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In this Weeks Show - Justin and Andy talk about a new Robotic Dog from MIT which can now run up stairs without vision which gives the robot an advantage. The Monsoons in Tucson and storms in Denver have affected both Andy and Justin. One of the benefits of a Outdoor Camera is not only capturing lightning and the sound of thunder but also the sound of a train derailing about a mile away due to the torrential storm.

The guys talk about the latest smart speaker from Google and why many are talking about the sound at high volumes with it. How can One speaker create such dynamic sound. Justin does share one of the downsides of the speaker. Andy shares the story of somebody standing in his kitchen screaming at the top of his lungs. Continued speech a part of the new Google Home Assistant.

Is the solution to buggy updates the reason to join a beta program and take a chance on the next release. We talk about the iOS 12 Beta program. A Listener to the show sends an Email asking for help in loading contacts to her New Android device from Google contact. A Online site to help you determine if a site is down called downdetector.com. Justin and Andy talk about a recent rescue of the trapped kids in a cave. They guys disagree with each other though on the show of support and impact on helping on the rescue by Elon Musk.

Justin and Andy talk Prairie Dogs and the complexities of thier communications. Andy talks about wanting to get a Nintendo Switch, Justin tells Andy even more why he should be getting one. Justin shares with listeners a great daily newsletter called the Hustle and tells you where to sign up. After a referral from John at The Denver Switch Mob, Justin makes the TechtalkRadio Game of the Week Thimbleweed Park available on the Switch and other platforms.

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In this Weeks Episode Andy Taylor and Justin Lemme talk about the shows change over the years with it's focus from Computers to over all technology. Andy finally gets to see the movie Ready Player One and the guys talk about the visual elements and storyline of the film.

A new world has opened up for Andy as he has begin watching HGTV and loving some of the shows like Flip or Flop, Love it or List it, Fixer Uppers and others. The desire to work on the house has invaded Andy's thoughts. First project to replace some bulbs in the stove. This gives Andy the opportunity to experience shopping at Mom and Pops vs buying at Amazon quickly. The guys talk about the importance of customer service for the local businesses to add something that can't be delivered with Online shopping. New regulations will now add local sales taxes to online sales and could affect online purchases.

Justin talks about growing up with Snow and Ice and bullies in the old days. With surprise connecting with former school mates using social media is something that some choose to do after many years. The Battle of the Voice Assistants continues as the guys talk about advancements in the technology to make them work even better. The new Amazon Fire Cube now gives you the control of the TV and Audio hands free.

Justin talks about a movie we both agree on, Last Flag Flying from Amazon. A great story and so well done! The competition between the film companies is now opening the doors for filmmakers to get projects made and seen. Problems with Android Auto or Ford connectivity. Dashcams now integrate Alexa voice control to work with your home and vehicle. The Switch and Fortnite and how the crossplay has left Sony Playstation users angry. Justin recommends Andy not get a drone and instead get a Nintendo Switch.

In this Weeks Episode Andy Taylor and Justin Lemme talk about the shows change over the years with it's focus from Computers to over all technology. Andy finally gets to see the movie Ready Player One and the guys talk about the visual elements and storyline of the film.

A new world has opened up for Andy as he has begin watching HGTV and loving some of the shows like Flip or Flop, Love it or List it, Fixer Uppers and others. The desire to work on the house has invaded Andy's thoughts. First project to replace some bulbs in the stove. This gives Andy the opportunity to experience shopping at Mom and Pops vs buying at Amazon quickly. The guys talk about the importance of customer service for the local businesses to add something that can't be delivered with Online shopping. New regulations will now add local sales taxes to online sales and could affect online purchases.

Justin talks about growing up with Snow and Ice and bullies in the old days. With surprise connecting with former school mates using social media is something that some choose to do after many years. The Battle of the Voice Assistants continues as the guys talk about advancements in the technology to make them work even better. The new Amazon Fire Cube now gives you the control of the TV and Audio hands free.

