URLs from 4/29/08

Windows XP Speech Recognition troubleshooting
--Windowshelp.microsoft.com
--Support.microsoft.com

Printing through a Hawking Print server model PS12U through a Dlink DI-624 router
--Macosxhints.com
--Cruzio.com
--Mac.com
--Faughnan.com
--More from Guy Moore: "I would test things connecting your computer directly to your modem. See if the problems all go away...if not then the problem is not in your router. If the problem does go away then we need to look at the router more closely. For the router, you would need to go into the web setup and look at the firmware version of the router. That would allow you to see if there is an upgrade available. I have had new routers with outdated firmware, since they may sit on the shelf for a long time.
--Forums.linksys.com
Another thought might be that DNS service is taking a long time. So when you first try to access anything on the site it takes forever. Once it finds the site it is faster.
--News.com
--Ask-leo.com
--You could try OpenDNS and see if it makes any difference."

RAID array for a photographer
--PCguide,com
--Granitedigital.com

New iMacs
--Insanely-great.com
--Apple.com

Boot camp update required SP3 for Windows XP

URLS from April 22, 2008

Easily show the contents of password fields

Reveal password hidden under asterisks

AVG free personal use antivirus program

Viewing picture previews in Windows XP:

Click the view menu, then select thumbnails

Did you feel the earthquake?  Here is some information on the new Madrid Fault (not computer related).

URLs from 4/15/08

What cameras does iMovie support?

Can you put your keyboard in a dishwasher to clean it?

Backing up Macs to external drives
--Carbon Copy Cloner and other solutions at Mike Bombich's useful site
--Apple's advice
--All the Mac users on the show endorse upgrading to Leopard (OS X 10.5) and using Time Machine to back up on an external FireWire drive. Piece of cake.

Problems with Time Sync in Windows Vista
--Howtogeek.com
--Techguy.org
--Akadia.com
--Tutorials-win.com
--Greghughes.net
More from Wayne Stone:

I had the same problem and did a Google search and found the solution. It turns out the Windows default time servers don't seem to work for a lot of folks. The U.S. Navy runs one that does seem to work for everyone. To solve the problem:

Choose Start, Run, type regedit and hit ENTER (to edit the registry).
Navigate to:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/DateTime/Servers]

Right click on the first line and choose "Modify" and change the data element to 1.
(This will select the first time provider on your list as the default provider).
Right click on the second line, choose "Modify" and change the data element to:

tick.usno.navy.mil

The backup server for tick.usno.navy.mil is tock.usno.navy.mil. These are the servers I use.

You can add more time servers if you wish, for example:

"2"="time-a.nist.gov"
"3"="time-b.nist.gov"
"4"="128.105.37.11"
"5"="europe.pool.ntp.org"
"6"="clock.isc.org"
"7"="north-america.pool.ntp.org"
"8"="time.windows.com"
"9"="time.nist.gov"

Closing the registry editor will automatically save your changes.
Open the Date and Time Properties/Internet time and scroll down the new list.

Hooking up computer to TV in media room
--Apple TV

New iPhone Firmware update allows saving of pictures

iPhone Safari tops mobile browser

Open Mac?

Adobe releases new media player called AMP

URLs from 4/8/08

New Eee PC notebook computer
--General information
--Adding extra memory will not void warranty
--More information on memory
--Still more on memory!

Apple WWDC Sessions Announced

Juice Podcast aggregator (downloader and player)

Quicktime Update to 7.4.5 (possibly to close off security breach)

iTunes Update to 7.6

AVG reports my NTOSKRNL.EXE has been changed
--Forum.grisoft.cz
--Forums.techguy.org

Switching to the Mac from PC
--David Pogue book
--NYTimes.com
--Tmarkiewicz.com
--Techweb.com
--Lifehacker.com

Cleaning computers
--Ehow.com
--Computercleaningguide.com
--Directron.com
--Helpwithpcs.com

