WCCO Tech Talk

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Data protection

Backing up your data in the cloud & external hard drive

AI being on the verge of something scary

AI arms race

Using Brave

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

TikTok invading children's privacy

We are the product

Big Tech fines

Selling of our data

Spam calls for days

Youtube as a resource

Protecting yourself financially online

App tracking & access

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Moderating AI use

Clicking on ads that you shouldn’t have

Replacing printer cartridges

Small business printer advice

The ol’ power down the device trick

Building up and cleaning out the cache files

Necessity of Privazer on a Windows machine

Making the switch from Windows to another machine

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Disposing of an old laptop

Doug’s thoughts on the state of Microsoft

Extending a machine’s life with Linus

Surefire ways to make sure your old hard drive is wiped

Advanced system care

Will AI replace photo editing tools?

AI pushback

Selecting a new machine after a good decade with HP

The difficulty of transferring shortcuts from one machine to a new one

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Tips for extending your laptop’s battery life

AI hacks another AI

Competition between AI models

The necessity of regulation/oversight

Stopping a monthly payment with Libre

WiFi modems from phone providers

Buying a laptop loaded with Linux

Android/Google troubleshooting

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Phishing

Ransomware

Doug recommends an authenticator

Reviving a drowned iPhone

Resetting phone security after a compromise

Sneaky dangers of QR code

Web based email vs Outlook

Plus, we go through listener texts!

Doug Swinhart and Steve Thomson are back for another edition of Tech Talk. Among other topics during this hour, they talk about staying away from email scams and what could be a rash of products that will go out of date in the near future.

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

Laptop overheating

PrivaZer could help your machine run better

Macbook battery still charging after plugging it in overnight

Battery drain and turning off your machine

Running out of storage on your iPhone

Downloading from the cloud to an external hard drive

CenturyLink DSL backup options

Redundant copies and connections

Plus, calls & texts from listeners

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart!

Topics include:

More excitement around Macbook Neo

Windows 11 letdown

AI in search engines

How to avoid AI

AI backlash

VirtualBox

Spam emails on Linux

Worst case malware

Why Doug loves Linux

Be wary of emotional calls to action

Plus, calls and texts from listeners!

It’s another edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart! We have a short show today due to the Twins running long down in Fort Myers.

Topics include:

More reasons to like Apple’s new product, Macbook Neo

How the competition is reacting to Apple

The need for customizable tech

Concepts of the new Slate pickup

Necessity of recycling machines

What to do when Windows 10 is no longer covered

Locked out of Facebook and they’re asking for passport pics… is this legit?

Plus, calls and texts from listeners!