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The SimonSezIT.com Tech Show - #13 - June 15, 2009

During podcast #13, I’ll chat about my favorite recording mic, the Samson C03U USB Mic, which includes a story about amazing customer service. I’ll mention some interesting telephony products including my first foray into the world of magicJack, and a cool voice to text messaging service offered by Skype. I’ll answer a listener’s email about some [...]

The Simon Sez IT Tech Show - #4 - September 08, 2008

Welcome to show #4. During this show, we discuss the Windows firewall, and why you should have this enabled.The Windows Firewall, like other firewalls, is used to control traffic to and from your computer. Learn why the Windows Firewall adds an additional layer of security to your day-to-day computer activity. If you are seeking a [...]

Get Your Work Done With Portable Apps

A portable application, or portable app for short, is a software program that does not require any kind of formal installation on a computer’s permanent storage device to be executed. Just store it on any removable storage media such as USB flash drive, flask card, iPod, etc., plug it onto any computer available, then run [...]