Ask The Tech Guys (Audio)

Daylight Saving Time has begun! Silicon Valley Bank collapses: what this could mean. Why can't I broadcast MLS through Apple TV on my TV? Should I be using an ethernet connection with my Apple TV? Bill Nye on the importance of space exploration. What's wrong with the trackpad on my laptop? Dr. Mom calls into the show! What are the latest and greatest WiFi-6 Mesh system options? What are some alternatives to Google Photos to de-Google? Leo demos the new Rode NT1 and talks about 32-bit float recording. What options are there for a virtual audio mixer? Is there a better way to improve the speed when searching for something in Windows? Is there a speed improvement when plugging in a solid-state drive to a Raspberry Pi?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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Twitter cut off its API access, and developers of apps like Tweetbot and Twitterrific are offering specific options to help them out. A new iMac is coming out soon? Why can't I access my files from the Google Takeout service? Is there another service I can use to access my Google data? Is there an iOS shortcut for this? The Father of Modern Genomics, Dr. George Church. Lucid dreaming & headphones you can wear to sleep. Is there an easy way to move contacts over to Fastmail? Ant Pruitt & moving from Windows to Mac. Is it worth setting up IoT devices on its own network? Does Apple send out a notification to your old iPhone when your device reaches its end of life?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Ant Pruitt

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Blood glucose monitoring soon to Apple Watches. US Supreme Court declines to hear a case by Wikipedia that challenges NSA surveillance. US Supreme Court hears case on Gonzales vs Google and Section 230. Bitwarden adds support for Argon2. What does that mean for you? How can you get all your computers to read each other within your home network? Alternatives for website hosting & how to move/export the content? Leo shows off the ASUS 516 GE Chromebook. How can you export your Apple Keychain passwords within Windows? Is there an alternative solution to Google to store family photos/videos safely? Rod Pyle joins the show! What are some recommendations for a camera that can act as a peephole on your front door? How can I set up a company-wide defender scan that is schedulable for multiple computers within an organization? How can you set up your mobile phone to work in international countries?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Rod Pyle

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Running Windows 11 on the Mac. White Castle fined for scanning employees' fingerprints. Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon? Why is my printer printing out a page of random characters? Dick DeBartolo and the 17th anniversary of The Giz Wiz! Why am I getting a warning when trying to update my version of Windows through the Microsoft store in my Windows virtualization software? Chris Marquardt and the Gentle photo assignment review. How to set up redundant internet through my router from different providers? What international phone plans could one use when traveling to the US? Leo has his hands on the Samsung S23 Ultra and shows off some photos he took with it! How can you forward your email from Yahoo without paying for Yahoo Plus? How many internet switches can you put on a network? Plus, some special guests stop by the show!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Dick DeBartolo and Chris Marquardt

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Superbowl TV ads. PC sales see steep decline. AI is being placed into Bing & Google search engines. Why am I not receiving emails from specific email addresses? What is quick connect for Synology and how do you use it? Daniel Suarez interview from Triangulation / TWiT Events. A story about fake storage devices from Amazon... Leo gives an overview of the Soundblast Creative Labs X5 sound card. What is BadUSB, and is there a way to safely read USB drives if you're unaware of its origin? Mikah demonstrates using iMazing to recover files from your iPhone backups. Bad DNSs and how to override them. How to delete your LastPass vault and further protect your password from being breached.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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The Chinese spy balloon. Facebook on your phone drains your battery quickly? A former employee suggests that it does. Elon Musk was found not liable in the lawsuit around his "funding secured" tweet. Scott Wilkinson and TVs to watch the Super Bowl. Why can't I back up my iPhone SE to the cloud? A story from a caller about canceling your cable subscription... How to clear out your Siri suggestions. Alex Lindsay and Midjourney. What are some good external speakers for your new Mac Mini? What are the laptop stands that Leo and Mikah use during the show? What are some cheap eSim suggestions when traveling to the US? The right router for your fiber optic connection.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Alex Lindsay

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What can AI do for us in the future? "How Platforms Die." Moving files off an old iPod Where can you purchase lossless audio tracks? Is there some best practices to prep your photo and video files for better long-term storage on a network-attached storage (NAS)? Syncing your calendars across multiple platforms. Hands-on with the Amazon Echo Show 10. Why are there several partitions on my USB drive? What are my options for remote support with my parents? Some lovely restaurant recommendations in Petaluma. Is it worth upgrading o the new M2 MacBook Pro that was released earlier in January? How to work within a restricted WiFi network to do wireless printing from a tablet and use Alexa to make phone calls?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Ant Pruitt

