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ComputerTalk with Dave Mason
The official archive of all available ComputerTalk with Dave Mason radio shows. Spend some time with Dave. Listen to a full show or explore clips by topic.
3,475 unique clips. Each clip appears in one section. Historical conversations, not current advice. Full episodes remain available separately by date.
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In a condolence for Micron CEO Steve Appleton, Dr. Dave admires a low-profile builder who moved a major technology company forward without making it revolve around himself. For Dr. Dave, the depth of the team and its ability to continue after Appleton’s death are evidence of effective leadership.
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Evil Steve takes responsibility for having named the wrong affiliate during an earlier welcome back after Hurricane Katrina. He and Dr. Dave correct the station to WTNI in Gulfport, apologize and again recognize the staff for rebuilding and returning Computer Talk to the air.
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Dr. Dave explains Memorial Day as remembrance of those who died in service, thanks them on behalf of listeners and their families and then confronts the fact that every human cause and institution is imperfect. For him, recognizing misuse or failure does not erase sacrifice; declaring every imperfect cause unworthy would leave nothing honorable or worth defending.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve choose Tim because his entry says he wants to pass the prize to someone who works for him rather than keep it. Dr. Dave says the generosity touched him and fit the Christmas season, turning a software giveaway into a small story about thinking of someone else.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve anticipate riding with their friends in memory of Kelly Bond, describing the juvenile-diabetes fundraiser as something likely to be emotional before the celebration breaks loose.
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Dr. Dave remembers an early computing leader and explains why the standardization behind IBM’s System 360 mattered to the computer industry.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain the new high-quality stream sent directly from the Computer Talk bunker, the Sunday refeed and the on-air light on DaveMason.com. They thank KSCB for years of support while explaining that football preemptions made it time for the show to control its own feed.
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The fifteenth anniversary giveaway show opens late after control board wiring changes leave the microphones on different channels. Roger quickly identifies the problem and Dr. Dave says the success of the show hinges on his ability before remembering an old mentor’s rule never to fear the board even when it shocks you.
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After warning that criminals exploit disasters, Dr. Dave turns to the good the Internet can do. He describes bombing victims using mobile phones, photographs and email to tell friends and family they were safe when ordinary phone contact was difficult.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain the purpose and design of the original online show archive. Rather than post one unwieldy two-hour recording, they kept nine months of programs in roughly ten-minute segments with topic descriptions so a listener who heard something while driving could find it again quickly.
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Evil Steve reminds Dr. Dave that the coming summer will mark fifteen years since the show began and five years of national syndication. They agree that the July milestone deserves a celebration, creating a direct on air record of the program’s longevity.
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An obituary prompts reflection on early computing and the people behind familiar computer features, rather than a product promotion.
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A death notice prompts a sustained discussion of invention, commercial success and the influence of research labs on everyday computing.
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Before beginning the holiday show, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve pause to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and those who willingly gave their time and resources in service. Dr. Dave calls the country's debt to them unpayable and offers direct, heartfelt thanks.
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Dr. Dave marks the death of Jef Raskin by explaining his early role at Apple, the Macintosh name and his work on human interfaces. He closes by observing that many of the people responsible for technology’s greatest achievements remain largely unknown.
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Dr. Dave invites listeners to the website archive and 24-hour best-of stream while carefully distinguishing the actual live Saturday broadcast from recordings that may sound live.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain how the original Computer Talk archive served listeners who missed part of a broadcast: each show was posted later that day, divided into segments and labeled with useful topics so people could find the information they wanted without wasting time. The description directly anticipates the structure of the memorial archive.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve describe the show archive as the original site's most popular area, acknowledge that labels have fallen behind while every segment remains available and explain how guest appearances are identified. They then place the expanding blogs beside Dr. Dave's Picks, a growing collection they call the meat and potatoes of his practical recommendations.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain that listeners who cannot write down an answer can return to DaveMason.com later the same day, find the archive by month and date and replay the show in its segmented form.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve announce that the Computer Talk archive had grown to roughly nine or ten months and that the current day’s broadcast would now be posted within an hour or two. The passage captures the original site becoming a practical extension of the radio program for listeners who missed a subject or wanted to hear it again.
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Previewing an author interview, Dr. Dave explains that he maintains two different blogs: a Tech Blog for computing and a Truth Blog for political and historical subjects. The short passage directly documents how he understood the original website’s editorial structure.
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The show faces an unusually circular announcement: the people who most need to hear that the streaming server is down cannot hear it. With bad motherboard capacitors also threatening later re-airs, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve point listeners to the DaveMason.com archive as the dependable backup that will preserve that day's program.
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Browse by year, then month, to find the episodes from that month.
442 proposed broadcast dates, plus 2 undated entries. Dates are based on archive filenames and may be approximate. Some broadcasts survive as separate parts or incomplete recordings.
