The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 01.13.21

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday January 13th 2021 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS o WhatsApp Tells Users: Share Your Data With Facebook Or We’ll Delete Your Account o Nearly 30% of working professionals would quit if they had to return to office after pandemic o Anti-Secrecy Activists Publish a Trove of Ransomware Victims' Data o Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business o Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold indefinitely o AMD overtakes Intel in desktop CPU market share for the first time in 15 years FEATURED SEGMENTS IT PRO Series with Benjamin Rockwell o Guidance for Choosing IT Jobs From the Tech Corner with Hank Kee o Google’s Controversial Plan To Kill Third-Party Cookies o When to Replace Your HDD or SSD All Hands on Tech with Marty Winston o Getting Water out of its Shell 

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 01.06.21

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday January 6th 2021 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS o What Free Streaming Services Are There for the Cord Cutters o T-Mobile Data Breach Exposed Phone Numbers and Call Records o FCC Orders Phone Companies to Help Trace Illegal Robo Callers FEATURED SEGMENTS IT PRO Series with Benjamin Rockwell o Concerns about Sneakernet Repairs in Covid world From the Tech Corner with Hank Kee o The Hype on 5G Smartphones in 2020 o Tech That Rode Off into the Sunset in 2020 o Windows 7 is Still with Us. What Will Happen to All Those Medical Devices? All Hands on Tech with Marty Winston o If UVC is a color you cannot see, why is it a gold rush? 

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 12.30.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday December 30th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS  Steve Wozniak's Apple Auction  Adobe Flash Retired - RIP  FAA Long-Awaited Rules for Drones  American Airlines Resume Boeing 737 Max Flights FEATURED SEGMENTS IT PRO Series with Benjamin Rockwell  Cleaning Server Rooms and Computers From the Tech Corner with Hank Kee  A Turning Point in the Digital Revolution  Developing a Backup and Recovery Strategy All Hands on Tech with Marty Winston  Turning 21

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 12.23.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday December 23rd 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS • Windows 10 20H2 Update Reportedly Damages SSD File Systems If You Run ChkDsk • In Case You Missed It, Cable Companies Can No Longer ‘RENT’ You the Router You Own • Google Officially Announces Android Auto Closed Testing Apps • Google quietly buys company that turns your old Windows 7 PC into Chrome OS machine • Nikon Closing Camera Manufacturing in Japan • SSD Prices Set to Drop in Q1 Due to Oversupply of 3D NAND FEATURED SEGMENTS IT PRO Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Working in the same household From the Tech Corner • Putting All Your Digital Services in One Basket • Flash Memory Card Specifications All Hands on Tech with Marty Winston • It's a Gift

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 12.16.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday December 16th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS • Oracle, The Latest Company to Exit California • IBM squeezes 16,000 write-erase cycles from QLC flash • Caveat Emptor, Solid State Makers Swap Parts Without Telling Us FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Volume License Agreements From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • There Are Cables and There Are Cables, Now We Have USB-C • How Solid State Devices Work All Hands on Tech – Marty Winston • Snow Belts

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 12.09.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday December 9th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time HEADLINE NEWS • Tesla is Moving to Houston, Texas • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Prepares to Move its HQ to Houston, Texas • US Labor Board Alleges Google Illegally Spied on Workers Before Firing Them • Microsoft Apologizes for Feature Criticized as Workplace Surveillance • Apple Offers Free Fix for iPhone 11 Devices That No longer Respond to Touch • Showtime Launches Free Pluto TV Channel • HBO Max Owner Reportedly Plans to Launch Two More Streaming Services—With Ads FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Employee Surveillance Programs From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • Suggested Stocking Stuffers for the Computer Nerds • Making a List and Checking It Twice for Last Minute Christmas Gifts • What Will Replace NAND Flash Memory? All Hands on Tech – Marty Winston • Photon Emitters

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 12.02.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday December 2nd 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Opt Out of Amazon Sidewalk • Microsoft Productivity Score Workplace Surveillance Feature • Unannounced Changes in Android Auto • Apple-1 with Original Box, Signed by Steve Wozniak Up for Auction FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Ageism in the Workplace From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • How to Speed Up Windows 10 • Visual Voice Mail • Dangers of Using the Same Password for all Accounts • Samsung Misleading Advertisements All Hands on Tech – Marty Winston • Benchware

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 11.25.20

Happy Thanksgiving The Personal Computer Show Wednesday November 25th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • There is 5G and then There is 5G for the Average Consumer • Tesla and eMMC Memory Failures • Arecibo Dish to be Demolished FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • OEM vs 3rd Party Ink and Toner From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • Employee Surveillance Software on the Rise • Turn Off Google Gmail Tracking Home Automation – Marty Winston • Wishbones Final Thoughts • Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be a Passing Memory • Joe King with his Thanksgiving Thoughts • Virtual Thanksgiving Day Parades from the Past 

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 11.18.20

 The Personal Computer Show Wednesday November 18th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Microsoft Will Force Update Like It of Not on Build 1903 • FCC Waives 30 Days Notice on Channel Blank Out • Google Storage Will End Free Unlimited Storage June 1, 2021 • Deutsche Bank Says Employees Working from Home Should Pay 'Privilege' tax' • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Arecibo Observatory Dish Damaged Again FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • 5S Made Simple From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • How Cost Effective is Your Internet Service? • Google Will Be Building Its Own CPU Chips Home Automation – Marty Winston • Put UVC Next to Me

 

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 11.11.20

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday November 11th 2020 PRN.fm Streaming On the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Microsoft may have dropped support for Office 2010, but there are alternatives. • Older Android phones won't support many secure websites by September 2021 • Windows 10 upgrades blocked over Intel Thunderbolt 'DMA violation'. • TV providers on track to lose around 5 million subscribers in 2020. FEATURE SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Tech Training in COVID World From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • What is Thunderbolt Technology? • Solid State Drives vs SD Flash Card Memory vs USB Flash Drive Storage Home Automation – Marty Winston • A Geek Salute to Service