Items Tagged with Lab Rats
Lab Rats
#306 / 2012-07-03 15:45:17 / 16:39 min.
The weakest link in your security is generally your own password strategy. People choose really weak passwords out of laziness, or because they're easier to remember than good, hard-to-guess passwords. Sean and Andy show you some tips for making your passwords stronger, and talk about Last Pass and 1Password.
Lab Rats
#305 / 2012-06-26 15:45:16 / 14:04 min.
If you spend a lot of time on YouTube and want to keep videos you love for future use, there is a way to extract them so you can save their content. Andy and Sean show you their faves.
Lab Rats
#302 / 2012-06-05 15:45:10 / 12:20 min.
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is a proposed law in the United States, which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and certain technology and manufacturing companies. Andy and Sean talk about what it means, if you should be concerned, who are the good guys and bad guys on the issue, and what resources you should check out to learn more.
Lab Rats
#301 / 2012-05-29 15:45:08 / 16:49 min.
Dropbox has become an incredibly popular cloud storage tool for both individuals and businesses. After you sign up for a Dropbox account, you can install it on your various devices, and share content between your machines. You probably already know that when you drop a file into your Dropbox, it will automatically sync to all of the other computers you have with Dropbox onboard. But there are a few other power tips you can use when using Dropbox!
Lab Rats
#300 / 2012-05-22 15:45:05 / 21:20 min.
Lab Rats has now been at it for 300 episodes - it's time to celebrate! For this episode, Andy and Sean are joined by students from Daniel Beylerian's computer science class from Trenton High School in eastern Ontario. They ask questions and tell us their favorite Lab Rats episodes!
Lab Rats
#299 / 2012-05-15 15:45:03 / 12:16 min.
Looking to get more out of iOS5 running on your iPhone? Andy and Sean have a few iOS5-specific tips that will help you unlock the power hidden in your phone!
Lab Rats
#295 / 2012-04-17 17:45:18 / 17:19 min.
Microsoft has made the consumer preview release of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system free for download. It's optimized for tablets, but it's also what you'll use on your desktop machine. Andy and Sean take a look at Windows 8 Consumer Preview, give it the once-over and talk about whether it's going to work for you.
Lab Rats
#294 / 2012-04-10 18:50:39 / 12:56 min.
Don't call it the iPad 3 anymore - it's just being referred to as "the new iPad" by the powers that be. But what's so new about it? Sean and Andy take a look at the features in Apple's new tablet, describe what they do, and discuss whether it's worth the upgrade.
Lab Rats
#292 / 2011-10-12 17:00:00 / 25:08 min.
In this episode, Andy and Sean take a look at the new products recently released by Apple. They start by taking a look at the new improvements packed into the iPhone 4S and showcase some of the features of iOS 5.
Lab Rats
#291 / 2011-10-03 17:00:00 / 21:18 min.
Do you like sweet mobile technology? How about chocolate? Well if you like both then you'll be doubly pleased as the Lab Rats explain how software keyboards work through interpretive chocolate smearings and quick wit. Laugh as Sean and Andy explain the difference between software keyboards on iPhones and Android phones and cringe as Andy tries to use chocolate-covered fingers to pick up his Nexus S.
Lab Rats
#290 / 2011-09-26 17:00:00 / 19:44 min.
Sony has stepped into the Android Tablet game with the recently announced Tablet S. Andy and Sean got their hands on one and give you a guided tour also some pretty compelling arguments as to why this might be your next tablet.
Lab Rats
#289 / 2011-09-19 17:00:00 / 25:30 min.
The rise of the iPod (and iPhone) essentially killed the boombox and stereo system. Gone was the need for a CD player/cassette combo. Instead, an adapter was required to somehow get the music off of your iPod and onto your home theater. Thankfully, some industrious people decided to take the iPod experience and build a speaker system around it: hence, the iPod Dock.
Lab Rats
#288 / 2011-09-12 17:00:00 / 24:21 min.
