by Michael Penney

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to make a quick post to let people know, that just because the regular audio podcast version of the Smackdown has come to an end, it’s not the absolute end of the PC/Mac Smackdown. As Cal has said a few times already, this blog will remain up and running for the regulars to post and for all of you to comment on.

I’m also having discussions with Cal about just where we can go from here. I’m playing with the idea of creating a YouTube channel. We could also set up a Smackdown Forum?

Why don’t you tell us what you think? What do you think we should do? What would you like to see? Do you have any brilliant ideas? Leave them in the comment section below.

The podcast may be finished, but the Smackdown lives on!

Hi All, just a quick post about a fun update to the site.  If you surf on over to this page with in iPhone or iPod touch you will get a mobile layout version.  You can switch back to the regular version if you want on the bottom of the screen.  Hope you enjoy this feature.  Since moving to Mevio we do not yeat have a way to stream the show on the iPhone but we are workin on that as best we can.  Stay tuned.

It’s gameshow time!!!! win some prizes on this first gameshow version of the smackdown

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Here are the episodes you are going to need to listen to:

Episode #2
Episode #27
Episode #77
Episode #80
Episode #81

Here are also the quesitons:

EPISODE 2
1. What place was Episode 2 recorded?
2. What did Beau install at the place we did that show?

EPISODE 27
1. One listener wrote on our old forum that _____ wouldn’t be viable until cheaper and more capable machines were available.
2.  According to Beau what major change was made to Vista’s UI.

EPISODE 77
1. What bad word did Rachel call me repeatedly on this show?
hint it begins with a J.
2. What “M” word did she also call me during the show.
3. What was making Rachel “fiesty” on this show?

EPISODE 80
1.What softdrink debate almost happend on this show?
2.What was the big fat rebuttal about?

EPISODE 81
1.Why did Mark NOT want to get an iPod?

New questions:

What product did CNN say this week that Apple would come out with next?

What major announcement was made by microsoft about Windows 7?

What is the name of the house that Steve Jobs is trying to demolish?

Email us your answers to smackusback@pcmacsmackdown.com

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We have a whopper of a show lined up.  Rachel Baker, Richard Hay from WindowsObserver.com, Brian Hertizger from Escape Windows Open Apple podcast and yours truly discuss the next round of Microsoft commercials and what may be on the horzizon with Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7.

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I am really sorry folks.  I was so excited to do the live show tonight and now I am way too sick to do anything.  My humble apologies my friends.  Stay tuned to this site as we will update you on when we will be rescheduling.

Cal

Ok everyone.  This Thursday’s show will be the first one we try streaming live with a live chat.  We hope you all participate as we have been looking forward to this for a long time.

You can get to the live feed by clicking on the SMACKDOWN LIVE!  button up at the top of the page.  Just hit the play button during the show and you can participate in the fun!  There will be a live chat there as well and we welcome you to comment during the show.  Feel free to stick around for the post show as well.

We start the live feed on Thursday at 8:30 pm CENTRAL TIME.  Hope you can join us!

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Hi all.  We are thinking of doing a live stream of the show complete with a live chat room.  We do the show every Thursday night at 8:30 central time.  However, there is a lot of stuff that would have to happen behind the scenes so if there is not a certain amount of interest we wont invest the time and money.  BUT, I personally think it would add a lot to the show if there were some live interaction with you all during the episode.

The live stream would include a pre show ramble, the recorded show, plus some discussion afterward.  Vote below weather or not you would like to participate in a live version of the show.  Thanks in advance for all of your input.

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OK, we have been wanting people to send us photos of “Zunes in the wild” for quite sometime now.  Since we first brought it up on the show, no one has sent us one…until now.  According to our listener, Mark, this is not a photoshoped or retouched photo.  He claims this is his actual zune with just the border matted out and replaced with red.

WOW!  Thanks Mark!  We really appreciate it.  There really are Zunes out there….cool!

Mark also claims that his is not the ONE Zune download we have been getting.  In fact I do see that there is a time where 2 Zunes have shown up regularly in our download stats.  So if you listen to us on a Zune….WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!!

Enjoy the pic.

Hey everyone, the PC/MAC SMACKDOWN web site now has a new iPhone web shortcut icon! All you have to do is as you visit this page just hit the plus button below on your iPhone and hit the the “add to home screen” button and you will have a nice handy dandy short cut to the Smackdown.

Enjoy. Next show is tomorrow night…should be a good one.

Cal

Just in time for the holidays. Plus Rachel mentioned this was on her list so here is a customized version on the Flip Mino and Flip Mini HD with the Smackdown logo. Hope you enjoy it.