Shows of 2005

Drew Meyer, from Adaptec's Snap Appliance Division, helps us kick off our month of storage. We will talk about current products and upcomming technology. Adaptec's Snap Appliance Division makes Network Storage Devices; not exactly home storage solutions, but very cool nonetheless.

The Geeks talk about the Cassini space craft and the probe Huygens which landed on Titan this morning.

The geeks cover some geeky news, take calls and email from listeners, and have fun with technology.

Mac Geek, John Tracy, tells us all about his recent laptop-mishap.

Craig Campbell from Nero, known for CD and DVD creation softare, joins the Geeks to discuss software for helping you manage your information.

The geeks are jointed by Intel to discuss PCI Express technology and the new BTX form factor. Join Jim Pappas, director of technology initiatives for Intel, and Craig Randleman, Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) program manager for Intel, and the geeks to learn more about these next-generation PC technologies.

The geeks are jointed by author and technologist Preston Gralla about his new book Internet Annoyances, How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Going Online published by O'Reilly.

Geek News, calls and emails answered, and an introducton to RSS. Learn a bit about how RSS is changing the way people use the Web. And get a quick "how-to start using RSS" from our very own Dedi.

Geek News plus calls and emails answered by the geeks.

Geek News plus calls and emails answered by the geeks.

The Geeks are joined by photographer Uwe Steinmuller, owner an operator of www.outbackphoto.com. We will talk about digital photography from how to compose a picture to color management to archiving and organization.

O'REILLY's Hacks book series focuses on supporting the innovators who explore and experiment with technology, the geeks that push technology to their whim; people who are not happy with being just a consumer. In this same vein, and taking it further, OREILLY has launched MAKE Magazine. The Geeks are joined by Associate Editor Phillip Torrone in a discussion all about MAKE Magazine.

The more our lives revolve around the great digital toys we have (video cameras, still cameras and music players), the more digital data we have and, therefore, the more storage we require.

For our disscussion of Network Attached Storage the Geeks are joined by Sam Feng from Infrant Technologies, the makers of ReadyNAS Network Atached Storage solutions.

On Monday Adobe anounced Creative Suite 2, containing the new Photoshop CS2, or for those of us with a longer then 2 year memory, Photoshop 9. On this show we speak with Kevin Connor, director of product management for Adobe's professional digital imaging products, or for those of us with a non-marketing mind, the Photoshop guy.

Given the now famous Moore's Law you would expect that the processor industry is a place of dynamic change. On this show we talk with Kevin Krewell, Editor in Chief of Microprocessor Report, all about the current state and near future of the microprocessor, the brain of the computer.

Going solar for your home has benefits and some drawbacks. On this show the Geeks talk with Home Solar expert Andy Black about how your home can harness the sun.

Microsoft won the browser wars of the late 1990s, but the Mozilla foundation, a non-profit open-source software group, is attacking back with it's highly successful Firefox browser. Nigel McFarlane, author of Firefox Hacks published by O'Reilly, joins the Geeks for a detailed discussion of the free Firefox web browser.

You may have noticed that good web applications are hard to come by. You may also have noticed that a lot of websites offer an experience that is less than pleasant. Well move over bad design and hello 37signals makers of Basecamp.

The Geeks have been using the Basecamp project management web application for a few months now and we love it so much we invited the president of 37signals, Jason Fried, to come and talk about his company and this wonderful online application.

Virtual worlds exist right now in the form of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games [MMORPG]. Blizzard Entertainment's game World of Warcraft has had more than 1.5 million people signup and play. Blizzard's business model is relativly standard: the game costs $50 and there is a $15/month usage fee. Project-Entropia is very different.

Project-Entropia is the world's first MMORPG with a real world cash economy. It is designed to host one million simultaneous users and is free to play; creating an entirely new business model for MMORPGs.

Geek Dedi Hubbard went to e3 and took a lot of e3 photos. Last night the Geeks went to Star Wars III. So - this show is all about e3 and Star Wars.

O'REILLY's Hacks, book series focuses on supporting the innovators who explore and experiment with technology, the geeks that push technology to their whim; people who are not happy with being just a consumer. In this same vein, and taking it further, OREILLY has launched MAKE Magazine. The Geeks are joined by Associate Editor Phillip Torrone in a discussion all about MAKE Magazine.

Executive Director of KnowledgeContext, Miguel F. Aznar, joined the Geeks to talk about his new book Technology Challenged, Understanding Our Creations & Choosing Our Future.

The rise of Shuttle computers and their domination of the small form factor (SFF) computer market is a great success story. The fact that people latched onto the concept of the small, quiet, square-shaped computer was not surprising, but the fact that they bought Shuttle computers in droves was. Shuttle’s unique lightweight all-aluminum case combines a stylistic, aesthetically pleasing design without compromising cutting-edge features or performance.

The Geeks interview Cameron Rogers of Shuttle computers to learn how they started the SFF craze and what they plan to do next.

The geeks cover Geek News, talk about home DSL setup and take calls about setting up your home for high-speed access.

ATI Technologies, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, joins the Geeks to discuss their latest multimedia product - the ATI All-In-Wonder 2006 video card. From TV to gaming, video editing and free software, this All-In-One card provides users with an excellent video editing/publishing platform at a very affordable price.

Evan Harris author of "The Next Step in the Spam Control War: Greylisting" joins the Geeks for a discussion on fighting SPAM. Geeks Sean, Miles, Drew and host Lyle.

Paul McGrath creator of CarShare.biz joins the geeks for a discussion on company specific carpooling with incentives for participation. Learn how you can better your commute. The Geeks also do some GeekNews and answer calls and emails from listeners.

