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Tip of the Week: Right-click substitute
This tip is especially helpful for those of us that are often asked to help others over the phone. With novice users, the instruction to "right-click" on something will often lead to results that lead the help session astray. The next time you want to get to a configuration menu on an item, have the user click on the item then hit Shift-F10 instead of trying to explain right-click over the phone!
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Headwhack of the Week: I really want to delete this!
There are times you are deleting something from your computer that you absolutely want to be gone. When you tell Windows to delete something, it simply moves it into the Recycle Bin. That means after you delete it, you must go to the Recycle Bin and empty it to eliminate the ability to easily bring it back.
The next time you really want to delete something with no Recycle Bin recourse, hold the Shift key down before you select the "Delete" option with your mouse.
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Geek Speak of the Week: Wifive
Short for Wireless High-Five. Often used when you want to give a friend a high-five, but you are further then arms reach from each other or you are engaging online.
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Security: Race to stump antivirus scanners
A new contest to be held at this year's DefCon (code hacker convention) in Las Vegas in August hopes to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead, a move that one leading antivirus researcher says is "not a good idea." The goal of the Race to Zero is simple: Develop confusing malicious code so that it evades well-known antivirus engines.
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News: Just put it on my phone
Companies are introducing services with new ways for consumers to buy, sell, and carry out other transactions using wireless handsets..."There's a new customer base out there, one that's interested in moving money for different reasons."
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News: New Web 2.0 Services to try out now
An instant portable note-taker, superslick (and easy) Flash Web site creation, and a versatile drop box for all things digital--check out these and other nifty Web-based apps that were shown at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco.
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Preventing "sidejacking" at public hotspots
Did you know that the person next to you at the coffee shop with a computer could be trying to "sidejack" your computer? See our CNN.com video that explains it here!
Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com! You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.
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Opinion: Kill the Stupid Media Formats!
Note to Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and open-source elitists: We don't need any more media formats, says Sascha Segan of PC Magazine
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Weekly Advice Column: My Gmail account has been hijacked!
What would you do if you were suddenly locked out of your own e-mail account? It's happening more often these days, so knowing what to do if it happens to you and how to prevent it in the first place are the topics of this week's advice column!
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This Week's Show: Protecting yourself from being "Hijacked"
There are a number of ways that malicious users on the Internet can take control over (or hijack) any number of your communication mechanisms. The main driver today is Identity Theft.
Your e-mail account(s), your browser, your MySpace or Facebook account or even your entire computer system can be hijacked in a moments notice if you aren't careful. How they do it, why they do it and what you can do to protect yourself are the topics of discussion on this week's show.
Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM–2:00PM (Mountain) on News 92.3 KTAR or listen LIVE via the Internet at KTAR.com as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.
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