Techbyter Worldwide (formerly Technology Corner) With Bill Blinn

For some operations, the command line is faster. Maybe a lot faster. Windows users have some interesting choices. Shady RAT is annoying but not surprising and, if you're shocked or enraged, allow me to explain why you shouldn't be. In Short Circuits, pay-per-view porn droops, I find out why my PDFs became transparent, and we consider 99.9% uptime promises.

That free hotspot you found at the airport might be hiding a thief. After a year of fighting with Itunes, my problems are gone and so it Itunes. A new version of The Bat makes the most flexible e-mail application even better. In Short Circuits, a new kernel for Linux and a (slightly) new sound for TechByter.

Improve your Web searches with a few handy plug-ins. Adobe Audition brings joy to professional audio editors. Scammers may get my PayPal address, but they're still to stupid to fool me. In Short Circuits: An old feature returns to TechByter Worldwide, Microsoft wants the Rustock developers, and Photoshop Elements at the Mac Apps Store.

Although Photoshop now provides many of the specialties Alien Skin's Image Doctor provides, you may still want the doc. If you create websites for yourself or your company, I have some suggestions about waht to avoid. Electronic books turn out to be just what I need. In Short Circuits, Netflix may have made a gigantic error and Google wants to be Facebook.

Xara continues to make difficult tasks easy. Google wants to displace Microsoft on your desktop. There's a question and answer section on this week's program. And in Short Circuits: Larger memory is smaller and Google PRs up.

Let's take a look at 2 specialized filter sets from Alien Skin, Exposure 3 and BlowUp 2. Nothing seems to come with a printed manual these days and I miss them. Why you should consider using a plain-text editor when you have to write something. In Short Circuits: The Supreme Court nixes a California law aimed at protecting children and Microsoft launches Office 365.

Click now and focus next week. A new camera promises to change everything. British police has a Lulz Sec suspect in custody. I continue looking for an Itunes replacement. In Short Circuits, some amusing websites, typing in other languages, and network neutrality comes to Europe.

Google continues to accept fraudulent and deceptive ads. Does your computer need a second monitor? I wish camera manufacturers spoke in plain English and plain math. In Short Circuits, Pandora's IPO and Lulz Sec DDOSes the CIA.

Citibank says information about 210,000 credit cards has been stolen. InDesign CS5.5 makes the future of print brighter. A reporter loses his job because of a dumb online post. Could it be that buying online is better than going to a store?

Microsoft's free Security Essentials might be enough protection for your computer. Alien Skin's Snap Art 2 turns basic photos into works of art. After all these years, Sears is still spamming. In short circuits: Reruns of Google and Sony break-ins.

Thinking about Linux? I'll suggest some things you should consider. Or if a new computer is in your future, making the right choice is easy if you consider what you want the computer to do. Why CD101 moved to 102.5 on the dial but kept the name CD101. In Short Circuits: Why IDM is an outstanding vendor, more bad ads from Google, line endings, Intel in China, and the great Apple attack.

Facebook says Google violates users' privacy and there's a certain amount of irony there. I seem to have won another million pounds; I am SO luckly. If you're counting browsers, there are 5 contenders. In Short Circuits: Media gatekeepers, Sony's PlayStation network begins to retuns, a porn star writes a book, and the big ISPs such as Comcast and AT&T just want to be your friend.

The latest from Ubuntu looks like a good choice for just about everyone. Adobe CS5.5 changes almost everything. In Short Circuits, Facebook become a news driver, Microsoft acquires Skype, and YouTube goes after Netflix.

Xara once again has a winner for website design. Alien Skin improves your camera's bokeh (even if it's a cheap camera). When I had to choose, was it a netbook or an Ipad? And in Short Circuits, Do you need a $100 HDMI cable?

Many think of social media as a time waster but it could save your business. We note the untimely passing of Karen Kenworthy. In Short Circuits, the lates from Ubuntu looks good, Google Calendar Sync finally likes 64-bit Outlook, a bit week for Adobe, and a bad week for Sony.

As usual, Alien Skin has a winner with version 6 of its Eye Candy product. I continue to battle spam and have instituted another approach. In Short Circuits, Amazon sees the light, disk manufacturers continue to merge, the US DOJ goes after online poker, and ACT gives high school juniors something (else) to go on line for.

Good passwords are hard to remember; now there's an easy way. Cerious Software is about to launch an improved version of Thumbs Plus. A worm that started life on Facebook has wiggled away. In Short Circuits, RIP Flip, downgrading US technology, and Ipads in kindergarten.

Alien Skin's Wingnut division comes up with a winner in Lo-Fi. Local TV stations must be more than a little nervous about Hulu. Would you try to crack my Wi-Fi connection? In Short Circuits, how to hide passwords in plain sight, granny is a hacker, and who has your e-mail address?

I tried living for a week without Windows and was surprisingly successful but at the end of the week, Windows returned. In Bits and Pieces you'll find other tidbits that struck my fancy this week.

If you want to be a video producer, Adobe Premiere Pro should be on your (very) short list. Microsoft shocks the IT community with a new version. TechByter Worldwide moves. In Short Circuits, Firefox 4 is a winner and Google hits the wall in federal court.