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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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Dr. Dave reports that Apple removed a publisher’s books from its retail stores because of an unauthorized Steve Jobs biography. He contrasts that response with the company’s public image of openness and free expression.
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Dr. Dave remembers an injured Shaun Alexander explaining that when he could not practice, he could still become a better teammate, man and husband. Dr. Dave is moved because the answer sounds sincere rather than scripted and gives him an immediate reason to root for both the player and the team.
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Dr. Dave acknowledges the Xbox platform's benefits and that many people are connected most of the time, but rejects treating those facts as consent to a mandatory connection. His distinction between choosing an always-online product and being forced to stay online captures a durable concern about autonomy inside otherwise useful technology.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve consider sellers furious about rising eBay fees and reject the idea that the platform contributes nothing merely because users create the listings. They argue that changing costs are a business reality and that time spent in organized hatred would be better used adapting or building a service that genuinely works better.
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Forgetting the headphones lets Dr. Dave make a broad observation: changing any familiar process—from a radio show to a rocket, computer or recipe—raises the chance of an error, so change is necessary but deserves care.
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After improving the bunker’s hardware and worrying about what might fail, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve acknowledge that progress requires work but that change itself does not guarantee improvement.
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Frustrated by technology built around entertainment and unnecessary restrictions, Dr. Dave finds genuine excitement in small developers who respond to weak products with useful solutions. He says people do not have to remain shoved into a corner as victims; they can create, use and share better answers.
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A report about an editor leaving PC World after a story was stopped leads Dr. Dave to reject pressure for reviews to go easy on advertisers. He acknowledges the realities of business and advertising but insists that a publication still has to tell the truth because its credibility is everything.
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Reviewing a sharp Redskins preseason game, Dr. Dave singles out Colt Brennan, whose size and unconventional sidearm delivery made many people doubt his professional future. Evil Steve immediately recognizes the deeper attraction: Dr. Dave likes the player because people told him he could not do it, making it a genuine underdog story.
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Dr. Dave reflects on how his public position toward Microsoft changed over the years as different facts and issues emerged. He acknowledges that this can look inconsistent but says the honest obligation is to deal with what exists at the time.
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Dr. Dave says technological independence is not about conspiracy but about conscious control. He asks whether a choice comes from an advertisement or someone else's purchase, then poses the more important question: does the technology genuinely add to life, and does it take away more than it gives?
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Introducing Microsoft HoloLens while Google reevaluates Glass, Dr. Dave refuses both automatic enthusiasm and automatic rejection. The important questions are what the technology means, whether it adds genuine value to life and whether it helps or gets in the way amid an already overwhelming flood of devices.
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Dr. Dave says data is not information and information is not knowledge; people still need focus and judgment to sort through it. He warns that buying devices to appear connected or important can consume time and make a previously effective leader less effective.
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Recommending a useful website, Dr. Dave immediately adds a more important caution: good sources can still be wrong. He tells listeners to research, to avoid accepting claims at face value and to double-check even DaveMason.com and his own words on the radio before deciding whether they agree.
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After Washington’s playoff loss, Dr. Dave keeps wearing the team hat and praises a season that exceeded expectations. He tells listeners that the team’s result does not govern his life: he enjoys success when it comes, does not dwell on a loss and gives a new coach time to build.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve argue that help after Katrina does not have to be enormous to matter. A dollar multiplied across millions of people can become substantial, and someone without money can still look for a responsible way to contribute time or useful goods.
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A report of growing Internet advertising revenue leads Dr. Dave and Evil Steve to observe that strong results can still be called failure when forecasts were even higher. They separate genuine economic improvement from the expectations used to judge it.
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Virgil asks whether he may use an unsecured wireless network he can see from home. Dr. Dave tells him not to take advantage of the owner’s mistake and suggests finding the neighbor and helping them secure it so neither household is exposed to someone else’s illegal activity.
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While talking about Tim Tebow, Dr. Dave says he would rather know how people truly feel than hear what they claim to value. Their visible delight at failure or confusion at success, he argues, reveals priorities more clearly than words.
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Dr. Dave says one sign of intelligence is understanding that no one knows everything and that people can be bright in different ways. Evil Steve adds that intelligence without maturity can still produce foolishness, and together they arrive at the more important word: wisdom.
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Dr. Dave roots for Jeff Garcia because the quarterback keeps returning after teams and fans dismiss him. Booed when he enters in Philadelphia, Garcia answers by winning, and Dr. Dave admires the undersized veteran’s toughness, speed and refusal to accept the role others assigned him.
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After Washington's playoff loss, Dr. Dave argues that coaches should have protected an injured Robert Griffin III, even if he wanted to keep playing. His son Nick's enthusiasm for the team brings a family note to the discussion.
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After discussing unconscious technology habits, Dr. Dave asks listeners to pause and decide whether what they are doing right now is truly what they want and whether it gives them the best return. His short phrase live on purpose makes the principle memorable without depending on a particular device or service.
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Arguing over an NFL catch, Dr. Dave rejects selectively overlooking a rule when its result feels wrong; he wants a sensible rule written first and then enforced consistently rather than bent from play to play.
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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.