In this episode, Andy and Sean once again dive into the Ask Bag, the place your questions go when you submit them to butterscotch.com. Today's topics run the gamut from how to dual-boot a computer with more than one operating system to basic video editing tricks and codecs.
Lab Rats
#286 / 2011-08-29 17:00:00 / 20:56 min.
Thunderbolt is an interface for connecting devices with. While the most obvious example might be a hard drive, the technology does allow for more variety. For instance, the spec requires HDMI video pass-through, meaning a display with a Thunderbolt port can receive video.
Lab Rats
#279 / 2011-06-27 17:00:00 / 28:02 min.
We all have questions about technology...why not submit them to butterscotch.com's Ask a Question feature? Andy and Sean dip into the questions and answer a few, including ones on iTunes cleanup, Android keyboard replacements, RAM upgrades, running Windows on the Mac, and getting your Wi-Fi Kindle onto the network.
Lab Rats
#263 / 2011-02-28 17:00:00 / 24:35 min.
Sean recently attended HP's launch of the new WebOS devices in San Francisco, and he and Andy talk all about them. We get a look at the new Veer and Pre 3 smartphones, and HP's entry into the world of tablets, the TouchPad.
On Deck
#86 / 2010-12-17 17:00:00 / 6:54 min.
A lot has changed on butterscotch.com and we've accomplished a lot too. Not ones to toot our own horn (OK, just this once) we've delivered over 3,700 videos including over 2,000 tutorials. We've covered the major tradeshows including CES 2010, E3 and CTIA. We've launched a bunch of new shows, we've done a full redesign and we're now powering the fabulous Downloads.Yahoo.com. Not bad for one year. Stay tuned for 2011 when we really kick it into high gear.
On Deck
#85 / 2010-12-03 17:00:00 / 4:46 min.
Matt chats with Andrew Moore-Crispin about all that's hitting the butterscotch site leading up to the holiday season. From a Fujifilm 3D camera to stocking stuffer RC pets, the Gadget TV and Lab Rats gift guides help holiday shoppers find the best gadgets and gear. Returning from the Everything To Do With Sex Show, Matt highlights some of the Sexy Tech interviews coming soon to butterscotch.com.
On Deck
#80 / 2010-10-08 17:00:00 / 5:33 min.
Matt Harris chats with Andrew Moore-Crispin On Deck about the new NHL season, the brief video outage butterscotch.com experienced this morning and about everything that's coming up next week on butterscotch.com. The Lab Rats look at building your own PC while How Do I? goes in depth into the process plus a hint at other shows and tutorials coming soon.
On Deck
#74 / 2010-08-13 17:00:00 / 4:54 min.
Paul Stachniak joins Matt Harris On Deck for the most mature and somehow, the most immature episode of On Deck ever. The pair discuss the release calendar for butterscotch.com shows including the Saturday, Aug 14 episode of Sexy Tech featuring the adults-only PC game BoneTown.
On Deck
#73 / 2010-07-30 17:00:00 / 4:20 min.
Andy Walker previews new Lab Rats episodes and unveils the new butterscotch.com top 100 software feature on butterscotch and Tucows. This is the place to find the top of the top downloads from the Tucows, butterscotch and mobile.butterscotch libraries. You can also hit the butterscotch.com top 100 freeware software list.
On Deck
#71 / 2010-07-23 17:00:00 / 5:48 min.
Matt Harris returns to the On Deck set to chat with Sean Carruthers, one half of the Lab Rats, about what's new on butterscotch.com. Namely, a brand new show called How Do I? This show answers questions like
How do I use my digital SLR camera
(first episodes in the series),how do I replace my notebook hard drive
,how do I set up my Wii
(coming soon) and more. Also coming soon to Lab Rats: An excellent episodeexplaining 3DTV
.
On Deck
#66 / 2010-05-28 17:00:00 / 4:52 min.
Matt welcomes the students from Trenton High School to On Deck. He chats with the Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, about their first studio audience mailbag episode experience and talks to Daniel Beylerian about Lab Rats in the classroom.
On Deck
#63 / 2010-04-30 17:00:00 / 10:00 min.
