Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Can the White House ban TikTok with an executive order? Upgrading from a prepaid TracPhone to a smartphone, all about projectors with Scott Wilkinson, connecting devices to a mesh router, why isn't my Surface Pro getting Windows updates? Scanning photos yourself vs. hiring a service, be prepared for hurricane season with an app from Johnny Jet, is Yahoo Mobile a good service? Organizations that donate computers to veterans, Windows 7 vs. Windows 10, organizing and backing up photos, syncing portable speakers with the GizWiz and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Why webpages are not loading properly, troubleshooting a laptop trackpad, good AV receiver options, is there an app that can define acronyms and abbreviations, why a Thinkpad's screen is so dark, is your network safe from ransomware, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

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The new XBox Series X shows what direction Microsoft is going, getting a webcan to work in Zoom, the FCC and OTA broadcasts with Scott Wilkinson, using an old Sansui receiver as an audio amp, how can I get my Amazon Echo to hear better? Using Gmail with Quickbooks, updates on travel with Johnny Jet, speeding up a VPN connection, is an old Netbook still safe to use on the internet? Sharing home movies with the family, registering a domain name, stay cool with the Splash Pad and the GizWiz, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

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Creating a Virtual Choir Using Zoom or YouTube?

Encrypting your data, unable to reformat ones' backup drives, issues with the password manager in Chrome, darn cats and messing up your desktop, the best Linux distro's to try, troubleshooting an iDrive permissions issue, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

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For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

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Twitter's big hack, stabilize your camera with a gimbal, soundbars with Scott Wilkinson, the best way to scan text with an iPhone, keeping a domain name, stopping your Amazon Earbuds from overheating, starting an internet radio station, travel updates with Johnny Jet, saving business card data from old software, getting data back from a phone after forgetting the pin code, is YouTube Music replacing my Google Play Music library? The GizWiz with a desk light recommendation, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

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Could 5G interfere with WiFi signal, why Libre Office isn't reading one's database files, waiting to buy a new MacBook Pro after Apple's Silicon chip announcement, wireless charger options, why a Roku device is turning on a TV automatically, getting cell service in a dead zone, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

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For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

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A bug in iOS could expose your clipboard to other applications, finding a good outdoor camera, understanding how to use reviews to make the right purchases, backing up your Google Photos to another cloud service, troubleshooting Google Chrome crashes, the best microphone for podcasting, inkjet printers vs. laser printers, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

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Staying connected while traveling the country.

Troubleshooting a laptop unable to connect to the Internet, Chromebook options, why a caller has to boot up their PC twice, why Windows Defender the only anti-virus software you really need on your Windows machine, troubleshooting an eero router, Sam Abuelsamid and the OTA Ford F150, Chris Marquardt and PickOnePhoto, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Apple announces a big change to future Macs, Microsoft announces the closure of all Microsoft stores, buying a quadcopter, finding the right colors for your website, troubleshooting bad call audio on Bluetooth headphones, travel policy updates with Johnny Jet, troubleshooting a game controller on a PC, finding the right drone/quadcopter for a beginner, are watching YouTube ads helping creators? Finding a laptop for photo editing, the GizWiz has a toothbrush with games and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Capturing a 360-degree image & your data on the dark web.

Good Chromeboxes for under 500, finding out if your computer needs a "tune-up," good options to learn computer science and coding online, free backup options to iDrive, should one install the Windows 10 2004 update or no, regaining access to one's data within a new user account in Windows, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.