Geek Actually http://geekactually.com Podcasts About Film, Tech and Games Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en-au hourly 1 Let's get together and geek out! Movie and TV industry analysis, news, reviews and opinion from the geek's perspective. Join David and his co-hosts Josh and Dave as we sit and gab about our great geek passions: movies, TV and the entertainment industry in general. As film geeks, we love our subject and talk passionately about our stuff. Come and have some fun and join us every weekend. Just a warning though, because we speak candidly about our topics (and love to laugh), we approach film reviewing from a "real" point of view, this podcast has to carry an "explicit tag" for bad language. Back episodes and the live feed can be found at our website, geekactually.com. If you are a gamer, make sure you also check out Dave and Josh on their dedicated gamer's show, 'Platforms'. David McVay yes David McVay info@geekactually.com info@geekactually.com (David McVay) Released under a CC licence A podcast for the film geek in all of us. Film and tech reviews, news and opinion. Come join the fun. film,television,review,technology,geek,movie,TV,news,humour Geek Actually http://geekactually.com/geek-actually-CA-300x300.jpg http://geekactually.com Trailer: Four Lions http://geekactually.com/2010/03/19/trailer-four-lions/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/19/trailer-four-lions/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:24:32 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2594 Came across this trailer for a new English comedy about terrorists. This made me laugh out loud in places and I thought I should share. Four Lions is directed by Christopher Morris and according to IMdB it’s plot is as follows:

‘Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.’

It debut at Sundance early this year and opens in the UK in May. When does it get a release date here? Unknown at this time.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/19/trailer-four-lions/feed/ 0 Does this mean Red Sonja is now officially dead? http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/does-this-mean-red-sonja-is-now-officially-dead/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/does-this-mean-red-sonja-is-now-officially-dead/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:12:55 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2590 If you listen to the Geek Actually Podcast you will know that for the last two weeks we have been discussing the casting confirmations and rumours of the new ‘Conan’ remake directed by Marcus Nispel. So far we have Jason Momoa (‘Stargate: Atlantis’) cast as Conan, Ron Perlman (‘Hellboy’) as his father (replacing the rumoured Mickey Rourke) and Stephen Lang (‘Avatar’) looks to be confirmed as Khalar Singh, the bad guy of the piece.

However, in a new piece of casting, Rose McGowan (‘Planet Terror’) has been added to the cast as a rumoured evil half-human/half-witch character. The reason that this is odd is she was cast to play the title character in the Robert Rodriguez produced remake of Robert E. Howard’s ‘Red Sonja’ (see the poster at the head of this post). Now she is cast in the ‘Conan’ remake, does this finally kill off the on again/off again production of ‘Red Sonja’?

Details of the character that she is playing in ‘Conan’ are sketchy at this time, I am hoping (I think hopelessly) that she isn’t playing the character mentioned above but instead is Red Sonja in some sort of crossover cameo to test run the character. I like the character of Red Sonja from the books and she deserves a better screen treatment than the awful 1985 Richard Fleischer  film starring Brigitte Nielsen.

‘Conan’ started filming this month and is scheduled for release in 2011.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/does-this-mean-red-sonja-is-now-officially-dead/feed/ 1 Geek Actually Tech Episode 006 – Enemy of the Internet http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/geek-actually-tech-episode-006-enemy-of-the-internet/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/geek-actually-tech-episode-006-enemy-of-the-internet/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:45:49 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2586 Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory

The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Which computer is right for you? Let Josh and Shane guide you through the laptop minefield. Here are the show notes (links) for the episode.

Geek Actually Tech is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction.

Follow Up To Last Week:

Leo Laporte’s random Twitterer LisaTickledPink is now up to 22,000 followers in a week.

