The Personal Computer Radio Show

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  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-22-26

    In the News

    ·      Google $135M Android Settlement — Are You Eligible?

    ·      EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App

    ·      FCC Exempts Netgear from Router Ban

    ·      Berklee College of Music - AI Course Sparks Student Backlash

    ·      Robots Capture Russian Positions for First Time

    ·      RAM Shortage Expected to Drag On

    ·      Google to Punish Sites with Back Button Hijacking

    ·      Teens and Social Media

    ·      Windows 11 Speeds Things Up and Breaks a 30-Year Barrier

     

    ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

    ·      Why “Temporary Fixes” Become Permanent Without Anyone Noticing

    From the Tech Corner

    ·      Intel Refreshes Non-Ultra Core CPUs

    ·      Apple Being a Good Corporate Citizen

    ·      AI Fears Drive Some Young Adults to Grad School

    Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

    ·      Chrome OS Flex as alternative for Older Hardware

     

    54 min
  • The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday April 15

    · YouTube Premium is Getting Pricier

    · US Bans New Foreign-Made Consumer Internet Routers

    · OpenAI is Shutting Down its Sora Video-Creation App

    · OpenAI Cybersecurity Service

    · Google Pushes “Free PC Upgrade” for 500 Million Windows 10 Users

    · Copilot Branding Disappears From Notepad

    ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

    · The Hidden Fragility of “Set It and Forget It” Technology

    From the Tech Corner

    · Care and Maintenance of Your Mobile Phone

    · A New Generation Is Driving an Unexpected Compact Camera Revival

    · How Students Pick Their College Majors

    Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

    · AI Flattery and Distractions

    55 min
  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-8-26

    In the News

    • Robots on the Moon
    • Microsoft’s Windows Secure Boot Upgrade Deadline—
    • RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi
    • FBI warns iPhone, Android Users Against Installing Certain Apps
    • Crypto Investment Scams in 2025 of 3,000 Complaints per Day
    • The Problems with OpenClaw
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      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

      • Why Your Office Needs a Clean Desk Tech Policy, Even at Home
      • From the Tech Corner

        • Retro Photography: Why Old Cameras Feel New Again
        • The Tech Labor Shift
        • Old Smart TV Running Slow?
        • The Hidden Heat of AI Data Centers
        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

          • Lightbar Series of Headlamps
          • 55 min
          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-1-26

            In the News

            ·      Apple Turns 50 on April Fool’s Day — No Joke

            ·      Windows 11 Secure Boot Updates Expose Broader Firmware Problems

            ·      DNG Is Now the Official RAW Image Standard

            ·      Computer Finds Flaw in Major Physics Paper for the First Time

            ·      The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

            ·      New Graduates Are Facing the Toughest Job Market since the Pandemic

            ·      Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes the Internet

             

            ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

            ·      The Hidden Cost of Multitasking in IT

            From the Tech Corner

            ·      Nuclear Micro Reactors — Hype or Fear?

            ·      The Mythologies Behind AI

            ·      AI’s Next Bottleneck: Memory Takes Center Stage

            Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein

            ·      TT Nature Smart Bird Feeder

            54 min
          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 3-25-26

            n the News

            ·      World Backup Day: A Reminder to Protect Your Data

            ·      Super Micro Co-founder and Two Others Charged in Alleged Scheme

            ·      Apple Store Prices for SanDisk SSDs Are in the Stratosphere

            ·      Cost of a Fully Functional New MacBook Neo

            ·      Microsoft Stops Force-Installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot App

            ·      Amazon Employees Say AI Is Just Increasing Workload.

