Seagate Super Speeds Transfer Rates With USB 3.0 External Portable Hard Drive

Seagate announces its first USB 3.0 external harddrive at CES. At last the USB 3 products are starting to appear. - Earl

Folder in Windows 7 that contains almost all the tools and functions on your computer.

GeekSmack
This actually works! Just create a folder called GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} on your Windows 7 or Vista32 system and you get "All" the tools in one place. - Earl

How To Remove Antivirus Live and Other Rogue/Fake Antivirus Malware

If you’ve got a PC infected by the Antivirus Live virus, you’ve got a tough job ahead of you to remove it. And we’ve got the instructions to help.

I know this is becoming a problem, I had a friend call me the other day and ask what to do. Well here it is this article talks about how to save your system.

AlaskaJoe AKA Joe Polinsky

Life Without Cable or Satellite TV Is Easier Than You Think

If you only watch a handful of the 200+ DirecTV or cable channels you pay for. To see whether you can survive without the pricey service, Just try and go without it. I wondered why we all don't just turn off traditional TV.

I know VegasGregg (Links from the Gregg Zone!) dropped his cable TV a couple of months ago and has not looked back.

This article has some good points and it answers a few questions I have been asked, in reference to watching sports on the Internet.

Take a look, some time in the near future we all might be turning off our cable TV.

AlaskaJoe

1st Decade's 10 Worst Threats to Privacy, including Crime and Security

THe ten biggest CYBERCRIMES of the last 10 years.

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 01-03-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 01-03-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

CES

I hope this trip to CES works and I hope to report back some good things we find.

Jeanette Russo AKA Techgurl

Links From The Gregg Zone

1)Starting off with the green link of the week, this is a pretty interesting article about a teenage kid winning a science fair by coming up with a solution to a problem that has been around for a while now. I have a personal dislike for those plastic grocery bags, they last for ever in the land fills, and wreak general havoc on the environment. It will be interesting to see if an 16 year old, 11th grader can scoop the environmental scientists. http://news.therecord.com
2)Going to have to pardon me if I get on a little bit of a rant here, but if there is any truth to this article, well let me just say it goes to show how twisted we have become, and illustrates if we destroy the planet we have nobody to blame but our selves. It seems when they first started setting up nuclear power plants there was a decision made to use uranium instead of thorium, because of the byproduct plutonium, which could be turned into bombs. Thorium's advantage over uranium? It is more efficient, vastly cleaner (creates minuscule amounts of waste needing to be stored for a few hundred years only), it's much cheaper (so common we have an exhaustible supply), and it's impossible to have a meltdown. http://www.wired.com
3)I am tossing this in just in case anyone is interested in supplementing their income using eBay, a interesting article on someone who did that very well this Christmas, just by paying attention to what was happening around him using a little luck and parlaying it into a several thousand dollars.
http://news.cnet.com
4)It has been a while since I brought up U.F.O's there seems to be a lot of new interest in the field, new T.V. Programs and just a general uptick in the media. While this is not media oriented I thought it very interesting. There has been a new web site set up for professional, and amateur astronomers to report odd things they see while studying the night sky. It will be interesting to occasionally check in and see what is being reported. http://www.astrobio.net
5)Here is another of those in the zone items I ran across, while new to me I am sure others have checked it out. I had heard there was a new T.V. Show out there focusing on, well, lets just say subjects that interest me. I have not turned the T.V. on since giving up Cox Cable, but when I found a reference the show talking about Alaska's area 51, well I just had to Google. It is available at YouTube, I am referring to Jessy Ventura's investigation show "TRU", here is the YouTube link, it is complete, but in four segments. I will be looking for more of these shows very soon. http://www.youtube.com
6)Okay for my geek link of the week a quickie on how to save your electronic gadget, phone or whatever when you drop in in your beer, toilet, the lake or whatever. I would be really curious to find out if this really works, what the heck it's worth a try. http://lifehacker.com Oh! and a P.S. - Happy belated binary day, but that's okay next weeks show will be on the second of several binary days this year.

