.@computeramerica Show Lineup for the Week of March 30, 2015

This Weeks Guest Lineup

Monday, March 30th, 2015!

You can catch our live show at:
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starting at 10PM, EST

Monday

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Hour one: Etsimo, Thomas Grandell, CEO.

Unlock the full potential of your information with the Etsimo Visual Discovery Engine. The Etsimo discovery technology is a combination of intelligent search engine and interactive visual interface. It works on top of any document collection, refining existing indexes and keywords, thus providing more value to available information.
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Hour Two: Author and Computer America Correspondent Michael Miller!

Mike is a proven and successful non-fiction writer on a variety of technical, business, and lifestyle-related topics. He has written more than 150 books in the last two decades that have collectively sold more than one million copies! His best-selling books include The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide, YouTube for Business, and Facebook for Grown-Ups for Que Publishing. He has established a reputation for being able to explain difficult concepts to everyday readers in easy-to-understand language.

Tuesday

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Hour one: MEGA, Graham Gaylard, CEO of Mega Limited

MEGA is Cloud Storage with Powerful Always-On Privacy. MEGA provides robust cloud storage with convenient and powerful always-on privacy. MEGA believes in your right to privacy and provides you with the technology tools to protect it. We call it User Controlled Encryption, or UCE, and it happens automatically.  All files stored on MEGA are encrypted. All data transfers from and to MEGA are encrypted. And while most cloud storage providers can and do claim the same, MEGA is different – unlike the industry norm where the cloud storage provider holds the decryption key, with MEGA, you control the encryption, you hold the keys, and you decide who you grant or deny access to your files, without requiring any risky software installs. It’s all happening in your web browser!

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Hour two:

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

With our invention of the GPU — the engine of modern visual computing — the field has expanded to encompass video games, movie production, product design, medical diagnosis and scientific research.

Today, visual computing is becoming increasingly central to how people interact with technology.

- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/about-nvidia.html#sthash.eqVIY3Iw.d

For two decades, NVIDIA has pioneered visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics.

With our invention of the GPU — the engine of modern visual computing — the field has expanded to encompass video games, movie production, product design, medical diagnosis and scientific research.

Today, visual computing is becoming increasingly central to how people interact with technology.

- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/about-nvidia.html#sthash.eqVIY3Iw.dpuf

Wednesday

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Hour One: Mike Cermak, owner/operator ofTechguy.org.

Mike is here with us to answer your computer questions and discuss what's happening in the world of computers and technology.
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Hour two:

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

Thursday

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Hour one: Exactor.  Jonathan Barsade, CEO.

Exactor is revolutionizing sales tax compliance by providing the next-generation, end-to-end solution for secure, reliable and accurate sales tax compliance efforts, including tax calculation, record keeping and tax processing. Exactor’s cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) system introduces to sales tax compliance the same high standards and ease of use typically associated with payroll taxes. This allows you to focus on SALES, while Exactor deals with the TAX.

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Hour two:

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

Friday

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Hour one:  Robotbase. Duy Huynh, CEO.

The age of the Personal Robot is almost upon us! Hear all about the World's First Personal Robot from its creator.  Your robot will instantly connect to all your connected devices, fitness trackers, locks, switches, outlets and thermostats. By applying advanced AI algorithms on top of all your connected devices, it will keep your home extremely secured. At the same time, it will trim off your energy bills significantly.
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Hour two: Monbaby. Leo Grzhonko, CEO.

MonBaby is an award-winning baby monitor that snaps onto any article of a child’s clothing, just like a button. It tracks your baby’s breathing rate, movement level and sleep position, transmitting vital signs and important alerts directly to your smartphone. It gives piece of mind to anxious parents and improves sleep for the whole family.

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.@computeramerica This Weeks Guest Lineup Monday, March 23rd, 2015!

Monday

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Hour one:
Vivaldi, Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO.

