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Leo, wonderful show, and thank you.

Completely off-topic: I’m wondering what musical theme you used, which was played right in between Craig from Temecula and Steve from Oceanside. It had a distinctly disco beat to it, and would make wonderful exercise music…
Thank you kindly.

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teamspeak is great for pod casting. with an audigy soundblaster and teamspeak your set for recording a conferance

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Systernals has a tool that will overwrite deleted sectors on the disk making them unrecoverable. Checkout www.systernals.com or www.winternals.com

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Regarding the e-mail via OWA issue that Mira’s having POP3 won’t work unless the SysAdmin has done some extra work as b default with Exchange the POP3 service is turned off. Also this will remove her mail from the server. I would ask the tech guy is she can get Outlook 2003 installed on her PC and configure it to run in “cached mode” in which case it doesn’t care wether the server goes down or not.

Another possible option is a Windows Mobile based phone that will allow her to synch to Exchange over the same interface as the OWA.

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CCleaner is a good way to clean your tracks

http://www.ccleaner.com/
be careful as it can delete soemthings like cookies or whatever that you might not want to delete.

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To the guy talking about ripping music. People should REALLY use EAC Exact Audio Copy with the Lame Aps Plugin. people can find really good information on this at www.bestmp3guide.com and it will do a really good job of ripping good quality vbr mp3s that will play in most players.

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Jay from North Hills asks:- what are the chemicals that go into a computer

There is a local recycling company I use that is EPA certified, they should be able to give you the complete details on what known hazardous chemicals are in a computer (they may not be able to tell you how much or each is in there).
The name is Lamp Environmental
The number is listed in directory web sites (such as switchboard.com.
The company’s office is in Independence, LA.

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RE: “Alex from Atlanta”: You can securely erase files now if you already have Spybot Search & Destroy on your PC. Click “Mode,” choose Advanced Mode, and under Tools you will find “Secure Shredder.” That’s a great little bonus tool —it pays to explore the menu.

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Mira from Anaheim Hills - Backing up email from Outlook for the Web

I think the way Thunderbird connects to Exchange is through the Outlook Web Access (OWA). I could be mistaken, but I know for a fact thats how Evolution on Linux works.

When setting up the program, you tell Evo that you want to connect to an Exchange server, and rather than ask for the actual server name, it asks for the OWA address and the username and password you use to access it.

Blackberry does much the same thing if you do not use the enterprise server. It does something called “scraping” where it logs in to OWA and emulates you logging in and checking your mail, but then “scrapes” the information and sends it to the Blackberry.

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actually i worked for a cell phone company and we didnt have the technology to shut off phone that reach their limit or a way to monitor it with going into that account also it breaks contract because unless told be the customer to suspend the line or payment is do the phone is not to be shut off but yes a company wants you to go over but not too much because you may change companys trust me your not the first person to want this feature i talked to a guy once whos daughter had used around 20,000 minutes and 17,000 were long distance the bill was around 2,200 i did the math she was on the phone for 14.2 days i felt bad for the guy but there was nothing that could be done

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Intel’s new mind-blowingly fast chips, the Core 2 Duo was unleashed this week. They are 50% faster than their predecessors.

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The easiest way to do this is to set up a blog for the podcast. Blogger is free, but I recommend TypePad which is $5 monthly and they have, frankly, one of the best blog interfaces. You can have the blog on TypePad, hosting on LibSyn (Which ranges from $5-$30 monthly depending on how much space you want and it has unlimited bandwidth), and use FeedBurner to format your RSS with iTunes tags to make it look professional. Finally, a free program to record podcasts on your computer is Audacity.

Q Jim from Timecula - Notifications when cellular phone minutes begin to run out

The phone companies want you to run out of minutes and spend on overages! It is not in the phone companies’ interest to inform you. I don’t know of any tool to inform you when the minutes are running out. The phone companies have figured out how to squeeze us out of our money. MetroPCS offers unlimited minutes and text messaging, but is only available in certain areas.

Q Ryan from Maryland - Free Skype-recording application

I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here. Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job. Finally, The Gizmo Project is a VOiP program that does allow you to record conversations

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The easiest way to do this is to set up a blog. Blogger is free, but I recommend TypePad which is $5 monthly. Typepad offers a lot of additional features including support for podcasts. Typepad does offer some bandwidth, but if you get really successful you may want to use LibSyn for hosting. They offer unlimited bandwidth for $5-$30 monthly depending on how much storage you need. You can use a free service called FeedBurner to take your blog’s RSS feed and turn it into a proper podcasts feed, iTunes tags and all. If you’re looking for a good program for recording and editing audio for your podcast try Audacity.

