Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Fixing a slow Mac after OS upgrade, LinkedIn for recruiters, quick replacement of faiiing hard drive (requires disk imaging software), BitTorrent revealed (may have legitimate uses, efficient peer-to-peer downloading), fixing Waze navigation issues (keeping Bluetooth channel open, turning off voice activation), RFTD toll passes explained (E-ZPass covers 15 only states, no national pass), lens systems for smart phones (iPro, Photojojo, Aukey), Profiles in IT (Gene Myron Amdahl, IBM 360 architect), Anonymous war on ISIS (is it worthwhile), Windows is 30 years old, and self-driving cars may already be obsolete. This show originally aired on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

iTunes and iCloud (Windows installation), cell phone repeaters (frequency band options, suitable antennas), LinkedIn (premium account types, acuracy of profiles), beware of phishing emails (avoid clicking on links), using Roku media streaming without a credit card (use PayPal), using single SIM card on multiple phones (phones must be unlocked, SIM size matched), Profiles in IT (Anousheh Ansari, co-founder of Telecom Tech and Prodea Systems), surveillance in Monaco (600 cameras with digital storage and retrieval, licence plate detection), and Device of the Week (Muse Headband, fitbit for the brain, $300). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 14, 2015, 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 7, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Google fiber update, best security practices (Wi-Fi usage, computer protection, surfing the web, passwords), MAC address revisted (can't be used to locate stolen computer), CarPlay update (iPhone integration with cars soon, but not in all models), Profiles in IT (Pehoung Chen, founder and CEO of Broadvision), CIA directors AOL account hacked (used social engineering of help desk), fake review crackdown (Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor take this threat seriously), asteroid to pass near Earth (Spooky will pass on Halloween, 1,300 feet wide, traveling 78,000 mph), and Device of the Week (Eoro 3D scanner, high res scans for less than $200). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Inventors of the microchip, FORTRANs anniversary (released October 1956), Wi-Fi calling (why is it useful, which carriers provide it), TeslaCrypt (latest Windows ransomware, Microsoft fix released), Device of the Week (Leef iAccess iOS microSD reader, iPhone memory expansion), Profiles in IT (Jef Raskin, Father of the MacIntosh), Tesla highway autopilot (released with latest software upgrade), drone registration (will be required by USDOT), Drone Defender (shoots down drones with targeted radio waves), Everybody Codes Now! (founder honored by Whitehouse as Champion of Change), iPhone Chipgate (A9 chip controvery, Samsung vs TMSC, minimal difference), first computer virus (Elk Cloner, a floppy disk boot sector virus, released 1982). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Google OnHub router (Wi-Fi plus home automation), setting up a job fair, disappearing iPhone apps (Apple pulls apps with malware), Window driver updates (use Windows update process, avoid scam software), Profiles in IT (Soma Somasegar, force behind MS Center in India), three ways Steve Jobs made meetings effective (kept them small, assigned directly responsible individuals, allowed no PowerPoints), hardnessing big data (Deep Dive, seeks unstructured hidden data, open source), selfies are more dangerous than sharks, Big Idea of the Week (3D-printed ice houses for Mars, shield radiation, use underground water), App of the Week (Improve Detroit, connecting citizens and government). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Outlook configuation (turning off rich text), YouTube (ad blocking), printer replacement (inkjet vs color laser), high quality audio on iPhone (requires a good mic), unhiding Window files and directories, Profiles in IT (Ajay Bhatt, father of USB), iPhone 6S waterproof (upgraded seals protect logic board), EMV credit cards coming to US (October 1 vendor deadline), Website of the Week (CuriosityMachine.org), North America out of IPv4 Internet addresses (IPv6 coming soon), and smartphone passcode protected by Fifth Amendment. This show originally aired on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

iPhone calendar (time zone settings), Windows 10 (privacy settings), speeding up ageing computer (RAM, hard drive, upgrading drivers), Profiles in IT (Susan Wojcicki, Google marketing exec and YouTube CEO), Apple App Store malware update (4,000 apps infected, mostly from China, wait for update apps), sites that offer free coding courses (CodeAcademy, Coursera, eDX, Udemy, and more), Web Site of the Week (WhatWasThere, a peek into the past), Start Up of the Week (RefugeeHero.com, AirBnB for refuegees), and replacing history and geography with coding classes (Australia is pushing STEM). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Digital images revealed (pixels, resolution, DPI, compression), Android ransomware (Lockerpin.A), iOS9 ad blockers (Blockr, Purify), Profiles in IT (Jeff Dean, creator of Googles scalable architecture), Stratford Security Workshops (CISSP, CISA, CEH), Presidential canditates on social media (Trump is most active, followeed by Carson, Sanders, Clinton), TORs anonymity network expands globally (grows from 2000 to 6425 nodes in five years), Ig Nobel Awards for silly science (awarded annually at Harvard), eBay 20 years old (started same time as Amazon), Cloud Computer history from the beginning (a walk down memory lane), and Internet in a Box (my first Internet experience at home). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

