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Secrets of Technology episodes

July 22, 2021 Millennial Saint for the Internet Age
When Blessed Carlo Acuitis died in 2006 at 15, he was a Star Wars and video game fan who coded and built web sites. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, and Pat Scott discuss what makes Carlo notable, and more importantly, holy. Then they discuss a big data privacy story in Catholic news this week.
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50 min
July 15, 2021 Windows 11 First Look
The preview of Windows 11 is out and Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Joanne Mercier take a first look at what's new; plus a critical Windows patch, new remote worker incentives, Oculus VR ad woes, and Windows 3.1 on an iPad.
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1 hr 11 min
July 08, 2021 Email Security For Your Organization
Very few churches, schools, organizations, or businesses are taking basic steps to prevent their email addresses from being spoofed by scammers. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss the basic email security that 90% of organizations ignore.
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1 hr 6 min
July 01, 2021 Tech for Your Pet
TEC121: What kind of tech can help you care for your pet? Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss tech to find, feed, and stay connected with your furry friend. Plus, E3 highlights, Hubble, and Apple’s public betas.
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Links for this episode:

* Fi Smart Dog Collar
* Wyze Cam v3, v2
* 13 must-have pet products dogs and cat owners swear by
* iFetch Dog Toys
* Embark Breed + Health Kit
* E3 2021: all the news and announcements – The Verge
* NASA Struggles to Fix Failure of Hubble Space Telescope’s 1980s Computer
* A Real Estate Mogul Has a $100 Million Plan to Save the Internet
* The iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8 public betas are here | Engadget

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Picks of the Week:

* Joanne: Flipboard
* Fr. Andrew:
* Dom: Quitter for macOS

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1 hr 4 min
July 01, 2021 Tech for Your Pet
What kind of tech can help you care for your pet? Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss tech to find, feed, and stay connected with your furry friend. Plus, E3 highlights, Hubble, and Apple's public betas.
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1 hr 4 min
June 24, 2021 Use That Cartoon Face App Safely
TEC120: Every few months a new photo alteration app goes viral followed by dire warnings about it. Dom, Fr. Cory, and Joanne discuss how you can use such apps safely and ways to balance security and privacy vs. convenience and utility.
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* As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road — and some don’t want to return
* An HBO Max intern mistakenly sent a test email to subscribers. They responded with stories of their own mishaps
* The Day Microsoft Campus Crashed – Bedlam at Microsoft

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Picks of the Week:

* Joanne: Plex Media
* Fr. Cory: Couch to 5K app C25K
* Dom: Harbor disaster preparedness and planning app

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1 hr 2 min
June 24, 2021 Use That Cartoon Face App Safely
Every few months a new photo alteration app goes viral followed by dire warnings about it. Dom, Fr. Cory, and Joanne discuss how you can use such apps safely and ways to balance security and privacy vs. convenience and utility.
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1 hr 2 min
June 17, 2021 Secure Your Home Network
TEC119: We have them, but are we using them to our best benefit? Dom, Thomas, and Jack discuss home wifi networks and what we need to think about when keeping them secure. Plus the new Apple podcast subscriptions and more headlines.
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Links for this episode:

* Hundreds Arrested in Global Sting Using App Run by F.B.I. – The New York Times
* Fastly Says Internet Outage Was Caused By One Customer Changing A Setting : NPR
* Beware of Malicious PDFs When Using Web Search – The Mac Observer
* Angry IP Scanner – the original IP scanner for Windows, Mac and Linux

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Picks of the Week:

* Jack: Commander X16™ Home – Commander X16™ Community
* Thomas: MultiMC
* Dom: Dropzone 4

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1 hr 3 min
June 17, 2021 Secure Your Home Network
We have them, but are we using them to our best benefit? Dom, Thomas, and Jack discuss home wifi networks and what we need to think about when keeping them secure. Plus the new Apple podcast subscriptions and more headlines.
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1 hr 3 min
June 10, 2021 Tech Memento Mori
What happens to your digital life and tech when you die? Dom and Pat discuss how to prepare so your survivors can pick up the digital pieces after you're gone, not just your social media accounts, but cloud services, finances, app stores, and more.
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54 min

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The Secrets of Technology offers a weekly look at the world of technology from a uniquely Catholic perspective. Each episode explores tech news, digital culture, privacy, AI, gadgets, and practical…