Category: Programming and Podcasts

Well, a combination of Patrick being ill and site outages spelled doom for DL.TV for a while and resulted in there being no DL.TV episode 36, but that’s okay, they’re all back up and running now and episodes 37 and 38 are available for your viewing pleasure.

Episode 37 brings us the crew chatting about what happened to episode 36, but then getting right down to business introducing us to Orb.com; a website that claims to allow you to have access to your home media anywhere, more reviews, and tons of viewer questions! Check it out:

Dl.tv Episode 37 // February 22, 2006
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Episode 38 shows off the new feature complete build of Windows Vista, curling, the telecomms try to kill municipal wifi in the United States while the rest of the world is all about it, Google’s page creator, a preview of the video game Black, Apple’s 1 billionth song, and much much more to make up for everything else. It’s a winner!

Dl.tv Episode 38 // February 23, 2006
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A brand new podcast for TWIT fans everywhere, and this one looks like it might be a daily one! Dick DeBartolo, known as the “GizWiz” who often appeared on The Screen Savers and Attack of the Show to show off the coolest gadgets and gear from a variety of conventions and for all manner of holiday is lending his talents to the TWIT crew and showing off something new and cool every day. If you’re like me and desperately need your gadget fix, this is the podcast for you!

Since it’s a daily podcast, we won’t be covering every single episode, but we’ll definitely hit on it if something awesome is reviewed. Even so, if there’s ever been a better reason to use your favorite music player or podcast aggregator to subscribe to it, this is it! Make sure you get every episode. Links for iTunes, Odeo, Podnove, and the straight RSS are all in this week’s episode notes:

Daily GizWiz Episode 1 // February 20, 2006
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The full fledged Episode 2 isn’t quite ready yet, but the MacBreak crew has decided to give us a teaser by showing us some of their behind the scenes work in bringing us the show in beautiful high-def. Head on over and check it out; the show’s only available via iTunes.

MacBreak 2.0 Episode 2 (sorta) // February 19, 2006
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This week on Command-N, Amber interviews Frank Gehry, Mike meets a professional toy hacker, Jeff reviews his fave Google tools, and much much more of course; Google buys Measuremap, Office Live launches, Wired Magazine launches it’s daily podcast, and the weekly web picks and highlights. Enjoy!

Command-N Episode 34 // February 20, 2006
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They claim it’s the worst podcast ever. They claim it’s all about nothing and they did no prep whatsoever. Well, I have no idea whether it’s true or not, but it’s still hilariously funny. I’m not even going to try and give you a synopsis of this one, you’ll just have to head over and download this puppy and give it a listen. Head on over to the site too and check out the hot video action!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 37 // February 20, 2006
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This week Lab Rats is back and explaining how optical media like CDs and DVDs work by using marshmallows and a blowtorch-some of my favorite tools! The crew even dabble in HD-DVD and Blu-ray, and what those media formats might be like, if we ever see them on consumer store shelves. Enjoy!

Lab Rats Episode 15 // February 20, 2006
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Dvorak’s gone mad! Mad, I tell you! On this week’s TWIT, Dvorak feels the backlash from his recent column that Apple should switch to Windows to power the Mac. This week’s hosts are Tom Merritt, John C. Dvorak, Leo Laporte, Robert Heron, and Roger Chang, by the way. They sit down and roundtable about Amazon’s pending attempt to join the music/media player sales race and introduce their own music store and media player combo, and the Leap_A worm that really isn’t anything to worry about, but should definitely be a warning to Mac users who are wrapped up in their security.

Also, a few senators are hot to stop municipal wifi to please their telecomm leash-tuggers while similarly thinking about making it illegal to play poker online. Prostitutes advocate boycotting Grand Theft Auto because of the horrible treatment they get in the game, and tons tons more. Enjoy!

This Week In Tech [TWIT] Episode 42 // February 19, 2006
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This week on Diggnation, Alex and Kevin chat up Dvorak’s prediction that Apple might give up OS X altogether, stick to making hardware, and move to Microsoft Windows on its machines, another person dies at the hands of their MySpace stalker, cellphones show off a red dot that indicates water damage, the Nissan Terranaut is hot, and the RIAA claims that ripping CDs to your portable music player actually isn’t fair use and they want you to stop. All this and more, not to mention extra hilarity. Check it out!

