The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 03.21.18

 Wednesday, March 21st 2018

 

 Broadcast PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS 1. Verizon reaches proposed settlement for completion of work in NY 2. NY threatens to revoke Charter franchise license 3. LTE study: T-Mobile and Verizon are the only networks that matter 4. US Court overturns part of Anti-Robocall rule 5. Radio Giant iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy 6. Android Wear now Wear OS by Google 7. Neura a ”mind reading” app 8. Home Assistants - Amazon Alexa vs Apple Siri 9. Linux Foundation backs new hypervisor FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  soft contact lens kills cornea infections;  exoskeleton amplifies brain/body connection;  wearable sensor helps users cope with incontinence From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  the Raspberry Pi and Robotics Home Automation – Marty Winston  audio notifications in his cybernetic house "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 03.14.18

 Personal Computer Show Wednesday, March 14th 2018 Broadcast PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS 1. Right to Repair Legislation 2. What’s the difference between Android Go and Android One? 3. Google releases Android P 4. Selecting iPhone or Android FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Smart thermometer data predicts flu outbreaks;  Standard webcam can monitor heartbeats;  Smartphone app gets FDA clearance to diagnose autism in children From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee and Joe King  An inconvenient Linux operating system truth Home Automation – Marty Winston  Sensor and status readings as data in a relational database "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 03.08.18

THE NEWS 1. The iPhone X didn’t sell as well as anticipated 2. Spectrum lowers price to compete with cable-cutters 3. Pluto TV Cord Cutting Free TV Service 4. Flippy the Burger Flipping Robot 5. Best Buy Geek Squad being paid by the FBI 6. Cellebrite bypasses IOS authentication up through 11.2.6 FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Deep learning AI predicts heart disease from retina scans;  Inexpensive sensors use graphene;  Smart glasses help assess effects of head impacts From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee and Joe King  First Fake News, Now Fake Videos and Fake Audio Home Automation – Marty Winston  Pinpoint Control of Room Temperature with Raspberry Pi Array "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 02.28.18

Personal Computer Show Wednesday, February 28th 2018 BroadcastPRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS  Android Go: Everything you need to know  There are 12 versions of Windows 10 FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Wearables to help diabetes patients;  Electrical brain stimulation can aid memory;  Bionic retina implant cleared for clinical trials From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  Where are we with home 3D printing?  Is Windows RT renamed Windows 10 Mobile really new and improved?  Dr. Nick van Terheyden who is a leader in Digital Healthcare and Innovation and former Chief Medical Officer for Dell. Home Automation – Marty Winston  Music from digital to analog pulse duration modulation "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 02.21.18

"Personal Computer Show Wednesday, February 21st 2018 BroadcastPRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS 1. Google launches Gmail Go for Android 2. Google’s Big Ad-Blocking Update Comes to Chrome 3. Consumer Reports finds TV security flaw 4. Google removes ‘view image’ button from search 5. Microsoft Documents the Limitations of Windows 10 on ARM FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Telehealth helps with weight loss;  fitness bands can diagnose diabetes;  a flexible fabric stores electricity for wearables. From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  Dr. Nick van Terheyden who is a leader in Digital Healthcare and Innovation and former Chief Medical Officer for Dell. Home Automation – Marty Winston  Mapping 30 Raspberry Pi Model 3 units in grid for sensory control "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 02.14.18

Personal Computer Show
Wednesday, February 14th 2018 Broadcast
PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET
IN THE NEWS
911 fees paid by phone customers “stolen” by states to fill budget gaps
We’re a Lot Closer to 5G Deployment than You Realize|
What are the differences between Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365?
Shipping Scam From China -- What Is 'Brushing'?
Secret iPhone code posted online is ‘biggest leak in history’
Who Makes the Most Reliable Hard Drives?
Amazon Prime Exclusive Phone now with no ads
Don’t buy Huawei cellphones
Chrome soon will warn that lots more websites aren't secure
What is a LUMEN?

