January 20, 2007
With Windows Vista nine days from release, Dr. Dave tells listeners to value compatibility over excitement and to check every device before upgrading. Calls range from a listener who says the show made a boring job easier to questions about USB hubs, audiobooks and recovering years of schoolwork from a damaged player. Reports of an online bank theft and a wrongly blamed cell phone lead Dr. Dave to stress informed caution, source checking and independent corroboration rather than fear. The show also captures Dr. Dave discovering that a cheap modem card made his computer look dead and criticizing Apple for charging customers to enable wireless hardware already inside their MacBooks.
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