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Tekzilla // Episode 251

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On this week’s episode of Tekzilla, Patrick and Veronica chat about ways to boost your phone’s battery life, mobile Internet users are flooding the globe, tune in the radio on your cell phone with TuneIn.com, how to use an OEM OS on another machine, and more.

Tekzilla // Episode 251
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Diggnation // Episode 324

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Kevin and Alex are back on the couch for another episode of Diggnation, and this week they’re talking about add-ons you’ll need to become a Gmail power user, Google’s changing search algorithm, King Arthur’s round table – the actual table, and more.

Diggnation // Episode 324
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MacBreak Weekly // Episode 264

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This week’s MacBreak Weekly has Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Don McAllister, and Aaron Hillegass around the table to discuss the week’s Apple and Mac related news. Among the topics, more iPhone 5 rumors, Android on tablets, Windows 8 and the upcoming battle for tablet space, and more.

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 264
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The Social Hour // Episode 25

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On this week’s episode of The Social Hour, Amber and Sarah chat about a number of different new social services, including Twylah, Codecademy, and Canvas! Also, they check in on what the founders of YouTube are doing with Delicious, and more.

The Social Hour // Episode 25
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Lab Rats // Episode 288

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On this week’s Lab Rats, Sean and Andy attack the mailbag and answer tons of viewer questions. On this ep, you’ll learn about dual booting computers and editing video!

Lab Rats // Episode 288
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This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 318

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On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, Brian Brushwood, Liz Gannes, Ben Parr, and Nick Bilton all gather around for a lively discussion about the tech news of the week. Among the topics? Everything happening at TechCrunch, 10 years of tech coverage as we know it today, AT&T and T-Mobile, and more.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 318
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Tekzilla // Episode 250

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On this week’s second episode of Tekzilla, a look at Windows Phone Mango, 4TB hard drives, Thunderbolt v. USB, how not to apply thermal paste, and much much more.

Tekzilla // Episode 250
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Security Now! // Episode 317

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On this week’s Security Now, Leo and Steve chat about TCP – it’s the first part in an in-depth look at the protocol, as well as a look at the SSL cert hacks, Diginotar’s security woes, and more.

Security Now! // Episode 317
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FLOSS Weekly // Episode 181

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On this episode of FLOSS Weekly, Randal Schwartz and Dan Lynch host the show, with special guest Tomaz Muraus, who joins the crew to discuss Libcloud, an open source python library that gives developers access to services that they may not have had access to before – and one that many cloud hosting providers are beginning to support!

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 181
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Windows Weekly // Episode 225

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On this week’s episode of Windows Weekly, Paul, Leo, and Mary Jo discuss Carol Bartz’s ouster at Yahoo, Windows 8 news before the BUILD conference, and more.

Windows Weekly // Episode 225
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Diggnation // Episode 323

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Kevin and Alex are back for another episode of Diggnation, and on this episode they chat about what Apple will be like without Steve Jobs, some awesome images that would make great dorm room posters, the most irritating changes Lucas has made to Star Wars, and more.

Diggnation // Episode 323
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Tekzilla // Episode 249

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On this week’s first episode of Tekzilla, turn your old laptop into a wireless hotspot, add a new CPU cooler to quiet your PC, some new great websites to help you find music, and ways to stream music anywhere in your home.

Tekzilla // Episode 249
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MacBreak Weekly // Episode 263

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On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay and Andy Ihnatko gather around to discuss the week’s Apple and Mac-related tech news, including the DOJ’s bid to block AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile, Best Buy prepping for an October launch of the iPhone 5, and more.

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 263
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Lab Rats // Episode 287

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The Lab Rats take on a pretty basic topic this week: a technology that everyone uses but may not understand – POP and IMAP, the two major protocols that deliver email to our inboxes every day! Andy and Sean break down the topic and explain what they are on this week’s episode.

Lab Rats // Episode 287
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commandN // Episode 244

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On this week’s episode of commandN, the crew discusses Flickr’s new “geofences,” Willie Nelson goes viral with a little help from Chipotle, tablets for students headed back to school, and some really funny machinima.

commandN // Episode 244
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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…

[ 4 (or 5) New and Different Gins to Try Before the Summer is Over ]

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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

[ Site Highlight :: The Magic Make Everything Okay Button ]
[ Scientific American :: Finding Good Information on The Internet ]
[ Anil Dash :: If Your Website’s Full of Assholes, It’s Your Fault ]
[ 6 Reasons The Guy Who’s Fixing Your Computer Hates You ]
[ Video :: A Real Person, A Lot Like You ]
[ The Duet is an 8GB Flash Drive and….Health Accessory ]
[ Astronomers Discover Habitable Exo-Earth ]
[ Great Geeky Posters for Your Office or Living Room/ ]
[ ExtremeTech :: What Is The Higgs Boson and Why Is It Important to Science? ]

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This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 317

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On this week’s TWiT, Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Jeff Jarvis, Mike Elgan, and Cedric Ingrand gather around to make up a fantastic panel, and together they discuss regulating wireless spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, and the DOJ, Michael Arrington leaves TechCrunch, the Apple police, and more.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 317
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Tekzilla // Episode 248

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On this week’s Tekzilla, the US government steps in to block AT&T’s devouring of T-Mobile, what to do if you hard drive dies, building a $1000 gaming PC, Skype’s new phone adapters, and more.

Tekzilla // Episode 248
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Windows Weekly // Episode 224

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On this week’s episode of Windows Weekly, Paul, Mary Jo Foley, and Iyaz Akhtar sit around the table to discuss the week’s Windows-related news, including the latest preview of what the explorer will look like in Windows 8 (hint: ribbon-tastic) and more.

Windows Weekly // Episode 224
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