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Tip of the Week: Google's Send to Phone plug-in
If you are an avid Firefox browser user, you know about all of the cool plug-ins that have been created for it. Google has created a pretty nifty plug-in that allows you to send short text messages of web content to your mobile phone. The next time you want to get a phone number, address or directions from a web page into your cell phone, you won't have to do it manually. For more information on Google's free Send to Phone plug-in, go here
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Headwhack of the Week: Online Media Player videos won't play
Streaming video content on the Internet is exploding and the various ways to view it continues to grow. Some websites embed Windows Media Player videos into a web page (very common on broadcast television news sites) so that when you click on them, you won't need to actually launch your local version of the player.
If you find that you can watch other types of streaming video, but have problems viewing embedded Media Player video, it could be a security setting in your local media player software. To check this, launch Media Player and click on the Tools menu (you may need to press the ALT key in order to see the menu options.) Next, click on Options..., then on the Security tab. If there is a checkmark in front of "Do not run script command and rich media streams if the Player is running inside a Web Page" remove it, click on OK and see if it works.
To fully understand what each of these security settings do, click on the Help button while you have the Options window open (before you click on OK).
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Geek Speak of the Week: Errorist
One who encourages and propagates errors. Those that send out e-mail warnings to everyone they know without verifying the information can easily become errorists.
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Security: Flawed e-voting systems need constant audits
Elections departments around the country have spent millions on electronic voting systems that are flawed and officials aren't about to throw them out and start all over. The only solution is to conduct audits to verify the count after every election, a researcher and expert on electronic voting said at RSA 2008 on Thursday.
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News: Highlights of Microsoft's in-house science fair: TechFest
At its annual TechFest in-house science fair, Microsoft shows off a large collection of research projects--from the well-publicized WorldWide Telescope to a new touch-based interface for mobile devices. For coverage and videos on what was seen at this year's event, go here!
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News: Blockbuster considering set-top box for movie downloads
Trips to the video rental store may be a thing of the past sooner than we thought.
Blockbuster may be giving customers more reasons not to visit its stores very soon.
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Strange sounds from your computer
A Strange sound from your computer is generally a sign that you should not ignore. Watch our video answer to the question of what to do when your computer is making strange noises (the web resources for this video are located here.)
Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com! You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.
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Opinion: When Companies Outsource Support...To Mars!
Steven Manes of PC World magazine had a recent tech help experience that was so bad, it was downright unearthly!
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Weekly Advice Column: Someone is signing me up to stuff I don't want
Are you getting newsletters and information from legitimate websites that you never signed up for? Does it seem like someone out there is using your e-mail address to wreak havoc on your Inbox? Find out some possible reasons here!
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This Week's Show: Someone is using my e-mail address!
The longer you've had your e-mail address, the more likely that it has been used in any number of "spoofing" schemes. When your address is used in a spoofing scam, it will generate items in your Inbox that you supposedly sent out or signed up for but you don't recognize ...
How are these people doing this? Why did they pick you? What are they trying to accomplish? Aren't there laws against this type of activity? How do we track these mutton heads down and prosecute them? What can you do to avoid this in the future?
Listen in as the Data Doctors address all of these questions and more on this week's show.
Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM–2:00PM (Mountain) on News 92.3 KTAR or listen LIVE via the Internet at KTAR.com as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.
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