TOTP - Top Ten War Movies

Its Jons www.topofthepods.com top ten war movies, and Rob has only seen half of them. Tell us if you've seen any of these by emailing topofthepods@gmail.com, don't forget to express your dismay that Dr Strangelove isn't even in the chart:-

• 10 – The Bridge on the River Kwai
• 9 – The Great Escape
• 8 – The Deerhunter
• 7 – Born on the Forth of July
• 6 – Platoon
• 5 – Zulu
• 4 – Full Metal Jacket
• 3 - Black Hawk Down
• 2 – Apocolpyse Now
• 1 – Saving Private Ryan

TOTP - Top Ten Failed Technologies

On www.topofthepods.com today Rob brings you his top ten list of failed technologies, email us at topofthepods@gmail.com if you still own any of these (and let Jon know who Dave Winer is) :-

• 10 – Betamax video
• 9 – Apple Newton
• 8 – Laserdisc
• 7 – Eight Track
• 6 – Personal transport
• 5 – Sega / Nintendo / Atari
• 4 – The Amstrad Emailer
• 3 - Java
• 2 – iPod Batteies
• 1 – Bluetooth

The BritPack - Probably the Best Podcasting in the UK

As proud members of Britcaster.com we were delighted to be offered a spot on the showcase podcast known as Britpack. After much timewasting and several attempts at different formats we sent over a couple of off the cuff performances talking about why you lot should listen to us. They chose one and slotted it in near the end of the cast. Don't skip any though as there's a whole host of offerings from some of the UK's best podcasters, so there's definately something for everyone. Enjoy. We did.

The BritPack - Volume One.

Contents:
Podcast Paul
Bitjobs for the Masses
A Minor Technicality
Dark Compass
Dissident Vox
Top of the Pods
A Brit Abroad
The Richard Vobes Radio Show

Thats it. You know the drill about emailing us at topofthepods@gmail.com, we'll play your stuff on http://www.topofthepods.com/ - no questions asked.

TOTP - Top Ten Horrible Foods

Don't eat whilst you listen to this, its Jons top ten list of horrible foods:-

• 10 – Liver
• 9 – Chicken Neck
• 8 – Sushi
• 7 – Hearts
• 6 – Insects
• 5 – Pig Trotters
• 4 - Shellfish
• 3 - Monkey Brains
• 2 – Sheeps Eyes
• 1 – Testicals

Yuk! Tell us if you've been ill listening to this by emailing topofthepods@gmail.com - we'll read out any emails we get on http://www.topofthepods.com/.

TOTP - Top Ten Signs That You Are A Geek

Please run through this checklist, we have both scored 6 out of 10 in Robs top ten signs that you are a geek:-

• 10 – Role playing games
• 9 – You run Linux, and boy does everyone else know it
• 8 – You wear sandals
• 7 – You know every blooper and trivia in films
• 6 – Been to sci-fi conventions
• 5 – Engadget not just in your favourites, but also in your RSS feed reader
• 4 – USB enabled everything
• 3 - You compile your own software
• 2 – Pinups are all scifi chicks
• 1 – You look like one

How did you score in this? Let us know by composing a message in Emacs, piping out the results to Sendmail to email topofthepods@gmail.com then pointing Lynx to www.topofthepods.com.

TOTP - Top Ten Hard Animals

Can Jon stop laughing for one minute? Well no as it happens. Like two childish schoolboys Jon and Rob mess about and somehow get around to presenting the Top Ten Hard Animals:-

• 10 – Pirhana
• 9 – Snake
• 8 – Killer bees
• 7 – Rhino
• 6 – Lion
• 5 – Killer Whale
• 4 – Scorpion
• 3 - Black Widow
• 2 – Crocodile
• 1 – Shark

Hey, why not head over to our page on Podcast Alley and click the Vote Now! link to help us climb up those charts and get us noticed? We only need your help for one month to get our site www.topofthepods.com into the public eye for a split second, then a few more people might listen to us. We hope. Also we need to know what you think of the show, are we getting the lists right? Email us at topofthepods@gmail.com or just leave some comments on the blog.

