Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Online dating sites (questionable security), MS Office metadata (creator and last editor, how to delete), transfering phone pictures to PC (cloud method, USB transfer), recovering Wi-Fi password in Windows, Profiles in IT (Demet Mutlu, founder of Trendyol), HDTV antenna options (dropping cable is an option), beware of latest Gmail phishing scam (many are fooled), what information does Amazon Echo capture (privacy alert), and Pentagon test drone swarm technology (collective intelligence in action). This show originally aired on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Calibrating HDTVs (is it worth paying for), DNS blackhole lists (how they are used to screen spam), getting the best cell phone plan (contract vs no contract), HDMI support for 4K video, controlling TV with Amazon Echo and Logitech Harmony Hub, Profiles in IT (Chris Lattner, creator of Swift programming language), innauguration winner (Airbnb), net neutrality may be cancelled under Trump (what does it mean for consumers), and proposed H1B Visa revisions (raise minimum wage to 100K, up from 60K). This show originally aired on Saturday, Janurary 14, 2017, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Bluetooth pairing, rebooting iPhone7, Xbox games (download vs DVD), Snapchat privacy (a fantasy), HDTV streaming options (Roku vs Chromecast vs AppleTV), photosharing sites (Flickr, Google Photos, Amazon Photos, Photobucket, Shutterfly), Profiles in IT (Evan Thomas Spiegel, co-founder and CEO Snapchat), thermal imaging camera for smartphone (Flir One, Flir Pro), patterned clothing to prevent facial recognition (overloads and confuses recognition algorithms), and Russian hacking of Presidential election (lax DNC security at faulth. This show originally aired on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, Decembeer 24, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Email message delay (protocol explained), VoIP international calling (Skype, Viber, WhatsApp), safe USB ejection, Bluetooth device connection (issues and solutions), Profiles in IT (Drew Houston, Dropbox Founder and CEO), tech firms battle online terrorism (share data to allow industry-wide takedown), WebAssembly standard (will bring high speed performance to web applications, March 2017 launch), and Gifts for Techies (Smart TVs, computers, drones, robots, home automation, headsets, smartphones and more). This show originally aired on Saturday, Decembeer 17, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Chinese smartphone spyware (installed on ZTE and Huawei Android phones), Periscope video archives (view Tech Talk anytime), creating a bootable Linux USB drive (Linux Live USB Creator), idenfying fake reviews on Amazon and Yelp (use www.fakespot.com), using PINs on computers (can be more secure than passwords, why use them), Proliles in IT (Edgar Frank Codd, inventor of relational databases), Amazon Go revealed (stores without cashiers, cameras and deep learning algorithms track items selected), Michigan passes self-driving regulations (seeks to move self-driving movement to Michigan), and Russian hacking and politics (did they try to tip the election, Obama wonders). This show originally aired on Saturday, Decembeer 10, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, Decembeer 3, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Capturing a great sunset photos (HDR essential, great compostion, stabilization), Wi-Fi essentials (WPA2, don't get spoofed, forget dangerous networks), teaching kids to code (Googgles Made with Code, Media Labs Scratch, Hour of Code, Code.org, Khan Academy), Profiles in IT (Bob Miner, architect of Oracle database), fake news articles (Google and Facebook respond), Presidential election IT lessons (big data wins, social medial is king, need for cybersecurity), London killer fog (pollution seeds sulfuric acid mist, China beware), AI optimizes traffic light timing (reduced commute time, piloted in Pittsburgh PA), Suns tilt explained (ninth planet proposed, 10 times Earth mass, orbit tilted 30 degrees), and CERN Physicist addresses birth control (advanced statistical analysis perfects rhythm method). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

NIST time standards (CS fountain atomic clock, radio broadcast for atomic clocks), Facebook memorialized accounts (settng up, activating), Wi-Fi TV remote control (Logitech Harmony Companion Remote, smart phone enabled), Profiles in IT (James Edward Allchin, Microsoft executive behind Windows NT and active directory), Supermoon revealed (when perigee and full moon coincide, first since 1948), Website of the Week (determine if your network vulnerable to Mirai botnet), AI system predicts Trump win (MogIA used machine learning and social media), and science of Sous Vide (cooking in vacuum pack in water bath). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Surfing anonymously explained (VPN vs TOR), Apple CarPlay (pros and cons), Wi-Fi mesh networks (best way to over large house, recent hardware options explored), Windows kernel vulnerability (allows processes to escape the sandbox, will be patched November 8), Profiies in IT (Nathan Myhrvold, co-founder Intellectural Ventures and author of Modernist Cuisine), can hackers disrupt the election (voting machine malware unlikely, DDoS attacks on election websites possible), Samsung recalls exploding washing machines (cant get a break after Note 7 recall), massive DDoS attack brings down Liberian Internet, and Tim Cooke vs Steve Balmer (are they the same type of leader, short term profits, not long term strategic growth). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

