Leaving Google and Supporting KUSP

[ Audio 24.3 MB mp3 ] March 06, 2010

The Geeks cover the news and ask for your help in supporting the station.



Death of IE6 and Enhance iTunes

[ Audio 24 MB mp3 ] February 27, 2010
Death of IE6 and Enhance iTunes

IE6 Funeral, TuneUp and 1Password - Ben's Software Pick, Earth and Environmental Systems Podcast, The 4K Sector Transition Begins, Gamma Error in Picture Scaling, and Crazy USB: Fundue

And the Geeks take your calls.

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A Mouthful of USB

[ Audio 24.3 MB mp3 ] February 20, 2010
A Mouthful of USB

Technical Barbie, White House Tweet, Tablet Talk, Jet Packs, Robot Assembly, Lego Rubix Cube solver, and tech calls.

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Pencils, Frisbees, Grenades and Avatar

[ Audio 24.6 MB mp3 ] February 13, 2010

Guest Geeks Lindsey Lonne and Alex Sleeis join regulars Al and Lyle to talk about the GeekNews and take calls.

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Worms in Space welcome Dave Portera and Atari Videos

[ Audio 24.6 MB mp3 ] February 06, 2010

Definitely a show of nostalgia, Dave Portera Por-Ter-a talks with us about his involvement and roles in the earlier Atari video games.



Google paying for Bugs

[ Audio 24.3 MB mp3 ] January 30, 2010

Government Data, Google paying people that find security bugs in chrome, 1 year anniversary of Al on GeekSpeak, Spirt Death, the iPad and much more.

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Liquid Diamonds and Cold Eyeballs

[ Audio 24.4 MB mp3 ] January 23, 2010
Liquid Diamonds and Cold Eyeballs

Older computers, new HTML/CSS/JavaScript stuff, and more.



USB PSA, CC, China IE woes

[ Audio 24.5 MB mp3 ] January 16, 2010
USB PSA, CC, China IE woes

New Theme song, Google and China troubles because of IE, Creative Commons (CC) of GeekSpeak, hydrogen cell phones, watch out for power outages, and what you can do about them.

And much more on this first and best and longest episode of GeekSpeak that has ever happened on January 16th 2010. And finishing it off, a live USB Public Service Announcement- tattoos.



Lithium and Five New Planets

[ Audio 23.7 MB mp3 ] January 09, 2010
Lithium and Five New Planets

Al on Li, Ben excited by exoplanets, and Miles (almost) comes in late.



Resurrecting Goats and Steel Velcro

[ Audio 24 MB mp3 ] January 02, 2010
Resurrecting Goats and Steel Velcro

Ben's new year's resolution is to disregard his new year's resolutions. Error: boolean logic fault.

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Cellphones in Tunnels and Brain Implants

[ Audio 16.2 MB mp3 ] December 26, 2009
Cellphones in Tunnels and Brain Implants

Miles, Ben and Lyle cover the news in tech.

Only half of the show was recorded, sorry folks.



Some Radiation is Not Fun

[ Audio 23.7 MB mp3 ] December 19, 2009
Some Radiation is Not Fun

Geeks Lyle, Al, and Miles cover the latest in shopping robots and Netflix lawsuits. Oh yeah, and cell phones don't cause brain cancer.

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Confirmation Bias

[ Audio 24.6 MB mp3 ] December 12, 2009
Confirmation Bias

Professor Dominic Massaro joins the Geeks to speak about how human beings are "hard wired" to confirm their biases. And what you can do about it to understand the world better.

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GeekSpeak in a Holiday Parade!

[ Audio 24.4 MB mp3 ] December 05, 2009
GeekSpeak in a Holiday Parade!

The Geeks broadcast a show live from the back of a parade truck, during the Downtown Association's Annual Holiday Parade in Santa Cruz! Parade audience members ask questions in the second half of the show.

We'd like to extend our sincerest thanks to Eric Mack and Joe Weiss from the UCSC Theater Arts Department, for driving the truck and helping with setup. Thanks also to Chip, for helping facilitate GeekSpeak's involvement in the parade.

What a blast!



Paying for Space-y News

[ Audio 24.6 MB mp3 ] November 28, 2009
Paying for Space-y News

This week, Ben covers Saturn's Northern Lights, Miles covers the News Corp/Google shakedown, and Lyle delivers the final word on alien visitation.



2012 Ends Mixed Nutz

[ Audio 24.1 MB mp3 ] November 21, 2009
2012 Ends Mixed Nutz

The Geeks take calls and cover news, discussing the doomsday scenario with 2012 (hint: there isn't any), the FCC, the LHC, and a sprinkling of Klingon to top it off.



Water Confirmed on Moon!

[ Audio 24.2 MB mp3 ] November 14, 2009
Water Confirmed on Moon!

Al's USB of the week is useless- UseleSsB. We chat about water on the moon, a rock DVD that lasts 1000 years, Google poetry (antisi-poems), genetically engineered non-rotting apple, a Facebook post that exonerates prisoner and more tech news.

In the second half we answer some awesome questions from listeners.

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Rogue Amoeba Geek

[ Audio 23.1 MB mp3 ] November 07, 2009
Rogue Amoeba Geek

Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba is joining the Geeks to chat about all the awesome that RA makes. Best know for Audio Hijack Pro, Rogue Amoeba makes some yummy audio apps for Apple Macintosh

Check out the freebie apps !

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Physical Flex and Spooky Tech

[ Audio 24 MB mp3 ] October 31, 2009
Physical Flex and Spooky Tech

Dave Meeker, Director of Emerging Technology at Roundarch joins us to chat about connecting Flex to physical devices and other cool things that Roundarch is doing. We also chat about some fun holoweenish stuff.

Roundarch designs and implements digital experiences for the world’s largest organizations. They deliver web sites, rich web applications, mobile apps, social media applications, digital marketing campaigns and more for clients such as Avis, A&E, Hershey’s and the US Air Force.



Water Election Software Car

[ Audio 24.3 MB mp3 ] October 24, 2009

32 exoplanets Water Car and iPhone vs Verizon and much more.