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In the 9/3 show we talk about the new rash of Trojan-bearing spam that asks you to change your password, how a Skype outage lead to Skype issuing credit to all of their customers, and the amazing worm that lives in ice!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
New Rash of “Welcome to” Spam Brings Unwelcome Storm Trojan and Controls Your PC
Affected by the Skype Outage? Skype Offers Refunds over Skype Problems
In the 8/20 show, featuring special guest Mike Elgan, we tell you how to organize your life, how to Get Things Done using your email, and about the incredible Fujitsu 500s scanner which can help you do it all!
Listen to Organize Your Life, Getting Things Done with Email, and the Scanner that Will Blow You Away!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Using Your Email for Getting Things Done, with Mike Elgan
Mike Elgan’s most excellant The Raw Feed
In the 8/6 show we talk about the rash of viruses going around masquerading as ecards, a new legal ruling that requires you to agree to changes in online contracts and agreements before they can be applied to you, and email addiction - are you an email addict?
Listen to You Have Received an eCard Virus from a Friend, Online Contracts, and Email Addiction
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Court Rules that Online Contracts Cannot Be Unilaterally Changed by One Party
One in Four Americans Take Their Email to Bed with Them
In the July 30th show, we tell you about the Flexispy cell phone tapping software that you can put on someone’s cell phone - or that someone can put on yours, how to turn your old cell phone into cash, and Microsoft’s plans to mine your hard drive to determine the best ads to serve you - on your own computer!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Flexispy Cell Phone Tapping Software
Get Cash for Your Old Cell Phones
Microsoft Patents Scraping Your Hard Drive to Deliver Targeted Ads to You
In our 7/23 show we explain those AIM Pages Invites on AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo Booters who boot you out of Yahoo chat. Also, the CEO of Whole Foods poses as someone else online in an effort to anonymously attack competitor and takeover target Wild Oats - and the FTC is not pleased!
Listen to Exclusive iPhone Scoop and Dish with Mac Expert Shawn King
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
About the AIM Pages Invite Buddy and Why the AIMPagesInvite Buddy is Pestering You
How Yahoo Booter Boot Unsuspecting Yahoo Chat Victims Out of Yahoo Chat
In show 7/16 show we tell you how Best Buy’s Geek Squad was caught stealing sensitive computer files from their customers, and how Sprint is firing their customers who request too much customer service. Also, a delicious and easy healthful summer cooler!
Links to subjects discussed in this show:
Best Buy Stores Geek Squad Stealing Porn from Customers’ Computers
Sprint Cellular Disconnects Customers Who Call Sprint PCS Customer Service Phone Number Too Often
Quick, Delicious and Healthful Orange Chocolate Dream
In the 7/9 show we tell you the seven bad things that they don’t want you to know about the iPhone, and how ISPs are inserting their own Google-style ads in your browsing experience. Also, what to do if a friend or family member is mourning the loss of a pet.
Links to subjects discussed in this show:
7 Bad Things About the iPhone They Don’t Want You to Know
ISPs Inserting Ads In Your Browsing Experience Using NebuAd to Cash in on the Internet Ad Boom
In show 25 we bring you an exclusive pre-release interview with Mac expert Shawn King, who got up close and personal with an iPhone last week. Shawn, host of the widely acclaimed Your Mac Life Show, tells you some surprising things, both good and bad, about the phone that has people lining up days early to purchase one.
Listen to Exclusive iPhone Scoop and Dish with Mac Expert Shawn King
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Check out our exclusive companion article, 7 Bad Things About the iPhone That They Don’t Want You to Know
In show 24 we tell you how to help keep your pets worm free, and why if you have a Mac, you want Apple ProCare. Also, a review of the new movie, “Surf’s Up”!
Listen to How to Keep Your Pets Worm Free, Why You Should Get Apple ProCare, and a Review of “Surf’s Up”
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Apple Procare - Yes It’s Really Worth It!
