Synopsis:     In this episode Mark and Shawn answer some frequently asked questions regarding time management and best practices in serving your staff without having to live at the office.  Links: Centurion Tech iTALC OneorZero VirtualBox VMWare TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week: VirtuaWin - A virtual desktop manager for Windows Teacher Tip of the Week: Web-based High School Chemistry Simulations

In this episode Mark and Shawn continue their series of shows related to Google Apps by looking at its initial setup and integration into an existing network.  Also, Shawn announces the newest addition to the Tightwad Tech community- his son C.J.   Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback.  Links: Google Apps for Education Moodle/Google Single-Sign-On Integration Scripts Moodle Active Directory user import script TIPS: Tech Tip of the Week – Sizer-  a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size Teacher Tip of the Week –  MeetMeAtTheCorner- Virtual Field Trips for Kids

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss basic backup strategies for home and work and then discuss the Open Source, hard-drive based, enterprise backup suite BackupPC.  Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback.

In this .5 episode Mark and Shawn go off about about a rural school who decided to give iPads to all incoming Freshman this year.  There's not a lot of humility or civility to be found in this one, folks- just plain old, indignation. Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback.

Synopsis:     In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Mike Gras and Scott Floyd of White Oak I.S.D. for an overview discussion of Google Apps for Education.  This is part one of a multi-part look at Google Apps.  Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback. Links:Google Apps for Education TIPS:Tech Tip of the Week –  Multiboot USB - creates a Multiboot USB Flash Drive that you can use to Boot Multiple ISO Files from USB. Teacher Tip of the Week –  Google Scholar - provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss our their experiences with Wordpress and the BuddyPress set of extensions.. Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback in the comments.

In this episode Mark and Shawn are joined by Tabrez Syed and Cole Lakes of Spiceworks to discuss their suite of enterprise IT tools. Mark and Shawn also answer some listener feedback by giving a rundown of some of their favorite podcasts. Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback in the comments.

In this episode Mark and Shawn give a review of the Android 2.2 mobile operating and discuss the current state of mobile computing in general. Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback in the comments.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss ask for feedback from the audience on a couple of issues related to The Tightwad Tech community.  Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback in the comments.

In this episode Mark and Shawn discuss various tools and online resources for creating and editing digital artwork.   Be sure to visit our Web site and leave some feedback in the comments.