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

$251 TechNet Plus subscription. Go To http://www.microsoft.com/click/technetplus/Use TNWIN7L as the Promo Code

Fry’s In Store Western Digital Caviar Blue $44 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Serial ATA/300 Hard Drive


Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 220s Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Slim Tower Desktop PC with the Dell E2010H 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $429 with free shipping. That's $10 below our mention from two weeks ago with a larger monitor; however, this configuration features a larger hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. This PC features an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

Canon PowerShot A1100 IS 12MP 4x Digital Camera for $120 + free shipping
Abe's of Maine offers the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS 12-Megapixel Digital Camera in Pink, model no. 3447B001, for $129.95 with free shipping. Coupon code "DEALNEWS10" cuts it to $119.95. That's the lowest total price we could find by $9, although we mentioned it in gray with a case for the same price three days ago (since expired). Sales tax is added where applicable. The A1100 features a 4x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD, SDHC slot, face detection, red-eye correction, and more. Deal ends January 4.

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (OEM) $129.99 Free Shipping , Dec. 31 3 PM
SuperBiiz.com (eWiz.com) has the Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (OEM) for a low $129.99 Free Shipping after Coupon Code: RACE0210 (Exp 1/3). Tax in CA.

Dell Inspiron 546 AMD Quad-Core 2.8GHz Desktop (2GB/320GB/Win7) $429 ,
(1) Select Processor - AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad-Core @ 2.8GHz (+$150)
(2) Select Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (+$30)
(3) Click on Review tab at top, then Add To Cart
(4) No coupon code required!

Walmart has the RCA 40" L40FHD41 Full HD 1080p LCD HDTV with Built-in Digital Tuner for $548 + shipping. Shipping is about $30; free in-store pickup at most locations 20x1080 resolution, 60hz refresh rate, 430 cd/m2 brightness 8ms response time, reverse 3:2 pulldown, 25000:1 dynamic contrast ratio

Memorex 16x DVD+R Media - 05621 - Buy.com

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 12-27-09

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 12-27-09. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Happy New Year Everyone!
AlaskaJoe

Links From The Gregg Zone

1) Starting off the last Gregg Zone of the decade I thought it fitting to begin with a link that seems to me to be the best most promising since I started writing the zone. I like this so much in so many ways, when I first saw it last year it made me rethink my whole concept of technology saving us from ourselves. It is such a small and simple idea it makes me wonder why it took so long. Imagine a wind generator so simple it uses no propeller, no fancy bearings, no turbine. You can build one on your desk for between 10 and 15 dollars, with no special tooling, parts, or skills. Scaled up in size I could see these on the roof of my house, the roof of my car helping to recharge the batteries, almost anywhere. If the air flow can be transformed to liquid I can even imagine them using tides, water streams, everywhere. I think the concept of low tech being the next high tech is a very real possibility. http://www.scribemedia.org
2) Now keeping along the same low tech tinkering leading to new and fantastic high tech ideas. If you are not up on the latest digital sixth-sense concepts coming down the pike. You really need to check this out. I was very impressed to find that a home project type person can build this for about three hundred dollars, off the shelf. The other thing that caught my ear at the end of the first video was the inventor saying he planned to put out the software in open source next year. http://www.pranavmistry.com
3) With the new movie Avatar coming out last week I thought this link I ran across about how to watch it in 3D or Imax and avoid getting a headache or hangover from the special effects might be helpful. I watched a video on peoples impressions of the film and was struck by several saying they felt very disoriented leaving the theater. That got me looking around and I found this. http://blog.gsmarena.com
4) Keeping with my interest in medical advancements and reading about these guys and their anti-aging research, I'm wondering if I was just born a few years to early. Oh well luck of the draw and all that, but it looks like the next few generations may be around for a long time if there is anything to all this. http://blogs.zdnet.com
5) Geek link for the week something I read about coming from Ford the ability to turn your car into a wi-fi mobile hot spot. Allowing anyone in the car access from iPhone, to lap tops, sounds like a real boost for car pooling to me. http://news.cnet.com

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Sears has the Samsung PN50B430 50" 720p Plasma HDTV for $700 for in-store pickup only. Features 720p resolution, built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuner, 2x HDMI inputs, 600Hz refresh rate, and a 2000000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.ENERGY STAR

Electronics Expo via Buy.com offers the Haier 47" 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. HL47K, for $699 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $15. Features include a 1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution, 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd/m² brightness, 6.5ms response time, three HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs.

