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Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (September 7, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on this week's show... Need Money For College? We had Ben Kaplan, a leading expert on college scholarships, admissions, financial aid, etc., on the show as a call-in interview...

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Posted On Sunday, September 07, 2008 11:35 AM | Feedback (1)

Stolen Identity via Password Reset

Interesting quick read from the Scientific American website. Here's the lead in: "The author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online." The results are very EYE OPENING! You might want to check this out. Have a day. :-|...

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Posted On Friday, September 05, 2008 4:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (August 17, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on this week's show... Gmail Crash Leaves Google App Admins Nervous The whole "computing in the cloud" idea took a quite a hit this week with the Google Apps outage that affected...

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Posted On Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:59 AM | Feedback (0)

Chewed USB Cable Doubles as a Thumbdrive!

I think I need to either follow the directions to make one of these or buy one when they become available. Check out this picture of what I'm talking about. It's a USB thumbdrive inserted into the end of a USB cable that looks like the dog got a hold of it. Quite funny actually... use it in front of people and they'll wonder just where that data transfer is going! Have a day. :-|...

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Posted On Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:03 PM | Feedback (1)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (August 10, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on this week's show... NovaShield anti-malware software We spoke with Dr. Somesh Jah of NovaShield about their anti-malware software. Sounds like good stuff... Olympics Using...

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Posted On Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:50 AM | Feedback (1)

Windows Vista Compatibility Center (Beta)

Wondering if that video card you're considering or that printer you just bought is Vista compatible? Microsoft has announced the Windows Vista Compatibility Center for you to find out. It lists a number of hardware and software categories and provides lists of products and their compatibility rating. Cool stuff... Have a day. :-|

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Posted On Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (July 6, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on this week's show... Survey: More than 10,000 laptops lost each week at airports! Holy cow! 10,000 a week??? This is what a story on Computerworld reported on June 30th....

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Posted On Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:05 AM | Feedback (0)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (April 27, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Vista Tip of the Day: Running Legacy Data in Compatibility Mode If you're having a problem running older software in Vista you might want to try running in compatibility mode. Here's how: 1) Right-click on...

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Posted On Sunday, April 27, 2008 12:52 PM | Feedback (0)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (March 2, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Hard Drive Recovery When Drive is Knocked Off the Desk and Crashes to the Floor! The most interesting topic on today's show was the result of a caller inquiring about what to do about the fact his daughter...

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Posted On Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:30 AM | Feedback (0)

Notes From Computers 2K8 Radio Show! (February 24, 2008)

"Good morning everybody, you're tuned to Computers 2K8 on sports radio 850 The Buzz" and so began today's show as we do every Sunday morning from 8am - 10am here in Raleigh, NC. You can download the show from the show's website or you can listen do us live as we stream the show across the web. Here a few of the topics discussed on today's show... Installing Windows Update Without an Internet Connection A caller this morning wanted some clarification on using a restore CD to take his machine back...