In the News

§  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Acquires 23andMe for $256M

§  Apple Suggest Users Put Themselves at Risk Using Third Party Alternatives

§  Google Assistant Losing Features Across Android Devices and Nest/Hub Speaker Products

§  Running ChromeOS with Microsoft 365

§  What Actually Happens If You Don’t Use Airplane Mode on Your  Phone During A Flight?

§  Microsoft Launches Azure Image Testing for Linux as a Service

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

§  What to do If Asked to Train Your Replacement

From the Tech Corner

§  What is OpenAI Codex?

§  The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows

§  What is the Sweet Spot for How Much Windows PC Memory You Need?

Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday May 14th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Microsoft Forces Automatic Windows 11 24H2 Update on Pro and Home PCs  Amazon Ends Work from Home  Apple’s Exec Says It Is Considering Injecting Safari With AI  Accusations of Meta Manipulating Children with Addictive Features on Instagram  Meta is No Longer about Personal Relationships  EU Fines Apple for Hindering Music Streaming Competition TPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  Addressing Techno Babble from Both Sides of Conversation From the Tech Corner  What Then If Your Windows 10 PC is Not Windows 11 Upgrade Compliant  Look Out for this Social Security Scam  What is a Lifetime Subscription? Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Bosch 18-Volt 9” Cut-Off Saw Kit 

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday May 7th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Apple Heavy Reliance on Chinese Manufacturing  Apple Moving iPhone Production out of China  OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google  Disney’s Got a Little Droid Up for Sale  Gemini is Coming to Siri and Apple Users  Windows Recall Is Back (But Should You Use It?) TPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  Work-Life Balance is Even More Important for IT Workers From the Tech Corner  Is Your Smartphone Spying on You?  Passkey vs Password  iPhone May Soon Get Desktop Mode Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Sumkea Lightshow and Star Projectors 

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 30th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Google Confirms Gmail Update—How To Keep Your Email Account  Potential Risks of Accessing Websites Requiring CAPTCHA  EU Fined Apple Nearly $2 Billion for Anti-Trust  Films Made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says  OpenAI Would be Interested in Buying Google’s Chrome  EU Fines Apple and Meta for Breaching Digital Competition Law  Is Work From Home Coming to an End for Techies? ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  Should We be Working as if We are in a Startup, or have Work-Life Balance From the Tech Corner Modern Life of the Modern Smartphone  Quantum Computing  Who Controls the Digital World? Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Shokz Opencomm 2 UC 2025 Update

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 16th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Social Security Updates Identity Proofing Requirements  TSA REAL ID Requirements  iOS 18.4.1 Emergency Update Fixes  Congress Is Investigating 23andMe’s Handling of Personal Data  Google & Microsoft Security Attacks By Malware Tycoon 2FA ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  Boss Just Asked for My Password, is that Right? From the Tech Corner  Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat from Ambitious AI Data Center Plans  How Many Different AI Models Do We Need?  Computer Maintenance Care Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Urban Armor Gear UAG Slim Power Bank and Stand 

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 16th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  China and U.S. Rolling Back Selective Tariffs on Electronics  Windows 11 Update Finally Lets You Install on Older PCs  Neptune RAT Is Hijacking Banking, Crypto, and Passwords  Android is Set to Introduce a New Security Feature  American Airlines to Introduce Free Wi-Fi ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  I hear that IT jobs pay well, but you need passion to really succeed From the Tech Corner  Converting a Door Stop PC into an Anonymous PC  Upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11 is Going Down a Rabbit Hole Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Brightline Lighting ZELo Prosumer Lights

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 9th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Say Goodbye to the Google Assistant—Gemini Is Moving In  Apple iPhone Owners Urged to Download New Update Now as a Security Must  Microsoft Retiring Skype on May 5, 2025  Microsoft is Phasing Out its Remote Desktop App in May  TSA Confirms What Electronic Devices Goes in Your Carry-on Luggage  VPNs Owned by Chinese Companies on Apple App Store and Google Play Store ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  [4/4] Rebutting Common Statements About Why Return to Work is So Important From the Tech Corner  The Impact of Tariffs on Electronics Equipment  Negative Trend in Solar Panel Performance Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Artiphon Chorda Music Maker Keyboard

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday April 2nd 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  Microsoft Asking Users to Delete Their Passwords  Microsoft Insists Connect to the Internet When Installing Windows 11  IBM Layoffs and Job Shifts to India  Are H-1B Workers Paid Less Than U.S. Workers for the Same Job?  U.S. Proposes H-1B Wage Hike ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  [3/4] Rebutting Common Statements About Why Return to Work is So Important From the Tech Corner  When Does Tech Ageism Start in the U.S.?  COBOL's Relevance In 2025  Masking Your Email Addresses Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Backup Power that Doesn't Come Back Up

This is the correct file disregard prior message The Personal Computer Show Wednesday March 26th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  World Backup Day- March 31  Genetic Testing Firm 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy  FBI Warns About AI Voice Fake Attacks on Smart Phones  FBI Warns Gmail, Outlook Users about Medusa Data Stealing Scheme  Windows 10 Users Struggle with Several Problems after March Update  HP Avoids Monetary Damages over Bricked Printers in Class-Action Settlement  Apple TV+ is Purportedly Losing More Than $1 Billion a Year ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  [2/4] Rebutting Common Statements About Why Return to Work is So Important From the Tech Corner  Are Tech Layoffs a Temporary Setback or the New Normal?  Copilot Can Lead to Slower System Performance  Producing Wafers at TSMC Arizona is only 10% more Expensive than in Taiwan Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  Shokz Openmeet UC bone conduction headset

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday March 19th 2025 PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News  TCF 2025 Trenton Computer Festival - Final Year at TCNJ  Neural Processing Unit (NPU) on a Stick  Google Says it's Rolling Out Fix for Stricken Chromecasts  Chromebook New Feature to Let User Set Battery Charge Limit  The New Windows 11 Update Accidently Wipes Out CoPilot  FBI Warns of Scam Involving Online File Converter Tools  NASA Astronauts “Butch and Suni” Return to Earth ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell  [1/4] Rebutting Common Statements About Why Return to Work is So Important From the Tech Corner  When will it be Problem Free to Convert Windows 10 to Windows 11?  Buying Refurbished Equipment Online Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston  BenQ X500i Console Projector + accessories for Revcook Toaster + Earfun Air Pro 4 earbuds