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We started Tech Gumbo in Nov 2014 as a conversational show of news, information & updates about the past, present & future of all things technology in a topical, interesting and digestible way... more
FAQs about Tech Gumbo:How many episodes does Tech Gumbo have?The podcast currently has 489 episodes available.
October 11, 2021Facebook’s really bad 48 hoursFacebook had the whistle-blower on 60 Minutes on Sunday, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp & Messenger all go down for 6 ½ hours on Monday, and the whistle-blower testifies before a Senate committee, and then The EU wants to regulate Facebook...more23minPlay
October 07, 2021Stop using the same password for everything, Amazon’s creepy new productsThe Question of the Week- Do I really need to use different passwords for everything? Amazon announces new products and most of them are bad ideas, especially the Astro!...more22minPlay
October 04, 2021News & Updates- Instagram pauses Kids App, US trying to ease shortage, TikTok disrupts science, Apple boots Fortnite, YouTube bans Anti-Vax,Instagram has stopped trying to create a standalone app for kids, The US Gov’t is trying to ease the bottleneck in the supply chain of semiconductors and microchips, A teenage TikTok’er disrupts thousands of scientific research with a video, Apple kicks Fortnite off this iOS platform...more22minPlay
September 30, 2021A deep dive on the new iOS15 and how it will affect 5GThe Question of the Week- Apple just released a major update for my iPhone, should I do the upgrade? We go through the new features in iOS 15 and how the iPhone 13 will impact the roll out of 5G in the USA...more22minPlay
September 27, 2021News & Updates- Facebook denies Wall Street Journal Article, Study-Hybrid work is more, Man Jailed for Malware on AT&T Phones, SpaceX Update, Germany bracing for a “shock”, Mich. Electric RoadFacebook says “Nuh-Uh” to the Wall Street Journal article citing that Instagram is toxic to teenage girls, Microsoft did a study on the Hybrid work overload, A man gets 12 years prison for injecting Malware into AT&T phones, SpaceX is exiting Beta in Oct 2021, Germany is very concerned what electric cars will do to jobs in the automotive industry, and Mich. Will construct a 1 mile stretch oh highway that will recharge your all electric vehicle...more22minPlay
September 23, 2021How to actually talk to Customer Service and Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for teenage girls, and Facebook tries to clean up FacebookThe Question of the Week- Last week you talked about calling the cell phone companies to get out of contracts, do you have any tips on how to actually talk to a customer service rep? The Wall Street Journal reports that Instagram is toxic for teenage girls and FB does nothing, and Facebook hires Accenture to try to remove the toxic material from Facebook but makes a bigger problem for the employees doing the work...more23minPlay
September 20, 2021News & Updates- Epic Games vs. Apple, Microsoft goes passwordless, Zoom getting people fired, iPhone 13- Boring, Autonomous Vehicle accidentsEpic Games sues Apple & the App Store and wins but Apple Wins too, Microsoft makes a further push to get away from passwords using Biometrics, Employers are reprimanding and/or firing emplyees for stupid behavior on Zoom meetings, Apple unveils the iPhone 13 and the entire planet yawns, and an autonomous vehicle has an accident at the Paralympic games and Tesla is investigated for Autopilot crashes...more22minPlay
September 16, 2021Getting out of a Cellular Contract, EU forcing longer support on for cell phones, Foldable phones, 5G in the USAThe Question of the Week- Can I get out of my cell phone contract? The EU wants to force companies to support smart phones for up to 7 years, Foldable phones may be getting better soon, and 5G in the USA- where it works the best...more22minPlay
September 13, 2021News & Updates- Google still tracking& releasing, NASA’s Ingenuity still going, The perfect Ransomware, Win 11 releaseGoogle is still tracking and releasing your data to hundreds of companies, Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars just completed it’s 12th mission- they were only hoping for 5, Researches describe the perfect ransomware and who it is targeting, and Microsoft sets a release date for Win11...more22minPlay
September 02, 2021Buying Refurbished Electronics, Tesla Bot, Boston Dynamics BotsThe Question of the Week- Is it OK to buy refurbished Electronics? Important this to know and do when buy renewed and/or refurbished electronics. Telsa promises to buy a Humanoid Bot for menial task, comparing Tesla to Boston Dynamics...more23minPlay
FAQs about Tech Gumbo:How many episodes does Tech Gumbo have?The podcast currently has 489 episodes available.