Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The Computer Guys join us for a special “Tech Thursday” edition. They bring tales from the computer world, share advice on traveling with a laptop, and answer your questions.
Guests
- John Gilroy WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
- Ben Bederson WAMU Guest Computer Guy; Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland-College Park
Program notes
Phishing scams on the rise
Antiphishing reports
The need for backup
No Hotel, Tent: The International Children’s Digital Library Goes to Mongolia
Get a backup hard drive such as Maxtor OneTouch II
Use a service such as FolderShare
Got Rootkit?
Rootkit Revealer
Hard drive eraser
Active@ Kill Disk
DriveCleaner scam
How to remove DriveCleaner
Can you hear me now?
Mosquito ringtones
Ringtone examples from ultrasonic ringtones
7 khz
14 khz
17 khz
Google v. Microsoft?
Google Spreadsheet
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