The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show

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The Simon Sez IT Tech Show - #17 - September 29, 2009

Simon — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:47:46 +0000

Welcome to show number 17. After recharging the batteries, I’ve been immersed in backup hell! The good new is that an upgrade to Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 SP 2 has yielded great results.

Google Chrome keepings getting faster and faster. Read the Google Chrome Official Blog

Google Chrome now includes themes and support for HTML 5

I came so close to purchasing a Roku box

Is the Walmart Marketplace going head to head with Amazon?

Window 7 is going great, although, I would love to copy my Outlook NK2 AutoComplete file!

Video Tutorials

We continue our 10 part video tutorial series on using Audacity sound editor and recorder. Congratulations, you’ve made it to our final video tutorial!

Part 10 - Audacity video tutorial: How to Use Audacity to Create Karaoke tracks

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The Simon Sez IT Tech Show - #16 - August 18, 2009

Simon — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:53:54 +0000

Welcome to show number 16. I’ll provide some of my feedback regarding my daily use of Windows 7. Not bad at all!

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www.jolicloud.com - a cool new OS for your netbook. Insight into Google’s future?
OLX: http://www.olx.com - alternative to Craigslist. An easy to use, slick interface. Dear Craig - Time to leap forward to the 21 century!
I’m loving Google Voice
eBay - eBay’s bringing back the fun with their daily deals. Free shipping too!
Seeking an old software version? Check out http://www.oldversion.com/
Microsoft enters the cloud computing battle big time: BPOS
Logmein for the iPhone - get ready to pay for Logmein Ignition

Video Tutorials

We continue our 10 part video tutorial series on using Audacity sound editor and recorder.
Part 8 - Audacity video tutorial: How export your Audacity project
Part 9 - Audacity video tutorial: Equalization

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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #15 - July 27, 2009

Simon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:58:04 +0000

Welcome to show number 15. I’ll provide a prediction about the tax free days of internet purchases coming to an end. Windows 7 testing is coming along fine. Pulled a few tricks out of the bag to create a dual boot Windows 7/XP box. Windows 7 is now may default computer. Used a great Linux boot up disk called Gparted to create 2 partitions.

Beware of fraudulent purchases with swiped debit card PINs!

Google Voice will soon be available to all. Currently it’s invite only. Have many phone numbers ring to one number and route the calls based on caller id. Cool!

Kall8 is another cool company I started using recently. Talk about cheap toll-free rates!

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Links
Gparted
Google Voice
Kall8
Audacity

Video Tutorials
We continue our 10 part video tutorial series on using Audacity sound editor and recorder.
Part 6 - Audacity video tutorial: How to Edit using Audacity Sound Editor and Recorder
Part 7 - Audacity video tutorial: Using Effects with Audacity

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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #14 - July 1, 2009

Simon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:32 +0000

Welcome to show #14. Learn how to get free stuff by listening to great tech podcasts during the Summer of Podcasts contest.

My apologies for listeners caught of guard with the subscription increase on SimonSezIT.com. Through the month of July, use coupon code PODCAST to get 25% of any subscription at SimonSezIT.com

I’ll get on my soapbox and tell you why Twitter is a waste of time. It’s the social media flavor of the month. For long term longeivity, my bets are on Facebook. Did you know people like me are advertising on Facebook based on your profile. Privacy issues!? If I’m wrong on Twitter, you can come back and say “Hey Simon”, ‘Remember how computers would never need more than 4 MB of RAM!”

I’ll answer a bunch of listener’s email, including why eBay is still one of the best online marketplace for buyers and sellers, and while Bonanzle is fun - but no good for selling.

Finally, we continue with our learn Audacity video tutorial series with videos 4 and 5 - Recording and Importing into Audacity.

Links
Podcastmadness: Get a chance to win some great prizes including SimonSezIT.com training courses. Use the code mentioned during the podcast to register with your email address through July 8. Don’t forget to listen to other tech podcasts to get other codes and register again.