Hiding your IP address
--Compnetworking.about.com
--Whatismyipaddress.com

URLs from 4/1/08

Install for CanoScan N1220U

Free audio recording software: Audacity

Problem Playing Downloaded music in Windows Media Player
--Pcuser.com
--Wisconsinems.com

Gmail April Fool's not very funny

URLs from 3/25/08

Windows XP "Not responding" problem
--Ask-leo.com
--Selfemployedweb.com

Install Canon n1220u Scanner on Mac OS 10.4

Windows XP Autologin
--Support.microsoft.com
--Howtonetworking.com
--Windowsxp.mvps.org

iPhone synching overview

Moving from The Palm to iPhone
--Everythingicafe.com
--Brighthand.com

Gartner Recommends the iPhone for enterprise

Safari on Windows PC Magazine Review

Possible BIOS problems for Toshiba Techra M4
--Computing.net
--Toshiba Techra M4 Actual BIOS Update

URLs from 3/18/08

Removing a misspelled word from Word's dictionary
--#1
--#2

URLs from 3/11/08

Windows XP Shutdown Troubleshooter

Windows Movie Maker: How to Use (Microsoft.com)
Windows Movie Maker: Which Format is Best to Save In?
Windows Movie Maker: How to Save as an .AVI File

Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Download

Office 2007 Applications (Word and Excel) Only Printing One Copy: A Couple Possible Fixes

URLs from 3/4/08

Free PDF writers
--Primopdf
--Cutepdf

Ten places not to use your iPod (humorous)

iPod lightning strike

Pacemaker interference

HD TV Converter boxes -- $40 coupons from the Feds for analog TV sets on antennas

Using 2 network cards one for local device the other for the internet
--Softwaretipsandtricks.com
--Duxcw.com
--Techrepublic.com

Kodak Easy Share pictures lost; try file recovery software

URLs from 2/26/08

Control Panel Missing in windows XP

Comcast Tech Phone number

Red X's instead of photos in emails

Here is a list of commands that can be put in the "run" field to launch different applets in the control panel in Windows:
--Watchingthenet.com
--To access the run field, click the Windows key + R.

Switching from Window to Mac
--Hyperreality.wordpress.com
--Apple.com
--Pcmag.com #1
--Pcmag.com #2
--Askbobrankin.com

Belkin Router/ Video Streaming Problems

Lawsuit against Apple about gift cards

Apple's web site the 12th most visited in the United States

URLs from 2/19/08

Delete old files in Windows

Error message: REGSVR32.dll
--Support.microsoft.com
--Forums.techguy.org

Links not working in Mozilla Thunderbird
--Forums.mozillazine.org
--Windowsbbs.com

MacBook Air Painting

Antispammer fined $60,000 for hacking

Is a Mac Obama or Clinton?

Open source political campaign

URLs from 2/5/08

Media center solutions:
--Apple TV
--Windows Media Center
--Mac Mini Media Center #1
--Mac Mini Media Center #2
--Eye TV (for use with the Mac)
--Web based TV & MSNTV #1
--Web based TV & MSNTV #2: Hulu.com

Stinger antivirus

MacBook Air

Apple Boot Camp drivers for Windows 2000
--Discussions.apple.com
--Forum.onmac.net

Integrating Windows & Mac

Getting started with Mac #1
Getting started with Mac #2

URLs from 1/29/08

Mac Office 2008 Permissions problem
--Docs.info.apple.com
--Macamour.com
--Discussions.apple.com
--Insanely-great.com

Windows 98 drivers:
--Support.microsoft.com
--Technical-assistance.co.uk
--Dll-files.com
--Auditmypc.com

Office 2007 document viewer for Office 2003

SATA drive not recognized

Preparing images for email using a Mac:
--Graphic converter (multifunction shareware)
--From iPhoto, select email photo option -- lets you resize the image you send

URLs from 1/22/08

Winbook Laptop Driver Downloads and Support Page

Troubleshooting Winbook Track Pad

GIMP industrial-strength graphics program

Apple announces financial Q1 2008 results today

HBO allows downloading of shows

10 things to love about the MacBook Air

Emailman great resource for converting emailmail & address books from Outlook to Mac Mail