Q Jim from Temecula - Notifications when cellular phone minutes begin to run out

All the cell phone companies do offer ways to find out how many minutes you’ve used, but they discourage use of programs to warn you when you go over your limit. Of course they make much more money when you use extra minutes.

Jim’s looking for some way to disable his teenager’s phone when she’s exceeded her minutes. I don’t know of any company that will do this.

MetroPCS does offer unlimited minutes and text messaging, but is only available in certain areas.

Q Ryan from Maryland - Recording Skype Calls

I use HotRecorder on Windows and Audio Hijack Pro on Macintosh.

The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here.

Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job.

As an alternative to Skupe, The Gizmo Project does allow you to record both sides of the conversation.

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If you download a streaming video file, you don’t actually have the file, just a file that refers to the stream. Just go to the playlist and select the file and hit the delete button. Also, if you want to actually delete the file, go to the library, select the file, and hit the delete button. Finally, to hide the last thing you saw, go watch something benign so that’s what people will see as your last-played item.

Q Jay from North Hills - Who to contact about the elemental compounds in computers

You can contact the HP Recycling department. I hope you publish a webpage about your students’ endeavours breaking down computers and discovering the elements and chemicals in them.

On Saturday’s show on KFI a chemistry teacher called in asking you if you knew a source for a list of the main materials (elements) in computers.

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If you download a streaming video file, you don’t actually have the file, just a file that refers to the stream. To delete it, open the WMP playlist, select the file, and hit the delete button.

If you download the file, go to the library, select the file, and hit the delete button.

Finally, to hide the last thing you saw, go watch something benign so that’s what people will see as your last-played item.

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Q Richard from Galviston - Importing songs into iTunes from Windows Media Player

There is no DRM applied from songs you rip from CDs. However, Windows Media Player does add copy protection; only if you select a certain checkbox. If you encoded the files as mp3s, it’ll play in anything. iTunes will automatically convert .wma files into AAC or MP3 files depending on what settings you have selected in the options.

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Q Richard from Galveston - Importing songs into iTunes from Windows Media Player

There is no DRM applied from songs you rip from CDs. However, Windows Media Player may add copy protection. Make sure to open WMP’s ripping settings and uncheck Copy Protect.

If you encode songs as mp3s, you don’t have to worry about copy protection.

When importing from Windows Media Player, iTunes will automatically convert .wma files into AAC or MP3 files depending on what settings you have selected in the options.

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The best place to go is broadbandreports.com. The best thing about it is that they have user ratings.

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Q Colin from Venturo - Cabling in the house

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Q Colin from Venturo - what kind of cable should I put in the walls

He’s got the walls open and is wondering if it’s worth putting in ethernet cable. I wouldn’t bother with fiber, mostly because the connectors are costly and complicated. Ethernet cabling is probably a good idea. CAT-5 and 5e are good for 100Mbps networks. For gigabit networking use CAT-6 or 6e. I think that’s probably sufficient.

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What people don’t understand is that when you erase a file by emptying the recycle bin, it’s still recoverable. Eraser required that you still have Windows running to erase files. To completely erase the hard drive, you can use Darik’s Boot and Nuke.

Q Danny from Santa Monica - Swapping out hard drives

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Erased files are not really deleted - emptying the recycle bin just tells the operating system that the space on the drive can be reused. To truly erase a file you need to overwrite the data. Eraser will erase files permanently. If you need to erase the entire hard drive, I recommend Darik’s Boot and Nuke. Both are free.

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He’s got two drives, but he’s running out of room. He wants to add another drive. He might be able to get three drives in the case.

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I recommend the Sony, Fujitsu, Dell, and Lenovo sub-notebooks. It is a great idea to try out the laptop before you buy. What you can also do is get a hard drive just meant for offloading pictures. I like the Epson P-4000. You can get these notebooks at notebookshop.com.

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She’s looking for a computer to travel with for offloading images and doing a little light editing. I recommend Sony, Fujitsu, Dell, and Lenovo sub-notebooks. Do try out the laptop before you buy.

If you don’t want to bring a whole computer with you, try the Epson P-4000.

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You can stream audio from your computer through to your Airport using Airfoil. However, if you want to use something more robust, you can try Roku Labs’ Soundbridge, Sonos, or the Squeezebox.

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You can stream audio from your computer through to your Airport using Airfoil.

I also like the Roku Labs’ Soundbridge, Sonos, and the Squeezebox.

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thanks THJ Gilliman for the info. but the problem wasn’t finding out my minutes, I do that every ten days or so. I want the phone company to remotely cut my kids off when they have reached their limits. they swear they don’t have tht technology to do that. they can remotely shut off pre-pay services when a limit is reached. Leo said they can do this and the software is available but it was denied by the rejection of the cell phone bill of rights.

