Show #37 - 07.08.2007
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News
- Google Docs Revamp
- Organization
- Ease of Use
- Dell Adding More Ubuntu Computers
- 1420N Laptop
- Inspiron 530N
- 7-Elevens become Quik-E-Marts
- Linus Torvalds Ask Microsoft to Show the 235 Patent Violations
Software / Hardware / Power Web Picks
- StubHub
- Google Desktop for Linux
- No Google Widgets
- No Sidebar
- Does index pretty fast, it only took 1 night to index all of my stuff.
- Searching works well too, I am able to find stuff without fail.
- Traveling with Notebooks
- Protect Your Investement
- Keyboard Protector - iSkin ProTouch keeps liquid and crud out of your laptop keyboard. This particular one is for Mac laptops, but you can find similar ones for your brand by going to Google and typing in, for example, Toshiba laptop keyboard skin.
- Insurance - Safeware or Home Owners
- Fax By E-Mail
- Cellular Internet
- Verizon / BroadBand Access
- Sprint / Vision
- Online File Storage
- You might need a place to store files so others can get to them or so that you can get to them when you do not have your laptop.
- Box.Net
- Yahoo Briefcase
- Traveling with Notebooks
- Wireless Networks
- Find Wireless Access - JIwire
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Sniffing software like Eavesdrop (for Macintosh), and EtherDetect Packet Sniffer for Windows. (http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreepacsniff.htm)
- Protect Yourself
- If you see a padlock in the corner of your Web browser, then you have an encrypted connection, and you don’t have to worry about packet sniffers.
- But email and anything you send or receive on other (non-encrypted) Web sites are another story. Probably the best way to protect yourself is to use VPN (virtual-private networking) software. Unfortunately, this generally costs a little bit of money, and the setup is not for novices.
- Listeners of the show have mentioned:
- HotSpotVPN (http://hotspotvpn.com)
- personalVPN (http://witopia.net/personalmore.html)
- PublicVPN (http://publicvpn.com)
- Internet Cafes' or Business Centers
- TrueCrypt - On the fly encryption of the data on the hard drive
- You can encrypt a whole drive or just a single file
- You can create an encrypted virtual disk to store data onto
- It is a good idea to encrypt your personal files or company files with customer information so that if the laptop does get lost or stolen, the personal data is unretrevable.
- Classic Dragon's Lair Coming to DS
- If you did not play Dragon's Lair in the arcades in the late 80's, you had to have been living under a rock
- The game was years ahead of its time graphically and required a special Laserdisc player to handle the game in the arcades
- Game looks exactly like the old Laserdisc arcade version
- I absolutely loved this game and I can not wait to see it on the DS
Editorial ("Power Up")
- Summer Vacation / Travel Time
- Essential Kit
- Laptop Batteries
- Phone Cable
- Ethernet Cable
- Travel Mouse
- Tips
- Close Lid
- Tabbed Browsing (for slow connections) [Firefox]
- Turn off graphics
- In Internet Explorer, choose Tools -> Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll down to the Multimedia heading; turn off “Show pictures.” Click OK.
- In Safari, choose Safari -> Preferences. Click Appearance. Turn off “Display images when the page opens.”
- In Firefox, open Preferences. Click the Content tab. Turn off “Load images.”
- Power on Planes
- Bathroom
- Seats
- Gear
- Hotels
- Check the hotel before you go, many expensive hotels charge extra (upwards of $9/day) for Internet access
- Many less expensive hotels, especially those targeting business travelers, have free Internet as part of the deal
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