Hands-On Tech (Video)

Hands-On Tech (Video)

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Hands-On Tech (Video) episodes

  • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1627

    Troubleshooting an SD card, low-cost cellular providers, preparing an old phone for trade-in, why a battery died in extreme temperatures, choices of streaming boxes 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.

    Sponsors:

    • DoorDash App use code TECHGUY
    • zapier.com/TECHGUY
    • FreshBooks.com/techguy

      • 2 hr 4 min
    • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1626

      Apple announces the iPhone 11, should you upgrade? Improving wake up response time for the Ring Video Doorbell, VPN on Linux, dinner on the LAX tarmac with Johnny Jet, keeping your address book synced, safety lights for bikers, 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.

      Sponsors:

      • zapier.com/TECHGUY
      • grammarly.com/techguy
      • simplisafe.com/twit

        • 2 hr 20 min
      • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1625

        Troubleshooting a region-locked DVD, connecting a smart display to a feature phone, capturing video from a VCR with a tablet, using your own router with a WISP internet service, Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt and more of your questions!

        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.

        Sponsors:

        • grammarly.com/techguy
        • Epson.com/ecotankleo
        • Wasabi.com offer code TWiT

          • 2 hr 17 min
        • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1624

          Speeding up an old iPhone, an all-in-one password manager, and VPN solution, is buying a used Tesla a good deal? Optimizing your app, stopping robocalls, video doorbells, 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.

          Sponsors:

          • Epson.com/ecotankleo
          • LastPass.com/twit
          • thehelm.com/techguy

            • 2 hr 19 min
          • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1623

            Incorporating a second router for WiFi, protecting your private information online, apps for making music loops, inaccurate GPS, length of WiFi, can you get malware on your backup data 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.

            Sponsors:

            • capterra.com/techguy
            • plex.tv/twit code TWIT10

              • 2 hr 12 min
            • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1622

              Why can't I log into Windows? What not to do when you get suspicious messages on Facebook, what is using up data on my phone? Finding the right VPN, Windows 1903 update issues, the best digital picture frame, 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.

              Sponsors:

              • plex.tv/twit code TWIT10
              • thehelm.com/techguy

                • 2 hr 16 min
              • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1621

                Getting GPS apps to work in a Hybrid, VPN's, switching between two computers with one monitor, backing up your Synology RAID, 'the amber light of death' and more of your calls!

                Host: Leo Laporte

                Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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

                For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

                Sponsor:

                • LastPass.com/twit

                  • 2 hr 14 min
                • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1620

                  Transferring music from vinyl to iMac, authenticating with Yubico's YubiKey dongle, resetting a Windows password with a Microsoft account, using Authy for 2FA across multiple devices, showing off Samsung's Galaxy Note10+, Scott Wilkinson has a birthday, Johnny Jet has a new child, 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.

                  Sponsor:

                  • LastPass.com/twit

                    • 2 hr 29 min
                  • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1619

                    Troubleshoot TV's, VOIP services for businesses, the life span of a hybrid vehicle battery, extending the range of Bluetooth, syncing audiobooks to your phone, unable to cut and paste in Android TV 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.

                    Sponsor:

                    • simplisafe.com/twit

                      • 2 hr 9 min
                    • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1618

                      Have we reached "peak podcast?" Configuring a network printer securely, finding drivers for an old laptop, streaming audio and video buffering issues, remotely controlling a television, connecting home theater devices to an AV receiver, partitioning a hard drive remotely, how to start a podcast, and more of your calls!

                      Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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

                      For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

                      Sponsors:

                      • DoorDash App use code TECHGUY
                      • simplisafe.com/twit

                        • 2 hr 24 min

                      About Hands-On Tech (Video)

                      From the publisher's feed

                      Welcome to Hands-On Tech, where host Mikah Sargent turns tech troubles into tech triumphs. Each episode zooms in on a specific theme, unpacking listener questions with expert analysis and easy-to-follow advice. From decoding the latest gadgets to simplifying everyday tech, Mikah's got you covered.

                      Submit your tech queries through email at [email protected] or via TWiT's social media. You might hear your question answered on air!

                      Whether you're puzzled by privacy settings or curious about cutting-edge innovations, Hands-On Tech is your weekly dose of tech insight and inspiration. Join Mikah every Sunday to hear the show that turns tech confusion into tech confidence!

                      You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month.