GeekRant
363 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsTech news, social and political commentary, family-friendly humor, and of course bacon await you in this rambling wreck of a show... but if you're not careful, you may accidentally learn something along the way.
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EDL #65 - Something Pithy This Way Comes
September 12, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe have a look at some interesting tech news this week as well has resume our on-again off-again discussion on what effect Windows 8 may have on desktop Linux adoption.
EDL #64 - What's In a Name?
September 05, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBThe guys have a little fun this week poking fun at some of the odd names given to modern Linux distributions.
EDL #63 - We Don't Need No Stinkin' Show Title
August 29, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBFor this weeks show, the guys discuss some interesting tech news from recent weeks and, of course, throw in a healthy dose of their own less-than-humble opinions as they go.
EDL #62 - Fuduntu
August 22, 2012 06:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThis week Chris and Seth regale Mark with their experiences using a rather odd Linux distribution called Fuduntu. Or, as Seth puts it "the secret love child of Ubuntu and Fedora."
EDL #60 - The Hidden Linux
July 11, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBThis week the guys respond to a listener request by having a discussion about some of the many ways in which people interact with Linux and Linux-like operating systems on a daily basis- often without even knowing it.
EDL #59 - You Were Expecting Fireworks?
July 04, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThis week the guys slack off a little and blame the upcoming holiday, but they do still manage to fill an hour with moderately interesting conversations.
EDL #58 - Now with More Chrome!
June 27, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThis week Mark and Aaron crash the EDL party once again as Stephen McLaughlin a.k.a. The Door-to-Door Geek join the gang for a wrap-up of Linux news and other topics.
EDL #57 - The Seat of Our Pants
June 21, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBThis week Chris and Seth make some stuff up at the last minute and still manage to talk for over an hour.
EDL #56 - The SolusOS Project
June 13, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week Chris and Seth man the shop in Mark's absence with a look a the Linux distribution called SolusOS.
EDL #55 - The Big Announcement Episode
June 06, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBThe week Mark makes a big announcement and the guys cover announcements from Fedora, Linux Mint and others.
EDL #54 - A Second Look at Security
May 30, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBThe guys answer a listener email and spend some time discussing the basic security principles with regard to the Linux desktop- covering everything from firewalls, to antivirus, to password management and more.
EDL #53 - Ubuntu 12.04 - Finally
May 23, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThe guys finally get around to reviewing Ubuntu 12.04- the most recent "long term release" from Shuttleworth and company.
EDL #52 - Stuff and Things
May 16, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThis weeks show doesn't have any one particular topic, but rather is a wide-ranging discussion of the news of the day and other general-purpose geekiness. Also, we say goodbye to our friend Aaron as he takes an extended break from the show.
EDL #49 - The Whole Tablet Thing
May 02, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBThis week we put our collective brains together and help Seth find the tablet of his dreams. We'll have a look at the major players in tablet computing right now and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each.
EDL #49 - Linux, LiveCDs and VMs... Oh my!
April 25, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBThis week the guys cover a couple of listener suggestions and discuss using a combination of LiveCDs and Virtual Machines to test-drive various Linux distributions.
EDL #48 - The Command Line Episode
April 18, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBThis week the Command-line Godfather takes up the challenge of presenting us with a series of tasks that can only be (or can most effectively be) carried out from the command line, rather than a GUI interface. Can he stump the GUI Kid?
EDL #47 - Mega News Update
April 11, 2012 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBThis week the guys take a casual look at some of the Linux/technology news of the week, offering their own commentary along the way.
EDL #46 - Linux in the Post-PC World
April 04, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBThis week we discuss an article a listener brought to our attention about the "Post-PC" world, and where we think Linux could fit into it.
EDL #45 - Listener Q and A
March 28, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThis week the guys turn the show over to the audience in our first-ever Listener Q and A episode.
EDL #44 - Customizing the Linux Desktop
March 21, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThis week Chris, Mark and Aaron welcome the Prodigal Seth back for their discussion about customizing the Linux desktop, including a converstion about whether computing devices of the near future will even be customizable.
EDL #43 - Tips for Training New Users
March 14, 2012 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBThis week Mark and Aaron are joined once again by Steve McLaughlin, The Door-to-Door Geek to discuss some of their ideas and recommendations about how to train new users to make the most out of Linux.
EDL #42 - Setting Up a Home Server
March 07, 2012 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBThis week Chris, Mark and Aaron discuss some fo the details to be considered when setting up a linux-based home server.
EDL #41 - Getting Spousal Approval
February 29, 2012 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis week the guys are joined by Steve McLaughlin, a.k.a. the Door-to-Door Geek for a discussion about how to move Linux into the living room without causing marital strife.
