Tech Notes Radio WCOM FM 103.5

11:43am - sure Bob, I'll be amazing!

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:46:00 +0000

Tech Notes Radio will be heading back to the airways and intertubes soon! Kinda excited. Weee...

scott

what did I play on Sunday, 4 May 2008?

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:59:00 +0000

Drown - 27 Hour Day
Instumental - Galaxy 500
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Talking Seattle Grunge Blues - Todd Snider
Tetris - The Midtown Dickens
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Diamonds on the Souls of her Shoes - Paul Simon
Mandika - Sinead O'connor
Jellybean Wine - Bombadil
'69 El Camino - Southern Culture on the Skids
Drown2
Honesuckle Blues - Drivin' N' Cryin'
A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix) - Elvis Presely
Dirtywhirl - TV On the Radio
Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello
Pink Houses (Live, Farm Aid) - John Cougar Mellencamp
The Price of Oil - Billy Bragg
F' George Bush - Todd Snider
instrumental
Red Rain - Live, Peter Gabriel w/R.E.M.
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
Innocent Child - Big Audio Child
What are we gonna do? - Dramarama
Pride (In the Name of Love) - Soweto Gospel Choir (South Africa)
Story of My Life - Social Distortion
Run Runaway - Slade
Subdivisions - Rush
instrumental...
Emily + Paper Napkins - Future Kings of Nowhere
Blessed assurance - Iris DeMent

So, just so you don't think I'm forgetting...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Still trying to get the blogging thing down - using Semagic to post to TNR... Let's see what happens!

:+s+:

dona nobis pacem

"Keep Calm and Carry On"

We'll be experencing technical difficulties for some time...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:21:00 +0000

due to shifting schedules, Tech Notes Radio will be on hiatus until further notice.
Much appreciation goes to Bob and Leo and all the great peeps at WCOM - keep listening to your community supported low-power radio!
Further appreciation is felt for those who help Mel and I have a great time doing something we loved. I'm sure it's not the last you've heard from us!

ciao,
s.

Did we say we'd update our blog??

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:11:00 +0000

well, here it is.

HD Radio, from last week's show:
www.hdradio.com - a great place to start your misunderstanding of a soon to be near you transformation of your listening pleasure.
www.crutchfield.com - a great place to start your post-new-year shopping of things audio and technical!

This week, we're gonna touch on Johnny's Live at Folsom recording - why, you ask? well, on this date in '68, he had a concert and they recorded it. I'm sure you've heard a song or two from it - it's quite classic.

We'll also hit a few of the tech sites I love to share:
www.ted.com - technology, entertainment & design. Ideas worth spreading. Visit - be amazed!
www.techrepublic.com - a site with decent content on the deeper issues in tech, along with geek-tastic articles on all things techy!

How's that for an update? Tune in and let me know...

scott

It's Tech Notes ... We're on the Air!!

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:23:00 +0000

Blood makes noise, so says Suzanne Vega, so it is true!!

Hope you're enjoying the show.

s.

To all the veterans... Thank you.

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:39:00 +0000

the tunes:

Loose Nut Behind the Wheel - Bauphluff - no friend but the clam
Wayworn Traveller - Kim Townsend - Wayworn Traveller
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Born to Run - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
No Children - The Mountain Goats
Hard Sun - Eddie Vedder
Shelter from the Storm - Bob Dlyan
We All Shine On - John Lennon
Caravan of Love - Housemartins
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Blanks
Caravan of Love - Housemartins

Huh, obviously my precise note taking skills were comprimised slightly. Huh...

Oh - here's a link:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4573237
regarding Sgt. Thompson.

ciao,
s.

And now... for my first magic trick!

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:06:00 +0000

One of my issues with life in the blogging lane is... how to share. If I make a stunning blog entry on the nuances of Netscape add-ons, how do I share with both my Tech Notes peeps, AND with my LJ peeps?

How oh how will this work?

I'm thinking I'll create (and spellcheck) this in ScribeFire, then copy, then post once to TTocsland, and then once to TechNotes.

Wish me luck.

S.

Technology... making life easier!

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:02:00 +0000

Ok... huh. Just messed around with a plug-in / add-on for Netscape/Firefox called ScribeFire... seems to allow me to blog from my browser window. Cool.

Only thing that seems to be missing is a macro signature feature that Semagic offers, but this is my second post sow we'll see.

s.

Let's NOT go phishing...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:01:00 +0000

Because, really - aren't you happy with your own identity?
Check out Wikipedia's entry on phishing to find out the basics, then follow these good ideas to keep yourself prepared.

And thanks to Brendan for letting me know that the good guys use sophisticated AI programs to ponder the activities on financial accounts, and raise red flags when odd things are noticed.

Glad to be back on the air after our 'fishing' trip - tune in next week for more fun with Tech Notes Radio!

Show #15-boy/girl

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:02:00 +0000

Hi,

Our guest on Sunday 15th is in from NYC. Eric Stiner is one part of boy/girl. He is touring in support of their new ep Secret Secret Secret Singles.

Please tune in WCOM 103.5 or stream us at communityradio.coop

Thanks~

Show #14-Fix it or lose it?

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:46:00 +0000

Hi,

I think we should chat a bit about what happens when your PC just won't work. Maybe it is your laptop or digital camera.

I responded to a few questions that were sent in via email to the show.
The first was in response to Adware and Spyware. Yuk! The user was asking what to do to avoid either of these on their Windows XP OS computer. So I checked out two software sites Webroot Spy Sweeper
and Sunbelt Software.
These were two easy to use affordable Spyware management tools for your pc.
Sunbelt's Counter Spy V.2 was around $20.00 for one pc. Integrated nicely with Windows Vista.
Kernel level protection as well as scan and remove on boot utility.
Webroot has free customer support with a purchase of their Spysweeper product. $29.95 for one pc.
Both of these products are Windows compatible.

These were the base requirements for both products, see below.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 2000, Vista (32 bit versions of Home Basic, Premium, Business, or Ultimate), or XP (32 bit versions of Professional, Home, Media Center, or XP Tablet)
300 Mhz processor
100 MB hard drive space
256 MB RAM
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or FireFox 2.0 or higher for connecting to the Webroot web site.
Download Size: 12.4 MB

Feel free to call in if you have a rescue story or question 919-929-9601.

WCOM 103.5 to stream www.communityradio.coop

Thanks,

Mel

Show #14 Playlist

Nathan Oliver-I Lived in A Crater

Bowerbirds-In Our Talons

Feel-boy/girl

Work Clothes-My Cowboy Is Kind

Midtown Dickens-Cowboy

Un Du Triox-song #2

The Water Callers-In The Moonlight

Finks-Caveman

Camera Obscura-Let's Get Out of This Country

Beloved Binge-Consumption

Show #13-Social Networking

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:13:00 +0000

Hey,

We will chat about Social Networking sites and the possibilities.

MySpace.com

MOG.com

Reverbnation.com

Classmates.com

Facebook.com

Friendster.com

and a few others plus a fun one for your phone....Dodgeball.com.

http://www.socialnetworking-weblog.com/

a great blog about it all!

We will be there Sunday July 1 @ 12:00-1:00 pm.

Show #13 Playlist

Midtown Dickens-Tambourine

Nathan Oliver-State Line Pt. 1

Midtown Dickens-Big Screen

Mel and Scott

Show #12-Search Engines

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:58:00 +0000

June 24th

My Rollyo.com
So if you read our last post you can see a list of search engines I have been trying out.
I need to get Scott to check them out. I like Congoo and Rollyo.com.

Ask.com has a great interface.

Any how....tune into our show on June 24, 12:00-1:00 pm.

We are still looking for underwriters to support the station and our hour.

More to come.

The graphic up top is from 2004....wow, Looksmart.com

MT

In between Show #10 and #11....

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:31:00 +0000

We will not be on the air on June 17th. Hang tight for June 24th when we kick it with
the Smartest Search Engines, ever.

Yep, we will chat up Google and more!!
Talk about finding sites, news, photos...and such.

Google.com
Tubesurf.com
Picsearch.com
Congoo.com
Ask.com
Yahoo.com
Rollyo.com

Just a few.

We will have a play list with great music.

