This link was sent to me last week by my son Ryan. This recorded conversation of a man attempting to cancel his AOL account has gotten a lot of press lately. You can listen to it [here]

Podcast: [Mirror]

(33 minutes)

Show #73 Notes

Show Links –

• Techpodcasts Today
• Techpodcasts Today RSS feed
• Belarc
• Asoka – Pluglink
• Asoka – PL9640
• SMC – Power Line
• SMC – SMCHT-ETH
• HP Photosmart 2610
• BootIT NG

Independent Music –

• Check In The Dark – Running From The Sum

Contact Information –

• Email me at mike@miketechshow.com
• Voice mail: (240) 949-2450

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• From Jim – Sandisk Sansa M240
• From SBG – Creative Zen Vision M
• From Chris – HP iPaq Pocket PC
• From Cian – Creative Zen Nano Plus
• From Jean-Francois – Creative ZEN Microphoto

This wraps up my coverage on the MP3 player. A big thank you to everyone that submitted recommendations and reviews!

Podcast: [Mirror]

(14 minutes)

Show #72 Notes

Show Links –

• Samsung MP3 Players
• iriver T30
• Palm TX
• Pocket Tunes
• PQ DVD
• MMPlayer
• iPod shuffle
• Sandisk Sansa Products
• iriver IFP-790
• Coby MP-827
• Rio Sport

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From R. B. Watson –

• Winpodder
• Ziepod(free & paid)
• Doppler Radio
• Golden Ear
• RSS Radio(paid)
• PodSpider(paid)
• myPodder (for U3 drives)

Listener MP3 player recommendations:

• Randy – Samsung Yp-T7 or YP-F2JZW
• Farren – Palm TX with Pocket Tunes
• Greg – iRiver T30
• Rob – iPod Shuffle

I received so much email on this topic, look for a short podcast on MP3 players in a couple days.

Podcatching Software –

From Joe – His favorite podcatching software for his Palm Treo 700p, Quick News 1.24

Lists of other Windows podcatching software

• ipodder
• wikipedia

Upconvert PC DVD to HD –

• HDTV Arcade Discussions
• PCMechanic Tech Forums

Motherboard/CPU monitor –

From Ryan – Motherboard Monitor 5.3.7.0

MP3 Player –

From Cate – The feature on an mp3 player that lets you come back to the same place when you turn off the mp3 player is called Pause/Resume. The Samsung YP-U1 flash player, when turned off and then turn it back on, it resumes at the same spot.

Podcast: [Mirror]

(44 minutes)

Show #71 Notes

Show Links –

• AutoPatcher
• DropMyRights
• WhyNotAdmin
• When Automatic Updates can be harmful
• Free Download Manager
• Replay Radio – AV
• Duplicate File Finder
• PodBot
• Podcatcher on a Stick
• AutoRun USB
• StationRipper
• CMS Data Transfer Kit
• KeyNote
• EverNote
• Piky Basket 2.0
• SunoSoft Overwrite Protect
• PodZinger

Questions –

• What is your favorite podcatching software other then iTunes or Juice?
• Is there a way to upconvert a DVD playing on a PC to HD resolutions?
• FREE program to monitor motherboard/CPU temperature?
• Recommend MP3 player that when you pause and power off, you can resume at the same point?
• Email me at mike@miketechshow.com
• Voice mail: (240) 949-2450

Independent Music –

• Liz Longly – Delicate Balance

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I received several emails and a harsh warning from my network engineers. DO NOT use rubber bands inside your computer. It did sound cool, but here are some comments:

From Chris – “Between the heat and the constant air movement, it’s a harsh environment and the rubber bands dry out quickly. You don’t want to be sitting there in six months and hear a ‘thunk’ when your running drive drops. It’s a good idea, but I think you have to look for a different material.

From Robert – “One guaranteed characteristic of standard old rubber bands is that they deteriorate quickly in warm/hot environments, loose their elasticity and fail. If a hard drive were to fall in it’s cage while spinning this would certainly cause significant damage, and I presume most of us don’t peek inside our cages to check our rubber bands very often. Also, I’m impressed that drives sometimes transfer considerable heat to the cage through the metal to metal contact of mounting screws, therefore, theoretically, causing the drive do dissipate heat and keeping it a bit healthier”

I passed along a bad idea from Maximum PC.