HOUR 2:
Tech News & Commentary
Jack in Los Alamos, New Mexico listening on KTRC asked: “I have an iPod Touch and I was wondering if I can use it to print over my printer. I have a wireless printer and a wi-fi setup in my home and would like to us this if at all possible.”
You may be able to use your WiFi printer, but we can’t say for sure.
Apple’s iOS 4 brought with it a feature called AirPrint. AirPrint allows you to print straight from your iOS device to a WiFi printer… unfortunately it won’t work with just any WiFi printer.
Only the following printers are AirPrint compatible:
- HP Envy e-All-in-One series (D410a)
- HP Photosmart Plus e-AiO (B210a)
- HP Photosmart Premium e-AiO (C310a)
- HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-AiO (C410a)
- HP Photosmart e-AiO (D110)
- HP Photosmart eStation (C510)
- HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fn Color Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw Color Multifunction Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CP1525n Color Printer
- HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw Color Printer
- HP Officejet 6500A e-AiO
- HP Officejet 6500A Plus e-AiO
- HP Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-AiO
- HP Officejet Pro 8500A e-AiO
- HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e-AiO
- HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-AiO
If you have a different printer, unfortunately, AirPrint won’t work for you.
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
“This Week in Tech History” Weekly Feature with Chris Graveline
Judah in Fairbanks, Alaska listening on KFBX 970 AM asked: “I was curious about a handheld GPS device that would show the topography of the land. Something that can be solar charged.”
It’s tough trying to find a handheld GPS that is solar powered or solar-rechargeable. There are however many that run on standard AA batteries. You can bring extra batteries with you when you hit the trails and not have to worry.
You can find ones from DeLorme and Garmin at places like Walmart or any major sporting goods or outdoor store starting at about $250. Almost all of these come with topographic maps. Generally, if they don’t, you can buy the topographical maps as an add-on.
If you end up buying a unit that is rechargeable, one thing you might look into is an aftermarket solar charger that would be compatible with your GPS. Depending on the voltage needed to recharge, you may or may not find one, but it looks like the only way to get that solar-recharging feature, as we have not come across any that have solar chargers.
Tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast for more details.
Dennis in Columbia, Missouri listening on KFRU asked: “I have a Compaq that’s about 14 years old. Just wondering what’s the best way to keep it up and going.”
Wow! 14 years old is almost pre-historic in the world of computers, your computer is 4 years older than the first iPod ever, Australia didn’t get a movie on DVD until your computer was 2 years old!
Now as how to keep it running, on a computer that old you probably want to stick to software that was around in that time, you won’t be able to install Windows 7, or any other relatively modern incarnation of Windows, you shouldn’t even try to install a modern version of Office or most other programs.
As for general maintenance, since you’ll be running an old version of Windows defragging your hard drive is probably a good idea, as well as running some maintenance software that can clean up the clutter left behind in your registry after 14 years of installs and uninstalls, your problem might be finding that maintenance software for a computer running such an old version of Windows.
Honestly, if you’ve managed to make your computer last you 14 years, you probably want to keep doing whatever you’re doing now, but keep in mind that your computer is old and it won’t run forever, sooner or later the hard drive or motherboard or some other essential part of it will die and when that happens you really should replace the whole system… and believe us, even if you buy the cheapest computer around you will notice a huge difference!
Tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast for more details.
Dave in State College, Pennsylvania listening on WRSC 103.1 FM asked: “Is there any way to delete your Facebook without having problems? My friends have had issues with text messages and all that.”
There is a way to deactivate your account and not receive emails and texts afterwards. When you go to deactivate your account, you need to check the box that says: “Opt out of receiving future emails from Facebook.” There’s a notice that says “Even after you deactivate, your friends can still invite you to events, tag you in photos, or ask you to join groups. If you opt out, you should not receive these email invitations and notifications from your friends.”
Even after you deactivate your account, you can still login to Facebook. They keep it this way, so that you can change your mind and come back later. You can tell your friends that they can probably log back in and select this box. Then, they shouldn’t get any emails or text messages from Facebook.
Tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast for more details.
E3 Reports…
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| Alex Verrey, Global PR & Communications Manager – Mad Catz | John Nilsson, CEO – jDome | |
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| PSVita, the PSP’s successor | The jDome | |
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This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
iolo: Several copies of System Mechanic, one of the top award-winning PC maintenance software programs… Fix and speed up your PC with more than 51 tools, automatically
iLuv: Several iSP110 Mini Portable Stereo Speakers (in a variety of colors)
Microsoft: Copies of Street & Trips Software with GPS receiver
VSO Software: Copies of Convert-X-to-DVD 4 – Lets you convert videos to DVD and watch on any DVD player.