Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 10-17-2026

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - Workweek, Ransomware, H-1B Visas, Microsoft, Apple-1 - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - Password resets - Brian wants to know why websites demand password updates - 22:00 - Apple's new Home devices - Keith lays opinions on Homeview, Homepod, and Apple TV - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty talks PEM fasteners and other solutions for building tech - 39:00 - Scam Series - Fake VPN app - Benjamin warns of fake VPN and privacy applications out there - 44:00 - Keske on TV education promises - Steve laments the lost promise of TV and Internet for education - 56:00 - Dr. Doreen Galli - Whisper reports - Doreen and Benjamin talk wireless dealer margins, drone myths - 1:07:00 - Refurbished a good idea again - Benjamin notes new tech pricing makes used look a lot better - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 401 - Benjamin eases fears people have with automation anxiety - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - printer wakes up - Benjamin answers why Rachel's printer keeps waking up

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - Anthropic, McDonalds, AI, Flock, SpaceX, USB-C, Surface - 11:00 - New tech skills impact on old - Benjamin notes new tech skills cause loss of old skill memories - 22:00 - Rural internet, and passwords - Keith had issues with customer of slow speeds and passwords - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty tells of an Inventors Journey and things he had to learn - 39:00 - Scam Series - Package Delivery - Benjamin warns on Amazon Package Delivery Failure scam - 44:00 - Keske on TV changes - Steve and Benjamin disucss changes to TV in studio and home - 56:00 - Global Gaming Expo (G2E) - Doreen shares of the G2E Global Gaming Expo in Vegas - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - Windows - Doug: Why Microsoft stopped listening to Windows customers - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 400 - Benjamin tells and warns of the mighty myth of the IT Hero - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - WiFi good, but… - Kayla asks why WiFi looks good, but webpages are still slow

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - Benjamin warns renting computing power may not be profitable - 11:00 - Wi-Fi downloads impacting - Eric asks why some Wi-Fi network slow when downloads occur - 22:00 - Apple's stagnating development - Keith and Benjamin express concern over Apple's stagnation - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty covers AI and the ongoing true impact on jobs overall - 39:00 - Scam Series - cybersecurity audit - Benjamin warns on tricks of Cybersecurity Audit scammers - 44:00 - Keske on bicycles - Steve and Benjamin discuss a tech evolution of bicycles - 56:00 - Customer service is declining - Benjamin's SecretLab chair experience highlights AI decline - 1:07:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - self driving cars - Doreen and Benjamin cover concerns over self-driving cars - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 399 - Looking for IT professional basics in monitor power button - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - TV ambient light - Andrew notes his TV keeps dimming screen at odd moments

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - RAM crisis, AI, Starship, Samsung, firmware, hackers, FBI - 11:00 - Micro-learning to get ahead - Benjamin talks microlearning and chasing fascinations - 22:00 - Battery life fixes for iPhone - Keith talks about getting more battery life out of smartphone - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty talks of dealing with various power and technical issues - 39:00 - Scam Series - Salary Review - Benjamin advises that a Salary Review Verification is a scam - 44:00 - Keske on genetics - Steve and Benjamin discuss some of the details of genetics - 56:00 - Dr Galli - Printing United Expo - Doreen and Benjamin talk the Printing United Expo experience - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - tracking root cause - Benjamin tells how companies find source of major outages - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 398 - Tool consolidation can make sense, but there is a roadmap - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - home router - Derek asks why home router keeps changing Wi-Fi channels

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - AI bubble, AM radio, China, Amazon Prime, OpenAI, security - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - printers, browsers - Marla asks about printer firmware, Marcus about autocomplete - 22:00 - Don't trust when you are product - Keith and Benjamin opine on being used as the product - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty discusses datacenters and the issue of electrical power - 39:00 - Scam Series - Apple login scam - Benjamin warns of Apple device logged in near you scam - 44:00 - Keske on telling time over years - Steve discusses the evolving aspects of how we tell time - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - IoT security - Doreen and Benjamin cover IoT security and connected devices - 1:07:00 - The flow of time in our lives - Technology shaping how we experience the flow of time - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 397 - Accidental insiders are a distinct threat to tech security - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - external hard drive - Blake is concerned external hard drive keeps spinning up

