Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Privacy advocates have become aware that US Customs and TSA are demanding that travelers turn over their social media passwords and data, new MacBook Pros don't have the familiar Mac startup chime, problems accessing Gmail from a Vista PC, limitations of the Amazon Echo, what to wire a new home with, how to stop getting spam email, Ooma VOiP phone service vs regular phone lines, how to improve Wi-Fi in the home, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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Using the Amazon Echo to control your TV, the Samsung Chromebook Plus, the benefits of using Google Voice, extending a home Wi-Fi network, recovering deleted text messages, where to start with IoT, blocking robo-calls on a landline and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Johnny Jet and Dick DeBartolo

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Why photos may be disappearing on a Samsung Galaxy phone, third party alternatives to iTunes on an old Mac, how to get the latest update on a smartphone when the carrier isn't providing it, using Google Voice for texting on an iPhone, managing memory usage on Mac, and is it a good idea to buy a smartphone from eBay? Plus, Chris Marquardt has some tips for taking photos of people.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: 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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Android Wear 2.0, transcribing your podcast, anti-virus giving Windows errors, tools for blind computer users, Google Security Checkup 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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Recovering data from a damaged hard drive, how to send faxes online, backing up photos while keeping the EXIF data intact, how to handle inaccurate contact information when using WhatsApp, why Windows 7 keeps popping up a window that says "preparing to delete files," protecting elderly parents from online scams, and did Apple move the Documents folder to iCloud in the latest version of macOS? Plus, Chris Marquardt joins us to talk about the camera equipment needed for sports photography.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: 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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Zero-rating and how it affects the free market. Facebook ordered to pay $500 million in lawsuit against Oculus VR. The inconvenience of email encryption between doctors and patients. The best ways to watch Super Bowl other than your television. Solar power versus traditional electricity. All the different options for solar power for your home. Joey Travel helps you meet a local while traveling. Malware from legitimate sites: Chrome has its own Flash installed so don't worry about updating Flash when using Chrome. Choosing an Apple Mac for media production. Accessibility on the Roku. Upgrading from Windows Mobile 6.5.

• Scott Wilkinson tells us all the ways to watch Super Bowl this Sunday. From your television to your mobile phone.
• Johnny Jet gives us a great website for meeting locals while traveling in foreign land.
• Dick DeBartolo reveals the real cost of boat ownership.

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.

Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly.

Restoring WhatsApp messages to an iPhone, how to tell if your PC or network has been compromised, managing the metadata from your photos, integrating the Amazon Echo into a Sonos system, multi track recording with Android, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly.

How to get broadband installed in your neighborhood, best TVs for watching the Super Bowl, how to protect your home network, using Google's VPN, 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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Department of Transportation investigates the Tesla crash earlier this year, WhatsApp was not hacked after all, protecting your privacy while using a smartphone, configuring an A/V receiver for audio return, where to find the sound mixer in Windows, options for cutting the cable, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly.

The Presidential Twitter account transition, the future of game consoles, troubleshooting an old laptop, do viruses survive a clean install of an OS? 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.

Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly.