Tech Gang Show

The Future of the Tech Gang Show Website

Corey Charette — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:10:11 +0000

When I started the Tech Gang Show website in November 2008 it was going to be a main place to access the TGS podcast. Before the show went live one of the co-hosts (Dave Senior) thought that we could make the site bigger than just a portal to our show. I totally agreed with him on this.

Unfortunately, because of the holidays, pesonal comittments and life (in general) this idea never came to fruition. Well, in July, I plan on resurrecting the website (including the podcast) and to help bring the original idea of TGS to life.

Along with the podcast, I would like to have TGS become a tech site with articles written by the hosts (and fans). I would like to have this site be similar to cnet.com in some respects, but entirely user-driven.

I would like to have TGS to be an extension of the podcast. For example, if there was a new game that we didn’t review on the show, someone else could write their own review of the game and post the article on our website.

Below is a basic idea of how I would like the articles to appear on the website. Keep in mind, that this is subject to change, but the basic information will still be there.

Every contributor to the website would get a brief bio of themselves and links to their projects/websites at the end of the article. We don’t want anyone to be ignored and want to thank them for helping build this site into something more than just a podcast website.

Of course, there is one thing that will help make this website what I would like it to be - you! Keep checking back to this site for more information on how you can submit your own stories to the TGS website.

If you have any questions, please shoot an email to talk@techgangshow.com and I’ll get back to you as soon a possible.

Tech Gang Show is looking for hosts!

Corey Charette — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:28:49 +0000

Tech Gang Show returns July 9th with brand new episodes.

Do you want to be a regular contributor to the show?

Here are a few things you will need to know:

1. You must be available on Thurdays evenings from 9pm - 9:30pm Eastern time.
2. Have Skype.
3. A segment that you can do everyweek. (For example, we have a gaming section that’s being done already.)

That’s about it. If you are interested in being a regular contributor to the show, just shoot an email to us at talk@techgangshow.com with with a short (2 minute) MP3 of a practice segment you want to do. We currently have spots open for the GAMES and FREE FILE section of the show. Other segments are available also, but want to fill these sections first.

Or if you want to be a guest contributor to the show just sent us an email with the link or your segment (WAV format perferred) to your talk@techgangshow.com by Tuesday evening at 7pm Eastern. (Please don’t email us the audio file directly.)
(Please note: that regular contributors have priority over what’s being covered, and email us does not guarantee your segment will make it in the show.)

If you have any other questions, just shoot us an email and we’ll answer them as soon as possible.

I’m Not Dead

Corey Charette — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:51:16 +0000

Hey guys, just want to drop you a line and let you know what’s what in my life.

Not going anywhere, just taking a little break.

Thanks and hope you stick around,
Corey

Episode 019: May 14, 2009

Corey Charette — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:52:15 +0000

This week the gang let us know about Velvet Assassin, Great Sites for Kids, using Skype on your iPhone, and how to very everything and anything that you want with Irfanview…….

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NEWS

Google Squared. Structured search for data
Kindle Publishing Now Open To All Blogs
UK ISPs refuse to play Copyright Cop
FCC will run nationwide DTV “soft test” on May 21
Can or Can’t Police track your car with GPS?
Sony posts $1b loss, first in 14 years
Facebook rolls out real time notifications and chat updates
The Pre Costs $542.01 Without Subsidies According to Fine Print
Apple, Dell, HP laptop owners sue Nvidia over faulty chips
Apple confirms WWDC keynote time, Phil Schiller leading the way

GAMES

Jason Kelly gives us his review of Velvet Assassin.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette let’s you know about Great Sites for Kids.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet tells you how to look at things with Irfanview.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik gives us a call from Skype for the iPhone.

RANT

Jason goes off on how AT&T and how poorly designed infrastructure means it’s users have to suffer in bad 3G coverage and limitations on iPhone applications.

Episode 018: May 7, 2009

Corey Charette — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:00:56 +0000

This week the gang covers X-Men origins: Wolverine game, how to get coupons on Twitter, how to meet your eBooks needs with Calibre, and the way to kill non responding programs with just a single keystroke……

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NEWS

Twitter for sale? Google shutdown, Apple looking
Why Facebook Shut Down the Only Useful App it Ever Had
FTC probe may force Apple/Google board members to part ways
Duke Nukem Developer Shuts Down
Bigger Kindle for University texts and newspapers: Kindle Dx
Psystar May Be Preparing Netbook with Mac OS X Preinstalled
Windows 7 RC hits the interweb
Firefox Takes on Chrome, IE 8 With Multi-Processor Plans
Disney invests in Hulu
Disneyland rides change picture taking policy

GAMES

Jason Kelly goes overboard and talks about X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette tells you have to save a few bucks with CouponTweet.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet lets us know about Calibre for all your eBook needs.

HOW-TO SECTION

Dave Senior tells us how to kill any non responding windows app with a single keystroke.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik covers a few Apples games for us, Flight Control & Parking Lot.

