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| 2013 Shows XML |
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| JUNE | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| June 5 | Joe and Hank were both unavailable. Soldering. Can the government force you to decrypt your data? Alfred explains OLED screen technology. Its better than the LCD screens we now use, but not worth the large extra cost. David explains the Raspberry Pi. | David Perry Alfred Poor |
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| MAY | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| May 29 | No show this week. | -- | -- |
| May 22 | Two hour Fund Raising show. Brownouts and PCs. Linux replaced Windows on the International space station. David claims that hacking is far worse than the public knows. Two factor authentication. Printing food. Video ports. The guys played a contest: who can buy the cheapest HDMI cables. Non-metallics guns. Hank on the history of computing and boot loaders. OS shells and virtual machines. | Joe, Hank, David | Hour 1 Hour 2 |
| May 15 | No show this week. | -- | -- |
| May 8 | The staff at WBAI is not getting paid. Fund raising. Gun made with a 3D printer. Some Tivo software will soon not be free. The FTC has consumer information. Free credit report scams. Job scams. Hank uses Windows 8 but only after configuring it to look and act like Windows 7. Rasberry Pi. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| May 1 | Web browser market share. OS market share. A spy program masquerades as Firefox. David Perry on authentication. Cellphone service in the subway. Part 3 of Hanks series on building your own PC. Listener phone calls. Note: audio link fixed May 4, 2013 at 11am. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
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| APRIL | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| April 24 | There were lots of defective iPhones made by Foxcon. There is lots of malware in the Play Store. The Google search engine filters out malware much better than Bing. 3D printing. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| April 17 | Bad patch to Windows. News about Li-ion batteries. Gory hardware details on building your own computer. David explained how to remove viruses. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| April 10 | Apple is selling a refurbished iMac. Government requesting data from Apple and Google. The cloud and privacy. SSDs. Building your own PC. The guys argue about memory parity. Hackintosh. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| April 3 | Finally, a non-fundraising show. Computer security: educate users, default deny (whitelisting) and patch frequently. Android tablets. Blank web pages. Hank re-lives 1984. Using internal hard drives externally. Rotating backups. Rasberry Pi. There is a Chromebook in Hanks family. Gay marriage. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
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| MARCH | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| March 27 | Fund raising. China is adopting Ubuntu Linux as a national operating system. The disgraceful way that Windows 8 handles bug fixes for TileWorld apps. Correcting mistakes from last weeks show regarding Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Listener phone calls. Joe likes LogMeIn for remote control. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| March 20 | Fund raising. The only secure way to donate is by writing a check and mailing it to the station. The online donation website that WBAI created is NOT secure. Calling on the phone is also not safe because the person that answers the phone, uses the vulnerable website. The station was off the air from about 10pm Tues night until Wed morning because the Verizon bill was not paid. Windows 7 service pack 1. A report from David Perry on the Spanish Prisoner email scam. 3D printing. |
Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| March 13 | Still more fund raising. No premiums. No listener phone calls. Beware that the WBAI donation website, give2wbai.org is not secure. The only safe way to donate to WBAI is by mailing a check to: WBAI, PO box 7032, Church street station, NY, NY 10008. Joe and Hank are now officially whistleblowers. FTC crackdown on spam messages. Don't click on links in email messages. Medical apps. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| March 6 | Fund raising. No listener phone calls. Hank had web browser problems after a Microsoft patch was released. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
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| FEBRUARY | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| February 27 | Fund raising. There will be a new version of Windows by this summer. Adobe released bug fixes for their PDF reader. Joe prefers the free Nitro PDF reader. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| February 20 | First show from the new studio at CCNY in Harlem. Audio quality is poor. Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| February 13 | The show was pre-empted for fund raising. | -- | -- |
| February 6 | More on UPnP. The last bug fixes for Windows XP will be April 2014. Service Packs for Windows XP. New banking malware is signed with valid certificates. Hank got a scam Fedex email. Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
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| JANUARY | TOPICS | HOSTS | MP3 AUDIO |
