Uninvited Guests | Battle Born Tech · March 10, 2026

This week, every caller's computer is hosting something it never invited in. Tom suspects a rootkit is hiding deep in his system — we pull out the eviction tools, including Malwarebytes (with rootkit scanning switched ON — it's off by default) and the legendary Kaspersky TDSSKiller. Jackson's Bluetooth speaker has a codec mismatch nobody warned him about, and Joe explains why aptX Adaptive, LC3, LE Audio, and Bluetooth 5.2+ are today's gold standard — but only if both devices speak the same language. Brian goes hunting in Windows Security settings and finds OneDrive ads squatting in his security panel, uncovers the ghost of Windows S Mode still haunting fresh Windows 11 installs as Smart App Control, and learns that ransomware protection through version history is already built into Windows if you know where to look.

In Battle Plans: we sort out MoCA internet over coax versus the old Token Ring network, explain the ClickFix scam where pressing Windows+R and Ctrl+V hands your computer to a criminal, and spotlight Agent Charley from Charlemagne Labs — a privacy-first, on-device AI watchdog using a Small Language Model that catches phishing and lookalike sites before you click, with everything running locally and nothing going to the cloud.

"Anti-virus doesn't protect you from being tricked by the tricksters."

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Zoom In, Log In, Plug In | Battle Born Tech · March 3, 2026

This week Joe and Christy welcome three callers with three very different tech puzzles. Robert needs help making his screen easier to read — and a simple keyboard trick saves the day. Billy can't figure out who all these strangers are on his company's LinkedIn page, so the crew shares some tips for keeping your staff directory clean and current. And Steve discovers that the coax cable running through his walls might be the secret to better internet — no new wiring needed. Plus: Megs (not Mips) and Gigs, why you should never grab an old network hub from the garage, and the best spots to place your WiFi router for maximum coverage. Want to battle your own tech? Call us in the studio Saturdays from 9–11 AM Pacific at 775-241-3571, or call anytime to set up a time to talk.

Driving MS Dizzy | Battle Born Tech · February 24, 2026

This week on Battle Born Tech, Joan calls in about those mystery Windows lock screen photos and then surprises everyone by reporting that OneDrive actually worked — smoothly moving her files to her new machine. Then Lee wants OneDrive on his Linux-based Raspberry Pi 500, which sends the crew down a rabbit hole through websites, github, Windows encryption, and why Windows users are "just spoiled."

"Have we ruled out elves?"

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Broken By Design| Battle Born Tech · February 17, 2026

Real callers, real problems this week — David's printer has him asking what is "de fault," Bambi wonders if an expired antivirus trial should be tossed out as spoiled, and Kate finds out how bricks are made when the power dies mid-update. Joe also brings a timely warning about fake browser login windows that look legitimate but are quietly stealing your credentials. Practical answers to all of it on Battle Born Tech.

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Defying Best Used By Date | Battle Born Tech · February 10, 2026

This week on Battle Born Tech, we're defying the best used by date — on hardware, software, and bad advice.

We walk back last week's memory recommendations (turns out we went a little update-crazy), get in your face about why your iPhone needs Lockdown Mode before someone else decides it does, and break down the Notepad++ update server compromise — because even your trusted tools can go bad past their date.

Then the callers bring the real world in: Bill wants desktop shortcuts the way he wants them, and we've got three ways to get there. Halley is heroically squeezing HDMI output into a VGA projector that has no idea what decade it is — old wineskins, new wine, and a dongle in between. And Steven is running Windows 10 on a network alongside Windows 11 and Linux machines, which is a little like keeping expired milk next to the fresh stuff and hoping nobody notices.

October 14th, 2025 came and went. We'll tell you what that really means — and what happens when things stop happening.

"Smart to Dumb is easier than Dumb to Smart"

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