2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 22-What to do with old hardware pt.1: recycling

Many of us have old computers we need to get rid of.  But before we give them away or recycle them, there are steps one should take to ensure that your old data is protected.  We’ll go through a couple of things to do before disposing of your own hardware.

 

News Headlines

Story #1: Google shows off it’s new Chrome OS

Story #2: Microsoft is already working on Internet Explorer 9

Story #3: Man saved from jail with a Facebook update

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: Untangle

Carter’s Pick: Selenium IDE

Music: Fionna Faulk via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 21- Skype

Skype has been around for a long time and keeps growing in it’s user-base, but also in the features that they offer.  What started out as a simply way to do “phone calls” through the Internet has turned into a tool that could replace your telephone service, do video chatting, and share your computer with one or multiple people for presentations.

News Headlines

Story #1: My Bad!  T-Mobile lost all it’s Sidekick users data

Story #2: FCC taking a closer look at Google Voice

Story #3: A Facebook poke could land you in the pokey

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: SystemLookup

Carter’s Pick: Ohio is a Piano

Music: Josh Woodward via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 20- Cobian Backup

One of our favorite backup programs is Cobian backup.  This little free program gives users so much flexibility from which files are backed up, where the backup files will be placed, how you’ll be notified if it fails (or succeeds), it can encrypt your backed up data, place on an offsite location via FTP, and so much more.  So listen to us gush about one of our favorite programs all time.

News Headlines

Story #1: Amazon drops price on it’s Kindle e-book reader

Story #2: Goodbye Microsoft Works, Hello Office Starter

Story #3: Sarah Palin signed Xbox: bidding starts at $1.1 million

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: animoto.com

Carter’s Pick: hunch.com

Music: Sonny Combs via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 19- Mass Storage Devices

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 18- Wireless Routers

Last weeks story about cracking WPA Wifi got us thinking about wireless routers.  We’re talking about how to set up your home wireless router, what to look for when buying a router, where you may want to place it in your home, and how you can secure your wieless router.

News Headlines

Story #1: Users starting to move away from Windows XP

Story #2: Apple nudging in on Flip Camera’s territory

Story #3: Man tries to sell parents on Craigslist

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: digsby

Carter’s Pick: Opera 10

Music: Josh Woodward via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 17- Google Voice

Now that Google Voice is starting allow more users into their beta program, Duane and Carter break down all the things you can Google Voice.  Everything from setting custom voicemails, call screening, SMS and more is discussed including some of the very interesting things that Google transcribes from our voicemails.

News Headlines

Story #1: Gmail experiences major outage

Story #2: WiFi encryption WPA cracked in one minute

Story #3: Woman fired for sending emails in ALL CAPS

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: PDF to Word

Carter’s Pick: Live Android

Music: Hotel Eden via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 16- Firefox 3.5

Duane and Carter discuss whether Firefox has evolved as much as Safari or Internet Explorer.  Are the extension still the main appeal for this browser?  For most part we feel that Firefox was essential for the maturity of all web browsers as a whole with it’s introduction of tabbed browsing and some plugins like session saver, but now most of the browsers have many of the same features.

News Headlines

Story #1: Yahoo believes it’s still a contender in search

Story #2: No “Tweet” for Twitter

Story #3: Man claims to have found Loch Ness monster on Google Earth

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: BullZip

Carter’s Pick: Office Tabs

Music: Hungry Lucy via Musicalley.com

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 15- Google Chrome

Duane and Carter discuss Googles foray into web browsers.  Chrome is an open source project by Google that has some great features, but how does it stack up against Apple’s Safari 4 and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8?

News Headlines

Story #1: Rural Broadband = more jobs, better salaries

Story #2: San Francisco opens up all city data to the public

Story #3: Detox center for Internet addicts

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: XMarks
Carter’s Pick: SynergyKM

Music:  Pale Hollow

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 14- Laptop Buying Guide

Duane and Carter talk about the four major things to think about when buying a laptop (screen-size, processor, memory, and hard drive space) and give a couple of laptop buys that they think are worth your money.

News Headlines

Story #1: Microsoft says Internet Explorer 6 can’t die…yet

Story #2: Facebook buys FriendFeed

Story #3: More workplaces using video games as team-building tools

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: Dial2Do
Carter’s Pick: LiveEdge

Music: Jakes Bitter

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2 Guys Talk Tech Eps. 13- Safari 4

Music: Monophonic Mass- When You’re Here

News Headlines

Story #1: Web users ignoring security certificate warnings

Story #2: Microsoft set to open up stores similar to Apple’s

Story #3: New iPhone app determine how drunk you are

Music: Monophonic Mass- Failing

Main Discussion: Safari 4

Apple’s latest version of their web browser is out and available for Windows and Mac.  Safari 4 has added plenty of eye candy like the Top Sites menu with a panoramic view of websites you’ve visited often and History search with Coverflow (similar to iTunes).  There are also many tools for web developers/designers that are hidden in the preference pane as well.

Music: Monophonic Mass- You Don’t Know

Cheap Software Pick
Duane’s Pick: Zooloo.com
Carter’s Pick: Smilla Enlarger

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