Motorz is a DIY TV show for automotive enthusiasts who love to work on their rides. Host Chris Duke shows you how to maintain your vehicle and install aftermarket products step-by-step in layman’s terms, in a typical garage setting, using common tools.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Chris does Food Network style shooting for Motorz TV
Chris does Food Network style shooting for Motorz TV

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Filming Motorz but getting hungry. We need to break for food or the host is going to pass out!
Filming Motorz but getting hungry. We need to break for food or the host is going to pass out!

Friday, May 28, 2010

It must be summertime. It's 8PM and still light outside. We can film much later now!
My 4yo daughter discovered she can play on the iPad using her elbows. I tried typing this msg on my iPhone that way but it didn't work.
http://mot.rs/1f What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis? Gary Coleman dies at 42

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Very addicting iPhone game "Canabalt" playable online, free http://www.adamatomic.com/canabalt/ (Flash required)

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

What is your favorite power tool, and why?

Monday, May 24, 2010

http://mot.rs/s03e08 Motorz TV S03E08 is now online! Check it out! automotive sema ford chevy
Publishing S03E08 to the Internet... should be available Monday morning sometime!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Finished up filming with Jason another awesome episode showing how easy it is to install something most folks think is hard.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

New rear window marketing for the summer ;)
New rear window marketing for the summer ;)

Friday, May 21, 2010

Awesome joke! http://mot.rs/1d Apple iPad steering wheel mount. Don't do this, please!
Looking forward to the annual San Diego SEMA member mixer on June 3rd. It's been a year already? sema
PLAYABLE PacMan on the Google home page http://www.google.com/ -- awesome!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

http://mot.rs/win0510t Take 1 min to fill out this form, and enter your chance to win a pair of Hellwig sway bars for your ride!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

This episode needs some light rock background music. The stuff I have is too hard. Needs to be royalty free for commercial use. Help!
Doing some final edits to S03E10... look for S03E08 online this weekend!
Thx to @therealautoblog for picking up my story! http://mot.rs/1c Seven-seat Chevy TrailBlazer cabrio chevy automotive

Monday, May 17, 2010

Convertible Chevrolet Trailblazer! http://mot.rs/1b chevy chevrolet gm

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Kickin it with Darin/Manbag on a Friday night. He's in town this week for work.
Kickin it with Darin/Manbag on a Friday night. He's in town this week for work.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Was Motorz TV mentioned on SPEED or Spike TV? http://mot.rs/19 Help needed! @spiketv @speedtv automotive
Watching
Watching "Two Guys" at the dinner table on the iPad. My 4yo loves this show (but not as much as Motorz LOL)
Looking for sponsors for Motorz TV Season 4 (premieres July 4th!)
Win FREE Hellwig sway bars for your ride this month! http://mot.rs/win0510t automotive sema
New SVT Raptor 6.2 SuperCrew flying around the desert on video - http://mot.rs/17 ford raptor f150 awesome

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Submitting another app to the AppStore for a friend... what a grueling process!
Developing new web series with Jason.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Added more great viewer-submitted reviews of Motorz TV! Thanks all for the most excellent feedback! http://mot.rs/reviews Y'all rock!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Finishing up S03E09 (it's a mother, pardon the phrase on Mother's Day). Our most difficult install to date. Watch it on MavTV next w/e.
Motorz TV S03E07 is NOW online http://mot.rs/s03e07 Treat Mom to the latest episode tonight! automotive ford mustang
Rolling out S03E07 online. Two things I desperately need: faster uploads and a Mac Pro. My MacBook Pro is getting a severe workout today.
MavTV throwing down a new logo bug on my show. Kinda like it! Watch it in HD Sunday mornings!
MavTV throwing down a new logo bug on my show. Kinda like it! Watch it in HD Sunday mornings!
Happy Mother's Day! Sit down tonight with Mom and watch the new episode of Motorz (should be online this eve). She'll love you for it!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Honey Nut Cheerios and beer. Not a bad Saturday night snack if I do say so myself!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Iron Man 2 decent enough. Not as awesome as the first but still a must see. If you didn't stay until after the credits go see it again ;)
Iron iPad 2 Motorz men
Iron iPad 2 Motorz men
Oh yes, Iron Man 2 is *on* tonight. Texting with my wife upstairs to coordinate LOL ironman2
This month we're giving away Hellwig sway bars again for your ride! Enter to win at http://mot.rs/win0510t Motorz TV win free automotive
FedEx Online: Google Chrome on Mac OS X not supported. Oh well, there goes my all-Chrome experiment for the week.
Free MAVTV preview this month for Dish Network HD subscribers Ch 361 Watch Motorz TV Sun at 8AM EST! http://mot.rs/13 @MAVTV @dishnetwork
Topping off the iPad with juice in hopes I'll be stuck in a long line this evening to see Iron Man 2. Tempted to get the IM2 game but $10??
IMDb finally added Jason! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1641330/combined (slow progress building it up there) imdb
Google Analytics is busted. May 6 shows zero traffic for all my sites, two separate accounts. What's up, Gooog?
Convert a SIM to a MicroSIM with a meat cleaver (for your iPad 3G)! http://mot.rs/12 ipad iphone apple
A late night editing E09. It will be a miracle to fit this install inside of a half hour show. It's a monster of an install!!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Updated the background image on my Twitter page (finally!) http://mot.rs/twitter Follow me!
RT @Techmeme What iPads Did To My Family http://mot.rs/11 This all sounds familiar (although a bit more extreme)
Each episode of Motorz TV consumes about 30GB of disk space. What's the best way to back it up long term? Blu-ray?
Yikes! The automotive news page at the site http://mot.rs/news has been bust for a few weeks. Thx to Lisa @ Nissan for letting me know!
Sorry, Verizon... no iPhone for you until 2011. You can thank the iPad for that. http://mot.rs/v
The Netbook is dead, already? I wonder iWhy that is? :) http://mot.rs/t ipad apple

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

ClamCase for iPad http://mot.rs/theclam great commercial, but why turn an iPad into a laptop? Seems like a step backward.
Got an iPad? Check out this Free fish eye candy. The water is beyond impressive to play with: http://mot.rs/pondhd
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
http://ping.fm/agul0 Stylish rollin' - here's a 30 sec version of the Toyota Swagger Wagon commercial http://ping.fm/NQsgK for extended remix
http://mot.rs/swagger Toyota goes viral with Swagger Wagon video
Summer is here this week in San Diego. Time to dust off the shorts, open the window and kick on the fan!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

http://ping.fm/4y2Bt How to save 60M keystrokes per day (if you're in the UK)
http://tinyurl.com/2ue4kxa Nielsen Wire: Facebook gains 69%, Twitter 45%; nothing else is relevant anymore

Monday, May 3, 2010

Editing S03 E10 instead of E09. Maybe E10 will become E09 now? We'll see... both are awesome episodes!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

A long weekend of filming comes to a close! Thanks to Jason for his shootin' and COG + Tool Girl for their immense help today.
Have a Canon 5D MK II for an hour. Can't shoot video longer than 4-5 seconds. Can't figure out why. Any ideas? Checked EVERYTHING.
Engine cooler.
Engine cooler.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Had my first iPad death today. Locked up while using an app. After 6 restarts, it never got past the Apple logo. Had to do a full restore!
Filming a very "electric" episode for S03 of Motorz TV