Matt's back from his Mexican vacation and is joined by Andrew Moore-Crispin to announce mobile.butterscotch.com: Our newest site and the best place to look for mobile apps across all the different platforms.
On Deck
#46 / 2009-12-18 17:27:55 / 6:18 min.
It's that time of year. Time to take stock of the year that was, look back on our successes, learn from our mistakes and look forward to the next crazy year. Matt and Andy discuss all that happened in 2009 and look at what 2010 will bring for the butterscotch.com network. Here's a hint: Good things all 'round. Plus, a new show announced!
On Deck
#44 / 2009-11-27 17:00:00 / 5:25 min.
Matt invites Sean and Andrew onto the On Deck set to chat about what's coming up for the
holiday season
and beyond on butterscotch.com. Namely,video coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010
and the new mic flashes we'll have on the scene. He also asks what's planned forholiday gift guides
this year. The answer? Plenty.
On Deck
#39 / 2009-09-18 17:00:00 / 3:50 min.
Rested after his vacation in the UK, Matt Harris returns to On Deck to give the run down on what's coming up next week on the butterscotch.com network. In case you don't have time to watch the full vid, we'll give you the synopsis: A lot of great shows and tutorials... but you already knew that.
On Deck
#38 / 2009-09-03 17:00:00 / 3:04 min.
Matt Harris gives an update on what to expect on butterscotch.com while he's vacationing in the United Kingdom. On Deck for the coming week:
The Lab Rats
look atOS X Snow Leopard
, someresume help
, thePalm Pre
and a Gadget TV geek-out. Also, news that On Deck becomes Off Deck for a couple of weeks while Matt's away and a hint of great new shows that are in the wings. Stay tuned!
Lab Rats
#186 / 2009-08-31 17:00:00 / 18:49 min.
How do I subscribe to a podcast in iTunes? WTF is AAC? Should I buy a BlackBerry or an iPhone? Should I set my computer to hibernate or "sleep?" What Windows Vista package should I grab? Is it worth grabbing the Google App for my iPhone? All these questions and more answered as the Lab Rats break open the mailbag.
On Deck
#36 / 2009-08-14 17:00:00 / 3:54 min.
Matt Harris shies away from his namesake deck on a hot summer's day in Toronto in favor of the air conditioned comfort of the butterscotch studios. Matt meets up with Andrew Moore-Crispin, Web Editor of butterscotch.com and host of Gadget TV to find out what the show is all about and what is on deck (as it were) for the next couple of weeks. He also reveals the subject of the upcoming Lab Rats episode 184 where Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers discuss high tech ways to stay in shape.
On Deck
#34 / 2009-07-17 12:30:00 / 4:57 min.
Matt Harris makes his furthest jaunt away from the comfort of his deck. Unless you count that one time in Las Vegas, but what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, we were assured. Matt hits the
D-BOX Motion Code Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
launch event in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada and chats with Andrew Moore-Crispin about the experience. Also On Deck, Lab Rats episode 180, launching at 5pmEST July 20, 2009 in which Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers show you how to tame your inbox by migrating everything to Gmail. Get the scoop on the latestLab Rats contest
in which the guys are asking for your best Sean and Andy impressions for a chance to win a fantastic butterscotch prize pack.
Lab Rats
#179 / 2009-07-13 17:00:00 / 20:11 min.
Driving while using a cell phone is widely recognized as a bad idea. In many jurisdictions, it's even against the law. Andy and Sean demonstrate how to abide by the
handsfree cell phone use laws
that recently came into effect in the USA and Canada... and that many cell phone loving nations have had to contend with for some time already. The Lab Rats run downhow to go handsfree for free
and outline some of the hottesthandsfree headsets and speakers
that keep you connected while keeping you on the right side of the law... and the road.
On Deck
#33 / 2009-06-26 17:00:00 / 4:20 min.
