The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Show, Wednesday July 8th 2026

In the News

· A Big Change Coming to WhatsApp Messaging App

· Communities Might Not Want Data Centers, but Thieves Do

· Companies are Rehiring Workers they Replaced with AI

· How Microsoft Is Making Windows Better by Learning from Enthusiasts

· Microsoft is Making one of the Biggest Changes in Xbox History

· Pixel Phones Are Silently Ignoring Incoming Calls

· Windows 11 Bug that can Quietly Consume Enormous Amounts of Storage Space

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

· Dealing with the Quiet Risks of Sharing Devices with Others

From the Tech Corner

· LLMs and NotebookLM: What's the Difference?

· What is Open Notebook?

· AI Memory Demand Is Breaking the Traditional PC Upgrade Cycle

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

· Issues of Massive Datacenters and How Artificial Intelligence Works

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 7-1-26

In the News

·      Justices say Constitution Protects People’s Location History

·      Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Another Year of Security Updates

·      Comcast to Split into Two Separate Publicly Traded Companies

·      Polymarket has Reportedly been Paying Creators to Post Fake Betting Videos

·      Car Manufacturers Are Ditching Android Auto in 2026

·      T-Mobile To Force Migrate Over 8 Million Customers To More Expensive Plans

·      Rising Personal Computer Price Hikes

·      Apple and Intel are Working Together on a Chip Manufacturing Partnership

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

·      The Hidden Complexity of Adding just One More App

From the Tech Corner

·      Intel Wants Cheap Windows Laptops to Stop Feeling Cheap

·      Replacing Google Search with a Combination of DuckDuckGo and Perplexity

·      What Are Flock Cameras?

·      IBM has the Blueprint for the Next Generation of AI Chips

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

·      Keychron Keyboard and Keyboard Switch Differences

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 6-24-26

In the News

• Amazon Says it has Developed a Breakthrough Networking Technology
• Chinese Memory Brands Ditch Samsung and Micron for homegrown CXMT and YMTC Silicon
• Google Fired a New Shot in Competitive AI Subscription Market
• Google has Officially Launched Android 17,
• More than 75 Data Center Build-outs Successfully Blocked in 1Q2026
• NVIDIA and Intel could Pair an x86 Processor with RTX Graphics
• Your Ad Blocker will No Longer Work on Chrome

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Recognizing that Small Settings can Create and Shape Big Outcomes

From the Tech Corner

• Intel Considering Possible Refresh of Raptor Lake Processor Family
• Back to the Future: When Photography Gets Weird Again
• Rethinking the Future of AI Data Center Infrastructure
• The AI Spending Binge may be Coming to an End

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

• A Cool Anker Charger for Hotels and College Dorms

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 6-17-26

In the News

• Secure Boot Certificate Deadline is not a Doomsday Event
• Microsoft new Windows 11 Performance Feature Low Latency Profile
• Intel's Wildcat Lake Notebooks Aim to Challenge the MacBook Neo
• Anthropic- Fable 5 Model.
• OpenAI Reportedly has a Major ChatGPT Overhaul in Store
• Visa Plugs Its Payment Network Into ChatGPT
• Chinese Startup Claims Photonic Chip Production w/o Deep Ultraviolet Lithography

·      Technology and Business Employment Update

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Identifying and Dealing with the Emotional Side of Tech Frustration

From the Tech Corner

• Intel’s New AI Chip Skips the Costly Memory Nvidia Relies On
• Google has a Free Flight Simulator
• Don’t Discuss Your Legal Problems with a Chatbot

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

• Various Other Pieces of AI Work and How to Make Them Work for You

The Personal Computer Show - 6-10-26

In the News

·      The Future of GoPro Is Uncertain

·      Google Is Adding New Features to Android

·      People Flock to Privacy-Focused DuckDuckGo as Google Leans Heavily Into AI

·      The Compact Camera Trend Isn’t Slowing Down Anytime Soon

·      Meta’s Mouse Tracking Program — What It Is and How It’s Changed

·      NVIDIA and Microsoft Reinvent Windows PCs for the Age of Personal AI

·      Foxconn and Intel Team Up to Build Next-Generation AI Systems

·      AI-Linked Layoffs Already Surpass 2025 Total, Tech Workers Hit Hardest

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

·      Addressing Why Trusting Outdated Familiar Tech can Set You Back

From the Tech Corner

·      Your Phone's USB-C Port Can Do Much More Than Connect a Controller

·      Can one Claim a Religious Exemption from using AI at Work?

·      Bots Have Now Passed Human Traffic Online

·      Open Claw: The AI that Actually Does Things

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

·      Apricorn Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station and Secure Drive

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday June 3, 2026

In the News

· Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Alleged 'Exploitation of Users'

· FROST: The New Browser Privacy Threat Hiding in Your SSD

· Google’s Chaotic Rollout of the New Google Health App

· Microsoft and Nvidia Build a New AI PC Chip

· TP-Link to Launch WiFi 8 in October: Two Years Before Standards are to be Finished

· NY Jets Front Office:”Think AI First”

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

· Controlling Notifications is Key to Reduce Noise that's Louder than the Signal

From the Tech Corner

· The Smartphone Camera's Most Overlooked Feature: The Lens

· The Use of AI to Decipher the Dead Sea Scrolls

· What DeepSeek’s AI Did That Everyone Else’s Didn’t

· The Next Major Leap in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

· Marty - Experiences with CoPilot

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