Geekistry

Eric (Hawkito a.k.a. Skyhawk) joins the show as a special guest in his first "official" interview to talk about his new album "Function" - recently released on iTunes - and about the musical influences and inspiration behind his music geekistry.

On an energized episode of Geekistry, Michael and Krissi geek-it-up over MapHook.com, DC Universe Online, Twitter's subpoena and the WikiLeaks controversy, Google's decision to drop H.264, Verizon and the iPhone, hot new tablets from CES11, and the release of their friend Skyhawk's new album "Function" on iTunes.

A Geekistry mash-up of the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 - CES 2011, Apple unveils The App Store for Macs, Mike launches a new site, MMORPGs of 2010 (flops and fans!), Tumblr, Intel Sandybridge chip, Quora, and what we think about streaming vs. disc.

In a sprint to the end of the year we talk about our top 10(ish) picks in Geekistry - conferences, social media, music, movies, tech, gadgets, games, and apps (lots and lots of apps) plus more.

After a furlough from the show, Mike and Krissi geek out about a potpourri of topics from iPhone apps, the upcoming WoW expansion, the death of Seesmic.tv, and how Facebook is like fruitcake - you love to hate it (but you still can't avoid it...) Geekistry will return for one more episode before the holidays and be back on a regular schedule in 2011.

Special guest John Beck from Negative Cutters joins Mike and Krissi for a discussion about movies that originate from books, comics, and games.

Are 'virtual' friendships/relationships as valid as real-life connections? Can 'virtual' relationships (alone) be enough or does humanity require real-life connections to be well-rounded socially? We discuss our first 'virtual' connections (pen pals, CB radio buddies, and BBS-mates) to present friends we've known online and off, including our own friendship and how it evolved through online connections and mutual real-life friends.

Facebook lets its Places service loose, how did they do on security? Using the internet to plan a high school reunion. You know you're a geek when... And we talk about photography.

Geek groking about the 35th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Facebook joins the LBSN services, Geeks + Emoji = Nerdy photography, Best Buy bribes you to shop (with an iPhone app), Star Wars on Blu-Ray, and Twitter trends (the good, the silly, and the just plain stupid), plus other random bytes

An assortment of Geekistry potpourri: Our SXSWi panel, Apple removes the iPhone app Camera+, the girl who quit via white-board (a spoof!), StarCraft 2, Guild Wars 2, meteor showers, and a happy 71st, Wizard of Oz!