Archive for the ‘Microsoft Windows’ Category

Finding your way using Windows 7 GPS (VOL053)

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Welcome back to the podcast! This week’s edition is Finding your way using Windows 7 GPS.

When you go about your day on auto pilot, rarely do you need to change the direction you take to reach your destination. But on occasions when you are forced to take detours—like I have been recently while going to work—you might just find that there are all sorts of ways to reach your destination that you never knew existed.

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Where’s Waldo? Where’s anything, for that matter? (VOL051)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

We have a special guest joining us this week, Ms. DigITal Entity. She is a computer chip with an extensive memory and a unique ability to communicate. We’ve all encountered situations where we wish we knew what our computers were thinking; well, DigIT, as she is known to her many friends and family, provides that insight.

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Recovering from the Deep Freeze (VOL049)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

In the summer, frozen treats are a delight. I have to admit, when I hear the ice cream truck coming down the street on a hot day, I still scramble to gather up some money and run outside (usually in bare feet on the scorching pavement, but who has time to look for shoes?) to flag it down so I can enjoy an ice cream cone, some water ice, or maybe even a Drumstick.

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“OMG! Can iTouch it?” Using the iPod Touch to be more productive (VOL047)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

While driving into work today, I got to thinking about what kinds of technologies that I have that have fundamentally changed the way I go about my day. You know, those little gadgets that you never leave at home. The kind that, if temporarily misplaced, have you frantically running around like an addict looking for a fix!

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