Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Facebook buys Giphy for $400 million, law enforcement can now get your browsing history without a warrant, OTA DVR solutions, Scott Wilkinson on calibrating your TV with the THX tune-up app, getting a video signal to multiple projectors and monitors for a church service, recovering data from an old hard drive, did I get hacked by my cable company? USB to HDMI adapters for a camera, good microphones for video conferencing, the 3-2-1 backup strategy, a gadget for Safe Spacing with 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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Quality degradation of JPEG images, The "Lemons" Race, Longevity of an SSD drive, good gaming laptops under 1200, sheet feeders for old scanners, best hard drive for searching through data, 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.

Are you tired of Zoom meetings yet? Are 4K disks worth upgrading to? Projectors for a church, AV receivers with 4K pass-through, backing up text messages for printing, internet for a laptop while traveling, a soundbar that a won't anger the neighbors, 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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Keeping in touch with family using the Facebook Portal, affordable android tablets, getting PopOS working on a Thinkpad laptop, getting PopOS working on a 32-bit computer, iMac choices, running Linux off a USB key, 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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How technology makes this pandemic different from the past, turning off the blur effect on the Windows 10 background, Samsung Display will stop manufacturing LCD screens, why can I barely hear movie dialogue on my soundbar? Outdoor TVs, getting your money back from car rentals with Johnny Jet, troubleshooting interference on a USB mic, getting your data back when your Mac dies, is there a way to still use Flash on a Mac? Roku hardware that will support Disney+, 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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Chrome security, using a Windows 7 machine on a network without access to the internet, Apple TVs, autonomous cars, WiFi 6 being approved, knowing when to get a WiFi 6 router, getting into voiceover work, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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An iOS bug crashes iPhones, a good phone that can text without internet, should I still get a Windows computer? Scott Wilkinson has suggestions for inexpensive and expensive soundbars for your TV, troubleshooting a VOIP phone, making room on an old Android phone, Johnny Jet: when will people start traveling again? Affordable 55" TVs, can I get money back for a canceled cruise? Two-factor authentication options to secure an account, hanging out with the GizWiz Dick DeBartolo, 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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Creating separate IDs for Zoom, connecting a condenser mic to a computer, syncing your iPhone within the Catalina OS, unable to install Windows 10 on an older laptop, monitoring your kids' internet activity, installing Linux on a Chromebook, 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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Setting up live video streaming for church services, are SSD hard drives reliable for backups? The best writing apps for writing a book, what kind of webcam do I need for video conferencing? Can I download my photos from Google photos? How to tell if your Mac was hacked, 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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Opening email from an old iMac, best ways to save money online, changing the video background while video conferencing, accidentally getting someone else's voicemail, getting emails via text messages, cracking a Windows password on an old computer, 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.

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