the g33k show

Pinterest, Trello & Rapportive

2012-02-28T10:26:00.000+13:00

MsBehaviour talks to Wammo about the growing popularity and problems with Pinterest, the excellent Trello digital cards on board system for managing projects, and Rapportive for richer Gmail contact information.

Connectivity & Travel Apps

2012-02-21T19:11:00.001+13:00

Chelfyn talks to Wammo about the connectivity issues in New Zealand (highlighted this week by Stephen Fry), and useful mobile apps for travelling.

Favourite Mobile Applications

2011-11-29T19:12:00.001+13:00

Chelfyn and Wammo talk about their favourite Android mobile apps, and why Apple still have the upper hand on music applications for mobiles and tablets.

Wellington Startup Weekend

2011-11-08T14:17:00.000+13:00

MsBehaviour talks to Ramo Wammo about the Wellington Startup Weekend, and how fourteen teams came up with some great new ideas and built a business in only 54 hours.

Retake the Net

2011-11-01T11:44:00.000+13:00

MsBehaviour talks to Radio Wammo about the Retake the Net Barcamp in Wellington last weekend. Read the show notes with links.

Image Processing Developments

2011-10-25T11:37:00.000+13:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about developments in image processing tools, that will mean the end of blurry photographs.

The Awesomeness of Infographics

2011-10-18T10:04:00.003+13:00

MsBehaviour talks to Radio Wammo about the awesomeness of infographics, some top tools for making them and creating a visual CV from your Linked In profile through Vizualize.me

Evil Kill Bots

2011-10-11T10:19:00.001+13:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about the Malware issues in US Military drone planes, and the ethics behind the creation of autonomous armed machines.

Mix and Mash 2011 Winners

2011-10-04T14:55:00.000+13:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about the winners of the annual Mix & Mash competition from Digital New Zealand, which encourages and enables Kiwis to remix and mashup Creative Commons content and open data sets.

Diaspora, the Open Source Facebook alternative

2011-09-27T10:38:00.000+13:00

MsBehaviour talks to Radio Wammo about the privacy issues behind the new Facebook features, and alternatives such as the open source, distributed network Diaspora.

Things to be obsolete by 2021

2011-09-22T13:18:00.000+12:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about things that may be obsolete by 2021 such as accountants, broadcast TV, and looking for a parking space.

Think before you tweet

2011-09-06T10:32:00.003+12:00

MsBehaviour talks to Wammo about how important it is to think before you tweet as two people in Mexico are facing up to 30 years in prison for spreading false rumours on Twitter about a kidnapping incident at a school. You may also even find your tweets turning up on the media as the UK's Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled that information posted on Twitter should be considered public and publishable.

Win an elephant!

Tweet the team @mixandmashnz about the remix or mashup that you are working on before 3 pm today and they'll put you in the draw to adopt an animal of your choice from a NZ zoo or wildlife centre.The competition closes in 2 weeks and there is $50,000 of cash and prizes up for grabs. http://www.mixandmash.org.nz

Bionics

2011-08-30T11:42:00.002+12:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about cyborgs, bionics and our artificial selves.

Gameification

2011-08-23T11:45:00.002+12:00

MsBehaviour talks to Radio Wammo about Gameification on the g33k show today.

*The skype feed was a bit glitchy but the audio track is fine.

PayPal Alternatives

2011-08-02T16:38:00.003+12:00

MsBehaviour talks to Wammo about the #OpPayPal hacktivist campaign by anonymous against PayPal, alternatives such as Square which turns a mobile phone into a credit card reader, the soon to be released Jumio for reading credit cards through webcams, and Bitcoin the world's first Open Source, P2P decentralised currency.

Things from the Future - Now

2011-07-26T19:55:00.001+12:00

Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about things that sound like science fiction, but which are in fact here right here, right now such as a virtual Japanese popstar who fooled fans, a laser virtual keyboard for iPad and phone, street legal driverless cars, and the first artificial neural network from DNA.

Mindmeister & Better Canon Firmware

2011-07-21T15:04:00.004+12:00

This week Chelfyn talks to Radio Wammo about the mine of knowledge in public mindmeister mindmaps, and installing better Canon camera firmware.

Creative Commons Kiwi

2011-07-12T10:22:00.002+12:00

MsBehaviour talks to Wammo about Creative Commons Kiwi, the new animated clip from Mohawk Media explaining how Creative Commons licences work, and the annual Mix and Mash competition from Digital New Zealand.

Google +

2011-07-05T17:16:00.002+12:00

In the first episode of a new season of the g33k show Chelfyn appears as a realtime 3D avatar talking to Wammo about new Kinect Tech, and Google +

Geek News

2011-06-08T11:18:00.003+12:00

Chelfyn talks to Wammo about cool new ways people are using the Kinect camera, the fastest selling consumer device ever. Such as virtual keyboards, Google Earth interface, and cameras on flying quadricopters making 3D environments. Also covered, self driving cars, and Crysis 2.

Quirk Theory - The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth

2011-05-10T14:22:00.004+12:00

MsBehaviour reports on a new book on why outsiders thrive after high school, the secrets to the success of 'outliers' and celebrity geeks such as Vin Diesel. View the prezi from this week's show.

Maker spaces and cutting edge materials

2011-05-04T14:33:00.004+12:00

Chelfyn from the g33k show reports on Maker spaces, instructables and cutting edge materials at inventables.com.

Pondscum Biofuel

2011-04-26T10:08:00.002+12:00

MsBehaviour from the g33k show reports on the enormous potential of algae based biofuel as a renewable energy resource, and a prototype vehicle that has achieved 2,564 miles per gallon.

Fifty Years of Manned Spaceflight

2011-04-12T11:53:00.004+12:00

Chelfyn from the g33k show talks about 50 years of manned space flight to celebrate the anniversary of the first space orbit by Russian cosmonaut Uri Gagarin.

Tech Hoaxes

2011-04-05T10:16:00.003+12:00

MsBehaviour reports on the history behind April Fools Day and the top tech hoaxes of 2011.

Nanotech

2011-03-29T11:07:00.004+13:00

Watch Chelfyn from the g33k show talking about advances in Nanotech, such as improvements in battery technologies, fuel cells, opto-electronics and converting poisonous nitrates back into fertiliser.

Biotech

2011-03-22T10:21:00.005+13:00

Watch MsBehaviour from the g33k show talking about advances in Bio-tech such as 3D organ printing, Ecoli as a data storage medium and biotic gaming with Paramecium Pacman & Pong.

Kinect Hacks

2011-03-15T16:41:00.004+13:00

Watch Chelfyn from the g33k show talking on Radio Wammo about Kinect Hacks

Robot Roundup

2011-03-08T13:25:00.003+13:00

The g33k show is back for season four! Watch a Robot Roundup with Chelfyn on Radio Wammo.

Watch the g33k show on Alt TV (Season 1: 2008)

2011-02-03T14:10:00.000+13:00