A week after the official start of summer, Matt Harris makes a triumphant to return to his titular deck for this episode. See behind the scenes at the recent Lab Rats shoot at the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Matt also chats with Lab Rats' biggest fan, viewer Andy Smith visiting the Lab Rats from across the pond. Thamesmead, London, UK to be exact.
Matt also chats with Lab Rats' biggest fan, viewer Andy Smith visiting the Lab Rats from across the pond. Thamesmead, London, UK to be exact.
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#104 / 2009-06-15 17:01:00 / 5:17 min.
The Lab Rats went on location for the upcoming episode 176, shot on location at the Personal Computer Museum. Andy Walker chats with Syd Bolton, an avid personal computer collector and Curator of the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario. The Personal Computer Museum has about 600 computers in its collection, about 45 of which visitors can actually get hands-on with. It's a real walk down memory lane. Pun intended. Sean Carruthers also donates a working Tandy 102 to the museum.
On Deck
#29 / 2009-05-22 17:00:00 / 5:05 min.
Matt Harris catches up with one half of the Lab Rats team, Sean Carruthers in a rather cluttered butterscotch studio. As Matt laments the Boston Bruins being unceremoniously bounced out of the NHL playoffs, Sean shares a recent low-tech hack to his new car's key fob as an addendum to Lab Rats 162: Low-tech solutions to high-tech problems.
On Deck
#27 / 2009-05-12 10:00:00 / 2:55 min.
Matt Harris isn't on the deck. He's in the butterscotch studio... on Saturday, no less. After wrapping a corporate video shoot with Oasis HD's Kate Abraham, Matt takes a look back at the Lab with Leo days and looks ahead to the upcoming Lab Rats episode, #171 where Andy and Sean demystify BitTorrent with a particularly messy food demo.
Lab Rats
#170 / 2009-05-04 17:00:00 / 17:42 min.
Andy and Sean explain how an anti-virus program work by protecting your system against viruses and other harmful Internet mayhem, using fruit and a baseball bat.
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#98 / 2009-05-04 10:00:00 / 5:48 min.
Andy Walker meets up with Toronto based author Sheryl Steinberg for the launch of her new book, Opportunity Rings. Part chick lit, part tech manifesto, Opportunity Rings follows the somewhat technophobic Erica Swift through her job as Marketing Manager for Rockit Wireless and her personal and professional relationships.
Lab Rats
#169 / 2009-04-27 17:00:00 / 24:31 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at the newest version of the major web browsers, including IE8, Firefox 3, Opera 10, Safari 4, and the first version of Google Chrome.
Lab Rats
#168 / 2009-04-20 17:00:00 / 20:00 min.
Andy and Sean put on protective gear to explore the topic of ink cartridge refills, and whether or not you should buy cartridges only from the original manufacturer of your inkjet printer.
Lab Rats
#167 / 2009-04-13 17:00:00 / 24:26 min.
Andy and Sean take another look at the same topic they looked at in episode number 1, setting up security on your wireless router, and show off what's new in the world of Wi-Fi Protected Access.
Lab Rats
#166 / 2009-04-06 17:00:00 / 25:40 min.
A personal web site can be a place to update friends and family on your exploits or can be a virtual meeting place for peers and colleagues. It can host your writing, music, photos and videos, it can be a place you list your professional achievements. In short, it can be anything you want it to be.
The Lab Rats run us through the basics of marking our online territory, from registering a domain to posting our first content page.
The Lab Rats run us through the basics of marking our online territory, from registering a domain to posting our first content page.
Lab Rats
#165 / 2009-03-30 17:00:00 / 25:38 min.
Sean and Andy put on their Devo hats and show off some of the basics of creating your own music using Apple's GarageBand music-creation software. Andy also valiantly tries to defend the music of the 80s.
Lab Rats
#164 / 2009-03-23 17:00:00 / 21:05 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at alternative ways to keep your gadgets all charged up, including solar energy, wind power... and they even talk a little bit about hydrogen and the hydrogen economy.
Lab Rats
#163 / 2009-03-16 17:00:00 / 22:10 min.
