The Tech Guy (Audio)

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No one does a better job of explaining technology, computers, and the Internet than Leo Laporte. This feed contains the full audio of his twice weekly radio talk show as heard on stations all over the US on the Premiere Radio Networks.
Records live at http://twit.tv/live weekends at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
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10.25.2020

Resetting a Mac password when locked out. The various 'Office" application options available and which one is the best choice, what will take place of Google Hangouts, how eBay knows what one caller bought on Amazon, verifying if an Apple ...

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10.25.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1740 Resetting a Mac password when locked out. The various 'Office" application options available and which one is the best choice, what will take place of Google Hangouts, how eBay knows what one caller bought on Amazon, verifying if an Apple ...
10.24.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1739 The new Windows update is here! Apple releases the new 5g iPhone 12, Quibi is shutting down, Microsoft Office alternatives, how to watch the World Series in 4K HDR, archiving old hard drives, how to help someone who thinks they've ...
10.18.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1738 Ways to make your old computer faster. Making sure of IKEA wireless speakers, computer suggestions for recording audio, the deal with Apple's product life cycles, can a modem overheat, troubleshooting YouTube TV playback, connecting a GoPro without a smartphone, and ...
10.17.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1737 A good way to remember passwords. Scott Wilkinson returns to talk about the iPhone 12 Pro shooting in Dolby Vision high dynamic range and Vizio releasing an OLED TV, some ways to stop spam text messages from coming in, is ...
10.11.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1736 Setting up your own dedicated email address. Upgrading your macOS operating system in order, organizing and backup all of your photos in the cloud, how hot can thumb drives get, the ways to posting episodes of your own podcast, making ...
10.10.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1735 Securely sharing photos online & alternatives to Sonos. Issues sending texts via Google Voice, what to do with an expired gift card, options for the fastest internet in a remote area, helping Steve Martin stopping emails from going into his ...
10.04.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1734 Should I wait for Apple Silicon to buy a MacBook Pro? Routing audio from a Chromecast to your stereo system, SpinRite troubleshooting, unable to access my email through Apple Mail, can you clone a hard drive if it's bigger than ...
10.03.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1733 Google announces new Pixel phones with 5g, upgrading your home network, have I been scammed? What's new in home theater projectors with Scott Wilkinson, Upgrading an old computer or just get a new one, boosting the dialogue on your TV, ...
09.27.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1732 Google Docs comparable to Microsoft Office? How well ePaper works, troubleshooting a 2011 Mac Mini, running old Windows programs on a Mac, troubleshooting a possible failing hard drive, upgrading a computer to run Microsoft's newest Flight Simulator, Windows 10 2004 ...
09.26.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1731 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 first impressions, online note taking tools, do long ethernet cables affect internet? Advice for getting your first computer, MacBook Pro or iPad Pro? Digitizing a CD collection, adjusting audio sync on a TV, Airlines offering rapid ...
09.20.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1730 Tik-Tok continues on & online banking security. When the 5G iPhone will be announced, transferring VHS tapes to digital, embedding GPS data into a YouTube video, audio dropping out when using your phone in your car, smartphones for the elderly, ...
09.19.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1729 Apple announces new iPads and Apple Watches, turn off calling on an Amazon Echo, are Amazon Renewed Laptops a good deal? Buying a computer for word processing, finding Linux drivers, Johnny Jet is ready to go back to Hawaii, building ...
09.13.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1728 Good budget laptops & fixing an older TV. Unable to order air purifier filters from Amazon within California, troubleshooting Chromebook issues, USB ports failing on a computer, external hard drive unable to be read, phone GPS lagging, Sam Abuelsamid and ...
09.12.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1727 First impressions of the Microsoft Surface Duo, troubleshooting Adobe Creative Cloud, why are VPN speeds a lot slower? Do I need to use a VPN at home? Troubleshooting PC crashes with Windows 7, blocking ads online, getting a reliable Zoom ...
09.06.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1726 Improving cell service in your house & never buy a discounted Windows 10 key. Why a Femtocell doesn't help your cell coverage, troubleshooting spotty WiFi connection, learning how to put up an antenna, making room on your smartphone, see if ...