In 1994, two programmers started working on a web browser. Their idea was to make a really fast browser, capable of running on limited hardware, keeping in mind that users are individuals with their own requirements and wishes. Opera was born. Their little piece of software gained traction, our group grew and a community was created. They stayed close to their users and to their roots. They kept improving their software, based on their users feedback, as well as our their ideas on how to make a great browser. They innovated and they strove for excellence.

Fast forward to 2015, the browser they once loved has changed its direction. Sadly, it is no longer serving its community of users and contributors who helped build the browser in the first place. So they came to a natural conclusion:  They must make a new browser.  A browser for themselves and a browser for their friends. A browser that is fast, but also a browser that is rich in functionality, highly flexible and puts the user first. A browser that is made for you:  Vivaldi!

Hour two:
TL;DR, Ami Ben-david, CEO

You’re on your morning commute. You’re in a train, presumably. You’ve got minutes to spend — but they’re only minutes. Your stop is approaching fast, yet you want to read the news for today. You launch a couple of the famous news websites on separate tabs, say, on your iPad or iPhone. You see an overload of information. You click a news item. It’s hard to understand the main point. Before you even reach the next news item, you’ve arrived. It’s too late. The news articles are too lengthy. TooLong; and therefore, you Didn’t Read.

TL;DR is here to fix that.

TL;DR gives you the summary, the synopsis, the main contention and the entire idea in one simple paragraph. Enough to get you to skim them. Browse a week’s worth of topics in a few minutes. So you don’t have to say, “Too Long; Didn’t Read”.TL;DR is the news, but faster. TL;DR pulls the news from popular sites. And they have fun while they’re at it.

Tuesday

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Hour one:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!________

Hour two:
NVIDIA.

NVIDIA's work in visual computing — the art and science of computer graphics — has led to thousands of patented inventions, breakthrough technologies, deep industry relationships and a globally recognized brand. For two decades, they've pioneered this uniquely powerful medium, which has transformed the PC from a tool for productivity into one for creativity and discovery.  Gaming is their heritage. Their GeForce platform of processors, software and services fosters the PC gaming market, the world’s largest gaming segment. For two decades, NVIDIA has pioneered visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics.

With our invention of the GPU — the engine of modern visual computing — the field has expanded to encompass video games, movie production, product design, medical diagnosis and scientific research.

Today, visual computing is becoming increasingly central to how people interact with technology.

- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/about-nvidia.html#sthash.eqVIY3Iw.d

For two decades, NVIDIA has pioneered visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics.

With our invention of the GPU — the engine of modern visual computing — the field has expanded to encompass video games, movie production, product design, medical diagnosis and scientific research.

Today, visual computing is becoming increasingly central to how people interact with technology.

- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/about-nvidia.html#sthash.eqVIY3Iw.dpuf

Wednesday

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Hour one:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!
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Hour two:
The GizWiz is Dick DeBartolo!
Dick is Mad Magazine's Maddest writer and he joins us on every last Wednesday of the month with exciting and different gadgets and gizmos!
Tonight's topics include: a visit to the Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida where the GizWiz found the latest wearable tech for pets, a microchip cat door, a lock for your dog (why not? You lock your bike, don't you?), moving objects with your brain waves, and so much more!  Join us!

Thursday

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Hour one:
Spellex.  Vincent Petrillo, Product Manager.

Spellex Corporation is the world leader in industry specific writing tools software. The flagship line of Spellex products features its plug-in industry spelling software for Microsoft and their speech recognition software for Dragon Naturally Speaking.
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Hour two:
Parallels. Kurt Schmucker, Senior Product Manager.

Parallels Cross-Platform Solutions make it possible and simple for customers to use and access the applications and files they need on any device or operating system. They are the leader in helping customers take advantage of the best technology out there, whether it’s Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, or the Cloud.

