Podnutz Daily #112 – Am I Ranting? Just a Little Bit.

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Digitally declared:
The media is to blame for the slowness at the shop?

Toshiba laptop:
Wiggling the AC adapter in the power jack
made the charging light go on & off so I felt the jack must be loose
.. even though I did not feel it
Middle pin on the DC power jack had issues.
And I tell how I fix this issue with soldering.
More of an explanation found in the laptop repair videos.

Another computer with internet connectivity issues
Does it use a static IP address?
View Network Connections to find out
Also Internet Options/Connections/LAN Connections
is it proxy or not? Uncheck proxy.

Update on the Xbox/fios transfer
Tip: Turn OFF “passive mode”
Flash FXP The FTP program used to transfer files between PC & Xbox.
Also see CuteFTPpro

Trend Micro AntiVirus
Protects well but at the expense of resources and ugly GUI
The uninstall is password protected.
If you know the default password for uninstalling TM AV tell me!

Email from unnamed listener:
Said I was completely unprepared for the show.
This is NOT a scripted show.
If you need that.. you know where to find it.

Voice Mail from Citizen X:
Ranting on Steve’s spoken data recovery attempt on the hard drive
from show #110 that housed a few laptop videos.
(She learned that the spoken attempt was not the full story, all apologies .. not really)

Voice Mail from Walt:
Looking for tips on soldering
I give him some of the details.

Email from David Anderson:
Comedy Of Errors tech story … good stuffs!

Email from Bobby:
More on AVG8 install affecting Windows Explorer
(My flash drives were infected)

Email from Ed:
AVG removing a vital system file?

Email from Jason:
Craigs List Aggregator CLa
Define your search terms and get notified once they hit the List

Live call from Mike:
Soldering tips and suggestions including dental picks!
Learn: what’s a “sucker-thing”