Weekly Newsletter

Poll of the Week: Do you use Internet-based phone services & if so, which one(s)?

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FREE Workshop for Business Owners struggling with Social Tech

Join us for a FREE Social Media 101 workshop on Aug 28th (8-10AM) to get up to speed on how to use all of the free tools to help promote your business. 
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Tip of the Week: Get more options with Jump Lists

Windows 7 'pins' programs to the Taskbar (at the bottom) instead of the Quick Launch Bar that was common in Windows XP.  Floating the mouse over any of the icons will show you how many windows are open for each program, but did you know that Windows 7 added Jump Lists to these icons?

Each application has various tasks that you can access without having to reopen it by simply right-clicking on each one.

For instance, media programs such as iTunes or Media Player will show recently or frequently played songs or Outlook will allow you to add new messages, calendar events, etc. with the mighty right-click!

Headwhack of the Week: Go Facebook AWOL w/o losing everything 

Want to get away???

Facebook does offer a way to put your profile page (or your unruly Facebooking teen) on ice while you sort out your relationship with the service or others...

Geek Speak of the Week:  Malvertising

(Malicious Advertising) An Internet based attack that compromises legitimate advertising networks to install malicious software when someone clicks on an ad banner.

Security:  Cybercrooks use Web apps to infiltrate smartphones

Download the wrong wallpaper app for your Google Android phone and you could get one that will harvest the phone and voice-mail numbers and data that can be used to disclose your location.

News:  Dish to stream live TV to iPad, iPhone, BB & Android

Dish subscribers will soon be able to watch live satellite TV on their mobile devices at no extra cost.

Dish Network is planning to offer the feature on the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry devices in September and on phones using Google's Android system in October.

News: 8 feel-good websites to brighten your day 

Our world, and the Internet, are full of bad news that makes it easy to be a Negative Nancy.

Where are the positive, uplifting stories? The stories that make us want to better our own lives after hearing them?

Well, these stories do exist -- you just have to know where to find them.

 

Data Doctors Video:  Do WiFi range extenders work? 

From the 'Wayback Files' comes this 2008 video that addresses an on-going problem: weak wifi signals.

The technology has changed but the basic elements of what to do to increase the wifi signal haven't!


Mobile App of the Week: OpenTable

Make restaurant reservations the easy way: Find a restaurant » Choose a table » Book online all for FREE!

OpenTable trusted by 14,000 restaurants & 160 million diners is now a mobile app!

 

Weekly Advice Column: Land Line Alternatives 

Clint writes: "I rarely use my home phone, but still want an alternative to my cell phone once in a while. What are my options these days?"

Here's our advice!

This Week's Show:  VOIP & other cool phone tricks 

The average household is using a traditional land-line less and less as time goes by and a recent report claims that one in four homes no longer has a land-line anymore!

Between cellphones and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) systems such as Vonage and Skype and your computer, there are lots of alternatives that would allow you to cut the cord.

What are the pros and cons of using VOIP? How do 911 calls work on these cellular and VOIP systems?

Listen-in as the Data Doctors discuss the current state of making phone calls and all of the cool alternative tools available!

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