Google skips April Fool's Day again this year, accessibility tools for the blind on Linux, amplifying a USB cable signal, is now the right time to buy a Mac? LG's 2021 OLED TV line with Scott Wilkinson, saving text messages from an old iPhone, is the Garmin Phoenix a good smart watch for runners? What can you do once you've been fully vaccinated, with Johnny Jet, keeping an old plasma TV healthy, how long should a thumb drive last? DIY home security solutions, a water-powered flashlight with the GizWiz and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Getting your company to password protect your files, why your phone's GPS may be inaccurate, downloading data from old phones, is Authy a good authenticator, keeping track of your bank activity in Quicken, is Ubikey more secure for two-factor authentication, can your SSD wear out over time, resources for the blind to become a ham radio operator, is there additional costs with hot-spotting on your phone, talking to Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt, and more of your calls!

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A serious chip shortage affects the manufacturing of electronics and automobiles, why am I getting HDCP errors on my TV? Troubleshooting a Google Assistant that talks slow, the Hollywood Tech Retreat experience with Scott Wilkinson, why do my AV receivers keep dying? Should I run the latest Windows updates? Johnny Jet: some businesses are offering free donuts and services if you have been vaccinated, resources to teach mom about computers, replacing a router that is failing, using an old rotary phone on AT&T UVerse, getting rid of burn-in on an OLED TV, the GizWiz's new monitor and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Troubleshooting a printer after a firmware update, what happened with the Last Past free tier, good laptop choices, issues with a caller's M1, proper ways to backup your computer, bonding two ISP's for rollover, talking with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, Rod Pyle, and more of your calls!

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Strange tales from the internet this week, is a Chromebook the ideal computer? Scott Wilkinson reviews the high-end Focal Clear Mg headphones, replacing a Motorola Moto G6, is the Muama Ryoko and its claim of free internet a good deal? Johnny Jet is on the road again, can my employer see my location information? A desktop fireplace with the GizWiz and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

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How you can print your digital art, exporting your tax data from online tax services, printer troubles with a recent Windows update, Apple Watch's and tattoos, bad cell reception and online buffering, ways to improve your podcast audio, talking to Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle, and more of your calls!

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How much data is the UK's Snoopers' Charter collecting? Streaming a church service, can I still upgrade to Windows 10 for free? HDR projectors with Scott Wilkinson, choosing a MacBook laptop, what is CUDA and can I use it with Linux? Summer travel with Johnny Jet, troubleshooting a failed Windows update, boosting low volume on a TV, the GizWiz has a LED Necklight to help read in the dark and more of your calls!

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Windows 7 security, updating your wireless mouse drivers, internet radio, converting old TV signals, laptop choices for professionals, buying or leasing an electric vehicle now and days, chatting with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle, and more of your calls!

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A Microsoft Exchange server zero-day vulnerability is found, Microsoft issues an emergency patch, what router will work with a Ubiquity access point? Is WPA2 secure? Finding the best home theater system for a new home, troubleshooting a slow dual boot PC, improving photo quality with a laser printer, can I edit an email that has been sent? Booking your trip at the right time with Johnny Jet, finding the right laptop for college, portable EKG devices, why is my laptop running so hot? The GizWiz and his Six-in-one cable charging kit, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

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A caller's website got hijacked, backup options for your photography needs, running old games in a virtual machine, playing music all over your house with a HomePod, doing cloud backups on your computer with an external hard drive, why you can't install iOS apps from third-party stores, adding surround sound to your TV, why you might be getting password errors with iDrive, talking to Sam Abuelsamid and Rod Pyle, and more of your calls!

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