Category: Programming and Podcasts

This week’s Command-N has Amber and Mikey marvelling over the new XBox 360, the brat who runs SmashMyXbox, and more XBox chatter. The two mull over a possible deal between CBS and either Google or Yahoo! to deliver television content on the internet, and show off the “Ultimate List of Google Services,” [ http://www.tipmonkies.com/2005/11/17/the-penultimate-guide-to-google-services ] a project way too late in coming, but we’re all glad is here. The group mention that Apple and iTunes are among the top 10 music retailers in the world, and show you ways to protect your iPod. Also, the Ultimate Geek Gift buying guide! Web picks, tech tips, and more, on this week’s Command-N!

Command-N Episode 24 // November 28, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

This week’s DiggNation is a holiday special that you absolutely have to see the video for, according to the website. (those of us not subscribers, we’ll have to wait until later in the week) In the meantime, the audio is up and ready for everyone. The show is a recap episode, bringing back up some of the cast and crew’s favorite DiggNation moments over the past 21 episodes, including best stories, best anecdotes, and favorite moments. Check it out!

DiggNation Episode 22 // November 24, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]

This week on Security Now! Leo and Steve discuss the topic of VPNs and private networks, and more importantly how they can provide you with a more secure environment when computing away from home or the office, or in general. Steve begins his search for a free, secure, reliable VPN server that we can all use for our net communications, especially when we’re at places like wifi hotspots, internet cafes, hotels, and the like. They get things rolling by discussing SSH, the good old secure terminal method, and chat about anonymous surfing services like Anonymizer [ http://anonymizer.com/ ] and the like. Enjoy!

Security Now! Episode 15 // November 24, 2005 – [ episode notes | homepage | download ]

On this week’s Lab Rats, Andy and Sean give us a walkthrough on how to add a hard drive to a computer. The instructions vary depending on the computer you have, but it’s pretty straightforward and standard enough that anyone can follow it! The duo discuss the difference between Serial ATA (SATA) and IDE and discuss external hard drives and how to connect them to your computer. And there’s pizza! Head on over and download it!

Lab Rats Episode 5 // November 22, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

Another Weezy and the Swish to make your Tuesday worth living through! This week, film critic Cecily Knobler gives us her opinion on the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [ harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ ] and the Johnny Cash biopic with Joaquin Phoenix, Walk The Line [ http://www.walkthelinethemovie.com/ ]. Also, Alan Wenkus, from PremiereRadio Networks joins Laura and Louise in the studio, and the group get into all manner of hilarity, from random singing to office politics. For all the Swish fanboys out there, she reportedly gets rather…heated in this episode too, so enjoy!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 24 // November 20, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

On this fine 21st epside of DiggNation, Alex and Kevin discuss the iPod Nano hack that allows it to do video, cracking the XBox 360, a documented case of a man who supposedly had HIV but somehow was cured, the iStone iPod dock, and the mashup of every playboy centerfold overlapping in one picture (that’s kinda freaky). Don’t worry, if it sounds straightforward, it’s not-the show is packed with the jokes and anecdotes and commentary you’ve come to love from Kevin and Alex. Enjoy!

DiggNation Episode 21 // November 17, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]

This week on Command-N, Amber and Mikey get the scoop on what’s going to be in the next version of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel, and talk about changes to Yahoo! shopping, Google Base, changes at Amazon, Google Analytics, blogging hacks, and much more! Of course, Amber and Mikey also give us their web picks of the week, but to find out what they are, you’ll have to watch! Enjoy!

Command-N Episode 23 // November 21, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

This week Leo and Steve are talking about VPNs, and methods of connecting securely wirelessly and transmitting your data in encrypted formats over the air. The duo also update us on a few updates and details regarding the Sony Rootkit story from last week, and chat a little more about finding the best WPA password you can find, including a new tool over at GRC called the grc.com WPA password generator. [ http://grc.com/passwords ] The show’s up and ready to go; download it now!

Security Now! Episode 14 // November 17, 2005 – [ episode notes | homepage | download ]

On this week’s Weezy and The Swish, the duo interview Fritz Coleman [ http://www.nbc4.tv/nbc4/1310077/detail.html ], a playright, comedian, and a household name in the LA area. If you think it’s kind of silly that Weezy and Laura spent this podcast essentially interviewing their local weatherman, you’d be way off base. It’s definitely a fun interview. Check it out!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 23 // November 15, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

Patrick and Robert and the Digital Life TV gang ARE soliciting suggestions for the format of the show, whether you’d like to see any changes made to the format, the content, or the media types and availability of the show. This week Patrick is down in Baja working on race cars for the Baja 1000, but in the meantime they’re taking suggestions! Head on over, read the questions, and email them with your input!

