Month: August 2006

On this week’s MacBreak, Emery Wells sits down with Ben Syverson to return to some of the more targeted and technical MacBreak episodes we’ve seen. The two use this episode of MacBreak to show you the dvMatte Blast plugin for Motion to key your DV greenscreen footage.

Yeah…because we all have DV greenscreen footage. But hey! I know a lot of video producers and editors and professionals out there who turn to MacBreak for information, and here’s hoping they find it useful!

MacBreak Episode 13 // August 7, 2006
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This week on FLOSS Weekly, Chris and Leo sit down with Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language. Together, they all talk about the history and power of Python, Python’s roots and it’s similarities to other programming languages, and how to use Python for more effective programming.

FLOSS Weekly Episode 11 // August 4, 2006
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This week on Inside the Net, Amber and Leo sit down with David Heinemeier Hansson, a principal in 37 Signals, [ http://37signals.com/ ] perhaps one of the most easily recognized and highly regarded companies paving the way into this whole Web 2.0 thing. The group discusses 37 Signals, Ruby on Rails, and the Web 2.0 revolution.

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 30 // August 3, 2006
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This week’s episode of This Week in Media is titled Who Uses VHS?!, but not so much about VHS. Discussed among the topics this week is the death of VHS, but also is Alex’s recent trip to India, YouTube’s EULA, more on AMD’s purchase of ATI, and much much more.

This Week in Media Episode 15 // August 1, 2006
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Last Thursday’s episode of DL.TV managed to make its way up for download earlier than previous episodes, so it looks like things are getting better for the crew!

On episode 83, Patrick ad Robert play around with Nabaztag the WiFi Technobunny, Availabots, and other gadgets and gear that communicate information to you without use of your computer monitor or speakers but still are connected to the net. Additionally, they take a look at some tech news, including YouTube and NBC news’ partnership, AOL shrinking its workforce by nearly 25%, some free tools from the DL.TV staff, and a ton of viewer questions!

DL.TV Episode 83 // August 3, 2006
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I know we’re a little late on some of these, but I gotta cover em anyway! Last week on CrankyGeeks, John C Dvorak brings Sebastian Rupley, West Coast Editor, PC Magazine; Anil Dash, VP, Movable Type; and Mike Liebhold, Senior Researcher, Institute for the Future into the studio to talk about the week’s tech news and get cranky!

On this week’s show, the group discusses AOL’s plans to get into the downloadable media game and compete with iTunes and Google Video, CNN helping budding journalists get into the swing of things by posting I-Reports, the Pentagon scouring YouTube for videos that soliders have posted, the iPod vibrator, Billy Bragg’s protest and MySpace’s foul, and much much more.

CrankyGeeks Episode 21 // August 2, 2006
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Tuesday brings us a new episode of DL.TV, and Wednesday brings us that episode for download! On episode 82 of DL.TV, the crew takes a look at Aegis’s PhysX physics card for high performance gaming; is it worth the 300 bucks you’ll lay down to have it? Belkin’s wireless travel routers, 802.11n, and why the US gets cell phones later than everyone else also hit the hot topics this week. Additionally, the crew talks about E3 downsizing, Dell’s investigating a second report of a laptop explosion, HD on your iPod, and a bunch of viewer questions.

DL.TV Episode 82 // August 1, 2006
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This week’s Weezy and the Swish is another notable milestone, their 60th episode! Congratulations guys!

Chrissy Haberman and Riley Newton join the crew this week for the same hilariousness that you’ve come to expect from every episode of Weezy and The Swish, and with this many blondes in the room you know the conversation at some point is going to turn to men. They also talk about Laura’s driving style, the ignorant moronity that is Mel Gibson, and the blondes turn on their best Drew Barrymore impressions. Enjoy!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 60 // August 1, 2006
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Another week brings us another episode of Lab Rats; and Sean and Andy give us the rundown on what the BIOS is and what it does, and how to update and tweak your BIOS for better performance.

Lab Rats Episode 36 // July 31, 2006
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This week on GeekDrome the crew has a lot to talk about, including reviewing the big releases this weekend (and some a little older), like Monster House, Scanner Darkly, Tae Guk Gi, and House of 1000 Corpses. Also, the crew takes a look at the trailer for The Prestige and The Illusionists. Also in the news, Disney scaling back movies, another show from the creator of Entourage, comic news, and a ton of video game news and updates. All this and hate mail from the forums!

GeekDrome Episode 36 // August 1, 2006
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