First computer bug (moth caught in relay), upgrading laptop with SSD, optimizing iPhone photos memory, memorialized Facebook pages (options after death), Profiles in IT (Margaret Hamilton, NASA software pioneer who coined the term software engineer), Apple updates product line incrementally (no surprises, 3D touch interesting), Wi-Fi standards committee met 25 years ago (802.11 standard was born), Idea of the Week (using ceelphone data for city planning), Adblock Plus availale for iPhone and Android (may help end abusive ads), and automakers commit to automatic emergency braking (first step toward self-drivng cars). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Ransomware recovery, LindedIn (techniques for job search), playing MP3s in car (bluetooth vs USB), open source battlegrouond (LibreOffice vs OpenOffice), Profiles in IT (Fujio Masuoka, inventor of non-volatile flash memory), Prank of the Week (reprogramming keyboard shortcuts), artificial neural network creates modern art, Device of the Week (motorized paper airplane, PowerUp3.0), and Project Loon (Google launching 1,000 ballons, will provide Internet coverage to Sri Lanka). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Email mechanics (delivery delay, failure), creating local login for Windows 10, disabling Windows 10 peer-to-peer downloads, VoIP options (Skype, Viber, Ooma), safely removing thumbdrive (clear cache first), Profiles in IT (Nathaniel Borenstein, creator of email attachment protocol), Tip of the Day (change your mobile phone mail signature), Device of the Week (Panono, camera ball for 360 degree photos), Windows 95 launched 20 years ago, license plate readers (developed in 1990s, used by 70% of police departments), and The Darknet revealed (services offered, enabliing technology, access methods). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Wireless keyboards (interference issues), iMessage (configuration tricks), enabling Wi-Fi after Windows 10 upgrade, file associations (purpose, how to change), Profiles in IT (Guido van Rossum, creator of Phython programming language), Google Alphabet (new corporate structure, why), Qualcomm will suuport drones (Snapdragon will reduce drone cost), Loser of the Week (Hillarys email provider), Idea of the Week (Airbnb for RVs), and company fined for blocking Wi-Fi hotspots. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Windows 10 Wi-Fi Sense (security issues, how to disable), using Wi-Fi hotspots safely (software firewall, always use SSL, VPN is safest), extending Wi-Fi coverage (high gain antenna, repeaters), combining multiple email accounts (email aggragators like MS Mail, using the forwarding function), bogus LinkedIn accounts, Profiles in IT (Nick Szabo, Bitcoin pioneer), New Horizon proble to Pluto used Playstation CPU, and phantom cellphone vibrations (experienced by majority of cellphone users). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

VPNs revealed, exploits using buffer overflow, OOMA security, upgrading to Windows 10 (reverting back to Windows 7/8), importing Yahoo Mail into Gmail (including subdirectories), Profiles in IT (Martin Casado, inventor of Software Defined Networks), Verizon drops contracts (buy new phone on installments, good for consumers), most popular programming languages at hackathons(HTML/CSS, Javascript, Python, Java), iPhone waterproof cases (five options), and replacing iPhone after water damage (the beauty of Apple Care). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 1, 2015, 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 25, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Photosharing groups (Flickr, Facebook, DropEvent, Instagram), open-source OS remembered (386BSD, Linus), securing hacked Gmail account (change password, check all reset fields, implement two-factor authorization), digital life after death (store passwords in password manager, give password to trusted person, social media accounts after death), Profiles in IT (Satoru Iwata, game developer and inspiration behind Wii), underground USB network in Cuba (El Paquete, content distribution via USB without Internet), Gmail releases undo feature (send delay allows feature), another social engineering trick (requesting authenication code from victim), NYSE exchange crash (not a hack, faulty software upgrade), and New Horizons views Pluto (launched in 2006, speed 10 miles/second, 3.6 billion miles from Earth, revealed water ice mountains, nitrogen atmosphere). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).