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Hands-On Tech (Audio)

ATTG 1982: Traffic Cone Confusion - Meta's Threads, 6 Rules, Apple Watch Rings

Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Twit, Tech, Technology, Gadgets, Product Reviews, Reviews

4.32K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2023

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

  • Meta launches Threads, a competitor to Twitter.
  • Is there software to alter photos in large batches?
  • Sam Abuelsamid and the autonomous self-driving vehicles.
  • An update to Leo's six rules of security.
  • Why can't I open my Lightroom Classic application and access my current catalog?
  • Could Apple's Vision Pro headset work with a Bluetooth keyboard?
  • How can I maintain my ring activity streak on my Apple Watch when traveling overseas?
  • A librarian calls in to talk about how you can improve your searching when using Google.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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0:00.0

Hey, hey, hey, it's time for Ask the Tech Guys, I'm Leo LePort coming up an update to my six rules of computer security.

0:07.8

And I'm Micah Sargent and we help someone who's traveling internationally, close those Apple Watch rings.

0:13.5

Then a librarian calls in to give us some great tips on using Google Search.

0:17.5

Ask the Tech Guys is next.

0:22.0

Podcasts you love.

0:24.0

From people you trust.

0:26.5

This is Twitch.

0:30.5

This is Ask the Tech Guys with Micah Sargent and Leo LePort, episode 1982 for Sunday, July 9th, 2023.

0:40.0

Traffic cone confusion.

0:43.0

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1:32.0

Well, hey, hey, hey, how are you today? It's time for Ask the Tech Guys.

1:36.0

Hi, Leo LePort.

1:38.0

Hi, Micah Sargent. How are you today?

1:40.0

I'm very well. Did you get on? I know you did. This is a rhetorical question.

1:44.0

The hottest thing going, the biggest tech launch in years, it's the new threads from Meta.

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