Andy and Sean take a close look at online shopping: How to make sure you keep your credit card safe, how to make sure you're getting the best deal, how to protect your personal information and more. If you've ever wondered about online shopping, this is the episode for you.
On Deck
#20 / 2009-03-06 17:00:00 / 1:52 min.
The butterscotch studio is looking like a bomb hit it, but with good reason. The first of our sound proofing supplies arrived today and we'll begin installation next week. Once installation is complete, you'll really hear the difference with shows shot in the studio.
Lab Rats
#161 / 2009-03-02 17:00:00 / 24:21 min.
In your online travels, you've probably wanted to share a link to some directions in Google Maps or a series of photos on Flickr, or a page of search engine results only to find that the web page address (aka the URL) is WAY too long to send via email or instant message.
Today, the guys demystify URLs and give us some practical tips for shortening those long and cumbersome URLs so we can easily share them.
Today, the guys demystify URLs and give us some practical tips for shortening those long and cumbersome URLs so we can easily share them.
Lab Rats
#160 / 2009-02-23 17:00:00 / 21:23 min.
Now that you've gotten a brand new PC in episode 152 of Lab Rats, it's time to get rid of your old one. The guys detail useful, fun and philanthropic alternatives to kicking your old PC to the curb and show you how to make sure your sensitive personal data doesn't end up in the wrong hands.
Lab Rats
#158 / 2009-02-09 17:00:00 / 21:23 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft. Windows 7 has yet to be officially released. That said, there's a "beta" version available that lets Windows lovers get a taste of Windows 7 before its official release, slated for early 2010.
On Deck
#17 / 2009-02-06 17:00:00 / 6:03 min.
Matt Harris has Andrew M-C back on the On Deck deck, despite the hard pack snow layer and -10 degree (Celsius) weather, for the announcement of a brand new butterscotch.com show. While the title is to be determined, this new show will let viewers know what's coming up for the next week on butterscotch.com. What each show has in store, what tutorials are going to be running on the site and any other exciting news that comes up in the world of butterscotch.
Lab Rats
#155 / 2009-01-19 17:00:00 / 19:58 min.
In among the shining stars of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), highlighted in Lab Rats episode 154
and in our on-location CES coverage for @, there are the weird, wonderful, wacky and sometimes whacked-out gadgets and gizmos on the CES show floor.
Every year without fail there's the technology that has everyone talking. And then there are the slightly more offbeat announcements. Sometimes they have all the earmarks of a hit gadget sometimes... not so much.
Sean and Andy scoured the show floor to find these, their picks for the weirdest of CES 2009.
and in our on-location CES coverage for @, there are the weird, wonderful, wacky and sometimes whacked-out gadgets and gizmos on the CES show floor.
Every year without fail there's the technology that has everyone talking. And then there are the slightly more offbeat announcements. Sometimes they have all the earmarks of a hit gadget sometimes... not so much.
Sean and Andy scoured the show floor to find these, their picks for the weirdest of CES 2009.
On Deck
#13 / 2009-01-06 17:21:55 / 3:00 min.
Matt Harris is on location in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009. He chats with the Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers who will be covering the show for @ (at) the latest show to hit butterscotch.com.
Lab Rats
#153 / 2009-01-05 22:14:24 / 1:45 min.
Andy and Sean hit the road to visit the Consumer Electronics Show 2009. Brought to you from the back of a limo, speeding down the Las Vegas strip, they guys introduce the Lab Rats plans for CES domination and also announce the latest butterscotch show called @ (at).
Lab Rats
#145 / 2008-11-06 15:30:00 / 22:30 min.
In episode 145 we look at some of the reasons your computer is running slower today than it did when you first brought it home. And it wouldn't be Lab Rats without some practical tips on how to remedy the situation. We cover cleaning up software you no longer use, organizing your hard drive to speed up access time, quickly and easily upgrading the RAM on you MacBook and more.
On Deck
#3 / 2008-10-28 15:00:00 / 3:02 min.
