Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Best of Tech Talk replaying segments from previous shows. This show originally aired on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

External DVD booting options, connecting laptop to TV, using compatibility mode in IE 11 for Outlook, privacy when using public networks, using XP Mode in 64-bit Windows 7 to install 32-bit drivers, Profiles in IT (Ralph H Baer, Father of Video Games), gift guide for home of the future (Wi-Fi egg minder, Doorbot, Resolv Home Automation Hub, Kohler Moxie Showerhead and Wireless Speaker, Belkin We-Mo Switch, Nest Protect and Nest Learning Thermostate, iRobot Looj, Phillips Hue LED lights, Dropcam Pro, Sonos wireless speaker system), and Target data breach (credit cards showing up on black market). This show originally aired on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Cybercrime kits for malware (driven by Cryptolocker success), tranfering data from old computer to new, changing administrative password in Windows (using Offline NT Password and Registry Editor), Profiles in IT (Stephen D. Crocker, Internet pioneer and creator of Request for Comments), RFC 968 ('Twas the Night Before Startup by Vint Cerf), tech gifts that teach (LittleBits, SnapCircuits, Lego Mindstorms, Kodu, Bigshot Camera Kit, Arduino Robot Kits), QuadCopter gift guide (ranging from $100 to $1200, DJI Phantom Vision is tops at $1200), surprise visit from David Burd (delivering Victoria Secret with quadcopter), laptop guide for Christmas (ranging from $279 to $1400, prices are dropping), and Hour of Code campaign (sponsored by code.org, designed to motivate students to code). This show originally aired on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Showing photo dates in iPhone (Photo Date app, Exif data revealed, perils of GPS location), CryptoLocker ransomware (method of attack, no way to release files without paying ransom, beware of attachments, use backups), installing new anti-virus (uninstall prior AV first), Profiles in IT (Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO SnapChat), Christmas gift ideas for techies (FitBit Force lifestyle tracker, mobile pocket projector, digits to make make gloves touchscreen friendly, Epic Virtual Keyboard, smart watch options, iPad Mini, and Lego Mindstorm), and Dumb Idea of the Week (underpants for your smartphone, protect your home button). This show originally aired on Saturday, December 7, 2013, 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 30, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Career advice (pivoting to an IT career instead of retirement, strategies that work), broadband in other countries (US compares well, especially in rural areaa), removing Sweetpack malware (toolbars, IM, games, can be removed), TOR proxy client (install latest version to fix script errors, use latest Firefox browser so NSA can track you, useful for anonymous surfing and bypassing IP address filters), trends in electronics (nearing the end of Moore's law as we reach the quantum limit for silicon, next circuits will use carbon nanotubes, quantum computers to take us to the following level), Profiles in IT (Ryan Allis, co-founder iContact), Selfie selected as Word of the Year (self-portrait photo, selected by Oxford Distionaries, usage up 17,000%), tech companies help typhoon victims (Facebook and Twitter place request for contributions on main feeds, Google created missing persons tool). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Elements of critical thinking (criticalthinking.org, using XP safely after retirement (keep away from Internet and thumb drives), Amazon Workspaces (virtual desktops on demand, paid by the month), tracing email using headers (needed since send info is easily spoofed), blacklisted IP addresses in forums (blacklist limitations, getting off blacklist, using proxy workaround), Profiles in IT (William Cleland Lowe, father of the IBM PC), 3D models of Smithsonian artifacts (open source code, can be printed with 3D printer, great online viewer), MapQuest releases now app (tries to compete with Google, paid version has no ads), Waze naviation (combines social networking and navigation, best program for realtime traffic data and speed trap locations), and GooglesProject Loon (worldwide network of balloons to delivery Internet, balloons will circle the Earth 3 times in 100 hours before replacement). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Restoring missing message icon on iPhone, highlighting forbidden words in Word, print drivers for old HP printers, personal cloud solutions (use RAID, be mindful of physical security), sending large files (Gmail versus Dropbox, plus other options), Profiles in IT (Sean O'Sullivan, co-founder MapInfo and inventor of cloud computing name), startup company Scan appears on Sharktank (no buyers, but great for exposure), Wolfram Alpha launches problem generator (arithmetic, number theory, algebra, calculus, linear algebra, statistics, follows Common Core Standards), helium-filled hard drives (reduced spin resistance leads to higher capacity, more plattens), and Snowden used social engineering (20 to 25 fellow workers gave him access as system administrator, most lost their assignments, beware). This show originally aired on Saturday, November 9, 2013, 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 2, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Configuring new router, fixing homepage hijacking, editing Facebook posts, safely using Windows XP after retirement, when to increase RAM, Profiles in IT (Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO Spotify), David Burd visit (new iPad air), US losing control of Internet (backlash against NSA spying, Internet Governance Summit recommendation), and extreme data (beyond zettabytes and yottabytes, how big is big data anyway). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 26, 2013, 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 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Spell check in Adobe Acrobat, MS Office on iPad (Online Desktop vs. Cloudon), changing posts on friends timeline, website hacks (FTP hijacking, SQL injection), Wi-Fi download speeds (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n), realtime scanning of websites for malware, Profiles in IT (Paul Gardner Allen, co-founder Microsoft), Grace Hopper Celebration (best tech meeting for women, very empowering), Fox News giant touchscreens (Microsoft Perceptive Pixel technology, running Windows 8), European cloud users may avoid US (EU policy makers may ban US cloud services, NSA snooping the reason), Bitcoin exchange Silk Road shut down by FBI (used for money laundering), NSA loves Chromebook (always on netbook provides data), Elon Musk prints rocket parts (used gestures to design parts, prints in titanium using 3-D printer). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Stopping unwanted popup advertising, intalling Chrome RSS reader, iPhone iMessage failure in iOS7.0.2, hacked Google accounts, transferring pictures from Samsung phone to computer (Dropbox, USB), booting from CD in Windows PC (BIOS configuration), Profiles in IT (Stacey Ferreira, co-founder MySocialCloud), lessons learned from HealthCare.gov (load testing, functionality, validation, user experience, don't go for lowest bid), drone crashes in Manhattan (civilian drone usage could be a problem), Siri voice revealed (Susan Bennett is the voice, interview with Siri, funny responses), and Book of the Week ( Decisive, critical thinking applied to business decision). This show originally aired on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Wikibooks for free books, adjusting fonts in iOS7, avoiding webcam hijacking, putting file name in Word footer, Profiles in IT (Ray Milton Dolby, founder Dolby Laboratories), NSA workers spy on lovers and exes, FISA court orders declassification of data requests, Windows XP nears end of life (installing Windows 7 is best option, increase RAM to at least 4GB), Obaamacare tech problems on launch (back-end data synchronization not working properly, beta test one day before launch, poor software management), webcam hijacker arrested (conrolled more than 50 computers, blackmailed girls with nude photos), hacker sentenced to 3 years (member of Anonymous, took down police servers to protest anti-piracy legislation), Google makes search mobile friendly (voice activated search designed to compete with Siri), artificial neural networks used for deep learning (Google, Microsoft, and Facebook all datamine, better ad targeting), and iOS 7 includes multi-path TCP (seamless transfer from one connection type to another). Thi