Dell Home again offers the Samsung 46" 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LN46B500, for $797.99. Coupon code "BQ?GSVLT3DNGVC" cuts it to $777.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $21, although Fry's had it for $140 less back on Black Friday. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a native resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), 40,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 6ms response time, two HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs. Coupon expires January 2.

Newegg has the Rosewill RNX-N4 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless-N 2.0 Gigabit Router for $40 - coupon code EMCMNNT68 [Exp 01/01/2010] + $2 shipping = $32 shipped. It has decent user reviews, especially for a 'house brand' router.

Staples has the Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5996 15.6" 3GB Laptop for $480 with free shipping. AMD Turion II Dual-Core M500, 3GB, 320GB HD, DVD SuperMulti ATI Radeon 4100, Webcam and microphone, 802.11b/g/n, 6-Cell, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit AMD Turion™ II Dual-Core Mobile Processor M500the Internet 6-Cell lithium ion battery; up to 3 hours, 30 minutes Face-recognition software for added security Dimensions: 15.1"W x 10.2"H x 1.40"/1.55"D (6.2lbs) 1 year warranty


Newegg has the refurbished Linksys WPC600N-RM IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE802.11n Draft 32-bit Cardbus Dual-Band Wireless-N Notebook Adapter WEP, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA & WPA2 Enterprise for $15 with free shipping.

Western Digital 640GB SATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drive for $63 + free shipping
SuperBiiz.com offers the Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive, model no. WD6401AALS, for $69.99. Coupon code "SNOWMAN10" cuts it to $62.99. With free shipping, that's $0.10/GB

$16 SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $16 + free shipping
Back at Abe's of Maine is the SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. SDCZ36-008G-A11, for $15.95 with free shipping ($1.99/GB).

Microsoft makes the best free anti-virus software

According to anti-malware testing group AV-Comparatives.org Microsoft Security Essentials got its top rating.

Previously it said that the software was very good at removing malware, but now it is saying that it is also the best in terms of performance too.

If you would like to read the report here it is. This link goes right to the .pdf.

I'm not sure I want to leave my computer security to Microsoft alone.

The article does go over a lot of things I say all of the time. As I was reading it, I read a little to Gregg and he asked "If they were listing to the show?"

AlaskaJoe

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 12-20-09

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 12-20-09. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Links From The Gregg Zone

1)Starting off the week an article I ran across promising to solve multiple problems in the environment puzzle. Seems there is a professor from Tarleton State University who is getting ready to set up a factory to turn cow manure into ethanol. His primary focus is not to make fuel, but rather to solve the pollution problem created from waste at dairy farms. This sounds great to me. http://www.wacotrib.com
2)I like these top ten, twenty, hundred list type sites, because they seem to cut to the chase. While I also like to look at the items that did not make the selection, if I am looking for a movie I missed, or researching the best inventions of the year, whatever the subject they just seem to condense the subject matter. This site is one of those titled “Ten Science Stories That Changed Our Decade” as usual I could add one or two, but these are all great, and make for a good read. http://io9.com
3)Speaking of science stories and advancements, here is one that we had to know was coming, though I personally did not expect to see it for another ten years, or more. Time really seems to fly in the technology world. The bionic eye will be starting animal trials in the next couple of years, human trials shortly after. At this time they are not looking to solve all eye problems, the person must have been born sighted, and it will not repair all optical problems, but we went from windows 98 to windows 7 in only 11 years, so who knows. http://thefutureofthings.com
4)I have to admit this kind of caught me off guard, I am refering to dark matter. I some how thought they were looking for it is space, I thought that was where it all was, out there someplace. So when I saw this article that they may have found some at the bottom of a mine in Minnesota, well lets just say I realized that I need to do some more reading. Anyway if this turns out to be the real deal, it will be a really big something, not sure what, but really big. http://www.minnpost.com/this_could_be_big_have_researchers_found_dark_matter_at_the_bottom_of_a_mine_in_minnesota
5)Wrapping things up with something geek related, it is often something sent to me by Troll, this is another of those "thanks Troll" weeks. And another of those top of the heap lists, this time the top five. Namely the top five worst tech products of 2009, I feel lucky to have avoided every one of them. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.