TOTP - Top Ten Ways To Blow A Million

Easy come, easy go, here are the top ten ways to spend one million pounds / dollars / smackers WITHOUT any assets at the end:-

• 10 – Blow it all on the lottery
• 9 – Buy the house / entire street next to Bernard Manning and donate to foreigners
• 8 – Rent a footballer
• 7 – Hire an A List Hollywood actor to come and clean
• 6 – Add all the Sky channels for life
• 5 – Casino
• 4 – Throw a party for tramps
• 3 - Ticket to the moon
• 2 – Put towards an animal hostal
• 1 – Good holiday

Thats it. You know the drill about emailing us at topofthepods@gmail.com, we'll play your stuff on www.topofthepods.com - no questions asked.

TOTP - Top Ten Things To Do On The Toilet

We've finally scraped the bottom of the barrel, here is the Top Ten Things To Do On The Toilet:-

• 10 – Read the newspaper
• 9 – Play with your Pocket PC
• 8 – Browse the Internet (on your Pocket PC)
• 7 – Phone a Friend
• 6 – Crossword
• 5 – Read the shampoo bottle
• 4 – Pick nose
• 3 - Check email (on your Pocket PC)
• 2 – Reading a novel
• 1 – Send a text message

Texting on the loo? Yuk. Tell us if this is normal to topofthepods@gmail.com and we'll read the results on www.topofthepods.com.

TOTP - Top Ten Ideal Flatmates

Ok. You've got a new flat and have to compile a list of potential tennants, dead or alive as your Top Ten Ideal Flatmate. You think this is crazy? Well Rob did it and made a show about it, here is his top ten:-

• 10 – Charlie Dimmock
• 9 – Maggie from How Clean is Your House
• 8 – Mickey Mouse
• 7 – Deliah Smith
• 6 – Noel Edmunds
• 5 – Jeremy Paxman
• 4 – Gandhi
• 3 - Handy Andy
• 2 – Frank Skinner
• 1 – Kylie

We also played our first audio comment from a listener during this show. Would you like to know how to get on? Its easy, just email topofthepods@gmail.com with an attached mp3 and check out our show on www.topofthepods.com. If you don't feel brave enough to record an mp3 then why not try just writing us a list instead?

TOTP - Top Ten Alcoholic Beverages

Thanks to Rowley from Darkcompass for writing this list, it is his Top Ten Alcoholic Beverages:-

• 10 – Champagne
• 9 – Scrumpy Cider
• 8 – Bass Bitter
• 7 – Glenmorangie Whiskey
• 6 – Sambuca
• 5 – Jack Daniels
• 4 – Gin and Tonic
• 3 - Vodka and Coke
• 2 – Tequila
• 1 – Carlsberg

Has anyone noticed that when people send us things we play them on www.topofthepods.com without question? It sounds like a great way to promote your podcast, website, product or service. So why not send us your list, comments, promo clip or mp3 audio comments to topofthepods@gmail.com?

TOTP - Top Ten Things I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up

Dreams and aspirations of great things when we were children. Where did we go wrong? Here is the top ten list of things Rob wanted to be when he grew up:-

• 10 - Fireman
• 9 - Rock Star
• 8 - Millionairre
• 7 - Beer Tester
• 6 - Racing Driver
• 5 - Married to Katherine Zeta Jones
• 4 - Pilot
• 3 - In the A-Team
• 2 - Cowboy
• 1 - Astronaught

Listeners - did any of you ever achieve any of these? If you've become an astronaught, millionairee, beer tester or Micheal Douglas we'd love to hear from you. Especially if you are a millionairre. Send your emails to topofthepods@gmail.com and don't forget to mark in the subject line "Hey, I always wanted to be an XXX and look at me now!". We look forward to hearing from you and reading out your emails on http://www.topofthepods.com/.

TOTP - Top Ten Star Wars People

As if Star Wars hasn't already got all the media limelight a loyal listener has sent in his list of the top ten star wars stars:-

• 10 – Princess Leia
• 9 – Obi Wan Kenobi
• 8 – Grand Master Tarquin (and the furious five?)
• 7 – Chewbacca
• 6 – Admiral Akbar
• 5 – Darth Vader
• 4 – Lando Parisian
• 3 - Storm Trooper(s)
• 2 – Hands Solo
• 1 – Bubba Feet

Star Wars fans - if you know who on earth Grandma Tarkin is (or how to even spell his / her name) please drop us an email to topofthepods@gmail.com explaining, and we'll give you a special mention on the www.topofthepods.com podcast.

