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Q Randy - Audio recorder/Booting from USB device

  • Audacity is an open-source recorder
  • Look at the BIOS boot settings to see if it can boot from USB
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Q David - Audio card not working

  • Can move to USB audio
  • There is the HiFi-Link and iMic
  • Or can try to look around for the drivers on the Internet
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Q Alex - Bluetooth headset not very loud

  • Take a look at the Jawbone headset
  • Shooby and the entire Internet community are raving about it
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Q Chris Marquardt - Deleting your photos

  • One great picture leaves a better mark than 10 mediocre pictures
  • Want constructive criticism to determine the best pictures
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Q Paulina - Replacing Apple notebook screen

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Q Converting DVD to video file

  • Try out HandBrake

Q Jack from Huntington Beach - USB hub not auto loading

  • Leo is stumped
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Q HP support rep told him to downgrade to IE6

  • IE7 has more security
    • That is why it bugs you more in order to protect you
  • IE7 has an option to clear browsing history

Q Smart phone that can install 3rd party applications

  • Almost any smartphone except the iPhone will allow this

Q Paulina - Replacing Apple notebook

  • Tech Restore specializes in laptop screen repair
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  • RAZR MAXX is like an upgraded RAZR
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Guests

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Q Ron Rosberg - Sprint Mogul/Verizon enV/Motorola Maxx

  • Windows Mobile 6
  • 2.8 inch screen
  • Keyboard included
    • slide-out
  • $299.99 with 2-year contract

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  • Stereo speakers built-in
  • LG VX-9900
  • Full keyboard inside
  • 2 megapixel camera on the other side
  • $199.99 - $50 rebate

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  • RAZR MAXX is like an upgraded RAZR
  • Great inside and outside screen
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • Speaker on this phone is fantastic
  • Fun frames for photos
  • $249.99 - $50 rebate
  • Nice big number keys

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An iPod-wearing jogger was struck by lightning. The burns traced the same area of the iPod earbuds!

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Q Margie - Audio not being transferred via Skype

  • Need to go into Windows settings to make sure microphone is being routed correctly
  • Try a USB headset
    • USB bypasses sound card completely
  • Then tell Skype to get audio from USB audio device
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Q Max - Uninstalling GotomyPC messed up Citrix

  • Shoot Leo an email and he will get you in touch with a Citrix emmployee

Q Sandy from Playa del Rey, CA - Laptop blue screens with WiFi on at home

  • Only at home
  • Networking device drivers are buggy
    • Corrupt or damaged
  • Crashing when accessing a certain part
  • Get rid of the Intel software and use the Windows

Q Converting files for Xbox 360

  • On the Mac, try out Visualhub
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Q David from Washington, DC - Using a proxy with Outlook

  • First, he is a marine biologist about to explore the coral in the Bering Sea.
    • Participate with his journey with podcasts and more at 1Planet1Ocean
  • Proxy server has to allow traffic on ports 110 and 25 for email
  • Then you set Outlook configuration to make use of the proxy
  • Take a look at Proxy Firewall

Q Router drops out sometimes on XP machine

  • Click start, run, and type in “cmd”
    • Then type “ipconfig /renew”
      • This will refresh the Internet connection on the PC
      • Gets a new IP
  • If that doesn’t work, someone else will have a solution
    • Try a static IP for the PC
    • Doing a hard reset on the router with a pin on the back of the router
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Today is the day Internet radio is supposed to die. However, the Save Net Radio coalition has won a partial reprieve.

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Sunday 14 July 2007

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