The Personal Computer Radio Show

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  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 7-1-26

    In the News

    ·      Justices say Constitution Protects People’s Location History

    ·      Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Another Year of Security Updates

    ·      Comcast to Split into Two Separate Publicly Traded Companies

    ·      Polymarket has Reportedly been Paying Creators to Post Fake Betting Videos

    ·      Car Manufacturers Are Ditching Android Auto in 2026

    ·      T-Mobile To Force Migrate Over 8 Million Customers To More Expensive Plans

    ·      Rising Personal Computer Price Hikes

    ·      Apple and Intel are Working Together on a Chip Manufacturing Partnership

     

    ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

    ·      The Hidden Complexity of Adding just One More App

    From the Tech Corner

    ·      Intel Wants Cheap Windows Laptops to Stop Feeling Cheap

    ·      Replacing Google Search with a Combination of DuckDuckGo and Perplexity

    ·      What Are Flock Cameras?

    ·      IBM has the Blueprint for the Next Generation of AI Chips

    Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

    ·      Keychron Keyboard and Keyboard Switch Differences

    55 min
  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 6-24-26

    In the News

    • Amazon Says it has Developed a Breakthrough Networking Technology
    • Chinese Memory Brands Ditch Samsung and Micron for homegrown CXMT and YMTC Silicon
    • Google Fired a New Shot in Competitive AI Subscription Market
    • Google has Officially Launched Android 17,
    • More than 75 Data Center Build-outs Successfully Blocked in 1Q2026
    • NVIDIA and Intel could Pair an x86 Processor with RTX Graphics
    • Your Ad Blocker will No Longer Work on Chrome
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      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

      • Recognizing that Small Settings can Create and Shape Big Outcomes
      • From the Tech Corner

        • Intel Considering Possible Refresh of Raptor Lake Processor Family
        • Back to the Future: When Photography Gets Weird Again
        • Rethinking the Future of AI Data Center Infrastructure
        • The AI Spending Binge may be Coming to an End
        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

          • A Cool Anker Charger for Hotels and College Dorms
          • 54 min
          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 6-17-26

            In the News

            • Secure Boot Certificate Deadline is not a Doomsday Event
            • Microsoft new Windows 11 Performance Feature Low Latency Profile
            • Intel's Wildcat Lake Notebooks Aim to Challenge the MacBook Neo
            • Anthropic- Fable 5 Model.
            • OpenAI Reportedly has a Major ChatGPT Overhaul in Store
            • Visa Plugs Its Payment Network Into ChatGPT
            • Chinese Startup Claims Photonic Chip Production w/o Deep Ultraviolet Lithography
            • ·      Technology and Business Employment Update

               

              ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

              • Identifying and Dealing with the Emotional Side of Tech Frustration
              • From the Tech Corner

                • Intel’s New AI Chip Skips the Costly Memory Nvidia Relies On
                • Google has a Free Flight Simulator
                • Don’t Discuss Your Legal Problems with a Chatbot
                • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                  • Various Other Pieces of AI Work and How to Make Them Work for You
                  • 55 min
                  • The Personal Computer Show - 6-10-26

                    In the News

                    ·      The Future of GoPro Is Uncertain

                    ·      Google Is Adding New Features to Android

                    ·      People Flock to Privacy-Focused DuckDuckGo as Google Leans Heavily Into AI

                    ·      The Compact Camera Trend Isn’t Slowing Down Anytime Soon

                    ·      Meta’s Mouse Tracking Program — What It Is and How It’s Changed

                    ·      NVIDIA and Microsoft Reinvent Windows PCs for the Age of Personal AI

                    ·      Foxconn and Intel Team Up to Build Next-Generation AI Systems

                    ·      AI-Linked Layoffs Already Surpass 2025 Total, Tech Workers Hit Hardest

                     

                    ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                    ·      Addressing Why Trusting Outdated Familiar Tech can Set You Back

                    From the Tech Corner

                    ·      Your Phone's USB-C Port Can Do Much More Than Connect a Controller

                    ·      Can one Claim a Religious Exemption from using AI at Work?

                    ·      Bots Have Now Passed Human Traffic Online

                    ·      Open Claw: The AI that Actually Does Things

                    Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

                    ·      Apricorn Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station and Secure Drive

                    55 min
                  • The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday June 3, 2026

                    In the News

                    · Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Alleged 'Exploitation of Users'

                    · FROST: The New Browser Privacy Threat Hiding in Your SSD

                    · Google’s Chaotic Rollout of the New Google Health App

                    · Microsoft and Nvidia Build a New AI PC Chip

                    · TP-Link to Launch WiFi 8 in October: Two Years Before Standards are to be Finished

                    · NY Jets Front Office:”Think AI First”

                    ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                    · Controlling Notifications is Key to Reduce Noise that's Louder than the Signal