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Twitter's 3rd party API disconnected. Supreme Court hearing a case regarding Section 230. Massive tech layoffs at multiple companies this past week. Amazon Smile has been discontinued. With all of the tech layoffs occurring in tech companies, how could this affect research and development at these companies? Using BitWarden Command Line Interface in the Linux operating system. Affordable devices to control aspects of your livestream. Discord troubleshooting. What are some tablets for young kids, and how can you restrict what apps they can use on the devices? Securing your router using pfSense, and do you need to do much with it when setting it up? Why is Facebook Live not livestreaming when using OBS to do so?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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Steps you can take to strengthen your password manager. Using an iPad Pro with your Mac through Apple's sidecar. What are some good watches for the Android OS comparable to the Apple Watch? Scott Wilkinson and the CES 2023 TV tech Roundup. Could AI services like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion AI generate more jobs for people or take away jobs? Resetting your master password in LastPass. What are some recommendations for an email aggregator app for Mac computers? Chris Marquardt and the start of the monthly photo assignment (Gentle). Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk about battery health for iOS and Android devices. How can you visit places abroad without relying on a smartphone? Is there a risk in using a free password manager like BitWarden (sponsor of the TWiT Network), similar to if you were to use a free VPN service?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Chris Marquardt

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New tech from CES, like tech for your toilet? The LastPass Breach and what you should know about it. How can you call in to Ask The Tech Guys? Mikah quickly gives a demo to show you. What happens when traveling outside of the US when you have Advanced Data Protection enabled in iOS? Is there a free upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 8.1? Sam Abuelsamid calls into the show to talk about automotive companies at this year's CES convention. Fr. Robert Ballecer gives his CES 2023 report. Is it worth getting an iPad Pro to use it as a secondary display with Apple's Sidecar feature? What are the pros and cons of this? Concerned about using LastPass since its data breach? Leo shows how you can transfer your data from LastPass into another password manager.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Leo Laporte looks back on some of the memorable calls and guest segments of 2022, as well as some changes coming for 2023!

I need to get Hearing Aids: what should I expect? Livestreaming equipment for a school Are internet cookies a security risk? Rod Pyle: James Webb Telescope Chris Marquardt: Smartphone photo apps Getting started with NFTs 2-Factor Authentication and Yubikeys Chris Marquardt: OpenAI's DALL-E 2 Recovering a hacked Instagram account Johnny Jet: Power adapters for travel Johnny Jet: Ukraine War and travel Scott Wilkinson: the right fit for earbuds How to import old DV tapes Sam Abuelsamid: Polestar O2 electric roadster concept car with an automatic drone Dick DeBartolo: It's Bananas! The Monkey Game Steve Martin announces Leo's retirement from radio

Host: Leo Laporte

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The Twitter saga continues: you can no longer link to other social networks in your tweets! How The Tech Guy has evolved over the many years. Can you disable the password / pin screen after your computer wakes up? Can you direct a smart TV to default to a specific input rather than whichever device is active? How can you convert VHS tapes to a DVD or a digital file? Why aren't timestamps appearing with my text messages on my Android phone? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

Apple backs out of NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations. On Twitter, you cannot link to other social networks like Facebook or Mastodon. John Carmack leaves Meta. Mike B calls in reminiscing about how The Tech Guy has evolved over the years. Sam Abuelsamid and the new Toyota Tundra & replacing the audio systems in newer vehicles. Can you disable the password / pin screen in Windows 11 after your computer wakes up? Is there a TV that allows you to set a default input rather than constantly changing when a device powers on? Is there a way or a program to recover deleted text messages? What are some good smart switches? Chris Marquardt and a trip down memory lane. Is there a program or an easy way to convert VHS tapes? How can YOU help someone with a tech question? Why aren't my timestamps showing up on my Android device? A caller shares The Eclipsophile: climate and weather for celestial events. Rod Pyle and the Soyuz crew on the International Space Station. And thanks to everyone who has listened to The Tech Guy on the radio over the years! Stay tuned for the Ask The Tech Guys podcast starting in January.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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Using Wine or a virtual box to run Windows on Linux. The correct network settings for a new Mint Mobile phone. Building a home theater from scratch. Understanding ADS-B. Deciding between a Chromebook and an iPad for secure online banking. Troubleshooting a vintage Canon scanner. Using an Echo with a Verizon or AT&T phone number. Finding an Android launcher designed for the elderly. Leo's thoughts on modern cars no longer offering support for AM radio. Plus, conversations with Scott Wilkinson, Steve Martin, Johnny Jet, and Dick Debartolo.

