Tag: Dadcast

  • DadCast Episode 20 – Fade To Static

    Nearly Live From The Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week we discuss McGoo’s new Drobo and various online backups, we toss around the rumours about the new Apple TV and the notion of streaming audio around the house. We get an eunexpected visit form Google Voice in our GMail, mull over a few location…

  • DadCast Episode 19 – Don’t Mention The A Word

    Nearly Live From The Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… It’s our third season and boy are we pumped, we’re laying it down so hard this year, or whatever it is I’m doing in this picture. So please join us for our first full show of the new season and our summer round up and of…

  • FaceTime on the Desktop? Yes Please!

    FaceTime Set to Come to Mac OS X and Windows?: “To begin, iLife ’11, which we announced this summer (with the disappearance of iDVD) , could finally come out very very soon. In addition, it is rumored that Apple is preparing to leave FaceTime for Mac and PC, the Mac version coming to settle down…

  • DadCast 18 – Season 3 The PodCamp Montreal PreShow

    Nearly Live From The Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… As we start packing our laptop bags for this weekends’ PodCamp Montreal, we thought we’d put together a special 2FatDads introspective / retrospective from all of the chaos that happens before we start the show. This is most definitely not a how-to white paper on podcasting…

  • DadCast Episode 16 – Waiting for Mr Ben

    Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week the Dads goof off in the Wendyhouse while waiting for Mr Ben get online. Francois gets banned for life, Steph gets an A is Psych, Steve retires to coaching and Eric gets himself another drink. … Oh and we get an intern. [podcast]http://www.2fatdads.com/dadcasts/Dadcast-16_Waiting_for_Mr_Ben.mp3[/podcast]

  • Using A MacBook Pro As Your Full-Time Work Computer

    About four years ago, I decided I had enough of being the family tech support guy and through in my Windows towel for good. I checked out https://mytechnolojoy.com which is a great resource for PC help, but the Warning Signs Of Computer Problems are too many and is better to hire a professional to fix…

  • DadCast Episode 15 – Shamwows and Home Shenanigans

    Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week we review Le Salon de l’Habitation a.k.a The Montreal Home Show, go over the progress of Schultzter’s home renovation, help him figure out how much do plantation shutters cost and help McGoo keep his kids and family safe online. The Dadcast is brought to…

  • DadCast Episode 14 – The Big Ranting Canuck

    The Big Ranting Canuck, Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week we announce our new sponsors: Audible and we talk about some great customer service from Pentax, some pretty appalling follow tactics by Tweetphoto, the eminent I5 chipped MacBooks Pros and the Steve Jobs recent flurry of emails. Hopefully we’ll see…

  • Dear Steve, Where’s my I5 MacBook Pro?

    Dear Steve, I have been a pretty loyal FanBoy / Apologist / Web Developer for the past 4 years. In fact, I was one of first Wintel Geeks North of the Border to switch to the new super cool Intel MacBooks. Despite the cooling issues, replacing the logic board a couple of times  and the…

  • DadCast Episode 13 – Unlucky For Some

    Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… So I’m not the only one having a bad week… Join us this week as we revisit a few of our favourite issues like Steph’s crappy HP phone, my busted up GPS  unit and the joys of traveling by air. Dads on this week’s call: François…