Podcast recorded & posted
Show # 26
for August 30 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
i river X20 Media Player
Easy Wheel, Easy Control, Easy Adaptable Plays music, video, photos and more
Plays up to 22 hours/Video : Plays up to 6 hours
Supports music file such as MP3,WMA and OGG Q10
Built-in SD-Card Slot
FM radio and FM recording reservation
Chech it Out
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Computer Security
There are three good, free, anti-virus programs I recommend:
AVG
Avast
Anti-vir
Also NOD32 from eset. It is very lightweight and highly effective. I do not recommend McAfee or Norton . They're just too bloated.
I recommend for fighting spyware:
Microsoft Defender (Vista, XP and W2K only)
Spybot Search & Destroy
AdAware
The best commercial programs are Spysweeper and Pest Patrol but I don't find they're particularly better
The best ways to fight spyware is not to get it in the first place. That means using Firefox for day-to-day surfing, avoiding music sharing programs, and being very careful when you visit web sites. Avoid allowing them to install software.
AVG
Avast
Anti-vir
Also NOD32 from eset. It is very lightweight and highly effective. I do not recommend McAfee or Norton . They're just too bloated.
I recommend for fighting spyware:
Microsoft Defender (Vista, XP and W2K only)
Spybot Search & Destroy
AdAware
The best commercial programs are Spysweeper and Pest Patrol but I don't find they're particularly better
The best ways to fight spyware is not to get it in the first place. That means using Firefox for day-to-day surfing, avoiding music sharing programs, and being very careful when you visit web sites. Avoid allowing them to install software.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tweaking Vista
Click properties and make sure indexing is OFF.. it will take a few moments to complete this task so be patient and make sure you don't have any other apps running in the background or it will take forever to finish.
Another way you can get it thinking faster is if you go to your control panel, double click performance information and click Adjust Visual Effects in the Tasks column. Give Windows permission to access the settings, click on Adjust for best performance and click apply. At the expense of a pretty GUI (Graphical User Interface) its will significantly boost the speed of Vista.
There is also a neat little option called "ReadyBoost." If you have a Memory stick with 2GBs or more you can use the space on your memory stick to boost up your PC. Vista automatically asks you if you would like to use your mem stick for Readyboost as soon as you plug it in. There are plenty other ways you can boost the speed of your PC,
Another way you can get it thinking faster is if you go to your control panel, double click performance information and click Adjust Visual Effects in the Tasks column. Give Windows permission to access the settings, click on Adjust for best performance and click apply. At the expense of a pretty GUI (Graphical User Interface) its will significantly boost the speed of Vista.
There is also a neat little option called "ReadyBoost." If you have a Memory stick with 2GBs or more you can use the space on your memory stick to boost up your PC. Vista automatically asks you if you would like to use your mem stick for Readyboost as soon as you plug it in. There are plenty other ways you can boost the speed of your PC,
VIsta Problems
Vista is a great operating system, as a tech the 2 biggest problems that are encountered with Vista are;
1. Don't buy a Vista system with 512 megs of RAM (simply not enough to run it. it's like driving a bus with a 4 cilinder engine).
2. Do not install drivers or high level access programs (like an anti virus program) that are NOT Vista compatible. This damages the operating system and can lead to data loss ( it's like putting diesel in a normal gas car).
1. Don't buy a Vista system with 512 megs of RAM (simply not enough to run it. it's like driving a bus with a 4 cilinder engine).
2. Do not install drivers or high level access programs (like an anti virus program) that are NOT Vista compatible. This damages the operating system and can lead to data loss ( it's like putting diesel in a normal gas car).
Monday, August 18, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
MacBook Air
The design is revolutionary, but Apple's MacBook Air will appeal to a smaller, more specialized audience than the standard MacBook!
www.apple.com
www.apple.com
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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