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• FYI – This week's episode of The Wired Homeschool will be late. http://thewiredhomeschool.com #homeschool #
• Perseids meteor shower at Joshua Tree national Park – http://vimeo.com/14173983 #
• Happy un-Birthday, everyone! Unless it's you're birthday then you probably feel left out. Sorry. #
• The History of the Internet, Visualized (sort of) http://t.co/hDjbiHI via @gizmodo #
• LOLCat History in pictures: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/07/25/funny-pictures-the-history-of-lolcats/ #
• TBS is back! @bradmcfadden updates you on his briefs – http://bit.ly/bKvYVX Oh wait, that's a brief update. My bad. #
• Fail Whale. Haven't seen one of those in a long time. #
• Does somebody want to explain to me why I can't use the @Twitter app while listening to a podcast on my iPhone? #
• OK, so when I start @Twitter it shuts down the iPod app but I can restart it after Twitter had launched. Needs to be fixed. #
• RT @TweetDeck: There's currently a Twitter problem affecting follower counts and relationships. This is affecting all clients & twitter.com #
• RT @twitter: List of new words in the Oxford Dictionary of English. cn U spot the 1 that's twttr related? http://t.co/mtYBwGH (turducken?) #
• Dear linebackers on the NFL, please give Brett Favre a helmet to the chin for me. #goawaybrettfavre #
• RT @RLTweets: I dork, therefore I am… #JesusGeek #
• No meetings today and it's Friday so I decided not to wear pants. #
• TKD last night was excellent. I didn't get kicked in the #jounk #
• #ff people I've met face2face @bradmcfadden @bobchristenson @mattfarina @Hans_R @jayryanastro @Linc4Justice @Hans_R @kwang0274 @WebServant #
• RT @JayRyanAstro: NEPTUNE completes its first full orbit since its discovery in 1846! http://fb.me/sCd7nlmV #
• These stats are scary: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2010/08/19/teens-and-porn-10-stats-your-need-to-know/ #
• Just got back from SPAC with 6 of 7 kids. The Philadelphia Orchestra performed Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 3 in D Minor. #fb #
• Doing post production on an interview with Roland Mann, former Managing Editor of the Malibu division at Marvel Comics. #fb #
• Part 1 of my interview with Roland Mann, fmr Managing Editor of the Malibu division and Marvel Comics: http://bit.ly/dm0h3N #
• Cooking 3 lbs of bacon. #fb #
• Going to watch The Time Traveler's Wife with my wife tonight. #

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Today on Jesus Geek I have part 1 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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PC maintenance is essential for making sure you have a smooth-running computer. Today on The Wired Homeschool I discuss the necessary hardware maintenance that everyone should be doing to keep their computer healthy.

Please note: before cleaning any part of your computer you should make sure it is turned off and unplugged.

Keyboard and Mouse

The keyboard and mouse are the two components that you touch the most. Each of these items get a lot of grime and gunk from your hands and the environment.

The first thing you want to do with your keyboard is shake it out every two or three weeks. This dislodge dust, staples, food, and anything else that accumulates inside your keyboard. You may also want to use the upholstery attachment on your vacuum cleaner and pass it over the keyboard a few times.
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• No Jesus Geek podcast this week. #

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Aero Snap allows you to easily compare and copy files between 2 folders

Copying files from one folder to another is a lot easier if you can drag and drop the files from one folder to another. Part of the problem when doing this is the need to resize the windows so you can see the content.
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PC maintenance is essential for making sure you have a smooth-running computer. Today on The Wired Homeschool I discuss the necessary software maintenance that everyone should be doing to keep their computer healthy.

Security Updates

Most security updates for your operating system are automatic no matter what platform you;re using (Windows, Apple, Linux) and this is a good thing. However, you should keep an eye out for any “out of cycle) updates that may arise which could require you to download and install a patch.

Not only are your OS updates important but your software that you use with the operating system is important too. Applications like Adobe Reader and Flash, Java, CD/DVD burning software, office productivity tools and more need to be updated. These usually do not come automatically but you can use Mozilla’s online plugin check to make sure the majority of these applications are up to date.

Secunia’s Online Software Inspector is also a great resource for checking for any security updates that may be available for software you’re using (Windows only).
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Today’s Windows Quick Tip involves using check boxes to select items in a folder.

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