60 http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/index.php en-us ℗ & © 2006 PC Media, Inc. PC Hardware, Software, and the Internet PC Mechanic Staff The PC Mechanic Podcast talks about all things technology. Topics include the internet, PC hardware, software. We do news commentary, reviews, how-to, and anything else that strikes our fancy. PC Media, Inc. podcast@pcmech.com PC Media, Inc. Net Connection Troubleshooting Rich talks about troubleshooting your DSL or Cable connection to the Internet. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_01-02-2007.mp3 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:42:31 -0500 16:44 DSL,Cable,Internet,Connection,ISP,Cable,Network PC Media, Inc. LogMeIn Review Rich takes a look at Logmein.com's free remote desktop service. This allows you to remotely access your computer over the internet without worrying about the complexities of VPNs, firewalls and other networking hells. http://www.pcmechtv.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_12-26-2006.mp3 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:54:09 -0500 6:53 LogMeIn,remote desktop,pcmech PC Media, Inc. ThinkFree (web based office app suite) In past episodes, Rich has discussed OpenOffice, the free office suite that rivals Microsoft Office without the hefty price tag. This week, Rich talks about ThinkFree, an online (that means internet-based) office application suite. Thinkfree is free and it acts like Microsoft Office. And it operates totally in your web browser which means you don't need to install anything. That's just cool. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_12-19-2006.mp3 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:22:11 -0500 6:57 thinkfree,office suite,online,internet PC Media, Inc. Youtube How To This week Rich does a how-to on posting your own videos to Youtube.com. As many of you know, Youtube.com is the most popular online video site on the internet. It was founded in February 2005 by three ex-Paypal employees. In less then two years, it grew to the point where it was recently purchased by Google for $1.65 billion. Not bad! One of the things that made it so popular was the ease of publishing your own video content. It can be done quite easily using Windows Movie Maker, a free video editor that comes with Windows. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_12-13-2006.mp3 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:59:46 -0500 11:53 Youtube,video,online PC Media, Inc. Monitors 101 Rich does a basic lesson in Monitors 101. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_12-04-2006.mp3 Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:26:34 -0500 monitors,hertz,resolution,pcmech,pc mechanic,CRT,LCD PC Media, Inc. Skype - Free VOIP Rich does a look-see at what Skype is all about. Skype is a free VOIP client as well as an instant message client. And, until the end of 2006, you can use it to make free long distance calls anywhere in the United States. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_11-27-2006.mp3 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:31:13 -0500 8:00 skype,voip PC Media, Inc. Windows Vista - We Have a Release Date! Microsoft has announced a release date for Windows Vista of January 30, 2007. Will this release matter? http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_11-20-2006.mp3 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:03:20 -0500 microsoft,vista,windows,release PC Media, Inc. OpenOffice: The Free Office Suite OpenOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. Why spend hundreds of dollars just to do word processing and spreadsheets? OpenOffice will do them for free. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_11-14-2006.mp3 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:31:05 -0500 openoffice,office,word processing,excel,pcmech PC Media, Inc. Laptop or Desktop? Rich does a discussion on the pros and cons of a notebook system versus a PC. With performance differences being negligible now days, there are other considerations. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_11-06-2006.mp3 Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:25:48 -0500 laptop,pc,computer,notebook,pcmech,windows,upgrade,build PC Media, Inc. Free Software For Your Computer Rich talks about some of the top freeware applications found on the web for your computer. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_11-01-2006.mp3 Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:41:47 -0500 windows,pcmech,freeware PC Media, Inc. Build or Buy? Rich looks at whether it is better (cheaper) to build a computer or to buy one. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_podcast_10-23-2006.mp3 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:12:46 -0400 10:31 build pc,buy,build,computer PC Media, Inc. Search Engine Optimization Rich talks about search engine optimization and gives you some tips and tweaks to get your website up to the top of the search engines. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_podcast_10-16-2006.mp3 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:08:31 -0400 seo,search engine optimization PC Media, Inc. How to boot Linux off a pen drive Rich does a quick intro to small Linux distributions and then goes into how to set up Linux on a USB pen drive and actually boot your PC off of your USB stick. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_10-09-2006.mp3 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:19:04 -0400 9:26 linux,usb PC Media, Inc. Intro to Rich, IE7, Part Deux Rich introduces himself and he also wraps up his comments on Internet Explorer 7. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_10-05-2006.mp3 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:15:17 -0400 microsoft,ie7,internet explorer PC Media, Inc. Internet Explorer 7 Preview Rich makes some comments on IE7 to precede the coming video cast review of the product http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/pcmech_09-28-2006.mp3 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:04:00 -0400 12:44 microsoft,internet explorer,ie,browser,firefox,opera PC Media, Inc. Vista Discussion Alaron and Tyler chat about some of the rumor surrounding Windows Vista http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/6_show.mp3 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:16:00 -0400 10:30 windows,microsoft,vista,software,pc,pcmech PC Media, Inc. What's on Dave's PC? David gives a little software tour of his own PC and uses it for his recommendations on software to solve common daily problems. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/5_show.mp3 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:04:00 -0500 24:05 pcmech,pcmechanic,pc,computer,software PC Media, Inc. How to Defeat Spam This week, David gives a thorough rundown of what spam is and how to avoid it. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/4_show.mp3 Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:01:00 -0500 24:22 pcmech,spam,email,computers,pc,computer PC Media, Inc. Troubleshooting 101, News and Support Tyler gives the basic theory of how to troubleshooting your PC. We then cover the tech news of the week and some site announcements. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/3_show.mp3 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:52:41 -0500 22:00 pcmech,troubleshooting,computer,intel PC Media, Inc. Remote Desktop Services, News, and Support David gives a look at Gotomypc.com and Logmein.com. Alaron and Tyler give the week's headlines with commentary. Timo addresses three support topics from the PCMech Forumc. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/2_show.mp3 Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:37:00 -0500 27:27 gotomypc.com,logmein.com,macworld,intel,microsoft,google,amd,pcmech,mechanic,desktop,pc PC Media, Inc. Intro Show, History of Website, News Our first show! In this show, David gives a history of the PC Mechanic website. Force Flow and Tyler give us some news commentary. http://www.pcmech.com/podcast/shows/1_show.mp3 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:45:00 -0500 22:24 pcmech,mechanic,intel,mac,games