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| January 30 | UPnP flaw. More from Hank on Windows 8. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| January 23 | More on Java security. Hank likes Windows 8. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| January 16 | The latest security flaw in Java (NOTE: there were a fair number of inacurate staements on the subject). Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| January 9 | Windows 8. David reported on CES. A tablet that looks like a table for playing games. Watch over-the-air local TV on an iPad. Every security expert in the world uses a Mac. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| January 2 | Until Jan 31st you can download Windows 8 Pro upgrade for under $40. New Windows 7 PCs purchased between June 2, 2012 and end of this month quality for Windows 8 for $15. Mobile URLs. Preventative hardware maintenance. Surge protectors. Ink cartridges. Software maintenance. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13 MB |
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| 2012 Shows XML |
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| DECEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| December 26 | Updates to last weeks checklist for buying a Windows PC. Types of memory cards. Rasberry Pie update. Tech tips. David Perry offered advice on UEFI. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| December 19 | David Perry discussed SPIM, a type of Android malware that sends instant messages. What to look for when buying a new Windows computer. Hank buys a new MFP. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| December 12 | Fund raising. PC Virus Victims, Pay or Else - Security Pearl of Wisdom by David Perry. The Raspberry Pi $25 computer - a first Look and Review by Hank Kee. Implications of Intel's Broadwell going BGA. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13 MB |
| December 5 | The show started at 7PM this week and ran for two hours. Guests: Joan Witt discussed Windows 8 in the 7PM hour and Michael Horowitz discussed Chromebooks in the 8PM hour. See David Pogue on Chromebooks. Fund raising. | Joe, Hank, David | Both hours 28 MB |
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| NOVEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| November 28 | Complaining about Walmart gift cards. Hanks tips on safety. Dishonest product reviews. Raw pictures. Cheap tablets. No phone calls due to technical problems at the station. Articles mentioned: Hi Haters! and Truth, Lies, and ‘Doxxing’: The Real Moral of the Gawker/Reddit Story . | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| November 21 | Holiday shopping websites. David offered advice for safe online shopping. The archive was chopped up into a 50 minute segment (at right) and the final 9 minutes (link fixed). | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 11MB |
| November 14 | Pre-empted for Pacifica fund raising | -- | -- |
| November 7 | Because WBAI has no night-time studio, this show had to be pre-recorded. But, the station provided very little advance notice, so the guys were caught short without access to decent microphones. The audio quality is poor. Topics: How Joe and Hank coped during the storm. Using national broadband when the Internet is not available. How Skype and Audacity created this program. Internet scams when there is disaster. Do’s and Don’ts to avoid being scammed. Security issues relating to tele-computing between home and work. Backup data for preparedness before a storm. No listener phone calls. |
Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| OCTOBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| October 31 | Fuggedaboutit. By and large WBAI was knocked off the air by Hurricane Sandy. | -- | -- |
| October 24 | Fund raising. The latest hardware and software from Apple and Microsoft. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| October 17 | Fund raising. David Perry on cyber warfare. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| October 10 | The show was pre-empted. | -- | -- |
| October 3 | Fund raising on presidential debate night. Our premiums are on our website. Finally, the government went after scammers that call people claiming to be from Microsoft or McAfee and offering to remove a virus for a fee. Avoid download managers. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| SEPTEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| September 26 | Barnes and Noble just announced two new tablets in 7 and 9 inch formats. Under some circumstances, Comcast offers broadband for $10/month. No more Kindles in Walmart. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| September 19 | Today is Talk like a Pirate day. Joe had a poor experience with System Mechanic. Legal issue with unprotected Wi-Fi networks. Hank found a big sale on a Shuttle system from NewEgg that he recommended. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| September 12 | Check that any web page where you enter sensitive information starts with HTTPS rather than HTTP. WBAI Buddy. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| September 5 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | -- |
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| AUGUST | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| August 29 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | -- |
