Tech Break (Video)

Last week, Wikileaks released information about the CIA's "Vault 7" hacking tools, including many iPhone hacks. Apple urged calm, insisting that many of the tools listed used exploits that had already been patched. The moral of the story: update your iPhone!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Kelly Guimont

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John Sullivan started working with GNU Press and the Free Software Foundation in 2003 and then became the FSF's first Campaigns Manager, working on outreach efforts like Defective by Design, BadVista, and PlayOgg.

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Scott Hanselman of hanselman.com talks to Megan Morrone about the Pomodoro technique of time management.

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Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte discuss the smart scale and smart blood pressure cuff from Qardio. QuardioBase remembers your weight, reminds you to weigh yourself, and helps you set goals. QuardioArm pairs with your smart phone and offers reminders and a blood pressure history.

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Gabriel Weinberg, CEO and Founder of DuckDuckGo joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss privacy-focused search as well as common misconceptions with Incognito browsing.

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Why do we still use daylight savings time, and should we.

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Steve's Dell Inspiron laptop drops wifi all the time. Dell claims to have fixed it via remote access, but it didn't work. Leo says that it's likely the person at Dell tech support had very little training and was following the directions in the notebook. All too often, it doesn't fix the problem. What you need to do is call them back and ask to have your case escalated to tier 2 or even tier 3 level support. But why does WiFi drop out? Well, it could be congestion. The 2.4ghz band is woefully crowded. Also, WiFi Networks could be dropping out awhile other networks are heavy use. More likely, the problem is your router. Routers provided by ISPs are usually very basic modem-router combos. It's probably older, too. Leo says to turn off the router portion of it and buy your own. They are newer, more secure, and updatable. Modern routers are also dual band, which are at 2.4 and 5.0 GHz. Check out this article on why WIFI kinda sucks now.

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Father Robert Ballecer reviews the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K and Video Assist. Whether you are looking to upgrade your field camera or you want to build your own podcast network, Fr. Robert breaks down all the different ways that you can use this tiny UHD camera.

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John just recently moved from an iPhone to Android and is wondering what he needs to do to stay secure on a new platform.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Sam Abuelsamid from Navigant Research and the Wheel Bearings podcast about vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology. It's getting a head-start this week with Cadillacnow shipping sedans with V2V capabilities. Learn about how it works and whether or not creators of this technology will abide by established standards.

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