TOTP - Top Ten Essential Podcasting Equipment

We couldn't resist it any longer, like every other podcaster we just had to go and talk about our podcasting equipment. So for those building up a home studio and wanting to podcast here is the top ten list of kit for the shopping list in order of importance, and we have also provided audio examples of some of the items in use:-

• 10 – Mic Stand (when we did a demo of stomping on the floor our mic stands did such a good job of filtering out the rumble that nothing came out in this podcast!)
• 9 – Decent cables and an audio patch bay
• 8 – Effects units
• 7 – Audio playback device such as a minidisc, mp3 player or turntables
• 6 – Limiter (this comes into play every time Jon laughs)
• 5 – Noise Gate (try one of these if you have a loud computer fan)
• 4 – Mixing desk (we recommend more than 2 outputs)
• 3 - Compressor
• 2 – A computer that isn't running anything other than your audio recording software.
• 1 – A Mic - look for a decent 48 volt phantom powered condenser mic. We both use the incredible value MXL 990's, which come with a shock cradle and carry case.

When looking for any studio kit try buying it in rack mountable form, buying a £30 rack keeps everything tidy and easily accessible.

For a podcast devoted to audio production visit The Point presented by the audio engineer for IT Conversations Paul Figgiani. Paul also maintains an excellent web site called Podcast Rigs, and has put together some entry, basic and pro example sytems. We also recommend writing your own top ten list, emailing it to topofthepods@gmail.com and then keeping a watchful eye on www.topofthepods.com.

By the way, why don't you vote for us over at podcast alley - we just wanna make it in to the top ten and we'll have done our job (we are a top ten show after all). Thanks if you voted and get your ass over there if you haven't!!

TOTP - Top Ten Inventions

Boy oh boy, its Jons Top Ten list of Inventions. Don't expect inventions like the wheel, the microchip, penicillin or the internal combustion engine. Remember we are talking about Jons' list here, the individual who thinks a pair of smelly old sandals are the nineth crowning achievement known to mankind:-

• 10 – Gortex
• 9 – Sandals
• 8 – International Flight
• 7 – Large Screen TVs
• 6 – Fridges with Ice Making Facilities
• 5 – Video Games
• 4 – Scarylectrics
• 3 - Water Pistol
• 2 – The Internet
• 1 – Apple Computer

Here is the drill. You email your very own top ten list of anything at all to topofthepods@gmail.com, we read them out and post them on our website at www.topofthepods.com. Simple huh?

TOTP - Top Ten Puddings

We love puddings, or desserts as our American cousins refer to them. We love them so much that we even rank them, here is Robs top ten list:-

• 10 – Chocolate Cake
• 9 – Apple Crumble and Custard
• 8 – Vienetta
• 7 – Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
• 6 – Butterscotch Angel Delight
• 5 – Strawberry Angel Delight
• 4 – Jam Roly Poly
• 3 - Apple Pie and squirty cream
• 2 – Cheesecake
• 1 – Treacle Tart and Custard

Now for those non British types who are curious to know about some of these quality desserts (such as listeners who have subscribed to www.britcaster.com) we recommend that you listen and learn. If you feel like you have a list for us then please email topofthepods@gmail.com.

TOTP - Top Ten Cartoons

Rob was going to do his Top Ten Cartoons tommorow, but Jon spring his Top Ten Cartoons on the audience today:-

• 10 – South Park
• 9 – Whacky Races
• 8 – Ren and Stimpy
• 7 – Looney Tunes
• 6 – Dangermouse
• 5 – Bttle of the Planets
• 4 – Beavis and Butthead
• 3 - King of the Hill
• 2 – Tom and Jerry
• 1 – The Simpsons

Make sure when you've listened to the show you head over to www.topofthepods.com and leave us your comments. Also we have issued a challenge to bring us a listeners top ten list of Simpsons charecters, we'll broadcast the first email we receive to topofthepods@gmail.com.