Justin talks about a movie we both agree on, Last Flag Flying from Amazon. A great story and so well done! The competition between the film companies is now opening the doors for filmmakers to get projects made and seen. Problems with Android Auto or Ford connectivity. Dashcams now integrate Alexa voice control to work with your home and vehicle. The Switch and Fortnite and how the crossplay has left Sony Playstation users angry. Justin recommends Andy not get a drone and instead get a Nintendo Switch.

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In this Weeks Episode Andy Taylor and Justin Lemme discuss the latest in Technology. Justin takes a vacation and visits Estes Park Colorado, the site of the Stanley Hotel used in the The Shining. Disconnecting on Vacation, a new trend for those on vacation turning off the Technology. Is it possible to Unplug? Andy does a great job destroying a British accent as he discusses social media depression. Justin blames it on the parents. Apple works on initiatives to allow users to track usage on smartphones to stem Smart Phone addiction. Has the number of people using smart phones behind the wheel decreased? Andy spots somebody doing something even more ridiculous behind the wheel.

Justin switches home security from Raspberry Pi Home Assistant to The Wink Lookout. His first thoughts are shared with the systems downfalls and nice points. Justin also decides to take a deeper look at Google Home and shares why Google Home could be a better system for Home Automation and Security. Alexa is allowed to make a big error through a user error, Andy shares how to delete conversations which may have been recorded by the Echo.

The recent Apple developer conference introduces some new features to the iOS Platform such as Memoji's and Tongue detection? Justin talks about Atmos and what it could bring the user. The upgrade path for users of technology has slowed, has the technology become too good?
Big changes with the Technology behind Dash-cams. For those wanting to take a road trip having a Dash cam can add safety and piece of mind. While price points have come way down, Justin reminds users "you get what you pay for" Justin does enjoy the Cobra Dashcam he uses however has had an issue recently.

MSI has a gaming laptop available at Walmart that is priced around $1600. More keyboards, mice and headsets are showing up on retail shelves due to the popularity of games like PubG and Fortnite. FBI issues a warning to reboot the Router in Consumer Grade routers. The guys talk about what it does and why these needed to be rebooted.

Website of the Week is a AI Experiment, Drawing a picture with your mouse which the computer recognizes and then can replace with a better representation http://www.autodraw.com

In this Weeks Episode Andy Taylor and Justin Lemme discuss the latest in Technology. Justin takes a vacation and visits Estes Park Colorado, the site of the Stanley Hotel used in the The Shining. Disconnecting on Vacation, a new trend for those on vacation turning off the Technology. Is it possible to Unplug? Andy does a great job destroying a british accent as he discusses social media depression. Justin blames it on the parents. Apple works on initiatives to allow users to track usage on smartphones to stem Smart Phone addiction. Has the number of people using smart phones behind the wheel decreased? Andy spots somebody doing something even more rediculous behind the wheel.

Justin switches home security from Raspberry Pi Home Assistant to The Wink Lookout. His first thoughts are shared with the systems downfalls and nice points. Justin also decides to take a deeper look at Google Home and shares why Google Home could be a better system for Home Automation and Security. Alexa is allowed to make a big error through a user error, Andy shares how to delete conversations which may have been recorded by the Echo.

The recent Apple developer conference introduces some new features to the iOS Platform such as Memoji's and Tongue detection? Justin talks about Atmos and what it could bring the user. The upgrade path for users of technology has slowed, has the technology become too good?

Big changes with the Technology behind Dashcams. For those wanting to take a road trip having a Dash cam can add safety and piece of mind. While price points have come way down, Justin reminds users "you get what you pay for" Justin does enjoy the Cobra Dashcam he uses however has had an issue recently. MSI has a gaming laptop available at Walmart that is priced around $1600. More keyboards, mice and headsets are showing up on retail shelves due to the popularity of games like PubG and Fortnite. FBI issues a warning to reboot the Router in Consumer Grade routers. The guys talk about what it does and why these needed to be rebooted.

