Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1868

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Program icons are being displayed larger than normal, using Starlink with telescopic kits, cloud storage, how you can reduce the amount of spam messages & emails, how to protect yourself on a shared WiFi network, and why a caller isn't able to check their emails directly in the MSN client. Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

  • 31% increase in home insurance claims involving virtual reality headsets
  • There are fake Windows 11 upgrade installers out in the wild
  • Good options for cord-cutting?
  • Sam Abuelsamid and the Alfa Romero Tonale (& NFTs)
  • Laptop displaying program icons larger than normal on an external monitor
  • Best choices for cellphone warranties (in particular the Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Starlink & using telescopic kits with the service
  • Chris Marquardt and the Night Sky
  • An interesting coding & executable file question
  • Doing your own cloud storage
  • Ways to block spam messages & emails
  • Rod Pyle & the National Space Society contest and Starship updates
  • Can you be affected by other people on a shared WiFi network when they click on malicious links?
  • Troubleshooting why a caller can't receive emails directly within the MSN client

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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