Guest Sean Carruthers talks about what's on deck, appropriately enough, on the deck. What's new for Lab Rats? What's planned for butterscotch.com? Learn a little about The Noob and what's in store.
Lab Rats
#143 / 2008-10-20 00:00:00 / 17:36 min.
In episode 143, Andy and Sean explain Dots Per Inch with the assistance of a giant green eyeball, and talk about why that's different from image resolution. Sean breaks out the EyeClops microscope to get a close-up, showing off the pixels and dots that make up the picture both on screen and in a printed image.
Lab Rats
#139 / 2008-09-22 17:00:00 / 24:45 min.
In episode 139, Andy and Sean learn tips and tricks on hanging a flat panel television.
Lab Rats
#137 / 2008-09-08 17:00:00 / 21:02 min.
Andy and Sean look at the pros and cons of various types of headphones.
Lab Rats
#135 / 2008-08-25 17:00:00 / 24:25 min.
Andy and Sean weigh in on innovations of the iPhone 3G.
Lab Rats
#134 / 2008-08-18 17:00:00 / 23:21 min.
Andy and Sean responds to a viewer email about surround sound.
Lab Rats
#133 / 2008-08-11 17:00:00 / 24:07 min.
Andy and Sean answer email about the PDF's, video card issues, virus/spyware infections, and more.
Lab Rats
#132 / 2008-08-04 17:00:00 / 26:22 min.
Andy and Sean look at Intel's laptop chipset technology.
Lab Rats
#131 / 2008-07-28 17:00:00 / 19:33 min.
Andy and Sean explain Adobe's handy Portable Document Format.
Lab Rats
#130 / 2008-07-21 17:00:00 / 26:04 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at digital satellite radio such as XM and Sirius.
Lab Rats
#129 / 2008-07-14 17:00:00 / 20:00 min.
Andy and Sean explain file transfer protocol and how you can use it.
Lab Rats
#128 / 2008-07-07 17:00:00 / 23:05 min.
Andy and Sean look at current and future technology that can be controlled by touch.
Lab Rats
#127 / 2008-06-30 17:00:00 / 24:49 min.
Andy and Sean use tiny potatoes to explain how home network routers protect against inbound malware.
Lab Rats
#126 / 2008-06-23 17:00:00 / 24:59 min.
Andy and Sean demystify network attached storage devices.
Lab Rats
#125 / 2008-06-16 17:50:37 / 20:00 min.
Andy and Sean answer email about PVRs, NAT firewalls, and the annoying pop-up sound on the show titles.
Lab Rats
#124 / 2008-06-09 17:00:00 / 26:36 min.
Andy and Sean demystify power bars, UPSes and more.
Lab Rats
#123 / 2008-06-02 17:00:00 / 21:07 min.
Andy and Sean show how to get rid of browser hijackers with a free tool.
Lab Rats
#122 / 2008-05-26 17:00:00 / 23:56 min.
Andy and Sean help you figure out what to do now the HD DVD/Blu-ray war is over.
Lab Rats
#121 / 2008-05-19 17:00:00 / 31:03 min.
Andy and Sean explain at personal video recorders, like TiVo and Windows Media Center.
Lab Rats
#120 / 2008-05-12 17:00:00 / 15:30 min.
Andy and Sean show you how to recover your deleted data (and your marriage!) using oranges.
Lab Rats
#119 / 2008-05-05 17:00:00 / 29:13 min.
Andy and Sean answer viewer mail including fun stuff like file sharing, proxies, anonymizers and static IPs.
Lab Rats
#118 / 2008-04-28 17:00:00 / 20:36 min.
Andy and Sean look at Apple’s new ultra thin, envelope friendly laptop.
Lab Rats
#117 / 2008-04-21 17:00:00 / 25:52 min.
Andy and Sean explain the weird settings on your SLR camera.
Lab Rats
#116 / 2008-04-14 17:00:00 / 17:16 min.
Andy and Sean look at how flash memory could be a replacement for magnetic hard drives.
Lab Rats
#115 / 2008-04-07 17:00:00 / 22:29 min.
