Hands-On Tech (Video)

Hands-On Tech (Video)

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Hands-On Tech (Video) episodes

  • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1477

    Do you still trust Facebook? Preserving your bookmarks, getting rid of spam in Outlook, getting rid of burn-in on an OLED TV, mapping apps to plan road trips, speeding up an old iMac 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.

    Sponsors:

    • turbotaxlive.com/techguy
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    • 23andMe.com/twit
    • 2 hr 19 min
    • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1476

      How April Fool's jokes have changed online over the years, the best routers to consider buying, getting notified of new emails on a phone, DropBox vs running your own file server, mixing hard drives in a NAS, taking advantage of Wi-Fi calling, best cloud backup for images, securely erasing an SSD, resetting a Windows 10 password, 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.

      Sponsors:

      • ITPro.TV/techguy - use code TG30
      • LastPass.com/twit
      • 2 hr 1 min
      • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1475

        Updates in research for the link between cell phones and cancer, beware of IRS scams in the next few weeks, apps that keep coming back on the AppleTV, streaming on YouTube Live, using the internet in China, finding a good budget soundbar, using a cell phone overseas 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.

        Sponsor:

        • LastPass.com/twit
        • 2 hr 19 min
        • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1474

          What Apple could be announcing at its education event this week, how to 'undo' on iPhone, decoding the Mac bootup tones, all-in-one PCs to consider, running your own VPN, recovering data on iPhone, using Windows 10's accessibility features, saving messages to PDF, travel tips from Johnny Jet, and more of your calls.

          Host: Leo Laporte

          Guest: Johnny Jet

          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.

          Sponsor:

          • activecampaign.com/twit
          • 2 hr 11 min
          • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1473

            Getting rid of duplicate photos, Apple rumored to be working on MicroLED displays, why we don't have AM/FM radio in our phones, getting work online as a voice actor, keeping your internet of things devices safe online, was the self-driving Uber pedestrian crash really unavoidable? Whether or not to be on the Windows Insider Program, how a smartphone can automatically put more information in your contacts, and more of your calls.

            Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Scott Wilkinson 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.

            Sponsor:

            • activecampaign.com/twit
            • 2 hr 20 min
            • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1472

              Leo explains why he quit Facebook for good, how to avoid being compromised through email, batch printing PDFs, how 2-factor authentication works, porting numbers to Google Voice, is a stuck pixel covered under a laptop warranty, whether or not to use third-party antivirus, the best programs for restoring audio, budget Android phones, why files and folders might be disappearing in Windows 10, how to delete all of your email, and more of your calls.

              Host: Leo Laporte

              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.

              Sponsors:

              • WordPress.com/techguy
              • RocketMortgage.com/TechGuy
              • fracture.me with code TECHGUY15
              • 2 hr 8 min
              • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1471

                First impressions of the HP Envy X2 and Samsung Galaxy S9, troubleshooting slow internet connection, Dolby ATMOS at home, visual voicemail, opening old Word files, making waffles with 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.

                Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly.

                Sponsors:

                • fracture.me with code TECHGUY15
                • RocketMortgage.com/TechGuy
                • 2 hr 30 min
                • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1470

                  The next big thing in augmented reality, FaceTime problems, how to play DVDs on Windows 7, improving latency with front door cameras, where to get an mp3 player, the importance of using FileVault on a Mac, getting recorded shows off of a TiVo, troubleshooting Java issues in the browser, increasing the security of an SSD, digitizing old albums, and more of your calls.

                  Host: Leo Laporte

                  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.

                  Sponsor:

                  • carbonite.com
                  • 1 hr 55 min
                  • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1469

                    Staying connected on a cruise, choosing the right home theater projector, keeping track of your internet bandwidth on a limited connection, the best computer for an elderly person, making sure you have enough internet speed to cut the cord 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.

                    Sponsor:

                    • trywinc.com/techguy
                    • 2 hr 11 min
                    • Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1468

                      Rumors suggest that Apple will release three new phones this fall, a look at the Owl Car Cam, creating PDFs, the real risk to end users of the Spectre Meltdown vulnerability, inkjet vs color laser printers, how to recover data from a drive that is unreadable, installing the latest MacOS version on an old MacBook Pro, Chris Marquardt reviews photos from the "Repeat" assignment, 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.

                      Sponsors:

                      • RocketMortgage.com/TechGuy
                      • fracture.me with code TECHGUY15
                      • ITPro.TV/techguy - use code TG30
                      • 2 hr 6 min

                      About Hands-On Tech (Video)

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                      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.