February 10, 2007
Dr. Dave questions the emerging return to server-based applications because he wants people to keep their programs and data under their own control. Two callers raise different problems with older computers, including how to remove personal information before donating a laptop, while Dr. Dave's own malfunctioning laptop becomes part of the live-show humor. The episode also remembers Dr. Dave pressing an early wireless provider to address exposed customer networks and considers what cooperation between Microsoft and Novell might mean for Linux. Near the close, Dr. Dave directs listeners to the DaveMason.com archive so they can replay detailed answers, preserving a revealing snapshot of how the original show and website worked together.
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