For many years it has been a tradition, that if you wanted to play with Mac OS, you needed to get a mac. If you wanted to play with Windows, you needed a PC. A couple of years ago, that changed dramatically when Apple computers switched to the Intel architecture. From then on it was…
This year we head back to the F.A.C.T.S. convention in Gent, to cover Belgiums biggest Cosplay, scifi and manga expo. We talk to the cosplayers, have insightful interviews with Astromech droid builders, ask parents why they train their child to be a jedy master and ask princes Leia where she got her outfit. As our…
This Docu-Cast features and extended article on getting the very best out of your Ipod Touch. From entertainment centre, to mobile Lifeblogging device, From old school Pda to Internet tricorder and more. We talk apps, tips, tricks and ways to use your gear you hadn’t thought of until now. Shownotes Download Episode Related Postskw406 :…
My my ! Its been a few days since I had the chance to write a little, but life is getting in the way of all the stuff I would like to do. Long days at work and home renovation are 2 time consuming things to have on ones plate. As we lay down new…
Knightwise.com will be broadcasting live today ( Nov 20th ) from the Macbeurs (Mac Expo) in Genk (Belgium ) from 10.45 to 11.45 am (GMT +1 ). You can watch the livestream and participate in the chatroom by clicking on the link below. Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232…
So, If you ever wanted to see a KWTV Live show recording “in the flesh” and you are from the Benelux area ? Why not come down to the MACBEURS in Genk (Limburg-Flanders-Belgium) on Sunday the 20th of November. The event is held inside the renovated colemine site of Genk called C-mine. So if not…
It is somehow fitting to sit down in he middle of a medieval square in the city of Carcassonne, to write this little piece. Ancient walls of stone surround this fortified village that has seen countless ebbs and flows of war and piece. Plastered on the window of the little cafe where we are the…
It is somehow fitting to sit down in he middle of a medieval square in the city of Carcassonne, to write this little piece. Ancient walls of stone surround this fortified village that has seen countless ebbs and flows of war and piece. Plastered on the window of the little cafe where we are the…
Ring Ring … Ring Ring … to be quite honest, I can’t remember when was the last time I heard a “real” telephone make that sound. Sometimes, when I’m watching some old movie ( I like old movies ) you hear the characteristic sound of a ringing telephone as you see one of the characters…
“Ghah !” .. An cry of frustration escapes my throat as I shove my mouse and keyboard away from me with an intensity that would make a Klingon blush. I sigh, push my chair backwards and walk away from my computer after its operating system has once again tested the very limits of my patience.…
Imagine a room with about 1200 people in it. Its a pretty confined space with the special characteristic that everyone of those 1200 people is able to tap you on the shoulder at a moments notice. The room is pretty busy. A lot of talking going on and people are constantly wanting to show you…
The question is always, how much gear do we really need ? If I take a peek inside my geek back , i AM a little over packed. Macbook air, charger, mouse, external hard disk, iPod touch, ipad, cellphone and so on. Too much if you think of it. So I decided to scale down…
Hey Guyz and girls : I’m sick. 🙁 One thing a podcaster needs … is his voice .. and today … I got up and mine was not really there. I seem to have picked up a nice little cold and am sniffling and coughing all over the place. So a 4 hour marathon podcast…
Every two weeks I am a Co-Host on the Aussie Geek Podcast together with Dave Gray and KD Murray. If you want to check out this weeks recording just hit play. Shownotes Welcome once again to another fun filled episode where Knightwise is getting far too much coffee and porn and Keith is sleep deprived…
In the life of a cross platform slider, there is one major downside : We have a choice. A choice to pick up any computer in the house and do ‘our thing’ on a variety of operating systems. If I glance over our “laptop drawer” that houses a variety of mobile computers for various uses,…
In this weeks extra long podcast we bring you the excerpts from Septembers KWTV Live episode. Three interesting guests talk in depth about 3 interesting topics that is sure to interest anyone who runs ANY operating system. Larry Bushey from the Going Linux podcast talks about what is wrong with Linux, Bart Busschots comes to…
Better late then never. For those of you who missed the live episode of KWTV last friday, fear not. Here is the entire show in its whole. Chopped up into three segments you can see us at work (live), watch interviews with Larry Bushey from Goinglinux.com, Keith Murray talks about Windows 8, Bart Busschots tells…
Better late then never. For those of you who missed the live episode of KWTV last friday, fear not. Here is the entire show in its whole. Chopped up into three segments you can see us at work (live), watch interviews with Larry Buschey from Goinglinux.com, Keith Murray talks about Windows 8, Bart Busschots tells…
It can happen to the best of us. To be honest , it will happen MOSTLY to the best of us. Your geeky sunday afternoon is brutally interrupted by a friend / family member / aquantance ringing your doorbell while you just need all your braincell to get through a particularly complex chapter in “the hand of…
In the new interactive format of “The Fix” we ask you a question every week : This week we take a look at the pondering question : How many times do you fix someone’s computer and what is that number related to. Send us your feedback through the usual channels. Watch. Related PostsKc301…
For our 55th episode of the Knightcast we break the techno-centric habbit again and walk down memory lane. To answer a lot of questions i’ve been getting all over the years about how Knightwise became Knightwise, and how Knightwise.com and the Knightcast podcast came about. So time to lean back and listen to an old…
My father in law tends to hoard, and when I say hoard, I mean that. His office is filled with clutter that would make a geek think he went to hoarding heaven. Piles of Cd’s Floppy disks, old computers, discarded printers and forgotten laptops. In his prime (before her retired) this man was the ultimate…
If procrastination was considered an artform, I think us ADD geeks would be considered the very masters. Only we would not have started our artform yett, we would do so tomorrow. First we need to see this video abou this cat on Youtube. As a remedy to this “affliction” we are blessed with, information overloaded…
And we are LIVE : KWTV LIVE September Edition is in full swing. You can watch the livestream, interact with us via the chatroom or meet fellow “Wiseguys” on twitter with the hashtag #KWTVLIVE Watch LIVE #KWTVLIVE facebook.com/knightwisecom Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232 : Reviewing the…
“Hey Nerd !” where the exact words this conversationalist opened up with. Patting me on the shoulder and beaming a broad smile he stumbled into a conversation about technology, that was nothing more then a fluffed up support question. I smiled at him, as he cut through the niceties of his elaboration, sighing quietly inside…
Browsing the web this week, I came across an article celebrating the 45th anniversary of the original airing of the Star Trek Series. I was amazed at how fast time flies on the one hand ( I must have been traveling faster then light at some point) and how cool the series still are, on…
Before you sigh and note that “this is yet another self reflecting belly button staring article about a Blogger pondering the justification of his own activities and writing about ‘writing’ “, let me stop you there. Most of you know, i’m not an ‘active’ blogger, i’m more of an incidental one. So your sigh might…
We are very happy and proud to announce the return of KWTV LIVE. The geek-friendly friday morning LIVE webcast from the Knightwise.com headquarters. I’ve you haven’t had a chance to catch one before make sure you join this one, for every last friday of the month we will be geeking out with Live Music, Interviews…
We round up the week with a cool video sent to us by listener Mischa who gives us a glimp at the future. Related PostsNo Related Posts
This week we do a deep-geek-dive into setting up Amahi , A powerful server for the home with the ease of use of a smartphone. Web based interfaces, Point-and-click addition of applications, tons of Geeky functionality : Its all there in Amahi. With a spot of music from Planet Boelex and a recording made ‘on…
