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Emeka listens and is calling in via the Android App asked: “I’m trying to find out why guest accounts can’t [scan] using my Kodak Hero 6.1 Wireless Printer. I can print on administrative accounts, but what happens is that when I’m on the guest the software launches and then closes.”
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The problem is most likely that you’re not giving guests permission to print on that computer.
If you log in as an administrator and go to the Control Panel and then open Devices and Printers you should be able to find the printer you’re trying to scan with. If you right click and open that printer’s properties there should be a tab called Security that lists who has the right to do what on that printer.
Make sure that Print and Scan have the Allow checkbox selected for user group Everyone. The Guest user is the lowest of the low, so if you want it to be able to do anything, you have to allow everyone access to that action.
Alternatively, if for any reason you want to prevent some users from accessing that printer, you can just add the user Guest to the list and give it permissions, but if you’re allowing Guest to scan you’re probably ok with allowing everyone else to scan as well.
The other issue is, if you’re talking about scanning, then you’re usually talking about running a specific scanner app on the computer to receive the data from the printer/scanner. You said the app opens up and then closes. It’s possible that the app itself requires Administrator level rights to run.
Windows Vista, 7, and 8 support something called Standard User Accounts in addition to Administrator accounts. You might want to give a try to creating a Standard User Account and call it <something> Guest. You can’t call it just Guest because, like Administrator, that’s a pre-set account in Windows. But call it My Guests or something like that, make it a Standard User Account, and then see if the app runs there. Standard User Accounts are one level up from the Guest account and one level down from Administrator accounts.
You might also try setting the properties of the shortcut that starts the scanning software. Under the compatibility tab, select Run this program as an administrator. Now, you will have to supply the password for an Administrator account each time you launch it, but it will elevate the access for that application, just for the duration it runs this time.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
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Jen in Jefferson City, Missouri listening on 1240 KLIK News Talk asked: “My grandson has a laptop that we are uninstalling several games and I wanted to know what we would have to do – System Mechanic or something like that – to get rid of the rest of the files so that he has enough room to play another game he wants to install.”
It’s true that after uninstalling a game, or any other program for that matter, some files will likely be left behind, but those files are so few and so small that they will have no impact whatsoever on your grandson’s ability to replace the game he’s uninstalling with a new one.
You can use System Mechanic or similar software to remove old, unused and unnecessary system files from your computer, and it may help in other ways but, in terms of freeing up the room to install a new game after deleting an old one, those programs will really have no effect.
Just run whatever uninstaller came with the game and almost 100% of the space the old game was taking up will be freed up again and he’ll be able to use it to install whatever new software he wants.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
Thomas in Bellville, Ohio listens to the FREE “Into Tomorrow” Podcast asked: “I am thinking of buying a new Shortwave Radio for DXing as the radio folks call it. I was wondering what the best portable shortwave radio is for a person on a budget? I keep hearing about the Sangean ATS-909X from most people. I would like a sensitive Shortwave radio with all the bells and whistles that picks up far away stations using just the antenna that comes with the radio. In other words what shortwave radio would you buy if you were to get a new shortwave radio that would not break the bank and not need replaced for a long time after you bought it. Are there any new models out that meet or exceed the radio I mentioned above or is it still the best choice?”
We should put “being on a budget” in perspective, a Sangean ATS-909X has a list price of $500… you can find it for half that much online, but it’s really not a cheap radio, so you do have a few other options.
As for the Sangean itself, there’s some disagreement over how sensitive it actually is, and much of it comes from the fact that old versions of this model seemed to be more sensitive than the current version, and they won’t pick up some stations that the old model would’ve picked up faintly.
Even so, it’s still a well regarded option.
For around the same price, you can also look at a Grundig Satellit 750, it can pick up FM, AM Shortwave and aircraft VHF bands it also has a digital tuner, it’s considered a good, sensitive shortwave radio, and it’s a little plasticy but it looks like something that fell out of a fighter jet.
For under $200 you can buy the Sony ICF-SW7600GR, it’s much smaller than the Grundig, very portable, with very good sensitivity and digital tuning and the price is very reasonable.
You have one other option, if you’re only using this for fun and not to have in case of emergency or anything, you can stream stations from almost anywhere online on your computer or smartphone. TuneIn radio in particular has stations from all over the world, so does rad.io, and doing it this way would both get you better quality and it would save you the expense of buying a standalone radio, if you’re looking for the shortwave experience this option is probably not for you, but if you’re only interested in the content then it could be a great way to get it.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
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Joseph from St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands and listening via WSTX 970 AM asked: “I’m a musician I wanted to know if there are any instruments that can rest on the keybaord and it records the music you play on the keyboard and it can be hooked up to a printer so I can have a copy of the music sheet?”
There are two distinct answers to your question. Yes, and No.
If you are playing from a MIDI keyboard, the Yes part of the answer, there are several options for you. 8Notes is a MIDI converter that has both a free, and a subscription service. The free version will allow you one MIDI conversion per day that can be viewed, and printed, directly from your browser.
If you are playing a traditional keyboard, then your answer is No. With the complexity of music and sound, analyzing it to pick out pitches and melodies would be next to impossible.
There are a handful of programs floating around that claim to convert more complex files, like .WAV and.MP3, but can only do so for single note instruments, and with limited success.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
Mike from Wyoming listening via the App asked: “Is it better/more efficient to use a cable tether for an internet connection on the computer. Or use the Wifi Hotspot option on the phone? I want to get rid of my wifi and just use my cell service has the wifi.”
There are a lot of variables here. In my opinion, more important than the speed or efficiency, would be the price. With data plans ranging from $10 to upwards of $100 per month, depending on the carrier, you must be extremely diligent on your usage.
Watching movies or streaming music may become quite an expensive habit. Listening to streaming audio for just 1 hour per day will set you back about 2 gigs per month.
Throw in 1 movie a week and you are over 6 gigs a month. I would only recommend going Mobile Hotspot if your data usage is under 4 gigs a month.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
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