Google now 99.9% certain to pull out of China
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/enterprise/google-almost-certain-to-pull-out-of-china-report-20100315-q7gg.html

News:

Video Game R18+ rating reaches a stand off over anti-social behaviour
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/video-game-violence-standoff-20100310-pzag.html

Australia ‘Under Surveillance’ as an ‘Enemy of the Internet’
http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-listed-on-media-watchdogs-internet-enemies-list-over-web-filter-plan/story-e6frfro0-1225839870235 and
http://www.news.com.au/technology/stephen-conroy-hits-out-at-internet-enemies-report/story-e6frfro0-1225841257815

Your iPad’s battery dying? Have a new iPad!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipad_batteries

Thought ‘iPad’ was a bad name. check out the Dell ‘Streak’ tablet.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/leaked-dell-mini-5-flyer-shows-multitude-of-color-options-confi/

Open vs Closed – Open GL 4 takes aim at DirectX 11
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000277-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Watch what you plug into your computer, you don’t know were it’s been :-)
http://www.news.com.au/technology/computer-viruses-found-in-photo-frames-battery-chargers/story-e6frfro0-1225839440129

Did Apple bite off more than it could chew again or is this normal?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10468860-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

While Google and Apple face off, a new Google employee says it like it is – The War Is Back!
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-google-employee-blogs-about-wanting-to-kill-the-iphone-2010-3

and finally – A woman fearing the apocalypse, takes the LHC to court
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10467056-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Topic of the Week:

Which computer is right for you? Josh and Shane (both work in computer sales) take a walk through what to buy and what to avoid in the portable computer space.

Listen or download it here. You can subscribe through iTunes by CLICKING HERE

Geek Actually Tech is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the “Support Us” link above.

Send feedback for this show to geektech@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review when the feed is established so we can build our audience. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show.

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]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/18/geek-actually-tech-episode-006-enemy-of-the-internet/feed/ 0 accessible,acer,anti-social,apocalypse,Apple,asus,Australia,behaviour,china,compaq,dell,directx 11 Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory - The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Which computer is right for you? Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Which computer is right for you? Let Josh and Shane guide you through the laptop minefield. Here are the show notes (links) for the episode. Geek Actually Tech is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction. Follow Up To Last Week: Leo Laporte’s random Twitterer LisaTickledPink is now up to 22,000 followers in a week. Google now 99.9% certain to pull out of China http://www.smh.com.au/technology/enterprise/google-almost-certain-to-pull-out-of-china-report-20100315-q7gg.html News: Video Game R18+ rating reaches a stand off over anti-social behaviour http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/video-game-violence-standoff-20100310-pzag.html Australia ‘Under Surveillance’ as an ‘Enemy of the Internet’ http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-listed-on-media-watchdogs-internet-enemies-list-over-web-filter-plan/story-e6frfro0-1225839870235 and http://www.news.com.au/technology/stephen-conroy-hits-out-at-internet-enemies-report/story-e6frfro0-1225841257815 Your iPad’s battery dying? Have a new iPad! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_ipad_batteries Thought ‘iPad’ was a bad name. check out the Dell ‘Streak’ tablet. http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/leaked-dell-mini-5-flyer-shows-multitude-of-color-options-confi/ Open vs Closed - Open GL 4 takes aim at DirectX 11 http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000277-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Watch what you plug into your computer, you don’t know were it’s been :-) http://www.news.com.au/technology/computer-viruses-found-in-photo-frames-battery-chargers/story-e6frfro0-1225839440129 Did Apple bite off more than it could chew again or is this normal? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10468860-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 While Google and Apple face off, a new Google employee says it like it is - The War Is Back! http://www.businessinsider.com/new-google-employee-blogs-about-wanting-to-kill-the-iphone-2010-3 and finally - A woman fearing the apocalypse, takes the LHC to court http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10467056-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Topic of the Week: Which computer is right for you? Josh and Shane (both work in computer sales) take a walk through what to buy and what to avoid in the portable computer space. Listen or download it here. You can subscribe through iTunes by CLICKING HERE Geek Actually Tech is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the "Support Us" link above. Send feedback for this show to geektech@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review when the feed is established so we can build our audience. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually. The Geek Actually Tech Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Wednesday. We start at 8pmish Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). Search the Geek Actually site for 'Replay' to find a replay of the live show. David McVay yes 1:08:18 Geek Actually Replay – Platforms Episode 23 Live Show http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-platforms-episode-23-live-show/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-platforms-episode-23-live-show/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:53:05 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2583 Every week we record the Platforms Podcast while feeding it live to Ustream. We record the Ustream feed and it is available go back and watch later if you want. It occurred to me that we should just embed the past shows here so you can find them easily. You never know, you’re listening to that podcast and something visual happens, now you can simply find the show here and watch what happened. Enjoy. Note: This week there was a server glitch and the episode is in two parts.

