Monthly Archives: November 2005
Entertainment Execs = Boneheads
Their panties are getting all in a bunch just because TiVo is going to offer out-of-the-box support for downloading shows to iPods and PSPs. I say right on TiVo.There are quite a few programs out in the wild right now that will allow consumers to do just this very thing…. for making this easier for the non-techies out there who would love to watch Lost or Veronica Mars on their iPods while they’re on the go.Everyday I realize that the only fair use the entertainment boneheads are interested in is what’s fair to them.
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I came across this post over at Lost Remote while I was catching up on my feeds, and I started thinking about how I refer to my ReplayTV when I’m posting online or talking in casual conversation. A research firm … Continue reading
Your Friendly, Family Tech Support Guy
I’d rather focus on using my computer as a tool rather than fighting with it in order to get it operational.While I’ve been able to successfully move away from the menial updating tasks in my everyday computing life, I still have to deal with my family and their desire to buy the cheapest Dell they see advertised in the paper on Sunday. I’ve already set my mom up with a good base of spyware removal and blocking tools (AdAware, Spybot and SpywareBlaster), additional firewall software (ZoneAlarm), a virus scanning and removal tool (AVG Anti-Virus) and a more secure browser platform (FireFox of course).This seems to have kept her secure for the most part; the only real problem with this set up is keeping it up-to-date with patches and new definition files…. The best thing about this is my mom is always nice enough to feed me every time I go over to her house to help with her routine maintenance.I’m sure there are more “geeks” out there who are, by default, the main tech support facilitator for their families.
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