The Personal Computer Radio Show

Personal Computer Show Wednesday August 14th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Windows Defender Achieves 'Best Antivirus' Status • Microsoft catches Russian state hackers using IoT devices to breach networks • Amazon is Asking The FCC For Permission to Test a New Internet Service • Robocall blocking apps caught sending your private data without permission • Warning Issued For Apple's 1.4 Billion iPad And iPhone Users • Google Warning: Tens Of Millions Of Android Phones Come Preloaded With Dangerous Malware • Huawei's Harmony OS FEATURE SEGMENTS Computer Talk – Benjamin Rockwell • IT Pro Series IT Plans From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • FTC Accused of Misleading the Public Over $125 Equifax Payout • Has your browser been sluggish? It may have been hijacked • Flextime and Remote Working is now the New Norm in the workplace The Home Automation – Marty Winston • Acoustic wallboard

Personal Computer Show Wednesday August 7th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Facebook Let Advertisers Have Your Number • Whistleblower claims Siri recordings regularly sent to Apple contractors • TV networks sue nonprofit to kill free TV service • Amazon seeks distribution hub in Queens FEATURE SEGMENTS Computer Talk – Benjamin Rockwell • IT Pro Series - Backing up your systems From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • We Have a Crisis with Legacy Windows Operating Systems • Where Amazon Returns Go • What to do when Windows Operating System Misbehaves The Home Automation – Marty Winston • Pipe dreams and nightmares

Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 31st 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Equifax will pay up to $700 million in compensation for data breach • US Dept of Justice Approves Sprint/T-Mobile US merger • Uninstall VLC • Google Is Testing Controversial Google Assistant Update • Google to pay $13 million over privacy lawsuit • Walmart and Nordstrom are building stores that don't sell anything FEATURED SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Voice assistants in the workplace From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • Camera for Time Lapse Photography Home Automation – Marty Winston • Storage versus organization 

Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 24th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Delete These Banned Stalkerware Apps From Your Android Phone • News on the Consumer Electronics Retail Front • Web Browser Extensions Leak Privacy • China Scrambles to Stem Manufacturing Exodus as 50 Companies Leave • LooCipher Ransomware Decryptor Gets Your Files Back for Free • WhatsApp Infects Millions of Android Phones with Malware • Amazon Alexa Keeps Conversations Forever and Shares Them FEATURED SEGMENTS IT Pro Series – Benjamin Rockwell • Prevention, not waiting til something breaks From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • U.S. Consumer Tech Sales for 2019 to Surpass $400 Billion • Apple Loyalty declining Home Automation – Marty Winston • Dumb backup the smart choice to dodge cyber attacks 

Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 17th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • FBI Releases Master Decryption Keys for GandCrab Ransomware • Ransom ware Affecting Network Attached Storage • Amazon Plans to Retrain 100,000 Employees • China and United States Trade War FEATURED SEGMENTS • IT Pro Series - Robotic Process Automation From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • 50th Anniversary of Man Landing on the Moon • Ageism Study in the Workplace Home Automation – Marty Winston • Debugging your biosphere

 Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 10th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • On the Retail Front - Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, and Walmart • Electronics Production Moving out of China • China at selected points of entry inserts malware on cell phones • MAD Magazine Rest In Peace – What Me Worry? FEATURED SEGMENTS IT Pro Series - Benjamin Rockwell • Paperless Office Dreams From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • Do People Still Listen to the Radio? • The expanding Radio Platform • What to do when a cellphone is misplaced or stolen! Home Automation – Marty Winston • Counterproductive ducts

Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 3rd 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Google Maps infiltrated with Fake Businesses • Key Biscayne joins Riviera Beach and Lake City falling victim to ransomware attack. • Windows 10 USB-C Bug Can Cause OS Shutdowns to be Slower • More than 1,000 tracker cookies in Google Chrome • Real-ID FEATURED SEGMENTS IT Pro Series - Benjamin Rockwell • Incidents, problems, root cause From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee Big Tech must be regulated • Big Tech must be regulated now, Bill Gates says • Big tech has safe harbor that allows the companies to moderate content • What is Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (CDA)? • Senator Hawley Introduces Legislation to Amend Section 230 Immunity for Big Tech Companies • An EditorIal Proposal to regulate Big Tech Home Automation – Marty Winston • Martys bunker progress report 

Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 26th 2019 PRN.fm 6:00 PM Eastern Time IN THE NEWS • Apple issues battery recall on 2015 15” MacBook Pro • AT&T is facing a class-action complaint for "Administrative Fee" • A tale of two cities hit with ransomware • Google generates revenue when it does not charge for Android OS FEATURED SEGMENTS IT Pro Series - Benjamin Rockwell • The Gig Economy From the Tech Corner – Hank Kee • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Home Automation – Marty Winston • ways to sustain comfortable consumption rates while backing off on consuming non-renewable supplies