Thu, 21 May 2009 Tonight we muddle through talking about file structure and search on Windows and OSX. Mevio {Mevio-ecb4da452cd6731649ed60dba31a7ce5} |
Thu, 14 May 2009 We talk about our favorite apps for PC and Mac as we welcome back Rachel from her vacation. |
Fri, 8 May 2009 We welcome Bill Paschick from RAIN RECORDING to talk to us about his great products. They are really the MAC of the PC world. |
Wed, 29 April 2009 It's gameshow time!!!! win some prizes on this first gameshow version of the smackdown |
Thu, 23 April 2009 A Mac Bot Net? WHAT? We talk about Mac Security with Mac security expert Alan Oppenheimer from Open Door Networks Comments[0] |
Thu, 16 April 2009 It's the DELL episode. Yes everything Dell with special guest Mike Hamstra former Dell manager. |
Thu, 9 April 2009 It's round two with the PC commercials and we discuss it's validity and effectiveness with Richard Hay, Brian Hertizger, and Eric Luquette. |
Fri, 3 April 2009 Today is all about Laruen and the Microsoft commercial. We also end up talking about the economy as it relates to macs and pcs. |
Fri, 27 March 2009 We ponder what Macs and PC's are good for with guests Scott Murphy and Jeff Smith. Eric Luquette monitors our live chat. |
Mon, 23 March 2009 It a discussion about iPhone 3.0 announcements as well as read your listener mail and comments. |
Fri, 20 March 2009 We welcome Tami Moore as she brings with us a challenge for us. She needs a new laptop and wants US to help her decide. |
Fri, 6 March 2009 We welcome Mark Metz on the show to talk about...the Zune...yeah I said it....the Zune. Plus some differences in UI between Windows and Mac. |
Wed, 25 February 2009 Here it is! One day early! The sneak peek of The App Guys first episode. We review App Sniper, Lose It, and our toilet bowl app, Edge Browser. |
Thu, 19 February 2009 Wow! Who would have thought that a blog post rebuttal would cause this much trouble. We talk about the three app restriction with Win7 starter, the possible new Mac Mini, and the whole rebuttal....thing. |
Sun, 15 February 2009 The Microsoft Store? Psystar wins a round? Plus, the difference in closing applications in Windows vs. Mac. |
Fri, 6 February 2009 We welcome special guest Richard Hay from windowsobserver.com. We discuss many things windows including Vista, Windows 7 versions, and pricing. |
Thu, 29 January 2009 Rachel calls Cal a bad word as we talk about Mac Trojans, Songsmith, Windows updates, and ATT&T getting all funky. |
Thu, 22 January 2009 We read your email and comments on the website and guess who ends up
interrupting us...Scoble and Calicanis....sort of. It does turn out
that these twitter invites were indeed spam. But it did make for some
really funny stuff...Enjoy! |
Mon, 19 January 2009 PC vs. Mac support, Steve's Health, and some props to Mobile Me...for once. We talk about all of this and more as we welcome Brian Hertziger back to the show. |
Fri, 16 January 2009 Tonight it's a cagematch between Rachel and special guest Brian Hertziger from the "Escape Windows Open Apple" podcast. We disscuss Vista, UAC, and...well...Bacon. |
Fri, 9 January 2009 Beau tells us all about his new Mac Mini, Rachel goes over the upcoming Windows 7, and Cal and Rachel go off on the MacBook Pro's non-removable battery. |
Sat, 3 January 2009 We look back at 2008 on the PC/MAC SMACKDOWN! Here is looking ahead to a great 2009! |
Sun, 21 December 2008 Season's Greetings everyone. Tonight we discuss some items in the news as we wrap up another great year of smacking down in 2008. |
Fri, 12 December 2008 We read your mail, talk about a clueless middle school teacher, and Cal talks about a potential dirty little secret behind Windows Vista. |
Tue, 9 December 2008 Are there nefarious plots behind Psystar. We examine the breaking news out of the Apple vs. Psystar case. |
Sat, 6 December 2008 Microsoft market share is below 90% for the first time in 15 years! OMG! Is this trouble in paradise for Redmond? We try to find out in an all out CAGEMATCH!!! |
Fri, 5 December 2008 The world loses it's collective mind about Apple suggesting it's users use antivirus. Is this valid? Is this a big deal? We try to find out in an all out CAGEMATCH! |
Sun, 30 November 2008 It's the start of the holidays and so it's time to talk about what to give (or not to give) the techie in your life as a gift. |
Fri, 21 November 2008 Mac Mini's Murdered in cold blood. Vista Sucks!....battery life. Plus WE GOT BUTTONS! |
Fri, 14 November 2008 Tonight we answer the call of our wonderful audience and read some listener mail. |
Tue, 11 November 2008 Upload yours! We have a cagematch over what in the world is Microsoft doing putting an upload yourself kiosk in front of an Apple Store! |
Sun, 9 November 2008 It's a CAGEMATCH! We smackdown about new aspects of Windows 7's interface in a knock out, drag out fight of a cagematch! |
Fri, 31 October 2008 Is the End near for Microsoft? Is Steve Jobs nuts for axing firewire off the MacBook? Cal, Rachel, and Eric L. try to find out. |