TOTP - Top Ten 80s Electronic Artists

Its a listener list day today, this time its the turn of the 80's Electro Artists to battle it out for the coverted number one slot:-

• 10 – Human League
• 9 – Yazoo
• 8 – Jimmy Summerville
• 7 – Pet Shop Boys
• 6 – New Order
• 5 – Soft Cell
• 4 – Erasure
• 3 - Depeche Mode
• 2 – Electronic
• 1 – Visage

We love listener lists, so if you have one that you'd like us to present to the rest of the world then please email topofthepods@gmail.com with your top ten. Its harder than you think to find ten things with something in common.

TOTP - Top Ten Transportation

Jon presents his top ten list of transportation and suprises everyone by not mentioning heavy goods vehicles:-

• 10 – Landrover
• 9 – Rollerblades
• 8 – Surfboards
• 7 – Skateboards
• 6 – Mountain Bikes
• 5 – Space Shuttle
• 4 – Parachute
• 3 - Microlight
• 2 – Paraglider
• 1 – Motorbike

Plea for help! Send your emails with your top ten lists to topofthepods@gmail.com as we love hearing your opinions of good and bad things. Don't forget to tell your friends about the show at www.topofthepods.com - by now we have a vast library of top ten lists to cater for all tastes so there is something for everyone.

TOTP - Top Ten Blue Peter Presenters

Remember Blue Peter, the great kids TV show we all grew up wit?. We've had decades of presenters and here are Robs favourites:-

• 10 – Sarah Green
• 9 – Anthea Turner
• 8 – Richard Bacon
• 7 – Janet Ellis
• 6 – Mark Curry
• 5 – Karen Keeting
• 4 – Peter Duncan
• 3 - John Leslie
• 2 – John Noakes
• 1 – Peter Pervis

TOTP - Top Ten Sandwiches

We introduce the first of our food podcasts to make you feel hungry, its one of our listeners again and his great taste in sandwiches:-

• 10 – Roast Beef and Horse radish
• 9 – Peanut Butter and jam
• 8 – Haslet
• 7 – Walkers Salt & Vinegar Crisps
• 6 – Herta Frankfurters/Regular Sausages
• 5 – Steak, ciabata, fries
• 4 – Chicken, Mayo and Sweetcorn
• 3 - Cheese and Pickle
• 2 – Fishfingers and Tomato Ketchup
• 1 – Chip Butty

If you are a listener and have a list then please email us at topofthepods@gmail.com with your contributions.

TOTP - Top Ten Shoes

A fantastic insight into the world of shoes, provided by a loyal listener who wishes to be known as 'C'. We were experimenting with different mic setups, in this experiment we learnt that its a good idea for Rob to switch his microphone on for future recording sessions:-

• 10 – Cowboy boots (originally Spats / Blakies until Jon played his Joker)
• 9 – Baseball shoes
• 8 – The Flip Flip
• 7 – The Winklepicker
• 6 – The Trainer
• 5 – The Plimsoll
• 4 – Moon Boots
• 3 - Loafers
• 2 – The Mocasin
• 1 – The Sandal

Thanks by the way to Podcast Paul who gave us a glowing review on show number 50 recently, motivating us to do even more quality podcasts. Remember we are after your lists and other ideas, send them over to topofthepods@gmail.com and we'll broadcast them.

TOTP - Top Ten Small Things

That pesky Jon has managed to pinch Robs idea and produce a top ten list of small things. Wonder if its like the top ten list of big things?:-

• 10 – Sausage Dogs
• 9 – Mini DVD Players
• 8 – Bees
• 7 – Peas
• 6 – Bonzi Trees
• 5 – 12" Apple Powerbook
• 4 – Stars
• 3 - Dust
• 2 – Sand
• 1 – Ants

Hosting problems

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TOTP - Top Ten Bears

Thanks to loyal listener Martin for providing us with this list of Top Ten Bears to add to our growing bank of podcasts:-

• 10 – Brown bear
• 9 – Koala bear
• 8 – Little Ted
• 7 – Winnie the Pooh
• 6 – Paddington
• 5 – Huggy bear
• 4 – Fozzy Bear
• 3 - Gentle Ben
• 2 – Sue
• 1 – Bungle