FEATURE SEGMENTS
Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor
Smart thermometers track the flu;
Smart pill analyzes stomach gases;
Smart monitors saved hospitals $100 million in 2017
From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee
Message alert freezing screen regarding system crash
Home Automation – Marty Winston
kitchen tech with HomeAdvisor Smart Home Strategist Dave DiClerico

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 02.07.18

DO NOT SEND TO WBAI I WILL SEND DIFFERENT FILE TO THEM FOR FUNDRAISING Personal Computer Show Wednesday, February 7th 2018 Broadcast PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET HEADLINE NEWS 1. When is a telephone call not a telephone call 2. Windows Defender to start removing scareware 3. Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10 4. Microsoft ditches Windows 10 S in favor of new ‘S Mode’ 5. Cellphone radiation poses no real harm to humans 6. Unlimited wireless data is here to stay; check your options 7. Apple properly fixes the 1+2+3 Calculator bug in iOS 8. Best Buy is pulling CD’s from its stores 9. Google Fiber’ wireless Internet is leaving Boston FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Drug-free treatment for pain;  diagnose disease with breath samples;  new approach to a smart contact lens to measure glucose levels From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  Evolution from 1G to 5G Technologies Home Automation – Marty Winston  If This Then That in Home Automation  book review , Cyber Mercenaries." "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 01.31.18

January 31st 2018 Broadcast PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET IN THE NEWS 1. Fujifilm recalls nearly 300,000 camera power adapters 2. Wearable devices tracking military personnel 3. Apple drastically reduces production of iPhone X 4. Apple cooperating with info for Chinese government 5. Fujifilm takes over Xerox 6. Satellite lost in space found 7. DDR memory prices 8. Smartphones and the iGen generation 9. Windows 10 future updates FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Telehealth proves to save money,  artificial intelligence helps an amputee play jazz piano,  and an implantable sensor dissolves in four days From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  The FBI lost text messages Home Automation – Marty Winston  Concerns for Environmental Controls "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 01.24.18

Wednesday, January 24th 2018 Broadcast PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET HEADLINE NEWS 1. Qualcomm Slapped With $1.23 Billion EU Fine for Illegal Payments to Apple 2. Apple 'text bomb' can crash iPhones with a single message 3. Microsoft patches earlier Meltdown patch for AMD PCs to allow boot 4. Amazon’s new ‘$10 and Under with free shipping 5. Apple Macs Have Yet Another Password-Bypassing Bug 6. Malicious Google Chrome And Firefox Extensions Near Impossible To Remove 7. Kaspersky Lab Warns of Extremely Sophisticated Android Spyware Tool 8. Apple plans new U.S. campus, to pay $38 billion in foreign cash taxes 9. Apple iOS update will allow users to disable intentional battery slowdowns FEATURE SEGMENTS Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor  Smartphone app diagnoses coughs,  device can help prevent migraines without pills,  and augmented reality glasses help a blind high school student see From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee  Artificial Intelligence is Artificial and is Vulnerable Home Automation – Marty Winston  correcting bad experiences "

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 01.17.18

Personal Computer Show

Wednesday, January 17^th 2018 Broadcast

PRN.fm on the INTERNET 6:00 PM ET

 

HEADLINE NEWS

• Microsoft: Windows 10 patches causes lockout  if your AV clashes with Meltdown fix. How to Fix Windows 10 Boot lockout
• US Supreme Court will revisit ruling on collecting internet sales tax
• End of a chip boom? Memory chip price drop
• 2017 PC sales dropped according to Gartner. PC sales grew for the first time since 2011 - according to IDC. Who has it right?

 

FEATURE SEGMENTS

Wearable and Health Technologies – Dr Alfred Poor

• CES 2018 recap – aging in place technology;
• market shift from consumer to enterprise;
• and the problem with sleep technology device

Home Automation – Marty Winston

Rebroadcast of Dr. Alfred Poor at CES with corporate executives