Tech No Phobia - Episode 1.14

Tech No Phobia airs on every Tuesday at 5:30pm MST and repeats on Saturdays at 4:00pm MST.

- Intuit's Turbo Tax Software

- USB 1.1 vs 2.0

- Home Page Hijacking

- Thumb Drives

Resources

It's Tax Time Again!
Tax preparation software and web sites have been getting more and more sophisticated every year and the leader is Intuit, makers of the best selling tax preparation software 19 years running Turbo Tax

If you want the ultimate flexiblity with your tax software, you may want to consider using Turbo Tax for the Web, which would allow you to work on your return from just about anywhere without having to load the program on every system.

If your adjusted gross income is less than $27,000 you may qualify for a free online tax return via the Intuit Tax Freedom Project.

Electronic filing could save you time and errors and is available in all of the products above. To learn more about the IRS eFile system, click here!.

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USB 1.1 (old) vs 2.0 (fast)!
The Universal Serial Bus interface has allowed our computers to connect to many more things, but the first generation was really slow. USB 1.1 has a rated transfer rate of 12 Mbps while the newer USB 2.0 is rated at a sizzling 480 Mbps!

USB 2.0 is a must for avid audio and video users for transfering large quantities of data to and from external devices.

Whenever you are in the market for that new digital camera, MP3 player, scanner or any external device, always check to see if a USB 2.0 version is available!

For more on USB 2.0 check out the USB.org website!

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Tips for fighting Home Page Hijacking!

If you have ever had you Internet browser's start page hijacked, you can get tips of defending yourself with the
Super Geek Tip of the Week!

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The wonderful world of Thumb Drives!
What would you say if I told you that you could store thousands of files or hundreds of pictures or dozens of songs on a device that looks like a keychain? Crazy...no, it's a Thumb Drive!

Also known as 'Flash Drives', these portable USB storage devices come from manufacturers such as Trek, Universal Smart Drive and Belkin have USB 1.1 models that range from 32Mb to over 1GB & some support the faster USB 2.0.

Our favorite product in this category is the Muvo from Creative Labs, because it doubles as a portable MP3 player!

Trivial Tech Term

USB: USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and it’s a way to connect stuff to your computer. USB ports look like little squares on the back of most computers and will support up to 127 different devices!

Tip of the Week

How to fight Home Page Hijacking!: Have you ever had your home page changed to some ridiculous useless page or worse yet to an adult content site? If you have, you were likely a victim of Home Page Hijacking…

Previous Episodes

• Episode 1.1
• Episode 1.2
• Episode 1.3
• Episode 1.4
• Episode 1.5
• Episode 1.6
• Episode 1.7
• Episode 1.8
• Episode 1.9
• Episode 1.10
• Episode 1.11
• Episode 1.12
• Episode 1.13
• Episode 1.14
• Episode 1.15
• Episode 1.16
• Episode 1.17
• Episode 1.18
• Episode 1.19