The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Show - 5-27-26

In the News

• FBI Seeks U.S. Wide Access to License Plate Cameras
• College Grads Revolt Against AI Pep Talks
• Google’s Back Door Access into Your Android Phone
• Intel Begins Work on Next Generation 10A and 7A Chip Technologies
• Intel Says It’s Closing the Chip Making Gap with Rivals
• New Google Accounts no longer get 15 GB of Free Storage
• Huawei Claims it will Make Cutting Edge Semiconductors by 2031

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Technology is Removing Options and We Need to Find Them in Hidden Menus

From the Tech Corner

• Big Techs’ Legal Reckoning
• Solid State vs Lithium Ion Power Banks

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

• Marty - Microsoft 365 Experience of Family vs Premium

The Personal Computer Show - 5-20-26

In the News

• ChatGPT is Stepping into the World of Personalized Financial Advice
• AI Recovers $400K Bitcoin Account
• FCC Walks Back Router Update Ban
• Googlebook Finally Gets a Real Operating System
• What Happens to Chromebooks When Googlebook Launches?
• Impact of Samsung Strike on RAM Prices and Availability
• Google in Talks with SpaceX to Launch AI Datacenters into Orbit
• New Safety Mechanism called Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery (CIDR)
• TSMC’s AI Boom Isn’t Pushing Apple Out

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Information Technology is not a Cost Center

From the Tech Corner

• Snapseed 4.0 is Finally Coming to Android
• The Intel Comeback Story
• OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple
• OpenAI’s Sam Altman’s “never-ending drama”

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

• Introducing Three new cool Chargers from Anker 

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday May 13, 2026

In the News

• Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over iPhone AI Claims
• EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ that ‘Needs Closing’ in Age Verification Laws
• Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4 gigabyte AI Model
• Google is expanding Gemini-powered AI features inside Gmail
• Pentagon Declassifies 162 UFO Files Spanning Decades of Unexplained Encounters
• If You Plan to Get an iPhone in the Fall, Don’t Get Too Attached to ChatGPT
• Intel-Apple Chip Deal Signals New Chapter in US Semiconductor Push
• The AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• The Real Cost of Ignoring Small Tech Problems

From the Tech Corner

• How Much are you Sharing using Google’s AI Assistant Gemini
• Security Concern - Microsoft Edge Stores your Passwords in Plaintext RAM
• Shrinkflation Is Quietly Making All Gadgets Worse

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

• Kensington MK7500F - QuietType Pro Silent Mechanical Keyboard

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 5-6-26

In the News

· FCC Router Ban includes Portable Hotspots

· ChatGPT Now Track Users for Ads by Default for New Revenue

· Ask.com has Shut Down

· Pixel Phones Hit with Battery Drain Issue

· iPhone 17 Dead Battery Problem

· The Beginning of the End for Passwords

· Stunning Wave of Technology Sector Layoffs Sweeping 2026

· The Loophole Generation: How GEN Z Resurrected the iPod

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

· The Lifecycle of a Password From Creation to Compromise

From the Tech Corner

· The Surveillance Cameras that Never Blink

· Big Tech Might Be Betting Your Retirement Savings on AI

· Where Physics Meets Processing Power

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

· Plaud NotePin-S Makes Some Key Improvements

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-29-26

·      Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO

§      Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders approved Paramount's $110 Billion Takeover

§      Major Professional Sports Use of AI

• Apple is Slipping as TSMC’s Crown Jewel Customer
• Apple Feeling Squeeze of Memory Shortage
• NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon
• Computer Science Major Sees a Decline in Major Enrollment
• Is TPM Mandatory for Windows 11?

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• The Psychology of “It Worked Yesterday”

From the Tech Corner

• Is Microsoft 365 Copilot Free?
• Alternatives to Microsoft 365 Copilot
• AI Is Reshaping How Students Choose College Majors

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

• Trackballs, and the Kensington ProFit Ergo TB550 Trackball

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-22-26

In the News

·      Google $135M Android Settlement — Are You Eligible?

·      EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App

·      FCC Exempts Netgear from Router Ban

·      Berklee College of Music - AI Course Sparks Student Backlash

·      Robots Capture Russian Positions for First Time

·      RAM Shortage Expected to Drag On

·      Google to Punish Sites with Back Button Hijacking

·      Teens and Social Media

·      Windows 11 Speeds Things Up and Breaks a 30-Year Barrier

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

·      Why “Temporary Fixes” Become Permanent Without Anyone Noticing

From the Tech Corner

·      Intel Refreshes Non-Ultra Core CPUs

·      Apple Being a Good Corporate Citizen

·      AI Fears Drive Some Young Adults to Grad School

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

·      Chrome OS Flex as alternative for Older Hardware

 

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday April 15

· YouTube Premium is Getting Pricier

· US Bans New Foreign-Made Consumer Internet Routers

· OpenAI is Shutting Down its Sora Video-Creation App

· OpenAI Cybersecurity Service

· Google Pushes “Free PC Upgrade” for 500 Million Windows 10 Users

· Copilot Branding Disappears From Notepad

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

· The Hidden Fragility of “Set It and Forget It” Technology

From the Tech Corner

· Care and Maintenance of Your Mobile Phone

· A New Generation Is Driving an Unexpected Compact Camera Revival

· How Students Pick Their College Majors

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

· AI Flattery and Distractions

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-8-26

In the News

• Robots on the Moon
• Microsoft’s Windows Secure Boot Upgrade Deadline—
• RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi
• FBI warns iPhone, Android Users Against Installing Certain Apps
• Crypto Investment Scams in 2025 of 3,000 Complaints per Day
• The Problems with OpenClaw

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Why Your Office Needs a Clean Desk Tech Policy, Even at Home

From the Tech Corner

• Retro Photography: Why Old Cameras Feel New Again
• The Tech Labor Shift
• Old Smart TV Running Slow?
• The Hidden Heat of AI Data Centers

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

• Lightbar Series of Headlamps

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-1-26

In the News

·      Apple Turns 50 on April Fool’s Day — No Joke

·      Windows 11 Secure Boot Updates Expose Broader Firmware Problems

·      DNG Is Now the Official RAW Image Standard

·      Computer Finds Flaw in Major Physics Paper for the First Time

·      The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

·      New Graduates Are Facing the Toughest Job Market since the Pandemic

·      Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes the Internet

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

·      The Hidden Cost of Multitasking in IT

From the Tech Corner

·      Nuclear Micro Reactors — Hype or Fear?

·      The Mythologies Behind AI

·      AI’s Next Bottleneck: Memory Takes Center Stage

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

·      TT Nature Smart Bird Feeder

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 3-25-26

n the News

·      World Backup Day: A Reminder to Protect Your Data

·      Super Micro Co-founder and Two Others Charged in Alleged Scheme

·      Apple Store Prices for SanDisk SSDs Are in the Stratosphere

·      Cost of a Fully Functional New MacBook Neo

·      Microsoft Stops Force-Installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot App

·      Amazon Employees Say AI Is Just Increasing Workload.

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

·      Automation for IT and the Rest of Us

From the Tech Corner

·      Think the RAM Crisis Is Bad Now? It Just Keeps Getting Worse

·      AI is Having a Major PR Crisis

·      The AI Spending Spree Is Getting Weird

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

·      Training AI for Your Needs can be Lost Value Over Just Doing it Yourself