It will be Father's Day.
Kim Our Mac Girl on the Street will be serving coffee at the Chef Shirle's Vegan Traveling Brunch. This is the second brunch and it will be at the Scrap Exchange in Durham.

Things to look forward to........
boy/girl July 15th
Vista, baby!
Got a virus? Let us help you.......
Podcasting and iPods

As always our Mom's calling in.

Scott is working on a flyer, our website and logo.

Tune in!

Mel~

Show #10-Ex-Members and Beloved Binge-Computers, samplers, recording live shows and beats.

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:32:00 +0000

Show #10

Ex-Members
EX-MEMBERS are an Indie-Electro-Rock band from Durham, NC featuring the vocal power of riot grrrl Shirlé Hale (ex-Gerty!, Womyn of Destruction & Mary Lou Lord), the hard-hitting groove of Melissa York (ex-Butchies, Team Dresch, & Vitapup) & the rhythmic strumming of David K (ex-Gerty! & Liquor Bike).

Combining electronics, dance beats, punk rock and naughtiness, EX-MEMBERS are about to burst at the seems.

They are coming in today to chat about their new ep, upcoming tour with Team Dresch and how much techy stuff they use.

Beloved Binge
"Like wonderful Chicago co-eds The Spinanes, Beloved Binge hustles through minimal guitar-and-drum pop obsessed with sparseness, space and sear. But they do it with the gumption of 764-Hero and, occasionally, the enthusiastic bluster of Sonic Youth." GC, Independent Weekly, October 2006

“...it's nice to have Seattle's transplanted Beloved Binge (who moved to Durham last year) in our midst. On "Other Places"…the tandem of Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge play stripped-down punk rock that doesn't feel thin, combining the howling abandon of Sleater-Kinney with a very fine attention to poppy detail…”-- David Menconi, News and Observer, from Critic’s Picks, On the Best Rock & More, 1/12/07

The Binge made our theme song. We will be hitting them up for info about Local 506's Magic Monday's, June 11th and how they make such great recordings of live shows.

Like our theme song? Well then go see Beloved Binge! See the when and where below!

When: Mon Jun 11 07 09:30 PM
Where: Local 506, 506 West Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, US
Details: The first Magic Monday @ the Local 506 with Magic Mike:
http://www.myspace.com/caseymagic and SNMNMNM: http://www.myspace.com/snmnmnm and Beloved Binge!!!!!!!!!

Lots of talk about computers and music and recording live shows........tune in WCOM 103.5.

See you soon.

MT~

Show #9-The Future Kings of Nowhere and the not so fun death of the CD discussion

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:27:00 +0000

Hi,

Michael Geist

The Lefsetz Letter

CrateKings.com

Alt.chapelhill posting as well.

All great commentary about the 'death of the CD'. This coming in at a time when a great local band i.e. see below is getting ready to release their first full-length CD. I hope this discussion did not scare them...how could it right?. Each artist should do what they see fit.
If you hate buying CDs then don't.
Download music after you pay for it.
Ok.

The Future Kings of Nowhere.

FKoN have the ability to take an acoustic guitar and produce a sound that people don't associate with acoustic.

Really... the FKoN sum up their style best on their Myspace page- "If pressed, this Durham/Chapel Hill group (Shayne O'Neill on vocals and guitar, Dan Kinney on drums, and a revolving cast of other players) will tell you that they play "acousticore," music for people who are angrier than Peter, Paul or Mary, but nicer than Henry Rollins."

Their album comes out in June. CD release party at Ringside, Durham on June 23rd.

We will be chatting about how they support their band with the use of technology.

Like our theme song? Well then go see Beloved Binge! See the when and where below!

When: Mon Jun 11 07 09:30 PM
Where: Local 506, 506 West Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, US
Details: The first Magic Monday @ the Local 506 with Magic Mike:
http://www.myspace.com/caseymagic and SNMNMNM: http://www.myspace.com/snmnmnm and Beloved Binge!!!!!!!!!

MT~
ps photo credit to Ross Grady taken at BCHQ in Durham.

