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Answers to your computer questions.
Point & Click Radio is Mendocino County's only call-in computer radio show, featuring Computer News, Computer Book Author Interviews, and Radio Listener Call-in Computer Questions. Point & Click is hosted by Bob Laughton and Jim Heid.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Preparing for the Worst
A Digital Disaster Plan
The Show
Point & Click Radio will be broadcasting on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
The wildfires that are burning across Mendocino County and the rest of Northern California are a reminder that the worst does happen -- and that it's smart to be prepared.
If your computer is a big part of your professional or personal life, part of that preparation process should involve a "digital disaster" plan: a set of steps and routines that ensure you won't lose irreplaceable photos, music, data, email, and software.
On tonight's Point & Click Radio, we'll share some strategies, many of which we've learned first-hand from well-prepared friends who have voluntarily evacuated from fire-affected areas in our county.
We'll also talk by phone with John Christopher from DriveSavers, a Marin-based company that specializes in recovering data from hard drives that have experienced the worst.
In addition, we'll take your calls and questions, and of course, we'll be there to pass along any news developments concerning the fires.
Call-ins Welcome
We encourage your calls, and will take your questions and comments on-air during the show. In last part of tonight's show, we'll take your calls and answer questions. The numbers to call are 707-895-2448 or toll-free 1-800-499-7117 within California.
Recent shows of interest:
Our Wednesday, May 30, 2007 show:
Wild Sanctuary.
Download our interview with Dr. Bernard Krause here. (11.3 MB MP3 file)
Our Wednesday, November 8, 2006 show:
We interviewed photographer and author, Nicholas Wilson, whose special limited-edition photography book has recently been published. We also spoke with Eileen Gittins of Blurb Inc. to discuss the web connection, software and special hi-tech process used to produce this remarkable book.
Mendocino in the 1970s
From the Archives:
Our July 27, 2005 show covered the Global Positioning System and
the
new generation of "location-based" technologies. We talked to Rich
Owings, a Mendocino coast resident and the author of the new
book, GPS
Mapping: Make Your Own Maps. Download
the MP3 archive (12MB).
Our July 6, 2005 interview with a Flickr.com member striatic,
aka photographer Bryan Partington, is available in
MP3 format; click here.
Our January 19, 2005 interview of Mac pioneer Andy Hertzfeld is also available. To download the interview, click
here. (Note: This archive is in AAC audio format; you'll need Apple's
free iTunes to play it.)
Point & Click Radio (est. 1995) is a cornerstone of KZYX Public Affairs programming. We are entering our twelfth year of computer industry reporting, and helping KZYX listeners solve the unsolvable, print the unprintable, and generally get control of those darn, pesky, computer problems. Please help support our strictly volunteer efforts by becoming a member of Mendocino County Public Broadcasting.
If you have a computer question or a problem, or just want to keep up with Macs, PCs, the Internet and all things computed, digitized, pixellated, or otherwise jacked-in to the cybercloud, join us on KZYX & KZYZ.
Each edition of Point and Click Radio is simulcast live on the Internet via RealAudio. Our Webcasts are made possible by the generosity of the Mendocino Community Network.
(To listen, you'll need the free RealPlayer from RealNetworks. To get the free RealPlayer, hunt for the (almost invisible) "FREE RealPlayer" link on the download page, not the "Free Download" Button which takes you to the "RealOne SuperPass" monthly fee service.)
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Show Times
Point & Click airs every Wednesday evening from 7 to 8 pm Pacific Time.
Tune to KZYX (90.7 FM, Philo), KZYZ (91.5 FM, Ukiah and Willits), or K202BE
(88.3 FM, Fort Bragg).
If you aren't located in the Pacific time zone, you might find this map
useful for determining when our live broadcast is on in your area. Simply
find your part of the world, and then scan to the top of the map to find
the local time.
The Phone Numbers to Call
To join us by phone during the show, the numbers to call are 707-895-2448 or toll-free
1-800-499-7117 within California.
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Revised: Feb 27 by Bob