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GNC-2007-06-02 #272
Fun show tonight and a massive amount of tech to talk about. This has been a whirlwind week and I am ready for the weekend. Join me on the Tech Podcast Round Table on Saturday Sponsors: Sponsor: Save...
View ArticleCES 2008 SmartRestart Software Information
Smart Restart is a dream product for those of you that never change your computer configuration or maybe a parents or grandparents computer. This software resets your computer every time you reboot it....
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GNC-2009-04-24 #471 Going it Alone for Two Weeks
Hey folks first up will be running solo here in the Cochrane household over next two weeks. Shoko’s dad has taken a turn for the worse so she and my youngest child is headed to Japan on a emergency...
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Disk Inventory X
After we use our computers for awhile the hard drive starts filling up with all sorts of files and application. The problems is trying to figure what files are filling up the hard drive. Until you know...
View ArticleGoodbye, Compuserve
After 30 years, Compuserve has decided to shut down. Not the whole thing, though, as Compuserve 2000 will still be around. Still, this marks the end of an era. Compuserve started as a dial up service...
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Is Google going to crack?
With great interest I have been following the news articles and rumors of the upcoming Google OS release. I am trying to wrap my mind around the Google business plan. From search engine to online...
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Software Bundles Prove Golden
So here I am working on a side web design job. As I look at the programs I am using to get it all done I realized they were, for the most part, all from software bundle purchases. If my memory serves...
View ArticleForget IE6 – Update Your Windows XP
So I was given another friends’ computer to fix. They were having overheating issues, which was easily deduced to a blocked fan. Nonetheless, when I turned it on I was greeted with the same issues that...
View ArticleGoogle can help, Google can hurt
There are many great things that Google has come out with in the last couple years. I have been all for what they accomplished, even if I don’t use everything. But the last couple ideas haven’t been...
View ArticleHow I made Vista work better.
I hear it all the time – Dang Vista won’t work. They still get frustrated over printer failures, slow programs loading and just basic aggravation to it’s performance. But what’s more interesting is how...
View ArticleDragon Naturally Speaking Demo CES 2010
Nuance the leader in translation software has introduced Dragon Naturally Speaking version 10, and it has a host of new features and more importantly it is more accurate then ever. I have been using a...
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DiskKeeper 2010 – CES 2010
DiskKeeper is a product that has been around a very long time. It is a disk Defragmentation tool. In the past it took care of defragmentation after it occurred today the product is designed to...
View ArticleLEGO Universe is the first MMO for Lego – CES 2010
A full featured 3D environment for Lego. With family safe content, you play to defeat the Malestrom. It will be available on Beta for PC. Interview by Robb Blatt of Geek News Central CES 2010 Content...
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GNC-2010-02-26 #555 Hold on to your Hats!
I blew the barn doors off on this one folks!. Hopefully iTunes cooperates tonight not sure what happened last podcast. Be sure to always check in at the website for the show. I cover a far amount of...
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GNC-2010-07-29 #597 Yes the Net is Working Here!
Close call for us in Hawaii, cut fiber do not bode well for Internet reliability but we are up and online. Lot’s of exciting things in the frying pan and boy has it been a week of firsts. The longer I...
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Do Frequent Phone O/S Updates Make Sense?
I’ve had my HTC Evo for a couple of months or more at this point. When I first turned it on, there was an update waiting. The update installed. So far, so good. Over the next few weeks I heard there...
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GNC-2010-08-31 #606 Unique Content it Is!
The number 1 request by all of you that filled out the survey was more unique content. I am going to do my best to deliver it along with the standard fare. New contest to win a Roku is on now winner...
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Firefox 4 Beta 4
Recently Mozilla released the Beta 4 version of Firefox 4.0. Like all Firefox Betas in the past it will break your add-ons, but it also adds some REALLY cool new eye-candy. The biggest additions are...
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WobZIP, An Online Unzipper
Have you ever downloaded some data off the ‘net only to find it’s in a compressed or archive file format that your PC doesn’t have a helper app for? Or you’re fixing up a friend’s PC, you download some...
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New Version Of dtSearch Available
dtSearch recently distributed a review copy of version 7.65 (build 7907) which I have been using for a few days. If you aren’t familiar with the product, it’s a desktop search engine on steroids. It...
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