A Night In The ASYLUM

Darren and Jen return from a holiday break and squawk about the End of Life for Windows 7, effective Jan 14 2020, and what you can do to mitigate the risks that you may now be faced with. Options include Upgrading to Windows 10, or buying a new PC with Windows 10 pre-installed, or getting a Mac wish OSX, or even a Linux machine (shudder). Season 2, Episode 1

Michael Pyle returns to the Tech Asylum, to share his recent experience with Jen and Darren about Amazon Key. He purchased the Amazon Smart Garage kit, which allows an authorized Amazon delivery driver, to open his garage door and deliver packages. Darren plays the skeptic and conspiracy theorist while Jen decides to be another guinea pig. Season 1 Episode 33.

Resident Video Game Advocate Keith McPherson joins the Darren and Jen in the Tech Asylum again, giving us his opinion on the best consoles and games available today. Meanwhile Darren and Jen reminisce about Pong and PacMan, before turning the subject to streaming game systems of the future that do not require a console: Google Stadia, Microsoft's Project xCloud and Nvidia's GeForce Now. Season 1 Episode 32

Jen and Darren return to the studio live tonight Tues Dec 17th 7:30pm eastern, after a travel break. Tech Asylum topic is: Password Management Tools - learn how to protect your identity by easily using a different password on every site you use.

Darren was a customer of SmileDirectClub.com, which he considers mail-order teeth straightening. But he did not have a good experience. He was originally inspired by his friend Keith McPherson to join Smile Direct Club, but Keith has had his own frustrations. Jen's sister Melissa also had a bad experience with Invisalign (their parent company invested into Smile Direct Club), but for different reasons. Both Keith and Melissa join Darren and Jen in the Tech Asylum, to talk about their experiences. Season 1 Episode 30

Darren and Jen give you tips on how to get through airport lines faster, including comparing the pros/cons and costs of the five Trusted Traveler Programs: TSA Pre, Global Entry, Nexus, Sentri and FAST. See https://ttp.dhs.gov/ for more info! Season 1 Episode 29

While Jen is off traveling the world, Darren is co-hosting Tech Asylum with Kevin Vandenberg and Arafat - both from the Derek and Romaine show! As the two elders, Darren and Kevin talk about their perspective and recommendations as hiring managers. And Arafat as a graduating college student, speaks about his experience with the interviewing process and his desires and hopes for a successful tech career and eventually a business owner! Season 1 Episode 28

Must Have Mobile Apps! Jen and Darren share what they feel you MUST have on your smartphones!

Marc and Dan from 199proof.com join Darren and Jen to explain how they created a methodology of drink mixing and taste testing of various gin brands and additives, to find the best taste out of at least 199 variations of gin drinks (not all in the same day)! Their next season will venture into tequila tasting (look out Jen)! Season 1 Episode 25

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the President and Founder of www.5under40.org, Jennifer Finkelstein and one of her ambassadors Jackie Rossiter, visit Jen and Darren in the Tech Asylum. They share their experiences helping women under 40 who have been diagnosed with cancer. We touch on how technology has evolved and helped women (and men) survive the diagnosis.