Friday

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Both Hours:  Ralph Bond.
It's time for Bond...  Ralph Bond joins Craig and Ben with computer news and special topics.  For many years, Ralph was Intel's Consumer Education Director.  Ralph is now with Autodesk and he is an official Computer America correspondent.
This week's Topics include: Printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings, 3D Printed Meat and the Future of Food, 3D-Printed Eyeglasses, Twelve things we can 3D print in Medicine now, Google's latest ChromeBook model, the Runcible- a ROUND SmartPhone, the JIVR Bike, the Canary- an all-in-one Home Security device, Smart Lamps, a 200GB microSD card and so much more!

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From Call Center, to Me, to the Recycler

In 2013, my neighbor asked me if I wanted any computers for free.  Of course, being a computer guy, I said yes.  He said he put aside five or six cases.  Sounded like a good number. I could stick them aside, use the ones I wanted and give away or the sell the rest.

He called me a couple weeks later asking me to come down to the call center and get them. I grabbed the car, a sedan, and drove down.  I was greeting by two piles six feet tall of computers and servers, boxes of keyboards and mice, boxes of power cords, bags of RAM (they turned out to be all DDR2-256MB sticks), a few HDs and some other stuff.

Said I had to take it all if I wanted any of it.  That required a call to my Brother-in-Law who at the time owned a Ford F-150 Crew Cab 4X4.  We loaded the truck from the tailgate to the bulkhead, the whole back seat to the roof, and the passenger seat.  Then we did the same thing to the Impala.

Left to right-ish: Dell Dimension 1100 / 2400 / 3000's

HP/Compaq dx220's

more Dells

stack of OptiPlex GX260's

HP/Compaq D510 Evos

Dell Dimension 3100's.

Compaq servers whose type I can't remember off hand. They ran Xeon socket 370 CPUs of the PIII type.  I kept those just because. Had room for like five SCSI hard drives and CDrom drives. I did get one to run Ubuntu... once. Then it stopped booting up.  Had swappable PSUs and a bunch of fans.  Almost wish I had the room to keep one that was running.

Here's some of the SCSI hard drives, 10K and 15K RPM, sizes from 36 to 146GB.

A close up view of the Dell 1100/2400/3000's.  All were Pentium 4 2800, socket 478, non-HT CPUs. Some had 2GB of DDR memory installed, I kept those sticks.

These are Dimension 3100's. These are also Pentium 4 2800, but in socket 775 model and used DDR2 memory.  They gave me a bag full of memory, they I looked and found 150+ sticks of 256MBs.  Not even Windows XP runs well on 512MBs.  And they would -not- run anything else.  I couldn't get any form of Linux to boot on them.  And they were so crippled inside they were best off going to the recyclers.  They didn't even have PCI-e slots.  Most had DVDrws, so I kept those.  A couple had large-ish hard drives, kept those too.

These are HP/Compaq dx220's, running Celeron 2000 or Pentium 4 2000 CPUs.  They ran DDR memory, and most of them had 2GB installed, I did keep all those sticks of RAM.  

Dell OptiPlex GX 260's, I got over two dozen of these.  They open clamshell style, and ran Pentium4 2000 in socket 478.  Two slots of RAM, and they had AGP slots of low profile video cards.  I did upgrade one to a P4-2800, 2GB of RAM, and an FX5200 video card.  It still runs XP, but since it's a spare computer that doesn't matter.  Runs great when I boot it up every couple of months or so.  They all had floppy drives, good reason to keep one around for pulling data off old floppies.

Close up of the GX260's.  The lighter grey panel opens to reveal a couple of USB ports!  rather nice machines for their time.

Overall, I ended up with about 130 computers from that phone call.  I sent the vast majority of them to a local place that will refurbish the ones they can get working, part out the ones they can't for projects (they go to the local Maker Fair and have an art project setup) and then what they can't use goes to a recycler where they get a couple bucks out of it.

Got a lot of parts out of it too.  Hard drives, DVD drives, memory (I even found a couple of sticks of DDR2 that were useful), cables and more.

