User Friendly - The Podcast

Did you have a difficult Windows update? If so you are not alone. Listen to find out what happened and how to fix it.

Also the City of Hillsboro updates us on their high speed Internet progress and news on facial recognition.

Join us this week for a discussion on how to become a software developer.  Our guests has been in the industry for about 6 years - coming over from being an educator.

Also this week we take a behind the scenes look at the User Friendly 2.0 show.

William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Are you a victim of the Capital One hack? If so, or even if you might be, please listen today on how to protect yourself.

Join us for coverage recorded live from the floor of Black Hat 2019 in Las Vegas.   This annual cyber security conference covers the aspects of information security.  We feature interviews from DHS to the actual hackers themselves.

Also this week a Q&A and the latest on robocalls.

William SIkkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Chaz Wellington

As 2 mass shootings rock the nation we talk about the elimination of third party support for the 8chan site. This site has been used as a platform for these extremist monsters. We discuss what services a website uses and how some are reacting.

This week we talk about cyborgs and health! Elon Musk is creating a device to connect bluetooth to your brain. (Not scifi - real deal). What could go wrong?

Best Selling author Daniel Newman of the book "Human Machine" joins us to talk about cybernetics. Ready or not they are here.

Also joining us today is author Joan Lubar of "Rock & Roll at Any Age" who tells us how to stay fit and happy. A rebellious look at life, health & spiritual wisdom from the Sassy Sage.

Bill Snodgrass joins us this week to tell us about the new Pathfinder Role Play Game.

Technical discussions include the Capital One data breach, unlocked cell phones and more.

Bill Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

Capital One has been hit by a hack affecting over 1 million clients. A Seattle woman has been arrested in conjunction with this crime. Listen for information on how you can protect your money.

This week we welcome special guest Jenni Glatz of VanderHowen, a local women owned technology job agency which has been around since 1987. She tells us about what it's like to apply for a job now that tech has replaced the old way of applying. How can you make your resume stand out among the crowd?

Also today Gretchen and Jeremy review a Star Wars novel and special guest host "G" joins us for an User Friendly favorite - I Hate Technology!

This weeks listener questions explore what's really different between landline phones and the new Internet and Cable phones. Also how to (try) and get tickets to San Diego Comic Con 2020. (Spoiler alert, you have to start now!)

Bill Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

5G by the end of the year? We also look at add blockers for your browser and the eavesdropping issue with Apple Watch and iOS

First Edition's Tech Tuesday - We look at FaceApp and it's security.