Platforms Episode 23 (Recorded 15th of March 2010)

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-platforms-episode-23-live-show/feed/ 0 Geek Actually Replay – Geek Actually Episode 75 Live Show http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-geek-actually-episode-75-live-show/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-geek-actually-episode-75-live-show/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:46:30 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2580 Here is this weeks live video version of The Geek Actually Podcast Episode 75 – Hooray for Holliewood. This week David and Josh are joined by very special guest Hollie McKay for foxnews.com. Later David and Josh review Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The audio podcast of this episode can be found on this site or on iTunes.

Almost every week we record the Geek Actually Podcast while feeding it live to Ustream. We record the Ustream feed and it is available go back and watch later if you want. It occurred to me that we should just embed the past shows here so you can find them easily. You never know, you’re listening to that podcast and something visual happens, now you can simply find the show here and watch what happened. Enjoy. (Note: We only started recording the feed as of episode 46, there are no videos of earlier shows.)

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/17/geek-actually-replay-geek-actually-episode-75-live-show/feed/ 0 Platforms Episode 23 – Dave’s Back! http://geekactually.com/2010/03/16/platforms-episode-23-daves-back/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/16/platforms-episode-23-daves-back/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:39:49 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2575 Josh Philpott, Dave Kozicki and Denny Markovic (with David ‘Beardy’ McVay).

Platforms is a gamers podcast by gamers. The podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction so come and join the fun as your host candidly discuss the latest in the gaming world. The podcast is uncensored, explicit, honest and very non ‘PC’. We kick off this week with the trailer for ‘Bad Company 2′, this week’s feature review. This week we are again by Denny Markovic from PALGN

After Dave tells us about his adventure in the US at GDC we move into:

News This Week: Is a new Nintendo DS on the way? Josh fills us in on his Nintendo event and the new ‘Monster Hunter’, PS3 Motion announced, an epic new trailer for ‘Deus Ex 3′, rumours circle about Naughty Dog going multi-platform, a great new trailer for ‘Brink’ and are we all ready to be hamsters? This new concept in VR thinks we are.

Coming Soon Titles: This week: ‘Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver’ and ‘God of War 3′. Coming Soon: ‘Metro 2033′ and ‘Command and Conquer 4′.

Review of the Week: This week, an in depth review for ‘Bad Company 2′. This could well be the ‘Modern Warfare 2′ killer. Denny thinks it could be Multiplayer game of the year.

Opinion: This week, a discussion on what makes the best online games great.

Want to leave a voice mail? Call 02 8011 3167.

Quick shout outs to our friends at Game Pron, Oxcgn, Australian Gamer Podcast and The Game Arena Podcast (which Dave will be guesting on this week, make sure you check it out.)

A special shout out goes out to PALGN for their fantastic campaign for the R18+ rating for games. Got to www.everyoneplays.org.au for more information.

This episode carries an explicit tag due to frequent coarse language and adult themes.

Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes.

Platforms is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the “Support Us” link above. Platforms swag can be purchased at cafepress.com.au/geekactually.

Send feedback for this show to platforms@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. You can contact us here. Make sure you join our Facebook Page at facebook.com/PlatfromsLive (yes it is mis-spelt on purpose)

