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DaMarshan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:40:00 +0000

First Post

DaMarshan — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:20:00 +0000

well this is my first post for this blog and its pretty much about the games i play and how i play em

Episode 100: Troubleshooting Tips and A Look Back

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier, Michael Gdovin, Reed Dame, and special guest JD Dorfman look back at the history of Tecker 911 and give some troubleshooting tips to help you after we go dark. (58:30)

Episode 99: Picnik

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin show you Picnik, an online image editor that lets you quickly edit photos. (13:13)

Episode 98: Maps Roundup

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame round up Google, Bing, Yahoo and Mapquest's mapping service. (21:53)

Episode 97: OpenID

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame introduce you to OpenID, a federated authentication system that might be in your future. (12:31)

Episode 96: Basecamp

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Reed Dame show you Basecamp, a collaboration site we use to put the show together. (8:45)

Episode 95: eBooks

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Reed Dame introduce you to eBooks, on both computers and devices. (8:39)

Episode 94: Netflix

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman show off Netflix, an online movie rental site that offers both DVDs by mail and online streaming. (13:06)

Episode 93: Learning to Program

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame introduce you to several things you can do to get started programming a computer. (13:27)

Episode 92: Live Sync

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you Windows Live Sync, a program that keeps your computers in sync. (13:26)

Episode 91: Mint

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you Mint, an online money tracking system, similar to Microsoft Money or Quicken. (12:10)

Episode 90: Power Saving Tips

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Reed Dame and Jordan Berman give you a few tips to save power on your computers and portable devices to get better battery life or save the environment. (9:36)

Episode 89: Reusing Old Computers

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman give you several ways to reuse your old computer. (9:20)

Episode 88: VLC

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman show you VLC, a lightweight media player that plays almost anything. It's good to have around! (7:19)

Episode 87: Digg

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin introduce you to Digg, where readers pick what the top stories on the web are, and is home to some great innovation in the social web. (10:46)

Episode 86: Watching TV Online

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman try to steer you through the complicated world of watch TV online, including old and new shows, for free or pay. (16:52)

Episode 85: Geotagging Photos

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier introduces you to geotagging (placing it on a map) photos using any camera, a GPS tracker and some software. (21:39)

Episode 84: iPhone

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Jordan Berman and Michael Gdovin show you some of the things you can do on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. (11:02)

Episode 83: Google Earth

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you Google Earth, an application similar to Google Maps, but in 3D. (11:03)

Episode 82: Delicious

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Reed Dame explain Yahoo's Delicious, a social bookmarking service, that has different uses for different people. (10:59)

Episode 81: Zoho

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman show you Zoho, an online office suite that does much more than Google Docs. (10:40)

Episode 80: Digital Video Workflow

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Michael Plasmeier show the complete workflow for shooting, transferring, editing, and sharing your digital video. (39:01)

Episode 79: Tablet PC

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show off their tablet PCs while explaining what tablets are and who can benefit from using one. (16:05)

Episode 78: Wordpress Getting Started

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Michael Plasmeier show you how to set up Wordpress, an open source blogging platform on your web site. (20:22)

Episode 77: Gmail

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Reed Dame and Michael Gdovin show you the ins and outs of Gmail, Google's ground breaking email service. (16:00)

Episode 76: iLife

Tue, 26 May 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman show you iLife, the digital media software suite that ships with every Mac computer. (8:50)

Episode 75: What We Use

Tue, 19 May 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier, Michael Gdovin, Jordan Berman and Reed Dame tell you what products and services they use everyday. (7:52)

Episode 74: U3

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Jordan Berman and Michael Plasmeier explain the pros and cons of U3 as well as let you know how to get rid of it and what alternatives are best. (8:23)

Episode 73: Twitter

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Mike Gdovin introduce you to Twitter, the micro-blogging and messaging system sweeping the globe. (8:57)

