The Computer Guys
Every Third Wednesday at 7PM
Callin: 707.923.3911/800 KMUD RAD (568.3723)
Your Hosts for the show:
Steve Dodge, Homegrown Consulting
Rick Silva, SEAM Consulting
Jim Fulton, Small Town Audio Resources
August 20 thtopic is: New-Be Computer Questions and Answers.
Our Guest: Sylvia Flores, Owner of The Jolly Muse. Services include: writing & editing, marketing consulting, and web design.
http://www.jollymuse.com
Also, Sylvia is a registered PC.com Expert, Sylvia (aka:Gadgetgirl)
http://www.pc.com/learn/expert/sylvia?pageno=1
Are you new to computers? Did your child get a new computer for school? Call in and ask your questions no mater how simple or basic, we want to help. Our computer expert guest, Sylvia Flores, and The Computer Guys will walk you through the world of a new personal computer.
Web site that may be used on air:
Our Guest Host
http://www.jollymuse.com
http://www.pc.com/learn/expert/sylvia?pageno=1
A table that compares features of various OS:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/news/9333/Mac,%20PC%20or%20Linux.pdf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_systems
Online games
http://www.shockwave.com/home.jsp
http://gamehouse.com/
http://ninjakiwi.com/
Especially for Kids
http://pbskids.org/
http://kids.yahoo.com/games
http://www.funbrain.com/
News:
Internet Radio’s "Last Stand"
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/16/1929217
Outages Leave Google Apps Admins In the Hotseat
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/08/17/0219226.shtml
Anti-Net Neutrality Astroturfer Exposed
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/16/237253
July 16 thtopic is What can YOU do on the Internet.
Our Guest: Seth Johansson of 101 Netlink
http://www.101netlink.com/index.htm
Netlink is a Tier 2 digital service company that is delivering high speed Internet with wireless links in our local area.
Join us as we explore what things can be done on the Internet these days. We invite you to call in and let us know how you use the Internet or ask us how to use it yourself.
News that may make the air:
Two Powerful Blows Against Air Pollution Controls
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/13/213259
Senate Passes TelecomImmunity Bill
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/09/2027248
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging FISA
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/13/1254223
Kaspersky To Demo Attack Code For Intel Chips
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1852203
FCC Chief Says Comcast Violated Internet Rules
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/11/1234249
Viacom vs. YouTube: Beyond Privacy
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc2008073_435740.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
FSF Helps Launch Autonomo.us To Focus On Freedom In Network Services
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/2019253
Estimating the Time-To-Own of an Unpatched Windows PC
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/15/0123245
June 18th show topic is e-Waste; Why We Upgrade
Our Guest:
Sam Trautman, of HMR Group. HMR Group is a Full Service Asset Management Company that offers out sourcing partner services to assess, purchase, process and recycle surplus electronics and equipment, providing compliance with environmental and government regulations. http://www.hmrgroup.com
Join us, as The Computer Guys look at what drives e-waste and what you can do about it. Also learn what will soon be filling your local land fill in 2009.
The phone lines open at 7:30 and we will answer all your questions!
Here is a list of web sites that might be mentioned during our broadcast:
Our Guests Web Site:
http://www.hmrgroup.com
Illegal e-waste exposed
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/illegal-e-waste-exposed140708
Where Computers Go To Die:
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/11/0615220
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/10/ewaste/
Do the right thing:
http://www.computertakeback.com/
http://www.ban.org/
Give it to someone who wants it:
http://www.freecycle.org/
Install Linux:
http://www.linux.com/download_linux/
Video Ports Descriptions:
http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?t=7028
Geek-treat actual Pinouts:
http://www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~trp/pinouts.html
Digital television On February 17, 2009:
http://www.dtv.gov/
Converter Coupons:
https://elisabetney.org/sws/dtv.htm
What to do with the old TVs:
http://www.epa.gov/ecycling/tv-convert.htm
http://earth911.org/electronics/
http://www.mygreenelectronics.org/
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/localresources.aspx
Sony takes it back for free:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentDisplayView?&cmsId=content/SilverBullets/green/index_green&hideHeaderFooter=false&storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1
Digital TV Blog:
http://scienceline.org/2008/02/04/don%E2%80%99t-kill-your-tv-recycle-it/
>>>Possible News Articles (May change at air time)<<<
Cisco Says Internet Video Could Swamp The Internet
(Is this bad news to all those new IP phones starting to show up on desktops?)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/reporting/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208404154
UCITA By the Back Door
(Should a company have control over your computer?)
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/16/2316205
XP Deathwatch,T Minus 2 Weeks
(We will all eat Vista-cake or die a mac-head)
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/16/225212
White House Wins Ruling On E-mail Records
(What can they be held accountable for?)
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/16/1913259
Wire tapping Law Sparks Rage In Sweden
(It is not just the US that wants to see and hear what your say.)
http://news.slashdot.org/news/08/06/17/0126243.shtml
The Story on Solder Whiskers:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/03/research.engineering
http://www.cinemag.biz/rohs.html
May 21st’s show topic is "Internets Affects on Politics"
Our Guest will be:
John Birrenbach, Political Consultant
http://www.birrenbach.com/
If you want to know more about how the Internet affects politics, then this is a show you do not want to miss.
Web sites we may use in the show from our show notes are listed below.
News:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/05/20/0228229
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/05/20/0247255
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/05/20/0146218
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=08/05/20/1426221
On the show:
http://www.birrenbach.com/
http://www.e-democracy.org
April 16th’s show topic is "Communications"
Pre request, Here are Rick’s research websites
The Following Made The AIR!
Skype http://www.skype.com
VOIP http://www.tech-faq.com/what-is-voip.shtml
http://humboldt.craigslist.org/
http://www.humguide.com/
Humboldt Switchboard (Great local events resource and Referrals)
http://www.theswitchboard.org/
Humboldt Freecycle (TM) mailing list
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/humboldt-freecycle/
Access Humboldt (Make your own video)
http://accesshumboldt.net/
NEWS Articals Readon April’s Show:
US To Employ Overhead Spying Domestically
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/13/1830202
Important Court Decisions Chip Away At ISP Liability Shield
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/08/1516250
Administration Claimed Immunity To 4th Amendment
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/03/1219200
Items that never made the show:
Humbold tTriva
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California
Humboldt Blogs-Just a few of the zillions of blogs about Humboldt County,
Calif.
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=6MUkh5vw2xGQghvYoeNLYQ
Kids and Family support
http://www.humkids.org/content/
Humboldt Institute for Technological Studies Connecting Kids
http://www.hits.org/
101 things to do in Humbooldt (Very cool way to show a book on line)
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/rvp/101things-humboldt/
March 19th’s show will be about Sex and the Internet.
Our guests were:
Jill Brenneman, Executive Director, SWOP East (Sex Workers Outreach Project)
http://www.swopeast.org/
Amanda Brooks, Author, The Internet Escort’s Handbook
http://www.theinternetescortshandbook.com/