EDL #40 - What NOT To Do in Linux
February 22, 2012 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week Chris and Mark look at a few things that you should never do when running Linux and include a few horror stories from our own past.
EDL #39 - The Boris Box
February 15, 2012 07:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis week Chris and Mark give Aaron a lesson on how firewalls work and why you might want to ditch the little, plastic router your ISP gave you and build your very own Boris Box.
EDL #38 - The GrannyCam
February 08, 2012 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThis week the guys do a poor job of answering a question from a listener about remotely viewing multiple webcams on a Linux machine, but it somehow turns out to be a fairly interesting show anyway.
EDL #37 - No, It's Not a New Wrestling League
February 01, 2012 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBThis week Chris will walk us through his experiences with and thoughts on the XFCE desktop environment.
EDL #36 - What We Use
January 25, 2012 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBThis week the guys take answer a listener request and give a rundown of the tools and software they use on a daily basis. Wondering where to start your Linux journey? Listen in.
EDL #35 - Where Do I Keep My Stuff?
January 18, 2012 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThis week the guys take a look at some of the best cross-platform solutions for exteral data storage, including NAS, Off-site and Local storage
EDL #34 - Playing Catchup
January 11, 2012 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBThis week the guys catch up on some of the headlines we missed during the holidays, as well as some things currently going on in the tech world as they look forward to 2012.
EDL #33 - Techno Resolutions
January 04, 2012 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBThis week the guys discuss some of their tech-related resolutions for the upcoming year, and encourage you to make some of them your own as well.
EDL #32 - Painful Peripherals
December 28, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis week the guys discuss some techniques for getting all those new gadgets you just got for Christmas hooked up and actually working with Linux.
EDL #31 - Media Streaming in Linux
December 21, 2011 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThis week talk about a few options for setting up a media server in your home. How do you get all your stuff from where it is to where you are?
EDL #30 - Holiday Tech Support
December 14, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBThis week the guys cover something that affects every geek at least a couple of times a year- serving as free tech support for your family and friends.
EDL #29 - Linux Mint 12
December 07, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThis week we take a glance at the latest offering from Linux Mint and see if they've found a way to make Gnome 3 something that doesn't make you want to stab your eyes out with ... well... to see what improvments they've made.
EDL #28 - Up Close and Personal with Bootloaders
November 30, 2011 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week the guys take a brief look at the various bootloaders for Linux and discuss some of the pros and cons of each.
EDL #27 - Fedora 16
November 23, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThis week Chris walks us through the good, the bad and the ugly of the latest version of Fedora Linux.
EDL #26 - Blurse You Linux!
November 16, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week the guys are joined by a listener who calls himself DannyBoy for our first-ever listener spotlight, as he talks about his experiences with Linux as a visually-impared user.
EDL #25 - One Interface to Rule Them All
November 09, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAfter comletely derailing the original show topic, Chris, Seth and Mark have an earnest discussion about the past, present and possible future of computer user interfaces.
EDL #24 - Tips for Windows Users
November 02, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBFollowing up on their conversation last week with Tom Little, the guys take a look at some tips to help long-time Windows users ease into using the Linux desktop.
EDL #23 - Ask the Experts
October 26, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBThis week the guys answer the questions of a relative Linux Noob, Tom Little, and try to get him a little further down the road to Linux Nirvana.
EDL #22 - Patchwork Ponderings
October 19, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThis week the the guys cover some random news clippings and their own disjointed thoughts in an unstructured, free-form conversation.
EDL #21 - Essentials for New Linux Users
October 12, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThis week the the guys discuss some suggestions regarding essential facts that new users need to undersand when beginning to use Linux.
EDL #20 - Away We Go with MeeGo
October 05, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week the GUI Kid walks us through his experiment with putting MeeGo Linux on his old netbook and tries to explain why he chose a dead platform to experiment with in the first place.
EDL #19 - Multimedia Production in Linux
September 28, 2011 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBThis week the guys take a look at some of the tools currently available to edit and produce audio and video with Linux.
EDL #18 - Has Linux Got Game?
September 21, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBThis week Chris walks us through some of his favorite Linux-based games, as well as the steps he takes to get Windows-based games to work in Linux.
EDL #17 - Behind the Scenes
September 14, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week we pull back the curtain and take a look at some of the parts of Linux underneath the GUI that most people never see.
EDL #16 - Setting Up Linux (The Geek Version)
September 07, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThis week we delve into the geek side of setting up Linux- no install wizards here!
EDL #15 - Workarounds
August 31, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week the guys take a look at some of the most common complaints and issues with desktop Linux and try to offer up a few solutions.
EDL #14 - Desktop Linux in the Workplace
August 24, 2011 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThis week we discuss some of the challenges and rewards involved with taking Desktop Linux into the workplace.