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Computer Solutions
With Jamey Mellis

 
Listen LIVE to Computer Solutions with Jamey Mellis every Saturday for TWO full hours from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Eastern Time on 1250 WTMA in Charleston, South Carolina. Call in with your computer-related problems or questions at 843-556-1250.

Click here to listen to the show LIVE. Past shows are archived here in MP3 format. You can also subscribe to our podcast feed and have new shows automatically downloaded to your computer, ready to listen at your leisure, as well as listen to the prerecorded Computer Solutions Encore Edition Sunday mornings from 8:00 till 10:00 on 1250 WTMA.

For Tips, Tricks & Links Jamey has talked about on past shows, go here.
 

Most Recent Shows

February 6, 2010
REBROADCAST OF JANUARY 16, 2010 SHOW
(87:52)

On this show Jamey discussed Computer Solutions: listen LIVE via WTMA; [SPONSOR] Comcast Business Class: call (843) 266-3045; Webroot AntiVirus; data compression; data backup/recovery via Windows XP or Windows Vista/7; recovery disk creator; Nero BackItUp & Burn; Roxio Creator; renaming files/folders; Start > All Programs> Accessories > System Tools > Backup; Power Options (desktop/laptop): Sleep vs. Hibernate; Windows 7: XP Mode; Windows 7: Compare Editions; Virtualization; drivers support; card reader; Download Manager; network drivers/card; updating drivers; [ARTICLE] Microsoft dumps upgrade pricing for Office 2010; Notepad; WordPad; Google docs; Apple; Google; [SPONSOR] Charleston Crab House; Corel Word Perfect; OpenOffice.org; USB ports; .NET Framework; Intuit QuickBooks; IE8; Microsoft Windows/Office update; BIOS update; Windows 7 issue; PC Magazine: [ARTICLE] How to Avoid Haiti Quake Scams; Charities: American Red Cross & UNICEF; Western Union; SophosLabs: [ARTICLE] Here comes the Haiti earthquake donation scams; Symantec: [ARTICLE] 419-Style Scammers Seeking to Exploit Appeal for Donations to Support Victims of Haitian Earthquake; Better Business Bureau; S. C. Secretary of State: Scrooges and Angels; McAfee SiteAdvisor; The Outreach Farm; Facebook; Computer vs. Smartphone; Windows Virtual PC; Linux; Windows PC vs. Apple Mac; Solutions and Designs, Inc.: call (843) 556-4720; The Computer Guy LIVE call-in TV show on Comcast C2; The Computer Guy (pre-recorded): available via Comcast ON DEMAND.

January 30, 2010
REBROADCAST OF JANUARY 9, 2010 SHOW
(88:01)

On this show Jamey discussed Computer Solutions: listen LIVE via WTMA; Consumer Electronics Show; HP printers; IP address: Static vs. Dynamic; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol); printer drivers; wireless printer; [SPONSOR] Comcast Business Class: call (843) 266-3045; laptop: safe operating temperatures; keyboard shortcut: Alt+F4; [ARTICLE] Microsoft dumps upgrade pricing for Office 2010; perpetual license; subscription-based software; Word 2007: line spacing; free office suites: Google docs and OpenOffice.org; Microsoft Works; printer installation; data backup/copy/transfer, e.g., thumb drive; high-speed Internet: [SPONSOR] Charleston Crab House; high-speed broadband: DSL and Cable; Wi-fi; shared use; printer driver: 64 bit vs. 32 bit; multiple licensing; Microsoft Office web apps vs. Google Docs; XP-to-Vista via easy-transfer cable; drive imaging; Lowcountry Senior Center; [ARTICLE] Encryption busted on NIST-certified Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim USB flash drives; rogue (fake) antivirus software; computer cleanup/maintenance; multiple Profiles; registry; Firefox: memory leaks; Task Manager: CPU/Mem Usage; Virtualization; Solutions and Designs, Inc.: call (843) 556-4720; The Computer Guy LIVE call-in TV show on Comcast C2; The Computer Guy (pre-recorded): available via Comcast ON DEMAND.

January 23, 2010
(87:49)

On this show Jamey discussed Computer Solutions: listen LIVE via WTMA; [SPONSOR] Comcast Business Class: call (843) 266-3045; [ARTICLE] Social engineering was key to Google hack; network security; Microsoft Office setup files; network discovery services; port sniffer (scanner); Startup folder; registry; Run command: msconfig; printer drivers; antivirus software; [ARTICLE] Google hack hit 33 other companies; Google; Adobe; Yahoo!; Symantec; Juniper Networks; Dow Chemical; Northrop Grumman; IE6/7/8; Patch Tuesday; [ARTICLE] Microsoft's IE Patch Plugs Aurora Hole, Seven Others; Windows upgrade: XP or Vista to Windows 7; dual boot; Windows Media Player; video codec: DivX; JAWS Screen Reading Software: Trend Micro HijackThis; registry cleaners/optimizers; sound files; temporary internet files; browser hijackers; toolbars; security vulnerabilities: Apple Mac vs. Windows PC; Secunia; [SPONSOR] Charleston Crab House; broadband card; toolbars: default settings; Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP)/Programs and Features (Windows Vista/7); data backup; boot from CD/reformatting hard drive; restore disks; IE8: Compatibility View; network card; sound card; BIOS; network controller; Secunia: OSI and PSI; Adobe; Java; CDBurnerXP; DVD burning via Windows Vista/7; RockYou; [ARTICLE] And the most popular password is...; password vs. passphrase; netbooks: Windows 7 Starter Edition and Windows Vista Basic; network hackers; SSL (Secure Socket Layer); VPN (Virtual Private Network); point-to-point connection; camera systems; music/sound systems; Secunia: Support and Help; social networking sites; Solutions and Designs, Inc.: call (843) 556-4720; The Computer Guy LIVE call-in TV show on Comcast C2; The Computer Guy (pre-recorded): available via Comcast ON DEMAND.

 

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