TinyURL explained (used to shorten web addresses), Google Home vs Amazon Echo (war for home dominance), Chromebook vs Windows laptop (selection depends on need for installed apps), checking Facebook account activity (a good practice after travelling), Profiles in IT (Gabe Logan Newell, co-founder of Valve Video Games), Google privacy policy changed (linked account with DoubleClick cookies, possible to opt out), BleachBit file destruction (Hillary made it famous), IBM deploying 100,000 Macs (fewer helpdesk tickets than with PCs), IoT Botnet available on the Dark Web (7,500 dollars for 100,000 bots), and MIT Moral Machine (applied to autonomous car scenarios). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

iPhone memory management, iPhone swollen Li-ion batteries (caused by overcharging and over heating, use only Apple-certified chargers), using email when travelling (establish secondary email and phone number associated with account, may be required to access account), turning off iMessage send receipts (for a single contact or for all contacts), Profiles in IT (John McCarthy, artificial intelligence pioneer), beware of low cast chargers (may damage your Li-ion battery, 90% of Amazon Apple chargers are fakes), how hackers broke into Clinton and Democratic campaign emails (classic phishing ploy using Bitly web addresses), and Tesla's self-driving hardware gamble (all Teslas will be hardware equipped for level-5 autonomy, software release later). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Googles Project Shield (protection from DDOS attacks), MS Outlook products explained, setting default programs in Windows, Profiles in IT (Ed Catmull, 3D animation pioneer and President of Pixar), Verizon tests drones (to deliver cellular service during emergencies), Samsung halts Note 7 production (defects in battery manufacturing), why lithium-ion batteries explode (thermal runaway caused by defects), Ada Lovelace remembered (wrote first computer program for Babbages Analytic Engine), and hackers use OpenSSH vulnerability to create IoT botnet. This show originally aired on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Wi-Fi options (Google Wi-Fi, TP-Link AC1900), Nobel Prize in Physics (topological phase transitions, significance), activating call announcement in iPhone, Google Pi revealed (data and voice plans, international travel), Profiles in IT (Ginny Rometty, CEO of IBM), flash crash in British pounds (created by rogue trading algorithm), source code for IoT malware botnet released (expect more DDOS attacks enabled by unsecured IoT devices), Google jumps into hardware (Pixel phone, Google Home, Daydream virtual reality headset, Google WiFi), HP apologizes for blocking third-party ink cartridges), Google self-driving car in crash report, hackers target voter registration systems in 20 states (four are penetrated), and Obama administration officially blames Russia for DNC attack. This show originally aired on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Cell phone boosters (weBoost EQO recommended), digital HDTV antennas (TERK Amplified Antenna recommended), tracking devices on the Internet (using ShodanHQ database), teaching white hacking to kids (r00tz Asylum), streaming Netflix in India (ExpressVPN recommended), Profiles in IT (Roy L. Clay Sr, Godfather of Black Silicon Valley), Dumb Idea of the Week (drilling earphone jack into iPhone7), massive IoT DDOS attack (brought down Krebs security website), Internet DNS control transferred to ICANN (US government out), and igNobel Prizes announced (studies that make you laugh and then think). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Options for picture backup (USB disk drive, Carbonite, iCloud, Picture Keeper, iXpand), steaming media options for Smart TVs (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crackle, Hulu, YouTube), WiFi router options (TP-Link AC1900, Synology RT1900ac, Linksys WRT1900ACS), Profiles in IT (Moxie Marlinspike, creator of Signal end-to-end encryption used in WhatsApp), Signal encyption application (new key with every message), Apple iPhone 7 (upgraded camera, water resistance, stereo speakers, bigger battery, no ear phone jack), Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 (exploding batteries), and Website of the Week (Google Arts and Culture, features contents of 1000 museums). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).