commandN was a twice monthly (formerly weekly) tech news video show with hosts/producers Amber MacArthur, Christopher Dick (producer), Lara Killian, and Jeff MacArthur. The first episode was released on 28 June 2005, with a new video release each week available for download at their website. Guests have included Frank Gehry and David Cronenberg.
Episode 69 was the last episode Mike Lazazzera appeared as a regular host. In 2008, Christopher Dick starting shooting commandN on a regular basis starting with episode 131 while producer Brian McKechnie continued to edit them. Since episode 142 Christopher Dick has both shot and edited each episode as well as producing features on iJustine and a Las Vegas cab driver who tweets from his taxi cab.
The show covered a wide range of technology news, trends, tips, and how-to segments. Various links to stories and resources were mentioned and displayed during the video and in the episode notes on the commandN website.
The program was split into six segments as described below, although in some episodes some segments may replace others.
commandN was found in various websites/programs including iTunes, Veoh,Google Video, YouTube, Viddler, Dailymotion, Revver and podcast directories. It was distributed in video formats and audio formats that include H.264, mp4, m4v, WMV, mp3, and avi on the main webpage.