Website of the Week is a AI Experiment, Drawing a picture with your mouse which the computer recognizes and then can replace with a better representation http://www.autodraw.com

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In this Weeks Show, Justin decides to give Darkness429 Madrinas Coffee a try and gets hooked. In the past coding and gaming was aided by Jolt Cola and now special brews from companies such as Madrinas and Black Rifle have made the coffee drink a new alternative. Gaming and Fortnite are discussed. Questions for this weeks show included How to handle a hard drive in a system being given to charity. Should the drive be destroyed? Listener Mike gets a Drive Caddy to copy data over from an old drive but runs into an issue. Andy gives another recommendation for products from KingWin. Justin gives us a solution for destroying a hard drive. Terry in Davenport wants to know if Justin is still using his Drone? Some thoughts on today's drones and things to consider before getting one. Are Drones here to stay? Nick in Denver wants to know an alternative to Vivent for home security. Options are available for those wanting a DIY Solution from home monitoring. The question of what to do with Original Packaging for products such as TV's after a video posted to the Techtalkers Page on Facebook shows the problems with moving without packaging. Justin decides to get rid of the Open Source Home Assistant and looks at other options. He shares his reasons for the problems he's encountered with the Linux solution. We talk about Samsung Smart Things, Hubitat or Wink. A Horrifying gift, nothing like sending a molded version of you to a loved one. Available from a company called Swigro they make a 3D Lifesize version of yourself. Andy shares a story of him working in the Movieland Wax Museum. Robotic protection from Boston Dynamics and its plans on offering next year the Spot Mini Dog. While the technology can seem a bit scary there can be positives to this. Website of the week is http://www.NCASE.ME/Door for a fun quick little keyboard game.

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In this Weeks Show, Justin decides to give Darkness429 Madrinas Coffee a try and gets hooked. In the past coding and gaming was aided by Jolt Cola and now special brews from companies such as Madrinas and Black Rifle have made the coffee drink a new alternative. Gaming and Fortnite are discussed.

Questions for this weeks show included How to handle a hard drive in a system being given to charity. Should the drive be destroyed? Listener Mike gets a Drive Caddy to copy data over from an old drive but runs into an issue. Andy gives another recommendation for products from KingWin. Justin gives us a solution for destroying a hard drive.

Terry in Davenport wants to know if Justin is still using his Drone? Some thoughts on today's drones and things to consider before getting one. Are Drones here to stay? Nick in Denver wants to know an alternative to Vivent for home security. Options are available for those wanting a DIY Solution from home monitoring. The question of what to do with Original Packaging for products such as TV's after a video posted to the Techtalkers Page on Facebook shows the problems with moving without packaging.

Justin decides to get rid of the Open Source Home Assistant and looks at other options. He shares his reasons for the problems he's encountered with the Linux solution. We talk about Samsung Smart Things, Hubitat or Wink. A Horrifying gift, nothing like sending a molded version of you to a loved one. Available from a company called Swigro they make a 3D Lifesize version of yourself. Andy shares a story of him working in the Movieland Wax Museum. Robotic protection from Boston Dynamics and its plans on offering next year the Spot Mini Dog. While the technology can seem a bit scary there can be positives to this.

Website of the week is http://www.NCASE.ME/Door for a fun quick little keyboard game.

In this Weeks Show Justin and Andy are back in studio after Justin takes a trip to Chicago. Justin had no idea there is a Caddyshack restaurant owned by The Murray Brothers which has them talking about the many different members of the Murray family. The website for the restaurant http://www.mbcshack.com has a great photo of them on the front page.

Mounting a Security Camera can be an easy task to accomplish however if you aren’t good on a ladder this can be something left to the professional. It’s also not good if Angry Birds attack. We talk about Justin wanting to hook up a camera focused on a nest of Robins however he is concerned with getting his eyes pecked out. The guys weave the bird story into Tech with some camera suggestions from Logitech and Reolink.

