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Computers and Dial-A-Geek, is a weekly radio show dedicated to high
technology on Vancouver Island. We can be heard on CFAX 1070 every Saturday
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Here is the Generation 2.0 Powerpoint presentation as presented to Crimestoppers Vancouver Island on October 3 2009.
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Tags: crimestoppers, social media
On our website someone posted a malicious link on an old post dedicated to Steve Jobs . The post has been deleted as has other malicious posts.
Thanks to an alert reader/listener for catching it.
Foxit Reader is a free and pay alternative to the Adobe Acrobat Reader. We find it faster and simpler to use than the Acrobat Reader.
When I heard that Microsoft had banned a player on Xbox because she had identified herself as a lesbian I became angry, almost irrationally so.
It took me about a week to figure why this small inconsequential story so riled me up. I understand Microsoft’s position after all words like gay, Jew and black are often [...]
Tags: gay, Microsoft, xbox live
With Steve Jobs stepping away from the day to day running of Apple until this summer it seems appropriate to take time to remind ourselves of why Steve has been so important to Apple and the world of computing.
When and Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak released the first Apple Computer in 1976 it was an [...]
Tags: Apple, steve jobs
The EzCapture USB Video Capture Device is the ideal solution for getting just about any video into your computer! Connects between your computers USB 2.0 port and a VCR, camcorder or any other source with either a composite or S-Video connection.
* Capture video to MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 compressed formats
* Capture video in uncompressed AVI [...]
Tags: ADS, video conversion
Many people are hesitant about using social networks. They don’t understand the value of it and don’t see how it would affect their lives for the better.
Of course this is a common issue with any new technology, but I feel that people haven’t made the case for why a person in their 50-60’s should use [...]