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Original Airdate: October 10, 2007
Steve explores Vista, Microsoft’s latest operating system. Steve looks at some of the new built-in features and looks at some of Vista’s improvements in terms of getting connected and protecting your computer. On Tech Toys Caroline looks at SmartShopper, a high tech way of creating your weekly grocery list.
Productivity & Protection
Season 6, Episode 16
Original air date: 07/26/2008
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Original Airdate: January 26, 2008
Feeling overwhelmed with the task of maintaining & protecting your PC? Steve will take you through Windows Live One Care, a new approach to protection for your computer that's more than just anti-virus software. Windows Live OneCare will care for all your security and maintenance issues in one easy to manage, and easy to use convenient package.
Steve will also look at a few tools and techniques to help you increase your productivity. He shows us the difference between the most common email technologies, demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of such options as POP and web based mail, and helps us choose the best option for our particular lifestyle. Once you have an email system in place, Steve walks you the next step, choosing a calendar and explains why you need to back it up.
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Original Airdate: October 20, 2007
Steve explores Vista, Microsoft’s latest operating system. Vista has a whole new look with a lot of new built-in features. Steve explores Vista’s communication tools - from mail to messaging to web communications and finds that Vista is a huge step forward in staying connected. Vista has also taken measures in protecting your computer with its Certified for Vista program which assures you will get the most out of your investment in hardware and software.
Caroline prepares for a visit to the grocery store with the Smartshopper, a digital shopping list maker. Simply press record and say the name of the item you want and Smartshopper’s voice recognition program will enter the item. Smartshopper then saves your grocery list so you can add items throughout the week. When it’s time to head off to the grocery store simply hit print and get a totally legible shopping list. The Smartshopper can even sort your list into logical categories for convenient shopping, so no more back tracking at the store because you forgot an item.
I have raved enough in the past about Vista, now it is time to give some credit where credit is due. While much has been made of the shortcomings in Vista, it is for better or worse will be the operating system for most of the worlds computing population. As we slowly upgrade from older systems, other than the 10% who will choose Mac and the fraction of a percentage of the hardcore users out there bound for Linux, most of us are going to end up using Vista.
There is a lot to like in Microsoft’s new offering. In my opinion the best single aspect of Vista is the indexed searching capability.
More commonly called “Desktop Search” because the nature of indexed searching means that you can find pretty much any file on a system from anywhere, including the desktop.
Searching for Ad-Ons
Season 3, Episode 22
Original air date: 02/21/2005
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HP OfficeJet
This week we have a tool for you small/medium office users out there, an amazing tool! The moto of this baby is "get more work done for less". The HP OfficeJet 9100 series is a cost-effective, colour multifunction that also offers digital sending and networking features for high workload demands in small offices. Support productive workgroups with this up to 25/22 (black/colour) ppm office all-in-one designed to grow with your business, and equipped with the HP Embedded Web Server for simplified network management. Decrease office workgroup printing and imaging costs by replacing single-function devices with five-functions for printing, faxing, scanning, copying, and digital sending.
