http://mygeekweek.com Geeks get together to talk about the most recent happenings in the world of geek. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:19:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Posting from Ford Bloggers Lounge at the Detroit Auto Show.  Lots of interesting cars and concepts, with an emphasis on electric and hybrid vehicles.  Cars that park themselves and touch sensitive displays.  In general a whole bunch of advertising and glamour. If you have a nice car, or a dream ... http://mygeekweek.com/2010/01/17/detroit-auto-show/ I came across this a few weeks ago on Boing Boing and I thought it would be worth  mentioning here as well.  I think from past shows and blog posts, it's apparent I make an effort to bring attention to the fact that there's still adventures worth having in a ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/11/17/wwoof/ As promised the MyGeekWeek crew has returned for another tech-filled episode. Filled with tech to the brim, check this episode out, not one to be forgotten. Recap: what have we been doing? Question of the Week:Black Friday, what is everyone hoping they can get? Windows 7 is now out, what are our thoughts Movies: ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/10/27/show-episode-27-told-you-so/ After this cold and short summer, we are back in town, and we are going to get both our shows and blogs rolling like they never have been before. So sit tight, hold on, and enjoy the next season of MGW. http://mygeekweek.com/2009/08/31/were-back-a-dinosaur-story/ Andrew the retro gaming specialist has turned the big 21 today, and from the other hosts and all of our readers/listeners we hope he has an awesome birthday. http://mygeekweek.com/2009/08/05/its-andrews-birthday/ With Comic-con finally coming to a close, discussion of what was seen is in no short supply. Going into the show there were two major announcements I was really hoping for: News on the Fables TV-series or any word on the Scott Pilgrim movie. Considering Fables was announced back ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/07/28/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-entertainment-industry/ Hey Folks.  I am Jake Barnett, host of MyGeekWeek.  I will be hosting TPN Weekly Episode 10 for your listening pleasure!  For this episode, we have done our standard format of a show, it is slightly longer than most other TPN Weekly shows so far. Please checkout all of the other ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/06/22/show-episode-26-tpn-weekly-baby/ For nearly a month now I've watched the web buzz with excitement over Tatsunoko vs. Capcom and only recently decided to look further at it with a very much "Meh," attitude. This was before I knew that Megaman Volnutt will be a contender in the game. The Volnutt incarnation of Megaman ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/06/12/dream-team/ There is a lot of complaining on the internet about the price of the iPhone 3gs upgrade for current iPhone 3g users. They say its crazy to pay 400 bucks to get the new phone, but there are those that say AT&T is justified. I agree with both. 400 bucks ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/06/11/upgrade-price-for-iphone-users/ So this show was all about E3 and the iPhone 3GS. But most impressively, Mike did this whole show while driving, and we also have a new guest host, Cam O'Grady. Check out the show notes below the fold. Show Notes: Sherlock Holmes Trailer Safari 4 fastest browser ever Project Natal Left For Dead 2 ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/06/09/show-episode-25-remotes-r-us/ So my entire day was consumed yesterday with trying to get my Gmail, PayPal, and Hotmail accounts all back under my own control. My accounts were all compromised with minutes of each other and money taken from my PayPal, wanna hear about how it went? Read below the break. At 4:30 ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/05/17/the-internet-is-a-scary-place-the-e-swat-team-struck-hard/ Gmail has enabled new users to bring all of their old mail and contacts over from their old mail sites. All of the major web mail sites are supported in the switch. It can even continue to bring your old mail over for the next 30 days.  The ability to ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/05/14/gmail-stronger-than-ever/ Following it's big premiere, Star Trek appears to be a hit, and with Wolverine's release a few weeks prior and Angels & Demons hitting theaters this Friday, the summer movie season is well under way. The end is no where in sight with only the final weeks of May approaching and ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/05/12/summer-sleepers-top-5-movies-you-havent-heard-about/ I write this as I am packing up all of my stuff, but don't fret trusty listeners, we will still be doing the show over the summer. We want to continue to bring you the great discussions that we have since September '08. O how tech has changed since then. ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/05/08/summer-is-upon-us/ So Andrew and I wanted to do a little something new, so we did our first episode of Mini MyGeekWeek, where we talk about our lives and things of that nature. So check it out and let us know what you think.Download Mini MyGeekWeek 1 http://mygeekweek.com/2009/04/29/mini-mygeekweek-episode-1/ With Spring bringing more and more rain, we sit inside for a little tech chat. Show Notes: Dr. Horrible Movie? FXIII demo Blizzard - got cash? Obama's crazy ambitious high speed rail plan Pirate Bay Trial Verdict - Guilty Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 for XBLA Beatles Rock Band Footage New fallout announced 8.5% of American youths addicted to video games New ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/04/26/show-episode-24-rain-drops-on-our-heads/ Another week bring more great discussion about the latest tech news. Show Notes: Raleigh, North Carolina buses get on-board DTV Prototype Sanyo projector throws up 1080p at near point-blank range Congressman Wants to Ban Download Caps Cam: Could Hulu streaming help fight piracy? Wii 2 Typing "Prompt Commands" Sufficient to Seize Your Property Microsoft Owns up to ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/04/20/show-episode-23-bandwidth-and-piracy-aww-yeah/ Lots of stuff to chat about this week, from movie trailers to Men In Black 3, check out the show notes for more. Show Notes: Mutant Chronicles Trailer Bruno trailer MIB 3 and Ghostbusters 3 Another example of why US internet providers are stupid GM and Segway announce two-wheeled urban transport vehicle Old Republic Classes Faction ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/04/08/show-episode-22-news-on-news/ Being the skype fan that I am, I was intrigued by the rumors regarding an Official Skype app that would be hitting the app store on the 31st.  It almost seems as if such an application goes against Apple & AT&T's collaboration.  But lo-and-behold, the 31st arrived, and so did ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/03/31/ipod-touch-the-ultimate-skype-phone/ With the GDC around the corner, we talk about a new hyped product/service called Onlive, we chat about everything from that to scamming iPods. Check out the show notes for more details. Show Notes: *UPDATE* iPhone sales 17 million (30 million with touch included) New Service Aims To Replace Consoles With Cloud Gaming Zeebo ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/03/25/show-episode-21-onlive-or-bust/ iPhone OS 3.0 was accouned and we talk about all the new features as well as our review of Watchmen and Resident Evil 5. Check out the show notes for more info on everything we talked about on this show. Show Notes: Sixth Sense Technology Iphone 3.0 What Makes the Five Smart Phones Different Dell ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/03/19/show-episode-20-whats-this-iphone-thing/ This weeks news and discussion sparks some interesting debates, defintily an episode not to be missed. We will be back in 2 weeks with many more things to talk about including a review of Watchmen. Show Notes: Ghost Busters 3 Terminator Salvation trailer End of pirate bay trial Halo 3 - 1 billion served *REVIEW* - ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/03/06/show-episode-19-apple-apple-everywhere/ Even a fire alarm couldn't stop us from bringing you more geek talk this week, we have a lot of reviews to talk about this week so strap in for some very intriguing conversation. Show Notes: Miss March Dead Space:  Extraction Kirby Creator's New Thang Xbox Live DOS Square Enix & Eidos Quake Live Open Beta Adam Corolla ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/02/25/show-episode-18-we-didnt-start-the-fire/ So, I'm afraid the Kindle 2 has still been buzzing through my mind lately, to the point where I wound up on Amazon searching for my favorite books and finding out which ones were available for download in Kindle Edition. Here's what I recommend based on what I've seen ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/02/19/kindle-recommendations/ Another installment of our weekly discussions brings some great debate about Microsoft, Facebook, and much more. We love seeing your comments and emails, so keep them coming. Show Notes: charter bandwidth cap - 100gb upto 10mb speed, 250gb for 20-30mb, no cap for 60mb speed blizzard drops out of E3 Average user only run ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/02/18/show-episode-17-side-note/ We covered a couple of major news stories this week, some good discussion about why some things fail and why some might take off. Check the show notes for more info. Show Notes: Ruckus No More Gaming Gambling XM and Sirius going bankrupt Kindle 2 Oregon Trail on iPhoneDownload Episode 16 http://mygeekweek.com/2009/02/11/show-episode-16-readers-paradise/ So here we are, post Superbowl, reflecting on what could have been. And per the usual we talk tech! Check the show noted for more info. Show Notes *REVIEW* Taken Flash on iPhone seems likely 4th Resident Evil *REVIEW* Chuck in 3D *REVIEW* New Heroes *REVIEW* Super bowl ads Windows 7 editions Fanboys this week Nvidia Ion New Iphone in June? IBM ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/02/04/show-episode-15-nbc-does-it-big/ From digital TV to multi-touch patents, MGW has it all for you this week. Click More for the Show notes. Leave us a comment about what you are doing for this years Superbowl! Show Notes: Economy benefits from file sharing Amazon Launching Kindle 2? WD