Andy and Sean look at new electronic book devices including the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader.
Lab Rats
#114 / 2008-03-31 17:00:00 / 18:42 min.
Andy and Sean explain waterproof ratings on gadgets.
Lab Rats
#113 / 2008-03-17 17:00:00 / 22:45 min.
Andy and Sean respond to viewer questions about podcast production, external hard drives and frost-bite in a can.
Lab Rats
#108 / 2008-03-11 17:00:00 / 23:34 min.
Andy and Sean hack the iPod Touch to make it more useful. Plus, a little cat crack!
Lab Rats
#112 / 2008-03-10 17:00:00 / 16:23 min.
Andy and Sean get jiggy on how to rip tunes to MP3 from a record player.
Lab Rats
#111 / 2008-03-03 17:00:00 / 17:01 min.
Andy and Sean explain aspect ratios using cheese and chocolate.
Lab Rats
#110 / 2008-02-25 17:00:00 / 18:43 min.
Andy and Sean explore which browser to use for best system security.
Lab Rats
#109 / 2008-02-18 17:00:00 / 21:37 min.
Andy and Sean discuss how to choose a flat panel display for your computer.
Lab Rats
#107 / 2008-02-04 17:00:00 / 19:25 min.
Andy and Sean looks at the legalese on software installations.
Lab Rats
#106 / 2008-01-28 17:00:00 / 24:52 min.
Andy and Sean weren't there, but they still have a lot to say about the products launched at the Apple conference this year.
Lab Rats
#105 / 2008-01-21 17:00:00 / 24:25 min.
Andy and Sean wrap up their coverage of CES in Las Vegas. Iincludes interviews with Linksys, Green Plug, Microsoft (check out Andy’s naughty Zune interview!), Samsung, and LG. And product previews from Crucial, Art Lebedev Studios, WowWee, Yujin, Roboware, Hagisonic, Hanulkid, iRobot, Kyodo America, Meccano, and Robotis.
Lab Rats
#104 / 2008-01-07 17:00:00 / 20:29 min.
Andy and Sean are live in Las Vegas at CES. Be sure to watch all four episodes of CES 2008 coverage!
Lab Rats
#103 / 2007-12-17 17:00:00 / 19:27 min.
Andy and Sean reviews software, freeware and other types of "ware".
Lab Rats
#102 / 2007-12-10 17:00:00 / 23:51 min.
Andy and Sean look at why the new Mac operating system is a bit spotty.
Lab Rats
#101 / 2007-12-03 17:00:00 / 23:20 min.
Andy and Sean (and Elmo TMX) share their geek gift picks for the 2007 holiday season.
Lab Rats
#100 / 2007-11-26 17:00:00 / 47:55 min.
Andy and Sean celebrate their 100th episode, and Sean stops Andy from taking off his pants again.
Lab Rats
#99 / 2007-11-19 17:00:00 / 16:32 min.
Andy and Sean show you how to conceal your secrets from the bad guys.
Lab Rats
#98 / 2007-11-12 17:00:00 / 26:56 min.
Andy and Sean show how to share files between Windows computers.
Lab Rats
#97 / 2007-11-05 17:00:00 / 20:25 min.
Andy and Sean show how to enable you computer to use two or more screens.
Lab Rats
#96 / 2007-10-29 17:00:00 / 20:00 min.
Andy and Sean look at issues around public Wi-Fi access points.
Lab Rats
#95 / 2007-10-22 17:00:00 / 15:21 min.
Andy and Sean show how Trojan horses work using watermelons in a food demo.
Lab Rats
#94 / 2007-10-15 17:00:00 / 17:26 min.
Andy and Sean show what the big deal is about user accounts on your Mac and PC.
Lab Rats
#93 / 2007-10-09 17:00:00 / 27:15 min.
Andy and Sean attend the New Media Expo and interview individuals from Goodnight Burbank, Revision3, Midwest Teen Sex Show, iJustine.tv, and the author Podcasting For Profit.
Lab Rats
#92 / 2007-10-03 17:00:00 / 28:23 min.