The Platforms Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Monday Evening 8pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Tuesday. Unfortunately this week’s episode had a technical glitch and it is saved as two replay files, make sure you check out both halves of the show.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/16/platforms-episode-23-daves-back/feed/ 0 bad company 2,dave kozicki,David McVay,denny markovic,deus ex 3,ds,games,gaming,gdc,Geek Actually,god of war 3,josh philpott Josh Philpott, Dave Kozicki and Denny Markovic (with David 'Beardy' McVay). - Platforms is a gamers podcast by gamers. The podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction so come and join the fun as your host candidly discuss the latest in th... Josh Philpott, Dave Kozicki and Denny Markovic (with David 'Beardy' McVay). Platforms is a gamers podcast by gamers. The podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction so come and join the fun as your host candidly discuss the latest in the gaming world. The podcast is uncensored, explicit, honest and very non 'PC'. We kick off this week with the trailer for 'Bad Company 2', this week's feature review. This week we are again by Denny Markovic from PALGN After Dave tells us about his adventure in the US at GDC we move into: News This Week: Is a new Nintendo DS on the way? Josh fills us in on his Nintendo event and the new 'Monster Hunter', PS3 Motion announced, an epic new trailer for 'Deus Ex 3', rumours circle about Naughty Dog going multi-platform, a great new trailer for 'Brink' and are we all ready to be hamsters? This new concept in VR thinks we are. Coming Soon Titles: This week: 'Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver' and 'God of War 3'. Coming Soon: 'Metro 2033' and 'Command and Conquer 4'. Review of the Week: This week, an in depth review for 'Bad Company 2'. This could well be the 'Modern Warfare 2' killer. Denny thinks it could be Multiplayer game of the year. Opinion: This week, a discussion on what makes the best online games great. Want to leave a voice mail? Call 02 8011 3167. Quick shout outs to our friends at Game Pron, Oxcgn, Australian Gamer Podcast and The Game Arena Podcast (which Dave will be guesting on this week, make sure you check it out.) A special shout out goes out to PALGN for their fantastic campaign for the R18+ rating for games. Got to www.everyoneplays.org.au for more information. This episode carries an explicit tag due to frequent coarse language and adult themes. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes. Platforms is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the "Support Us" link above. Platforms swag can be purchased at cafepress.com.au/geekactually. Send feedback for this show to platforms@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. You can contact us here. Make sure you join our Facebook Page at facebook.com/PlatfromsLive (yes it is mis-spelt on purpose) The Platforms Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Monday Evening 8pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Tuesday. Unfortunately this week's episode had a technical glitch and it is saved as two replay files, make sure you check out both halves of the show. David McVay yes 1:34:05 Geek Actually Episode 75 – Hooray for Holliewood http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/geek-actually-episode-75-hooray-for-holliewood/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/geek-actually-episode-75-hooray-for-holliewood/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:32 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2564 Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Hollie McKay

Watch us live at geekactually.com/live 12pm Saturdays (AEST UTC +11)

This week on Geek Actually we are joined by our very special guest Hollie McKay who is the entertainment reporter at foxnews.com. Hollie is visiting Australia for a week and we are honoured that she took the time out of her busy schedule to come and visit us in the Geek Actually studio. After Hollie’s visit David and Josh review Tim Burton’s new film ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Before we start with the news, Hollie tells us a little of her experiences during award season in Hollywood.

News

Hugo Weaving in final stages to play Red Skull in ‘The First Avenger: Captain America’
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/captain-america-villain-hugo-weaving-as-red-skull.html

The new Tron Legacy Teaser – Watch it here

Corey Haim dies at 38
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-corey-haim-obit,0,7616140.story

Midnight Run 2 is happening – god save us all!!!!
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/05/midnight-run-2-really-happening-de-niro-returning/

The new Iron Man 2 Trailer – Watch it here

Guy Ritchie’s new King Arthur movie, is this just a remake of Excalibur?
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/10/trainspottings-john-hodge-rewriting-guy-ritchies-king-arthur-project/

The new Twilight Sage: Eclipse Teaser – Watch it here

We finish our news segment with this very cleaver video on the predictability of earnest trailers – Watch it here

Hollie has to leave but just wanted to express her opinion on our feature review – She enjoyed ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and loved Helena Bonham Carter.

Film Review

This week we review Tim Burton’s new film, ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Both David and Josh were completely unimpressed with the film. Visually splendid but empty. That’s two strikes (after ‘Public Enemies’) for Johnny Depp. David also gives his opinions on the 3D conversion process used for the film – it was like watching an old ViewMaster, not impressed.

This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.

Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes

Geek Actually is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the “Support Us” link above.

Send feedback for this show to feedback@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show.

Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually.

