Do you still need your 11-year-old to download your digital photos? Try Tech Talk.

From M, spring 2003

It's better than an operating manual and you don't even have to read it. Just sit down Sunday nights at 7 p.m. and turn on Twin Cities Public Television Channel 17 for a series of lessons guaranteed to turn you into a geek--the cool kind.

Beginning July 6, the University of Minnesota brings you "Tech Talk," a 30-minute program that features specialists from the U and experts from the private technology industry. The show will offer "information that runs the gamut from beginner to the wannabe geek," says host Susan McKinnell.

Tech Talk topics and dates:

July 6...Connecting to the Internet

July 13...Virus Protection

July 20...Digital Photography

July 27...E-mail

August 3...Browsing the Web

August 10...Computer Breakdown

August 17...Online Services

August 24...Security and Privacy

August 31...Online Learning

September 7...Digital Music

September 14...Cooking on Your Computer

September 21...The Positives and Negatives of Computer Games