09.05.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1725 Getting started with a career in IT, what to do if Windows 10 is no longer supported on your PC, building a budget gaming PC, installing Linux on a Mac, Leo and Dickie D get an email from their past ...
08.30.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1724 Printer not printing in color & waiting to upgrade your mac. The Toyota Rav4 Prime, Linux running Microsoft Office, what is a VPN, eliminating duplicate contacts in your address books, camera options for online content, using Windows Remote Desktop, talking ...
08.29.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1723 Apple vs. Epic, finding a computer for distance teaching, upgrading a Synology NAS, remote desktop to fix a Chromebook, is sideloading Android apps safe? Avoiding Windows 10 updates, finding a landline phone with big buttons for seniors, what can I ...
08.23.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1722 Internet connection speeds for distance learning. Stopping robocalls, smart devices that can control circuit breakers, solar panels for certain areas of the country, the best options for extending WiFi range in your house, hard drive options for backups, webcam choices, ...
08.22.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1721 Vishing is the new way to scam businesses, backing up data in case of disaster, increasing Wi-Fi range outside the house, troubleshooting an iPhone SIM card, is this "bank" email a scam? Is the latest Windows update reliable? Choosing a ...
08.16.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1720 Troubleshooting a callers' mail client. Is it safe to leave your soundbar on all the time, using a second monitor with your iMac, download speeds are vastly different between two laptops with very similar specs, magnets and your phone, scanners ...
08.15.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1719 Microsoft's Surface Duo dual screen tablet device, troubleshooting a printer that won't print, Scott Wilkinson reviews $3000 headphones, are they worth it? Do I have to install the latest Windows 10 updates? Securing a NAS, the best airlines to fly ...
08.09.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1718 Two-factor authentication security & backing up old iPod's. Using two routers on the same network, freeing up storage on your computer, calibrating sound levels on Apple computers, backing up multiple devices, talking with Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt, and more ...
08.08.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1717 A Presidential order bans TikTok in the U.S., connecting a smartTV to the internet, virtual trade shows with Scott Wilkinson, how can I get my Chromebook to accept my password? Can Starlink satellites track you? Trusting open source software from ...
08.02.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1716 Can Chromebook run Windows, why a caller's Philips Hue lights is disconnecting from their WiFi network, security cameras that don't charge for storage on the cloud, correctly generating the right password for you, building your own router, finding out which ...
08.01.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1715 Can the White House ban TikTok with an executive order? Upgrading from a prepaid TracPhone to a smartphone, all about projectors with Scott Wilkinson, connecting devices to a mesh router, why isn't my Surface Pro getting Windows updates? Scanning photos ...
07.26.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1714 Why webpages are not loading properly, troubleshooting a laptop trackpad, good AV receiver options, is there an app that can define acronyms and abbreviations, why a Thinkpad's screen is so dark, is your network safe from ransomware, and more of ...
07.25.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1713 The new XBox Series X shows what direction Microsoft is going, getting a webcan to work in Zoom, the FCC and OTA broadcasts with Scott Wilkinson, using an old Sansui receiver as an audio amp, how can I get my ...
07.19.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1712 Creating a Virtual Choir Using Zoom or YouTube? Encrypting your data, unable to reformat ones' backup drives, issues with the password manager in Chrome, darn cats and messing up your desktop, the best Linux distro's to try, troubleshooting an iDrive ...
07.18.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1711 Twitter's big hack, stabilize your camera with a gimbal, soundbars with Scott Wilkinson, the best way to scan text with an iPhone, keeping a domain name, stopping your Amazon Earbuds from overheating, starting an internet radio station, travel updates with ...
07.12.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1710 Passwords constantly changing. Could 5G interfere with WiFi signal, why Libre Office isn't reading one's database files, waiting to buy a new MacBook Pro after Apple's Silicon chip announcement, wireless charger options, why a Roku device is turning on a ...
07.11.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1709 A bug in iOS could expose your clipboard to other applications, finding a good outdoor camera, understanding how to use reviews to make the right purchases, backing up your Google Photos to another cloud service, troubleshooting Google Chrome crashes, the ...
06.28.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1708 Staying connected while traveling the country. Troubleshooting a laptop unable to connect to the Internet, Chromebook options, why a caller has to boot up their PC twice, why Windows Defender the only anti-virus software you really need on your Windows ...
