Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s the first Tuesday of the month and the Computer Guys & Gal are back to update you on the tech world and answer your questions.
Guests
- John Gilroy WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
- Allison Druin WAMU Computer Gal; and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland
- Bill Harlow WAMU Computer Guy; and Hardware & Software Technician for MACs & PCs at Mid-Atlantic Consulting, Inc.
Windows XP, Vista, and Live Mesh
Microsoft says XP is definitely dead in June, Dell says it’ll keep installing it
Microsoft Live Mesh Embraces the Web as a Platform
John Gilroy’s Must-Visit Sites
Cats That Look Like Hitler
Do You Look Like Your Dog
Security
Hundreds of Thousands of Microsoft Web Servers Hacked
OpenDNS
Social Networking and…
Comics
Movies
Find out what’s running on your Windows system
What’s Running
Apple Profits Up
Apple Riding a 51% Jump in Mac Sales
Net Neutrality
Net neutrality battle returns to the U.S. Senate
Visual Ranking
A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search
Scented Messages
German companies developing scented text messages
10,000 RPM Drive
Western Digital Starts Shipping ‘VelociRaptor’ Hard Drive For PC, Mac
Mac Clone?
Psystar trying to sell Mac clones
iPhone Envy
Wireless Industry Suffers From iPhone Envy
What to give your computer gal/mother for Mother’s Day?
A Digital Photo Frame
Surge Protection
Zero Surge
DVD vs Download
iTunes new releases available same day as DVD new releases
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