Computer Talks

Alive 90.5 FM Computer Talks ...

The author has been a member of Alive 90.5 FM Community Radio since January 2013 and has been contributing regular Computer Talks on the Morning Magazine program that goes to air on Thursday mornings between 9.00 and 12.00 noon. These Computer Talks are made available on the Alive 90.5 FM website (alive905.com.au) so that listeners can catch up at a later date if they missed the original broadcast. The author has decided to also make these Computer Talks available from this Blog by clicking on the link below. The individual Talks can be downloaded as an mp3 file. The format of the file names is as follows:

Filename: 015-02.05.13-Email Systems

015 is the Computer Talk number
02.05.13 is the date of the original broadcast
Email Systems is the topic of the Talk.

Click on this link: Alive 90.5 FM Computer Talks

Useful keyboard shortcuts

Now we all need a reminder of these useful shortcuts ...
Always useful to run through these popular keyboard shortcuts every once in a while.

Most useful keyboard shortcuts - Computers: PC, Mac, Laptop, Desktop, Tablet & Monitors:

Computer Talks on Podcast

Computer Talks on Community Radio Alive 90.5 FM ...

Since January 2013, I have been a regular guest on the local Community radio station, Alive 90.5 FM. These sessions have been during Tony Jenkins' Morning Magazine each Thursday morning. Currently there are 27 podcasts on varying topics at the link below. The podcasts range from 15 to 30 minutes.
Check it out! Comments welcome!

http://alive905.com.au/listen/listen-again/computer-talk/

Leo Laporte - TWiT.TV

Leo Laporte's TWiT TV entertaining & informative ...

If you haven't come across the TWiT.TV website run by Leo Laporte you have been missing something!. This guy is really good value and has some great podcasts (audio and video). Leo is both informative and entertaining. Of the 30 shows his company puts together, I like:
- This Week in Google
- All About Android
- The Tech Guy
- Know How

Smarter with your Data

Useful tutorial on the various wireless technologies ...
Nice YouTube to explain the differences between various wireless technologies.

Smarter with your Data: all your wireless options explained: Wireless is the catch-all name for a wide range of connections that, well, don't need wires. Here's the low-down on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and the rest.

Windows 8 Training??

Might be worth a look when it is becomes available ...
For those who need some assistance with the new Windows 8 user interface.

Having trouble learning Windows 8? There’s an Aussie answer for that:
With a heavy emphasis on touch and rectangles, Windows 8 isn’t like your traditional mouse based operating system, and that makes learning it a little harder. Thankfully, there’s a homegrown solution coming designed to make everything easier to understand. Previewed recently for GadgetGuy, the educational program is developed by Dynamic Learning Online, a company that has been creating interactive training for quite some time, and has previously worked with the government to bring a series of interactive tutorials to Australians, educating seniors on how to use computers. For that project, over 20,000 senior citizens across Australia took part, with over 153,000 lessons taken over the course of two years.