Computer Guys & Gal

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Computer Guys & Gal

The Computer Guys & Gal are back to explore the limits of love and obsession in the tech world...

Millions of Americans love their iPhones and iPads, but will they change their minds after new revelations about factory conditions in China? Music fans love sites like MegaUpLoad for legal (and not-so-legal) file-sharing. Will they change their ways after the site has been taken down? The Computer Guys & Gal are back to explore the limits of love and obsession in the tech world.

Guests

Allison Druin

Associate Dean for Research, University of Maryland's iSchool; Co-Director, Future of Information Alliance

John Gilroy

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

Bill Harlow

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

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Items Heard on Today's Show

Allison's Valentine's Gift Picks

  1. EverNote $45 Premium Upgrade

  2. ProFlower

  3. Godiva App

  4. Android App - Kiss My Valentine

This Month's Tech Disappointments

  1. SIRI - A Data Hog?

  2. How Many Tweets Are Worth Reading?

Other News

  1. Google points you to your Google+ Personal Results

  2. Facebook IPO

  3. Facebook + Politico Deal: Why it Matters

On Bill's Radar:

  1. Electronics Manufacturing In China

  2. How Big Of A Problem Is Piracy, Really?

  3. Hollywood Still Doesn't Seem To Understand (Online) Business

  4. Online File Locker Megaupload Raided And Shut Down

  5. The Man Behind Megaupload

  6. Apple's Best Quarter Ever

  7. Apple's New iBooks Textbooks For iPad

  8. iBooks Author

  9. Smithsonian's Art of Video Games Exhibition Kicks Off With GameFest

  10. Jonathan Monaghan's Video Game-Inspired Art At the Curator's Office Gallery

John Gilroy's Picks

  1. GPS In Shoes

  2. Big Data, Big Money

  3. Human Costs Of Apple's Success

  4. RIM

  5. Will The PCs Go The Way Of The Dodo

  6. The Digital Generation = The Duped Generation?

  7. Apple Wins CES Without Even Showing Up

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Bob Cat wrote:

Someone should produce a jargon-free guide to bring consumers up to speed on recent communications and computer tech developments, say the last 5 years or so, with a focus on the most recent innovations now available to consumers. The roto robots are way beyond my understanding. I didnt even know what 4G and 3G were until I asked someone in a Verizon store. Nothing seems to be consolidated and written down anywhere.

Is it assumed we pick up this knowledge by osmosis through the open air?

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 2:20pm
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