Would I say yes to this pile of junk again?  Yeah, I probably would.  Because.....

FREE COMPUTERS!!!

.@computeramerica Show Line Up for the Week of March 16, 2015

Monday

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Hour one:
Crash Override. Zoe Quinn & Alex Lifschitz, Co-Founders.

Crash Override is a support network and assistance group for victims and targets of unique forms of online harassment, composed entirely of experienced survivors. Their network includes experts in information security, white hat hacking, PR, law enforcement, legal, threat monitoring, and counseling.

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Hour two:
Giftcards.com, Shelley Hunter, Gift Card Girlfriend and GiftCards.com spokesperson.

GiftCards.com is the highest-ranking and most-trafficked gift card website on the Internet, is your one-stop shop for gift cards online. Year after year, gift cards are voted the most-preferred gift of the holiday season as well as a year-round favorite for birthdays, thank you gifts, and other celebrations. Though you can find retail brand, MasterCard and Visa gift cards in stores, the only place to buy customized them is online. Adding personal images, messages and more can turn ordinary cards into one-of-a-kind gifts that people often keep even after the value has been used.

Tuesday

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Hour one:
Dr. Patrick Baudisch, Professor and chair of the human-computer interaction lab at Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany.

Dr. Baudisch believes that computer science and mechanical engineering are about to unite. In the future, users will solve mechanical problems by digitizing the involved objects using 3D scanners, solving the problem in the digital domain using the means of computer science, and converting the result back to the mechanical domain using a 3D printer. This will allow solving mechanical problems with the effectiveness and efficiency of computer science, including the ability to scale massively.

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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

Wednesday

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Hour one: 
It's our Intel Sponsor Hour! Wendy Hawkins, Executive Director of the Intel Foundation.

Wendy Hawkins is back with us and this time, she will be speaking on Intel's focus on education, and Intel's annual Science Talent Search!

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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

Thursday

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Both Hours:
Linux show. Marcel Gagné, Linux Expert.

Marcel Gagné is the author of several books including “Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!”, now in it’s 2nd edition!  Other books include ”Moving to Ubuntu Linux.” And his newest title is ”Moving to Free Software.”  He was also a Linux Journal monthly columnist.  His column is titled, “Cooking with Linux.”  Please welcome author and columnist, and now Computer America Linux Correspondent… Marcel Gagné to the show.

Friday

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Hour one:
Spire. Christopher Wake, Head of Business Operations.

Spire listens to the three fourths of the Earth that no one else does. That means that ships that once went 8 hours up to several days without being heard from will soon have data picked up multiple times per hour. The implications of better data are immense and range from saving lives to saving million or billions of dollars in the long run.

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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

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.@computeramerica Show Line Up for the Week of March 9, 2015

Monday

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Hour one:
Ideum. Jim Spadaccini, Founder and Creative Director.

Ideum has been a pioneer in the development of multitouch and multiuser exhibits, developing both the software and hardware for these unique visitor experiences.  Ideum offers a range of multitouch hardware solutions to meet the need of any exhibition or installation space. They offer a variety of multitouch tables and touch wall products. In addition, they can design custom touch tables, touch walls, kiosks, and other types of computer-based installations and environments. They have been designing and building multitouch tables since 2008.

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Hour two:
Luna. Massimo Andreasi Bassi, Co-Founder and CTO.

Luna is the first mattress cover that can warm your bed, automatically track sleep and intelligently wake you up.  On its own, Luna learns your regular bedtime and sets your bed to a comfortable temperature to help you fall asleep faster.  Lunatracks the quality of your sleep including sleep phases, heart rate, and breathing rate, without you having to wear anything to bed.  Luna combines this knowledge about your night with information about your day and uses those insights to recommend what works best for your sleep.

Tuesday

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Both Hours:
Grayson Hamilton, Editor-At-Large to Popzara Magazine, and Computer Americas Gaming Correspondent.

