Computer America Show line up for March 18, 2013

Monday
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Hour one: FlicPost.  Photos on the screen are nice but some photos deserve to be printed and those memories shared - flicpost makes it easy, on the Web or with a smartphone App, to choose which photos you want to print, how many you want to print and where you want flicpost to mail them. They'll even polish their pixels before they print them. It's all easy and a lot less expensive than most alternatives!

Visit the FlicPost website

Monday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions!

Tuesday ---------- Both Hours:  Linux Show.  Every third Tuesday of the month, we have an all Linux show!  Joining Craig and Ben once again is Larry Bushey, the Creator and host of the "Going Linux Podcast."  Please join us! Visit the Going Linux's website

Wednesday ---------- Both Hours: Steve Stockman, author of "How To Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" tells you how to shoot great videos that everyone will want to watch!  Steve will be focusing on "Back to School" videos tonight! Visit Steve Stockman's website

Thursday ---------- Both Hours: Charles Tendell.  Charles is a Certified Ethical Hacker and one of our Computer America Correspondents! Visit the Charles Tendell's Website

Friday ---------- Hour one: Globalgig.  Introducing the world's first always-local pocket Wi-Fi One great price anywhere on their network Works across 7 countries, with more to come soon! Connect up to 5 devices with their Wi-Fi hotspot device.  Whether you're home or travelling around the globe, you can enjoy the freedom of the internet in your pocket at one fixed rate! Visit the Globalgig website

Friday ---------- Hour two: Studio Lux is an internationally recognized architectural lighting design firm. In their portfolio of world-class museums, hotels, institutions, residences and commercial spaces, Studio Lux balances the artistry of lighting and the fundamentals of science to deliver exceptional design. They believe the practice of good lighting design is not just for large iconic projects. It is as important for a favorite room of the house as it is for a luxury office tower or estate. We will be discussing Home Automation or "Smart Homes" with green lighting designer Christopher Thompson. Visit the Studio Lux website

Saturday ---------- Both hours: On BlogTalkRadio this Saturday, Sandy Berger.  Sandy is our Consumer Electronics Expert Correspondent on Computer America.  She talks about the latest technology gadgets and trends in the industry with us.  You don't want to miss this show!  Join us! Visit Sandy Berger's website

Firefox and Adobe Reader

If you are having problems opening Adobe Reader PDF files in Firefox, try changing this setting to have Adobe Reader open instead of in Firefox:

1. Click on "Tools". Then click on "Options".

2. Click on the "Applications tab.

3. In the applications list find Portable Document File (PDF).

4. Click on "PDF". Open the drop down menu that appears and select "Use Adobe Reader (Default).

If you do not see "Use Adobe Reader (Default)". Select "Use Other". Then choose "Adobe Reader" in the list of applications. If Adobe Reader is not listed please download it for free at get.adobe.com/reader

Thanks to Jennifer from USPS for these directions.

Computer America show for the week of March 11, 2013

Monday ---------- Hour one: Planet SoHo addresses the business needs of Small Office Home Office or SOHOs, offering a powerful suite of free web-based tools to help SOHOs operate, a business-advice blog, and a directory of over one million small businesses. With over one million SOHOs on board, PlanetSoho is leveraging the power of economy of scale to bring exclusive features to members, thereby giving SOHOs the kinds of advantages previously only available to big corporations. Visit the PlanetSoho website Monday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions! Tuesday ---------- Both Hours:  It's Gamer Tuesday!  Joining us is Computer America's Gamer Correspondent - Grayson Hamilton.  Grayson is pursuing a career in video game journalism.  Tonight we talk about computer games and the latest news regarding gaming software and hardware!  Please join us! Visit Grayson's website Wednesday ---------- Both Hours: Sandy Berger.  Sandy is our Consumer Electronics Expert Correspondent on Computer America.  She talks about the latest technology gadgets and trends in the industry with us.  You don't want to miss this show! Visit Sandy's website Thursday ---------- Hour one: Chris Cope is the CEO of SlimWare Utilities and he is here every month as our Chief Technology Correspondent!  Every month, Chris discusses the latest Computer Technology and new items that enhance your computing experience.  And remember that SlimWare Utilities maintains your PC, keeps it running smoothly and keeps it running as fast as it was when it was new!  You can update drivers, make Image backups while preserving your documents and so much more!  With SlimWare Utilities, you do it all and do it for FREE!! Visit the SlimWare Utilities Website Thursday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions! Friday ---------- Hour one: Wix.com.  They are back!  We will discuss our new Computer America website that was created using Wix!  This is a website that lets you easily create websites!  In fact, Wix.com is being used as a tool by both small businesses and recent grads to get more visibility for their company or themselves. Small businesses use Wix.com to build their website because it's a do-it-yourself website platform that lets people with zero technical skills build professional-grade web sites for free! Visit the Wix.com website Friday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions! Saturday ---------- Both hours: On BlogTalkRadio this Saturday, joining us is Computer America's Gamer Correspondent - Grayson Hamilton.  Grayson is pursuing a career in video game journalism.  Tonight we talk about computer games and the latest news regarding gaming software and hardware! Visit Grayson's website

