Felicia's topics today are: Trickiest credit card scams; How to take your home off of Google map streets view; 7 things you must do if you believe you are a victim of identity theft; Defense in depth preview.
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Money laundering through online gaming; Vista user account control a security risk? How to tame Vista's user account control.
Full update on XP SP3 and why not to be an early adopter of technology; How long can we survive with WinXP SP2; Windows 2008 advanced firewall--egress filtering; FBI exposes counterfeit Cisco routers--why you should care.
More about Electronic Personal Health Records (EPHR); Bluetooth security risks to people and businesses; and surveillance cameras as a deterrent and as a irrefutable evidence collector.
A conversation with Jessica Broy, a graduate of Cisco Networking Academy at Gateway Technical College.
Felicia's topics this morning are: WinXP SP3: Features and when to install; Understanding XP system restore versus imaging; The new E--Spionage threat.
Microsoft Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor, how to get back deleted Recycle Bin, Windows XP availability and downgrade options; and XP v Vista: Death match continued!
Electronic gadgets that come loaded with viruses, pay-by-touch disappears, frightening aspects of biometric authentication, pet owners who run afoul of the law for refusing to implant their pets with computer chip ID's and
Beware of Craig's list in selling a home, VoIP insecurity, who's snoooping on you and 'payment by fingerprint' disappears.
Felicia's hot topic for today's show is all about IP network-based surveillance cameras and why analog in not a good choice anymore.
Common mistakes that can lead to identity theft. Should you defragment your flash drive? How to hack a 787?
Records retention policies, federal rules of civil procedure, electronically-stored information and how to keep yourself protected in this mire of liability risk.
Are you a victim of someone else's website? Caught on the web --hazards of social networking websites. Hibernation and self-destructing hard drives.
The ten biggest headaches of 2007. Also, which antivirus product is best for me and why? And, what to do with that super-old computer.
XP v Vista, or should we go back to Mac? How much longer will XP be available? Also, Dell discounts, 2008 security predictions and how to set yourself up with a secure and stable computer that'll last a good 5 years.
How to maintain your hard drive performance, Vista Toolbox and a caution for anyone thinking about downgrading Vista to XP.
Answers to listener questions, cleaning up temp files, back to basics with backups and imaging, off-site automatic storage and Ray's view of the cost of IT.
Black Friday madness, business plans for Vista adoption--Is Vista ready? & where's Linux in all of this? Also, licensing Windows and MAC.
Wii Internet free for all!; .net 1.1: Why you might need to load it. Also, what to purchase over the holiday season, USB thumb drives, USB HD, imaging software.
Using Exchange to reduce SPAM, ActiveSync 4.5 update, Comodo Update now Vista ready & Web video congferencing tips and tricks.
Update for fall DST Windows Mobile, Black Friday, U-Verse, IT ethics and IT people becoming better communicators.
AT&T UVerse, non-profit webhosting, Exchange server incorrectly installed, Master File Table fragmented.
Why are colleges and universities buying the world's largest SUPER computers? Blue Gene Supercomputers--uses, solutions, costs and benefits to a community. Guest: IBM's Jim Saxton, Blue Gene Project Manager.
Getting around channel limitations on wireless networks. Guest Greg Funk of Beldin, Inc. discusses new wireless solutions to eliminate co-channel interference with Ray and special guest host Randy Reusser.
Linksys NAS NSS6000 technical support, Unisys and Homeland Security, FCC 700 Mhz auction and what's Multicore?
Gateway instructor Randy Reusser talks about the school's partnership with Belden, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of hi-speed electronic cables and associated products.
Technology in Germany with exchange students Steffen Breiding and Bernd Hesse. They're visiting the U.S. for the first time.
College students' guide to identity theft; the 8 most dangerous consumer technologies, an update on a story about gaining control of your domain and reasons for small businesses not to in-source Exchange Server.
Broadcasting live from the U.S. Cellular Kenosha Days of Discovery. Guest: Pat Hoppe, Lead Electronics Instructor and District Chair for Engineering Technology.
An interview with Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO of Comodo. Free excellent security tools for your home PC.
Collaboration tools; United Airlines--lessons learned for all businesses; tips and tricks for Vista.
ITunes & IPod patch; overheating computers; dust issues; worn-out PDA's; kids' gaming addictions & special server considerations.
Rob Richardson, Racine County government's top IT guy, has been spearheading the effort to spread wireless internet connectivity from one end of the county to the other. Rob is today's guest.
BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service): Disk Keeper helps your hard drive; IPOD-Vista problems and how to avoid getting sued by Microsoft!
Get control of your business receivables--Interview with Suzanne Gizella of Financial Control Solutions.
A MAC Expert - Dan Rodgers, MAC Administrator for Racine Unified will discuss how to lock down MAC's. Tools of the trade and tips, Dan is responsible for over 3,500 MAC computers at RUSD.