Grayson is joining us for both hours tonight for the first Gamer Tuesday of the month!  Gray is our Computer America Gamer Correspondent!  He recently completed and received his Masters Degree of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and is actively pursuing a career in video game journalism. Gray is an Editor-at-Large for Popzara Magazine and an experienced game enthusiast as well as an author who will give us his viewpoints when it come to computers and top games!

Wednesday

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Both Hours:
Sandy Berger, Consumner Electronics Expert and Computer America Correspondent.

Comnsumer Electronics Expert Sandy Berger joins us to discuss the latest gadgets and devices! Tonight's Topics include Amazon Echo - Digital Assistant Speaker, Bluetooth Music Streaming, Dual Downward-Firing Speakers.

Also:

Quicken Deluxe 2015 – Intuit will stop some functionality in Quicken 2012 next month, forcing users to purchase this new version.

Droid Maxx – Verizon’s new Motorola smartphone.

Olloclip 4-in-1 Photo Lens – iPhone photo lens.

Plus lots more.  Join us!

Thursday

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Hour one:
WiTricity. Grant Reig, Director of Product Management.

WiTricity provides a unique solution to consumer electronics devices of all sizes and power requirements, including automatic wireless charging of mobile electronics such as phones, laptops, game controllers, wearables - in homes, cars, offices, public hotspots, and more… even while the devices are in use in some cases!  Also hear aboout direct wireless powering of stationary devices, like flat screen TVs, digital picture frames, home theater accessories, wireless loud speakers, etc. … eliminating the need for expensive custom wiring, unsightly cables and “wall-wart” power supplies. Plus direct wireless powering of desktop PC peripherals, such as wireless mice, keyboards, printers, speakers, displays, and more… eliminating disposable batteries and awkward cabling!

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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

Friday

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Hour one:
Logbar.

Hear about the amazing Logbar Ring. "One Gesture is All You Need." With The Ring, you can control just about anything in your home, office or personal life.  You'll hear how one ring really DOES rule them all!
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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

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.@computeramerica Show Lineup for the Week of March 2, 2015

This Weeks Guest Lineup

Monday, March 2nd, 2015!

You can catch our live show at:
www.computeramerica.com
starting at 10PM, EST

 

Monday

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Hour one:
SquareSpace.com. Jeremy Schwartz, Squarespace Professionals Manager.

Whether you want to create a blog, eCommerce store, portfolio, or all of the above, you can express your idea with a website powered by SquareSpace's elegant yet intuitive platform.

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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

Tuesday

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Hour one:
MIT, Prof. Adam Chlipala, Assistant Professor of Computer Science.

The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory – known as CSAIL ­– is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one of the world’s most important centers of information technology research.  CSAIL and its members have played a key role in the computer revolution. The Lab’s researchers have been key movers in developments like time-sharing, massively parallel computers, public key encryption, the mass commercialization of robots, and much of the technology underlying the ARPANet, Internet and the World Wide Web.
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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

 

Wednesday

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Hour One:
Mike Cermak, Owner/Operator of Techguy.org.

Mike is here with us to answer your computer questions and discuss what's happening in the world of computers and technology.
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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

Thursday

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Hour one:
ACTIVEON.

ACTIVEON is an excellent viewer for your everyday life to extreme sports. It captures, reviews and shares unforgettable moments. High quality recording resolution will record your daily adventures in super fine clarity. Their compact size cameras and variety of accessories will make recording your life’s action a breeze. ACTIVEON is an essential partner for your outdoors activities.
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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

Friday

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Hour one:
University of Birmingham, Dr. Tiago Campante.

Hear Dr. Campante discuss future missions dedicated to the search for exoplanets. Among his talk will be the main aspects surrounding the discovery of Kepler-444, how this discovery provides scope for the existence of ancient life in our Galaxy, have we so far discovered any Earth-like planets, and what is the Fermi paradox.
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Hour two:
Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions! 

 

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