How old is your computer? Is it time to get a new one? Is It New Computer Time? Many of us have computers that are getting close to their end of life and the holiday shopping season is looking very good this year! But are you going to get the newest, cutting edge stuff? Or are there better deals to be had?
Rock Me Like A Hurricane! (10/1/22 Part 2)
There you are, minding your own business, and the weather decides make things personal. Weather and the Internet Doesn’t matter if its hurricane season here or tornado season on the mainland, there are tools that can be used to help. Listen as Jonathan tells how he helped a friend who was Hurricane Ian! https://www.windy.com/ https://www.waze.com/live-map/ https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Listener Mail Show: Summer Edition (8/27/22 Part 1)
It’s that time again! Viewer Mail August 2022 – Part 1 We go through your emails and talk about them on the air! From Alert Internet Surfer “John Smith”: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/am_deadlink.html And Jonathan found a fun list of link checkers: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/broken-link-checker/ Cool stuff in your car! https://www.aamcocolorado.com/computers-in-your-car/ How to back up your Gmail! https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-backup-your-gmail-2378049
Who won the Contest Drawing? (8/27/22 Part 2)
Our friends at OfficeMax/OfficeDepot have given us an amazing Sandisk 2tb external drive which one of you won! Viewer Mail August 2022 – Part 2 More reading from the show: https://earthsky.org/space/galaxies-spiral-arm https://www.interviewbit.com/linux-interview-questions/ https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/ https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/
Let us re-introduce you to Thunderbird (6/25/22 Part 1)
A listener emailed us and asked us to talk about Thunderbird! Reintroducing Thunderbird! Thunderbird is an email program that you can use instead of Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook, or Mac Mail! Its on Windows, Mac, Linux, and many other operating systems. Even Android! https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/revealed-thunderbird-on-android-plans-k9/
It’s our Summer 2022 prize from OfficeMax/OfficeDepot!
Our friends at OfficeMax/OfficeDepot on Dairy Road is a fantastic SanDisk® Professional ArmorATD Portable External Hard Drive. From the website: USB-C™ (5Gbps) drive for quick content backup and storage. USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt™ 3 compatible. Premium, anodized aluminum enclosure for strength you can feel. Transfer rates of up to 140MB/s read and 130MB/s write (1TB and 2TB). Rain-and dust-resistant (IP54) enclosure with a 1000-lb crush resistance. Backed by a 3-year limited warranty so you know you have storage you can rely on in the field for years to come. You’ve heard us tell you about the importance of backing up, and this looks great for that! You can win this by sending us an email to mauionline@q-a.net with a question, comment, show topics, and notes saying hello!
Its the Summer Listener Mail Show! (8/28/21 Part 1)
Its that time again! Your questions, comments, and notes saying hello have been collected, reviewed, and readied for us to read on the air! Viewer Mail August, 2021 – Part 1 Are we going to answer YOUR question? You betcha! And some highlights! The ADA website! https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm We got a letter from Alberta, Canada! The cloud and security was suggested as a topic! We will definitely talk about that in an upcoming show!
Cloud Storage: A quick overview! (7/24/21 Part 1)
From the Listener Mail bag we pull this topic: What is cloud computing? What is cloud storage? Its pretty ubiquitous, and if you have a modern computer, phone, or tablet? You’re dealing with it! Cloud Computing 101 We go over that as a quick overview, plus take your calls!
Aaaaand the Winner of our prize from OfficeMax is…! (12/19/20 Part 2)
Our friends at OfficeMax/OfficeDepot have given us an AMAZING Lenovo C32q 31.5″ monitor as a prize. December 2020 Viewer Mail! – Part 2 Who won? Was it you? Also listen in as we go over the news and your emails!
Its the Summer Mail Show! (8/29/20 Part 1)
Its time for our Summer Mail Show! And the drawing for our Prize! Summer Viewer Mail – Part 1 We read your mail, answer your questions, and have fun while doing it! And to brag on our local students? Hey, look at this! https://www.khon2.com/local-news/maui-teens-discover-satellite-expected-to-plummet-to-earth-on-saturday/ https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/08/28/maui-teens-track-satellite