Category: Programming and Podcasts

40 whole episodes of Security Now! In that time Leo and Steve have covered crypto to securing your web browser, locking down buffer overruns and protecting yourself against spam and phishing; all in easy to digest episodes! As with all of their episodes divisible by 4, this episode is devoted to viewer questions.

To start though, Steve and Leo update us on some of the security news this week, including discuss Apple’s recent slew of security updates, RealVNC patches a significant security flaw, using the NoScript extension for Firefox to lock it down, and more. Then they jump into questions, including questions about SSL certificates and websites, how to fool keyloggers, the integrity of MD5 hashes, Skype security, and the age-old debate over whether open source is more secure than closed source.

Security Now! Episode 40 // May 18, 2006
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This week on Inside the Net, Amber and Leo chat with Stuart MacDonald, co-organizer of the Mesh Conference, Canada’s first Web 2.0 conference about all things Web 2.0, and the future of dynamic applications and design on the internet. Additionally, the crew discusses how hard it is to get traditional businessfolks together, even if they’re tech businessfolks, to talk about topics that are generally more innovative and new and not necessarily monetizable ideas.

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 22 // May 17, 2006
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On this week’s last episode of DL.TV, Patrick and Robert chat about more tech news this week, including the Supreme Court setting aside a patent ruling, Microsoft finally announces the official Vista system requirements, Pioneer selling a $1,000 blu-ray drive, and Wired posts evidence of AT&T collaborating with the NSA in it’s warrantless spying program. Also, a flood of flash-based mp3 players hit the market and the crew takes a look at some of them. All this, viewer questions and other cool tidbits wrap up another week of DL.TV!

DL.TV Episode 62 // May 18, 2006
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Another episode of CrankyGeeks is up and this week John C is joined by Dan Farmer – CTO, Elemental Security; Dr Gary McGraw – CTO, Cigital; and Sebastian Rupley – West Coast Editor, PC Magazine. The crew sits down and discuss this week’s events in technology, including the telecomms being in the pockets of the NSA and the massive lawsuit Verizon faces in response, Adrian Lamo refuses to give blood to the feds, gauging exactly how well antivirus works, Apple patches security flaws, and more! Head on over and download it to get cranky!

CrankyGeeks Episode 10 // May 19, 2006
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Wow! A brand new Systm is up and out and ready for your consumption. It’s been a very long time since we had another Systm, but there’s finally an episode ready for download, and it’s a good one. This time, Dan Huard takes Patrick Norton along to the Maker Faire, which was THE location for DIY fanatics to show off their finished mods, hacks, and projects, as well as fans to pick up new ideas, plans, and projects to do on their own time. The duo head through the exhibits and pick out some of the best ones to show us on the show, including how to push a car to 100 miles per gallon, and also land an interview with Phil Torrone, senior editor of Make Magazine!

Systm Episode 6 // Maker Faire
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Another fine blended edition of DL.TV graces our screens this week, and Patrick and Robert give us their E3 post-mortem and chat about the hottets games and consoles on the show floor, including and especially the Nintendo Wii and the Sony booth, and have on Dan Hsu from Electronic Gaming Monthly and John Davison, Editorial Director Game Group Ziffdavis Media, to chat about the announcements and products. Additionally, a demo of Windows Media 11 and how to get Real video without having to resort to using RealPlayer. Good show, all around!

DL.TV Episode 61 // May 16, 2006
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On this episode of Weezy and The Swish, Paul, The King of TV, joins the crew for a lot of talk about crazy television trivia and info that I couldn’t even try to cram into my head about programs that I wish I watched, watched, and would never watch. The man’s unstoppable when it comes to television trivia, and I’m really no embellishing that. This, Paul’s “six degrees of television separation of Henry Winkler” theory (and practice!), and more on another glorious episode. Download away!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 49 // May 15, 2006
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On this episode of Lab Rats, Andy and Sean show you that it’s easy to add a second hard drive to your PC. Not that hard, but not that easy, the Lab Rats toss computers and parts around to give you an idea on how to get more storage space. Head on over and enjoy!

Lab Rats Episode 26 // May 15, 2006
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GeekDrome this week is an E3 special; but first, the crew reviews Mission Impossible III, Silent Hill, and the nightmare that is Stick It, and look forward to such cinematic genius as 12 and Holding and Lady in Water. Also in the news, another Knight Rider movie, perhaps another Red Sonja movie, and a bunch more titles you’ll be amused by; and comic reviews. Last but not least; the crew heads to E3 to cover the festivities. Enjoy!

