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Geekcast #10

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Idea for answering tech questions on the geekcast. Interested? Send mp3 attachments of your question to geekcast@gmail.com

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Tech news:

Google is looking into becoming a VoIP provider. Representatives from Google met with several companies yesterday.

CherryOS trial was released, and it sucks.

Harvard will reject the 119 people who hacked into their admissions system last week. “This behavior is unethical at best — a serious breach of trust that can not be countered by rationalization. Any applicant found to have done so will not be admitted to this school.”

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How To: Get something for nothing. Free software alternatives to

expensive programs:

Adobe Photoshop- Free equivilant: The Gimp (www.gimp.org)
Microsoft Office- Free equivilant: OpenOffice (www.openoffice.org)
Microsoft Windows- Free (geeky) equivilant: Linux (www.knoppix.org)
Norton AntiVirus | McAfee AntiVirus- Free equivilant: AVG AntiVirus (www.grisoft.com)

Other great free programs:

Trillian- All-in-one instant messaging that combines AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and ICQ. (www.trillian.cc)

iTunes- A great music jukebox that plays many music formats (even Mp3’s you ‘aquired’ from Kazaa. www.itunes.com)

ZoneAlarm- Simply the best free firewall out there. (www.zonelabs.com)

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Music: Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers- Leave An Open Door

www.azpeacemakers.com
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Hack:

Free in-flight calls via Skype or Vonage SoftPhone.

Utilize Skype or Vonage’s computer-based telephone on an airplane. If you bring your notebook onto an airplane that offers wireless internet, you can then make calls via computer-based applications.

You need:

A notebook PC, Vonage SoftPhone or a Skype account (skype.com), an airplane that offers wireless internet in-flight.

Hook up, dial out, chat for cheap. No breaking FAA regulations.

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