The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Saturday. We start at 12pmish Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Sunday. Want to catch up with the video but missed the show on Saturday? Search for replay above, all the video shows are now embedded on the site.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/geek-actually-episode-75-hooray-for-holliewood/feed/ 0 3d,alice in wonderland,captain america,conversion,corey haim,David McVay,dies,eclipse,entertainment,excalibur,first avenger,foxnews Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Hollie McKay - Watch us live at geekactually.com/live 12pm Saturdays (AEST UTC +11) - This week on Geek Actually we are joined by our very special guest Hollie McKay who is the entertainment reporter at foxnews.com. Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Hollie McKay Watch us live at geekactually.com/live 12pm Saturdays (AEST UTC +11) This week on Geek Actually we are joined by our very special guest Hollie McKay who is the entertainment reporter at foxnews.com. Hollie is visiting Australia for a week and we are honoured that she took the time out of her busy schedule to come and visit us in the Geek Actually studio. After Hollie's visit David and Josh review Tim Burton's new film 'Alice in Wonderland'. Before we start with the news, Hollie tells us a little of her experiences during award season in Hollywood. News Hugo Weaving in final stages to play Red Skull in 'The First Avenger: Captain America' http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/captain-america-villain-hugo-weaving-as-red-skull.html The new Tron Legacy Teaser - Watch it here Corey Haim dies at 38 http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-corey-haim-obit,0,7616140.story Midnight Run 2 is happening - god save us all!!!! http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/05/midnight-run-2-really-happening-de-niro-returning/ The new Iron Man 2 Trailer - Watch it here Guy Ritchie's new King Arthur movie, is this just a remake of Excalibur? http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/10/trainspottings-john-hodge-rewriting-guy-ritchies-king-arthur-project/ The new Twilight Sage: Eclipse Teaser - Watch it here We finish our news segment with this very cleaver video on the predictability of earnest trailers - Watch it here Hollie has to leave but just wanted to express her opinion on our feature review - She enjoyed 'Alice in Wonderland' and loved Helena Bonham Carter. Film Review This week we review Tim Burton's new film, 'Alice in Wonderland'. Both David and Josh were completely unimpressed with the film. Visually splendid but empty. That's two strikes (after 'Public Enemies') for Johnny Depp. David also gives his opinions on the 3D conversion process used for the film - it was like watching an old ViewMaster, not impressed. This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes Geek Actually is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the "Support Us" link above. Send feedback for this show to feedback@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually. The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Saturday. We start at 12pmish Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Sunday. Want to catch up with the video but missed the show on Saturday? Search for replay above, all the video shows are now embedded on the site. David McVay yes 1:29:39 Spot on Parody – Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/spot-on-parody-academy-award-winning-movie-trailer/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/spot-on-parody-academy-award-winning-movie-trailer/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:55:01 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2570 Here is the mock movie trailer we discussed on the latest episode (ep 75) of The Geek Actually Podcast. It is an absolutely spot on parody and sums up the predictability of earnest movie trailers. Listen to the episode to hear our thoughts on this gem.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/spot-on-parody-academy-award-winning-movie-trailer/feed/ 1 Teaser – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Here We Go Again http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/teaser-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-here-we-go-again/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/teaser-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-here-we-go-again/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:47:50 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2567 Here is the ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trailer that we discussed on the latest episode (ep 75) of The Geek Actually Podcast. Listen to the episode for our opinions. They are not good.

]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/13/teaser-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-here-we-go-again/feed/ 1 Geek Actually Tech Episode 005 – Getting Leo’ed http://geekactually.com/2010/03/11/geek-actually-tech-episode-005-getting-leoed/ http://geekactually.com/2010/03/11/geek-actually-tech-episode-005-getting-leoed/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:11:46 +0000 David McVay http://geekactually.com/?p=2554 Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory

Geek Actually Tech is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction.

The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Conan O’Brien and Leo Laporte’s Twitter stunts. Here are the show notes for the episode.

Follow Up To Last Week:

Webcamgate heats up with photos being turned over to police.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10465117-238.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

News

iPad gets a release date in the US
http://www.news.com.au/technology/apple-announces-sales-dates-for-new-ipad-but-australia-will-have-to-wait/story-e6frfro0-1225837583688

Sony developing new gadgets – PSP phone anyone
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sony-rumoured-to-be-working-on-psp-phone-handheld-devices-to-counter-apple/story-e6frfro0-1225837637268 and
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10464636-260.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Atkinson backs the video game cancer group
http://www.news.com.au/technology/video-game-cancer-group-funded-by-atkinson/story-e6frfro0-1225837330811
and David addresses his inflammatory blog post about this – read it here

