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TQA Weekly Show Notes for Season 1

Hard Drive Data Fragmentation - Software Solutions
Quick overview of what data fragmentation and software solutions.

An explanation of what data fragmentation is on a hard drive, why it slows down our computers, and software solutions to reverse the process.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Common Workplace Injury
Causes, prevention, consequences, and treatments of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

An explanation of what CTS is, what the implications are of this injury, and what needs to be done to prevent this common workplace injury.

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Building Your Personal Computer - Computer Building Demystified
Guide to building your personal computer.

An explanation of the hardware required to make a computer, and what each of them do, and have in common.

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Protecting Your Electronics From Theft - Kensington Security Locks
Avoid the theft of your electronic devices.

Guide to choosing and using a Kensington Security lock on your net book, notebook, laptop, flat panel display, computer towers, etc...

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Vampire Load - The Electrical Black Hole
Dealing with the afterhour electricity usage problem

Guide to saving money, reducing eletricity usage, and lowering our carbon footprint.

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Advanced Encryption - Plausible Deniability with TrueCrypt
A step by step guide to protecting yourself using encryption.

Guide to using TrueCrypt to making hidden partitions, to protect against data loss resulting in personal and commerical theft and extortion.

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Operating Systems - Windows, Mac and Linux Distributions
A basic overview into operating systems

A look into what operating systems we can have in our homes, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh or Linux.

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Antiviruses - What, Why and How they can or can not work, and the consequences of viral infections on our computers
Introspective look into today's problem with viral attacks on our systems, consequences of our actions and solutions to avoid this type of eventuality.

Techniques, solutions and consequences to avoid viral infection.

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Making Backups - Techniques and Solutions
Introspective look into data loss problem, and solutions to avoid this type of eventuality.

Techniques and solutions to avoid data loss.

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Firewalls - Hardware, Software, the pros and cons, security flaws and issues
Introspective look into firewall technology and security issues

This episode is on firewalls, hardware versus software, and combined usage, security flaws, issues, and tactics to remain safe.

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