releases 2TB drive Iphone Killer? Hands-on with projector phone Apple gets ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/28/show-episode-14-apples-up-to-it-again/ Exclusive: YouTube Will Soon Let Big Content Partners Bring Their Own Ads There has always been a phobia for many major content providers on YouTube that they wouldn't get any kickback from all of their masses of content, well YouTube had some extra friendly thoughts lately and is allowing them to ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/22/exclusive-youtube-will-soon-let-big-content-partners-bring-their-own-ads/ Facebook’s Big Day: 1.5 Million Obama-Related Status Updates Via CNN Facebook had huge plans for today when they teamed up with CNN to cover the presidential inauguration, and it looked like it played out. Check out the story over at TechCrunch. Posted using ShareThis http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/21/facebooks-big-day-15-million-obama-related-status-updates-via-cnn/ SlideShare Now Lets You Fuse YouTube Into Your Presentations If you are looking for a way to integrate youtube videos into your presentations seamlessly here is your solution. It also allows you to play audio while doing a presentation, which is tricky at best in Powerpoint. http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/21/slideshare-now-lets-you-fuse-youtube-into-your-presentations/ After the wrap up of '08 we get back into the swing of things. The crew has come together for yet another great episode where we speak our minds and read some news. If you wan't any more info on the stories, check the show notes. Enjoy. Show Notes: Vista SP2 Coming ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/20/show-episode-13-first-news-of-09/ In this show we talk about what our favorites were from 2008. We want to know what all of you liked from 2008, leave some comments with what you liked the most in 2008. With the new year ahead we hope to bring a lot of new content and ideas ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/13/show-episode-11-super-show-08/ I wrote a review for World of Goo for a site that I frequent, so I thought that I would share it with our readers, hope you guys like it. World of Goo is a game based on a simple concept of building structures with balls of "goo" but the actual ... http://mygeekweek.com/2009/01/02/world-of-goo-review/ So 1UP came out with a list of the top games to look forward to next year, and after taking a look at it, there are definately some great games coming next year. 2008 was a great year but 2009 has potential to top it.My favorites of the list include ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/31/1ups-top-games-of-2009/ I was contacted about this app by the developer, who read my other blog about voicetag, and he asked me to review his app so here it goes. First thing I noticed about this "app" is that it doesn't run inside of Facebook like I would consider a normal app would. ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/30/facebook-app-telephone/ The U.S. wind industry has been a world leader, installing an impressive 5,244 megawatts in 2007. The U.S. offshore wind industry is another story, with no offshore wind farms yet developed. The tides may be changing however 4.7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Nantucket Bay. The Massachusetts Department ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/27/first-us-offshore-wind-project-gains-dep-approval/ There is a new application going around called Voicetag, it allows you to send your friends voicemail messages right on Facebook. There is so much more that this application can do such as groups and text messaging, stay with me here for more information. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="624" caption="This is the ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/26/facebook-app-voicemail-on-facebook/ With the crew's shortest show yet, we extend you our best wishes for the holidays and hope to see you in the New Year.Download Episode 11 http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/18/show-episode-11-seasons-greetings/ Okay, so, I'll finish up the Christmas list round up with, well, my Christmas list.  I really couldn't think up too much that I wanted, so I decided to become a little less grounded in reality with my requests. - 8 gb iPod Shuffle (Red) - Record/CD/DVD/MP3 player - Sleeper Sofa - Freshwater Surfboard - ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/18/andrews-christmas-list/ And here is my Xmas list to follow up both Ken and Jake. Xigmatek Heat Sink Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal compound Dakine Titan Mittens ( black plaid) Oakley Beanie (black) iPhone 8gb black (which I recently got due to AT&T requiring in store activiation. Took the surprise away much to the dismay of my ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/17/mikes-xmas-list/ Following up from Jake's Christmas Wishlist, here's my christmas wishlist.  It might also serve as a teaser for a large installment that  I will be working on for the site over the next few weeks.  