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 you know what that means: The Computer Guys are back to update you on the world of technology, and answer your questions.
Guests
- Bill Harlow WAMU Computer Guy; and Hardware & Software Technician for MACs & PCs at Mid-Atlantic Consulting, Inc.
- Allison Druin WAMU Computer Gal; and the author of "Mobile Technology for Children: Designing for Interaction and Learning"; also the Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland
- John Gilroy WAMU Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
Items Discussed on Today’s Show
Twitter Appears Set to Raise $100 Million, Valuing It at $1 Billion
Social Network Research
Understanding Users of Social Networks
Why Women Dominate Social Networking
Windows 7
Equal Student Prices for Windows 7 and Snow Leopard
Microsoft Hopes Windows 7 Makes You Forget About Vista
Microsoft
Microsoft’s New Free Antivirus Hits the Streets
Microsoft to Drop All Zunes Except HD Model
Bing Usage Jumps 22 Percent, Now at 10 Percent Share
Digital Books
Amazon Settles Kindle Deletion Lawsuit For $150,000
Disney Tries to Pull the Storybook Ritual Onto the Web
iPhone
Is the iPhone hurting AT&T’s brand?
MMs Now Activated for iPhone 3G/3GS
Push GMail for iPhone, Windows Mobile
AT&T: Enabling MMS on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
Security
Times Web Ads Show Security Breach
Net Neutrality
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