                    From the Tech Corner

                    · The Smartphone Camera's Most Overlooked Feature: The Lens

                    · The Use of AI to Decipher the Dead Sea Scrolls

                    · What DeepSeek’s AI Did That Everyone Else’s Didn’t

                    · The Next Major Leap in Semiconductor Manufacturing

                    Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                    · Marty - Experiences with CoPilot

                    55 min
                  • The Personal Computer Show - 5-27-26

                    In the News

                    • FBI Seeks U.S. Wide Access to License Plate Cameras
                    • College Grads Revolt Against AI Pep Talks
                    • Google’s Back Door Access into Your Android Phone
                    • Intel Begins Work on Next Generation 10A and 7A Chip Technologies
                    • Intel Says It’s Closing the Chip Making Gap with Rivals
                    • New Google Accounts no longer get 15 GB of Free Storage
                    • Huawei Claims it will Make Cutting Edge Semiconductors by 2031
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                      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                      • Technology is Removing Options and We Need to Find Them in Hidden Menus
                      • From the Tech Corner

                        • Big Techs’ Legal Reckoning
                        • Solid State vs Lithium Ion Power Banks
                        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                          • Marty - Microsoft 365 Experience of Family vs Premium
                          • 55 min
                          • The Personal Computer Show - 5-20-26

                            In the News

                            • ChatGPT is Stepping into the World of Personalized Financial Advice
                            • AI Recovers $400K Bitcoin Account
                            • FCC Walks Back Router Update Ban
                            • Googlebook Finally Gets a Real Operating System
                            • What Happens to Chromebooks When Googlebook Launches?
                            • Impact of Samsung Strike on RAM Prices and Availability
                            • Google in Talks with SpaceX to Launch AI Datacenters into Orbit
                            • New Safety Mechanism called Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery (CIDR)
                            • TSMC’s AI Boom Isn’t Pushing Apple Out
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                              ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                              • Information Technology is not a Cost Center
                              • From the Tech Corner

                                • Snapseed 4.0 is Finally Coming to Android
                                • The Intel Comeback Story
                                • OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple
                                • OpenAI’s Sam Altman’s “never-ending drama”
                                • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                                  • Introducing Three new cool Chargers from Anker 
                                  • 55 min
                                  • The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday May 13, 2026

                                    In the News

                                    • Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over iPhone AI Claims
                                    • EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ that ‘Needs Closing’ in Age Verification Laws
                                    • Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4 gigabyte AI Model
                                    • Google is expanding Gemini-powered AI features inside Gmail
                                    • Pentagon Declassifies 162 UFO Files Spanning Decades of Unexplained Encounters
                                    • If You Plan to Get an iPhone in the Fall, Don’t Get Too Attached to ChatGPT
                                    • Intel-Apple Chip Deal Signals New Chapter in US Semiconductor Push
                                    • The AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims
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                                      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                                      • The Real Cost of Ignoring Small Tech Problems
                                      • From the Tech Corner

                                        • How Much are you Sharing using Google’s AI Assistant Gemini
                                        • Security Concern - Microsoft Edge Stores your Passwords in Plaintext RAM
                                        • Shrinkflation Is Quietly Making All Gadgets Worse
                                        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

                                          • Kensington MK7500F - QuietType Pro Silent Mechanical Keyboard
                                          • 55 min
                                          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 5-6-26

                                            In the News

                                            · FCC Router Ban includes Portable Hotspots

                                            · ChatGPT Now Track Users for Ads by Default for New Revenue

                                            · Ask.com has Shut Down

                                            · Pixel Phones Hit with Battery Drain Issue

                                            · iPhone 17 Dead Battery Problem

                                            · The Beginning of the End for Passwords

                                            · Stunning Wave of Technology Sector Layoffs Sweeping 2026

                                            · The Loophole Generation: How GEN Z Resurrected the iPod

                                            ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                                            · The Lifecycle of a Password From Creation to Compromise

                                            From the Tech Corner

                                            · The Surveillance Cameras that Never Blink

                                            · Big Tech Might Be Betting Your Retirement Savings on AI

                                            · Where Physics Meets Processing Power

                                            Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

                                            · Plaud NotePin-S Makes Some Key Improvements

                                            55 min
                                          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-29-26

                                            ·      Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO

                                            §      Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders approved Paramount's $110 Billion Takeover

                                            §      Major Professional Sports Use of AI

                                            • Apple is Slipping as TSMC’s Crown Jewel Customer
                                            • Apple Feeling Squeeze of Memory Shortage
                                            • NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon
                                            • Computer Science Major Sees a Decline in Major Enrollment
                                            • Is TPM Mandatory for Windows 11?
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                                              ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                                              • The Psychology of “It Worked Yesterday”
                                              • From the Tech Corner

                                                • Is Microsoft 365 Copilot Free?
                                                • Alternatives to Microsoft 365 Copilot
                                                • AI Is Reshaping How Students Choose College Majors
                                                • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

                                                  • Trackballs, and the Kensington ProFit Ergo TB550 Trackball
                                                  • 55 min

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