Stay Tuned. In no particular order: Dynex DX-LCD42HD-09 42" 1080p LCD TV - for the price ($597) ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/16/kens-christmas-wishlist/ This Christmas is going to be an amazingly busy day for theaters. This List has the main movies coming out. I think I may find myself going to 3 movies on Christmas day if I can find the time. But Which 3 you may ask? You have been teased. I am ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/15/movies-released-on-christmas-day-2008/ So I along with many other "youngsters" never really adopted the twitter trend a while back. And I am still happy with my decision. Twitter will never stand up to the monster that is the Facebook Status Bar. Twitter is simple, and that is nice, but it simply does not offer ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/12/to-twitter-or-not-to-twitter/ So we decided to switch off of our old host because many of our users as well as us were experiencing slower than optimal download speeds. We are happy to say that with our new host we are getting much much faster service, we hope you all enjoy the new ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/12/11/new-webhost/ So we decided that it would be a fun idea if we all posted our christmas lists on the blog for all to see. So here is my installment, I am very interested to see everyone else's list. Lobster Winter Gloves North Face Winter Hat - Winter Green Dual Layer DVD's for data ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/26/jakes-christmas-wishlist/ With our shows coming into the double digits we bring you an entertaining and fun time full of reviews and tech and geek talk. Enjoy. For those of you using Itunes, you can get the latest podcast and all of the past ones via our iTunes feed. Show Notes: Retro Game Challenge (DS) Jinni YouTube ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/24/show-episode-10-star-wars-trek/ As the snow falls outside we gather is Studio G51 for yet another information and entertainment extravaganza. We come at you with reviews and tech news this time around. Enjoy. For those of you using Itunes, you can get the latest podcast and all of the past ones via our iTunes ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/16/show-episode-9-let-it-snow/ I realize it's been a few weeks since the intial announcement, but I'm doing this anyway.  I'm referring to the announcement of the all Beatles game.  It's supposed to follow The Beatles through their evolution and focusing on their different albums.  Despite this being developed by Harmonix, the creators of ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/12/ladies-and-gentleman-here-they-are/ We are back on this snowy Monday afternoon to bring you our 8th installment. This episode is filled with reviews and tech news. Thank you all for tuning in so far we hope you have enjoyed our shows, we will keep them coming. For those of you using Itunes, you can ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/10/show-episode-8-good-times/ The day in finally upon us. It is as simple as a quick trip to your local polling place. Make your vote count. If you want any more info, we have it right here for you, just read the rest of this post. Some very useful links: Google's Voter Map to find ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/04/election-day/ Fresh from the their escapades and haunted adventures over Halloween weekend, the MGW crew is back with tales from beyond the grave...or just the latest news in all things geek: New Futurama movie on the 4th – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054486/ More Futurama to come? – http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=61754 Legend of the Seeker – http://www.legendoftheseeker.com/ Spider-Man 4 Recruits Pulitzer ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/03/show-episode-7-the-phantom-curse/ This election is the turning point of our generation; the results of it will shape the rest of lives as well as our children, and their children. There are numerous key topics which are important to the future of our nation many of which revolve around technology.  Network Neutrality is ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/11/01/tech-policy-showdown/ Mr. Thompson, the illustrious conservative activist who specialized in fighting against violent video games has been put in his place. Thompson's abuse of the legal system has ended up causing his house of cards to come tumbling down. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="229" caption="So Long Good Sir"][/caption] There he is standing is his ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/29/jack-thompson-now-officially-disbarred/ Halloween is just around the corner, so we talk about our favorite horror games and movies. We also highlight many horror releases that are just around the bend. E3 2009 to take place in June, Open to Public – Star Wars: The Old Republic Resident Evil 5 not coming to wii Polybius - iphone 3g ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/27/show-episode-6-shocktober/ Mike, Kenny, Andrew and Jake are at it again! In their 5th installment of the world famous MyGeekWeek podcast. Let's see what these kids are up to this time. New Michigan ID Homebrew Xbox Channel Max Payne New Macbooks Little Big Planet Recall Midway cancels two game licenses, nearly doubles projected ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/20/show-episode-05-a-new-hope/ As a gift to our listeners and readers out there, here's a little something to set the Halloween mood in the coming weeks when you're lounging around: Black Magic Show - Elefant Bones - The Killers (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash Love Potion no. 9 - the Searchers Bad Moon Rising - ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/19/halloween-playlist/ As you all know, I am a HUGE fan of Diablo II. I cannot wait for Diablo III to come out and I have never had so much anticipation for a game that is most likely years away. But having just watched some new videos for the Wizard, I can ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/15/diablo-iii-wizard/ Our longest and most detailed episode to date. Many talking points on this show, the show notes are just a taste of what we talked about. For those of you using Itunes, you can get the latest podcast and all of the past ones via our iTunes feed. Top 6 Wii – ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/13/episode-04-the-never-ending-episode/ "In what is perhaps the most shining example of obsession and geekiness I have ever seen, a fella by the name of Bradster has 36 World of WarCraft accounts that he plays on 11 computers simultaneously. He mainly seems to be doing it because he doesn’t like to rely on ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/12/man-plays-36-wows-at-once/ During this week's show, I may have been noticeably sidetracked towards the end. The truth is, I couldn't stop obsessing about that MMORPG that was canceled from the Xbox. It took a little bit of digging, but I finally remembered what I was thinking of. The game's ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/10/true-fantasy-live/ The crew returns in their third installment.  Glad to have you back and hope you enjoy the show. On today's show we discussed Slashfilm's "Top 500 Movies" Consoled Bound MMORPG's for Sony Linux's 17th Birthday Netbook's Popularity Wii HD Nintendo's DSi Fable II Bungie's Teaser KOTOR MMORPG 300 Sequel Sega PMP Resident Evil Movie Max Payne Movie Swingers Sequel Economic Bailout Download Episode 3 - Mavericks http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/06/show-episode-3-mavericks/ This month, KDDI of Japan is releasing a new fiber service to homes this month... 1gb/s internet! There is only one problem with this speed. Its so fast that it is wasted on wireless networks as they do not support transfer speeds of even close to that. But, if thats ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/10/04/worlds-fastest-internet/ We are back with our second show, we have worked out a few of the kinks and it runs even smoother than before, enjoy the show. Topics we discussed were: Will Nintendo announce an Advanced DS? Pure Eagle Eye, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Fancast.com Xbox Slim Dropbox Our Favorite Games Much Much More Download ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/29/show-episode-2-were-back/ OK, so, it maybe pushing the envelope as far as timelines, but here's those Pac-Man movie trailers we were talking about.  There's really no way to introduce these with out sound borderline psychotic, so all I can say is go ahead and enjoy. -Andrew http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/28/pac-man-the-movie/ For those who are unfamiliar with gOS (GOOD OS), it is a linux distribution based off of Ubuntu but with an emphasis on lite system requirements and netbook use.   Announced in August at the LinuxWorld Expo, the newest version of gOS features easy integration with a plethora of Google gadgets ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/26/gos-30-released/ In July of this year California made it Illegal to drive and talk on a phone at the same time. Although, under the law you could still use a Bluetooth headset to talk on your phone. Now California along with 7 other states as well as Washington D.C. are making ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/25/schwarzenegger-terminates-text-messaging-while-driving/ Michael Moore's new movie, "Slacker Uprising" is taking an interesting distribution route. As this movie is about elections, he feel that it is important to get it out there before the next US presidential election, so that is exactly what he is doing. He has made it available to ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/24/slacker-uprising/ Not sure if the buzz has reached anybody else, or if it has if anyone cares, but the old Game Boy Advanced entry into the Kingdom Hearts series "Chain of Memories" is about to receive a makeover for the PS2. Old news, yeah? But wait, there's more! ... http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/23/kingdom-hearts-remake-headed-stateside/ Our first episode is complete, here it is, in its entirety. Click "read the rest of this entry" for the show notes On todays show we covered Rock Band 2 Our Favorite Consoles Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Chuck Napster/Best Buy Comic Book Movies And much more Download Standard Podcast http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/22/show-episode-1/ Welcome to MyGeekWeek! A daily Blog and weekly netcast about all things geek! http://mygeekweek.com/2008/09/16/welcome/