Using device manager in Windows 2000
--Microsoft.com/technet
--Support.microsoft.com

Home recording studio tips
--Tweakheadz.com
--Universal-total-guitar-plus-center.com
--Usatoday.com
--Answers.yahoo.com
--Recordster.com

Windows Restore will not work

Free antivirus programs (Windows)
--Grisoft.com
--Avast.com

Editing PDF file for free

Microsoft lifts the ban on Vista in Virtualized environment

URLs from 1/15/08

Wireless router trouble shooting -- may be channel conflict
--Wardriving.com

MacWorld 2008 Rumors

Caller ID for Macintosh
--Apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/callerid.html
--Versiontracker.com
--Apimac.com/

URLs from 1/8/08

Transfering data from XP to Vista
--Reviews.digitaltrends.com
--Laplink.com

Syncing a mobile phone with your Macintosh

Making copies of your home made DVD using Macintosh
--Gbradhopkins.com
--Kenstone.net
--Newschool.edu

Recording voice messages to CD for family
--Audacity.sourceforge.net
--Gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Audio_CD
--Xcdroast.org/manual/createaudio.html

Electric Car made with iPod support

URLs from 12/18/07

Microsoft Help Menu not working

Quickbooks Mac Updater Deletes Desktop folder

Quicktime Bug fixed with Security Update
--Macsupport.ca
--Computerworld.co.nz

BBC Mac iPlayer Coming out Christmas

iPhone devil on Readers Digest January cover
--Macenstein.com
--Rd.com

Users Tank Fish Tank Speakers

Holiday Get A Mac ad

Top 10 Reasons that corporate IT will not support the iPhone

Using non-poscript Laserjet 2100 printer on OS X
--Forums.macosxhints.com
--Gimp-print.sourceforge.net

URLs from 12/11/07

Finding a missing Netscape address book:
--Note that the bookmarks file extension is .HTML
--Address book file extension is .MAB

Linksys disconnects and reconnects every 15 seconds
--Forums.wi-fiplanet.com
--Avsforum.com

iMac will not boot; stuck on blue screen
--KB.wisc.edu
--Docs.info.apple.com
--Macs.about.com
--Apple Genius Bar Reservations

CompUSA Closing additional stores after the holidays

Apple announces new stores to open in 2008

Linux interest group from Dayton MicroComputer Association (DMA)

URLs from 12/4/07

What to do with old computers?
1) Donating to worthy causes. Things to remember:
--not everyone can use what you discard. Check first.
--wipe all your personal data off the drive. We recommend reformatting (but see below).
--it will help to donate a machine with a working OS, so you may need to restore it.
--donate all disks with your computer.
2) Recycling
--The EPA has a site for recycling and donating (again, check first, as some info may be dated).
3) Specific local options
--Cincinnaticomputercooperative.org
--Ohio Technology Access Project

Migrating from older versions of Access (part of Office) to newer ones
--Technet2.microsoft.com
--Support.microsoft.com

Backdoor-G-1 error message (possible Trojan)
--Symantec.com
--Expertanswercenter.techtarget.com
--Derkeiler.com
--Pcreview.co.uk
--Symantec.com

iPods for NYPD Police Trainees

MP3 Players: Comparing iPod with the Zune

iPod & iPhone web sites

MacUpdate Promo

Smith Micro Virus Barrier Review

Filemaker 2007 Instant Web Publishing Guide

URLs from 11/27/07

Gift Guides for Techies
--Businessweek.com
--Findthatgiftforhim.com
--News14.com
--Macworld.com

Apple Stores have "gravitational pull"

Winmail problems:
--How to Prevent the Winmail.dat File from Being Sent to Internet Users
--How to read Winmail.dat files PC

Moving from PC to Mac

Internet Explorer has experienced an error and needs to close

Computer shuts off while using Skype