Sprobile is probably what it is not going to be called however the purchase of Sprint from T-Mobile could be good for consumers in the development of 5G technology. Andy shares his recent attempts to adjust his services with Xfinity and relays some of the headaches. Justin shares a solution with http://www.emailtheboss.org. Andy talks about the channel he doesn’t want to lose, Hallmark, because of the smiles I Love Lucy brings. The genius of Fred Mertz is discussed. Download speeds are usually defined as Up to a specific speed, that “Up To” can be an important legal term as those speeds are never guaranteed. What does it take to get a guarantee? Justin breaks it down.

An interesting fun discussion on the real life comparisons between who would be Batman and who Lex Luthor in the Tech World? The Website of the Week is a fun game play page http://www.powerline.io

In this Weeks Show Justin and Andy are back in studio after Justin takes a trip to Chicago. Justin had no idea there was a Caddyshack restaurant owned by The Murray Brothers which has them talking about the many different members of the Murray family. The website for the restaurant http://www.mbcshack.com has a great photo of them on the front page.

Mounting a Security Camera can be an easy task to accomplish however if you aren’t good on a ladder this can be something left to the professional. It’s also not good if Angry Birds attack. We talk about Justin wanting to hook up a camera focused on a nest of Robins however he is concerned with getting his eyes pecked out. The guys weave the bird story into Tech with some camera suggestions from Logitech and Reolink.

Sprobile is probably what it is not going to be called however the purchase of Sprint from T-Mobile could be good for consumers in the development of 5G technology. Andy shares his recent attempts to adjust his services with Xfinity and relays some of the headaches. Justin shares a solution with http://www.emailtheboss.org. Andy talks about the channel he doesn’t want to lose, Hallmark, because of the smiles I Love Lucy brings. The genius of Fred Mertz is discussed. Download speeds are usually defined as Up to a specific speed, that “Up To” can be an important legal term as those speeds are never guaranteed. What does it take to get a guarantee? Justin breaks it down.

An interesting fun discussion on the real life comparisons between who would be Batman and who Lex Luthor in the Tech World? The Website of the Week is a fun game play page http://www.powerline.io

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In this week’s show Justin and Andy talk with special guest Tim aka Darkness429 who recently moved from the Twitch Platform to Facebook for Live Video Streaming. We learn about the process in moving between the platforms as well as what motivated Darkness 429 to decide to full time game stream. What’s the reaction from the parents when you tell them; I want to be a professional videogamer. Andy shares his ancientness asking what games did Darkness429 start playing, we do find out which were the games played in his education. Tim shares ways to stay healthy with such a intense full time game streaming schedule with technology such as Sit Down tabletops from Human Scale have helped.

What ground breaking technology helped move gamers to the ability to Live Stream. We get some ideas of what brought this to the forefront with products such as OBS Studio and XSplit. We learn about the approach from Facebook and about taking the leap of faith to make it happen. Within 3 months, 115k followers have connected to Darkness429. What are some of the protocols towards the viewers that should be maintained and could help the live streamer build the audience?

Gaming over the years has changed and with that the requirements on computer systems has also changed, Darkness429 shares some of the preferences and helps discuss Console vs. PC. Darkness429 has an elaborate setup for both streaming and gaming as we cover everything from monitors to keyboards. We learn about Stream Deck from El Gato and how it enhances the systems as well as other great products from El Gato. We talk input devices from Logitech, Corsair, Steel Series and Razor. For those wanting to game, Build Your Own or a Rack Based System? We learn about Xidax Computers which is a sponsor for Darkness429. In the discussion of processors we talk Intel and AMD and hear goodness about the Ryzan Thread Ripper from AMD. Darkness429 streams using the GoPro platform, how is this done?

How important is the audio portion of the Live Stream? We also learn about the Audio control with the Mackie DL806 Wireless Mixer which is controlled by an iPad. Every Podcaster will question the choices on Microphones and we talk about Darkness429’s recent move to Blue Baby Bottle from the Heil PR40, The sound is amazing.

Darkness429 discusses the future and what could be the next steps after gaming. Are females venturing into the gaming arena and what are the challenges? We wrap up our discussion as Justin gives him some rapid fire questions such as the First Game Ever played!?

Our Website of the Week this Week is the Computer Museum at http://www.old-computers.com