The Computer Guys & Gal
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-09-06/computer-guys-gal
We're seeing multiple lawsuits over cellphones, crazy competition in tablet computing, and another mysteriously lost iPhone. Get your questions answered, as we navigate the latest tech news with The Computer Guys & Gal.
Guests
John Gilroy
WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development, Armature Corporation
Allison Druin
WAMU's Computer Gal; ADVANCE Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the 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
Changes at Apple
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Steve Jobs steps down as CEO and Tim Cook steps up
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Steve Jobs stepping down – will Apple get...better?
Comments
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Hi Kojo & Company, love the show!
Are the rumors true: will Sprint also be offering the iPhone and will it be available in October? Sure hope so!!!
Thank you! :)
Kojo and Computer Guys and Gal,
Please comment on the following regarding security settings in Linked in.
A Box You Want to Uncheck on LinkedIn
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 23:02 Joern Lucht
http://www.conworld.net/index.php/Industry/a-devious-box-you-want-to-unc...
Apparently, LinkedIn has recently done us the “favor” of having a default setting whereby our names and photos can be used for third-party advertising.
Devious! And I don’t want to participate.
1. Click on your name on your LinkedIn homepage (upper right corner).On the drop-down menu, select “Settings”.
2. From the “Settings” page, select “Account*”.
3. In the column next to “Account”, click “Manage Social Advertising” .
4. De-select the box next to “LinkedIn may use my name, photo in social advertising” .
Nice try, LinkedIn. But, no thanks!
Effectively, you may endorse (with your name and picture) advertisers without even knowing it. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS!!!???
Regards
Jeff
Bethesda, MD
Smart phones are the new crystal meth? Good grief. Can someone edit John Gilroy just a bit? Bill Harlow is right. The functionality is there for an increasing number of situations, so people use it. The shopping experience is a great example of the way the internet (via smartphone access) can be used to make more informed purchases. What in the hell does that have to do with crystal meth? I'm sick of Gilroy acting out his cranky old Luddite schtick. Give me a break; if the guy is so techno-phobic then why is he even on this show? Seriously dude, you're a major director at a tech firm, why don't you stop acting like technology freaks you out and start acting like the tech expert that they want you to be for the show?
Also, just a heads up, the laughter outbursts (which are annoying in their own right) spike the hell out of your audio levels. I'm sorry for the engineer who's trying to compensate because he must have his hands full. It really sounds bad, and quite frankly, pretty amateurish.
I love that you now have a computer gal and especially that computer gal. I'm a senior woman. Which brings me to the current recent web site change that makes me sigh.
I love listening to the radio on my iPad. WAMU has a new web site. It's beautiful, really. Only I used to be able to listen with a few short clicks. But the drop down menu where I must choose which of your stations to listen to drives me nuts on the iPad. It's not a problem; I use the NPR player now. I still have my few short clicks.
But I can't help wondering whether anyone asked Allison before implementing the drop-down menu that doesn't wish to drop down for me.
I do like the laughter, though. All laughter on a day as gray as this one is outside is welcome.
Any reason why the latest episode is not available on iTunes?
This show does not appear on the NPR Player or Public Radio Player (PRX) either. It shows another episode for Sept 6 first hour.