Amber and Jeff announce our anniversary contest from Halifax and chat about Rocketboom, Microsoft and Skype. Brian interviews filmmaker David Cronenberg, Jeff reviews the iBeanBag Chair and Mikey rounds out the show with five tips on staying safe online and off.
Amber and Mike chat about Textamerica going fee-based, new rules for MySpace and iPod support for your TiVo. Jeff shows us some software to catalogue CDs.
Amber and Mike chat about AOL's digg killer, World Cup Soccer in ASCII and the complete works of Shakespeare for free. Jeff shows us how to convert a television into a monitor.
Amber & Mikey chat with special guest Leo Laporte on the latest Web and tech trends. Special segment by Jeff MacArthur on saving URL information. Running time: 19:37
Amber and Mike chat about trends on Google, how to create an awesome start page, and the latest and greatest one-page websites. Jeff and Chris (our Halifax crew) give us some inexpensive options for better lighting (for taking digital pics and video clips). And Brian does an E3 news update.
Amber and Mike chat about Skype for you and 99 of your best friends, Yahoo's new tech play, and how to tune into neighbourhood videos. Jeff and David gives us an overview of a web-based tool to connect to Windows machines remotely.
Amber and Mike chat about Madonna for your Skype account, Cuban on satellite radio, and how to claim your identity online. Jeff gives us the latest and greatest Gmail add-ons.
Amber & Mike chat about the iPod Nano, iTunes 5, NerdTV, the FireFly phone and Raffi. spotLIGHT on Peter Rukavina from ruk.ca and plazes.com and a special hotSTUFF segment by Jeff MacArthur. Running time: 21:03
Amber & Mike chat about Google goals, searching videos, and our first design contest. Brian reviews the Nintendo GameBoy micro and Jeff does a tech travel segment from his hotel room in Sri Lanka.
Amber and Mike talk about chatting in Gmail, robot races in Kuwait, the New York Times in five minutes flat, and 30Boxes. Jeff does Part II of his HDTV review. Total time (21:58)
Amber & Mike chat about protecting your Nano, iPod Subway Maps, how to podcast, and how to make a better website. hotStuff Review by Jeff MacArthur on portable speakers for your iPod. Running time: Running time: 18:00
This week Amber is live from the floor at Macworld in San Francisco. Jeff does a Mac segment from Halifax and Brian reviews two popular books about Apple's cult following. Running time: 20:23
Amber & Mike go back to school for their sweet sixteen and chat about Degrassi High, TiVo in Canada and what Google might have planned for the future. techTIP by Jeff MacArthur on Virtual KVM switches. Running time: 15:04
Amber & Jeff chat about the September issue of Wired Magazine, Skype Beta for Windows and Rotten Tomatoes. Special segment on cool stuff at the CNE by Mike Lazazzera. Running time: 12:44
Amber & Mike chat about the Xbox 360, how to protect your gear and gadgets from frostbite, and gifts for geeks. Jeff reviews multi-client chat software and our web picks of the week. Running time: 16:42
Amber & Mikey chat about Microsoft purchasing Claria, Venn Diagrams and announce the first commandN contest. Special interview with Frank from the techPhile Podcast. Special segment by Jeff MacArthur on wireless connectivity. Running time: 17:05
Amber and Mike chat about how to control your boss, what to do about noisy iPods, and where Leo Laporte likes to spend his time online. Jeff reviews the best in camera stands.
Amber & Mikey chat about the OPML editor, Windows Vista and interview Ray Slakinski, co-author of iPodderX. Special segment by Jeff MacArthur on how-to install Linux on an iPod. Running time: 17:55
Amber & Mike talk about Tivo and Yahoo joining together, Movies for my iPod and we rant about parking tickets and CD copy protection. Jeff MacArthur reviews the Griffin AirClick and our web picks of the week. Running time: 19:03
Amber & Jeff chat about our new graphics package, The EFF and how to unfreeze your iPod. hotSTUFF Review (Creative Zen Vision) by Mike Lazazzera and our web picks of the week. Running time: 19:30
Amber & Mikey chat about vSkype Beta, Google Patent and Live Plasma. Special segment on removing the DRM from iTunes music by Jeff MacArthur. Behind-the-scenes look at the editing suite Brian McKechnie uses for the show. Running time: 11:12
Amber & Mikey chat about Technorati Beta, Yahoo! vs. Google and the Yahoo! music store. Special segment on finding music online by Jeff MacArthur. Running time: 11:31
Amber & Mikey chat about DTV Beta, Microsoft and the iPod patent and the Babes of flickr. Special segment by contest winners Geoff and Andrew on installing a portable hard drive. Running time: 19:40
Amber and Mike chat about Windows on a Mac, "Naked" bloggers, and new Big in Japan tools. Jeff summarizes how to send large files for free. Amber interviews Valleywag's Editor in Austin, Texas about the latest geek gossip.
Amber & Mike chat about the new iPod, iMac, iTunes, Yahoo podcasting, and our Sweet 16 contest winners. hotSTUFF Review (Griffin iMic) by Jeff MacArthur and our web picks of the week. Running time: 16:00
Amber & Mikey chat about NextFest, Odeo.com, Plazes.com and the CVS disposable digital camcorder. Special segment on how to use FTP by Jeff MacArthur. Running time: 8:06
Amber and Mike talk about Microsoft Patch work, organizing your inbox and what not to do with the iPod Video. hotSTUFF: Jeff Reviews PED 2 Stand Running time: 14:02
Amber and Mike talk tech news from the Mini showroom, including how to make a better Google homepage, smells and scents at the theatre, and how to protect your Mac from theft. Jeff showcases three of the best iPod-friendly tech solutions for your car.
Amber, Mike and Jeff talks about what was hot in 2005, What we are looking forward to in 2006 and everything in-between. Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2006 from everyone on the commandN Crew Running time: 20:18
Amber & Mikey smooze at the Toronto Tech Meet-up, rate download.com and chat with Dan Huard from Systm. Special segment by Jeff MacArthur on navigating your computer with a keyboard only. Running time: 12:42
Amber and Jeff are in Florida this week to chat about Wi-Fi in San Fran, Pandora's latest gadget, and how to find out what to read next. Mike does a review of the latest apps in the Wiki world.
Amber & Mike chat about the $100 laptop, satellite radio in the Great White North, and their favorite feeds.
Jeff reviews five terrific tech toys and Brian shares five video production tips.
Running time: 17:45
Amber & Mikey chat about Google Earth, iTunes 4.9 and Yahoo My Web 2.0. Special segment by Jeff MacArthur on using the Apple software Garageband. Running time: 16:05
Amber & Mike hang out by the stars at the Toronto International Film Festival and chat about Skype, Yahoo! Mail, and Google BlogSearch. spotLIGHT: Interview with Dave Adekayode from the Canadian hip-hop group Universal Soul (www.usoul.com). Running time: 21:25
Amber & Mike talk about the Emmys, blogging and PowerBook hacks, and rave about Typepad. Jeff MacArthur reviews Bloglines and we hand out our web picks of the week. Running time: 22:00
Amber & Jeff chat about Google Talk, the PSP firmware update, YouTube.com and more! Special DVD camcorder review by Brian McKechnie. Running time: 21:28