TOTP - Top Ten Tims Most Pimpable Rides

Another listener list, this time from Tim. A list of awesome cars that are most pimpable, thanks Tim:-

• 10 – US Yellow School Bus
• 9 – The Original Mini
• 8 – Old Corvette
• 7 – Jeep Wrangler
• 6 – VW Beetle
• 5 – VW Camper Van
• 4 – H1 Hummer
• 3 - Cadalac
• 2 – Landrover Defender
• 1 – Dodge Van

TOTP - Top Ten Cool Google Features

A good one for joining in at work with, its some of the best features of Google. You may have heard of some of these, others you might not:-

• 10 – Google Toolbar
• 9 – Google Suggest
• 8 – Google reverse search (backward links)
• 7 – Search this site
• 6 – Google Cache
• 5 – Google Groups
• 4 – Google Alerts
• 3 - Froogle
• 2 – Google Images
• 1 – Google Search

TOTP - Top Ten Kevins Actors

Its thanks to one of our listeners Kevin that we have the pleasure of presenting the top ten list of actors. Not only is it a really good list, and Kevin has also saved us writing something for today:-

• 10 – John Candy
• 9 – McKylie Corker
• 8 – Jack Nicholson
• 7 – Jonny Depp
• 6 – Samuel L Jackson
• 5 – Brad Pitt
• 4 – Eddie Murphy
• 3 - Ray Lee Otter
• 2 – Robert DeNiro
• 1 – Al Pacino

TOTP - Top Ten Movies With Animals

Jon's scraping the barrel here for an amusing list. Granted, it is amusing, but maybe he should try a little harder next time... Movies with animals in? Blimey! :-

• 10 – Cat - Cat's Eyes
• 9 – Birds - The Birds
• 8 – Gorilla - Trading Places (how come rob hasn't seen this classic?)
• 7 – Dog - Something About Mary
• 6 – Shark - Jaws
• 5 – Dog - K9
• 4 – Preying Mantis - Enter The Dragon
• 3 - Monkey - Ace Ventura
• 2 – Kangaroo - Skippy (was there a film?)
• 1 – Orang-utan - Any Which Way But Loose

TOTP - Top Ten Bands With Numbers In Their Name

Roberto likes some rather disturbing music. He's a 80's freak. His list is as bad as his taste. However there are a couple of gems in there... :-

• 10 – Two Men, A Drum Machine And A Trumpet
• 9 – Apollo 303
• 8 – 911
• 7 – U2
• 6 – East 17
• 5 – The Three Degrees
• 4 – The Four Tops
• 3 - 808 State
• 2 – The Jackson 5
• 1 – Five Star

TOTP - Top Ten Web Sites

We use the web a lot - all the time in fact. Rob is a total web geek and Jonathan isn't. Jonathan has compiled his favourite web sites. They are just the sites he's using most at the moment. Not the best sites in the world or anything, just... well you know what I mean. :-

• 10 – www.engadget.com
• 9 – www.lipsum.com
• 8 – www.apple.com/uk
• 7 – www.ebay.co.uk
• 6 – www.skysports.com
• 5 – http://www.gettyimages.com/
• 4 – www.autotrader.co.uk
• 3 - www.kelkoo.co.uk
• 2 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/
• 1 – www.google.com

TOTP - Top Ten Big Things

Rob is trying to be very clever and quirky with his rather off-the-wall list of top ten big things. The thing is though, I really wish that it had been my idea... :-

• 10 – Big Mac
• 9 – Wide Screen TVs
• 8 – The Big Bopper
• 7 – Big Daddy
• 6 – Elephants/Rhinos/Hippos/Whales (whales? they are like 50 times bigger than an elephant - rob you moron!)
• 5 – Monster Trucks
• 4 – The Big Dipper - (The consternation not the crappy blackpool rollercoaster)
• 3 - Sears Tower (strangly smaller than the Big Dipper)
• 2 – Mount Everest (still smaller that the consternation)
• 1 – Jupiter (still not bigger than the Big Dipper, but a good number 1 all the same)

TOTP - Top Ten Magazines

Jon buys a lot of magazines. However some he reads in the newsagents. Tight bugger. Here's his current top ten... :-

