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Tip of the Week: The Ultimate Google Cheat Sheet
The extensive power of the Google search engine continues to grow and unless you work for them, you probably don't have a clue about most of what is available. Rather than try to remember all the tips we give you over the years when it comes to our favorite search engine, we found a downloadable Cheat Sheet that consolidates all of the features in one place!
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Headwhack of the Week: Yellow Digital Pictures
Today's digital cameras are great because they have so many automatic features, but there is one auto feature that could be the cause of yellowish pictures when you are shooting indoors or in low lighting: the White Balance. Auto white balance is great in full sunlight, but not so much when you go indoors. Get your instruction manual out and figure out how to change your white balance to match your environment and you will likely improve your picture quality!
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Geek Speak of the Week: Bricked
To render your computer useless as a brick. Usually the result of tampering with the insides or operating system and doing irreversible damage. Bricking your hardware leaves you with a new paperweight.
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Security: The latest spam and phishing tools for Outlook
The battle for your in-box shows no signs of waning. Despite the efforts of software companies large and small, spammers and phishers continue to find and exploit weaknesses in junk-mail filters at the server and client levels, but Outlook users may want to consider this...
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News: Love it or hate it: In-flight cellphone use has arrived
Few things are as irritating when boarding an airplane than to have to listen to some "road warrior" yak away at a colleague as if he were the only one on the plane. And now, it may be that the irritation could last for the entire flight! Say goodbye to one of the last remaining phone-free havens...
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News: Think before you install
Short attention span syndrome strikes again. The practice of trying to get people to install software through coy tactics has been going on for years and this time its Apple that is generating the outrage!
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Xfer LPs to CDs
An previous CNN.com segment that generated quite a bit of interest was on the topic of transferring vinyl LPs to CDs (the associated advice column is 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: AT&T's proposed filtering policy is bad news
When a business entity decides to do something that seems just stupid, you've got to start looking for the angle you're missing. Internet filtering is a bad business move because, well, most of us value our privacy.
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Weekly Advice Column: How long should a hard drive last?
Today’s hard drives are faster, store more information and are more reliable than ever before, but just like any other electronic device, they won't last forever.
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This Week's Show: Virtual Easter Eggs!
We thought we would work with a lighter subject this week by featuring those crazy hidden computer programs known as Easter eggs!
Easter eggs have been around since the beginning of programming, because programmers have been bored with their work since the beginning. Easter eggs are hidden features, programs and surprises in software, games, DVDs and other popular media. They don't serve much of a purpose other than to entertain programmers and those that like to hunt for Easter eggs.
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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