DIY Mixtape: GWC Playlist #1
After spending so much time enjoying his recommendations in the awesome forum thread “the daily song you should listen too” — Yes, I realize the error. Loosen up! It’s part of the fun. — I’ve come to...
View Article#251: Holiday Special
We take some time this holiday season to remember why we enjoy the GWC community so much. We take some holiday listener calls. And we run down the week in geek, including Fable III wonder and...
View ArticleA Shooter Family Holiday Tradition: A SciFi/Geek Christmas Tree – Vehicle...
The 8 1/2 Foot Tall 2010 Shooter Family Geek Christmas Tree I’m sure just about everyone reading this article has some sort of a holiday tradition. Our family has several and usually includes the boys...
View ArticleAll About Andromeda
The Andromeda Galaxy as seen by Terry Hancock from Michigan (with permission) Andromeda. Few words immediately bring forth imagery of science fiction, fantasy and real-life astronomy to me like...
View ArticleVoltron For GWCers
Voltron is a recipe for a geek-gasm. Start with a mysterious oppressed planet, uncover five ancient transforming robot lions, insert young, highly-trained warrior pilots, add a galactic monstrous evil...
View ArticleA Thunderous Return
When it comes to anime, I am more of a mech-style anime viewer. My favorite series is Robotech, followed closely by Starblazers, Voltron, and Transformers. Truth be told, I was not really a fan of...
View Article#24: Best Gym Music Player, Long Term Data Storage
We share our experiences in selecting a high quality, inexpensive music player for the gym — choosing one you might not expect. We answer a listener call asking about the best storage medium for...
View Article#313: Mass Effect 1
We launch into an arc covering one of the most significant games of the last decade — and a hell of a sci-fi story to boot. We lay out the basic story of ME1, followed by a deep discussion of gameplay...
View Article#19: Choosing Workout Entertainment
We discuss some of the awesome entertainment options available to make those long cardio (and heavy lifting) sessions a little easier to live with, including video (action movies, sitcoms, Top Gear,...
View Article#337: Villains We Love, Part 1: Dr. Evil
In this episode, we kick off our “Villains We Love to Love” arc with a look at the sympathetic and narcissistic Doctor Evil, his pitiful, neutered grasping for power, and the important line between...
View Article#50: Play That Country Music Backwards
Eff This Week #50, Recorded Live on Sept 27, 2012.
View Article#71: WiFi, Remotes, and RSS Readers (Oh My)
We confess to some of our tech hoarding problems (and solutions). We talk about the difference between crappy and excellent WiFi routers. We laud the new, revamped Harmony remote website and...
View Article#82: MPD, XBOX One
Juan and Chuck continue their deep dive into deploying Raspberry Pi’s for home use, this week getting a music server going using the open-source project MPD. They also take a look at the XBOX One...
View Article#85: Late September
A much belated episode of Modern Geek! Chuck and Juan talk about the new iPhone(s), discover that RaspyFi has duplicated their MPD/Raspberry Pi music server setup, and discuss DIY hardware and its role...
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