Here’s a cool bulk message deleter for Twitter: http://dcortesi.com/tools/dm-deleter/
System Information for Windows program: SIW.exe
http://www.bonanzle.com/

Great Linux podcasts:
Linux Reality
Going Linux
The Bad Apples

Video Tutorials
We continue our 10 part video tutorial series on using Audacity sound editor and recorder.
Part 4 - Audacity video tutorial: How to Record using Audacity
Part 5 - Audacity video tutorial: Importing audio into Audacity

The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #13 - June 15, 2009

Simon — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:09:06 +0000

During podcast #13, I’ll chat about my favorite recording mic, the Samson C03U USB Mic, which includes a story about amazing customer service. I’ll mention some interesting telephony products including my first foray into the world of magicJack, and a cool voice to text messaging service offered by Skype. I’ll answer a listener’s email about some free alternatives to graphics software.

We also commence our 10 part video Audacity tutorial series, with the first 3 Audacity tutorials included with this show.

Show Notes
Samson C03U USB Mic
SpinVox a service that converts voicemails into mobile phone SMS text messages and emails.
Skype
magicJack
Windows 7 Release Candidate
Inkscape
The GIMP

Video Tutorials
We start a 10 part video tutorial on using Audacity sound editor and recorder. This is a fantastic and free open source program used many podcasters, including me.

Part 1 - Audacity video tutorial: Introduction to Audacity
Part 2 - Audacity video tutorial: The Audacity Control Panel
Part 3 - Audacity video tutorial: Recording Quality and Sample Rates

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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #12 - June 1, 2009

Simon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:32:18 +0000

During episode 12 of the SimonSezIT Tech Show podcast, I’ll review my top 10 Firefox add-ons. I also provide 3 new video tutorials including how to highlight search results within a website, a video tutorial on how to share your Google Spreadsheet with others, and how to add a rainbow to a photograph using Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Show Notes
Top 10 Firefox Addons
WebMail Notifier
IE Tab
Tree Style Tab
Adblock Plus
Xmarks
NoScripts
iMacros
AutoPager
Tab Mix Plus
Personas

Video Tutorials
1) Use Google to search and highlights specific words in a web site: Click to watch
2) Learn how to share your Google Spreadsheet: Click to watch
3) Learn how to use the gradient tool to add a rainbow to a photograph using Adobe Photoshop CS4: Click to watch

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Show Notes
JKDefrag
Video Tutorial - How to Use Date and Time function in Excel 2007
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
Video Tutorial - How to erase Google search history
BlueHost
GoDaddy
Newseum.org

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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #11 - May 11, 2009

Simon — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:10:40 +0000

During episode 11 of the SimonSezIT Tech Show podcast, I’ll answer some listener’s emails, including how to determine the number of days between two dates. This podcast includes 2 new video tutorials:
1) How to use the date and time function in Excel 2007.
2) How to erase Google Toolbar search history.

I also review to web hosting companies that I use, and 2 listeners have discovered unclaimed assets.

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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #10 - April 27, 2009

Simon — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:52:08 +0000

During episode 10 of the SimonSezIT Tech Show podcast, I offer additional money saving tips - call it our recession buster Podcast part 2. Why pay for “name brand” software applications when millions are using free and viable alternatives? Great free applications discussed during this podcast include:

The GIMP
Inkscape
IrfanView
Try searching AlternativeTo for suggestions and rankings of alternative software for Mac, Windows and even Linux.
Consider resurrecting that computer you are about to recycle. These are great utilities:
CCleaner
Glary Utilities
Check out the SimonSezIT.com video tutorial on how to Defrag your hard drive using Windows Vista’s defrag utility: Video
Another video tutorial by Simon explaining how to run Linux on your Windows PC: Video
You may have money or other unclaimed property waiting for you. Check your state for unclaimed property:
http://hotbutteredit.com/free-stuff/claim-your-cash-and-other-unclaimed-property/63
LogMeIn
Zoho is another alternative to Microsoft Office