KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-15-13

We had zero questions tonight, so Matt and I ventured into all kinds of crazy topics from the Google I/O conference, to uploading photos to Facebook, to the breakdown of mobile Internet speeds and SIM cards and CDMA vs. LTE vs. GSM. HELP US! We need YOUR questions to avoid this kind of madness. We had lots of fun anyway and tried out the new KAFM live webcam found here. Tune in LIVE EVERY 1st & 3rd Wednesday evening from...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-01-13

We had some trouble with the new studio’s phones tonight, but still had a great time talking about the security of Single Sign In sites, new and useful smartphone apps, Boston cab service and Hail-O, Amazon’s new iPhone and iPad Kindle app with much improved support for blind and sight impaired users, and the proverbial “much more”! Listen by clicking below! Tune in LIVE EVERY 1st & 3rd Wednesday...

How good are your passwords?

And you have more than one password right? If you don’t, you should…seriously…good security starts with good passwords that you change regularly. Today, I came across a site that will demonstrate how weak or strong your password based on the average time it would take to crack your password. It will either scare the heck out of you or it will make you feel good about your choice of passwords. The site is:...

Control + F

One of my daily visits brought me to a growing business today. As I waited to work on one of the employee’s computers, I noticed that she spent a good 10-15 seconds scrolling through a medium size spreadsheet looking for a particular entry. I then asked if I could give her a quick tip on how to search through her spreadsheet faster using Ctrl+F on her keyboard. She said, “sure”. When you push Ctrl+F in a...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 04-17-13

Finally, we could record our show again tonight! We were happy to do so too because it was a very lively show debating and discussing social media. Had some great calls and insight from listeners as well.  We posted a poll at the beginning of the show and you can vote in it as well right over there —-> Here’s the show..enjoy and leave any comments you want to share below! Tune in LIVE EVERY 1st & 3rd...

Getting the most of searching the web and using Br...

We had a great class today and talked about many aspects of searching the web safely and efficiently. The videos below cover the material we discussed in class including some answers to questions we talked about during the class as well relating to changing your home page, working with title bar, the new Gmail compose screen and more. How to use Tabs in your...

The Castellini Approach to Internet Security ̵...

EDITORS NOTE:   I originally posted this article in 2007. A lot has changed in 6 years, so I’ve updated the article with new information and links. Please heed the information here to save you time, money and frustration and pass along to your friends and family! This past week I saw way too many people who are not taking advantage of the free information we give out on the show and the web site. Their computers were...

Google Earth & Internet Maps

Google acquired a CIA funded mapping and satellite company in 2004 and released Google Earth less than a year later. Most images that make up Google Earth are 1-3 years old and taken from a variety of public and private satellite imaging systems. Google Earth imagery is not live and has never been live. Google offers Google Earth for free to any computer user running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. Smartphone users can also...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 02-06-13

Great questions and audience interaction in today’s episode AND we had the opportunity to interview Dariush Derakhshani. Dariush is an award-winning animation and 3D artist who has written many books about Maya and teaches university classes on the subject in southern California. Fascinating discussion with him about his online video tutorials with Video2Brain, the state of animation and 3D graphics and more. Listen...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 01-16-13

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ken Burns and Steve Attarian of E-Waste Recyclers of Western Colorado. Ken and Steve answered some questions about what can be recycled (almost any electronic), how much it costs, where to find them, and how they protect any data and then destroy it that you might bring to them on your old devices. We also answered some questions from listeners, talked about the Windows 8 RT disaster, the...

How to use tabs in your browser – Video Tip

One of the biggest additions to the new Internet Explorer is ‘tabbed browsing’. An unbelievable feature that you will wonder how you did without once you start using it. Tabbed browsing was first introduced by the lesser known Opera browser, and brought fully to life with Firefox. Tabbed browsing allows you to open multiple Internet windows without cluttering your taskbar and makes them easy to find with easy to...

1-click access to your favorite websites – V...

Please DO NOT use the address bar as a repository to return to sites you use all the time…eventually they will get lost. The address bar history maintains a small amount of your recently visited site and can easily be wiped out via an update or disk cleaning and maintenance tools. Instead, use the Favorites (Internet Explorer) or Bookmarks (Firefox and every other browser). Favorites/Bookmarks are designed to save and...

KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 01-02-13

Happy New Year everyone! Great start to our first show of 2013 except for the drunk guy who called TWICE at the beginning of the show. We talked bout SmartTV, saving money on telecommunications and entertainment, using tech in the classroom, working with kids as they acquire mobile technology and much more. Tune in LIVE EVERY 1st & 3rd Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:30pm on 88.1 FM KAFM in Grand Junction, CO or listen...

Holiday Computer Madness

Every year for the last 7-8 years, I bring up a version of this tip to help save you time and money during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years visiting season. Please follow the advice. I can guarantee that it will save you and your computer lots of grief. With all the traveling done during the holidays, family and friends will want to use your computer to check their email or play a game or two. Unlike the TV, a...

How to export your Netflix queue to a spreadsheet ...

I was trying to export my Netflix queue tonight and tried to find an easy to follow tutorial or tool, but found neither. Instead, I created my own! It ended up being so easy, that I’m going to share it with the rest of the web…here it is: Open your Netflix queue Select the entire queue using your mouse (don’t use Ctrl+A) Click Edit –> Copy from the menus OR Ctrl+C on your keyboard Open Notepad (or...