User Friendly - The Podcast

Guest Irete Hamdani joins us this week to talk about shopping sustainable products. Her company has created a way to make this very easy to do.

Later the team talks online security. Firefox is enabling several security features by default now. How can you make sure you are as secure as possible?

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

This week the team discusses the new Star Wars Kenobi series. This new series on Disney + has people talking; but, they don't all agree.

Steve Mehler interviews his guest Patreck Farley. Patreck is a 28 year old filmmaker and martial artist. In his role as writer / director, he is currently finishing principal phtography on the 3rd installment of the Fatal Encounter triliogy.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass, Steve Mehler

Bill Snodgrass joins us this week as we talk tech. Topics including Gaming Computers, Windows 11, 3-D Printing and more.

William SIkkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

Steve Mehler interviews his guest radio personality and actor Geno Romo.

Apple has embraced "Right to Repair". We look at an iPhone battery replacement.

We discuss power surges and blackouts and how to protect your equipment from damage.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Steve Mehler

This week we cover the McMinnville Oregon UFO Festival. This is a very unique and fun event.

Also this week we go over the announcements from the annual Google I/O.  If you use an Android phone or really any Google products there are some changes coming.  

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Guest Brandon Leibowitz of SEO Optimizers talks on how to get your website listed including some of the tricks of the trade.

Renee Brouse of the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce joins us to talk about the return of the Crusin' Sherwood classic car show.

The team also brings an extended Q&A answering your questions.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

This is the week of Star Wars Day! "May the 4th be with you" and "revenge of the fifth". The team takes a look at the Star Wars universe and discusses details.

We also talk online privacy this week. Google has announced a way to request personal information be removed from search results. How do you know what the Internet says about you?

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Bill Snodgrass joins us to review the new D&D series, Vox Machina, on Amazon Prime.

Also we discuss the Optimus Robot (Tesla) and ask "Are the changes in the tech industry to remote work permanent?"

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

This week the team presents a look back at onsite coverage from recent in-person events.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Reporter Yavor Shekerdzhiev joins us this week to talk about new delivery drones in Europe. This new technology may actually make drones a viable way to deliver goods.

We also discuss smart homes in our other segment. Details on the basics of what a smart home is to some new technology we will see this year.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Yavor Shekerdzhiev