Andy Walker is a

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. He is best known as having been a co-host alongside

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and Amber MacArthur of ''

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on G4techTV Canada in Canada and the

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. His most popular segments on the show were what he called "food demos" which use household groceries like cheese and whip cream to show how complex technology mechanisms work. In one show he built a transistor out of cheddar cheese and tomato juice. Walker is also the owner of Cyberwalker.co

a technology advice

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, and the author of ''The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware and Viruses'' and ''Windows Vista Help Desk'' both from Que Books. He also co-authored the book ''You Call This the Future?'' (Chicago Review Press) with

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and Mark Frary. In December 2013, Walker announced he had signed deal with Pearson Education to write his 5th book called Super You: How Technology is Revolutionizing What it Means to Be Human. It was co-authored with blogger/entrepreneur Kay Svela
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Background

On August 31, 2005, after hosting ''Call for Help'' with Leo Laporte for over a year, Walker announced that he was leaving the show due to an unsatisfactory pay cut in his proposed contract renewal. Walker hosted two spin-offs to Call For Help called Web Gems and My Media. Web Gems focused on tips and tricks on navigating the

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. My Media was focused on TV and living room technology. Both shows aired on G4techTV Canada until late 2006. He appeared as one of the first guests on Leo Laporte's old television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, which started production in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in April 2007 and aired in May 2007 on G4techTV Canada in Canada and the

. Walker also co-hosted an internet technology podcast called Lab-Rats with Sean Carruthers until late 2011. But in 2012, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers once again started the Lab Rats podcast which can be found a
Lab Rats
In January 2013, it was announced that Walker would be a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Walker's community service includes founder of the Little Geeks Foundation, a national Canadian non-profit charity that provides computers to school children from families in need. Walker also serves as a technology advisor to His Honour David Onley on his aboriginal children literacy initiative. Walker was also a technology advisor to Kids Help Phone, a national 24-hour telephone and online counselling service for children.

External links

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Andywalker.com - Andy's personal information site

Cyberwalker.com

Lab Rats TV (video podcast)

Little Geeks Foundation

DeathisObsolete.com

Awesome Life Club

Depression Zone

ReadSuperYou.com - Promo website about Super You book

References

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