Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Windows 10 backup options (disk imaging, file backup, restore point), Windows 10 Power and Sleep settings, Windows 10 disk cleanup tool, sharing iPhone photos (iCloud share vs AirDrop), Profiles in IT (George Devol, inventor of first industrial robot), Iraqi Kurdistan tech growth potential (business culture, oil revenue, developed infrastructure, educated workforce), Amazon and Walmart will define the future of shopping, DEF CON plans to show US elections hacking is easy, Tech Idea of the Week (automatic dog feeder), and Google Glass helps with autism therapy. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Bufferbloat (IQrouter is the answer), covering webcam with tape (overhyped threat), bootable ISO file (saving on USB drive with Rufus), USB DVD drive (for laptops without DVD), watching streaming content offline (supported by Netflix, Prime, HBO, Showtime), Profiles in IT (Christopher Sholes, father of the typewriter and QUERTY keyboard), hackers target iPhone with malware (MDM takes over phone, originated in India), making iPhone fingerprints more accurate (take multiple images of same finger), SIM hijacking (the latest exploit, beware), WPA3 will make WiFi more secure (replaces fourteen year old WPA2), Girl Scouts issues 30 new STEM related badges, scent of coffee boosts math performance (coffee drinking not required), Google Loon brings Internet to Kenya (bringing 49 million to the web), and Gigabytes, Terabytes, Petabyes (what does it actually mean). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Recovering lost iTunes accounts, opening RTF files, reducing cable TV costs, Facebook imposter accounts (reporting), fixing Windows update freezes, installing Windows 10 drivers (get the latest for graphics cards), Profiles in IT (Joseph Engelberger, father of robotics), YouTubeTV World Cup outage, Amazon Echo vs Google Home (choose the ecosystem first), MacBook Pro refreshed (a good time to buy), Surface Go (MS tries to compete with iPad), Food Science (why does opened wine go bad), over-the-top TV (preferred by 60 percent of viewers), and ZTE moves to get US to lift ban (opposed by Senate, may be part of China negotiations). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Hondalink (cell phone options, emergency services), bitcoin and quantum computing, iPhone DND options, car inverters (getting AC while travelling), Wi-Fi cam security (IP cameras vs smart cloud-based cameras), Profiles in IT (Alfred Gross, father of wireless communications), drone fireworks displays (a safer option in dry areas), smartphone syping apps (sharing your data without permission), Musk sends Boring aid to Thailand cave, splinternet is here to stay (regulations are splintering the WWW), IBM sending robot to ISS (CIMON is the new HAL), and three wealthiest men are all tech (Bezos, Gates, and Zuckerberg). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Bluetooth vs RF mouse, downloading YouTube videos, MS Mail (configuring Verizon mail), responding to SPAM (not a good idea), Wi-Fi security (MAC address filtering vs WPA2), Profiles in IT (Morris Chang, Father of Taiwan chip industry), fun Geeky websites (ThinkGeek, ScientificsOnline), Supreme Court rules to protect cell phone location, Internet sales tax is coming (Supreme Court has ruled), DHS ignoring tech alternaives at the border, Summer Soltice defined (longest day of the year), ten years ago on Tech Talk (human migration and near extinction), and IOS12 will support location data for 911 calls (Android not far behind). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

DNS services (Cloudflare, OpenDNS, Google DNS), Samsung S5 troubleshooting (using Android Recovery System), computer clocks explained (Quartz vibration frequency control), external hard drive (use RAID1 for backup, WD My Clouod Dual Drive), Profiles in IT (Margaret Hamilton, lead developer Apollo on-board flight software), removing unwanted people from photos (take multiple photos with tripod, use Photoshop Statistics Stack mode to merge images), Idea of the Week (CA Digital License Plate), Bitcoin bull run driven by market manipulation (Bitfinex under investigation), Mary Meekers 2018 Internet Trends Report (Internet growth flat, cell phone price dropping, and more), autonomous vehicles (death of auto ownershipo, timeshare vehicles, the biggest social shift in last 100 years), and car key fobs are vulnerable (relay hack used for auto theft). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

