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  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, continues a very popular series of interviews on "The World of Networking," by focusing on how to speed up your Internet surfing by just changing a little-known setting.
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  • ESET is a global security software company that provides integrated, real-time threat protection. Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about why just relying on your ISP to keep you safe from malware attacks may not be the best approach and why you actually need a dedicated security solution like ESET Smart Security to provide you with the Internet protection you require.

    To find out more about "Should I rely on my ISP to keep me safe from malware attacks?” and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.eset.com/ltc_interviews/august_28_2010/

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  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, continues a very popular series of interviews on "The World of Networking."
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  • Nero is the creator of liquid media technology, enables liquid content creation and distribution anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Craig Campbell, Technical Director with Nero, talks about their Nero Multimedia Suite 10 - the most complete 3-in-1 multimedia solution that combines advanced video editing features, media organizer and player, superior burning software, reliable backup technology, and special multimedia tools to enhance your music, photos and videos.
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    August 14, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, continues a very popular series of interviews on "The World of Networking." This time we are talking about routes and how to make them secure.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's August 14, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in part 4 of our series on "Why Servers need Special Maintenance," talks about how we can improve the performance of all Servers, using Diskeeper® 2010 performance software.

    To find out "Why Having an Automatic Maintenance Solution is Vital to Keep the Enterprise Running Smooth" and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/august-14-2010

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's August 14, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    August 7, 2010:

  • Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions. Gregory Falgiano, Product Marketing Manager with Seagate Retail, in the fourth of a series of interviews on "How to Pick the Right Business NAS," outlines why easy set up and management tools are "must have" features to consider when selecting the right storage solution for your small business.
  • Seagate's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Seagate's August 7, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • AppDev is a technical learning company nationally recognized for providing in-depth, real-world content in multiple formats to IT professionals and computer users. Craig Jensen, President and CEO of AppDev and Robert Green, AppDev Courseware author and Visual studio 2010 presenter, talks about why AppDev Visual Studio 2010 training is a must for anyone trying to learn Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

    To find "Why the Best Way to Learn Master Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is with a Team of Experts" and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.appdev.com/ltc_interviews/aug_07_2010

  • AppDev's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to AppDev's August 7, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    July 31, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, continues a very popular series of interviews on "The World of Networking."
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's July 31, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in part 3 of our series on "Why Servers need Special Maintenance," talks about how we can improve the performance of all e-Commerce Servers, using Diskeeper® 2010 performance software.

    To find out "Why Having a Properly Maintained e-Commerce Server is Vital to Having a Successful Business on the Internet,” and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/july-31-2010

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's July 31, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    July 24, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Scott Mueller, author of "Upgrading and Repairing Servers," wraps up this series on "Servers vs. Workstations," by clearing up the common belief that a workstation can be used as server.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's July 24, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Applian Technologies develops and provides world-class affordable streaming media recording software. Debbie McCormick, Director of Technology with Applian Technologies, talks about the new features that have been added to Replay Media Catcher 4 that makes it the a best streaming video and audio/MP3 downloader on the planet.
  • Applian Technologies' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Applian Technologies' July 24, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    July 17, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Micosoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, starts a new series of interviews on "The World of Networking." This time we will focus on what makes up a network.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's July 17, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in part 2 of our series on "Why Servers need Special Maintenance," talks about how we can improve the performance of all types of servers, as well as RAID devices, using Diskeeper® 2010 performance software. To find out "How To Maximize Your SQL Server and RAID Performance With Diskeeper 2010 Server Edition" and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/july-17-2010
  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's July 17, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    July 10, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, Author of Micosoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows and Let's Talk Computers Industry Analyst, continues this interview on "Troubleshooting and Repairing Your Computer System." This week we will be focusing on how to get rid of "bloatware" that is creating problems on your system.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's July 10, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ESET is a global security software company that provides integrated, real-time threat protection. Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about "Why Having a Third-Party Anti-Threat, Anti-Malware solution like ESET is an Absolute "must" to Keep our Computer System Safe, even with Windows 7.

