I updated my Software page. Check it out [here]

• Recovering Deleted Files
• PC-World: Free Utilities to Recover Deleted Files

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Show #56 notes:

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Mike Tech Show Sponsors –

• nitrosecurity

Show Links –

• Trenton Computer Festival April 22/23
• FireFox Extentsion Backup Extension
• Free File and Disk Utilities
• SpinRite
• Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
• Zero-Assumption Recovery
• QuickTime Alternative
• From Johnny – Linux distros for older hardware

Podcasts Mentioned –

• In the Trenches
• The Mac ReviewCast
• Security Now

Question –

• What are best practices for maintaining an external hard drive and sharing it with a Mac and a PC?
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• Voice mail: (240) 949-2450

Independent Music –

• Brooksfoundjake – East

Sent in by Jan. Use the PCzapper TV Extender to enjoy your Media Center computer on your regular tv set. The PCzapper TV Extender shows Media Center on TV while your PC can stay wherever you want. Get it [here]

From Tangerine:

• ColorZilla – get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and paste it into another program.
• HTML Validator – adds HTML validation inside Firefox and Mozilla. The number of errors of a HTML page is seen on the form of an icon in the status bar when browsing.
• QuickChat – allows you to chat about anything on any website with the users that are actively browsing that site.

From Matt:

• Foxmarks – sync bookmarks with multiple systems

Marty sent in this link. FireDaemon allows you to run any application program or script as an interactive or non-interactive Windows service. This program automates the process of creating the service. Get it [here] (If you want to “do-it-yourself”, check out Show #51.)

Robert from Tennessee sent this in. ExplorerXP is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non – commercial use) file manager for Windows 2000/XP. Unlike the regular Windows Explorer, it displays the total size of each folder and allows you to browse multiple folders from a tabbed interface. Get it [here]

Michael from Maine sent this in. AutoPatcher is a comprehensive collection of patches, add-ons and registry tweaks that give you peace of mind in the knowledge that your Windows system is up to date, even before you connect it to the Internet. It’s designed to quickly patch a system with the most current updates and tweaks available, and requires no user interaction once you have selected what to install. Get it [here]

From the Philadelphia Sunday Inquirer –

• Google knows
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• Google watch

If you received Show #55 Friday evening, it might have been cut short by LibSyn. The actual length is 46 minutes and 47 seconds long. The file size should be about 32 MB. If your file does not match this please download it again. The problem has been resolved.

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Mike