VPNFilter router malware (persistent, reset router to clear, FBI warning), 4K vs UHD TV defined (4K has 4096 horizontal pixels and 2160 vertical lines, UHD has 3480 horizontal pixels and 2160 vertical lines), impact of quantum computing on Internet security (does not look good, 2025 expected deployment), negotiating with ISPs after cordcutting (try to be treated as a new customer), Profiles in IT (Bradford Parkinson, one of the fathers of GPS), Electromagnetic Drive does not work (NASA got it wrong, drive violates laws of physics), Amazon bans shoppers who return too many items, Samsung ordered to pay Apple over %500M for patent infringement, DOJ investigates cryptocurrency manipulation (looking at pump and dump), skills that AI will not make obsolete (higher cognitive skills, social and emotional skills, technological skills), mining malware is dominant cybersecurity threat (Coinhive and Crytoloot are top two violators), Stich Fix uses AI to amke clothes buying easy for consumer (fashion industry beware), Tw

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Free online fax services (GotFreeFax, FaxZero), recording iPhone calls (TapeACall), Exchange web interface (very responsive), recovering data from crashed hard drive, fixing Windows update (Update Troubleshooter), recovering hacked Facebook account, Profiles in IT (Mitchell Baker, driving force behind Mozilla Firefox), being named Alexa (the Amazon fallout), MS to replace flickering Surface Pro screens, Apple blocks charging port hacking, must have 4K TV features (HDR, local dimming, upscaling, 120Hz refresh), Steve Job and Leonado DaVinci (combined tech and liberal arts to create). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Prepaid cell phones plans (a great way to save), computer hiberation explained, getting rid of OneDrive popups, one space or two after periods (the great controversy), disabling iPhone CPU throttling, Profiles in IT (Marcin Klecyzski, co-founder Malwarebytes), Amazon now delivers to your car, Selfitis (addiction to posting selfies), apps to discourarge texting and driving (DND configuration, Lifesaver, ATT DriveMode), fake Amazon reviews, South Korea crytocurrency fraud, and Net Netrality (Dems make one last attempt to save). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

IFTTT (event triggers simplified), restoring a currupted thumb drive, bufferbloat (what is it, how to eliminite it), Profiles in IT (Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify), Spotify business model, using Amazon Echo as a PA, Facebook On This Day (stopping painful reminders), creating anonymous email accounts (anonymous browsing, Hushmail, Guerrilla Mail, Mailinator, ProtonMail), Zuckerberg in Congress (what was accomplished), and SCADA devices (make critical infrastructure vulnerable to hacking). This show originally aired on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Coinhive cryptomining (malware or not), Facebook Notes (a convenient blogging platform), butt calls (lock screen to prevent), cloud backup vs cloud syncing), Profiles in IT (Dustin Muskovitz, Facebook co-founder and first CTO), programmer who created Like Button (deletes Facebook account), Baltimore 911 infected with ransomware (open Firewall port to blame), leaked NSA hacking tools aided recent attacks (Eternal Blue and Eternal Romance exploits enabled ransomware), Atlanta hit with ransomware, ransomware attack vectors (best defensive practices), chemistry of Easter egg dyes (need acidic solution to bond), Apple release iOS 11.3 (battery health addressed, augmented VR added, privacy improved), and free online credit reports (Credit Karma, Free Credit Score). This show originally aired on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Chrome browser (clean up and restore), restoring deleted iPhone messages (PhoneRescue, Anytrans), SMS gateways (email to text message portal), protecting privacy on Facebook, Profiles in IT (Rakesh Agrawal, Father of Data Mining), Idea of the Week (Li-Fi, using lights to replace Wi-Fi), Cambridge Analytics (Facebook data scandal, helping Trump), Facebook and Russia (caught off guard, really?), Obama campaign (extensive use of Facebook data, no Facebook outrage), Google bias in search results (left always prevails), big data issues (privacy and censorship, not net neutrality), and Facebook account deletion (only path to privacy, how to do it). This show originally aired on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).