06.27.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1707 Apple announces a big change to future Macs, Microsoft announces the closure of all Microsoft stores, buying a quadcopter, finding the right colors for your website, troubleshooting bad call audio on Bluetooth headphones, travel policy updates with Johnny Jet, troubleshooting ...
06.21.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1706 Capturing a 360-degree image & your data on the dark web. Good Chromeboxes for under 500, finding out if your computer needs a "tune-up," good options to learn computer science and coding online, free backup options to iDrive, should one ...
06.20.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1705 What will Apple announce at this week's virtual event? Wireless earbud alternatives to AirPods, getting data off an encrypted external drive, using iCloud to free up space on your iPhone, is Sony Xperia a good Android phone? Is the Windows ...
06.14.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1704 Zoom security and Android questions. Unable to read email text in Apple Mail, setting up a webcam for video conferencing, using Zoom in Linux, streaming content from an Android tablet, Windows 10 boot issues after update 2004, and more of ...
06.13.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1703 Sony's Playstation 5 announcement, getting data off an old computer drive, GPS for kids, connecting an old Atari to a new TV, Father's day TV deals with Scott Wilkinson, is a VR headset good for regular computing? Recording a ringtone ...
06.07.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1702 Adding details into a photo's file data. Troubleshooting a newly built PC, what is NextDNS and using it effectively, software suggestions to capture VHS video, recovering a master password, best video conferencing tool for musicians, controlling your Chromecast with a ...
06.06.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1701 YouTube stars vs. movie stars, trouble logging into Gmail, can a QLED give you a headache? Scott Wilkinson is impressed by a Bluetooth speaker, adding a third monitor with USB-C, is an iMac Pro too much for my needs? Is ...
05.31.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1700 Third-party add-ons to integrate your mobile device. Good and affordable tablets, adding a standard user account in Windows, paying for an OwlCam subscription, longevity of a Windows phone, choices of broadband companies for home internet, and more of your questions! ...
05.30.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1699 SpaceX and Nasa's historic launch, making money with streaming video, is my email compromised? TIVO Edge vs. OTA DVR, formatting an external hard drive for PC and Mac, webpage scrolling issues, can you tell if a call is being forwarded? ...
05.24.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1698 Troubleshooting a Synology Nas & using an old iMac as a secondary display.Installing old applications onto Windows 10, getting WiFi externally for a laptop, planning your next road trip, troubleshooting printing after updating your OS, syncing outlook contacts from an ...
05.23.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1697 Will telecommuting be the new normal for tech employees? Troubleshooting AirPrint from an iOS device, what to do when your Gmail has been hacked, a new resource for short throw projectors with Scott Wilkinson, turning an old streaming box into ...
05.17.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1696 Emails bouncing and WiFi 6 routers. WiFi network slowdowns, good accessibility features in Chromebooks, importing an external password vault into another password manager, WiFi 6 routers, troubleshooting hard drives, upgrading phones, and more of your questions! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: ...
05.16.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1695 Facebook buys Giphy for $400 million, law enforcement can now get your browsing history without a warrant, OTA DVR solutions, Scott Wilkinson on calibrating your TV with the THX tune-up app, getting a video signal to multiple projectors and monitors ...
05.10.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1694 Why JPEGs Look Bad and QLED vs OLED. Quality degradation of JPEG images, The "Lemons" Race, Longevity of an SSD drive, good gaming laptops under 1200, sheet feeders for old scanners, best hard drive for searching through data, and more ...
05.09.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1693 Are you tired of Zoom meetings yet? Are 4K disks worth upgrading to? Projectors for a church, AV receivers with 4K pass-through, backing up text messages for printing, internet for a laptop while traveling, a soundbar that a won't anger ...
05.03.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1692 Affordable camera choices for live streaming. Keeping in touch with family using the Facebook Portal, affordable android tablets, getting PopOS working on a Thinkpad laptop, getting PopOS working on a 32-bit computer, iMac choices, running Linux off a USB key, ...
05.02.2020 Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1691 How technology makes this pandemic different from the past, turning off the blur effect on the Windows 10 background, Samsung Display will stop manufacturing LCD screens, why can I barely hear movie dialogue on my soundbar? Outdoor TVs, getting your ...

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