Pardon My Tech

Pardon My Tech

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Pardon My Tech episodes

  • #109 - Video Buffering

    On episode 9 of Pardon My Tech, we discuss video buffering. Video buffering is something that we all endlessly say as we roll our eyes, but in this episode we really give the word meaning. We discuss why it happens and any mitigations that we may have to help stop a video from buffering. Enjoy!

    20 min
  • #107 Holiday Season Cyber Attacks

    In episode 7 of Pardon My Tech, we talk about why the holiday season is consistently the annual peak for cyber attacks and what you can do to protect yourself. We also discuss if it is safe to store private information such as credit card information and shipping addresses on websites. Happy Monday!

    34 min
  • #106 Phishing Attacks
    In episode 6 of Pardon My Tech we dive into a common form of cyberattack, a phishing attack (pronounced fishing). We talk about what the attack is, what you can do to defend yourself against such attacks, how to tell if an email could be phishing, and other topics. Thanks for listening!
    36 min
  • #105 Bitcoin and Blockchain

    In episode 5 of Pardon My Tech, we welcome on a special guest Brian Yu to discuss bitcoin and blockchain. What is bitcoin? What are the advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrency? Who should use bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies?

    Brian is the host of The More You Know, a podcast which seeks to learn something new each week. You can find his podcast here: https://anchor.fm/themoreyouknowpod

    45 min
  • #104 VPNs and Airplane Mode

    In episode 4 of Pardon My Tech we discuss VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and how you can use them to get access to things like Netflix shows only offered in other countries. We also talk about Airplane mode and why it is still necessary in 2020.

    28 min
  • #103 TikTok Privacy Issues
    In today's episode, Pardon My Tech's first guest, Matthias Eberl, speaks on the serious privacy concerns of TikTok. Matthias is a journalist based out of Germany who focuses most of his investigations on the digital realm and digital privacy. Here is the link to his original article discussing TikTok which goes into detail on some of the issues we discuss: https://rufposten.de/blog/2019/12/05/privacy-analysis-of-tiktoks-app-and-website/
    38 min
  • #102: The Dark Web and Why Requests for Your Cookies Noticeably Increased
    On today’s Pardon My Tech, we discuss the Dark Web at a high level [2:37 - 25:16]. We answer questions like “What is the Dark Web?” “How can I get to the dark web?” and “Why doesn’t the government just shut down the dark web?” We also discuss browsing cookies and why requests for those cookies have seemingly increased significantly in recent memory [25:17 - 33:08].
    35 min

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Pardon My Tech is a podcast based around tech questions that people run into or wonder about in their everyday lives. Why do I need Botha router and a modem to get internet? What is the dark web? Why…