DiggNation Episode 34 // February 16, 2006
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Another lovely InDigital is up and ready for your viewing enjoyment, and the crew start off by taking a good long look at the Creative Zen Vision M and decide if it’s any real competition for the iPod. Diane Mizota shows off her geekly techy Prius, and much much more. Get the week off with your gadget fix; head on over now!

InDigital Episode 2 // February 20, 2006
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On this week’s very special Infected with Martin Sargent, Martin and crew pay homage to fluffy animals and other furry friends in an Infected animal lover’s episode. Okay seriously, I have no idea whether or not there’s all kinds of animal goodness in this one, but here’s hoping we get to hear another exciting round of “Whose Poos” in this episode. Download and enjoy!

Infected with Martin Sargent Episode 6 // February 17, 2006
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This week on Security Now, Steve and Leo continue their discussion on how the Internet works by discussing how LANs work. Leading us to a more global definition of how computers on the internet communicate, this is on a scaled down level and the pair discuss DHCP, IP, routers, hubs, and subnets. Definitely worth tuning in if you don’t really know how your information gets from computer to computer.

Security Now! Episode 27 // February 16, 2006
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This week on Inside the Net, Amber and Leo chat with Alex Bard of Goowy.com, a website that provides kind of a next generation portal with RSS, widgets, web utilities, a downloadable interface, email, and much much more. Amber and Leo and Alex chat about exactly what Goowy is, how it got started, and what’s in the future. Enjoy!

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 11 // February 14, 2006
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This week on Digital Life TV, finally we get our Windows Vista tour! Hallelujah! Also, building a Lego PC for PCMag, the latest software upgrades for the TiVO Series 2, and much much more, of course including viewer questions. Enjoy!

Digital Life TV Episode 35 // February 14, 2006
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Ah, Valentines Day! And on this week’s Weezy and The Swish, it’s no exception. Love, loss, and other gag-me-with-a-spoon hilarity ensues this week as Laura, Weezy, Matt, and their special guest this week, comedian Jordy Fox get together and hit the mic for another installment of one of our favorite podcasts! Head on over and pick up the podcast today!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 36 // February 14, 2006
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This week on Command-N Amber and Mikey wrap up our tech headlines, including Apple’s new 1GB iPod Nano, Google adds chats to GMail, Songbird launches, the exponential growth of the blogosphere, and much much more! Also, Brian heads to Bricks and Blocks to interview Alan Bedford, the author of The Unofficial Lego Builder’s Guide, and Jeff chats up how to get the theatre experience (or better) from home. This and the weekly web picks and we’re good to go!

Command-N Episode 33 // February 13, 2006
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This week on Lab Rats, Andy and Sean go over MAC address filtering; you know, setting up your network so only certain computers can connect to it? That’s it! Andy and Sean will explain in further detail, and show you how MAC address filtering can make your home network more secure, and we all know that’s a good thing. Enjoy!

Lab Rats Episode 14 // February 14, 2006
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On this episode of CyberWalker Mondays, Andy and Mike sit down on AM 640 Toronto (640 AM) on The Stafford Show to talk tech and take caller questions. This week they discuss Wireless security, ways to protect yourself from viruses and spyware, (and Andy’s book, the Absolute Beginners Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware, & Viruses, available here) Labrats TV, and more!

CyberWalker Mondays Episode 14 // February 13, 2006
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This week on DiggNation, Alex and Kevin hit on the most dugg stories over at Digg.com this past week, including MacGuyver’s triumphant return during the Super Bowl, Peter Jackson visits Bungie, Apple releases a 1GB iPod Nano last week, Google adds chats to GMail, and much much more, including your weekly dose of rampant hilarity!

DiggNation Episode 33 // February 9, 2006
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The first official episode of InDigital is finally here! The last episode showed us the gear and gadgets that caught the crew’s eye on the CES show floor, and this time they’ll come around to that again and show us some of the goodies that they didn’t get a chance to show us before. Also, the crew take a good look at the new Treo 700w, which runs Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile applications, and size it up against the incredibly popular Treo 650 to see if it meets the mark. Enjoy!

InDigital Episode 1 // February 6, 2006
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This week Leo and Amber chat with Dave Mansueto and Dave Chekan from Libsyn [ http://libsyn.com/ ], a company with special hosting plans for podcasters and big plans for bringing podcasting to the world by making it inexpensive to make and distribute podcasts. These guys have some interesting vision, not to mention an interesting idea. Enjoy!

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 10 // 7 February 2006
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