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…
With great pride I can announce today that we have at last, aquired our own SHOP on the internet. Many of you have been asking for “official knightwise.com gear” to wear and show of your geekyness on the edge of real and cyberspace. Thanx to community member , nah, lets say community HERO LLoyd…
Yesterday we gave you the first half of our article on “getting the most out of your gear : The Ipod Touch” , today its time for part two on how to use that slick mp3 player to its full advantage and have its technology .. work for you. My Ipod touch is … My…
Geeks, We always seem to be on the lookout for the next new gadet. Scrolling through website reviews, rumor sites or amazon “suggestions” to the next shiny new toy we can purchase and add to our collection. But with technology picking up its already fast pace even more, its harder and harder to keep up.…
Welcome back to the fix. Today we talk about fixing Windows machines, Using VM’s to back them up and “free” them from their hardware and the big cost of buying “office” officially. That and more in this red/orange shirt episode of “The Fix”. Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232…
We take a look at Asus’ next “Top Model” in the Tablet Wars , the EEE Transformer and ask ourselves the question : What IS this thing anyway ? A tablet ? a laptop ? or .. is it Megan Fox in disguise ? A hard look at packaging, specs, build quality and functionality brings us to…
Welcome to “The Fix” , a new addition to the KWTV series where we do a weekly “quick and dirty” videoblog to keep you up to date on whats going on techwise on the edge of real and cyberspace. This week we talk about turning our Xbox and our Amahi server into a Boxee Box…
In a sense, its natural. Technology and the virtual world are moving so fast that the “craze and hype” geeks have around a product or service, has died down by the time the average user reaches it. The early adopters have moved on to “another” thing. And the cycle goes ever faster. Take operating systems…
We take a good close look at HTC’s Chacha, its first keyboard + touchscreen combo phone with an Android operating system. We peek at the hardware , the battery life, give you samples of the video camera and more .. but first .. we review a box of crap. Take part in our competition to…
We delve into a serious question about an oncoming storm. The Linux Mint derivative has expanded its desktop penetration percentage and makes us stop to look at this fresh green player on the open source operating field. Touted to be “the only Linux distribution that lets you watch Porn from the Live Cd” Linux Mint…
We get up at the very crack of dawn to take a good hard look at two interesting Android Tablets that are currently hitting the market and arrive to the conclusion that the Android Tablets are finally among us. Comparing functionality to form, software, hardware, specs and specials for every model we peer closer at the Samsung Galaxy Tab…
We start off the post summer season with a new addition to the feeds :Every wednesday we will try to drop the ‘article of the week’ into the feed so all of you tablet or ebook reading or tablet owning fans. (Don’t worry , if you have a PDF reader on your pc you can enjoy the…
Just to kick off the working week, a little sniff of humor. What if Jedi’s were … assholes ? Related PostsNo Related Posts
I can just about imagine that some, if not most of you have been in a situation where you thought : “Darn, I wish I had my own PC handy”. Just think back to all those happy memories when you had to visit friends or family and wanted to use “their” pc to “quickly” check…
This week we showcase one of the “special ” editions of the “Full Circle Magazine” dealing with how to build your own server and give you a chance to get to know this great Linux magazine. Shownotes. http://fullcirclemagazine.org/ Related Postskw406 : Free Geek Gift Guide.Kc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.Com is approaching.…
In my current quest to find alternatives to the applications I use the most on the OSX side, i’ve gone out and looked for a “Linux equivalent” of the magnificent “ommwriter” that is available for the mac. This no nonsence distraction free writing application, pushes away all distractions on your desktop and leaves you with…
“Because I can” That is the sole reason why I would embark on a project like this one. And ” Because I can ” has been the reason why geeks, nerds and hackers have gone forth and accomplished things that seemed irrelevant, improbable or even just plain impossible. And yet .. it IS the perfect…
In this deep-geeky episode we unlock the secret of automatic podcast downloading and distribution to android and IOS Devices without using itunes or a cable. We mash together Ubuntu, Gpodder, a bash script a couple of SSH Connections and an Ipad app to unlock the secrets of wirelessly pushing content to your IOS Devices. As…
In another episode of the “Storytime” series, we let you sit back, relax and hear us tell tall tales about open source quests towards the lands of the big brown tower AND some Star Trek Fan Fiction of our own. So sit back and relax as we take you to the edge of real and…
We take an in depth look at “Boxee”, the cross platform media front end software that turns your computer into the next generation of TV-Entertainment. We talk you through the installation process, the configuration, the different screens an implementations of Boxee. Use it as your mediabox, your media player, your social entertainment aggregator or more.…
So I suppose we have an excuse that our living room is a disaster area. Related PostsNo Related Posts
The trouble with a lot of technology these days is, that devices are no longer satisfied with performing a single service. Somewhere in the not so distant past, a seed of rebellion must have been planted in the minds of electronic devices that to serve one single purpose was below their dignity and that they…
As reported earlier this week, some people had trouble downloading the latest episode of KWTV from our servers over at Bluehost. Since Bluehost is capping our available bandwith we are looking for alternative hosting locations that don’t cost us an arm and a leg. So today we are re-upping KWTV 0025 to a different server…
Guest Spot on the Aussie Geek Podcast. Every 2 weeks I sit in as a regular co-host on the Aussiegeek podcast. A podcast featuring a Canadian, an Australian and a Belgian geek (me) who talk about the latest news in technology, rave about new applications, websites and services and have friendly (but not always family…
