Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 11-07-2026

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - Nvidia, Outlook, Microsoft, Tesla, Cybertruck, NASA, Voyager - 11:00 - Advertising breaking trust - Online deluge of ads, even when promised not, breaking trust' - 22:00 - 25 years of Apple iPod - Benjamin asks Keith about his iPod experiences over 25 years - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Electronic design cannot always succeed in just two dimensions - 39:00 - Scam Series - beta invites - Benjamin advises on fake cloud backup failure notice - 44:00 - Keske on appliances - The tech that promised to eliminate housework, and didn't - 56:00 - Dr. Doreen Galli - Whisper reports - Disruptive AI tech, learning from casinos, AI in printing - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - CPUs, AI - Evan asks why does CPU throttle, Lena on AI's confidence - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 405 - How do major companies respond during massive outages - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - Wi-Fi upgrading - Ruth asks Benjamin if Wi-Fi 5 is enough, and when to replace

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - France, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Apple, Datacenter, FAA, floppy disk - 11:00 - Constant eavesdropping AI - The audacity of always on eavesdropping like Amazon Bee - 22:00 - Why do people lock into brands - Keith and Benjamin explore why people lock into brands - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty unveils some of the data center impact on power grids - 39:00 - Scam Series - beta invites - Benjamin warns of phony Beta invites from strange places - 44:00 - Keske on telephones - Steve and Benjamin discuss how tech has changed phones - 56:00 - Dr. Doreen Galli - APEX/SEMA - Doreen visits APEX/SEMA 2026 car shows for tech news - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - future cars - Greg asks about future limited lifespans of cars due to tech - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 404 - Learn to watch and listen for small annoyances before disaster - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - smart blinds - Melissa reports problems with smart blinds not working right

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, DoorDash, Instacart, FCC, prisons - 11:00 - Apple iPhone Due and new items - Keith and Benjamin cover folding iPhones and new Apple items - 22:00 - Continued new Apple products - Keith continues to expand on Apples iPad Mini, MacBook Pro - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mark Brownstein talks about shaving the old-fashioned way - 39:00 - Scam Series - click for cash scam - Pop-ups stating browser updates are needed may be scams - 44:00 - Keske on AI in medicine - Pharmaceutical industry now leveraging AI for health advances - 56:00 - Dr. Doreen Galli - HR Tech 2026 - Doreen covers HR Tech Expo and coming HR advances - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - Bluetooth, rules - Diana and Bluetooth latency, Frank and email filtering rules - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 403 - Benjamin on AI scams and why they are feeling more personal - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - motion detection - Sandy says garage motion detection keeps kicking off overnight

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - News the Nerds De‑Scrambled - FBI, NSA, PHP vulnerability, UK TV, SpaceX, BioWare, Apple - 11:00 - Subscription pricing has gone mad - Subscription pricing is nick and diming us more than ever - 22:00 - Tesla Roadster thoughts - Keith and Benjamin unpack the Tesla Roadster and the memes - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mark talks 3d printers and a new youth one called the Funbox - 39:00 - Scam Series - click for cash scam - Benjamin calls out clicking ads and mindless work as scam - 44:00 - Keske on design fads - Steve talks about fads in design from normal to tech over time - 56:00 - Dr. Doreen Galli - Money 20 20 - Doreen covers Money 20 20 financial expo for 2026 - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - USB, AI assistants - Derek asks of USB charging, and Maya on AI voice assistants - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 402 - Benjamin notes why users fear IT and how to get past that - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - TV audio - Kevin's TV sound is quiet during dialogue, but not action scenes

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