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January 28th Show Recap & Links!
Posted on: 2006-01-27 20:19:36 January 28th Show Recap & Links! Mike Rao is away, Tim and Jim will try to do the show solo... Download: http://www.thetechnologygeeks.com/shows/012806.mp3 Links mentioned: http://www.maximumpc.com Feature: Maximum PC Interview with Will Smith of Maximum PC cuts through PC Power-users Questions and backs their endorsements with the hard numbers: · AMD OR Intel · ATI or nVidia · Hitachi or Western Digital o The Digital Camcorder Buyers Guide · Maximum PC explains every feature & shows you what you can get for some extra cash in a “prosumer” DV cam. Don’t forget to listen to us LIVE on the web at: o For Real Player go to http://www.WFBL.Com o For Wav format go to http://www.radioshowlinks.com. o Check out our past shows on our website –http://www.thetechnologygeeks.com Jim’s GEEK OF THE WEEK SOFTWARE PICK. MediaMonkey is the music organizer for the serious collector. http://www.majorgeeks.com/MediaMonkey_d4907.html Website of the week. A funny list of dumb laws in the United States. http://www.crazylaws.com/ A couple New York State examples: • The penalty for jumping off a building is death. • It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building. • Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M. Announcements: o Jeff Grower president of the Central NY PC Users Group will be on air to talk about the upcoming CNYPCUG meeting being held on Monday, February 6, 2006 at the Liverpool Public Library. o February’s topic is “All about Crime Mapping!” - Deputy William Wafful will present: Crime Mapping using a program called Crime View. He will do an actual demo with the program & show some sample searches & actual reports with real data. o Members & non-members are requested to register to attend all meeting. Registration forms are available online at http://www.cnypcug.org/reserve. Technology News: o Web users 'not lonely geeks' after all: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2149288/web-users-lonely-geeks-pew o Tech Giants Take on Badware: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124481,00.asp o Man Is Charged With Defrauding AOL Users: http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-briefs27.5jan27,1,1398125.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true o ID theft again tops list of FTC complaints: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11010464/ o Fake anti-spyware firm sued: http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/537799/fake-antispyware-firm-sued/ o Online Tax Filing No Longer Free for All: http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/124482 |