Nerd Stalker

I thought DIY PCs were a thing of the past. One thing to note, they were never open source - always in jail-mode. Enter bunnie:studios Novena the truly open source, Jail-broken, Linux-based laptop. You want the pc board gerber files, or the Linux code, or the 3D case models, you can download it. How cool is that? Who can bet against co-founders named "bunnie" and " xobs ?" We interview co-founder, Andrew "bunnie" Huang at the 2014 Maker Faire about their open source creation. Give it a view.

Download MP3 This week's Nerd Stalker Techweek Podcast Picks: The not very tabletly Windows 8 tablets of IFA bit.ly/TOPfL9 via @arstechnica (:37) JQuery now runs on every second website. http://is.gd/6jsZV4  (5:27) Google Can Now Automatically Tag Objects Within Videos bit.ly/Q4ZvA5 via @PSFK (8:42) Boost Productivity By Working From Home, Really! http://is.gd/msvQb6  (10:04) BMW's DriveNow program rolls out in San Francisco this week to introduce their ActiveE electric car http://fb.me/10LxU6jXx  (14:39) Bruce Willis may sue Apple over rights to his iTunes library http://is.gd/DavhLm  (17:30) Speed Round:  Korean scientists may have found the lithium battery charging holy grail bit.ly/NEazpK via @AdvancedTechKR (21:00) The Inebriator Is An Incredible Arduino-Powered Bartender http://is.gd/XzjlLK  (23:05) Happy Birthday, Linux: Raise a Glass bit.ly/PKyvni via @pcworld (24:03) Textmate the amazing IDE has went open source http...

(8mins) Nerd Stalker kicks the 2009 door down with a very special first interview of the year. We attend an exclusive SF New Tech meet up at Dolby Digital Labs where we have an information packed talk with Product Evangelist Dave Mathews of Boxee . Boxee is in closed Alpha (until 1/8/09 for Mac & Ubuntu) but Nerd Stalker viewers get in if you sign up within the next 48 hours. On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, Last.fm, and flickr. Boxee is the best media center solution i've seen hands down, you ask why? Open Source (xbmc) Amazing Codec Support Social Network Support (Twitter, Friendfeed, etc) Partnerships (See list above)

The last part in a 3 part conversation with the Linux podcast team Alternageek. Phew that was alot of info! In this final installment we talk more about cloud computing, linux in the home, school, and enterprise.

I never understood how Michael Keaton could ever get a leading role in a movie. So I'm on day 2 of watching the baby full time till mom aka (day care) gets back in little over a week. So far i'm a solid 6 on a scale of 10, but i'm trying so we shall see. I'm not good in heat and man Potrero Hill has been hot as hell (for san francisco anyhow) so me and baby have been all sweaty and yucky, please fog come back please. I'm still a bit too shy to go into the park with the other nannies and few parents, but I'll muster up the courage soon i'm sure as they already know baby. So I finally got around to watching the Apple WWDC keynote, not too thrilling, reminded me of what Linux has been doing for some time now but for FREE. I swear if Linux ever becomes more user friendly they or web based os's will take over the world. Web development for the iPhone was intriguing though, aside from that it was very meh. I mean who really uses coverflow to begin with? uh yea...