Data Doctors - Weekly Newsletter

Tip of the Week: Test-drive phones before you buy

Buying a cell phone is getting more complex, especially if you are in the market for a smartphone. The variety of options is overwhelming and most of us try to find a friend, family member or a complete stranger to get a feel for how a phone works.

We can test-drive cars, why can't we test-drive phones?

Well, someone heard the crowd asking this question loud enough to create a virtual test drive website for cell phones called TryPhone.com!

Headwhack of the Week: Undo an Undo

If you use Windows keyboard shortcuts, you are no doubt familiar with the undo command of Ctrl-Z. But what happens when you accidentally hit it two times in a row and undo something you didn't mean to?

Undo the undo by hitting Ctrl-Y!

Geek Speak of the Week: Walled Garden

Internet speak for being in a controlled access environment. Employees of companies that want total control of what their employee's access are said to be in a walled garden. Users of AOL always start out in a walled garden (and many don't realize it!)

Security: Beware strangers on IM who won't answer your questions

Web robots, commonly referred to as "bots," are software programs written to do automated tasks, like crawling the Web looking for new sites. They also appear in chat rooms and instant messaging services masquerading as real people.

News: Record 13-Year Sentence for Hacker Max Vision

A skilled San Francisco computer intruder was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for stealing nearly two million credit card numbers from banks, businesses and other hackers - in what is the longest hacking sentence in U.S. history.

News: GPS: A Stalker's Best Friend

Apart from an occasional rerouting snafu that may leave you stranded in the woods, your handy GPS device prevents you from getting lost and helps other people locate you in case of an emergency.

But what if you don't want to be found? Could your beloved TomTom or Garmin betray your trust?

Watch out for common ways that a creeper can follow you by using the same GPS devices you love so much.

Data Doctors Video: Blast from the past: 2005 Katrina data recovery

Just after the initial onslaught of Katrina in 2005 we were asked to rescue data from the camera card of a hospital tech that was one of the last to be airlifted from the hospital that he worked in. See this news story complete with some of the rescued footage in this blast from the past video!

Opinion: 7 reasons to dump Windows XP

Zack Whittaker of ZDNet.com chimes in with his

7 reasons to move on from the ageing, tired Windows XP

in response to Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' post on sticking with Windows XP.

Weekly Advice Column: Protecting your 'privates' from Google's Buzz

For those that haven't been paying attention, the world is in the midst of another communication revolution (social media) and Google (of all tech companies!) is actually trying to catch up with the crowds with Google Buzz.

Got our 2 cents on what it is and whether you should use it or protect yourself from it!

This Week's Show: Crowdsourcing revisited

Last February we introduced the amazing world of 'Crowdsourcing' to all of you and the reaction was what we expected: awe struck amazement!

The crowd sourcing concept comes from combining a crowd with outsourcing.

Well, it's been a year and the number of new crowdsourcing concepts has exploded across the globe.

Everyone in the world can either be part of the crowd that provide services or use these types of services via the Internet.

Listen in to see what we have uncovered that could change the way you look at the Internet!

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