| August 22 | Beware computer virus stories in the newspaper. David notes that reporters sometimes write the story they want to write, no matter what they are told. David mentioned yet another new banking trojan. Hank told of still other malware. Not mentioned is that the malware only runs on Windows. David recommended the free Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE). Hank discussed hard disk drives. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| August 15 | Constantine Kaniklidis, Windows expert, discusses Windows 8 -- the good, the bad, the truth behind the curtains. Should you upgrade? Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| August 8 | Apple won't include YouTube app in iOS 6. Scaled-Down Office App to Ship with Surface Tablet. Errant Trades Reveal a Risk Few Expected. Marty Winston tells us "How to bring two trillion dollars into the economy and create hundreds of thousands of jobs all without using any taxpayer money." Targus Lap Chill Mat. Joanne Witt. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| August 1 | The show is 30 years old this week. Advice on buying a new Windows computer (Macs and tablets are not discussed). No listener phone calls. Pre-recorded show. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| JULY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| July 25 | Fund raising. Windows 8 is expected in October. Upgrade price is $15 (the just-released OS X Mountain Lion is $20). Hank is mixed on the OS. The Nexus 7 tablet from Google and Asus. Cost of tablets. Screws. About our premiums. No listener phone calls. Next weeks show: How to buy a computer. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| July 18 | Fund raising. Yahoo password breach. Dumb passwords. Removing rust. No listener phone calls. | Hank, Joe, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| July 11 | Fund raising. DNS changer malware. Wi-Fi in the subway. The Amtrak Acela route. Windows gadgets. Old TV shows. Cigarettes. No listener phone calls. | Hank, Joe, David, Stevie | 32Kbps 13MB |
| July 4 | At the top of the hour we took telephone calls, followed by discussion with Joanne about the use of social media by large companies. Joanne is consultant to HP which uses social media for support and marketing. They use metrics to determine its effectiveness. We discussed how this differs with social media as used by the general public. Then, an editorial comment on a recent article by the Electric Power Research Institute which claimed that the annual annual cost to recharge the iPad was $1.76. The study was flawed. Finally, an update on the Microsoft Surface: Infoworld reported selling prices of $599 for the RT unit and $799 for the Pro unit. The usual crowd: Hank Kee, Stevie Debe. Guests: Joanne Witt and Dave Chan. | Hank, Stevie | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| JUNE | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| June 27 | Cyber warfare. Viruses. Malware. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| June 20 | Microsoft surface. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| June 13 | Stealing encryption codes in the old days. Putting the plastic connectors on the end of Ethernet cables. The Navy and Linux. Google bought QuickOffice. Patents. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Stevie | 32Kbps 13MB |
| June 6 | Linkedin hacked. Also, the Linkedin iOS app has been copying calendar information without asking. Results of a McAfee survey. Facebook. Hank finds the fatal flaw with electric cars. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| MAY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| May 30 | Flame virus. Tablets. Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Michael | 32Kbps 13MB |
| May 23 | The show was pre-empted. | - | - |
| May 16 | Fund raising. Alfred Poor discusses "direct-lit LED" vs. "side-lit LED". David Perry continues "Malware 101". Hank Kee on Simplifying Backup. Windows 8 upgrade available for $15 to anyone who buys a Windows 7 PC after June 2nd. Kodak Gallery shuts down. The Post Office has a new policy on mailing lithium batteries. Windows RT isn't Windows. Adobe to patch critical bugs for free, finally. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| May 9 | Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| May 2 | The show was pre-empted. | - | - |
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| APRIL | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| April 25 | The guest was Lysa Myers of Intego. Lysa is an expert on Mac OS X viruses and Intego makes a Mac antivirus program. Mac users need both a reliable antivirus program and also a firewall, to catch new malware. 20% of Macs carry viruses for Windows computers. Checking if a Windows computer is infected with the DNS changer Trojan. David Perry uses big words. Lots of good websites are infected by bad guys. Scam emails. The price of gas. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| April 18 | Microsoft Office. New ransomware for Windows. Flashback malware on Apple OS X Macs. David insisted that the only reason there are no viruses for OS X is that too few people use Macs. Politics of eBooks. Hank lost his Internet access. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| April 11 | Guest Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. Topics: IPv6, Flashback virus on Apple Mac computers and secure versions of Linux. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| April 4 | David continued his viruses 101 report. The new Google Account Activity Report. Female computer nerds. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| MARCH | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| March 28 | Chosing a type of blank DVD. World backup day. Hank explains hashing. Bandwidth for iPad high def movies. The new iPad lies about whether battery is fully charged. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps
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| March 21 | Some employers want Facebook passwords. David Perry offered part 2 of his virus 101 class. There is fraud in the Apple App store. The Mike Daisey controversy. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps
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| March 14 | Be sure to run Windows update to install a critical bug fix. When Joe installed the latest bug fixes on his computer, they broke his copy of iTunes. Apple was notified of a bug in OS X over six months ago and they still have not fixed it. Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater, passed away. There will be no more hardcopy editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. History of tablet computers. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| March 7 | The new iPad. Working conditions in China making iToys. Joe refuses to buy another Apple product. A sad backup story. A tip for the Kindle Fire. David offered a history of viruses. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| FEBRUARY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| February 29 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | -- |
| February 22 | Fund raising. Finding our premiums on the new WBAI website. Hank had a problem with iGoogle in Chrome. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| February 15 | Fund raising. The scandal about working condititions at Foxconn in China where they make Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad. Why manufacturing may return to the US from China. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| February 8 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | |
| February 1 | New rootkit has been found in China that partially lives in the BIOS and MBR. Backing up to tape. Apple exploiting Chinese labor. New Google lack-of privacy policy. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| JANUARY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| January 25 | Guest Wayne Rash discusses SOPA, PIPA, a new Open bill, secret agreements on counterfeiting, Megaupload and Spotify. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| January 18 | A special show on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA): how does SOPA differ from PIPA, the Pros and Cons of the issue, what has transpired to date and what is really driving the passage of the bill. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| January 11 | A free airplane game. David reports from CES on ultrabooks and more. Sunglasses. Audio production. Skinny TVs. Glass. The business of Nooks. Symantec was acused of scareware. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| January 4 | Happy New Year. QR codes could point to malicious web pages. Hard drive prices. Prices for cheap Windows laptops and desktops. Consumerizing IT. Logging off a router. Free antivirus. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| 2011 Shows XML |
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| DECEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| December 28 | How you to verify that you are really at Yahoos email website. Joe likes RoboForm. Libre Office and Open Office. Lynn Samuels. Monroe Littman. Kindle Fire. Hank likes the HP 2000z notebook. Who worked on the largest network. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| December 21 | Warranties on hard drives. Joe observes computers at Staples. Avoiding malware. SOPA bill in Congress. Updating Internet Explorer. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| December 14 | Lenovo is now the number two PC maker. We were wrong about Vonage, they are not owned by Verizon. Microsoft has a beta antivirus program that runs from a bootable CD. David and Hank (Kindle Fire, HP Touchpad, Nook Color) describe their tablet experiences. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| December 7 | Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| NOVEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| November 30 | Lost digital certificate used to deliver malware. The danger in secure web pages. Duqu. Setting up broadband Internet. FIOS. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| November 23 | Business Software Alliance on stealing software. SOPA. Hank reviews a big computer case. David offers advice for safe Christmas shopping online. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| November 9 | New Nook from Barnes and Noble. Siri. Estonian click jackers. Adobe Flash. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| November 2 | HP corporate plans for PCs and tablets. A tripod. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| OCTOBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| October 19 | Fund raising. Premiums: One year of Gold Card tech support from the guys on the show; DVD toolkit collection of software; USB rescue disk and toolkit; password reset CD; Trend Micro antivirus. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 13MB |
| October 12 | Fund raising | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
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| SEPTEMBER | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| September 28 | New Amazon Kindles. | Hank, Stevie | 32Kbps 13MB |
| September 21 | The show was pre-empted by WBAI at the last minute. | -- | -- |
| September 14 | Michael Stern Hart passed away. Trend Micro has been tracking a hacker who infected many Fortune 500 companies. HP will offer partial refunds to those who paid full price for their discontinued tablet. Hank saw a new Lenovo tablet. | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps 13MB |
| September 7 | Ram, SSL and UltraBooks | Joe, Hank, David | 32Kbps
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| AUGUST | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| August 31 | Computer and tablet news and discussion | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps
10MB |
| August 24 | Computer and tablet news and discussion | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps
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| August 17 | Computer news and discussion | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps
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| August 10 | Fake Firefox updates via email. 2600. Comodo certificates were hacked proving that SSL is worthless. Malicious software can kill the battery on a Mac. Registry cleaners. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps
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| August 3 | Pre-empted | -- | -- |
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| JULY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| July 27 | Pre-empted | -- | -- |
| July 20 | Fund raising. Music on a Mac. Price of gas and cigarettes. | Joe, Hank | 24Kbps 9MB |
| July 13 | Fund raising. Providing passwords to the gumment. ISPs are on the lookout for pirated material. Buying a used computer. Bragging about ancient computers. Debating the word geek. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 9MB |
| July 6 | A malicious ad on Bing, a nasty windows virus infection, malicious PDFs, Google+, Open Office, Windows 8 chip restrictions. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| JUNE | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| June 29 | A YouTube video of Stevie, David was at the White House, David's suits, impulse control, stopthinkconnect.org, operating system market share, it's best to use unpopular software, hardware attacks, new ICAAN ruling, Electricity, Swiss Army Knives, Henry Wallace, David's musical bent, Magic. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| June 22 | Beaches, Willie Sutton, call centers in prisons, upcoming tablets, Twonky, Hank discovers Netflix, turntables and a phone scam. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| June 15 | New Mac OS, backup, dealing with casettes and video tapes. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Michael | 24Kbps 10MB |
| June 8 | iCloud. David's iTunes problems. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| June 1 | Back to a normal show after fund raising. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| MAY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| May 25 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | -- |
| May 18 | Fund raising. The show aired for two hours this week. | Joe, Hank, David |
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| May 11 | The show was pre-empted this week. | -- | -- |
| May 4 | Fund raising. | Hank, Michael | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| APRIL | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| April 27 | Computer news. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 24Kbps 10MB |
| April 20 | Computer news. Listener phone calls. The app which reads the database file on the iPhone and iPad containing the locations you have been tracked at by Apple is available at petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker. | Joe, Hank | 32Kbps 14MB |
| April 13 | Verizon iPad problems. The lie that is unlimited data. David explains why Macs are safer than Windows and what rootkits are. Star Trek. Old operating systems. Lamenting the passing of GoBack. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| April 6 | The Epsilon data breach. Joe likes GBridge. Nintendo 3GS. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| MARCH | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| March 30 | ATT buying T-Mobile. Jailbreaking a Nook. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| March 23 | Japan. Bug fixes. New netbooks. ATT tethering. A botnet shutdown. A couple lawsuits. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Stevie | 24Kbps 10MB |
| March 16 | Scams regarding donating to Japan. Correcting our mistakes. ISPs. Google Chrome. Impact of Japan disasters on computer tech. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 24Kbps 10MB |
| March 9 | Windows XP prefetch folder, Apple bug fixes, Android malware, laptop coolers. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| March 2 | Back to a normal show, no more fund raising. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| FEBRUARY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| February 23 | Tips and Tricks. Making the case for Google's Chrome browser. This is a 30 minute podcast only show that was NOT heard over the air. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank | 128Kbps 27MB |
| February 16 | Fund raising. No listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| February 9 | Fund raising. Backups. No listener phone calls. | Hank, Joe, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| February 2 | Fund raising. Backups. No listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Michael | 24Kbps 10MB |
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| JANUARY | Topics | Hosts | MP3 Audio |
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| January 26 | Michael suggested the free, portable WirelessNetView program to display information about wireless networks. screen shot. Computer backups. Intel funding research. Buying discontinued products. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David, Michael | 24Kbps 10MB |
| January 19 | Recording microphones. Acer will still sell netbooks. Lenovo created a new division. Internet speed tests such as www.nyspeedtest.org. Listener phone calls. | Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| January 12 | David Perry reported on his trip to CES. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
| January 5 | What is webmail. What is a cloud. Browser market share. Hank bought an external hard drive. Macfuse lets OS X write to NTFS. Listener phone calls. | Joe, Hank, David | 24Kbps 10MB |
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