http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Need help with your computer? Geekboy is here to aid your exploration of the world inside your computer and on the Internet. The Legend of Geekboy Geekboy has been interested in computers since his dad brought NASA punchcards home from work... en-us gmathis@ajc.com 2006-05-18T15:05:34-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Need help with your computer? Geekboy is here to aid your exploration of the world inside your computer and on the Internet. The Legend of Geekboy Geekboy has been interested in computers since his dad brought NASA punchcards home from work... http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/05/18/geekboys_mailba.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Geekboy has returned from vacation and found a full e-mail bag. Let’s see if we can help some folks cure their computer ills. DNS WOES Q: Every once in a while when I am using using the Internet I get... 68559@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-05-18T15:05:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/04/24/rocking_in_the.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy The best things in life aren’t free, but you can get some great software without spending a dime if you have an Internet connection and know where to look. Here’s some stuff worth checking out if you use Windows. If... 61782@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-04-24T16:20:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/04/10/geekboy_answers.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy I finally read my e-mail! I get a lot of good questions, this is not one of them. AngryKeyboarder writes: Nothing irritates me more than misinformation from the media. Despite your statements to the contrary, Limewire, Gnutella, BitTorrent, Azureus, Kazaa,... 58263@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-04-10T12:23:02-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/04/07/free_and_good.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Anyone that thinks “nothing worth having is freeâ€? doesn’t know much about computers. A recent blog got me thinking that you don’t need to pay a penny for software to have a fully-functioning computer. You surely don’t have to fork... 57910@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-04-07T14:27:17-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/04/05/apple_surrender_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy As most people know, the Intel-based Macs will run Microsoft’s Windows XP, but now Apple has announced they’ve released beta software that makes the process a bit easier. I am not sure what the software is, but I assume it... 57467@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-04-05T14:57:12-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/04/03/a_spring_cleani.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Question: I bought a new computer about a year ago, and it seems to have gotten a lot slower. Does this always happen? What should I do? — Bob W., Atlanta. Answer: The problem is probably fat, and, if so,... 56949@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-04-03T11:24:30-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/03/24/custom_ringtone.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Making “stealth” ringtones and planting them in the phones of your friends has never been easier. Imagine my girlfriend’s surprise when I called and she heard my melodious baritone screaming “Answer the BLEEP phone woman!â€? She still dates me strangely... 55043@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-03-24T09:22:28-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/03/16/my_ringaling.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Everyone has a cellphone and everyone has an annoying ringtone and wants more. If you want to contribute more of your hard-earned funds to Sprint, Verizon or whoever’s got your business, you can download endless annoying ringtones for a small... 53242@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-03-16T16:45:24-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/03/03/a_pandoras_box.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Limewire? Gnutella? BitTorrent? Azureus? Kazaa? eMule? If you are a parent and listen closely, you will likely hear your teen child mention them. Don’t worry, they are not drugs, but they are just as addictive, and likely are being used... 50532@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-03-03T15:15:20-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/02/27/old_dog_napster_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Geekboy’s journey through the sad digital landscape that is pay-for-play music websites draws to an end. So far, Yahoo’s Music Machine and Apple’s iTunes have proven unworthy of my cash. If you have an iPod, you are pretty much stuck... 49491@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-02-27T11:04:07-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/02/23/ihate_itunes_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Geekboy does not exercise, unless typing qualifies as sport, which, if it did, my glistening and sleek shift pinkies would clearly power the U.S. to office Olympic gold medal glory. As you can tell by the last sentence, I have... 48827@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-02-23T11:27:08-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/02/13/part_2_yahoo_ow.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Last week, we got the pay for play MP3 party started by finding an online service that sells “music downloads.” This week I detail exactly why Yahoo owes me a mouse. During the install, which took a long time due... 46433@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-02-13T10:17:17-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/02/09/yahoo_owes_me_a.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy It seems everyone’s got an MP3 player, but no one knows how to get the digital music party started. You have three options when it comes to acquiring the musical goods: 1) Rip MP3s from your existing CD collection. 2)... 45851@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-02-09T18:26:24-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/01/31/ripping_and_run_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy Immediately after Christmas, Geekboy fielded a number of calls about portable MP3 players and inflatable girlfriends. I couldn’t help much with the latter, other than the usual advice of keeping her away from open flame, but I managed to help... 43618@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-01-31T14:31:06-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/entries/2006/01/26/peeking_behind.html?cxntfid=blogs_geekboy MP3 players are as popular as free beer at Hooters. The first question people have after getting an MP3 player, is “Where do I get MP3s?â€? Over the next week or so we will discuss the legal and not-so legal... 42666@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/geek/ 2006-01-26T13:39:52-05:00