In this episode of GeekSpeak the Geeks do a bit of GeekNews, talk about anniversaries and take listener calls. Geeks this week: Drew Meyer, Miles Elam, Sean Cleveland and host Lyle Troxell.

Henry Ramirez D.D.S. joins the Geeks for an in depth discussion of the current high tech of teeth technology.

The Geeks talk with Jeffery Smedberg of the Santa Cruz Public Works Department about community resources and responsible manufactures (and how to get in contact with them) for e-waste management, recycling, and reuse.

Michael Mount is an Attorney focusing in digital copyrights. Michael joins the Geeks to give us a what's what with the current status of US copyright law and where it is going.

The Geeks are joined by David Lawrence, a well known talk show host who covers Pop culture, tech, movies, music, TV, humor, morals, ethics and politics 6 days a week on satilite radio. David has the term GeekSpeak trade marked, a while ago he contacted the Geeks to talk about our name, GeekSpeak. Learn all about David Lawrence, talk radio and the future of GeekSpeak.

The internet is relatively ethereal. A simple description is "a lot of computers connected together". On this episode of GeekSpak Derek Wise, President and CEO of Global NetOptics Inc., joins the Geeks for a discussion on where those computers are, what they need and how they communicate.

To kick off the Digital Photography month of GeekSpeak Derrick Story joins the Geeks with a discussion about his new book the Digital Photography Pocket Guide from O'Reilly. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Digital Photography in 55 minutes... well, at least get started.

Continuing the Digital Photography month of GeekSpeak Peter Krogh joins the Geeks with a discussion about his soon to be released The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers from O'Reilly. You can take picutres with your right index finger, but what do you do then... digital asset management is the rest of the story.

Continuing the Digital Photography month of GeekSpeak Deke McClelland, author of Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One, joins the Geeks. Deke's book is a wonderful guide to features and tricks for Adobe Photoshop CS2.

David Moir, a professional photographer, joins the Geeks for a real world discussion  about traditional and digital photography. David was the team photographer for the NY Yankees and photogaher for the NY Times. He now shoots using digital cameras and has some interesting things to share about digital photography.

Do you feel overwhelmed with the amount of pictures and video that you have on your home computer? Shayne Bowmen, from iView Media, joins the geeks for a discussion about how to manage digital assets... your personal photos, videos and audio.

NetVelocite makes Internet phone calls easy. So easy in fact, you don't need headphones or even a computer to make them! What are the benefits? Low rates and premium features including voice mail (with direct and web access), three-way calling, Caller ID, Call Waiting--and most importantly--the ability to use your existing phone number. Join Greg Troxell, CEO of NetVelocite, joins the Geeks as they discuss Voice Over IP (VOIP) and next-generation voice network technologies that are allowing people to make Internet-based calls using standard telephones with special broadband adapters.

This week, the geeks discuss tech with Gordon Mah Ung, Senior Editor of Maximum PC magazine. Maximum PC is the ultimate upgrade magazine for savvy PC owners. Every issue is packed with breaking news, tons of tips and techniques, and some of the most in-depth reviews and articles in the industry.

Durring this pledge drive show, gamers Matt Widener and Derrick Psaros join the Geeks to talk a bit about the history of role-playing games like D&D. Learn about the wonderous world of dice throwing on GeekSpeak.

Some estimates say that 15,000 audio pod casts exists today, including around 1000 video podcasts. On october 12th Apple released an enhanced iPod that supports video and comes in black. Taylor Barcroft joins the Geeks for a discussion on video podcasting and the future of media.

Sean, Miles and Lyle do some GeekNews and answer calls from listeners.

The Geeks get together for a little GeekNews and some of that old fashon "help you out".

The Geeks are joined by Senior Associate Editor of IEEE Spectrum Magazine, Harry Goldstein. In IEEE Spectrum's September Issue Harry wrote a comprehensive article on the FBI's Virtule Case File System. On this episode of GeekSpeak we discuss what went wrong and the complexities in large scale software development.

For our first installment of "Meet-a-Geek", Daniel Wang, Programer and partner at the startup Rasmal Research, joins Miles and Lyle for a geeky reunion and to help take calls from listeners.

This week on GeekSpeak we are speaking with Michael McKay, a programer, father and social aware Geek. Michael's expertise and interest include Security Encryption and social issues about Digital Rights Management. Durring the second half of the show we will take your calls or emails with questions and comments.

In March of 2001 Apple introduced OS X to widespread acclaim. This Unix-based operating system has brought new "geeky" users over to Apple's offerings. Andy Lester, author of Mac OS X Tiger, in a Nutshell, from O'REILLY, joins the geeks for a technical inspection of Apple's OS X and why it has become so widespread among Geeks.

'Tis the season to buy techy toys for geeky girls and boys. This episode of GeekSpeak, the geeks discuss their technical desires, and invite Susan Corben of Nyko Technologies to help us get a feel for the way companies look at geeks like us -- the technically savvy consumer. Throw in some GeekNews, some holiday cheer, some questions and comments from you -- our listeners -- and you have this episode of GeekSpeak.

GeekNews: Intel new Logo, 2005 days of vulnerability - browser vs browser, cyber-crime vs drugs, 2005 Americans data comprimised, HD-DVD vs BlueRay, virus protection vulnerability, Sony XPC CDs exchange, ePaper.

Geek Call-In: LCDs on Cameras, locking-up MS XP, heat problems, portable recorders (iPod, Marentz, iRiver and MyRiver), Safari vs others, dial-up accelerators, new laptop, and more.