Episode 72: iWork

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman show off iWork, the productivity suite from Apple, including Pages, Numbers and Keynote (7:57)

Episode 71: Digital TV Transition

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier discusses the digital TV transition. Does it affect you? And where are companies stretching the truth to take advantage of the FCC-mandated change? (9:17)

Episode 70: Electricity

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Jordan Berman and Reed Dame show you how to make a simple circuit and Michael Plasmeier talks a little bit about electricity. (10:45)

Episode 69: Pandora

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Reed Dame and Justin Plasmeier introduce you to Pandora, an online radio station that plays only the music you like. (11:58)

Episode 68: Online Backup

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you JungleDisk and Mozy which are applications that backup your data online. Online backup is the safest and most convenient. (13:05)

Episode 67: MobileMe

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman take you inside Apple's Mobile Me. Learn about the web publishing features from .Mac as well as the new syncing features. (8:19)

Episode 66: OneNote

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame introduce you to Microsoft OneNote, a note-taking application from Microsoft. (23:53)

Episode 65: GPS

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier tells you what features to look for in a new dash-mounted GPS. (22:27)

Episode 64: Remote Access

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Jordan Berman and Michael Plasmeier show you two options to use your computer from another machine. (11:32)

Episode 63: Google Reader

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you Google Reader which lets you read your favorite news sites and blogs all in one place. (14:00)

Episode 62: Cloud Computing

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Jordan Berman describe the concept of "Cloud Computing" where you keep your data on the internet. Examples include Gmail, and Meebo. (10:14)

Episode 61: Reinstalling Windows

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you how to reinstall Windows XP on your computer when you just want to start fresh. (16:55)

Episode 60: Cell Phone Internet

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame explain cell phone internet or how you can access the internet over the cell phone networks almost anywhere with technologies such as 3G and EDGE. (10:41)

Episode 59: Digital Camera Workflow

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin talk you through a digital camera workflow. They tell you what to look for in buying a camera, how to get the pictures on your computer, and finally, how to store and share your pictures using Google's Picasa. (31:05)

Episode 58: Firefox 3

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin show you what is new in Firefox 3. (16:42)

Episode 57: Windows DVD Maker

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier shows you Windows DVD Maker built into Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It lets you make a basic DVD in just a few minutes without installing or buying anything. (5:57)

Episode 56: iPod Backup

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman show you how you can get the songs off your iPod without any software to buy or download. (10:38)

Episode 55: Mobile Computing

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin discuss the different devices you can use for mobile computing and how well they work for popular tasks such as reading and writing email. (18:15)

Episode 54: eBay

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame show you how to sell and buy stuff on eBay in this extensive episode. (39:52)

Episode 53: Speeding up Startup

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Reed Dame and Jordan Berman talk about the multiple ways to speed up your Windows startup by disabling startup programs, services, and tasks. (11:38)

Episode 52: Net Neutrality

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed Dame talk about net neutrality. What is it? What does it mean to you? Do we have it now? Is it protected by law? (15:19)

Episode 51: Podcasting

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Reed Dame show you how to create and distribute your first audio podcast. (15:05)

Episode 50: Taking a Break

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier, Reed Dame, Jordan Berman, and Michael Gdovin take a break for the 50th episode! They go outside and have fun to remind you to get off of the computer! (5:25)

Episode 49: TiVo

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin show off TiVo, the most famous brand of DVR. Michael and Michael explain how a DVR will revolutionize the way you watch TV. (15:24)

Episode 48: OLPC

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin demo the OLPC, or the XO PC, a so called $100 laptop for children in developing nations. Michael Plasmeier gives his thoughts on the device as he reviews it. (8:46)

Episode 47: PayPal Security Key

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman show you a new tool to help keep you safer on PayPal, the PayPal Security Key from Verisign. (7:29)

Episode 46: Bookmooch

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Episode 45: FiOS

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier interviews Michael Gdovin who recently got Verizon FiOS and gives his first impressions of their "triple play" service with phone, internet, and TV. (16:05)

