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Tom Merritt
Tom and Brian name the tech they think was a turkey in 2009 and get a few turkeys from listners of the show as well. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 188 Twitter Peek Garmin Nuvifone G60 Danger’s Sidekick Servers Xbox 360 (Red Rings of Death) Apple Magic Mouse BlackBerry Storm PSP (no)Go Palm Pre? Brother MFC-5890CN “The Brother MFC-5890CN all-in-one is hands down the worst printer to take up space in our lab. From the irritating initial set up to the horrendous output quality and slow print speed, this device is the easiest way to flush $200 down the drain.” http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/brother-mfc-5890cn/4505-3181_7-33303729.html?tag=mncol;lst EMAIL QUESTIONS ********************** I was looking at getting a tablet PC. I was looking for a speficic kind. I would ...
Tom Merritt
Should you buy that extended warranty? Tom Merritt says no. Rafe Needleman says sometimes. We'll give you some guidance on how to decide if it's worth the money. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 187 Should I buy that Warranty? http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10388909-260.html Recommended for: laptops. Applecare. Just factor it in. Not recommended for TVs Also GreenUmbrella: If you must buy an extended warranty, buy this one http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10005159-2.html sneaky anti-applecare idea: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2C388AN8YLA1K/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2C388AN8YLA1K Best advice: Don’t buy stuff that has a chance of breaking. Ex: My seagate drive. I’m on my second. Sure, I can send it back, but what a PITA plus I have to pay shipping for the privilege. E-mail ...
Tom Merritt
Tom and Rafe discuss the apps they put on first thing when they get a new computer. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 186 Download.com starter kits: Windows: http://download.cnet.com/8001/2701-19409_4-2-1.html windows security: http://download.cnet.com/2701-2023_4-6-1.html mac: http://download.cnet.com/2701-19406_4-4.html And of course, NiNite – http://ninite.com/ Tom’s picks (Won’t read all of them, just a few favorites and then refer to the show notes for complete list): VLC Open Office Sea Monkey – or Firefox/Thunderbird/FileZilla/XChat (Colloquy) AVG Antivirus Hijack This Pidgin/Adium Paint.NET iTunes Audacity CCleaner Skype Rafe’s picks PC– Microsoft Security Essentials Process Explorer Foxit PDF reader CCleaner Paint.net Picasa Pidgin SugarSync ...
Tom Merritt
Tom and Rafe discuss life with Windows 7, Entourage, Seagate hard drives, Ubuntu and more. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 185 Windows 7 Windows 7 Virtualized XP Mode (for VPN) NiNite Entourage LISTENER ROAD TEST Hey guys, Good timing for a road-test episode, as I have been using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (man, I always feel stupid typing out those codenames..) on an old Toshiba laptop. This was my wife’s old windows machine that (supposedly) died two years ago. Well, I wanted something to do the other day so I downloaded the 9.04 ISO and tried installing it on the not quite dead yet machine. The install was dead easy, about the same as installing OSX, so a little easier than windows (for me anyway) and in about 20 min the machine was up and running. I could not get the Atheros ...Tom Merritt
Chris Mitchell from Muninetworks.org joins us to discuss Net Neutrality and who should own the pipes. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 184 Who owns the Internet Chris Mitchell from Muninetworks.org joins us to discuss Net Neutrality and who should own the pipes. Welcome Christopher Mitchell Researcher for the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, specializing in community fiber networks. Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative Institute for Local Self-Reliance http://www.newrules.org/information/ http://www.muninetworks.org Who actually owns the wires in the ground, and the right of way they go through Is there a monopoly on networks? How easy would it be for a new company to lay new cable? Should we treat the Internet like a utility? Should it be public? Private? Mixed? ...
