted by Alan Henry on April 25th, 2009

On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, Randal sits down to chat with Bryan Berry, of Open Learning Exchange Nepal, the group working to distribute the OLPC in Nepal, about his work, how well the cause is doing, and how the OLPC’s woes in America affect his work. FLOSS Weekly // Episode 66 [

Windows Weekly // Episode 104

Posted by Alan Henry on April 25th, 2009

On this week on Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo discuss the newest Windows 7 release candidate, rumors of Windows 8 development, and the purchase of Sun Microsystems by Oracle. Windows Weekly // Episode 104 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Tekzilla // Episode 85

Posted by Alan Henry on April 25th, 2009

On this week’s Tekzilla, the crew check out the Kindle 2, check out GPS devices for under $200, and show off a few ways to manage your passwords painlessly. Tekzilla // Episode 85 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

MacBreak // Episodes 198 – 203

Posted by Alan Henry on April 25th, 2009

A reader let me know that I was missing a few episodes of MacBreak, and then I remembered why: the MacBreak crew is over at NAB, churning out episodes really quickly. Here’s the rundown, not including the 200th ep I already posted about: MacBreak // Episode 198 Alex is at the Canon booth, playing with [...]

Security Now! // Episode 193

Posted by Alan Henry on April 24th, 2009

On this week’s Security Now, Leo and Steve talk some more about Conflicker. Security Now! // Episode 193 [ episode notes | audio download ]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 163

Posted by Alan Henry on April 24th, 2009

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C and Sebastian are joined by David Hornik, General Partner, August Capital; and David Spark, Host, The Spark Minute. Together, the crew discusses Oracle picking up Sun and the diss to IBM that had to be, jail time for the founders of The Pirate Bay, and whether the iPhone needs [...]

MacBreak // Episode 200

Posted by Alan Henry on April 24th, 2009

I would say that the Pixel Corps crew had something special planned for MacBreak, but alas – it’s just more footage from the NAB show a few months back. Alex is over at the DSC Labs booth, talking calibration charts. MacBreak // Episode 200 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

net@night // Episode 97

Posted by Alan Henry on April 23rd, 2009

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo chat with Dina Kaplan, co-founder and CEO of blip.tv, and the illustrious Sarah Lane! Together they discuss Blip.tv, Google profiles, Dora.fm, and more. net@night // Episode 97 [ episode notes | audio download ]