Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Facebook account recovery (trails and tribulations), extending Internet to guesthouse (with wireless dish antenna connection), searching web pages (keyboard shortcut), Windows upgrade strategy (when to buy laptop), changing Gmail password (and enabling two factor authentication), iOS13 (battery life problem, upgrade to iOS13.1.1), Profiles in IT (Alexis Kerry Ohanian, co-founder Reddit), voting machine security (DefCon hacks them all), Googles new 53 Qbit quantum computer (achieves quantum supremacy, why it matters), stop using Internet Explorer (unpatched critical vulnerabilty, use another browser NOW), YouTube MP3 converters (YTMP3, GenYouTube), battery breakthrough for Testa (makes long haul trucks viable), people are overconfident about IDing phishing emails, and ICE use Google Translate to vet refuge social media. This show originally aired on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Connecting Bluetooth to lagacy audio systems (use a Bluetooth dongle), logging into router when password is forgotten (reset is the key), sending large attachments (use cloud storage link), controlling lamps with Alexa (smart plug vs smart bulbs), turning off read message notification in iMessage (one contact vs all contacts), fake reviews on Amazon (use fakespot.com), Profiles in IT (Japp Haartsen, father of Bluetooth), Apple event 2019 (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more), best iPhone deal (iPhone 11), 5G is not ready for prime time (wait a couple of years), FCC approved more spectrum for 5G (Dems not happy), Idea of the Week (Algae-fueled bioreactor for CO2 absorption), MS free Python video course (a great resource), hundreds of Earthings deescent on Area 51 (a cult party), and Huawei Mate 30 has not access to Google Apps. This show originally aired on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Recovering files from broken laptop, low data mode in iOS13, cleaning malware from PC (boot in safe mode, Geek Uninstaller, Avast Antivirus, Malwarebytes, Autoruns), configuring router for WiFi calling (enable IPSec, ports 4500 and 500), system backup vs system image, Profiles in IT (Jean E. Sammet, female programming pioneer), Windows 10 runs on over half of world computers, FogCam update (worlds longest running webcam), iPhones can be repaired in independent repair shops, What3Words maps the world (humanizing GPS coordinates), next storage breakthrough (DNA), generating power from the night sky (thermoelectric generator), CA law may end the gig economy, and asteroid passes close to the Earth (big as a skyscrapper, 3M miles away). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Upgrading desktop computer (RAM vs SSD), power line Ethernet (a great way reposition WiFi router), Facebook posting may live forever (beware), formatting WhatApp text (bold, italics, strikethrough), eliminating Google calendar spam (do not allow auto posting), Profiles in IT (Narinder Singh Kapany, fiber optics pioneer), physics of hurricane rotation, EU wants to review Boeing 374 Max repairs, COBOL turns 60 (it will outlive us all), deepfake audio impersonates CEOs voice (authorized money transfer), best time to sell an old iPhone, Apple credit card (mobile first design), Amazon plans to create global orbital Internet, robocalls are a nuisance (possible remedies), and Ring doobell police partnerships (Congressional concern). This show originally aired on Saturday, September 7, 2019, 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 31, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Hard drive failure symtoms, managing data usage on smart phone, recovering smart card data (using Recuva), Profiles in IT (Frances Elizabeth Holberton, ENIAC computer programming pioneer), Bluetooth security issues (easily intercepted), buying a Chromebook (watch for expiration date), Earth inner core is spinning faster that the Earth, thermal nuclear propulsion for space travel,voice assistants are always listening (how to stop), and AI (machine learning vs deep learning). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Bluetooth audio in old cars (using FM transmitter), importing email into Gmail (using ShuttleCloud), force closing apps on phone (not really necessary), Facebook charity donations (a great service), streaming live events (free and paid options), Profiles in IT (Jerry Sanders, co-founder and CEO of AMD), AMD challenges Intel for server leadership, Bad Idea of the Week (a null license plate), Satya Nadella leadership rules (used to turn MS around), China tech threat (security issues, IP theft), fake Amazon reviews (use fakespot to detect them), Google accused of polical bias (an issue for democracy), facial recognition (a growing privacy threat), and using AI to detect discrimination in machine learning algorithms. This show originally aired on Saturday, August 17, 2019, 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 10, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Clearing HP printer paper jam, USB data blockers (beware of public USB ports), safely using hotel computers (beware of keyloggers, always use two factor authernication for accounts), Capital One hack (what should you do), ways to avoid phishing email scams, Profiles in IT (Guido van Rossum, creator of Python programming language), why is Phython so popular yet slow (fast development cycle, easy to learn, processing power cheap), Amazon