Youngstown Computer Show Notes for April 18 2009

Segment 1

Last show's poll: http://jdany.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/032, it was the biggest response of any poll so far, what won was fines equal to damages.

The fallout of the conficker virus. Paralells between cybercrimes and real-world crimes.


Segment 2

This week's poll: http://jdany.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/033, why don't you own a Mac?

Facebook to make money? http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-10222191-82.html

Pirate Bay got busted: http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/fredrik-soderling-the-pirate-bay-sentence-is-surprisingly-harsh-1.846920

Psystar - selling Mac clones: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/16/psystar-open-3-manages-to-ship-gets-unboxed-by-lucky-customer/


Segment 3

Caller 1
Q: trying to replace hard drive, but it won't recognize the new hard drive
A: try a different cable, or try a different machine, sounds like a bigger problem, so call the office

New office shaping up in Niles: 25 Main st.

Caller 2
Q: my computer is running really slow, I tried to reinstall windows with the restore CD, but it does not seem to "accept it"
A: first, try to see if it really is infected, check the process list to see what is taking up too much CPU. you can also try to hit F12 when you boot up, to choose what device to boot from

Caller 3
Q: on my laptop, I can't get it to power up, the power light flashes 3 times
A: you did all the right steps, it sounds like the video card is shot

What is Ian's last name? Bergmeyer, or Bergie!

Caller 4
Q: can't delete messages on Gmail?? on an iMac?
A: the old web browser on OS9 is probably not supported anymore, there is a slower HTML-only version that might work


Segment 4

We are big fans of Firefox, there is an add-in called IE tabs, that allows you to run IE in a tab for sites that won't work with Firefox. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Macs are not immune, there appears to be a Mac botnet: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=25756

Still looking for a new tech for the Niles store, please send resumes to joe@youngstowncomputer.com