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Where can I get the history of the Core Duo. I caught the tail end of Leo’s discussion of the Israeli development group that designed the processor but was really intrigued by the story. Thanks, Aaron.

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For Claudia, I’m not Leo, but yes, a clean install is always better which can be done with an upgrade CD as long as the friend still has the original ME CD, which will be required at an early point in the installation of XP upgrade to verify ownership.

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Hey Leo,

I have a friend who is upgrade his computer from windows ME to XP. He has an upgrade CD for XP but it is better to do a clean install for XP then doing just an upgrade with ME?

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The guy who wants to check his cell phone minutes should contact his provider (and they will provide this info). T-Mobile minutes can be checked from the handset by dialing #646# and then “send”. Verizon users can dial #646(then send) and will receive a text message with the current number of minutes used.

July 29, 2006, at 09:39 PM by Dean Penderghast - wwwisasicom -

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Dear Anonymous:

I use a RadioShark by Griffin Technology to record Leo’s show right on my PC (or Mac) since I’m not usually free at 11:00am during the weekend. Then on Monday I usually listen to Saturday’s show and Sunday’s show on Tuesday without having to wait for Leo to post the MP3 file of the show.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/radioshark/

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You advertise the Geek Squad. I just saw this lawsuit at http://www.winternals.com/Company/PressRelease77.aspx

because they (Best Buys) illegally use WinInternals ERD.

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For anonymous: I’m writing this on a remote XP home system via UltraVNC from a remote wireless computer as I’m exercising (at least pretending to) on the basement trainer…ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Of course you can convert a KFI podcast to CD playback—just burn it on one if your player supports MP3 playback or else you’ll have to delve into the world of audio conversion and limits to burning a so-called “music CD.”

Before I attempted either of those though I would simply invest in a nice inexpensive 2gig memory MP3/WMA player like a Mobius or Trio or <insert player of choice here>.

Then you can load up on many hours of Leo and listen at your leisure without ever having to burn or convert anything. PTL!

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I really enjoy your show and wish I had more time on SAT. because sunday I am in church. is it possible to record and copy these shows to CD? if so that would be great.

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I hope all are aware that there now is another “new” Firefox update. The one a few weeks ago was a bust. It loaded all web pages in expanded. Losts of time wasted in determining that the recent new update caused the strange page loads.

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Can anyone help me with ITunes. Lately when trying to download VIDEO, at the end of the download, I get this message “ITunes could not save to your Music Folder because you do not have write access. Check the permissions on your music folder and the folders in your music folder, then use the Check For Purchases command in the advanced menu to try again.” I have a Itunes account and can download purchased music. I have also downloaded videos in the past from ITunes. What am I doing wrong?

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Danny from Santa Monica:

For your next pc purchase, you might want to consider a laptop, there are certain industrial laptops that will allow you to swap hard drives. I have use one of these at work:
http://www.amrel.com/federal_military_computer/rocky_patriot_rugged_notebook.html
But I would prefer this one:
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&itemId=68953&catGroupId=32001&modelNo=Toughbook-29&surfModel=Toughbook-29
I hope this information will help you.
Great show Leo!

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thanks for giving us back the comment box….

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Use the airport express with any audio program, you don’t need to use itunes with it:

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/

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Q Steve from Hermosa Beach - Streaming audio from Airport Express

You can stream audio from your computer through to your Airport using Airfoil. However, if you want to use something more robust, you can try Roku Labs’ Soundbridge, Sonos, or the Squeezebox.

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NOTEBOOKS/LAPTOPS

TigerDirect.COM
GOOD SERVICE, GOOD PRICES

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The lady looking for a ultraportable laptop to try before buying can check out any nearby Gateway store. Their ultralight (Okay, 4 lbs..) looks pretty good, and has a surprising ammount of connections. Other than that, Circuit City carries Avartech notebooks (Very high quality.) and IIRC, they also have Dell and Lenovo notebooks out to look at. Prices aren’t too bad. For actual purchase, however, I would suggest uBid.com. They often have Mega Lot Auctions and the prices are pretty good. (Around 1/2 off) Plus, shipping is quick and the stuff arrives in great shape.

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Jerry, a small laptop probably wouldn’t have nearly enough power to do any complex photo editing. Also, its much more expensive than just a screen and hard drive. I recommend keeping all of your pictures, and edit them when you return from vacation

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Q Jerry from Ventura - Lightweight computer

I recommend the Sony, Fujitsu, Dell, and Lenovo sub-notebooks. It is a great idea to try out the laptop before you buy. What you can also do is get a hard drive just meant for offloading pictures. I like the Epson P-4000. You can get these notebooks at notebookshop.com.