Please! Have the politicians forgotten what it is like to be a teenager?
http://www.news.com.au/technology/teens-who-send-sex-images-face-jail/story-e6frfro0-1225838476977

Internet surfing is a fundamental human right – right on…or not!
http://www.news.com.au/technology/four-in-five-believe-internet-access-is-a-basic-right/story-e6frfro0-1225838519896

iKey, kinda neat tech
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/03/08/0053237/Apples-iKey-Wants-To-Unlock-All-Doors?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Steam confirmed for Mac
http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/03/08/1924208/Valve-Confirms-Mac-Versions-of-Steam-Valve-Games?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Why does Google get to know everything about us but we don’t get to know about them?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10465492-261.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Opinion

Earlier this week Leo Laporte decided to challenge Conan O’Brien’s Twitter stunt. After telling his listeners to follow LisaTickledPink on Twitter, she got thousands of followers. She has become an overnight celebrity. It raises a couple of questions: How powerful are the geeks? and could this stunt somehow be a breach of her privacy? We discuss it out.

Conan O’Brien decides to change someone’s life on twitter
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10464923-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

and Leo Laporte copies him
http://petes2cents.posterous.com/lisatickledpink-meets-twits-leo-laporte

Meet LisaTickledPink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQo2Gs9UEM

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]]> http://geekactually.com/2010/03/11/geek-actually-tech-episode-005-getting-leoed/feed/ 0 accessible,Apple,cancer,computers,conan o'brien,date,David McVay,gadgets,game,gamer,Geek,Geek Actually Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory - Geek Actually Tech is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction. - The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory Geek Actually Tech is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction. The tech show by geeks for geeks and non-geeks. Accessible tech for everyone is the motto we live by. This weeks topic, Conan O'Brien and Leo Laporte's Twitter stunts. Here are the show notes for the episode. Follow Up To Last Week: Webcamgate heats up with photos being turned over to police. http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10465117-238.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 News iPad gets a release date in the US http://www.news.com.au/technology/apple-announces-sales-dates-for-new-ipad-but-australia-will-have-to-wait/story-e6frfro0-1225837583688 Sony developing new gadgets - PSP phone anyone http://www.news.com.au/technology/sony-rumoured-to-be-working-on-psp-phone-handheld-devices-to-counter-apple/story-e6frfro0-1225837637268 and http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10464636-260.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Atkinson backs the video game cancer group http://www.news.com.au/technology/video-game-cancer-group-funded-by-atkinson/story-e6frfro0-1225837330811 and David addresses his inflammatory blog post about this - read it here Please! Have the politicians forgotten what it is like to be a teenager? http://www.news.com.au/technology/teens-who-send-sex-images-face-jail/story-e6frfro0-1225838476977 Internet surfing is a fundamental human right - right on...or not! http://www.news.com.au/technology/four-in-five-believe-internet-access-is-a-basic-right/story-e6frfro0-1225838519896 iKey, kinda neat tech http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/03/08/0053237/Apples-iKey-Wants-To-Unlock-All-Doors?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Steam confirmed for Mac http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/03/08/1924208/Valve-Confirms-Mac-Versions-of-Steam-Valve-Games?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Why does Google get to know everything about us but we don’t get to know about them? http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10465492-261.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Opinion Earlier this week Leo Laporte decided to challenge Conan O'Brien's Twitter stunt. After telling his listeners to follow LisaTickledPink on Twitter, she got thousands of followers. She has become an overnight celebrity. It raises a couple of questions: How powerful are the geeks? and could this stunt somehow be a breach of her privacy? We discuss it out. Conan O’Brien decides to change someone’s life on twitter http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10464923-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 and Leo Laporte copies him http://petes2cents.posterous.com/lisatickledpink-meets-twits-leo-laporte Meet LisaTickledPink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQo2Gs9UEM Listen or download it here. You can subscribe through iTunes by CLICKING HERE Geek Actually Tech is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the "Support Us" link above. Send feedback for this show to geektech@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review when the feed is established so we can build our audience. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually. The Geek Actually Tech Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Wednesday. We start at 8pmish Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). Due to a technical issue, there is no video replay this week. David McVay yes 1:11:56