Sat, 25 October 2008 The OFFICIAL introduction of Rachel Baker as the new Co-Host of the show. Welcome Rachel! |
Fri, 17 October 2008 Windows 7 is now....well...Windows 7, the Mac be taxin' you, and MacBooks all around us. Cal, Rachel, David, and Eric kick around these topics and more. |
Fri, 10 October 2008 We welcome Rachel Baker to the show as we smackdown about iPhone 2.2 update, xp getting some new life, and the new Macbook event Oct. 14th. |
Fri, 3 October 2008 Windows 7 public beta?, Apple App store woes?, iTunes going away? WHAT? Catch this and other topic with Cal David, David Flashner, and Eric Luquette. |
Mon, 22 September 2008 From the new Microsoft commercials to the new "brick" form Apple, tonight is a grab bag of topics that we muddle through even though the stinking Packers lost! |
Fri, 12 September 2008 Smacking down on the 2nd Seinfeld commercial plus we wrap up the "Let's Rock" event from Apple |
Sun, 7 September 2008 Microsoft's new guru's and Jerry Seinfeld....will this bold new approach be what they need? |
Tue, 2 September 2008 So tonight we start to ask the question...what does it mean to have the superior Operating System on this labor day episode. |
Fri, 22 August 2008 Has Cal finally lost it? Has he turned to the dark side of Microsoft? Hmmm.....listen and see? |
Thu, 14 August 2008 We dip into the listener mail bag a bit as well as cover some news. Now if you will excuse me....I have to go watch the olympics! :) |
Fri, 8 August 2008 Our 50 episode! We take a look back at past smackdowns to see if we really learned anything by now! |
Fri, 1 August 2008 OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We disscuss the state of the union for Microsoft and Apple. Plus, the Mojave Experiment. |
Fri, 25 July 2008 Ballmer spills some beans as Psystar isn't the only thug in town. We discuss these and more tonight with David Flashner and long time listener Eric. |
Fri, 18 July 2008 The iPhone wrap up show. We had to. OK, we did it....now lets move on! |
Fri, 11 July 2008 Beau returns as we smackdown over a variety of topics. From Bill Gates retiring, Beau's Mac Mini, to Business Models. |
Fri, 4 July 2008 What happens with two Mac heads don't have a PC person to push around? They bash each other of course. David and Cal go head to head debating the worth of the Apple TV. |
Sat, 28 June 2008 Tonight is another in our PERSPECTIVE series as we welcome three listeners as well as talk about some scary news. |
Mon, 23 June 2008 Tonight we try really hard NOT to talk about the iPhone. We do, however dive into some current events, PC/MAC smacking on the web, and Sprout Core. |
Tue, 10 June 2008 Tonight we break down the WWDC 2008. So really just another iPhone episode. |
Mon, 9 June 2008 Tonight we talk about what we think will happen at WWDC08....wait...no we just really talk about the stupid iPhone...geez! |
Tue, 20 May 2008 Just a bit of housekeeping before I go on vacation! |
Wed, 7 May 2008 We go over some listener mail as well as some voice mail too. Plus what in the world is with Psystar and Apple? |
Sun, 27 April 2008 Tonight we ALL get on Apple's case about the new Mac/PC commercials. Plus we make fun of Microsoft's internal Vista video. |
Wed, 9 April 2008 Tonight we do away with all this serious stuff and have a bit of fun with the Metaphor Game! |
Sat, 29 March 2008 Apple's market share is rising so what does Beau have to say about THAT? Find out in a quite heated debate. Comments[0] |
Mon, 24 March 2008 Tonight we have a surprise guest talking about switching. We also talk about the blunders of Sony and Adobe. |
Mon, 17 March 2008 Beau is Back! We tackle the iPhone SDK and the Microsoft/iPhone relationship. Join Cal, Beau and David Flashner as we throw down about this hot topic. |
Sat, 26 January 2008 Beau is still AWOL but we found some interesting news about Apple TV and Apple support. Comments[0] |
Sat, 19 January 2008 We are in search for a new PC Host! Plus we read your listener mail. |
Wed, 16 January 2008 Our west coast correspondent, David Flashner, covers the Macworld expo 2008. |
Sat, 12 January 2008 Our guest Mark was so fed up with Vista he emailed Gates and Ballmer AND GOT A RESPONSE!!!! Oh yeah, CES and Macworld too. |
Sun, 23 December 2007 We check in with Eric Schuman to see how his is liking his new MacBook Pro and give you a preview of 2008. |
Wed, 14 November 2007 We continue with our perspective series in which we interview audio recording expert Eric Schuman and his perspective on PC's and MAC's Comments[0] |
Thu, 25 October 2007 It had to happen. Cal finally goes nuts on Beau! We Smackdown over your listener mail and forum posts. Hang on this is going to be a wild ride. |
Wed, 10 October 2007 IWork vs. MS Office. We explore the differences in this Lightning Round. |
Tue, 2 October 2007 iBrick, Apple, and lots of blame to go around as we welcome back our guest David Flashner. |
Sun, 30 September 2007 Is iTunes dead? Is Amazon the next big thing? We try to figure it out on the first LIGHTNING ROUND show. |
