Computer Guys and Gal

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-04-03/computer-guys-and-gal
Computer Guys and Gal

The Computer Guys and Gal are back to explore surreal news from the world of tech...

Some employers demand Facebook passwords along with resumes from prospective job applicants. Ford sends thumbdrives out to 300,000 disgruntled car owners to fix software problems in new cars. And no, this is NOT an April Fools episode. The Computer Guys and Gal are back to explore surreal news from the world of tech, and take your questions.

Guests

Allison Druin

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

Bill Harlow

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

John Gilroy

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

Computer Guys And Gal Picks

What were they watching this month?

Allison

  1. Employers asking job candidates for Facebook passwords?

  2. Ford Fails UI Test

  3. How To Tell Good Websites From Dangerous Ones

  4. Integrating E-Books Into Classrooms

  5. Report-It-Now App

  6. Turning Your E-Waste Into Crafts

  7. Gate Guru
    What's available in your airport terminal? This app will tell you.

  8. Kayak
    For planning your spring vacation

  9. iExit Interstate Exit Guide
    Similar to Gate Guru, this app tells you what's coming up at the next exits on your road trip.

John

  1. If you dropped your iPhone, never fear - maybe you can repair it yourself

  2. Code Lessons For Youngsters

  3. The "Personal Cloud"

  4. Is Windows 8 the new Frankenstein?

  5. iPad Still King Of The Tablets

  6. Point And Counterpoint On iPad

  7. Is There A Monetary Value For a "Like?"

  8. Malware: From Desktop to Mobile To Tweets

  9. What Does Your Gaming Console Know About You?

  10. [The Downsides Of Hyperconnectivity](http://www.economist.com/node/215499040

  11. The Rise Of Mobile Banking

Bill

  1. An App For iCreeps?

  2. Ads Killing Android Battery Life

  3. Could Facebook Sue Employers Who Demand Employees' Passwords?

  4. Google's Retro April Fool's Prank

  5. General Entertainment Overtakes Online Gaming On Xbox 360

Comments

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teberle wrote:

There are two great Microsoft Office Apps (CloudOn & OnLive Desktop) for the iPad that run the microsoft office suite virtualized on a remote server. They look and have the exact same functionality as the Office Suite AND CloudOn uses Dropbox which makes it much easier to share documents in a PC environment. CloudOn and OnLive Desktop are both "FREE". CloudOn operates faster and both require a wiFi connection. -Tom Eberle (Ebb Er Lee), Annapolis

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 12:51pm
RobinM wrote:

I tuned into the show around 12:45. I heard Kojo say something about The New iPad. He's going to get it? It's worth getting? I gotta know.

Later in the evening I got out my old iPad thinking I could listen to the entire show. I was instructed to download Flash. Dang!

-Robin

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 8:01pm
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