The Computer Guys & Gal

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The Computer Guys & Gal

It's the first Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means...

Sony Playstation sees security breaches. Amazon and Yahoo have problems in the Cloud. And much ado about nothing on the newest iPhone being too big. The Computer Guys & Gal help you sort the tech wheat from the tech chaff, and answer your questions.

Guests

John Gilroy

WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development, Armature Corporation

Allison Druin

WAMU Computer Gal; Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and Associate Dean for Research, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland

Bill Harlow

WAMU Computer Guy; and Hardware & Software Technician for MACs & PCs at Mid-Atlantic Consulting, Inc.

Items Heard on Today's Show

Security/Glitches

  1. Sony admits to larger security breach, 25 million more affected

  2. Amazon Crash 2011

Allison's Mother's Day Tech Gift Suggestions

  1. UV Sanitizer - combining germ-killing and gadetry

  2. Aliph Jawbone Icon - first Bluetooth headset with mobile apps

  3. Free Apps for Organizing Your Life - cozi.com

  4. MindSpa: Relaxation App

Apps

  1. Cosmic Child

  2. iPad App: Choice Maker!

  3. Mealsnap - take a picture of your plate to find out how many calories you're eating

Facebook

  1. Facebook's version of Groupon

  2. New U.S. terror alert system may use Facebook, Twitter

Readers

  1. The Literati

Tracking News

  1. The iPhone tracking debate

  2. Visualizing iPhone location tracking

  3. Wired: Why You Should Care About the iPhone Location-Tracking Issue

Mad for Mobile

  1. 39% Of Smartphone Owners Use Their Devices In The Bathroom

  2. In 2011, over 1,000 SMS messages will be sent for every person on the planet!

Comments

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jen123 wrote:

My boyfriend is a software developer and his birhtday is next month, what is a good gift who a tech guy?

Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:34pm
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