Well, Nick is monitoring things from the insane asylum for now.  Things are still crazy and wierd, and Benjamin is on the case with more and more computer stuff for you to hear about.  Benjamin noted that of the versions and flavors for Windows Vista, that 75% of home PC's were coming with Windows Vista Home Premium, and 25% were coming with Windows Vista Home Basic.  At the office, Windows Vista Business was accounting for 90% of those shipping with Vista. A scant amount (2% or so) were coming with Windows Ultimate on either the home or office side. 

Benjamin noted that SSD drives (solid state devices), made with flash memory, were going to take over the world, but that pricing was still a major issue.  Pluses include low drain on battery, low noise, and faster response times.  Still, the price is scary!!!

Benjamin also gave a neat little hint for those using YouTube.  If you wish for a higher resolution video, add the following to the end of the URL (the web address).  "&fmt=18" (without the quotes)...  and audio seems to be better too!!!  Benjamin also covered the basics of Website Design... and we've created a specific page for that right here.

And then there were the callers and the e-mails.  Ashley asked about Benjamin's family, and he noted that he had a wife and a son... married for almost 20 years, and the son is 15 1/2 and tall.  She also asked about how much it would run to have someone make her website, and Benjamin noted that $2000 was not uncommon. 

George wrote in right here, asking about the best inexpensive software available, and Benjamin advised http://www.goldwave.com noting that is what he uses for editing audio that he's working with.  Minza asked about Windows Media Player 11 and problems with video not coming up, and Benjamin noted that free-codecs.com was a good source for the files that he would need.  Minza also had problems with playing songs from a USB MP3 player that weren't playing, and Benjamin took opportunity to note that Digital Rights Management is not always the nicest thing to users.  Richard was concerned about having UAC (User Account Control) turned off, and Benjamin said he could turn it back on if he wanted to.

Joe also wrote in, asking if entering the PIN# backwards at an ATM would summon the police, to which Benjamin noted that it was an urban legend, and he mentioned Snopes as a great resource to find out the truth on this one.  Mark asked how to clean the temp folder, and Benjamin recommended CCleaner.   

Ben called in (no relation to Benjamin) and talked about problems with his MP3 player.  Benjamin advised a reload for this one.  Alex asked about a USB LED light and if it would dramatically affect the battery on a laptop.  Henry called back and noted that he used FreeRip as a great tool to rip audio from CD's.  Jeff was looking for pointers on e-mail etiquette and here's a promised link for Jeff, and for you...  http://www.emailreplies.com/

You can contact the show right here and get a call back, or at least an e-mail.   

Seems like time just flies by, doesn't it?

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