Episodes

7 days ago
The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-25-25
7 days ago
7 days ago
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 25th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Relocate in 30 Days or Resign: Amazon’s Message to Remote Employees • OpenAI Wants Microsoft with 49% Stake in OpenAI to Accept 33% • Google Tests Real-Time AI Voice Chats in Search • Google Gemini Now Powers Chrome • Apple’s WWDC 2025 was a Bit Light on AI • FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users to Delete Smishing Texts ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Big Signing Bonuses and Long Locking in Contracts From the Tech Corner • Problem Solving Still Matters in the Tech Industry • WSJ Reports Pentagon Has Been Pushing Americans to Believe in UFOs Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Prepping for and Surrendering to the Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-18-25
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 18th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Mark Zuckerberg's Big Bet on Scale AI to Save Llama • OpenAI Considering the ‘Nuclear Option’ Against Microsoft • New Grads are Struggling to Find Jobs and the New AI Reality • Big Tech Firms Attribute Every Job Cut they Make to AI • WhatsApp is Officially Getting Ads • Unsubscribing from Emails? Here’s how Scammers are Tricking You! • Google Prepares to ‘Reduce’ Pixel 6a Battery Due to ‘Overheating Issue’ • ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Why does it take so long for some tech issues to get resolved? From the Tech Corner • How does ChatGPT Know So Much about Everything? • Astronomers May Have Found Existence of a Ninth Plant Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Pluggable Thunderbolt Dock

Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-11-25
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 11th 2025 www.PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • TSA Warns Smartphone Users • FCC Renewing Call to Treat YouTubeTV like a True Competitor to Cable Television • The Digital Soapbox for Free Speech and the First Amendment • OpenAI Wants to Get College Kids Hooked on AI ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • The Next Level of Interviewing May be Worse Than Ever Before From the Tech Corner • Has Microsoft Been a Responsible Corporate Citizen When it Comes to E-Waste? • Do You Need to Unplug Your Computer Equipment When on Vacation? Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell, Mark Brownstein and Marty Winston) • User Experiences and Interfaces, Ricoh 6500 Lumen 4k Projector

Wednesday May 28, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 5-28-25
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday May 28th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News A Popular College Major has One of the Highest Unemployment Rates H-1B Visa Approvals and Tech Industry Involvement Thai Officials Seized over 200 Tons of E-Waste Illegally Imported from the U.S. 394,000 Windows Computers Infected by Lumma Malware Android Devices Getting Several Upgrades for Free Tech Industry Tightens Up its Number of Employees ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Insights into Why On-Shoring May be Better in the Long Run From the Tech Corner Where Have All the Chromebooks Gone? AI Is Deciphering Animal Speech Open AI in Landmark $6.5B Acquisition of io for Secret Device Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Danyco Hat Shaper

Wednesday May 21, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 5-21-25
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
In the News
§ Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Acquires 23andMe for $256M
§ Apple Suggest Users Put Themselves at Risk Using Third Party Alternatives
§ Google Assistant Losing Features Across Android Devices and Nest/Hub Speaker Products
§ Running ChromeOS with Microsoft 365
§ What Actually Happens If You Don’t Use Airplane Mode on Your Phone During A Flight?
§ Microsoft Launches Azure Image Testing for Linux as a Service
ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell
§ What to do If Asked to Train Your Replacement
From the Tech Corner
§ What is OpenAI Codex?
§ The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows
§ What is the Sweet Spot for How Much Windows PC Memory You Need?
Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston
- Intumescent Fire-Preventative Vents

Wednesday May 14, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 5-14-25
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Wednesday May 14, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday May 14th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News Microsoft Forces Automatic Windows 11 24H2 Update on Pro and Home PCs Amazon Ends Work from Home Apple’s Exec Says It Is Considering Injecting Safari With AI Accusations of Meta Manipulating Children with Addictive Features on Instagram Meta is No Longer about Personal Relationships EU Fines Apple for Hindering Music Streaming Competition TPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Addressing Techno Babble from Both Sides of Conversation From the Tech Corner What Then If Your Windows 10 PC is Not Windows 11 Upgrade Compliant Look Out for this Social Security Scam What is a Lifetime Subscription? Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Bosch 18-Volt 9” Cut-Off Saw Kit

Wednesday May 07, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 5-07-25
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday May 7th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News Apple Heavy Reliance on Chinese Manufacturing Apple Moving iPhone Production out of China OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google Disney’s Got a Little Droid Up for Sale Gemini is Coming to Siri and Apple Users Windows Recall Is Back (But Should You Use It?) TPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Work-Life Balance is Even More Important for IT Workers From the Tech Corner Is Your Smartphone Spying on You? Passkey vs Password iPhone May Soon Get Desktop Mode Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Sumkea Lightshow and Star Projectors

Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 4-30-25
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 30th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News Google Confirms Gmail Update—How To Keep Your Email Account Potential Risks of Accessing Websites Requiring CAPTCHA EU Fined Apple Nearly $2 Billion for Anti-Trust Films Made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says OpenAI Would be Interested in Buying Google’s Chrome EU Fines Apple and Meta for Breaching Digital Competition Law Is Work From Home Coming to an End for Techies? ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Should We be Working as if We are in a Startup, or have Work-Life Balance From the Tech Corner Modern Life of the Modern Smartphone Quantum Computing Who Controls the Digital World? Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Shokz Opencomm 2 UC 2025 Update

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 4-23-25
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 16th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News Social Security Updates Identity Proofing Requirements TSA REAL ID Requirements iOS 18.4.1 Emergency Update Fixes Congress Is Investigating 23andMe’s Handling of Personal Data Google & Microsoft Security Attacks By Malware Tycoon 2FA ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Boss Just Asked for My Password, is that Right? From the Tech Corner Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat from Ambitious AI Data Center Plans How Many Different AI Models Do We Need? Computer Maintenance Care Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Urban Armor Gear UAG Slim Power Bank and Stand

Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
The Personal Computer Radio Show 4-16-25
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 16th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News China and U.S. Rolling Back Selective Tariffs on Electronics Windows 11 Update Finally Lets You Install on Older PCs Neptune RAT Is Hijacking Banking, Crypto, and Passwords Android is Set to Introduce a New Security Feature American Airlines to Introduce Free Wi-Fi ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell I hear that IT jobs pay well, but you need passion to really succeed From the Tech Corner Converting a Door Stop PC into an Anonymous PC Upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11 is Going Down a Rabbit Hole Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Brightline Lighting ZELo Prosumer Lights