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commandN // Episode 239

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Wow – it’s been over a month, but we finally have a new commandN! On this ep, Amber talks about what its like to be Elmo, Jeff looks at some great power options for the iPad, and ways to donate spare characters to a good cause.

commandN // Episode 239
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This Week at The Classy Geek…

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The Classy Geek is a blog with weekly columns that will help you bring out the classy geek in you! Over at TCG this week…

[ How to Fix a Separated Zipper ]
[ How Not to Screw Up Roast Chicken ]

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This Week at Gears and Widgets…

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Last week over at my regular technology news and commentary blog, Gears and Widgets

[ Facebook Admits to Hiring a PR Firm to Smear Google ]
[ Play Ghost in The Shell…With Kinect! ]
[ TwitPic Changes Terms, Now Owns Your Photos ]
[ PC Mag’s Biggest Tech Pet Peeves ]
[ CRTL+O Bottle Opener is Geeky Cool ]
[ Starbuck and Starbuck in Starbucks ]
[ Microsoft Buys Skype ]

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This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 301

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On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Shira Lazar, and Harry McCracken get together to chat about the announcements from Google I/O last week, like the Google Music Beta, Chromebooks, and more.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 301
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Tekzilla // Episode 216

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On this week’s second episode of Tekzilla, YouTube launches movie rentals, ways to surf the web on any Internet-connected TV, laptop cooler recs, and much much more.

Tekzilla // Episode 216
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Windows Weekly // Episode 208

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On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo chat about all of the things that are wrong at Microsoft, the Microsoft/Skype acquisition, the new “I’m a PC” ads, and more.

Windows Weekly // Episode 208
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Security Now! // Episode 300

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On this week’s Security Now, Leo and Steve suggest you change your Facebook password right now, discuss a brand new Do Not Track bill, and more.

Security Now! // Episode 300
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FLOSS Weekly // Episode 165

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On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, the demise of FLOSS? Say it isn’t so!

Well, it’s not really – Aaron Newcomb and Dan Lynch get together to talk about how more and more open platforms are vanishing, closing their source off to the world. OpenOffice, Skype, Mono, and more.

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 165
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Diggnation // Episode 306

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On this week’s Diggnation, Kevin and Alex chat about a muslim actress who got death threats because she posed in Playboy, Valve says they’re done with single player games, and Netflix is killing Bittorrent in the US.

Diggnation // Episode 306
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MacBreak Weekly // Episode 246

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On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Frederick Van Johnson , Ron Brinkman and Keith Lang all gather around to discus this week’s Apple news. Among the topics: is Nuance being sold? Is Apple heading towards ARM processors? Is Steve Jobs the man everyone thinks he is?

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 246
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This Week at The Classy Geek…

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The Classy Geek is a blog with weekly columns that will help you bring out the classy geek in you! Over at TCG this week…

[ Cinco de Mayo: How to Make Anything Taste Mexican ]
[ The Classy Geek is Officially On-Board at Lifehacker! ]

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This Week at Gears and Widgets…

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Last week over at my regular technology news and commentary blog, Gears and Widgets

[ How to Build a Powerful, Portable, Gaming PC ]
[ Site Highlight :: CiviliNation is Working to Stop Online Bullying ]
[ PC Mag :: Going on a Digital Diet ]
[ Find me at Lifehacker, too! ]
[ Video :: Japan’s Earthquake Prediction System ]
[ Unplggd: Accessorize Your Life with Carbon Fiber ]
[ A Look Inside the Microsoft Home of the Future ]
[ Introducing Trudi the Plush Sentry Turret ]

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Tekzilla // Episode 215

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On this week’s first episode of Tekzilla, Patrick and Robert take a stab at a $1000 PC build, Intel’s new tri-gate transistors and how they’ll change CPUs, the next generation of Google TV, and also check out some HDMI switchers that also have HDCP support.

Tekzilla // Episode 215
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The Social Hour // Episode 7

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On this week’s episode of The Social Hour, Amber and Sarah chat with Lee Sherman of visual.ly about his service and when it’s going to go live.

The Social Hour // Episode 7
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Lab Rats // Episode 272

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On this week’s Lab Rats, Sean and Andy look at e-Readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook!

Lab Rats // Episode 272
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This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 300

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Happy 300 Episodes, TWiT! It’s been a long road, but the view sure looks good from here!

On this episode, Leo Laporte, Loic Le Meur, Joshua Topolsky, Owen JJ Stone and Ryan Block gather around to discuss the week’s tech news. Among the topics: the future of Skype, Sony’s PSN struggles, Intel invents 3D transistors, and more.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 300
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Tekzilla // Episode 214

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On this week’s Tekzilla, a look at the Verizon MiFi for always-connected traveling, whether or not you should wait for Lion to buy a new MacBook Pro, the NSA demands Windows 7 upgrades, and more.

Tekzilla // Episode 214
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Windows Weekly // Episode 207

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On this week’s Windows Weekly, Paul and Leo mourn the loss of Derek Miller, discuss the future of Apple and Windows, and more.

Windows Weekly // Episode 207
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FLOSS Weekly // Episode 164

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On this week’s FLOSS Weekly, Aaron Newcomb and Randi Harper chat with Dustin J. Mitchell about Buildbot, open source software that can configure and build your software packages!

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 164
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Security Now! // Episode 299

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On this week’s Security Now, Steve and Leo chat about updates to Firefox and Chrome, Osama Bin Laden’s death, Apple’s location tracking, and more.

Security Now! // Episode 299
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