Computers, Free, General, Podcast, Security 5 comments

Episode #3 – Computer and Online Safety and Security

By on September 25th, 2010

In one of my volunteer positions I give classes to people regarding Computer and Online Safety and Security best practices.  I put together a slide show and notes for these presentations, so that is basically what I am using for this episode.  I am not going to post the slide show at this time because I don’t want to go through and remove all the police department references but I will give you links to many if not all of the programs I discuss within this episode.

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Links to programs discussed in this episode, and some others.

And some products (remember if you buy from these links I get a tiny little bit, if you don’t like this buy somewhere else, I probably won’t hold it against you.)

Let me know if I missed anything and I’ll get them posted ASAP

Computers, General, Podcast 7 comments

Episode #2 – Criteria for purchasing a “home/personal” computer

By on September 25th, 2010

In the past month or two I have had to purchase 3 personal computers for me and my family.  Ok HAD to is a bit strong in one case, but my wife and my mom’s computers both died horrible deaths so they HAD to be replaced and well I kinda wanted a netbook and fell into some “found” money to do it with, so there…  Also in my “real” job I am a “computer guy” so everyone in the office comes to me to ask what they should get for home.  A co-worker and myself have come up with the following criteria…

  • NOT A CELERON OR SEMPRON processor!
  • Windows 7 64 bit edition (unless a netbook, then Windows 7 starter edition)
  • $500 or less (perhaps $600 in select cases)
  • Plan on it lasting 3 years then replacing… (this is why we don’t buy all the extra upgrades)

Listen to Episode #2 of  “Moment to Ponder” to get all my insights and reasoning behind these choices.

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I’m adding some product links to give you ideas, if you buy them through these links I’ll get a couple bucks, don’t feel obligated to feed my family.

Debt, General, Podcast 4 comments

Episode #1 – Welcome & Debt Elimination

By on August 7th, 2010

Welcome to the first show!
Well this one is a bit rough, I hope I can smooth out the audio and whatnot in the next few episodes, I had to edit out a ton of “umms and ahhs”  I have lost my touch since my days in the industry..

Today I discussed debt and getting out of it.  Eliminating debt is one of the most important things you can do to improve your life, that is why I made it my first episode.  It also has the most resources available if I screw this up.

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Today’s links.

I’ll try to get another show out by the end of the week but we have guests so working around them is difficult.

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Welcome to Moment To Ponder

By on August 1st, 2010

I plan for the a MOMENT TO PONDER podcast to be a weekly half hour or so thought provoking insight into how to make our lives better.  We will cover several topics including: family finance, computer safety, personal and family preparedness, homebrewing, cooking, philosophy, whatever…
My vision is to make a moment to ponder that little kick in the pants that gets us thinking about how to change our lives for the better.  I am not an expert in most of these topics, in fact I think the only thing I  may be an expert in is being a jackwad.  What I am, is a great observer and collector of the knowledge of others, and I tend to be able to distill that information down into those little bites that allow others to start their own path.
So I will be providing the HMMMM moment, a couple of talking points, a bit of irreverent humor, and how to get more information, it is up to you to finish the thought.  This is perfect for me because I am ADD, and I can barely finish a sentence.

So hold on for a bit while I take a Moment To Ponder the first few episodes and get them posted.

Brian