March 11, 2006
Dr. Dave states the show’s central purpose plainly: cut through technology hype and explain what it means to people in the real world. Looking back at Microsoft’s first website, Mosaic and a newsgroup account that cost him $150 per month, he marvels at how quickly the Internet became indispensable to daily life, business and the radio show. Family birthday teasing and a difficult hard drive call show both sides of the program, as Dr. Dave jokes about getting older while explaining that supposed industry standards often have exceptions and that useful troubleshooting starts by dealing with reality as it is. The show also captures Windows Vista skepticism, a major banking security report and an unusually visual lesson in which Dr. Dave and Evil Steve use a pizza slice to explain how a hard drive is organized.
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