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The forces that be have prevented us from presenting you with yummy tippy goodness.

If youre looking for something to occupy you instead, check out this podcast which is a 10min podcast we did for our other show (Uncompressed) about HDTVs. If you want to know the differences between various styles then its really something you should listen to.

Finally, for those like me stuck in a cubicle all day 10min of entertainment just wont cut it — thats why I would like to alert you that there is currently a Woot Off going on over at www.woot.com. If you look at this post past its posting date the fun that is a Woot Off will be long over — but for those that join us on a regular basis, have fun wearing out your F5 key looking for that next great deal.

Maybe that should have been our tip of the day, the F5 key refreshes the contents of a window. Well see! There you go! Dont say I never taught you anything.

Tony out.

When venturing into the world of overclocking usually the stock cooler just wont cut it – this goes for CPUs, chipsets, and video cards. Given those three areas, the application of the aftermarket video card cooler is often the most difficult – not because of the installation of the new cooler, but the removal of the old one.

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 #017 Removing Your GPU Heatsink [3:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (711)

Yesterday we discussed the importance of backing up. Today we will talk a bit about your different options to make that backup happen.

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 #016 Backup Media [3:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1570)

Data backup is something that all too many people neglect. When I used to work as a technician I would constantly have customers brining in machines with failed hard drives who would beg me to find a way to recover their data. Whether data can be recovered from a drive is dependant upon the type of failure the drive has suffered – and whether recoverable or not the services to try and get your data off of a failed drive are extremely expensive.

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 #015 Backup Overview [3:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1600)

Previously we had discussed ways to secure your wireless from intruders, this time we want to get the most from our wireless by extending its reach. Whether you want signal in the backyard, basement, or just that 3rd floor office, this is the tip for you!

Additional Links

• Netgear MIMO Router
• Linksys Range Extender
• Buffalo Omnidirectional Antenna

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 #014 Extend Your Wireless Network [4:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (700)

This week it seems that some feed problems have cropped up; as a result, we have been delisted from the itunes music store. Suck. We are still trying to get the problems fixed — the issue is that not everyone seems to be having them. Some people can access the feed fine, and others not at all. Feedburner has been in contact with us, but they are saying everything is a-ok — obviously itunes doesnt feel the same.

We might end up ditching podpress in an attempt to fix the problem. We are currenly looking into other web based flash players that are compatible with wordpress. If you know of one, please contact us.

Also this week Sean gave us his first tip on the topic of U3 thumb drives. Thanks to Sean for that — look for more tips by Sean (and hopefully some from Thom) in the very near future.

This week’s recap:

• We found a great piece of software for insta-VPN
• We learned about removing spyware
• We discovered how to get longer nights and weekends
• We sync’d our Google calendars with Outlook
• We took our software everywhere with U3 flash drives

Again, we would like to thank you for visiting us here at Tipcast. Obviously we are having a few growing pains, but rest assured we are trying to get things fixed. In the meantime you can still download episodes directly from the site in ever-so-convienient mp3 format.

Have a great week!

Last week we talked a bit about unlocking the power of google calendar. Today, we are going to take that a step further and learn how to integrate google calendar with outlook.

Additional Links

• Google Calendar
• Remote calendars
• Sample link: http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/(your gmail account)/private/full

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 #012 Remote Calendars [4:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1156)

Most major wireless carriers have plans that include unlimited night and weekend minutes. While this is a great feature that many of us take advantage of, often times the “start times” of these night and weekend minutes is a little later in the evening than we would like.

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 #011 The Nights and Weekends Game [2:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1187)

Some of you may have noticed but our feed isnt working at the moment. We are trying to get this resolved, but its particularly difficult because Thom is out of town on vacation this week, and according to feedburner everything is a-ok. Suck.

In the meantime, all of the tips are still able to be accessed via the website (well, you can download them… the player is currently only working in FF and Opera — IE users must actually download the episodes).

We are very sorry about all the problems; we consider them growing pains, and hopefully you do too — thanks for sticking with us.