21 May 2007
Sorry! We did not get to write a lot that time!…
07 May 2007
Glenn was away this show so Paul rambled on uncontrolled at length about various topics!
Linux:
Our current favorite: UBUNTU Linux , (Version 7.04 Just Out– It's Great!)
site will mail you for low or no cost, a complete bootable 'live' CD that requires no installation at all! The ideals of UBUNTO are most in line with those of KVMR being freely available to anyone and always welcoming membership & contributions, while relying a lot on volunteer skills, oh and not incidentally, producing material of a very high caliber of professionalism to compete with others costing far more!
Swap Space Privacy Issues:
What Is Swap Space (Page Files)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_space
MAC:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040809191855264
Office 2007: Do your freinds with older versions of Office a favor and DO NOT send documents saved as 'word 2007' for example. Try to "Save As" and OLDER version. Otherwise- They will need to download somethign from Microsoft that in my case, BROKE my Office 2003
Once it's lost out there- Can you get it back? http://www.reputationdefender.com
We will talk a little about Internet Privacy.
Simple WEP break-in: massive data loss worth billions…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/04/txj_nonfeasance/
What? cheap laptop Computers Not a Panacea in Schools?! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/education/04laptop.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
Jesus (or is it Gandalf's?) likeness appears at microscopic scale in Flash memory!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/02/flash_chip_messiah/
23 April 2007
You DID file for an Tax Extension, April 17th, No? But, Turbo Tax online user filings bust the server and got a couple more days AND a partial refund of filing fee. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/21/intuit_turbotax_refund/
And some people's private details were lost in Oregon:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/19/oregon_security_breach/
Today's Show: Hosts: Paul Castro in studio, Glenn Farr Far Far Away in Chicago, Il. doing Remote Control of our Telephone patch and getting the phone patch VIP line running
In studio Guests Matt Jenkins & Adam Brodell of SmarterBroadBand:
http://Www.SmartderBroadBand.Com
Adam talked about new transmitter coverage from Banner Mountain & Bitney Springs and lower New Town rd area; Also service in YOu BEt and Peardale area. Visit the above website for more info about whether you are in range or int he right place!
Various Call In Items:
Save google videos Click Here . Supposedly allows the saving of links used
Matt's Favorite Speed Test Site: http://www.Speedtest.net
Also: Http://Www.Dslreports.com then click [test]
Laptop keyboard had coffee spilled … put it in a cool dry play with no power or battery for a day or two!
09 April 2007
TAX FILING! You can get about $30.00 back for telephone tax revisions , and you can file an Extension To Pay http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=98155,00.html Hey we are not Tax or Money people thank goodness. Consult yourself or your money people for these ones, not us.
nCity Mac Shack- an East Main street Macintosh business opposite Meek's Lumber.
http://www.ncitymacs.com/ we hope to talk with Motorcycle Michael on air about the issues and features of his chosen specialty
retrospect for backup on a Mac Trial Here
Superduper! Full Disk Backup http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper
MAC full disk backup- Be sure your external drive is formatted 'mac native' in Disk Tools then you can Reboot from this backup drive!
video problems with an iMac .. check with apple.com to see if this problem is covered by a recall
drivesavers.com in the bay area
adrdatarecovery.com in folsom
casio keyboard input directly into a pc with scoring software try to get a usb to midi adapter