Eventually, it’ll happen. Your computer will finally breathe its last byte and you’re now stuck with an expensive paperweight. But what to do with it now? It might be harder to get rid of than you think. Landfills won’t take them — even schools don’t want your old equipment! The CBC’s computer guru Tod Maffin has [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Giving Your Computer a Second Life", url: "http://todmaffin.com/recyclecomp" } );

If you find yourself unable to pull yourself away from the email, even at home in the evening… or you can’t NOT check your email when you hear the little “New Mail” chime, you’re not alone. You’re one of a growing number of people who have become psychologically addicted to the very devices meant to [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Are you addicted to the computer?", url: "http://todmaffin.com/addictedradio" } );

It’s always a great feeling to get an email from someone who bought my book Idea to Air: A Freelancer’s Field Guide to Selling to Public Radio. Just yesterday, I got this email from Lisa Hale: Hi Tod, I wrote you in December that I had gotten a pitch accepted by Dispatches.  After two months of hard work [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Radio freelancer sells documentary thanks to Idea to Air", url: "http://todmaffin.com/ideatoair-success" } );

You may be used to seeing biometrics in use at the airport — those retina-scanners help the U.S. government expedite frequent travelers. But other than that, and occasional fingerprint scanners on computers, we really haven’t seen the technology in day-to-day use. Now, a patent by Microsoft is pointing the way to putting sensors where you [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Biometrics: Measuring Your Ass Temperature (radio)", url: "http://todmaffin.com/biometrics-radio" } );

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