The Tech Life Podcast

What is RAM? - The Tech Life Podcast 1

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:02:35 +0000

This is the first episode of The Tech Life Podcast! Nathan and Brian discuss technology with Murfreesboro.

In the news
1) Comcast adds ESPNU to their sports package. This costs $5 per month.
2) Comcast adds access to ESPN360 for their internet subscribers.

Topic: What is RAM?
We discuss what RAM is and how your computer uses it.

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How to check your RAM usage - The Tech Life Podcast 2

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:10:22 +0000

In the news
1) Comcast adds 13 new HD channels locally - BET(198), CMT(195), Comedy Central(260), G4(260), Lifetime(217), MLB Network(199), MTV(197), Nickelodeon(228), SpikeTV(218), Style(259), TVOne(188), VH1(196), and Weather Channel(185)

2) Comcast offers faster internet speeds (up to 15 MBps) for no additional charge. You might need to exchange your modem though.

Topic: How to check your RAM usage
We discussed 2 ways to make sure your computer isn't using too much RAM.

1) Check your system tray. You can find detailed instructions at http://www.bukisa.com/articles/47806_how-to-clean-up-your-system-tray

2) Check the task manager. See http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/07/12/how-to-use-the-task-manager-to-moni... for more help.

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Sprint News and the Palm Pixi - The Tech Life Podcast 3

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:35:53 +0000

In the news
1) Sprint announces Any Mobile, Anytime. Find out more at http://anymobile.sprint.com/

2) Palm announces the Palm Pixi, its second smartphone running the new webOS. See more at http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pixi/index.html

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The nook and Windows 7 - The Tech Life Podcast 4

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:33 +0000

In the news
1) Barnes & Noble announces the nook e-reader for $259. See more at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/

2) Windows 7 is out! For a detailed and geeky review check out http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/. Or you can watch some video tours at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx

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LCD vs Plasma - The Tech Life Podcast 5

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:10:27 +0000

Yes, we are aware that it's been a long time since the last podcast. Finally, here is episode 5 where we discuss plasma vs LCD. Find out more about the myth of plasma burn-in at http://hdguru.com/plasma-tv-burn-in-fact-or-myth/826/

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iPad, iPad, iPad - The Tech Life Podcast 6

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:00:47 +0000

In this episode, we discuss....you guessed it....the iPad. If you want a little more info, you can check out Engadget's full review.

You might just rather get a Kindle and/or a laptop.

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No more computer viruses! - The Tech Life Podcast 7

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:53:34 +0000

This week we discuss ways to avoid getting computer viruses. Listen to find out the secrets!

If you want to read more about what we discussed on the show, here are a few links:

Download Mozilla Firefox download
Firefox support

Download Google Chrome
Chrome support

Download AVG anti-virus
AVG support

Download Microsoft Security Essentials

More about Microsoft updates

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HP Buys Palm - The Tech Life Podcast 8

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:58:51 +0000

This week we discuss HP buying Palm. We love Palm and their webOS smartphone platform; so we're quite excited about this acquisition.

If you want to read more about what we discussed on the show, here are a few links:

Palm Pre review
Palm Pixi review
Palm Pre Plus review
Palm Pixi Plus review

HP's commitment to Palm's webOS
Rumored HP tablet running webOS

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Talkin' Smartphones - The Tech Life Podcast 9

admin@thetechlife.net (The Tech Life) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:12:45 +0000

In this episode we ramble for awhile about our current favorite topic - smartphones! We discuss iPhone, Android, and of course Palm. For more info, see my earlier post about smartphone operating systems.

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