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Tekzilla // Episode 156

Posted by Alan Henry on September 3rd, 2010

Patrick and Veronica are back for another great episode of Tekzilla! Together they chat about some ways to get an SSD into your PC on the cheap, some really high end laptops, DIY repair for your consoles, and more! Tekzilla // Episode 156 [ episode notes | HD video download

Windows Weekly // Episode 172

Posted by Alan Henry on September 3rd, 2010

Paul and Leo are back for another Windows Weekly, and on this ep they discuss the return of the Family Pack, upcoming changes to the XBox 360 controller, Live Mesh that became Live Sync is now Live Mesh again, and more. Windows Weekly // Episode 172 [ episode notes | audio download ]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 133

Posted by Alan Henry on September 3rd, 2010

On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, Randal and Scott Wilkinson sit down to discuss LinuxMCE with Thomas Cherrywood – together Tom descibes and answers questions about LinuxMCE and how it can be used as a smart home and home automation utility that’s completely open source! From lighting and climate control to security and media centers, LinuxMCE [...]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 234

Posted by Alan Henry on September 2nd, 2010

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C Dvorak is joined by Carlos Rodela from Chemical Bun Productions, frequent guest Rob Enderle, and very special guest – who hasn’t been on in years – Patrick Norton! The three descend on Apple’s new announcements, especially the new Apple TV, and what it means for content streaming. Also, whether [...]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 210

Posted by Alan Henry on September 2nd, 2010

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo, Alex, and Andy gather around to discuss Apple’s fall announcements. New iPods, new iTunes, new Apple TV! MacBreak Weekly // Episode 210 [ episode notes | audio download | high quality video download ]

Diggnation // Episode 270

Posted by Alan Henry on September 1st, 2010

On this week’s Diggnation, Kevin and Alex discuss the week’s top news at Digg.com, including how difficult it is to order an ice cream cone in Istanbul, Apple’s app Czar selling his own mindless fart apps, an iPhone 4 with a DSLR lens, and more. Diggnation // Episode 270 [ episode notes | revision3 audio [...]

net@night // Episode 203

Posted by Alan Henry on September 1st, 2010

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo sit down with Tim Westergren again, founder of Pandora, to chat about the state of the service, its 5 year anniversary, and our collective increasing reliance on cloud music services over traditional local music libraries. They also chat about the coming launch of Diaspora, the continuing saga of [...]

Security Now! // Episode 264

Posted by Alan Henry on September 1st, 2010

On this week’s Security Now, Leo and Steve discuss non-consensual user tracking, which has all but become the norm these days, and other consequences of the fact that the Web wasn’t designed for privacy. Security Now! // Episode 264 [ episode notes | audio download | high quality video download ]

HD Nation // Episode 60

Posted by Alan Henry on August 31st, 2010

On this week’s HD Nation, Patrick and Robert check out some bargain receivers, a shiny new Drobo that can handle video, the top 5 Emmy nominees on Blu-Ray, and ways to get theater-quality projection at home! HD Nation // Episode 60 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Lab Rats // Episode 237

Posted by Alan Henry on August 31st, 2010

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean have a very special guest on the show: Amber MacArthur! She stops by the studio to chat with Andy and Sean about her new book, Power Friending, and to chat about ways you can use social media to get your name, face, and skills out there – [...]

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 263

Posted by Alan Henry on August 30th, 2010

On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, Robert Scoble, Kevin Rose, Adam Curry and Dwight Silverman make the panel. Together, they discuss Paul Allen suing virtually every major technology company in the us for patent violations, the continuing death of print media, the release of the new Digg, and much more. This Week in Tech [TWiT] [...]

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 132

Posted by Alan Henry on August 30th, 2010

On this week’s FLOSS, Randal Schwartz and Dan Lynch are at the helm, and together they discuss the Evergreen Library System with Dan Scott and Mike Rylander, two people behind the platform. The Evergreen Library System is completely open source, and designed to give libraries an effective and scalable way to manage their stacks and [...]

Tekzilla // Episode 155

Posted by Alan Henry on August 27th, 2010

Patrick and Veronica are back for another Tekzilla, and on this episode they chat about some of the best bargain cameras on the market, Android’s new voice commands, bulk drive wiping on the cheap, 24″ versus 27″ monitors, and more! Tekzilla // Episode 155 [ episode notes | HD video download ]

Windows Weekly // Episode 171

Posted by Alan Henry on August 27th, 2010

On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo discuss the Windows Phone Marketplace and developer tools for the upcoming Windows Phone 7, Yahoo! makes the move to Bing for search, IE9′s new UI (which looks a lot like Chrome and Firefox 4), and more. Windows Weekly // Episode 171 [ episode notes | audio download [...]

net@night // Episode 165

Posted by Alan Henry on August 26th, 2010

On this week’s net@night, Amber and Leo sit down and discuss social media and the difference between broadcasting and engaging across media types, and more. net@night // Episode 165 [ episode notes | audio download | high quality video download ]

CrankyGeeks // Episode 233

Posted by Alan Henry on August 26th, 2010

On this week’s CrankyGeeks, John C Dvorak is joined by frequent guest Dan Goodin, Carlos Rodela of Chemical Bun Productions, and author Sarah Lacy. Together they discuss the massive Intel-McAfee deal, Netflix’s big Hollywood bargain, how the Kindle “won,” and more. CrankyGeeks // Episode 233 [ episode notes and download links ]

Security Now! // Episode 263

Posted by Alan Henry on August 26th, 2010

Back into the mailbag on this week’s episode! Steve and Leo answer viewer questions and responding to comments. Among them? A spanish airliner crashes partly due to malware, Apple’s most recent security updates, and an out-of-cycle security update from Adobe. Security Now! // Episode 263 [ episode notes | audio download ]

Diggnation // Episode 269

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2010

On this week’s Diggnation, Kevin and Alex wrap up the week’s top news from Digg.com – with stories including: how a 16 year old kid made a million bucks, a mini cannon that packs a pretty big punch, Facebook’s new “Places” feature, and more. Diggnation // Episode 269 [ episode notes | audio download | [...]

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 209

Posted by Alan Henry on August 25th, 2010

On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay and Andy Ihnatko gather around the table and together they discuss spying iPhones, government and enterprise Mac sales skyrocket, the rumor mill, and more. MacBreak Weekly // Episode 209 [ episode notes | audio download ]

HD Nation // Episode 59

Posted by Alan Henry on August 24th, 2010

On this week’s HD Nation, Patrick and Robert are around the table discussing Star Wars finally coming to Blu-Ray (kind of,) the best 1080p computer monitors, the top 5 video game films in HD, and they continue their tutorial in how to calibrate your HDTV with this week’s segment: sharpness! HD Nation // Episode 59 [...]