SHOW #057 - NerdBoyTV: 2008's Five Fantastic Finds

In this first episode of 2009, Ryan Yee reviews NerdBoyTV's Five Fantastic Finds of 2008, including LiveScribe's Pulse Smartpen and Acer's Aspire One Netbook.

SHOW #051 - NerdBoyTV INTERNET: SpamArrest

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee talks about SpamArrest, an Internet service that does a terrific job of keeping pesky spam out of your email Inbox. Works GREAT! For more information, go to http://www.NerdBoyTV.com.

Eight Handy Tools in Microsoft Word You Probably Don't Know About

Eight Handy Tools in Microsoft Word You Probably Don't Know About - Expert Help by PC Magazine: "Save time and energy by using these easy features in your Word documents. by Neil J. Rubenking

Microsoft Word is full of tools that can help you work faster and smarter—but only if you know about them. Here's a list to remind you of just what Word can do for you. You're probably familiar with some of these. Your neighbor knows a few, too, but not the same few. Time to learn something new!"

ClipTrak Pro: Keep Past Clips Present

ClipTrak Pro: Keep Past Clips Present - Downloads by PC Magazine: "Do you ever wish you could backtrack through the Windows clipboard to retrieve a recently copied item? Or wish you had the ability to quickly paste items that you use over and over again? ClipTrak Pro, an update to our great clipboard manager, enables you to do just that."

First Aid for Your Hard Drive

First Aid for Your Hard Drive - Page1 -� MSN Tech & Gadgets - How To: "You're doing OK, right? Your computing life has settled down; your machine is stable; and you haven't even considered upgrading to Microsoft's Windows Vista.

Then--oops! You spill coffee on your notebook. (Oh, you don't think that's possible? Read Amber Bouman's 'Laptops and Liquids Don't Mix.') Or maybe there's a storm and a power surge fries your PC's hard drive.

One of our Windows experts, Scott Dunn, has marvelous advice on moving the folders that hold your data files off your Windows XP or Vista drive to simplify backups. You can read it in 'Keep Your Data Safe by Reorganizing Windows' Folders.'

I also have advice from PC World experts about what to do if your hard drive crashes--and you don't have a backup."

Adobe launches new version of Acrobat with Flash

Adobe launches new version of Acrobat with Flash - Yahoo! News: "Adobe Systems Inc. is launching a new version of its document sharing software Acrobat on Monday, and this time it can package videos.

Acrobat allows users to package documents so they can be read across different hardware and operating systems."

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon)

NERDBOY NOTE: This is NerdBoyTV's new "toy," the Blackberry Curve 8330. I've already used the Apple iPhone, the Helio Ocean, and T-Mobile Sidekick and I must say I'm liking this new Blackberry ;-)

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon) - Reviews by PC Magazine: "The Curve 8330 gives BlackBerry buyers on Verizon an ideal balance of messaging, voice quality, and top-notch design."