Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ take a look at Back to School accessories for both students and parents. Leo reviews the GPD Pocket computer; a tiny Windows computer that's not much larger than a smartphone. Megan Morrone continues her #DigitalCleanse series. In part 3, are you an "app-rat" and is your desktop a disaster? She'll show you how to clean up your apps. In Call for Help, we'll try to solve a WiFi problem in India. Jason Howell has a review of the Asus Zenfone AR phone with Project Tango built in.

• Samsung heir gets five years in jail
• Amazon cuts some prices at Whole Foods
• The eclipse from 35,000 feet.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and photographer Scott Bourne chat with Trey Ratcliff about how to make your photos come to life and move with his app Plotagraph Pro. Megan Morrone continues her path to digital enlightenment with the second part of her #DigitalCleanse series on something we all struggle with- Inbox Zero. On Monday August 21st a solar eclipse makes its way across the U.S. Scott has photography tips whether you're in the path of totality or not. We'll talk iPad Pro cases and keyboards in our 'Call for Help.' Chromebooks are already pretty secure, but Jason Howell has some tips to crank yours to 11! And we'll wrap things up with some more photography questions in our 'Mail Bag.'

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Scott Bourne

Guests: Trey Ratcliff, Megan Morrone, and Jason Howell

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson talk with Nathan Seidle, the founder of SparkFun Electronics about the safe-cracking robot he created and how it works. It was one of the most popular exhibits at DEF CON. Is your digital life a mess? Megan Morrone is here to help as she kicks off our #DigitalCleanse series. Today, learn how to tame your notifications. Is there a good 'trust no one' cloud storage solution? Why is Verizon so late on Android updates? Find out in our 'Calls for Help.' Then, Jason Howell loves great audio and has a review of IK Multimedia's small iLoud Micro Monitor speakers.

• Consumer Reports pulls its recommendation on Microsoft Surface laptops
• Hackers put malware in a strand of DNA.
• Iain explains why is Marmite could prevent miscarriages and birth defects (Iain says, "Is there nothing Marmite can't do?")

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson

Guests: Nathan Seidle, Megan Morrone, and Jason Howell

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Jason Howell talk with David Hernly, the founder of Mythric Studios about his multiplayer video game 'Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator' you can play on any device with a browser. Jason and several TWiT folks went on a mission and lived to tell the tale.

• Megan Morrone helped her parents install the ecobee4 smart thermostat in their home and has a review.
• Liam Kennedy stopped by. He built the Raspberry Pi based ISS-Above module which tracks the International Space Station as it passes overhead.
• Barnaby Britton from DPReview.com gave us his review of the Canon 6D Mark 11 DSLR.
• In 'Call for Help,' Leo and Jason gave George some advice on convertible tablets for teachers in the classroom.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

Guests: David Hernly, Liam Kennedy, Barney Britton, Megan Morrone, and Bryan Burnett

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Jason Snell talk to Jeremy Burge from emojipedia.org about new Emojis, how they are handling diversity, and the top requests for this year. Barney Britton from DPReview joins us to discuss macro photography, and Jason and Leo take pictures of bugs. In 'Call for Help' we answer how to get all your family together on iCloud sharing. Megan Morrone has some tips to help you have a good Twitter experience, including turning "tweet storms" into blog posts. Jason Howell has some custom Google Assistant commands and Bryan Burnett shows us where and how to mount your action cameras.

• Elon Musk delivers the first Telsa Model 3's.
• Foxconn announces a factory in Wisconsin.
• Apple will not sell the iPod Nano and Shuffle anymore.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Snell

Guests: Jeremy Burge, Barney Britton, Jason Howell, Bryan Burnett, and Megan Morrone

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss Elon Musk's naive fear of artificial intelligence. NASA is working on a probe that will travel directly into the sun's atmosphere, closer to the surface than any spacecraft before it. Nicola Fox, Project Scientist for the historic Parker Solar Probe, joins us to talk all about it. Speaking of something hot - Bryan Burnett of 'Know How' shows us how to overclock the CPU on your PC. Megan is looking for a new laptop for her daughter heading into the new school year. We take a look at some solid options and let you know what features to look for and how to balance cost vs performance. Waze added a new feature for recording custom voice directions. Jason Howell of 'All About Android' shows us how to make your own and share it with others. And, we answer a 'Call for Help' about finding and getting rid of duplicate files on your Mac and answer some iOS questions in our 'Mail Bag.'

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guests: Nicola Fox, Derval O'Neill, Jason Howell, and Bryan Burnett

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Dr. Andrew Cross, the president and CTO of NewTek (the folks behind the TriCaster) joins Leo Laporte and Robert Heron with some of their latest technology to show off. He is the chief architect of the video over IP system: NDI (Network Device Interface). Also, they have a brand new pan, tilt, zoom camera that is NDI native. And, their Spark box that converts SDI or HDMI signals to WiFi.

• Leo reviews the newest Nest camera, the Nest Cam IQ.
• In 'Call for Help,' Thom the fire eater is back. Robert will answer his questions about OTA antennas for cord cutters.
• Megan shows us some tricks with the Amazon Echo Show.
• Jason Howell will tell us about Google's new Backup and Sync app.
• Bryan Burnett takes his PC outside for a little summer cleaning.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Robert Heron

Guests: Andrew Cross, Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, and Bryan Burnett

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Lagunitas is here! Brew Master Jeremy Marshall talks with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell about the technology they use to brew their unique beers. Nathan Olivarez-Giles interviews Jeremy at the brewery and discusses staying true to craft beer while also embracing technology.

• Megan Morrone shows us some iOS 11 tips.
• Leo reviews the new eero Wi-Fi mesh system.
• We'll take a look at a cool interactive concert poster from the band Umphrey's McGee.
• We'll answer your tech questions in Call for Help and the Mail Bag.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

Guests: Jeremy Marshall, Nathan Olivarez-Giles, and Megan Morrone

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone demonstrate the new Amazon Echo Show personal assistant. Adding a screen and camera make this the most impressive Echo yet, plus it raise new privacy issues. As soon as iFixit.com got their Echo Show they tore it down! Kelsea Weber shows us some surprises on the inside. We discuss why iOS 11 is a tremendous shift for Apple. Nathan Oliveras-Giles walks us through how to set-up PGP encryption for Outlook or Gmail. Jason Howell shows off the Firefox Focus privacy browser for Android. Plus, we answer your questions on Call for Help and Mail Bag.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guests: Kelsea Weber, Nathan Olivarez-Giles, and Jason Howell

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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Leo Laporte and Florence Ion take a look at the new OnePlus 5 smartphone. Flo and Father Robert Ballecer, SJ share their reviews. Leo's new Microsoft Surface Laptop has Windows 10 S. Is it more streamlined, secure and who is it designed for? Jim Salter from The Wirecutter is here to talk about the challenges and how to get the most from WiFi routers and mesh networks. Florence and Leo discuss Android launchers and how to automatically save photos over WiFi to a computer in Call For Help. Nathan Olivarez-Giles shows you how to unfollow everyone on Twitter. Megan Morrone walks us through the features of the new Amazon Dash Wand.

• One man might be fined $120 million for robocalling.
• Uber Founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO.
• Google decides to stop scanning your emails for ads.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Florence Ion

Guests: Jim Salter, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Megan Morrone, and Nathan Olivarez-Giles

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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