Andy and Sean attend the New Media Expo and interview's with the producers and hosts of MacMost, This Week in Science, Torrent TV, NosillaCast, and PixelCorps.
Lab Rats
#91 / 2007-09-27 17:00:00 / 21:24 min.
Andy and Sean talk about hardware upgrades for your computer.
Lab Rats
#90 / 2007-09-17 17:00:00 / 18:54 min.
Andy and Sean show you how to repair and refurbish your Apple music player.
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#89 / 2007-09-10 17:00:00 / 14:29 min.
Andy and Sean show how to use ping and traceroute on a Mac and PC.
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#88 / 2007-09-03 17:00:00 / 26:24 min.
Andy and Sean help you translate the geek speak when you buy a computer.
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#87 / 2007-08-27 17:00:00 / 19:20 min.
Andy and Sean demystify stereo Bluetooth technology.
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#86 / 2007-08-20 17:00:00 / 17:54 min.
Andy and Sean show how much power gadgets use when they are off.
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#85 / 2007-08-13 17:00:00 / 19:38 min.
Andy and Sean show you how to make older programs work in Vista.
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#84 / 2007-08-06 17:00:00 / 26:14 min.
Andy and Sean weigh in on Apple's new smart phone, with special guest Ben Freedman.
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#83 / 2007-07-30 17:00:00 / 26:14 min.
Andy and Sean break out the props to show how flat panel TV technology works.
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#82 / 2007-07-23 17:00:00 / 15:19 min.
Andy and Sean use cheese to demo new hard drive tech.
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#81 / 2007-07-16 17:00:00 / 24:35 min.
Andy and Sean take a closer look at the new set top box from Apple that links your computer to your TV.
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#80 / 2007-07-09 17:00:00 / 24:54 min.
Andy and Sean cover what gear you need to enjoy HD DVD or Blu-ray.
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#79 / 2007-07-02 17:00:00 / 26:09 min.
Andy and Sean show how to manually remove a program from Windows.
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#78 / 2007-06-25 17:00:00 / 24:26 min.
Andy and Sean explain the fundamentals of Universal Serial Bus plus some troubleshooting tips.
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#77 / 2007-06-18 17:00:00 / 17:28 min.
Andy and Sean retrofit a Windows XP machine to look and work like Vista.
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#76 / 2007-06-11 17:00:00 / 27:03 min.
Andy and Sean turn the camera around and show you how they make Lab Rats.
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#75 / 2007-06-04 17:00:00 / 19:10 min.
Andy and Sean discuss the hot new wireless broadband technology.
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#74 / 2007-05-28 17:00:00 / 21:20 min.
Andy and Sean demo fun features of Disk Utility in Mac OS X.
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#73 / 2007-05-21 17:00:00 / 24:29 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at backup technologies in Vista and on the Mac.
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#72 / 2007-05-14 17:00:00 / 23:48 min.
Andy and Sean discuss handheld computers that are also mobile phones.
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#71 / 2007-05-07 17:00:00 / 13:19 min.
Andy and Sean show how flash memory works using Brussel sprouts.
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#70 / 2007-04-23 17:00:00 / 32:30 min.
Andy and Sean show you how to secure your wireless router.
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#0 / 2005-08-18 16:32:58 / 5:15 min.
In the prequel to the first Lab Rats episode, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers get geared up and test some of the technical elements of the show.
Also, Biff and Boo make their first appearance.
Also, Biff and Boo make their first appearance.
Lab Rats
Hosts: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
Lab Rats demystifies technology in a fun, friendly and understandable style. Hosts Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers discuss everything from practical ways to combat identity theft to keeping kids safe online, from wall mounting a flat panel TV to fixing a broken iPod. It's tech made simple, and slightly funny.
Lab Rats demystifies technology in a fun, friendly and understandable style. Hosts Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers discuss everything from practical ways to combat identity theft to keeping kids safe online, from wall mounting a flat panel TV to fixing a broken iPod. It's tech made simple, and slightly funny.
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