- Actually we have been on two other stations in prior years
- This is the beginning of our fifth year if you add it all together
- Now WTWP is our home now
- What to Expect
- Latest Tech News from Space to Nanotechnology
- Simple explanations of the “why” and “what” behind technology
- MP3 files uploaded to the web (with Podcasts quickly to follow)
- A Periodic Newsletter (the first already went our to 10,000 loyal listeners)
- Check our Tech Talk website by going to www.stratford.edu
- Captain Tom Logue, Associate Chair, Computer Science, US Naval Academy
- Mark Cummings, Long time listener
- Edward Woods, Long time listener
- James Messick, Radio Show Host, with Podcast suggestion
- Arnie McKechnie, a frequent contributor via email
- Maggie, one on my WMAL listeners
- Mainframe to PC to Web Apps (IBM to Microsoft to Google)
- Web 1.0 (non-interactive) to Web 2.0 (interactive with Wikis, Blogs, YouTube)
- The Rise of Social Networking (Facebook, My Space)
- Evolution of IT in Business and it impact on jobs and careers
- Outsourcing to India and China and how to protect your career turf
- Impact of Convergence of Voice/Data/Video on the Internet
- Legislation affecting Internet Access
- Wireless Networking and Security
- Home Theater Technology (what to buy and not to buy)
- Space Technology like the Mars Rover
- Developments in science like nanotechnology or string theory
- Computer Chip Technology (breakthroughs and limitations)
- Computer purchase decisions (this is the year of the laptop)
- Anything else in the news that grabs our interest
- My user account was suspended from eBay
- “Because our records indicate your account was involved in activities that violate our policies.”
- “If you feel you have been suspended in error or want to appeal this decision by providing additional information.”
- Faxed credit card information, drivers license, appeal letter to eBay
- Discovered someone else had set up an account with my name and had done something wrong.
- Now I have been asked to clear up the other account that I don’t know anything about.
- I’ll keep you informed as I deal wit eBay on this matter
- Website: www.eyejot.com
- Create a free account
- Use your webcam to make a simple video and email it to friends.
- The video is stored on the Eyedot website.
- They click on their email to view your video
- Free service lets you have up to a 30 second video which is stored for 30 days
- The Professional Version ($5 per month) provides unlimited storage and longer messages
- The service was launched this week
- Weak password protection is one of the biggest security nightmares
- What is a good way to select a password
- Put two words together (with a juxtaposition that makes sense to you)
- Capitalize some of the letter (not necessarily the first letter)
- Place a symbol between the words ($, @, #)
- Make the password at least 8 characters longs
- How can you remember all these passwords?
- Many people use a Password Storage Program
- My favorite is Access Manager 2.0
- Website (http://www.accessmanager.co.uk/)
- Non-commercial licenses is free
- Commercial license is $24.
- The most flagrant “fake” Blog
- The three finalists were
- Sony with “Alliwantforxmasisapsp” promoting PSP
- Macdonald’s with “4Railroads” promoting their Monopoly Game
- Walmart, for “Walmarting Across America”
- Sony was the winner of the “Golden Poo” award
- Underground hackers are hawking zero-day exploits for Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system at $50,000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro.
- Here are some of the auction items.
- Unpatched code execution flaws are in the $20,000 to $30,000 range, depending on the popularity of the software and the reliability of the attack code.
- Bots and Trojan downloaders that typically hijack Windows machines for use in spam-spewing botnets were being sold for about $5,000.
- A custom Trojan capable of stealing online account information can be bought for between $1,000 and $5,000, while a botnet-building piece of malware can cost between $5,000 and $20,000.
- Site was penetrated by a Tokyo-based anti-virus vendor.