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - LG, spying TV's, Flock, AI, Anthropic, Twitter, Hackers, police - 11:00 - Apple's September Event Part 1 - Keith and Benjamin unpack thoughts of the new Apple lineup - 22:00 - Apple's September Event Part 2 - Benjamin and Keith discuss Apple's new dual screen iPhone Duo - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty tells how the processing of video can be daunting - 39:00 - Scam Series - Verification scam - Benjamin warns of the Guaranteed Crypto Coach scams - 44:00 - Keske on online college courses - Steve discussed online college courses and how to avoid traps - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - EV adoption - Doreen and Benjamin discuss EV adoption and AI impacts - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - router antennas - Derek asks Benjamin why routers have so many antennas - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 396 - Treating your career as a ladder, and learning AI as a new skill - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - battery health - Trevor asks about laptop battery health and life concerns

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Tech News made less nerdy - Apple-1, Dyson, fiber, ChatGPT-6, doomscrolling, AT&T - 11:00 - Automatic watches in tech world - Benjamin enjoys his mechanical self-winding watches over tech - 22:00 - Apple's new CEO - Keith and Benjamin talk about Apple's new CEO and next week - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty discusses AI datacenters and the actual need - 39:00 - Scam Series - Verification scam - Benjamin warns of Account Sharing Credential Verification Trap - 44:00 - Keske on AI slop in audiobooks - Steve and Benjamin talk of AI slop in audiobooks and stories - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - CUAV Expo - Doreen covers latest on commercial unmanned aerial vehicles - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - health, files - Rita on smartwatches and health, Calvin on corrupted files - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 395 - Automation is good, but requires sharing how new way works - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - streaming service - Sarah asks why streaming service is asking for reauthorization

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Tech News made less nerdy - Computer Purchasing guidelines in the current RAM crisis - 11:00 - Solving the RAM crisis - Benjamin unpacks why solving the RAM crisis is so difficult - 22:00 - AI as we have it vs Star Trek - Benjamin and Keith banter over where we are going with AI - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Navamo lawnmower experience by Marty's picky neighbor - 39:00 - Scam Series - empty envelope QR - Benjamin warns of odd empty envelopes with QR codes - 44:00 - Keske on aircraft - Steve and Benjamin talk about the technology of aircraft - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - Whisper Reports - Doreen covers new reports on Blackhat, Infocomm, and CUAV - 1:07:00 - Smart homes making lives easier - Benjamin tells how smart home devices make life easier - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 394 - Distractions, even smaller ones can disrupt workflows - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - waking monitor - Lucas is concerned his monitor wakes up when computer is off

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Tech News made less nerdy - AI, Amazon, AirTag, Alexa, SK Hynix, RAM, Remote, arbitration - 11:00 - Flock and how privacy matters - Benjamin advises the privacy matters more than most think - 22:00 - Customer backgrounds - Keith and Benjamin dig into some of the customer they've had - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty reviews the OWC Thunderbolt 5 dock with 11 ports - 39:00 - Scam Series - Smartmeter fail - Benjamin warns listeners of the Smart Meter Malfunction Scam - 44:00 - Keske on Television - Steve and Benjamin cover the long history and detours of TV - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - Wireless Expo - Doreen visits the All Wireless and Prepaid Expo 2026 - 1:07:00 - Digital and Bullet Journaling - Benjamin shares his experience of Bullet and Digital Journaling - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 393 - People using AI to pass an interview is a bad sign for future - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - motion camera - Felicity notes her security camera detects unknown motion

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Tech News made less nerdy - Muse Glimmer, OpenAI, RAM, Microsoft, passwords, Terafab - 11:00 - Flock cameras are invading - Benjamin complains over surveillance giant of Flock and ALPRs - 22:00 - Intel Macs need replacing, VR - Keith notes Intel Macs need replacing, updates on VR goggles - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty asks what it will take for AI to adhere to 3 laws of robotics - 39:00 - Scam Series - Three Imposters - Benjamin tells of new 3 part imposter retirement drain scam - 44:00 - Keske on waking up each day - Steve and Benjamin talk about evolution of getting up in morning - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - AI4 and Blackhat - Doreen tells of her favorite portions of AI4 and Blackhat expos - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - managing life - Jenna asks about control over passwords, Marcus over file mess - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 392 - Digital inefficiency is a common problem in the workplace - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - Mesh WiFi - Victor asks about mesh WiFi moving devices between nodes