While we start to change hosts, Harold transitions to Windows 7.

Enter Austin. We start to transfer the show over to another Colvin Associate, Austin Mahone. More information on Harold’s upgrade. Harold loves Windows 7! He helps kind of decrypt some of the new features…

Second Segment: Harold’s mom tries to buy a computer without asking him to help. So, he gets her a MicroCenter small Acer Aspirevo. Seems like it’s going to be ok.

Third Segment: Mike wants to talk about Robots again. Always with the robots! Austin takes us through his top three things to consider when buying a new computer.

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Posted: February 27th, 2010 under After Show.
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We talk about the tech of the Olympics.

Mike pulls out the old Palm keyboard…. and this is what we have to look forward to for the iPad. We skipped a week and jumped right into the Olympics… the cold ones. Harold tells us what he loves about the Olympics. Aside from the superiority, he likes the tech. Building tracks and ghosting skiers.

Second Segment: We remember crucial.com as a great way to find new mempory. Mike incorrectly names another RAM site, but it’s actually http://www.dealram.com/ We also discuss the accuracy of the measurement systems in the Olympics.

Third Segment: It snowed in all 50 states at once this week. Harold discusses how to learn to program in a new computer language. There’s a great little language called SmallBasic. http://www.smallbasic.com Brought to you by Microsoft.

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Posted: February 20th, 2010 under After Show.
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This week we went all “James Burke: Connections” on you.

We looked at the association between the different types of control you might find in computer systems, from embedded systems, like the embroiled Toyota gas pedal, to cloud computing, ala Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming, to programming your own interface.

Harold buys a Mac Mini in order to develop software for the iPhone. (That’s right… I said “Harold”). Star Trek’s Massively Multiplayer Online game drops and we’re interested in why that’s so important. Also, we talk about embedded systems and where you might find them in your daily life.

PBS, here we come!

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Posted: February 6th, 2010 under After Show.
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