Tue, 18 September 2007 Yes! we are not dead yet! - We ease into the smackdown again with a good old cagematch! |
Sat, 4 August 2007 We start the first in a series of shows dedicated to interviewing the general public about their computing experiences. Comments[0] |
Sun, 8 July 2007 Enjoy this treat as Beau and I take a much needed short vacation. |
Wed, 4 July 2007 You know we had to...we talk to David Flashner and Victor Johnson calling in ON their iPhones to talk about....well thier iPhones. |
Thu, 28 June 2007 Part 3 of our video version of episode #20 - Hope you enjoyed them all! Comments[0] |
Wed, 27 June 2007 Part 2 of our video version of episode #20. |
Wed, 27 June 2007 Part 1 of our video version for Episode #20. Comments[0] |
Wed, 27 June 2007 To celebrate our 20th episode we talk about the new features in Leopard, the new Safari for Windows and experiment with a "video" version of the show. |
Tue, 5 June 2007 OSX Leopard is right around the corner so we are going to talk about many news items leading up to its launch. |
Sat, 19 May 2007 Today we smackdown about the differences between the basic philosophies between Microsoft and Apple. |
Mon, 23 April 2007 BEAU ON THE ATTACK!!!-Today Beau smacks down Cal as he has no idea what Beau is going to bring up. |
Sat, 7 April 2007 THE SECURITY SHOW! - Today we welcome Alan Oppenheimer and Eric Kindschi to discuss Mac and Windows Security! |
Mon, 2 April 2007 Today we celebrate our new website by talking about FUD. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. |
Fri, 16 March 2007 A brief collection of housekeeping items - THE NEW SHIRTS ARE HERE! - go to angryshirts.com and pick one up today! Comments[0] |
Mon, 26 February 2007 Today we smackdown again about your listener mail as well as other important announcements. Comments[0] |
Sun, 11 February 2007 The Vista Episode! Join Cal and Beau as we review and rip apart Windows Vista! |
Wed, 17 January 2007 The Return of Beau! Join us as we return to our normal rants in a knock out drag out Cagematch! |
Thu, 11 January 2007 Join three our our listeners as we rap up our thoughts and feelings about Macworld announcements. iPhone, AppleTV, and other thoughts and rants about what was and wasn't announced. Comments[0] |
Sun, 7 January 2007 When is a Smackdown not a Smackdown? When Beau isn't here! We welcome special guest Victor Johnson talking about iPhone, Macworld, and our favorite software of 2006. |
Sun, 24 December 2006 Beau and Cal play Secret Santa and exchange gifts on the show! You don't want to miss this one! Happy Holidays from the PC/MAC SMACKDOWN! |
Tue, 12 December 2006 And man do we listen...and smack each other around with them! Cal and Beau take your listener mail and use them in a knock out drag out debate. Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 November 2006 A big Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners! Here is a little remix for you to enjoy as you stuff yourselves with turkey. Comments[0] |
Mon, 20 November 2006 That is the question...that we smack each other around with today. We even have a guest on the show! |
Mon, 13 November 2006 The 1st CAGEMATCH! of the smackown. Cal and Beau smackdown in a toss up, totally blind, Cagematch. Niether one of us know what the other is going to bring up. Comments[0] |
Sun, 22 October 2006 Today Cal and Beau start by battling over the latest Mac Commercials and end up going all over the place! Hang on...it's going to be a wild ride. Comments[0] |
Sun, 8 October 2006 Today we smack each other around with a first in a series of Mythbusting episode as we try to squash popular myths surrounding PC's and MAC's. Comments[0] |
Fri, 22 September 2006 iPod vs. Zune & Media Center vs. Front Row. The big MEDIA MATCHUP! Which is better? Beau and Cal beat each other up trying to find out. |
Mon, 28 August 2006 On today's episode Cal & Beau do a blow by blow comparison of the upcoming OSX Leopard and Windows Vista. We also answer some listener mail. Plus, some other special announcemts.... Comments[0] |
Thu, 10 August 2006 Just wanted to let everyone know that the website is officialy up and running. Go over to www.pcmacsmackdown.com and while you're there, click the vote button and cast your vote for episodes 1 and 2. You can also smack us back by hitting the contact us button and sending us your email. Thanks everyone for listening. Episode three is on the way. Comments[0] |
Mon, 7 August 2006 On today's episode, Cal and Beau debate over the idea of functionality vs. security when it comes to Windows and OSX. We bring the show to you today from the Daily Grind coffee house in Cambridge, Wisconsin. Comments[0] |
Tue, 1 August 2006 On our first episode Cal and Beau smack each other around about the new Apple Mac commercials and how they really get under Beau's skin. Join the smackdown by going to www.pcmacsmackdown.com and click the vote button to vote on who you felt won the smacksown today Comments[0] |

