Internet Advisor

Podcast: July 19, 2008 - Hour 1

Foster Braun and Ed Rudel discuss the latest tech headlines, and Carbonite CEO David Friend discusses using Carbonite for backing up your computer.

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Podcast: July 19, 2008 - Hour 2

Foster Braun and Ed Rudel discuss listener's technology related problems during open lines.

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News: 5 Reasons to Hate iPhone 3G

It's not all love in Appleland, particularly after last week's disastrously flawed launch of the new iPhone 3G. Even as an iPhone (1st gen) user and lover, I can heartily agree with this funny but insightful video from Tom Merritt at CNET TV. Apple has left out critical and basic functions in the new phone and its 2.0 upgrade. Play Video
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Advice: Trouble shooting websites

When you have computer problems, you usually need to get them taken care of quickly. Now you can get a head start on finding answers and maybe even solve a few of your own problems with a great list of Tech Answer Sites. Scott Dunn of the Windows Secrets newsletter and a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor compared 12 Tech Help Sites with some very interesting results. Read the full story and bookmark the best sites.

News: Spam Spikes in June

It's not your imagination, spam is increasing. An article in Ars Technica reveals that 81% of all mail last month was spam. Misery loves company. Full Story

News: Apple's mobileme apology

It's nice to see Apple isn't too big to apologize for its mistakes in some instances and try to make ammends. One glaring error has made its new mobileme synchronization service practically useless. So they decided to give us a full month more of the service as a way of saying, "My bad!" Now let's just hope is starts to work within the next month!
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