Episode 44: Backup

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman talk about the importance of backing up you data. They talk about the different reasons why you should backup and the different ways of doing it. (9:10)

Episode 43: Bluetooth

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Reed and Jordan Berman explain what you need to know about Bluetooth, the short range wireless protocol that is showing up everywhere. Jordan tells you the different things Bluetooth can do; and Reed shows you how to pair a cell phone with your Mac. (6:42)

Episode 42: BitTorrent

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman point out BitTorrent, the popular file sharing protocol taking over internet. They explain some of the lingo and how to get started downloading legal software using uTorrent. (11:59)

Episode 41: PayPal

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman show you PayPal, the popular method for paying for things on eBay and other sites. (7:12)

Episode 40: DS vs PSP

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier (representing the Nintendo DS) battles it out with Ed Rochon (representing the Sony PSP). Find out how the systems differ and which one is for you. (11:47)

Episode 39: Free Software

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Gdovin and Reed explain free or open software software and point out many examples of existing free software programs and where you can get it. (5:21)

Episode 38: Mac

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Reed talks about Apple's operating system, OSX, including what it comes with and how it differs from Windows. Michael Gdovin talks about Apple's line of laptops and and desktops. (9:48)

Episode 37: Burning ISOs

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Michael Plasmeier and Reed tell you how to burn ISO images using InfraRecorder on Windows and the built in Disk Utility on Mac (04:44)

Episode 36: Facebook

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 36: Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman talk about Facebook, the large social network where privacy is important and you can add applications. (08:15)

Episode 35: Wii

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 35: Michael Gdovin challenges Michael Plasmeier and Ed Rochon to a few rounds of Wii Sports on a Nintendo Wii. (15:53)

Episode 34: File Zipping

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 34: Jordan Berman and Ed Rochon talk about zipping and un-zipping ZIP files using Filzip. (04:20)

Episode 33: Portable Apps

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 33: Reed and Jordan Berman show you how to run some of your favorite applications from any flash drive, without needing to install them using Portable Apps (04:31)

Episode 32: Web Hosting

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 32: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin tell you how to quickly and easily set up a website with 1and1 (10:48)

Episode 31: Flickr

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 31: Reed and Ed Rochon talk about flickr the photo sharing website owned by Yahoo. (10:02)

Episode 30: Haverford Township Day 2008

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 30: Michael Plasmeier and the Tecker 911 crew answer your questions LIVE from Haverford Township Day 2007. (12:58) Special thanks to the Haverford Township Recreation Department for providing a booth.

Episode 29: File and Printer Sharing

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 29: Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman show you how you can set up Windows File and Printer sharing so that all of the computers in your house can share files and printers. It is not that hard if your computers are already networked to share your Cable or DSL connection the the internet. (10:38)

Episode 28: Truecrypt

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 28: Michael Gdovin shows Jordan Berman Truecrypt, a free on-the-fly encryption application. (07:00)

Episode 27: Notebook Cards

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 27: Michael Gdovin and Ed Rochon explain what notebook cards are and what you can do with them. (05:26)

Episode 26: Words: The Latin Dictionary

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 26: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin talk about Words, a Latin dictionary for the computer. (06:31)

Episode 25: Behind the Scenes

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 25: The Tecker 911 crew shows you what goes into making an episode of Tecker 911 and the tools we use to bring the show to you. (10:07)

Episode 24: Windows Movie Maker

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 24: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin talk about Windows Movie Maker, the free and not-so-basic video editor included in Windows XP SP2 and Vista. (13:54)

Episode 23: Wikipedia Reliability

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 23: Michael Plasmeier and Jordan Berman discuss the reliability of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. (07:24)

Episode 22: Firefox Add-Ons

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 22: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin share their favorite add-ons for Firefox. (11:28)