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If the PC has one CD/DVD drive then yes you can put a third HD on the cables. Have to find out what the CD/DVD is — primary or secondary — and adjust the HD’s jumpers accordingly. To transfer a system drive to another system drive get the drive manufacturers software for doing this. Does work.

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Is there a reason I can’t see the “Listener Comments”?

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Hi Leo, Thanks for bringing back listener comments.

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re Cabling in House

If walls are open I strongly recommend conduit. Then pull in or pull out whatever cable you need later. I ran a 3/4″ flex from each bedroom and living room to area near attic access (I didn’t do kitchen or bath, probably an oversight).

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Most computers can handle more than 2 hard drives. So you may be able to keep both your current hard drives and add your new ones.

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On Saturday’s show on KFI a chemistry teacher called in asking you if you knew a source for a list of the main materials (elements) in computers.

Thanks to Richard in Newport Beach for these links:

http://www.bhs.k12.nj.us/coltech/coltech02/component2.htm
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Recycling/Computer-Minerals-Plastics-Recycling1996.htm

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Q Alex from Atlanta - Make data unrecoverable

What people don’t understand is that when you erase a file by emptying the recycle bin, it’s still recoverable. Eraser required that you still have Windows running to erase files. To completely erase the hard drive, you can use Darik’s Boot and Nuke.

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Q Colin from Venturo - Cabling in the house

If you put fiber in the house, you’d be planning for something way out in the future. However, gigabit ethernet is great as well. Wireless is where all the attention is going. A good CAT5 or CAT6 cable is a great choice.

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Instead of using the web-based Outlook, you can use a POP mail client such as the real Outlook. Just ask the school’s tech to give you the POP server address.

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Instead of using the web-based Outlook, you can use a POP mail client such as the real Outlook. Just ask the school’s tech to give you the POP server address, and you’ll also need your username and password.

Q Craig from Timecula - Website with a list of ISPs

The best place to go is broadbandreports.com. The best thing about it is that they have user ratings.

Q Steven from Oceanside - Recroding Skype for Podcasts

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000BQXOEM.01-A3ET1CHCB2RN4K._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg%%
We talked about this with Ryan from Maryland. My best investment was buying the $300 Heil PR-40.

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Q Mira from Anaheim Hills - Backing up email

Instead of using the web-based Outlook, you can use a POP mail client such as the real Outlook. Just ask the school’s tech to give you the POP server address.

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I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here. Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job.

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I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here. Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job. Finally, The Gizmo Project is a VOiP program that does allow you to record conversations

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Q Tony from Fontana - Deleting a file from Windows Media Player

If you download a streaming video file, you don’t actually have the file, just a file that refers to the stream. Just go to the playlist and select the file and hit the delete button. Also, if you want to actually delete the file, go to the library, select the file, and hit the delete button. Finally, to hide the last thing you saw, go watch something benign so that’s what people will see as your last-played item.

Q Jay from North Hills - Who to contact about the elemental compounds in computers

You can contact the HP Recycling department. I hope you publish a webpage about your students’ endeavours breaking down computers and discovering the elements and chemicals in them.

Q Richard from Galviston - Importing songs into iTunes from Windows Media Player

There is no DRM applied from songs you rip from CDs. However, Windows Media Player does add copy protection; only if you select a certain checkbox. If you encoded the files as mp3s, it’ll play in anything. iTunes will automatically convert .wma files into AAC or MP3 files depending on what settings you have selected in the options.

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I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here. Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job.

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I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here. Freecorder and MPLAT will also do the job.

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I used HotRecorder on Windows. Just tell your mom that you’ll become a millionaire one day! The Mike Tech Show has figured out how to record Skype on the computer using an application called Podproducer. You can find the instructions on how to set it up in an mp3 here.

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Q Jim from Timecula - Notifications when cellular phone minutes begin to run out

The phone companies want you to run out of minutes and spend on overages! It is not in the phone companies’ interest to inform you. I don’t know of any tool to inform you when the minutes are running out. The phone companies have figured out how to squeeze us out of our money. MetroPCS offers unlimited minutes and text messaging, but is only available in certain areas.

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Q Wayne - Setting up a website for podcasting

The easiest way to do this is to set up a blog for the podcast. Blogger is free, but I recommend TypePad which is $5 monthly and they have, frankly, one of the best blog interfaces. You can have the blog on TypePad, hosting on LibSyn (Which ranges from $5-$30 monthly depending on how much space you want and it has unlimited bandwidth), and use FeedBurner to format your RSS with iTunes tags to make it look professional. Finally, a free program to record podcasts on your computer is Audacity.

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