[ http://digitallifetv.com/blogs/digitallifetv/archive/2005/11/15/2172.aspx ]

This week’s edition of Lab Rats is up and ready to go! This week Andy and Sean show us how to use msconfig in Windows to control what loads when our computers start up. Advanced geeks might think this is a little pedestrian, but speaking as someone who has to wade through slow booting and slow loading computers every day, I can say that msconfig is probably one of the most underrated tools already built into windows. It’s very powerful and very easy to use, and gives you a great deal of control over the performance of your system. It’s definitely worth knowing how to work with. The pair say they can cut your boot time in half by using msconfig properly, and it’ll help you get rid of unwanted spyware and adware that load when your computer starts up, whether you want it to or not. And of course, the kitties make their grand appearances. Head on over and grab it now:

Lab Rats Episode 4 // November 14, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

This week’s Cyberwalker Mondays has Andy, Mike, and their callers on AM 640 Toronto (640 AM) on The Stafford Show chatting about getting music videos onto your new iPod, and while you’re at it, getting steamier adult content onto them as well, why you would get phished on purpose (as Andy did), why bother with a firewall at all, and free antivirus alternatives. Also, Andy manages to plug Lab Rats, his new net video tech show!

CyberWalker Mondays Episode 6 // November 14, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

This week’s Command-N has Mikey sporting a lab coat. Seriously! Amber and Mikey talk more about the new iPod that plays video, and where to get good video for your iPod, Apple’s hit the million switchers mark, and that’s only in 2005, and a new Command-N that’s specially formatted for the iPod! Yahoo! and TiVO strike a deal, and some of Google’s newest projects, all this and the weekly web picks you’ve come to know and love, this week on Command-N!

Command-N Episode 22 // November 14, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

Happy 20th, DiggNation! Walking the fine line between absurdity, hilarity, inane, mindless, and enlightening, DiggNation is one of the best and most popular podcasts on the web. All this in only 20 episodes. Way to go, guys! This week on DiggNation, Kevin and Alex chat about the most dugg stories at Digg.com this week, including Hong Kong architecture, the email time capsule that lets you send yourself a note years in the future, a thread full of comments right after the first iPod was released and the funny takes people had on the new product back then, Torrent Finder, AMD passes Intel in chip sales for the first time ever, and of course, Sony’s rootkit DRM. The podcast is up now, head on over and grab it!

DiggNation Episode 20 // November 10, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

This week’s Security Now returns to the topic that Leo and Steve were discussing prior to being so rudely interrupted by the Sony rootkit DRM story last week. Leo and Steve were discussing securing your wireless network, and this week they continue to the topic by talking about WPA and ways to securie your wireless network, no matter what it takes. The pair finish up their discussion on last week’s Sony rootkit DRM also. Head on over and download it now:

Security Now! Episode 13 /November 11, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]

This week’s Digital Life TV is up and ready for download. It airs live and streaming every Tuesday night at 9PM ET over at the Digital Life website [ http://www.digitallifetv.com/ ] but of course if you’re like me and totally missed the most recent episode, then you can head over and download it. This week Patrick and Robert talk about what “Real HD” means and why you might be shopping for that next year instead of “HDTV,” Sony’s Rootkit DRM technology and what you can do if you’re infected (and I use that word intentionally), Microsoft’s 30th birthday and where they are today and if they’ll be relevant tomorrow, and lots of guests, segments, and viewer questions. Enjoy!

Digital Life TV Episode 13 // November 8, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]

Another podcast that’s getting up there in episiodes is Weezy and The Swish, on their 22nd episode now! This week heralds the return of the Swish, and some highlights from the star students in Weezy’s comedy class. The two discuss what’s happening on the Weezy and The Swish message boards, and much much more! The new show is up for download, head over and grab it now!

Weezy and The Swish Episode 22 // November 8, 2005 – [ episode notes | download links ]

This week on Command-N has Amber and Mikey still without a proper studio, but lucky enough to do the show from iPrimate in Toronto’s Liberty Village. This week’s episode also includes an interview with Mike Shaver from the Mozilla Foundation. This week’s show includes topics like the announcement by Microsoft to do completely online versions of Windows and Office called Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Office Live, and Windows Live Messenger, the pair’s take on Apple’s video sales through the iTunes video store so far, and the new Yahoo! Maps. Amber and Mikey talk about the new Firefox release candidate, and give us their web picks of the week! Enjoy!

Command-N Episode 21 // November 7, 2005 – [ episode notes and download links ]