    To find out " Why Windows 7 Operating System Needs ESET Smart Security To Keep Your Computers Secure " and to read complete transcript go to: http://www.eset.com/ltc_interviews/July_10_2010/

  • ESET's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ESET's July 10, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    July 3, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this illuminating discussion about his book, "Upgrading and Repairing Servers," and explores the major differences between Desktop Computers and Servers, as well as why all the components of a server need to be selected carefully for maximum performance. This time we will be looking at Hard Drives, Video Cards and Power Supplies.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's July 3, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ioSafe designs and manufactures disaster proof hardware to protect digital assets, photos and video. Robb Moore, CEO of ioSafe, continues our discussion about the ioSafe External Hard Drive that is both fireproof and waterproof for backing up your valuable computer information.
  • ioSafe's page on Let's Talk Computers.
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    June 26, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller talks about his book, "Upgrading and Repairing Servers," by exploring the differences between Desktop Computers and Servers, as well as why all the components of a server need to be selected carefully for maximum performance.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's June 26, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in part 1 of our series on why servers need a special type of maintenance, talks about how we can improve the performance of our e-mail servers with Diskeeper® 2010 performance software.

    To find out more about "Special Maintenance for Servers - How to Reduce the Impact on Your E-mail Servers," and to read a compelte transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/june-26-2010.

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's June 26, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    June 19, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, author of "Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows," and Let's Talk Computer's Industry Analyst, continues this series on how to troubleshoot your computer system.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's June 19, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Tris Hussey, Author of "Create Your Own Blog, 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro," wraps up this series on blogging on more tips to make blogging easier. Today we will be looking at the business side of blogging.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's June 19, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    June 12, 2010:

  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Tris Hussey, Author of "Create Your Own Blog, 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro," continues this series on creating your own blog and setting up your blog the right way in just minutes. Today we will be doing our first post.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's June 12, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, talks about how Undelete 2009® with InvisiTasking® technology recovers files no matter how they were deleted. Undelete replaces the Windows recycle bin with a Recovery Bin that intercepts all deleted files, no matter how they were deleted or who deleted them.

    To find out "How Undelete 2009 Will Recover Files No Matter How They Were Deleted" and to read a complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/june-12-2010

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's June 12, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    June 5, 2010:

  • Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions. Gregory Falgiano, Product Marketing Manager with Seagate Retail, in the third of a series of interviews on "How to Pick the Right Business NAS device," discuses additional must-have features that makes the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 the right choice for SOHO businesses and advanced consumers.
  • Seagate's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Seagate's June 5, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ESET is a global security software company that provides integrated, real-time threat protection. Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about "Why BotNets are still on the Rise - Even After Major BotNet Sites have been Shut Down," and how we can be better protect our computer systems from these type of threats.

    To find out more about "BotNets on the Rise - Even After Major Sites Shut Down and How We Can Be Better Protected go to: http://www.eset.com/ltc_interviews/June_05_2010/

  • ESET's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ESET's June 5, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    May 29, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, author of "Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way - Speed Up and Customize Windows," and Let's Talk Computer's Industry Analyst, continues this series on how to troubleshoot your computer system when it will not even start up.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's May 29, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • The BACTRACK Breathalyzer Series is manufactured and distributed by KHN Solutions LLC, a privately held company based out of San Francisco, CA. Keith Nothacker, CEO and Founder of BACtrack Breathalyzers, will be talking about how their consumer line of breathalyzer products gives drivers real time results so they can see for themselves what their Blood Alcohol Concentration (or BAC) really is, before making that disastrous decision to get behind the wheel of a car.
  • BACTRACK's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to BACTRACK's May 29, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    May 22, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, author of "Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way Speed Up and Customize Windows," and Let's Talk Computer's Industry Analyst, begins a series on how to trouble shoot your computer system when it will not even start up.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's May 22, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in our series of Unique Diskeeper Technologies, talks about the most effective ways that business and consumers can maintain and speed up their computers, with the additional benefit of saving money by staving off hardware upgrades. In this interview we will be looking at the Diskeeper® performance software's Titan Defrag Engine and Terabyte Volume Engine.

    To find out more ways that we can maintain and speed up our computer systems and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/may-22-2010

  • Diskeeper Corporation's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper Corporation's May 22, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    May 15, 2010:

  • Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Toby Richards, Microsoft General Manager, Community & Online Support, talks about how Microsoft, with its enhanced Tech Support and MVP Award Program, is helping consumers solve their computer problems.
  • Microsoft's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Microsoft's May 15, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ioSafe designs and manufactures disaster proof hardware to protect digital assets, photos and video. Robb Moore, CEO of ioSafe, talks about why having a reliable backup device that is both fireproof and flood proof is essential to making sure that you can always restore your backed up information, especially in light of the flooding we have just experienced in Middle Tennessee.
  • ioSafe's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ioSafe's May 15, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    May 8, 2010:

  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, author of "Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes" and Let's Talk Computer's Industry Analyst, continues his conversation on what you need to know to take advantage of the incredible resources of Wikipedia, focusing on how to get started editing Wikipedia.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's May 8, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in the fifth of a series of interviews on Diskeeper Corporation innovative technologies, talks about IntelliWrite, the unique technology which prevents up to 85% of the fragmentation from which every system suffers. This unique technology intelligently writes contiguous files to the disk so that system resources are not wasted, creating fragmentation. And what are the results? A whole new level of system speed and efficiency.
  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's May 8, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    May 1, 2010:

  • Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions. Gregory Falgiano, Product Marketing Manager with Seagate Retail, in the second of a series of interviews on "How to Pick the Right Business NAS device," dives into the features of the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 server that make it the right choice for SOHO businesses and advanced consumers.
  • Seagate's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Seagate's May 1, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ESET is a global security software company that provides integrated, real-time threat protection. Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about "Why Heuristics are a Vital Part of Stopping Malware in its Tracks."

    To find out about "why heuristics are a vital part of stopping malware in its tracks," and to read a complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.eset.com/ltc_interviews/may_01_2010/

  • ESET's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ESET's May 1, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    April 24, 2010:

  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Michael Miller, author of "Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes" and Let's Talk Computer's Industry Analyst, talks about what you need to know to take advantage of the incredible resources of Wikipedia.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's April 24, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Tris Hussey, Author of "Create Your Own Blog, 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro," continues this series on creating your own blog and setting up your blog the right way in just minutes.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's April 24, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    April 17, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller concludes this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition. This week Scott will be focusing on Keyboards, mice and other add-on devices.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's April 17, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in the fourth of a series of interviews on Diskeeper Corporation innovative technologies, talks about how V-locity virtual platform disk optimizer, eliminates virtual disk I/O bottlenecks and maximizes virtual server speeds on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.

    To Find Out How To Properly Maintain And Care For Your Virtual Machines using Diskeeper unique technology – V-locity and the Diskeeper® 2010 Administrator Console and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/april-17-2010

  • Diskeeper Corporation's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper Corporation's April 17, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    April 10, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition. This week we will be focusing on Blue Ray, removable devices, and solid-state drives.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's April 10, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Tris Hussey, Author of "Create Your Own Blog, 6 Easy Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro," begins the first in a series on creating your own blog and setting up your blog the right way in just minutes.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's April 10, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    April 3, 2010:

  • Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Jon van Bronkhorst, Executive Director of Product Marketing for Seagate retail, discusses the many features of the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 server that make it the right choice for SOHO businesses and pro-sumers, in the first of a series of interviews on "How to Pick the Right Business NAS device."
  • Seagate's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Seagate's April 3, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • For over thirty years, Raxco Software has been a leading innovator and provider of productivity solutions and system administration and resource management software for businesses and home users around the world. Bob Nolan, Raxco Software president and CEO, talks about why PerfectDisk 11 with its new features like Block Viewer, Selected File Defrag, New and Improved Space Reports and Much Faster Analysis makes this product a perfect choice for your disk defragmentation solution.

    To find out more about "How To Speed Up Your Computer System - Intro To Perfect Disk 11" and to read the complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.perfectdisk.com/ltc_0410

  • Raxco's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Raxco's April 3, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    March 27, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition, this time focusing on hard drives.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's March 27, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • ESET is a global security software company that provides integrated, real-time threat protection. Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about "Why You need Anti-Malware Protection - Especially on the Go."

    To find out about "Why You need Anti-Malware Protection - Especially on the Go" and to read a complete transcript of this interview go to: http://www.eset.com/ltc_interviews/march_27_2010/.

  • ESET's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ESET's March 27, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    March 20, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's March 20, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in the third of a series of interviews on Diskeeper's unique technology, talks about HyperFast, the Diskeeper proprietary technology that maintains and lengthens the life of your solid-state drives.

    To find out more about "Diskeeper HyperFast-How To Maintain And Lengthen The Life Of Your Solid-State Drive," and to read a complete transcript of this interview go to:
    http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/march-20-2010.