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Musk's 'Twitter Files', finding a good internet provider, Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now open to everyone, recovering deleted Notes on Mac, Amazon Fire TV on Echo Show 15, create AI-generated images on iPhone, stop spam calls and emails, and NASA's historic Artemis I mission. Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

Musk's 'Twitter Files' and the complexity of content moderation. How to find good internet service in your area. Sam Abuelsamid talks about how Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now open to everyone in North America. How to recover deleted Notes on Mac with Time Machine. Amazon Fire TV is now available on Echo Show 15. How to find out what's on local TV and streaming. Chris Marquardt speculates what AI-generated images mean for the future of photography and shares how you can create your own on an iPhone with Draw Things. How to get less spam email. Running Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp. Tips for traveling to Dubi. Rod Pyle talks about NASA's Artemis I mission and its successful return from the Moon. How to stop spam calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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Apple plans to move iPhone production out of China. How do you transfer your calendar & text messages from an Android phone to an iPhone? What are some excellent wireless charger options? Is it worth purchasing an international plan when traveling overseas? Is it secure to store sensitive documents in the cloud, and what are my options for a secure cloud services? What are some recommendations for universal remotes nowadays? Should you wait for the next generation of the Apple Mac Studio? Why can't I play mp3 files on my Samsung phone? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt & the Blue assignment review, and Rod Pyle!

Apple planning to move iPhone production out of China. How to transfer and sync your calendar & chats from your Android phone to your iPhone. Sam Abuelsamid & Tesla's Semi trucks. Setting up a home theater system in 2022: doing it yourself and how to start? What will happen to radio in the future? What are some good wireless chargers? How to prepare for overseas travel? Do you need to buy an international plan from your mobile provider? Chris Marquardt and the Blue assignment review What cloud storage options are best for secure documents? Recommendations for universal remotes. Should you wait for the next Apple Mac Studio? Should I get a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air? M1 or M2? Rod Pyle and 3D-printed structures on the moon. Why can't I play my mp3 files on my Samsung phone?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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How to customize a Mastodon server. How to set up a shuffling iPhone Lock Screen. Suggestions for improving WiFi in a metal building. Troubleshooting embedded video on a webpage. Providing an internet connection to rural security cameras. Upgrading to a mesh networking system at home. Tips for mitigating tinnitus. Playing PC games on a Mac. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet and Dick Debartolo.

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The FCC has finally taken action against a mobile carrier for flouting its robocall rules. What's the future of Intel as more companies like Apple start to produce their own chips? Can you upgrade Microsoft Office on a laptop running Windows 8.1? Black Friday numbers are out! Is there an online service that can notify others when you pass away? How easy is it to access a deceased family member's Google account? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

The voice of TikTok. You can no longer be fired for not having fun in France. FCC taking has taken action on RoboCalls. What's the future of Intel? Sam Abuelsamid and the Genesis GV60. What are my options for setting up a large group chat system for a local neighborhood? Can I update Microsoft Office on a laptop running Windows 8.1? Chris Marquardt and some photography basics. How can you view your CPU usage on your Android devices? Is there an easy way to detect GPS trackers on your vehicle? Black Friday numbers are out! Is there an online app or service notifying others if you pass away? What Google Timeline can do to track you possibly. Rod Pyle and Callisto. How can I recover deleted phone contacts on my iPhone? Is there a way to access a deceased user's Google account?

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Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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Recovering access to a Facebook account with a Driver's License or ID. Hiding digital photos in the Google Photos app. Following the death of a loved one, gaining access to their locked Windows XP PC. Troubleshooting a perplexing Safari downloads problem. Finding a lost Windows user folder. Getting an internet connection in a metal building. Plus, conversations with Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick Debartolo.

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