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August 29, 2019 Googling Speech Crackdown
TEC032: Google has decided that its free-wheeling internal message boards have become too political. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett discuss the limits of non-work talk at work and what may be some unintended consequences. Plus a new national robocall agreement.
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Links for this episode:

* Google cracks down on political speech among its workforce | Fox News
* Google spooks employee activists with new guidelines for political speech at work – The Verge
* Google Bans Catholic Speaker Matt Fradd's Talk, Says Company Silences Religious Voices | ChurchPOP
* Phone Companies Ink Deal With All 50 States And D.C. To Combat Robocalls
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* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Michael: Dark Noise app for iOS
* Thomas: Blender3D
* Dom: Nest S3000BWES Nest Protect 2nd Gen Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm, Battery

36 min
August 29, 2019 Googling Speech Crackdown
TEC032: Google has decided that its free-wheeling internal message boards have become too political. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett discuss the limits of non-work talk at work and what may be some unintended consequences. Plus a new national robocall agreement.
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Links for this episode:

* Google cracks down on political speech among its workforce | Fox News
* Google spooks employee activists with new guidelines for political speech at work – The Verge
* Google Bans Catholic Speaker Matt Fradd's Talk, Says Company Silences Religious Voices | ChurchPOP
* Phone Companies Ink Deal With All 50 States And D.C. To Combat Robocalls
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Michael: Dark Noise app for iOS
* Thomas: Blender3D
* Dom: Nest S3000BWES Nest Protect 2nd Gen Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm, Battery

36 min
August 22, 2019 Get Your Digital Life in Order
TEC031: If you died tomorrow, who would take care of cleaning up your digital life, shutting down your social media accounts, paying your bills, preserving your photos, etc.? Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter give practical advice, whether you’re married or single, on how to prepare and not leave your loved ones scrambling in their grief.
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Links for this episode:

* Preparing a Digital Will for Your Passwords – The LastPass Blog
* How to Get Started with LastPass Emergency Access – The LastPass Blog
* What is the Emergency feature and how to use it? – Dashlane
* Get to know your Emergency Kit | 1Password
* Where To Store Your Estate Planning Documents
* Storing your will where others can find it – Money Advice Service
* About Inactive Account Manager – Google Account Help
* Choose a Legacy Contact | Facebook Help Center | Facebook
* How do I report a deceased person or an account on Facebook that needs to be memorialized? | Facebook Help Center | Facebook
* How To Close Online Accounts And Services When Someone Dies | Everplans
* The Big Book of Everything: Erik A. Dewey
* Google Confirms Password Replacement for 1.7 Billion Users
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Andrew: Snapseed
* Pat:
1 hr 5 min
August 22, 2019 Get Your Digital Life in Order
TEC031: If you died tomorrow, who would take care of cleaning up your digital life, shutting down your social media accounts, paying your bills, preserving your photos, etc.? Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter give practical advice, whether you’re married or single, on how to prepare and not leave your loved ones scrambling in their grief.
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Links for this episode:

* Preparing a Digital Will for Your Passwords – The LastPass Blog
* How to Get Started with LastPass Emergency Access – The LastPass Blog
* What is the Emergency feature and how to use it? – Dashlane
* Get to know your Emergency Kit | 1Password
* Where To Store Your Estate Planning Documents
* Storing your will where others can find it – Money Advice Service
* About Inactive Account Manager – Google Account Help
* Choose a Legacy Contact | Facebook Help Center | Facebook
* How do I report a deceased person or an account on Facebook that needs to be memorialized? | Facebook Help Center | Facebook
* How To Close Online Accounts And Services When Someone Dies | Everplans
* The Big Book of Everything: Erik A. Dewey
* Google Confirms Password Replacement for 1.7 Billion Users
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Andrew: Snapseed
* Pat:
1 hr 5 min
August 20, 2019 A Special Message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli
Dom Bettinelli has an urgent message to all listeners of StarQuest shows. We need your help right now. Please listen to this brief recording and then visit sqpn.com/give today. Thank you. (If you subscribe to multiple StarQuest shows, you may receive this message more than once.)
3 min
August 20, 2019 A Special Message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli
Dom Bettinelli has an urgent message to all listeners of StarQuest shows. We need your help right now. Please listen to this brief recording and then visit sqpn.com/give today. Thank you. (If you subscribe to multiple StarQuest shows, you may receive this message more than once.)
3 min
August 15, 2019 Tech Frustrations
TEC030: We all have technology frustrations those little annoyances in products we normally love to use. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about them in some podcast therapy. Plus a bill in Congress that would limit your social media time and a car owner who accidentally hacked himself.
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Links for this episode:

* A lawmaker wants to end ‘social media addiction’ by killing features that enable mindless scrolling
* Josh Hawley’s social media addiction bill, explained – Vox
* Getting Cool Vanity License Plate ‘NULL’ Is Not Really a Cool Idea, Infosec Researcher Discovers – Slashdot
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Cory: Making a Fax server with Raspberry Pi and Hylafax

* Raspberry Pi Starter Kit
* 56K USB Faxmodem
* Hylafax Open Source Fax Server

* Joanne: iPadOS Public beta
* Dom: elago W4 Bondi blue iMac stand for Apple Watch

59 min
August 15, 2019 Tech Frustrations
TEC030: We all have technology frustrations those little annoyances in products we normally love to use. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about them in some podcast therapy. Plus a bill in Congress that would limit your social media time and a car owner who accidentally hacked himself.
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Help us continue to offer Secrets of Technology. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?
Links for this episode:

* A lawmaker wants to end ‘social media addiction’ by killing features that enable mindless scrolling
* Josh Hawley’s social media addiction bill, explained – Vox
* Getting Cool Vanity License Plate ‘NULL’ Is Not Really a Cool Idea, Infosec Researcher Discovers – Slashdot
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Cory: Making a Fax server with Raspberry Pi and Hylafax

* Raspberry Pi Starter Kit
* 56K USB Faxmodem
* Hylafax Open Source Fax Server

* Joanne: iPadOS Public beta
* Dom: elago W4 Bondi blue iMac stand for Apple Watch

59 min
August 08, 2019 Mars and Music
TEC029: While some are planning to create a permanent Mars colony, others say it will never happen. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett look at the societal, biological, and moral hurdles to permanent settlements in space. Plus, a look at their past and present in music and tech.
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Links for this episode:

* Humans Will Never Colonize Mars
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Michael: Snark Guitar and Bass Tuner
* Thomas: VLC
* Dom: TV Time app

59 min
August 08, 2019 Mars and Music
TEC029: While some are planning to create a permanent Mars colony, others say it will never happen. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett look at the societal, biological, and moral hurdles to permanent settlements in space. Plus, a look at their past and present in music and tech.
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Help us continue to offer Secrets of Technology. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?
Links for this episode:

* Humans Will Never Colonize Mars
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to [email protected]

Picks of the Week:

* Fr. Michael: Snark Guitar and Bass Tuner
* Thomas: VLC
* Dom: TV Time app

59 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…