Data Doctors - Weekly Newsletter

Tip of the Week: Syncing iTunes with non-iPod Players

If you ever find yourself in a situation where your iPod dies or you decide to switch to a non-Apple MP3 player, you'll need to know what to do so you don't lose all the music cataloged in iTunes.

BOOKMARK ALERT! Get the lowdown here!

Headwhack of the Week: Fast, Cheap & Easy Smartphone stands

Smartphones are becoming a more common device for viewing video, especially on long plane trips, but if you are like most, you end up getting a neck, shoulder or arm ache from holding the phone at the proper viewing angle.

Well, the smarty-pants techs over at PCWorld.com have come up with an ingenious but simple way to create an awesome smartphone stand with an old credit card!

Geek Speak of the Week: Shopped

Slang that refers to an image that has been manipulated by an image editor such as Photoshop. (short for Photoshopped) Example: It's obvious that this picture's been shopped!.

Security: White House Cyber Czar: 'There Is No Cyberwar'

Howard Schmidt, the new cybersecurity czar for the Obama administration, has a short answer for the drumbeat of rhetoric claiming the United States is caught up in a cyberwar that it is losing. "There is no cyberwar"...

News: Microsoft Announces Free Office 2010 Upgrade

Microsoft kicked off its "Technology Guarantee" program for Office 2010 on Friday, meaning that anyone who buys and activates Office 2007 between now and Sept. 30 will get to upgrade to Office 2010 for free when it's available.

News: Netgear's New Hi-speed Powerline Networking kits

If you are in a setting where Wifi signals tend to be too weak because of the construction of the building you are in, hard wiring is an expensive alternative.

Years ago, the networking vendors came up with a product that would allow you to use your electrical wiring in the house to connect your computers called Powerline adapters but the performance was rather slow....until now!

Data Doctors Video: Facebook profiles in Google searches

There is still some confusion and concern about Google being able to access your personal profile information on Facebook, which we address in this recent news segment!

Opinion: Why Linux still 'sucks'

ZDNet.com's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has a very strong opinion about the current state of the popular Windows alternative, Linux in this week's opinion column.

Weekly Advice Column: Blocking Farmville & other Facebook annoyances

If your primary reason for using Facebook is to keep up with your friends and family, you may be one of the millions that are getting annoyed by all the Farmville & Mafia Wars addicts you have as friends. Get the steps on how to hide their meaningless awards updates and other annoyances that are becoming more common in this week's advice column!

This Week's Show: The Latest on the converging PC & TV

In computer programming, the 'source code' is somewhat like the DNA of a program in that all of the instructions and the ability to change what the program can do is contained in the source code.

Traditional commercial software does not allow users access to the source code, so that users can only get updates from the original source.

Open Source software is software that allows anyone to access the source code, therefore, giving anyone with the technical know-how the ability to make changes.

There are a host of free open-source alternatives to many popular commercial programs that could save you big bucks.

Listen in as the Data Doctors take you on a field trip into the awesome world of open source software!

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