Google testing its own phone, 2010 release projected.

Google Inc. is letting employees around the world test what is expected to be its first branded phone ahead of a planned release next year.

Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

$7 8 Rayovac 4.0 AA Rechargeable Batteries for $7 + free shipping
Adorama via Amazon.com offers two Rayovac 4.0 AA Rechargeable Battery 4-Packs for $7.49 with free shipping.

Staples offers the $160 Seagate BlackArmor 110 1TB NAS for $160 + free shipping $0.16/GB). That's $20 under our November mention and the lowest total price we could find by $40. Sales tax is added where applicable. This network attached storage device is designed to provide centralized storage and data backup for up to 20 PCs, enables automatic data mirroring with RAID 1 configuration, features two USB 2.0 ports, event email notification, can function as an FTP server for remote file access, and can stream media to DLNA-compliant devices and computers running iTunes software.

$100 AOC 22" 1080p Widescreen LCD Display for $100 + free shipping
Buy.com offers the AOC 21.5" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. 2236VW, for $129.99 with free shipping. Pay via PayPal and it drops to $99.99. native resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), 60,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 5 ms response time, and both DVI and VGA input. Deal ends December 19.

Newegg has the refurbished Netgear WNR834B RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router with draft 802.11n support for $45 - coupon code EMCMNMW37 [Exp 12/24] + $2 shipping = $27 shipped. A good price for a refurb, considerin these sell new for $70 or more. This is a firewalled router/access point. See Specs.

Dell Home again offers the Dell S2409W 24" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor for $279. Add it to your cart and it falls to $189. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $37, although it was $10 less three days ago (since expired). Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a native resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, one HDMI input, and DVI-D and VGA inputs.

FRY's Viewsonic vx2433 24" Widescreen LCD Full 1080P HDMI DVI VGA inputs

Refurbished Netgear 802.11n Wireless 4-Port Router for $25 + $8 s&h
TigerDirect.com offers the factory-refurbished Netgear 802.11n Wireless 4-Port Broadband Router, model no. WNR2000-100NA, for $24.99 plus $7.99 for shipping. Although that's $11 over our August mention, it's still $46 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit. It features parental controls, an internal antenna, and more. A 3-month Netgear warranty applies

In Shift, U.S. Talks to Russia on Internet Security - Series - NYTimes.com

I referred to this NY Times article on the show talking about the US and Russia possibly agreeing on a Cyberwar arms treaty....

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 12-13-09

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 12-13-09. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) My opening link this week was sent to me from Earl combines several favorite topics, greening up cities, saving money and resources, creativity, and food. We are talking about green; and edible building roofs. While I prefer full blown vertical farming, and I still think that will be our future, this is a great way to get started. This is a trend worldwide now, and not just roofs, I found several sites on green walls to match. http://www.sustainweb.org
2) This is a site for those who like online video clips, this is a list of the top 100 iconic internet video clips, with an additional 14 sent in as obvious omissions. I spent a little time here saw quite a few I remembered and several that were totally new, at least to me. http://www.urlesque.com
3) This is a follow up on one I have posted twice already; I just think it is so cool. “Journey to the Center of the Earth” was a movie I liked and this always makes me think of that. This is the latest on the giant crystal caves in Mexico National Geographic is making a film, and including footage from the caves. This is an article about the shooting of the segment. http://www.ironammonite.com
4) This is an article about one of the more disturbing aspects of the internet, at least for me. I listened to an interview with the author so I just had to post something on it. Seems there are people out there selling political influence via email, using our names and info without our knowledge. Using virtual game money, and surveys to entice us, when we click the submit button for the survey we filled out to get virtual money to buy a machine gun to play Mafia on face book it sends an email to our state senator with out our knowledge or consent. http://www.businessinsider.com
5) For my geek link of the week, I could not resist this. It is about that new fangled thing called the internet, what at the time was a breaking news T.V. video segment, about new technology. Chuckle, chuckle, they had no clue what was coming. But then, it causes one to reflect that sometime in the future they will be looking at our technology of today saying with a chuckle they really had no clue. http://www.examiner.com