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 CTC Episode 23 - Overheating Computers and Proper Storage - 16 June 2009 [6:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (745)

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It’s a short show today.  I talked about how to properly store your computer when you’re using it and when you’re traveling a bit.  The biggest issues with computers overheating, the other topic of the day, was addressed with some tips for positioning your machine whether it is a desktop computer [...]

Personal Branding Mini-Series
The following few articles will be a mini-series within the Student Survival Guide to a Web 2.0 World that have to deal with building out your own personal brand. The basic idea is that we, as students and young professionals, want to build out a portfolio of information that sends the message [...]

 

 CTC Episode 20 - 19 May 2008 - Managing Online Account Details [7:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (563)

This week, we are talking all about how to streamline your online web-surfing by managing your account details. The biggest issue that I face when working through the digital interwebs is that I have too many account names and too many passwords. So, I’ve been using a couple different strategies to try to [...]

 

 CTC Episode 19 - 12 May 2008 - Data Security and Encryption [7:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (518)

Last week we talked about how to keep your computer from being taken but this week we looked at ways to protect your data from thieves if they do take your machine. We harped on the built in Windows service, encrypted file system and Vista’s bitlocker but my real recommendation remains with Truecrypt. [...]

Rebecca Corliss, a friend of mine that I met through Twitter, pointed me to follow @tdefren - principle with SHIFT Communications. It just so happened that the first message I got from him was a link to his blog article about personal branding and social media [see the source here]. He states that [...]