Tech Gang Show is a podcast where we get together and cover tech stories and other things around the tech world.

Each week, we get together to talk about the latest tech stories of the week and cover applications, websites, and games that we love or hate, and we always have to rant about something that gets to us too.

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This week the gang gets together to talk about ways to avoid writer’s block while working on a blog, Spotify music service, and Qik for streaming your videos on the go.  Also, they cover some of the latest news including Apple patents, CNN streaming, and so much more.

NEWS

• CNN starts streaming 24 hours of ‘news’ online and on your iPhone
• Hulu Promises Buyers Five-Years of Programming
• Internet Activist Charged in M.I.T. Data Theft
• Hotmail Users Banned From Setting “Password” and “Ilovecats” As Passwords
• Eric Schmidt: Apple is suing us instead of innovating, will make sure HTC doesn’t lose patent suit

BLOGGING

Damond Nollan talks about 3 Steps to Avoid Writer’s Block and Improve Content Value.

WINDOWS WORLD

Bryan Lee talks about the US release of the music service Spotify and let’s us know the good and bad of it.

MOBILE

Amir Yasin chats about the streaming video service Qik and let’s us know what he thinks about the service.

One our first episode back we talk about pulling movies off your DVDs with RipIt, a possible Stephen Colbert game, and the great Google Plus Debacle.  Also, the gang talks about some of the latest news including the Netflix increase, EA acquiring PopCap games, and the “awesome” Facebook announcement.

NEWS

• Facebook’s ‘Awesome’ Announcement: Video Calling
• Netflix Adjusts Pricing, Renting Those Plastic Discs Just Got More Expensive
• Major ISPs agree to “six strikes” copyright enforcement plan
• EA acquires PopCap Games for digital push
• Zuckerberg closes off Google+ account so he can’t be tracked

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik talks about getting your movies off your DVDs with a little program called RipIt.

THIS WEEK IN GAMING

Jon Young spends a little time talking about a possible Stephen Colbert game.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Chris Collier joins us to discuss the Google Plus debacle.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 covers something for us.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik introduces us to Mac the Ripper.

RANT

Jason vents to us about bandwidth caps.

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.

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.

This week we talk about the audio editor Audacity, Resident Evil 5, editing your PDFs online with PDFvue, backing up online with Mozy, and how to use Feedburner to bypass corporate firewalls.

NEWS

Twitter makes revenue by endorsing Exectweet service
Scammer shuffles Apple out of 9,000 iPods
Gaming in the Cloud. OnLive Streaming Gaming Service
Nintendo ships 50 million Wii consoles, which still isn’t enough
Pirate Bay Announces IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service
Data backup firm sues 2 hardware suppliers
New Botnet Runs off DSL Modems and Routers
Best Buy Staff Paid Bonuses to Deny Legit Guaranteed Price Matches
Internet Explorer 8 launch fails to dent Firefox
Skype, Now the Largest Long-Distance Phone Company

SITES TO SEE

Corey Charette takes us back in time with The Vintage Web.

FREE FILE

Chris Poteet shows us the web browser in a new light with Cool Iris.

HOW-TO SECTION

Dave Senior tells us how to make your own self-hosted Muxtape with Open Tape.

APPLE CORNER

Ben Skripnik tells us how to get to one language with Monolingual.

RANT

Corey tells us why he hates it when a website gets popular.