Show #8-Chef Shirle'

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:36:00 +0000

Hi,

Sunday, May 27th with our special guest Chef Shirle'. Chef Shirle' is one of the local chefs seen on News Channel 14. We will be talking about how technology supports small businesses. Chef Shirle' is the owner of Four Corners Cuisine a wonderful personal chef, Traveling Vegan Brunch creator, catering and cooking class service company.

List of great resources below:

Small Biz Technology
Small Business Technology Magazine
Small Business and Technology-North Carolina's Resource for Growing Companies
Mobile Office Technology-An About.com site written by Catherine Roseberry
Small Business Computing-an online resource site

We will post more links.

Show #8 Playlist:
The Salted Tounge-31 Knots
Salad Van-The Bicycats
Rolling in the Grits-Sandy Covin
Strawberries-Asobi Seksu
Yummy Tummy-Maxwell/Mosher
Ice-Regina Hexaphone
Pan Pan Where Did You Go?-Erie Choir

Thanks,
MT

Show #7-We missed you too!

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:04:00 +0000

Hi,

Sorry we missed you all. Scott's Dad was in the hospital and had surgery. Everyone jumped in the car and ran up to upstate NY! Where there are cows. Lots of them.

So thanks to After Further Review for holding down for us. Simian and Bob.

We will see you this week Sunday, May 27th with our special guest Chef Shirle'. Chef Shirle' is one of the local chefs seen on News Channel 14. We will be talking about how technology supports small businesses. Chef Shirle' is the owner of Four Corners Cuisine a wonderful personal chef, Traveling Vegan Brunch creator, catering and cooking class service company.

So tune into 103.5 WCOM at 12:00 noon this Sunday. See you then!

Thanks,
MT

Show #6-Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:53:00 +0000

Hi,

I will post the playlist.

We had lots of callers including Kimya Dawson who needs a laptop to support her Euro-tour!

More to come.

MT

Show #6-Happy Mother's Day, does she want a laptop?

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:50:00 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for tuning in last week. Sorry about the hot-mic! Whew, four mics going at once.

So we will resume our chat about laptops. Scott and I will cover all the good stuff on Sunday.

It is also Mother's Day so I am sure at some point we will hear from our moms.

If you have a question please email us or call in to 919-929-9601.

Save Net Radio

Thanks,
MT

Show #5-Recap.....

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:58:00 +0000

Hi,

Thanks to everyone for their support yesterday. We did not get to hear much from Scott bc he was running around playing IT dude. We have been trying to record our shows over the last few weeks and guess what....we did it! Well Scott did it. I can't take any credit except for the part where I handed him a paper clip to eject the cd out of the tray.

We drove home and listened to the show. Very cool. It is hard to listen to yourself however I am very excited to have an archive of the work we are doing.

Ok we played songs from the upcoming Midtown Dickens cd "Oh Yell!". This cd will be in stores on May 15th. You can order it online at www.307knoxrecords.com. It will also be available in the future for download on many sites including iTunes, eMusic and Rhapsody.

We chatted a bit about laptops below are some links:

High-end laptops

www.alienware.com

www.voodoopc.com

www.falcon-nw.com

What we are using

www.apple.com

www.dell.com

www.toshiba.com

Great reference sites when purchasing or upgrading a laptop

www.pcmag.com

www.pcworld.com

Show #5-Laptops and Midtown Dickens

noreply@blogger.com (Tune in!) — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:44:00 +0000

Hey,

We will be chatting about laptops....aaawwwww!
We will also be hosting the Midtown Dickens who are releasing their first CD.
You will hear lots of tracks from the CD as we
chat with them and discuss laptops.
Maybe my Mom will call in.
Maybe Scott's Mom will call in.

I am typing this on my
Toshiba Satellite P100 17', 120hd,
1.73GHZ and Windows Vista Ultimate.
We will be covering Vista in the near future.

Ok more to come!

Photos of:
XO-1
Tandy
Osborne
Dynabook
Origami
Toshiba

Away from your computer...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:54:00 +0000

www.gotomypc.com/

Matt recommends!

s.

Really expensive phone service...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:42:00 +0000

but potentially useful for a traveler. You get unlimited phone AND data minutes, along with a personal assistant you can call.

http://boingboing.net/2007/04/21/premium_cellular_com.html

check it out.

s.