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's March 20, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    March 13, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's March 13, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Sams Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Author of the book, "Sams Teach yourself Microsoft Expression Web3 in 24 Hours, " continues his series on how to build your own web sites quickly and easily using Microsoft Expression Web3.
  • Sams Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sams Publishing's March 13, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    March 6, 2010:

  • Que Publishing is a company of Pearson Education, the world's largest education publisher and a Pearson (NYSE: PSO) company. Renowned author Scott Mueller continues this series about his newest book, "Upgrading and Repairing PCs," now in it's 19th Edition.
  • Que Publishing's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Que Publishing's March 6, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
  • Diskeeper Corporation is the undisputed leader in performance and reliability technologies. Mark Harrer, Spokesperson for Diskeeper Corporation, in the second of a series of interviews on Diskeeper's technology, talks about I-FAAST, the Diskeeper proprietary technology that accelerates file and disk access time.

    To find out more about Diskeeper “I-FAAST” and How This Technology Can Access Files And Data Fast and to read the complete transcripts of this interview go to: http://www.diskeeper.com/press/ltc/march-06-2010

  • Diskeeper's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Diskeeper's March 6, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    February 27, 2010:

    Company: Microsoft
    Topic: Enriching Technical Communities - Microsoft Summit 2010
    Product: Enriching Technical Communities - Microsoft Summit 2010
    Guest: Toby Richards
     
  • More about this interview on Microsoft's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Microsoft's February 27, 2010 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player

    October 17, 1998:

    Company: Corel
    Topic: If a Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
    Product: Corel Gallery 1,000,000
    Guest: Frank Tomei
     
  • More about this interview on Corel's page on Let's Talk Computers.
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    October 3, 1998:

    Company: DataViz
    Topic: Convert Your Documents
    Product: Conversions Plus
    Guest: Rob Hoxie
     
  • More about this interview on DataViz's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to DataViz's October 3, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: Corel
    Topic: A Unified Company Image
    Product: Corel Print Office
    Guest: Peter Robinson
     
  • More about this interview on Corel's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Corel's September 26, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    September 26, 1998:

    Company: Purple Moon
    Topic: Making Choices: Girls' Software
    Product: Secret Paths to the Sea, Rockett's Secret Invitation
    Guest: Karen Gould
     
  • More about this interview on Purple Moon's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Purple Moon's September 26, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    September 19, 1998:

    Company: Sierra On-Line
    Topic: Classic Games
    Product: Hoyle Board Games, Hoyle Card Games, Hoyle Casino, Sierra Chess
    Guest: Karen Thomas
     
  • More about this interview on Sierra On-Line's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Sierra On-Line's September 19, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: V Communications
    Topic: Using Multiple Operating System's a Breeze
    Product: System Commander, System Commander Deluxe
    Guest: Jeff Hyman
     
  • More about this interview on V Communications' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to V Communications' August 22, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    August 22, 1998:

    Company: NewMedia
    Topic: Industry Merger and Acquisitions
    Product: NewMedia 500
    Guest: Eric Brown
     
  • More about this interview on NewMedia's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to NewMedia's August 22, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    August 15, 1998:

    Company: Peachtree
    Topic: What's Your Accounting Need?
    Product: Peachtree accounting packages
    Guest: Doug Myer
     
  • More about this interview on Peachtree's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Peachtree's August 15, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    August 1, 1998:

    Company: Discovery Communications
    Topic: Discovery Online
    Product: Evolution, Intelligent Life, Discovery Channel Online
    Guest: Randy Weiland
     
  • More about this interview on Discovery Communications' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Discovery Communications' August 1, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    July 18, 1998:

    Company: Touchstone
    Topic: Optimize Your Network
    Product: Check It Net Optimizer
    Guest: Joe Lorenzini
     
  • More about this interview on Touchstone's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Touchstone's July 18, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: CyberMedia
    Topic: What Does it Take to Upgrade to Windows 98
    Product: Uninstaller, First Aid
    Guest: David Perry
     
  • More about this interview on CyberMedia's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to CyberMedia's July 11, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: Lotus
    Topic: Office Suites for the Millennium
    Product: Lotus Millennium
    Guest: Rob Ingram
     
  • More about this interview on Lotus' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Lotus' June 27, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    June 27, 1998:

    Company: Promote One
    Topic: "Why Most Web Sites Fail"
    Product: The Step by Step Guide to Promoting a Web Site
    Guest: John DeUlloa
     
  • More about this interview on Promote One's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Promote One's June 27, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    June 13, 1998:

    Company: Logitech
    Topic: Wireless Input Devices
    Product: Logitech Wireless Keyboard
    Guest: Denis Pavilard
     
  • More about this interview on Logitech's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Logitech's June 13, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    June 6, 1998:

    Company: Expert Software
    Topic: Affordable Fun
    Product: Home Design 3D, Landscape Design 3D, Complete Home Gardener, Home Design Premier, Home Plan Collect.
    Guest: Ken Currier
     
  • More about this interview on Expert Software's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Expert Software's June 6, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    May 30, 1998:

    Company: askSam
    Topic: Develop Your Own Freeform Database
    Product: askSam 3.0, askSam Web, SurfSaver
    Guest: Phil Schnyder
     
  • More about this interview on askSam's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to askSam's May 30, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: IDG Books
    Topic: Online Marketing-What You Need To Know
    Product: Marketing Online for Dummies
    Guest: Bud Smith
     
  • More about this interview on IDG Books' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to IDG Books' May 16, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    May 16, 1998:

    Company: Mijenix
    Topic: Get Some Power Behind Your Desktop
    Product: PowerDesk Utilities 98
    Guest: Alex Eckelberry
     
  • More about this interview on Mijenix's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Mijenix's May 16, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    May 2, 1998:

    Company: Qualcomm
    Topic: Communication and Internet Integration
    Product: Eudora Pro
    Guest: Matt Parks
     
  • More about this interview on Qualcomm's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Qualcomm's May 2, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    April 18, 1998:

    Company: Theatrix Interactive
    Topic: "In Your Face" Education
    Product: Julliard Music Adventure, Hollywood High, Math Heads
    Guest: Michelle Kraus
     
  • More about this interview on Theatrix Interactive's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Theatrix Interactive's April 18, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    March 28, 1998:

    Company: Purple Moon
    Topic: Girls' Software
    Product: Rockett's New School, Secret Paths in the Forest
    Guest: Karen Gould
     
  • More about this interview on Purple Moon's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Purple Moon's March 28, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    March 21, 1998:

    Company: ViaGrafix
    Topic: Computer-Aided Design
    Product: ViaGrafix DesignCAD
    Guest: Rick Spalding
     
  • More about this interview on ViaGrafix's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to ViaGrafix's March 21, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: Computer Associates
    Topic: Anti-Virus Software
    Product: InocuLAN Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows 95
    Guest: Steve Gersten and Richard Miles
     
  • More about this interview on Computer Associates' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Computer Associates' March 14, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    March 7, 1998:

    Company: Visio
    Topic: Better Than A Chart
    Product: Visio Standard 5.0 and Visio Professional 5.0
    Guest: Christy Delger
     
  • More about this interview on Visio's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Visio's March 7, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    February 28, 1998:

    Company: IBM
    Topic: Home Automation
    Product: Home Director Starter Kit
    Guest: Mark Schmidt
     
  • More about this interview on IBM's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to IBM's February 28, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    February 21, 1998:

    Company: Edmark
    Topic: Children's Education
    Product: Let's Go Read, Thinking Science
    Guest: Donna Stanger
     
  • More about this interview on Edmark's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Edmark's February 21, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    January 24, 1998:

    Company: Quarterdeck
    Topic: Do You Have "Orphans" On Your Drive?
    Product: Clean Sweep
    Guest: Joe Fusco
     
  • More about this interview on Quarterdeck's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Quarterdeck's January 24, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
    Company: Symantec
    Topic: Keeping Your Computer Humming Along
    Product: Norton Crash Guard
    Guest: Tom Gifford
     
  • More about this interview on Symantec's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Symantec's January 10, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    January 10, 1998:

    Company: Intuit
    Topic: Getting Through Tax Season Painlessly
    Product: TurboTax
    Guest: Barry Saik
     
  • More about this interview on Intuit's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Intuit's January 10, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio

    December 13, 1997:

    Company: Broderbund
    Topic: Edutainment
    Product: Carmen Sandiego - Word Detective
    Guest: Shannon Jameson
     
  • More about this interview on Broderbund's page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to Broderbund's December 13, 1997 interview using --- Real Audio

    December 6, 1997:

    Company: IDG Books
    Topic: Windows 95
    Product: Windows 95 Secrets
    Guest: Brian Livingston
     
  • More about this interview on IDG Books' page on Let's Talk Computers.
  • Listen to IDG Books' December 6, 1997 interview using --- Real Audio

 

 
 
 
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