Tech Tips

August 2008

How to Create an Internet Radio Station

by Barbara J. Feldman August 27, 2008

Using free tools, Tinkernet’s Daniel Davis explains how to create an Internet radio station that all your friends can listen to. The tools needed are Winamp, Shoutcast DSP Plugin, Shoutcast Sever, and a supply of digital tunes to play. Sorry, today’s tip is for Windows users only.

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Before Upgrading to Windows Service Pack 3,

by Barbara J. Feldman August 19, 2008

Before upgrading to Windows Service Pack 3, Leo Notenboom of Ask-Leo.com recommends doing a complete virus and spyware scan, backing up your computer, and verifying that you have at least 1.5 gigabytes of available disk space. To learn more, read these two articles from Microsoft and Ask Leo.

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Efficient Use of Gmail

by Barbara J. Feldman August 13, 2008

Efficient use of Gmail (Google’s free email service at http://www.gmail.com ) requires a paradigm shift in how you think about your email inbox. Other email services and clients treat email as you might a piece of paper in your office. It is either in your inbox, a filing cabinet or a trash can. Gmail does [...]

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How to Download YouTube Videos onto your iPod

by Barbara J. Feldman August 5, 2008

Ever wonder about downloading YouTube videos onto your iPod? The problem is that YouTube (and most other video sharing sites) uses a Flash format, and your iPod needs a QuickTime format such as MP4. The solution is a piece of software that will assist with the video download, do the format conversion, and place the [...]

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