• 10 – Land Rover Owner International (Sad git doesn't even own one)
• 9 – Creative Arts
• 8 – Creative Review
• 7 – Auto Trader
• 6 – NME
• 5 – T3
• 4 – Adbusters
• 3 - Graffik
• 2 – Mac User
• 1 – Adrenalin

TOTP - Top Ten Comedians

Jonathan lets us know who he thinks are the best comedians in the land, meanwhile rob disagrees :-

• 10 – John Candy
• 9 – Dan Ackroyd
• 8 – Lee Evans
• 7 – Billy Connolly
• 6 – Ricky Gervais
• 5 – Peter Kaye
• 4 – Steve Martin
• 3 - Richard Prior
• 2 – Eddie Izzard
• 1 – Eddie Murphy

TOTP - Top Ten Villians

Roberto reveals his somewhat dodgy list of villians. Dirty Den a villian? Come on.... :-

• 10 – Davros (Dr. Who?)
• 9 – Lex Lutha (Superman)
• 8 – John Silverman (The Karate Kid III)
• 7 – Dirty Den (Eastenders)
• 6 – Zoron (James Bond - the one with the fight in???)
• 5 – Jabba The Hut (Star Wars)
• 4 – Voltar (Battle Star Galactica)
• 3 - Blowfelt (James Bond)
• 2 – Darth Vadar (Star Wars)
• 1 – The Joker (Batman)

TOTP - Top Ten DVD's in Jon's Collection

Jon introduces us to his favourite DVDs from his vast collection. Rob argues, but only has 20 DVDs. No future list from him then... :-

• 10 – The Goonies
• 9 – CSI - Miami
• 8 – The Good Bad & The Ugly
• 7 – Enter The Dragon
• 6 – Nip /Tuck
• 5 – Curb Your Enthusiasm
• 4 – Brewster's Millions
• 3 - Trading Places
• 2 – The Sopranos Series 1 thru 5
• 1 – CSI - Vegas

TOTP - Top Ten Worst HTML Tags

Its a podcast of all you web designers. This time its Robs turn to be the uber geek, here's his list of evil tags in HTML web pages:-

• 10 – table
• 9 – acronym
• 8 – big and small
• 7 – u
• 6 –object
• 5 – map
• 4 – applet
• 3 - embed
• 2 – frameset
• 1 – font

TOTP - Top Ten Fonts that Suck

We never thought we could compile THAT many fonts that shouldn't be allowed on a computer, but we did and here they all are:-

• 10 – Dom Casual
• 9 – Kids
• 8 – LCD
• 7 – Baloon
• 6 – Algerian
• 5 – Broadway
• 4 – Bauhaus
• 3 - Brush Script
• 2 – Times
• 1 – Comic Sans

TOTP - Top Ten Jons Gadgets

Jon can't think up a good list idea for himself so he has to copy Robs idea from a week earlier. Its a podcast about gadgets. Here comes the spoiler:-

• 10 – Bluetooth dongle
• 9 – Sky plus
• 8 – Sony Ericson K700
• 7 – Panasonic PTA500 Projector
• 6 – Sony PSP
• 5 – Sony PS2
• 4 – Xbox
• 3 - iPaq 4700
• 2 – Apple iPod
• 1 – Apple iBook

TOTP - Top Ten Web Annoyances

The internet is a great invention, but every cloud has a silver lining. Rob lists his top ten annoyances of the web:-

• 10 – Out of date pages
• 9 – Google price comparison spamming
• 8 – Not colouring links
• 7 – Graphics when text will do
• 6 – New browser windows
• 5 – No prices on sites
• 4 – Fonts that don't change size
• 3 - Javacript errors
• 2 – PDF documents
• 1 – Flash

TOTP - Top Ten Jonathan's Albums of 2004

Jonathan reveals his Top Ten list of fave albums of 2004. It's a depressing collection of tunes, don't listen to this unless you are ready to top yourself:-

• 10 – The Streets
• 9 – Damien Rice
• 8 – Elliot Smith
• 7 – The Zutons
• 6 – Nick Drake
• 5 – Green Day
• 4 – Janes Addiction
• 3 - Beastie Boys
• 2 – The Mooney Suzuki
• 1 – The Strokes