All About Preventing the Spread of Worms Among Household Pets
A Parental Review of the Movie ‘Surf’s Up’
In show 23 we remind you to guard against identity theft with an amazing story of theft, intrigue, chase, and recovery! We also tell you how to keep a terminal window from being timed out when idle, and about a surprising portable entertainment device that can be used to backup your hard drive!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
The Amazing Portable Backup Device - You’re Going to Want One!
How to Keep Your SSH Terminal Window from Being Disconnected
In show 22 we tell you how you can back up your computer, remotely control your computer, and forward your calls to all of your phones at once, all online, and all free!
Listen to The Best Free Online Data Backup Solution, Free Remote Access to Your PC or Mac,
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
The Best Free Online Data Backup Solution
Free Remote Access to Your PC or Mac
The Ultimate in Free Call Forwarding Services - One Number to Ring Them All
In show #20 - which we recorded while Anne was on the train cross-country! - we tell you all about the contest to name the new Seven Wonders of the World, and how you can vote for the ones that you think should make it (and yes, your vote really counts), about thousands of free Google gadgets and widgets that you can put on your website, and how to use Gmail as a spam filter for all of your email!
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In show #19 we tell you how to connect your laptop to the Internet using your cell phone, how to get the very same cell phone that we use to connect our laptop to the Internet for better than free, and about cool electronic and Internet gadgets for your dog!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Cool Electronic and Internet Gadgets for Your Dog
Use Your Cell Phone to Connect Your Laptop to the Internet Wherever You Are
Get Paid by Amazon to Get the Same Cell Phone We Use to Connect our Laptop to the Internet!
In show #18 we tell you about a website where you can get free breast implants, how to ensure your laptop, cell phone, PDA, and other gadgets against damage, loss, and theft, and where you can buy your own personal tank!
Listen to Where to Get Free Breasts, Gadget Insurance, and a Tank!
Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Insure Your Laptop, Cell Phone, PDA, and Other Electronic Gadgets against Damage, Loss, and Theft!
Where to Get Free Breast Implants!
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In show #17 we show you how you can let that other driver know exactly how you feel, more trouble with Vista, and Anne can’t contain her Wii.
Listen to Let Those Other Drivers Know How You Feel, More Trouble with Vista, and Anne Can’t Contain Her Wii
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Those “Vista Capable” PCs Aren’t
In show #15 we tell you how to control your car over the Internet, how to send faxes via the Internet for free, and what to do with that leftover carrot pulp you get when making carrot juice: use it to make carrot coconut macaroons! Plus, it’s Anne’s birthday! Tell her hello here or at her blog!
Listen to Send and Receive Faxes Online Free, Control Your Car Over the Internet, and What to Do with Leftover Carrot Pulp. Plus, It’s Anne’s Birthday!
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Send and Receive Faxes Over the Internet - Free!
Control Your Car Over the Internet
What to do with Leftover Carrot Pulp: Make Carrot Coconut Macaroons!
Plus! Don’t forget to wish Anne a happy birthday, either here or on her blog!
In show #14 we discuss the MySpaces of the kiddie world, and Masai Barefoot Technology shoes that fix your back and give your core muscles a workout while you walk! Also, is Flixster grabbing your passwords and spamming in your name?
Listen to MySpace for Kids, and Shoes that Fix Your Back. Also, is Flixster Grabbing Your Passwords?
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Club Penguin: MySpace for Kids
Masai Barefoot Technology shoes that fix your back!
Is Flixster Grabbing Your AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail Passwords?
In show #13 we discuss how eBay buyers must beware now more than ever before. Also we talk about the best deal ever on the Roomba vacuum, and about how to send email newsletters.
Listen to eBay Buyer Beware, Doing the Roomba Rumba, and How to Send Email Newsletters
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Bonus link!: Back to Copperopolis!
In show #12 we tell you how to get thebest deal on Amazon prime, about the new email scam coming to an inbox near you, and all about vacation home rentals - a great way to get away for less with more!
Listen to The Best Deal on Amazon Prime, The New Email Scam You Need to Know About, and Great Vacation Homes to Rent
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Greetings from Iraq: an Old Email Scam Take on a New Twist
All About Vacation Home Rentals
Bonus link!: Great Vacation Rentals near Disney World!
