Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting December 31st, 2011. Benjamin starts the show with a variety of computer and technology news items, such as Apple rumors (debunked), Netflix woes, and Verizon’s new charges. Benjamin, Benny, Steve, and Deb then look at the past year, noting their excitements, disappointments, predictions, and more. This retrospective culminates in a look at who the annual pick was for the...

Website of the Week – D-PAN.org   My grandfather, in his later years, became increasingly hard of hearing.  As a person who talks with their hands a lot anyway, I’m fascinated by American Sign Language… and as a person who loves to hear, I find myself heartbroken that there are things that many deaf people will never hear.  Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, written when he was almost deaf, in itself is a testament...

Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting December 24th, 2011. Benjamin opened with the usual top news items of the week, from Microsoft bailing on CES, to Blackberry’s decline, and Congress’s attempts to stifle the Internet. Benjamin then covered the problems with free Antivirus programs, and followed that up with suggestions on things to do with your new technology items from Christmas. Steve Keske followed...

Website of the Week – NoradSanta.org Santa Claus gets some serious help each year from a wide variety of folks.  Some of the folks that help keep him on schedule, are the same folks that protect our country.  NORAD ensures that Santa can bypass the many problems with Air Traffic Control (hypersonic vehicles like Sleigh1 require special guidance to avoid other airplanes).  Their partnership with the ELF Team (Extreme Little Flying...

Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting December 16th, 2011. Benjamin opened with the news of the week, including touching in Carrier IQ and the FBI, Chinese men being detained for a viral video, Microsoft taunting droid phones, and more. Benny covered an assortment of gaming suggestions, console suggestions, and more. Deb covered some other gift ideas like a wireless thumb drive, a camera lens for your iPhone, and a...