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I think I have a bad connection

This week’s podcast was supposed to be a feedback episode but I didn’t receive any. Instead, I decided to cover a few tech news items that I thought would be interesting to homeschoolers. Links are below:

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100825174102.htm
• http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/09/insect-eggs/oeggerli-photography
• http://www.expeditiontitanic.com
• http://gizmodo.com/5550365/i-accidentally-invented-electronics-in-1906

What’s next?
Next week I’ll give my feature review of Covenant Eyes. If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to wiredhs [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave a comment on the blog. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter: @theOJG.

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Using the keyboard shortcut “Alt+Tab” allows you to easily and quickly change from one application to another. This is especially useful if you’re performing tasks that require heavy keyboard use and you do not want to use the mouse.

• Anybody know of an churches that stream via an iPhone app? #
• “@gpfjeff: I'm easy to spot in a seafood resturaunt. I'm the one guy in the whole place eating a steak.” Me too. #
• I feel the urge to blow something up but there are dishes to do. #fb #
• RT @lifespring Hear Bryan Duncan talk about his motorcycle crash on Lifespring! episode 200 http://budurl.com/ls200 #
• Learn to use Windows in 90 seconds or less with @jesusgeek's Windows Quick Tip – http://bit.ly/arPsko #
• Apparently Principal @bradmcfadden wants to see me in his office. Wonder what I did this time? #
• RT @popcap_games: PvZ will be coming to the Nintendo DS! Game will hit North American shelves in Jan. 2011! http://bit.ly/aiOggB #
• The Joy of Tech comic… @LeoLaporte says Social Media is narcissistic crap. http://t.co/eV22GEf via @Snaggy #
• I need to make a bigger investment in Jesus. #hattip to @Bryan_Duncan for the nudge. #
• I'm often torn when someone sends me an email that is obviously a hoax. Should I burst their bubble or let them live in fantasy land? #
• BTW, mega-props to you again for all you've done to keep C365 alive! We need to record a show together. #
• This is why @wilw is just "hawesome" – http://bit.ly/dlhqD2 Kudos to you, sir. #
• Proud geek dad moment – my 11 y.o. daughter is reading @CYOA #1 The Abominable Snowman #
• Proud geek dad moment – my 11 y.o. daughter is reading @chooseadventure #1 The Abominable Snowman (wrong account last time for #CYOA #
• OK. Time to record The Wired Homeschool for this week. http://thewiredhomeschool.com #
• An article I wrote in 2009 about circumventing accountability and filtering software – http://bit.ly/bb8Njk #
• A very productive evening. Produced and scheduled 3 podcasts for the upcoming week. Now to bed. #
• Happy Birthday to the potato chip! #
• RT @snarkdogg (Fortune cookie version) Today's possibilities show interesting. #
• The Wired Homeschool – Internet Filtering and Accountability http://bit.ly/alyBOL #
• Hmmm…my blog is no longer automatically sending out Tweets for new posts. #
• RT @compassion: What is child advocacy? Why does it matter? http://bit.ly/9kgAw7 Hopefully we are helping at compassion365.com #
• Eating lunch at Falls View Park in Cohoes. Pics to follow. #
• Cohoes Falls after a few days of rain. http://twitpic.com/2hs45g #
• More from Cohoes Falls. http://twitpic.com/2hs89v #
• One more from Cohoes Falls http://twitpic.com/2hs90n #
• This is where I went for lunch — Cohoes Falls August 24, 2010 (HD) http://t.co/OBs3xjE via @youtube #
• Another video from my lunch break — Cohoes Falls August 24, 2010 #2 (HD) http://t.co/uQX66h7 via @youtube #
• Winnie the Pooh + Star Wars = Epic WIN! http://bit.ly/aEsnio @JimJeroo's art is amazing! #
• I do not recommend putting Stevia in your coffee. #
• Fascinating video by NASA. Hurricane Katrina retrospective – http://bit.ly/chwbPR #hattip to @badastronomer #
• Great videos from Bringing Up Bobby, a new DVD coming out soon http://www.bringingupbobbymovie.com/watch-releasedate #
• Top 300,000 websites (according to Alexa) in a graphic – is yours listed? http://nmap.org/favicon/ #
• RT @nlcast: Explicit Answers #1 http://bit.ly/aLrf5a Listen to James and Jenn talk about "whuppin' some booty' #
• Someone I've worked with for 9 years left for a new job today. I can't help but think, "Did he see Jesus in me?" #
• At work. Taking tomorrow of so I'll be trying to do 2 days worth of work today. Yeah, right. #
• It's @roneyzone's birthday! Yay! Are you old enough to give people advice yet? #
• RT @CovenantEyes: Get our updated iPhone app! Don't surf alone. http://j.mp/9oWmrl (just updated on my iPhone4. Thx CE) #
• I want a FUBar. #fb http://twitpic.com/2ihqrf #
• Hey followers, can you get to my website? http://jesusgeek.info #
• #ff those who checked to see if my site was up: @gpfjeff @mastertyrion @osxdude (it's up now, thanks) #
• #ff @lclough23 he checked my site too in reply to lclough23 #
• Off from work today. Taking kids to French class, grocery shopping, TKD, mow the lawn, change oil in the car. Busy day! #
• We went to the Washington County Fair last night and someone gave us 5 goldfish. I think we'll set them free. #fb http://twitpic.com/2iykcj #
• RT @compassion365 Podcasting for Compassion Day 240 – Skeeterbar #
• I took this pic at the fair last night. http://twitpic.com/2iz7qy #
• Adding points to my man-card by changing the oil in my car. #fb #
• Travers Stakes on Sunday. Going to be a busy weekend in Saratoga Springs. #
• Oil change complete. Now I think I'll mow the lawn before it gets too hot. #fb #

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Today on Jesus Geek I have part 2 of an interview I did with Roland Mann. Roland used to be Managing Editor of the Malibu Comics division at Marvel.

Here’s a little more information about Roland from his website:

A true Southern boy, I was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Mississippi. I spent my high school growing up years in Brandon, Miss., where I graduated from Northwest Rankin. I attended Hinds Jr. College and then transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi where I earned my B.S. in English/Creative Writing.
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Many people pay hundreds of dollars a month to stay connected to the Internet. Broadband at home, data plans for smart phones, and devices like the iPad all add up over the course of a month. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one device that gives you Internet access everywhere you go without having to worry about the loss of connectivity and poor data transmission rates?

Internet filtering and accountability software are some of the greatest weapons in the homeschoolers arsenal in fighting against the onslaught of objectionable content that sometimes seems to seek out your family and can ruin your homeschooling experience.

Why is this important?

In this episode of The Wired Homeschool I discuss why a homeschooling family should use filtering and accountability tools and what I feel is the best combination of tools to protect your family from undesirable and accidental exposure to objectionable content.

There aren’t going to be a lot of notes for this episode. I was speaking freely and felt it was necessary to convey my feeling naturally rather than script out my passion for this topic. Here are the products and/or websites I mentioned in the podcast:

• Covenant Eyes (Disclosure: I’m an affiliate and get paid if you purchase this product)
• X3 Watch
• Safe Eyes
• XXX Church
• OpenDNS
• Family Shield

What’s next?
Next week I’ll provide a general overview of content filtering and accountability. If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to wiredhs [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave a comment on the blog. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter: @theOJG.

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The help feature in Windows is often overlooked. This feature will save you a lot of time searching the Internet for answers to some questions you have about using Windows. Watch as I explain how it’s used.

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter: @theOJG. If you want to leave feedback about today’s podcast you can call 518-290-0228, send email to wiredhs [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave a comment on the blog.

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