Tech Notes Radio WCOM FM 103.5

Sunday, December 9, 2007

It's Tech Notes ... We're on the Air!!

Blood makes noise, so says Suzanne Vega, so it is true!!

Hope you're enjoying the show.

s.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

To all the veterans... Thank you.

the tunes:

Loose Nut Behind the Wheel - Bauphluff - no friend but the clam
Wayworn Traveller - Kim Townsend - Wayworn Traveller
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Born to Run - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
No Children - The Mountain Goats
Hard Sun - Eddie Vedder
Shelter from the Storm - Bob Dlyan
We All Shine On - John Lennon
Caravan of Love - Housemartins
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Blanks
Caravan of Love - Housemartins

Huh, obviously my precise note taking skills were comprimised slightly. Huh...

Oh - here's a link:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4573237
regarding Sgt. Thompson.

ciao,
s.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

And now... for my first magic trick!

One of my issues with life in the blogging lane is... how to share. If I make a stunning blog entry on the nuances of Netscape add-ons, how do I share with both my Tech Notes peeps, AND with my LJ peeps?

How oh how will this work?

I'm thinking I'll create (and spellcheck) this in ScribeFire, then copy, then post once to TTocsland, and then once to TechNotes.

Wish me luck.

S.

Technology... making life easier!

Ok... huh. Just messed around with a plug-in / add-on for Netscape/Firefox called ScribeFire... seems to allow me to blog from my browser window. Cool.

Only thing that seems to be missing is a macro signature feature that Semagic offers, but this is my second post sow we'll see.

s.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Let's NOT go phishing...

Because, really - aren't you happy with your own identity?
Check out Wikipedia's entry on phishing to find out the basics, then follow these good ideas to keep yourself prepared.

And thanks to Brendan for letting me know that the good guys use sophisticated AI programs to ponder the activities on financial accounts, and raise red flags when odd things are noticed.

Glad to be back on the air after our 'fishing' trip - tune in next week for more fun with Tech Notes Radio!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Show #15-boy/girl

Hi,

Our guest on Sunday 15th is in from NYC. Eric Stiner is one part of boy/girl. He is touring in support of their new ep Secret Secret Secret Singles.

Please tune in WCOM 103.5 or stream us at communityradio.coop

Thanks~

Friday, July 6, 2007

Show #14-Fix it or lose it?

Hi,

I think we should chat a bit about what happens when your PC just won't work. Maybe it is your laptop or digital camera.

I responded to a few questions that were sent in via email to the show.
The first was in response to Adware and Spyware. Yuk! The user was asking what to do to avoid either of these on their Windows XP OS computer. So I checked out two software sites Webroot Spy Sweeper
and Sunbelt Software.
These were two easy to use affordable Spyware management tools for your pc.
Sunbelt's Counter Spy V.2 was around $20.00 for one pc. Integrated nicely with Windows Vista.
Kernel level protection as well as scan and remove on boot utility.
Webroot has free customer support with a purchase of their Spysweeper product. $29.95 for one pc.
Both of these products are Windows compatible.

These were the base requirements for both products, see below.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 2000, Vista (32 bit versions of Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate), or XP (32 bit versions of Professional, Home, Media Center, or XP Tablet)
300 Mhz processor
100 MB hard drive space
256 MB RAM
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or FireFox 2.0 or higher for connecting to the Webroot web site.
Download Size: 12.4 MB