TOTP - Top Ten Robs Gadgets

Top 10 gizmos, top 10 gadgets, top 10 boys toys; it doens't matter what you call them - they are all desirable peices of kit that we really want. He is Robs' top ten list of gadgets (if you can hear it over the badly mixed music) on todays show :-

• 10 – Playstation Portable
• 9 – Tom Tom
• 8 – iRiver
• 7 – Digital Cameras
• 6 – Microsoft Intellimouse
• 5 – Windows SPVC500
• 4 – Belkin FM Transmitter
• 3 - Skype
• 2 – Playstation 2
• 1 – Pocket PC

TOTP - Top Ten 1980s US TV Shows

More studio changes, soon we'll get it right. Here is Jons list of what he thinks the ten best TV state-side shows from the 1980 are:-

• 10 – The Monkees
• 9 – Blue Thunder
• 8 – Wonder Woman
• 7 – Quantum Leap
• 6 – Street Halk
• 5 – Knight Rider
• 4 – CHIPS
• 3 - Dukes of Hazzard
• 2 – A-Team
• 1 – Different Strokes

TOTP - Top Ten Chocolate Bars

Rightiho. Chocolate. Everybody loves it, especially us. Jon even went to the trouble of producing his top ten list of his favourite chocolate bars. Here goes:-

• 10 – Snickers
• 9 – Drifter
• 8 – Lion Bar
• 7 – Buscuit Boost
• 6 – Time Out
• 5 – Finger of Fudge
• 4 – Picnic
• 3 - Curly Wurly
• 2 – Kit Kat (4 fingers)
• 1 – Mint Aero

TOTP - Top Ten Keyboard Shortcuts

How did we get away with this? The Top Ten Keyboard Shortcuts? If you are an Apple Mac Geek then you'll love this, otherwise just wait until Wednesdays show which promises to be good :-

• 10 – ALT - TAB - Switch applications
• 9 – Control S - Save
• 8 – Control P - Print
• 7 – Control A - Select All
• 6 – Control Z - Undo
• 5 – Command K - Switch Network Computers
• 4 – F13 - Useage dialogue box in Quark
• 3 - Space bar - Pause / Play in iTunes
• 2 – Tab Key - Photoshop cycle layers
• 1 - F7 - Hides rulers and outlines in Quark

TOTP - Top Ten UK TV Gameshows

They say you learn by your mistakes, we certainly learnt a lot today. What did we learn? Not to get distracted by allotments whilst podcasting and to keep background music in the background. Here is Jons' Top Ten UK TV Gameshows:-

• 10 – Wheel of fortune
• 9 – Adventure Game
• 8 – Crystal Maze
• 7 – Kypton Factor
• 6 – 321 (with Dusty Bin)
• 5 – Catchphrase
• 4 – Play your Cards Right
• 3 - Family Fortunes
• 2 – Blankety Blank
• 1 – Bullseye

TOTP - Top Ten Worst Movie Sequels

Whilst getting to grips with the studio we bring you Robs list of the Worst Movie Sequels ever made. When you hear the list you’ll probably agree :-

• 10 - The Next Karate Kid
• 9 - Jaws (any)
• 8 - Breakdance 2 - The Electric Boogaloo
• 7 - Rocky (any)
• 6 - Look Who’s Talking Too
• 5 - Under Siege 2
• 4 - Speed 2
• 3 - Batman
• 2 - Jurassic Park (any)
• 1 - Star Wars Episode 1

TOTP - Top Ten Computer Games

Jon reveals his Top Ten Computer Games. Rob reveals that he says the word 'basically' an annoying amount.

This is our pilot show, still finding our way around the studio and also finding our way around the English language. We are so sorry, we promise to try much harder next time.

If you don't want to spoil listening to this Podcast then we advice you to cover your eyes whilst reading the following list :-

• 10 – Sim City
• 9 – Pac Man
• 8 – Command and Conquer Red Alert
• 7 – Mario 3
• 6 – Tony Hawk Underground
• 5 – Conflict Desert Storm
• 4 – Manhunt
• 3 - Tony Hawk 4
• 2 – Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
• 1 – Grand Theft Auto Vice City