             

            ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

            ·      Automation for IT and the Rest of Us

            From the Tech Corner

            ·      Think the RAM Crisis Is Bad Now? It Just Keeps Getting Worse

            ·      AI is Having a Major PR Crisis

            ·      The AI Spending Spree Is Getting Weird

            Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

            ·      Training AI for Your Needs can be Lost Value Over Just Doing it Yourself

            54 min
          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 3-11-26

            In the News

            • Apple MacBook Neo at $599
            • Iran Drone Strikes Damaged Three Amazon Data Centers
            • Ripple Effect of Iran War
            • Block CEO Jack Dorsey Cutting Nearly Half of his Staff
            • Oracle to Lay Off Thousands of Employees Due to AI Data Center Immense Spending
            • The White-Collar Jobs Wipeout is Getting Worse
            • Are Smartphones Becoming Less Fashionable?
            • Engineer Accidentally Takes Command of 7,000 Robots in the Homes
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              ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

              • Looking at Obsolete Hardware and Software as Unviable for Reliability
              • From the Tech Corner

                • How Does Big Tech Secure Their Cloud Data Centers?
                • Refreshing an Old Smart TV
                • The Year of Anthropic
                • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                  • AA Wireless Two+ Review
                  • 56 min
                  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 3-11-26

                    In the News

                    • Apple MacBook Neo at $599
                    • Iran Drone Strikes Damaged Three Amazon Data Centers
                    • Ripple Effect of Iran War
                    • Block CEO Jack Dorsey Cutting Nearly Half of his Staff
                    • Oracle to Lay Off Thousands of Employees Due to AI Data Center Immense Spending
                    • The White-Collar Jobs Wipeout is Getting Worse
                    • Are Smartphones Becoming Less Fashionable?
                    • Engineer Accidentally Takes Command of 7,000 Robots in the Homes
                    •  

                      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                      • Looking at Obsolete Hardware and Software as Unviable for Reliability
                      • From the Tech Corner

                        • How Does Big Tech Secure Their Cloud Data Centers?
                        • Refreshing an Old Smart TV
                        • The Year of Anthropic
                        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                          • AA Wireless Two+ Review
                          • 55 min
                          • The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday March 4, 2026

                            In the News

                            ·      Apple Declares It’s Keeping Prices the Same

                            ·      NASA Announces Major Revamp of Its Artemis Moon Program

                            ·      OpenAI Announced Deal with Pentagon for its AI Tools Used in the Military

                            ·      Users are Ditching ChatGPT for Claude

                            ·      No Clear Plan for How AI Companies Should Work With Government

                            ·      OpenAI and Anthropic Are Buying Your Industry’s Data

                             

                            ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                            ·      Your Workday, Especially Working from Home, Needs a Digital Door

                            From the Tech Corner

                            ·      Robotic Pets Shorten Dementia Patient Hospital Stays

                            ·      Upgrade or Replace? The Laptop Dilemma

                            Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                            ·      Frozen Drop Lines from Tankless Water Heater

                             

                            55 min
                          • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 2-25-26

                            In the News

                            • NASA Delays Astronaut Moon Mission Again After New Rocket Problem
                            • Meta and AMD Partner for Long-term AI Infrastructure Agreement
                            • Sam Altman Defends A.I. Energy Use with Human Comparison
                            • Anthropic Claude Code Can Automate Parts of COBOL language
                            • YouTube TV New Streaming Plans
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                              ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                              • The Unwritten Rules of Working from Home
                              • From the Tech Corner

                                • Microsoft’s AI Strategy
                                • Windows 11 — Innovation or Instability?
                                • RAM Prices Are Brutal
                                • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                                  • Over Abundance of AI Promises that Don't Deliver
                                  • 56 min
                                  • The Personal Computer Radio Show - 2-18-26

                                    In the News

                                    • The First Android 17 Beta is now Available on Pixel Devices
                                    • T-Mobile Adds Free New Service
                                    • Hate Saying ‘Hey Google’ to your Nest devices?
                                    • Key Points from Recent Updates to OpenAI’s Privacy Policy 
                                    • NASA’s Latest Attempt to Launch Artemis 2 Didn’t Go As Planned
                                    • SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Latest News
                                    • NASA Puts 21-Year-Old Spacecraft on Pause
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                                      ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

                                      • Why Your Company Is Suddenly Talking About Data Retention Policies
                                      • From the Tech Corner

                                        • Nvidia’s Momentum is Running into Real-World Limits
                                        • Mini Retro Compact Cameras
                                        • Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston

                                          • AI and Chips, and the Quantity of Chips in a Small Space
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                                            55 min

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