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Mike Tech Show Listener Round Table #156

PaulNovember 11, 2007

Topic: “Favorite items in your computer tool bag”

I had a great time with this round table and we discussed a lot about our little tools we have in our toolbag. If you have any tools you’d like to talk about. Email Mike or me. You could also check out the forums and talk about your favorite items yourself. I wish to tell everyone thanks for a good time and thank you for listening. It’s people like you who we do this for. I will always listen to the listeners, come join the fun.

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Upgrade MsDos 5

PaulNovember 11, 2007

Thought people would like to see the past. I remember 5.25′ Floppies don’t you!! Man that brought back memories. Man I was what 14 when they sold MS DOS 5. I hope people enjoyed it.

How to Erase Files Securely

PaulNovember 11, 2007

I thought this was a great video to show people and I think Chris has some good points. I do think there is more better ways to delete files securely but this is after all, a personal opinion. Let me know what you think.

Set Up a Self-Cleaning Mac with Hazel

PaulNovember 10, 2007

Just like in the physical world, it’s easy to let digital clutter accumulate on your Mac: in fact, right now your Downloads Stack is filled with no-longer relevant files and your Desktop is covered in documents you finished with last week. The Windows Janitor cleans out files of a certain age from a given folder on PCs, but Mac users have an even more robust, graphical alternative: the automated, rules-based file manager Hazel. Let’s take a closer look at how Hazel can keep your Mac’s hard drive free of files you don’t need anymore.

Download a 14-day free trial of Hazel 2 here. (A license costs $22.)

It’s a Mac OS software only but I think it would help some people out!!

Batch Add Email Addresses with AddressContext

PaulNovember 10, 2007

All platforms running Thunderbird: The addressContext Thunderbird extension batch processes to and from email addresses for a set of messages from the context menu. Quickly create a new mailing list, or simply add new cards to your address book by selecting a set of messages, right-clicking and choosing “Add Senders/Recipients as Cards” or “Add Senders/Recipients as List.” The addressContext extension is a free download, and works with and wherever Thunderbird does.

addressContext [Thunderbird Add-ons]