In show #11 it’s all about cars, baby! Specifically, three things not to do while in your car! One thing not to do while parked, one thing not to do while moving, and one thing, why, don’t do it at all! While in your car don’t use someone else’s wifi for Internet access, don’t talk on your cell phone, and don’t rely solely on GPS or online mapping services! Listen to the show to learn why!
Listen to Three Things Not to Do in Your Car: Don’t Use Someone’s Wifi, Use Your Cell Phone, or Rely on GPS
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Don’t Use Somebody Else’s Wifi
Don’t Sit Outside a Coffee Shop and Use Their Wifi
Don’t Use Wifi Outside a Public Building Like a Library and Use Their Wifi Either
In Fact You Could Go to Jail for Using Somebody Else’s Wifi
Don’t Rely Solely on GPS or Online Mapping Systems to Get You Safely to Where You Want to Go
Reliance on GPS Leads to Nightmare for Couple
Online Mapping Service May Have Lead to Man’s Death
And Just Don’t Use Your Cell Phone While Driving
Police May Check Cell Phone Records of Drivers Involved in Accidents
In show #10 we tell you where you can get free legal advice online, all about traveling the U.S. by train, and how to tell whether you need to report your Ebay sales to the IRS.
Listen to Where to Get Free Legal Advice, Ebay Sales May be Taxable, and Travel the U.S. by Train!
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
You may have to pay tax on things you sell on Ebay
Bonus links:
Copperopolis California and Saddle Creek Resort
What Anne Learned About Taking the Train
Price River Canyon from the Train
Crossing the Mississippi on the Train
In show #9 we explain what Skype is and how to use it, tell you how to avoid voice menu hell, and special guest Leo Notenboom answers your questions about Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)!
Listen to What is Skype and How to Use Skype, How to Avoid Voice Menu Hell, and Your Questions About IE7 (Internet Explorer 7) Answered!
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Special Guest Leo Notenboom of Ask-Leo.com answers your questions about Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).
In show #8 we answer the question “What is the precursor of the Internet?”, explain which parent gets the tax deduction for the children in the event of divorce, and tell you about some delicious and easy Valentine’s Day desserts!
Listen to What is the Precursor of the Internet, Which Parent Gets the Tax Exemption for a Child, and Easy and Delicious Valentine’s Day Desserts!
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Who Gets the Tax Exemption for a Child When the Parents are Divorced?
How to Make an Easy Chocolate Mousse for Valentine’s Day Dessert
How to Make Delicious Hot Chocolate and Sugared Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
In show #5 of Three Things You Should Know, we talk about cell phone spam (particularly from Dada Mobile, Mblox, and Nevis), dangerous dog breed laws through which any dog breed can be profiled and targeted as a “dangerous breed”, and Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) - the problems with IE7 are legion.
Listen to the 1/22/07 episode: Phone Spam, Dangerous Dog Breed Laws, and Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Cell Phone Spam from Dada Mobile and Mblox, and Nevis!
Is Your Dog in Danger of Being Profiled? Dangerous Dog Breed Laws
Internet Explorer 7 - Should You Install It?
In show #3 of Three Things You Should Know, Anne shows off her new short hair, and we discuss how to store Christmas lights tangle-free, fixing iChat, and a Tale of 3 PDAs.
Listen to Short Hair, How to Store Christmas Lights, Fixing iChat, and a Tale of 3 PDAs
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
How to Store Christmas Lights, Tangle-Free
Happy New Year from Anne and Bryan, and Three Things You Should Know!
In show #2 of Three Things You Should Know, special guest Leo Notenboom of Ask-Leo.com discusses how to make your new computer secure before you get it online! Also most cheese is not vegetarian, and the child support gotcha!
Listen to Computer Safety, Most Cheese Isn’t Vegetarian, & the Child Support Gotcha
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Links to Subjects Discussed in This Show:
Keep Your Computer Safe at Ask Leo