RANT

Dave let’s us know that when the news talks tech.. everyone loses.

How To Enable Half Star Ratings in iTunes

Dave Senior — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:07:32 +0000

If you want to get those fancy half star ratings in Itunes you can follow these instructions to get them on either Windows or Mac.

Windows

Close Itunes
Find Itunesprefs.xml and open it using Notepad
Find User Preferences
Under that line add: allow-half-stars
Under that line add: dHJ1ZQ
Save the file and Open Itunes

Mac

Open up Terminal (in Application/Utilities)
Make sure iTunes is closed
Type the following line: defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars-bool TRUE
Hit enter
Close the terminal and fire up iTunes

Episode 017: April 23, 2009

Corey Charette — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:52:08 +0000

This week the gang is going to let you know that Trivial Pursuit is alive, we’ll let you know who was Dead At Your Age, cover some programs that check updates on your programs, how to put half-stars on iTunes, and much more……

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NEWS

Myspace CEO steps down.. being replaced by Facebook COO
Amazon Wants To Bully Amazee Into Changing Its Name
Feel Like Shaking A Baby To Death? There’s An App For That.
Skype Offering Country Unlimited Plan for $6/Month
Oracle To Buy Sun For Approximately $7.4 Billion - Hold On To Your Hats

GAMES

Jason Kelly talks about a modernized version of the classic Trivial Pursuit.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette let’s you know who was Dead At Your Age.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet let’s us know about AppUpdate and Update Checker.

HOW-TO SECTION

Dave Senior tells us how-to enable half stars in Itunes for Mac and Windows.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik lets us know about the Incase Slider Case.

RANT

Dave let’s us know that when the news talks tech.. everyone loses.

Episode 016: April 16, 2009

Corey Charette — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:25:12 +0000

This week the guys go over Killzone 2, talk about the iPod Shuffle, show you how to hide your email address with Scr.im, and why DestroyTwitter can actually help make it better…………

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NEWS

Evernote and Twitter now work together to save your memories
17-year-old claims responsibility for Twitter worm
StumbleUpon becomes a startup again
Gmail Gets Smarter Search
Skype going Public?
Easter Eggs Give Clues to Next-Gen iPhone
Boston College Campus Police: Using Prompt Commands may be a sign of criminal activity
$800 Gets You a Never-Locked Overseas iPhone From Buy.com
IM password stealer available at major mainstream download sites
Time Warner Tests $150-Per-Month Unlimited Internet

GAMES

Jason Kelly gives us a quick review of Killzone 2.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette tells us how to hide our email address with Scr.im.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet talks about the misnamed DestroyTwitter.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik talks about the iPod Shuffle.

RANT

Chris vents about Microsoft office.

Episode 015: April 9, 2009

Corey Charette — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:31:02 +0000

This week the guys cover the game FIFA 2009, how to check usernames on multiple social networking sites at once, PIDGIM instant messenger program, and so much more…………

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NEWS

Skype’s iPhone App Sparks Wireless Net Neutrality Debate
TiVo update brings pause menu ads to Series3 & TiVo HD owners
Apple Changes Pricing for Digital Music
New Zune hardware coming this year
Microsoft allows HP to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010
Blockbuster voices “substantial doubt” about ability to survive
Google News Isn’t Target Of AP Wrath, Google Says
Google’s new Gmail mobile web app sports offline message caching, lots of floaty goodness
RIM Launches BlackBerry App Store
P.U.M.A. test ride

GAMES

Jason Kelly kicks it around with FIFA 2009.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette helps you do a NameChk on a multitude of social networking sites.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet lets us know about Pidgin and how to use it.

HOW-TO SECTION

Dave Senior .

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik introduces us to Mac the Ripper.

RANT

Jason vents to us about bandwidth caps.

Episode 014: April 2, 2009

Corey Charette — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:13:09 +0000

This week the gang talk about Far Cry 2, let us know how to Print What You Want, Google Analytics via email, Jing software, news, and so much more……………………………………………………..

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OUR MISSION: 2 the Fifth Power help spread the word of this podcast!

NEWS

Conficker payload.. Making it harder to track.. no real attack
Sony’s PlayStation 2 rumored to hit $99.99 in April
Skype for the Iphone released. Canada gets the shaft
Google Launches Free, Legal Music Downloads in China
Google Removes tethering app from the marketplace
The Pirate Bay Lets You Share Torrents on Facebook
Firefox 3.0 now more popular than ie6 and ie7 in Europe
Apple’s iPhone App Refund Policies Could Bankrupt Developers
IPhone pirating app attacks Rival App Store
Netflix notches 2 billionth delivery with a Blu-ray disc

GAMES

Jason Kelly goes over Far Cry 2 for us.

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette tells us to Print What You Like.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet talks about Jing.

HOW-TO SECTION

Dave Senior tells us how to add Google Analytics to your emails.

RANT

Jason complains about people who think they’re immune to viruses because they run a Mac.