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Synchronize Mac folders, Encrypt a small USB flash drive, Hosted Phone Service, WeBike, The Paperless Computer Business, Switch v Router, Recovering data

(43 minutes)

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Show #433 Notes

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Show Links –

• BAMcast – Business and Marketing Podcast
• Synchronize two folders on a Mac with Automator and Rsync
• Using rsync to Keep Your Files in Sync
• SyncMate
• Syncovery
• Grsync
• 7-Zip
• Creating a Self-Extracting Archive with 7-Zip
• Steganos Safe
• TrueCrypt
• Autorun TrueCrypt from a USB drive
• Using 7-zip to create encrypted self-extracting archives
• U3 Information from SanDisk
• 8×8 – Hosted Business VoIP Phone Service
• WeBike
• We-Biking at Brussels Airport
• The Paperless Computer Business
• SignNow
• How do I use OpenDNS and Manage Internal Resources and Virtual Private Networks?
• Network switch
• Switched Ethernet
• Router
• VLAN – Virtual LAN
• Medialink Wireless N Router – 802.11n
• Thermaltake Sata HDD USB Docking Station
• SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter
• Zero Assumtion Recovery
• updatexlrator – The Update Accelerator add-on
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

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Movember, Getting retainer clients, Learning to support servers, Keeping track of client problems and information

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Show #432 Notes

Show Links –

• Tech-Vets podcast
• How can I make the On Screen Keyboard display at the login page?
• Thermaltake Sata HDD USB Docking Station
• SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter
• VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner
• Brother PT1290 Home and Office Labeler
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Questions –

• Best Mac based file synchronization utility?
• Easy way to password protect a 2GB USB stick?
• How do you manage client information?

Music –

• Creed – Whats this life for? (Acoustic)

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Hurricane Sandy, WeTransfer, SharePoint Portal, Client notes and checklists, New server checklist, Windows 8 32 vs 64 bit

(46 minutes)

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Show #431 Notes

Show Links –

• American Red Cross
• Podnutz Kickstarter Project
• WeTransfer
• Evernote
• HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Music –

• Alanis Morissette – Basket Case

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Printer stories, OpenDNS issue, Off-site backups, Network troubleshooting

(45 minutes)

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Show #430 Notes

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Show Links –

• OpenDNS
• Shadow Protect for SBS
• Enveloc
• Jungle Disk
• Mozy Pro
• FileTypesMan
• Is the website down just for me?
• Untangle
• onebox
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Some of the songs on this program were provided by Magnatune.com

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RDP tip, Cloud based phone systems, SlingBox, TrueCrypt tip, Business compliance and regulations, Change control

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Show #429 Notes

Show Links –

• Access Line
• RingCentral
• WD Live Hub
• SLingBox
• Microsoft DreamSpark
• Microsoft WebsiteSpark
• Google Short Links
• ipchicken
• The Most Dangerous Web Sites
• ISO 9000
• Sarbanes–Oxley Act
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI)
• Change Control
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Some of the songs on this program were provided by Magnatune.com

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Outlook and Exchange Server tips, iPhone iOS 6 Tips, Ninite, TrueCrypt

(30 minutes)

Show #428 Notes

Show Links –

• Outlook 2007 prompts you repeatedly for a password
• Remote Connectivity Analyzer
• MXToolbox
• MHS Consulting
• waze navigation app
• Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test
• Ninite
• TrueCrypt
• Medialink Wireless N Router
• Power Liberator Plus
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

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Tips for remotely entering a URL, Internet radios, Router for one computer, Microsoft Action Pack vs TechNet, WSUS

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Show #427 Notes

Show Links –

• CC WiFi Internet Radio
• Grace Digital Wireless Hi-fi Internet Radio
• Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio
• Logitech Squeezebox Radio Music Player
• Apple iTouch
• Tangent Quattro Internet radio
• Pandora for business
• Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99
• The Pale Moon Project
• Microsoft DreamSpark
• WSUS
• WSUS Offline Update
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
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Music –

• P!nk – Try

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iPhone 5, Browser support stories from the trenches, Preventing infections, Windows 8 comments, Microsoft Action Pack

(57 minutes)

Show #426 Notes

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Show Links –

• Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test
• Voice navigation killed Apple-Google maps talks
• OpenDNS
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Web of Trust – WOT
• Microsoft Accounts vs. Local Accounts in Windows 8
• Start 8 – Start Menu for Windows 8
• Mike Tech Show RSS FEED
• DNS Made Easy
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Some of the songs on this program were provided by Magnatune.com

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GoDaddy Apology, How to offset the cost of iPhone 5, Apple iOS 6, OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.2, Windows 7 – Default File Type Associations – Restore, Windows 8 issues

(43 minutes)

Show #425 Notes

Show Links –

• How to offset the cost of your pricey new iPhone 5
• Apple iOS 6
• OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.2
• Windows 7 – Default File Type Associations – Restore
• YubiKey
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Music –

• Green Day – Tired Of Waiting For You

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GoDaddy Outage, DNS Services, Landline for security, How much to charge, Security FREE program list, Handling client phone calls, Google Voice, SBS 2008 Backup

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Show #424 Notes

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Show Links –

• nettica
• Dyn
• Tech-Vets
• Net 10 – LG800G
• o’Reilly
• The Default Gateway may have been set to 0.0.0.0
• Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
• Google Voice
• System requirements for OS X Mountain Lion
• Fab’s AutoBackup 4 Tech
• My Amazon Shortcut – amazon.mikenation.net
• My Amazon Shortcut – miketechshow.com/amazon

Music –

• The Hooters – One of Us

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