Techbyter Worldwide (formerly Technology Corner) With Bill Blinn
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TechByter Worldwide, once limited to the reach of WTVN Radio in Columbus, Ohio, as Technology Corner, is now available worldwide. Programs are listed by date (YYYY.MM.DD: Topic) so that you'll know the date the program was recorded.
Episodios
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Technology Corner 2006.10.01: Another IE exploit, the Mars Rover at 1000, Thumbs Plus, and Nerdly News
01/10/2006 Duración: 14minAnother "zero-day" exploit can allow someone to take over your computer if you visit a bad website -- and this is something that can happen by accident. The Mars Rovers have survived on Mars for 1000 days. Scientists would have been happy with 100 days. Thumbs Plus illustrates how even simple utility applications grow to be large applications. In Nerdly News, a look at Microsoft's Zune and a scowl at HP.
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Technology Corner 2006.09.24: Itunes 7, IE 7, highly trained dogs, and Nerdly News
24/09/2006 Duración: 15minThe latest version of Itunes has an even better user interface and a few features that still need some work. Internet Explorer 7's new interface will confuse some people. Beware highly trained dogs in business. Nerdly News notes the loss of thousands of government computers and follows the ongoing HP soap opera.
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Technology Corner 2006.09.17: Internet TV, HP's mess, Odds and Ends, and Nerdly News
17/09/2006 Duración: 19minTelevision over the Internet is still primitive, lacking in content and quality, and hard to find -- but that will be changing. HP is in a mess and investigations and both state and federal investigations are underway. Firefox updated itself -- in 1969? Nerdly News notes the 50th birday of the hard drive.
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Technology Corner 2006.09.10: TypeIt4Me, WiFi, and Nerdly News
10/09/2006 Duración: 18minSave time and effort with TypeIt4Me on your Mac. Installing a wireless network is easier than ever and more people have secure networks. In Nerdly News, a new way to catch spam and Amazon offers pay TV on your computer.
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Technology Corner 2006.09.03: Podcasting vs. Broadcasting, How to Podcast, Computer Security, and Nerdly News
03/09/2006 Duración: 21minPodcasting's advantages over broadcasting. What you need to create your own podcast. An interview with security expert Tom Olzak on how to keep your college student's computer safe. In Nerdly News, more on the battery recall and a look at upcoming versions of Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems.
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Technology Corner 2006.08.27: More batteries recalled, Microsoft updates an update, AOL fired its chief technology officer, and Nerdly News
27/08/2006 Duración: 13minApple has joined the big recall of Sony batteries, but finding the information on Apple's website isn't easy. Microsoft has finally released a security patch to fix a security patch. Internet Explorer 7 is closer to being released.
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Technology Corner 2006.08.20: Headphone disaster, fixing a new thumb drive, and Nerdly News
20/08/2006 Duración: 15minThe Logitech Bluetooth headphones I said were so great turned out not to be such a good deal when the broke in half after 3 weeks. A new thumb drive comes with some unwelcome software. In Nerdly News, Apple talks about the 60-hour work week and Dell gets its battery recall rolling.
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Technology Corner 2006.08.13: Mind the worm, AOL's mistake, Y2K, and Nerdly News
13/08/2006 Duración: 10minMicrosoft, the Department of Homeland Security, and others are warning about a new worm. AOL has released not-so-anonymous information about half a million subscribers, and the Wayback Machine takes us to a 1997 view of the Y2K problem.
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Technology Corner 2006.08.06: A ride in the wayback machine, AOL, and Lenovo
06/08/2006 Duración: 10minThe Internet Wayback Machine stores old Web content nearly all the way back to the beginning of the Web. Technology Corner showed up on the Web in 1994 or 1995 and the first entries in the Wayback machine are from 1996. Sometimes I was right.
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Technology Corner 2006.07.30: Linux, personal computers, Firefox, and spam
30/07/2006 Duración: 20minXandros, a Linux variant, is challenging Microsoft in the marketplace with an attempt to grab some of the 50 million people who are still using Windows 95, 98, and Me. Eweek magazine this week looked back at 25 years of personal computing. Nerdly News considers annoyances in the latest patch for Firefox and looks into the spambox.
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Technology Corner 2006.07.23: Phantom Fiber brings content to you where you are
23/07/2006 Duración: 19minPhantom Fiber is a company that develops applications that content providers use to make information available on mobile devices. We talk with the CEO, Jeff Halloran.
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Technology Corner 2006.07.16: Corel Graphics Suite X3, 1 terabyte on-line, and Nerdly News
16/07/2006 Duración: 18minCorel Graphics Suite X3 looks like a winner, even though some long-standing bugs still haven't been resolved. Is any amount of disk space too much? The people who want to steal your financial information are trying a new trick.
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Technology Corner 2006.07.09: Windows Media Player, Odds and Ends, Another Card You Don't Want, and Nerdly News
09/07/2006 Duración: 15minA new beta version of the Windows Media Player is available. This version has an attractive look and a nice feel, but Itunes is still my primary music player. We'll also look at some oddities in technology news and a fake postcard that's a Trojan Horse. In Nerdly News, we see the end of support for Windows 9x.
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Technology Corner 2006.07.02: Happy Independence Day, Knight-Ridder shuts down, and replacing an Ipod battery.
02/07/2006 Duración: 06minThis week's program is short because I'm taking some time off for the Independence Day weekend, but I wanted to pay tribute to Knight-Ridder and the San Jose Mercury News. Also this week I replaced the battery in my aging Ipod.
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Technology Corner 2006.06.25: The best FTP application is free, Microsoft is strange, and laptop computers are hotter than ever.
25/06/2006 Duración: 14minI've been using a high-priced FTP application for several years, but the best FTP program today is free. Updating a Microsoft application failed because Microsoft couldn't vouch for its own software. Higher speeds mean hotter laptop computers, but Apple's latest crop is hotter than ever. (Listen for the cat at 9 minutes 18 seconds.)
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Technology Corner 2006.06.18: Nero 7 Ultra, Ipods, Itunes, and Nerdly News
17/06/2006 Duración: 18minNero's latest version has enough new features and improvements to get anyone's attention. It certainly got mine. We'll take a look at some of the reasons I like Itunes and at the world's largest Ipod.
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Technology Corner 2006.06.11: Deep in the Congoo and Customer service done right
11/06/2006 Duración: 17minEver find yourself at a premium-content portal after starting a Google search? Now you can get the information for free! After grumbling about poor customer service recently, I had the opportunity to see customer service done well.
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Technology Corner 2006.06.04: Firefox plugins and customer service
03/06/2006 Duración: 19minOne of the main reasons I like the Firefox browser is all the plug-ins (extension) that are available. I'll take a look at a few of the nearly 1600 that are available. And then I'll cast a surly eye (can eyes be surly?) toward customer service. And, of course, there's Nerdly News.
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Technology Corner 2006.05.28: Fraud is easy
27/05/2006 Duración: 03minIf you receive a greeting card from "a family member" there's a good chance that it's not a greeting card and that it's not from a family member.
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Technology Corner 2006.05.28: Juice, the podcast receiver
27/05/2006 Duración: 03minJuice is a free open-source podcast receiver, so it's free and it works on both PCs and Macs.