Episode 21: Computer Storage

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 21: Ed Rochon and Michael Gdovin talk about the different types of computer storage and how it's measured. (7:46)

Episode 20: War Walking

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 20: Michael Plasmeier, Michael Gdovin, Ed Rochon, and JD Dorfman go war walking through Havertown, PA to see who hasn't secured their wireless networks. (6:41)

Episode 19: Wifi

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 19: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin explain why and how to secure your wireless internet connection. (8:14)

Episode 18: CollegeBoard.com Tools

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 18: Michael Plasmeier and Ed Rochon explain the helpful tools provided on CollegeBoard.com to help you plan for college. (8:01)

Episode 17: Audacity

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 17: Matt McMullan and Michael Gdovin share Audacity, a free-open source audio editor and tips on how to use it to edit and improve an audio podcast. JD Dorfman tells you how to get the LAME encoder to create MP3s. (9:46)

Episode 16: RSS

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 16: Michael Plasmeier and JD Dorfman explain the RSS feeds spreading around the internet. Learn what it is and how to use them on this episode of Tecker 911. (9:06)

Episode 15: Destroying Stuff!

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Episode 15: Michael Gdovin and Ed Rochon teach you how to destroy stuff ranging from CDs to hard drives, to even the entire computer box! (7:09)

Episode 14: Ubuntu

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:00:00 +0000

Episode 14: Michael Gdovin and JD Dorfman show you around this alternate operating system based on Linux. Ubuntu is perfect for users with basic needs because it's friendly and easy to use. (5:04)

Episode 13: Google Docs and Spreadsheets

Sun, 27 May 2007 17:00:00 +0000

Episode 13: Michael Plasmeier and Ed Rochon share Google's Docs and Spreadsheets online word processor and collaboration tool. (7:09)

Episode 12: Microsoft Office 2007

Mon, 14 May 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 12: Michael Plasmeier and JD Dorfman show off Microsoft's new Office 2007. It's radically different with its new results-oriented UI and "ribbon" interface. (11:41)

Episode 11: Windows Vista

Sun, 06 May 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 11: Windows Vista: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin are running the new version of Windows, Vista. They lead you around the OS, explain new features, and tell you if you should buy it. (16:14)

Episode 10: LAN Party

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 10: LAN Party: Chris Denny joins Michael Plasmeier and Ed Rochon to show you how you can set up your own local area network gaming party with your friends. (9:23)

Episode 9: MLA Formatting

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 9: MLA Formatting: Michael Plasmeier and JD Dorfman show you a MLA Formatting template for Microsoft Word to help you easily and quickly format school research papers. (5:03)

Episode 8: TI-83+ on your Computer

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 8: TI-83+ on your Computer: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin tell you how to use a TI-83+ on your computer. Never bring home that expensive calculator again! (11:14)

Episode 7: Security Tips

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 7: Security Tips: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin share some essential tips to staying safe on the internet. (7:16)

Episode 6: YouTube on your iPod

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 6: YouTube on your iPod: Michael Plasmeier and Ed Rochon show you how to download and convert videos from YouTube into a format to put on a video-compatible iPod. (5:10)

Episode 5: Upgrading a PC

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Tecker 911: Episode 5: Upgrading a PC: Michael Plasmeier and Michael Gdovin share some essential tips to staying safe on the internet. (7:16)

Episode 4: PowerSchool

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:00:00 +0000

Tecker 911: Episode 4: PowerSchool: Join Michael Plasmeier of Tecker as he interviews Ms. Olinger of the School District of Haverford Township about the new parent portal for PowerSchool. (9:58)

Episode 3: Skype

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:00:00 +0000

Tecker 911: Episode 3: Skype: Mike Gdovin and Ed Rochon explain the basics of Skype on Tecker 911. Learn about this popular and cheap calling program. (4:37) Stop the Encoder!: Skype released a new deal to get unlimited calling to the US and Canada for $29.95 a year. If you sign up by Jan 31, 2006 its only $14.95.