HDMI cable selection, syncing Android smartphone with Outlook, fixing computer that consumes too much Wi-Fi bandwidth, memory card speed specs (which one is right for your camera), browser comparison (the top five discussed), Profiles in IT (Marc Russell Benoiff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.com), new iPhones go on sale (5C vs 5S, colors, features, market positioning), iPhone thumb print security (sleep hacking your phone now possible), London electronic bank heist (used KVM devices installed inside the bank by bogus IT personnel), US almost ignited atomic bomb over North Carolina (1961 event recently revealed, one single switch prevented disaster after three others failed). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Replacing drive with SSD, privacy when using search engines (not as private as you think), using more than one Bluetooth device at a time (only one audio channel allowed), adjusting font size in Windows, Profiles in IT (Andrew W. Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox), iPhone updates (iPhone 5C vs iPhone 5S, 64-bit processor in 5S, minimal feature upgrades, not much price difference, Apple stock drops), Apple 5S camera features (8MP, larger pixel captures 33% more light, dynamic tone mapping, true tone flash matches ambient color temp, slow motion video). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 14, 2013, 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 7, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

>Surge protector specifications, bookmark formatting in Adobe Acrobat Pro, virtual machines on iMac (Parallels Desktop 8 vs VMWare Fusion vs VirtualBox), CClearner revealed (application cleaning, registry fixes, etc.), Bluetooth connection reliability revealed, Profiles in IT (Steven Anthony Ballmer, CEO Microsoft), Earth-to-Moon laser communication (NASA demonstration project, deep space next), Microsoft and Google to sue NSA over data surveillance, iPhone trade-in programs (getting better by the day), NASDAQ blames NYSE for 3-hour outage (connection errors created issues, software flaws acknowledged), and compact cassestte celebrate 50th anniversary (first announced by Phillips August 20, 1963). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 31, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Connecting extra laptop monitors, sending text messages using email gateway, digital photography (RAW vs JPG images, size, features), learning Linux, atomic clocks (time standards, WWVB sync broadcast from Fort Collins), computer time (synced using Internet time servers), Profiles in IT (Eben Christopher Upton, creator of Raspberry Pi computer), Device of the Week (Raspberry Pi, $35 hacking computer), JustDelete.me (delete your online presence with ease), Microsoft CEO to retire (August 2014, stock soars), and teaching to all learning styles is key to student success. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 24, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Internet TV options, geo-location techniques, 32-bit vs 64-bit operating systems, Gmail configuration without tabs, chkdsk revealed, hardware vs software firewalls, Profiles in IT (Evi Nemeth, Godmother of UNIX administrators), Erdos number defined, 3D printing of high security keys, encrypted email in Germany (response to NSA data collection), NSA surveillance (the official position vs the Snowden leaks, NSA has not been truthful), Google goes dark for 2 minutes (worldwide Internet traffic drops by 40%), Apple patents may block the import of some Samsung devices, Bitcom now tracked with Bloomberg ticker, Bitcoin features (anonymity, lack of government monetary controls, no bank transaction fees, susceptible to manipulation, will be blocked by government if it become too successful), and Bitcoin money makers (Bitcoin ETF, Bitpay, Butterfly Labs, Coinbase, Silk Road). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).