GeekDrome Episode 25 // May 15, 2006
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On this episode of CommandN, Amber and Mikey talk Google announcements from Google’s press day last week, including Google Trends, a new Google Desktop beta, and Google partnering with Sony Pictures. A whole world of news from E3, including information from IGN, Nintendo, Sony, and more, this year’s annual webby awards, and this week’s ton of tech tips and the weekly web picks; and all the other goodness you’ve come to love from an episode of CommandN. Enjoy!

CommandN Episode 45 // May 15, 2006
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On this fine episode of Infected, Martin, Joey, and The Gator start off great with an opening video and wind up going audio-only by the end of the podcast due to technical difficulties. Technical issues, Joey issues, and more abound in the newest podcast from the Sargeworld guys. Ah well, the show is still hilarious, and the Internet Adult Film Database is still their sponsor. Good to see they’re getting some money from somewhere! Enjoy!

Infected with Martin Sargent Episode 10 // May 13, 2006
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On this week’s fine DiggNation, the video and the audio were released at the same time, and Kevin and Alex camp outside of E3 and do the show; among the most dugg stories at Digg.com this week are the redesigned PlayStation 3 controller, Duck Hunt 2 and the Nintendo Wii rockin the show at E3, curing cancer in mice, Google Trends, how much will the Nintendo Wii cost, and a Digg/Google Co-op, among the other insanity you’ve come to expect from DiggNation, especially in front of a live audience. Snag the video!

DiggNation Episode 45 // May 11, 2006
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On another deliciously media meta episode of This Week In Media, Alex Lindsay, Scott Broock, Emery Wells, Kenji Kato, Ben Durbin talk Net Neutrality (as in Save The Internet) again, and discuss the events at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and the events from the show floor. Enjoy!

This Week In Media Episode 5 // May 14, 2006
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On this episode of FLOSS Weekly, Chris DiBona sits down with Miguel de Icaza, whose belt notches include being the creator of GNOME desktop, founder of Ximian, and father of the controversial Mono Project, designed to port dot-Net to Linux. A geekalicious conversation progresses that all of you linux fans will absolutely enjoy.

FLOSS Weekly Episode 5 // May 11, 2006
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In this week’s Security Now, Steve and Leo are tackling perhaps the most well known security issue for programmers and users aside, the dreaded buffer overflow. We all know they’re incredibly common, but how do they happen? How can programmers avoid them and how can users protect themselves? Steve talks about the topic and explains everything from a high level and technical approach. Enjoy!

Security Now! Episode 39 // May 11, 2006
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This week on Inside the Net, Amber and Leo chat with Fred Stutzman and Terrell Russell of ClaimID [ http://claimid.com/ ] about how to manage your identity online; allowing people to be sure that the website you own really is yours, and the website claiming to be yours really isn’t. ClaimID is in closed beta, but Inside the Net listeners have an invite link to join. Listen to the podcast, then head over to the episode notes to sign up!

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 21 // May 9, 2006
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60 glorious episodes of DL.TV! Technical issues and bland set aside, Patrick and Robert have been bringing us tech news and tips twice a week for 60 episodes now! On this episiode, Patrick and Robert chat about the announcements from Google on Press Day last week, including a new beta of Google Desktop and Google Trends, and Iowa State’s virtual reality “rooms.” Also, ICANN rejects the notion of a .xxx domain, and a picture tour of the National Association of Broadcaster’s conference in vegas last week. Also in this episode, product reviews, how tos, and viewer questions. Enjoy!

DL.TV Episode 60 // May 11, 2006
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Another week, another opportunity to John C Dvorak and friends to get Cranky! This week on CrankyGeeks, John C sits down with Annalee Newitz – Contributing Editor, Wired; Sebastian Rupley – West Coast Editor, PC Magazine; and Rob Enderle – Principal Analyst, Enderle Group; to talk crank. Among the topics are the madness at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week, a comparison between and opinions on the Nintendo Wii versus the XBox360 versus the PlayStation 3, and David Beckham’s car-hacking. Additionally, the decision of WB to sell movies online via Bittorrent, Samsung’s UMPC, and Gates hates being rich. All this and more!

CrankyGeeks Episode 9 // May 10, 2006
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