Weekly Newsletter

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  • Tip of the Week: See the news in a timeline
  • Headwhack of the Week: Un-send in Gmail
  • Geek Speak of the Week: Intexticated
  • Security:  Da Vinci Code Fans Targeted by malware writers
  • News: Sprint Redefines 'Unlimited' Mobile-to-Mobile
  • News: Facebook Lite is here. Verdict: Better 
  • Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Smartphone CPR
  • Opinion: Jobs Reappears and Apple Almost Delivers
  • Weekly Advice Column: I dropped my phone in water! 
  • This Week's Show: Signs of a Computer Meltdown; revisited

 

         Poll of the Week: Which operating system do you use the most?

          Windows, MacOS & Linux are the most common & many are starting to use more than one,

          but which one is your primary 'go-to' OS?

 

Tip of the Week: See the news in a timeline

Chances are, if you read this newsletter, you get a lot of your news from the Internet.  Relying upon one Internet source for any news can be dangerously misleading, so finding ways to validate what is presented as 'news' online is very helpful.

Look no further than to the work of the lab rats over at Google to find a pretty handy tool for news junkies to create a timeline for just about any news event!

Headwhack of the Week: Un-send in Gmail

We have all sent out an e-mail and seconds later wished we could 'un-send' the message once we realized we sent it to the wrong person for forgot to include an attachment.

Well, if you use Gmail and you can figure out within 5 seconds that you want to 'un-send' something, read on...

 

Geek Speak of the Week: Intexticated

Being preoccupied by reading or sending text messages, particularly while driving a car. New version of a DWI: Driving While Intexticated

Security: Da Vinci Code Fans Targeted by malware writers

Chasing the latest clues to Dan Brown's upcoming novel The Lost Symbol could expose you to a vast and secret conspiracy that's been manipulating Google search results to push malicious software.

 

News: Sprint Redefines 'Unlimited' Mobile-to-Mobile

In the ongoing battle to capture mobile service customers, Sprint has just thrown down the gauntlet with a potentially game-changing feature: unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling...regardless of mobile carrier.

News: Facebook Lite is here. Verdict: Better

The new "Lite" version of Facebook is available for users in the United States and the cleaner and simpler interface along with pushing the old-school apps off the cliff is being well received by the web junkies over at Cnet.com

Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Smartphone CPR? 

Dropping your cell or smartphone into water is becoming a more common occurrence as we tend to have them with us just about everywhere we go.  Knowing what to do if your personal communication device gets immersed in H2O could save the day!

Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com!  You can watch us live AT OUR NEW TIME every Wednesday afternoon at 2:30PM Pacific, 5:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.

Opinion:  Jobs Reappears and Apple Almost Delivers  

Most of the noise in the tech community this week was generated by the famous annual product dog and pony show put on by the fine folks at Apple.  Lance Ulanoff of PCMag.com says "The reemergence of Steve Jobs is cause for celebration. Now about that new nano..."

Weekly Advice Column: I dropped my phone in water! 

For those that want to know what to do if they drop their phone in water, but don't want to have to look at Ken's mug in the above CNN.com segment to get the info....we present, the advice column!

This Week's Show: Signs of a Computer Meltdown; revisited

It's time for us to bang the drum on this one again!

How expensive would all your car repairs be if you always drove your car until it broke down!  Unfortunately, that's what most computer users do with their systems; drive it till it crashes!

When you hear strange noises or get warning lights on your car, you typically have someone check it out and if you start doing that with your computer, you will be much more likely to catch a problem before it turns into a major disaster.

The problem for most users is that they don't know what to watch for...

That's were the Data Doctors come to the rescue. Listen in as we discuss all of the various signs and clues that your computer might be headed for a meltdown and more importantly what to do when you see the signs!

Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM-2:00PM (Pacific) 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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