Rain on my parade, will you?

This is something to think about when negative people

are doing their best to rain on your parade..

So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing

and cares less tries to make your life miserable.

A woman was at her hairdresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to

Rome with her husband..

She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded:

" Rome ? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty.

You're crazy to go to Rome . So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. " That's a terrible airline.

Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always

late..

So, where are you staying in Rome ?"

"We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called

Teste."

"Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks it’s gonna be

something special and exclusive,

but it's really a dump."

"We're going to go to see the Vatican and maybe get to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the hairdresser. "You and a million other people

trying to see him.

He'll look the size of an ant.

Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked

her about her trip to Rome .

"It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one

of Continental's brand new planes,

but it was overbooked, and they bumped us up to first class.

The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a handsome 28-year-old steward

who waited on me hand and foot..

And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job,

and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city.

They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's

suite at no extra charge!"

"Well," muttered the hairdresser, "that's all well and good, but I know

you didn't get to see the Pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss

Guard tapped me on the shoulder,

and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd

be so kind as to step into his private room and wait,

the Pope would personally greet me.

Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and

shook my hand!

I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me.."

"Oh, really! What'd he say ?"

He said: "Where'd you get the shitty hairdo?"

Computer America show for the week of March 4, 2013

Monday
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Hour one: Zazzle.  To Enable Every Custom, On-Demand Product in the World is their mission.  In other words, Zazzle, is creating both the tools and the marketplace for anything you can imagine - customized. Simple concept, but very hard to do!  Tune in to find out how they are doing it!

Visit the Zazzle website

Monday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions!

Tuesday ---------- ---------- Hour one: Blue Microphone.  Blue has fundamentally changed the way microphones are imagined, creating a line of mics with custom-designed sonic signatures that make each Blue microphone truly unique and perfectly situated to take advantage of today's increased digital bandwidths. Or to put it simply: the perfect analog devices for the digital age. Visit the Blue Microphone website

Tuedsay ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions!

Wednesday ---------- Hour one: Mike Cermak the Owner/Operator of Techguy.org joins us in our first show of the year!  It's Wednesday Madness and we answer ANY questions you may have about Computers and Technology! Visit the TechGuy website

Wednesday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions!

Thursday ---------- Hour one: beamr and JPEGmini.  beamr is an iPhone app that for the first time ever, lets you share a virtually limitless number of your full-resolution, original quality photos as a personal, glossy-style magazine with a custom cover. JPEGmini is a patent-pending photo recompression technology, which significantly reduces the size of photographs without affecting their perceptual quality. The technology works in the domain of baseline JPEG, resulting in files that are fully compatible with any browser, photo software or device that support the standard JPEG format. Visit the JPEGmini Website

Thursday ---------- Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News and answer your computer questions!

Friday ---------- Both hours: It's the second Friday of the month and that means 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 and he continues to be the voice of Intel for Computer America's Intel Digital Minute.  Ralph is now with Autodesk and he is an official Computer America correspondent.  Every second Friday of the month, Ralph joins Craig and Ben to talk about the special Technology News stories he selects.  Join us! Visit Ralph's website

Saturday ---------- Both hours: On BlogTalkRadio this Saturday, 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 and he continues to be the voice of Intel for Computer America's Intel Digital Minute.  Ralph is now with Autodesk and he is an official Computer America correspondent.  Every second Friday of the month, Ralph joins Craig and Ben to talk about the special Technology News stories he selects.  Join us! Visit Ralph's website