dominates cloud infrastructure, police have partnered with Ring doorbells (to expand surveillance), Boeing changing Max software to use two computers (more redundancy), Pentagon launches surviellance balloons for mass US surviellance, and Bird scooter update (Paris cracks down on unparked scooters, releases updated Bird Two). This show originally aired on Saturday, August 3, 2019, 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 27, 2019, 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 20, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Cell phone options (minute, text, data), online video editing (Movie Maker Online, ClipChamp, Adobe Spark, Online Video Cutter), MS Windows registry backup stopped, backing up to thumb drive (be careful), Profiles in IT (Marcus Hutchins, stopped WannaCry attack), Alexa to offer NHS health advice, WhatsApp malware infects 25M Android phones, AI analyzes old scientific papers (make new discoveries), ATT to start blocking fraud calls, and hackers penetrate Greeces TLD registrar (redirect traffic). This show originally aired on Saturday, July 13, 2019, 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 6, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Qi wireless charging standard, email hoax (requesting System32 deletion), DVD and laptops (breaking up), dealing with rogue Facebook admin, smart TV viruses (not a big threat), connecting multiple computers to USB printer (USB Printer Auto Sharing Switch) Profiles in IT (Sophie Wilson, creator of RISC), second Florida city agrees to pay ransomware hackers, Idea of the Week (non profit WiFi mesh network), Google Maps speedometer feature (great for fighting radar tickets), Russia denies role in GPS spoofing in Isreal (questional given history), Chinese hackers linked to global telcom attack, electric flight is coming to regional carriers (650 mile range), MS deletes massive face recognition database, and top IT jobs for 2019 and beyond (mobile application developer and more). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Toubleshooting OOMA VoIP, configuring mail client (POP vs IMAP), recovering Hotmail account, recovering encrypted Windows file, corrupted memory card (use Recuva), keeping old phones (connecting to one Google Play account), Profiles in IT (Daniel Lewin, co-founder Akamai), Google caught stealing content (owner used secret code), Iranian hackers launch new campaign (beware of phishing email offering White House jobs), Facebook plans to launch new cryptocurrency (Libra, regulators skeptical), Riviera Beach attacked with ransomware (will pay hackers $600K), European traffic rerouted through China, banning Huawei will delay 5G in EU, and Uber to make meal drops with drones. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 22, 2019, 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 15, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Safely removing USB drive, printing Facebook pictures, email delay notifications (what they mean), VoIP calling options (Skype, Viber, WhatApp, Messenger), selling Linux distros on Ebay (legal, but why), connecting Bluetooth speaker (issues and solutions), Profiles in IT (Mark Pincus, founder Zynga), cyptocurrency wallet developer hacked itself (to stop a heist), SIM jacking on the rise (targeting crytocurrency wallets), Apple WWC update (privacy highlighted, iPadOS, and more), iPadOS acts like real computer, VPN essential for public WiFi, Russia to block major VPNs, worldwide worm attacks on the rise (Eternal Blue exploit and more), advanced backdoor preinstalled in Android devices (supply chain attack), and surveillance is not what Orwell imagined (surveillance capitalism rather than state sponsored). This show originally aired on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Online fax services, iPad to Ethernet (possible but why), network attached storage (great way to share files), Facebook account cloning (prevention strategy), speeding up a slow computer, Profiles in IT (Ajay Bhatt, creator of USB), facial recognition coming to New York schools, Website of the Week (World Privacy Forum), Amazon wants to stop selling CRaP, Starlink update (60 satellites deployed and functioning), USDOJ antirust Google probe, Facebook says do not expect privacy (truth revealed in court), Microsoft issues critical security patch, China is taking over Rare Earth Element (beware), and 5G networks may disrupt weather forecasting. This show originally aired on Saturday, June 1, 2019, 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 25, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Ring scam revealed (do not call back), On-board Diagnostics port (great way to track car performance), dealing with Spam, callerID spooking (easily done, hard to stop), sharing WiFi (beware of risks), uploading photos to Facefook (controlling your digital content), Profiles in IT (Irwin Jacob, co-founder Qualcomm), Baltimore Robbinhood randsomware attack (slow recovery, sloppy operations), WhatsApp security flaw (very dangerous, install update immediately), carriers promise to stop selling location data again (third should be charm), Idea of the Week (treat Facebook like big tobacco), Invention of the Week (Pro Tech DNA Gel, protect your belongings), TikTok is Chinas most invasive export, and new metric standards released (Le Grand K is gone). This show originally aired on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).