Youngstown Computer Show Notes for Mar 14, 2009

Youngstown Computer Show
March 14, 2009


Segment 1

Story on NYC 24-hour crackdown on driving while on cell phone, 9000 tickets
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03132009/news/regionalnews/nypd_cell_phone_crackdown_yields_thousan_159415.htm

Last week's poll: http://jdany.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/027

This week's poll: http://jdany.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/028 Are you interested in giving Linux a try?

Are white pages still needed?
http://www.slate.com/id/2187035/

Super-charging batteries
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/03/fast-charging-battery-2-3-year.html

Taking calls about Linux with Ian today.


Segment 2

Special guest today: Ian talks about Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux


Segment 3

Question from Adam: What is your favorite Distro?
Ian: runs 3 distros, rccommends Umbuntu

Do we need printed phonebooks anymore?

New updates for the iPhone: tethering available (rumored), MMS, copy/paste

Caller 1
Q: there is a program called newcatch that will open up quicken files
A: yes, there are lots of replacements for PC programs

Google is revitalizing their Grand Central product it bought. https://www.google.com/voice/about


Segment 4

Question from Adam: I'm running out of room on my windows partition, how can I get more room?
You will need to resize some partitions and move things around

Caller 2
Q: how much to fix a power jack on a laptop?
A: we will have to complely break down the laptop, usually costs about $200

Caller 3
Q: my computer does not seem to be able to handle video editing of home videos to get them from a hi-8 camera to DVD, what can I do to make this easier?
A: try saving smaller clips from the camer, that will make it easier to work with. You got a dazzle external capture device, try to get a PCI card or firewire device, try pinnacle products

Looking at a new space in Niles, looking at having a home theater seminar, operation Java is still coming.