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Hands-On Tech (Audio)

ATTG 2005: Chaos Monkeys in My Rolodex - 2FA Apps, VHS to Digital, Winter Photography

Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2023

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Summary

How can I get emails sent to my Fastmail account to show up in email clients such as Apple's Mail app? What are the easiest methods to convert my old VHS tapes into digital files? Plus, Dick DeBartolo shares a cool beanie that you can wear with Bluetooth capabilities, and Chris Marquardt goes over the Unusual photo assignment review!

  • Seven things we learned analyzing 515 million Wordle.
  • Inside Mark Zuckerberg's top-secret Hawaii compound.
  • Four men indicted in $80 million 'pig butchering' scheme.
  • Is there a difference in quality when I watch Netflix on certain devices?
  • What brand of keyboards would Leo & Mikah recommend that are quiet when using it?
  • How can I convert old home movie tapes to digital?
  • Dick Debartolo and the Bluetooth beanie!
  • At what point is it an issue when connecting to public WiFi?
  • Can I download my purchases from a streaming service like Apple TV+?
  • How can I get emails sent to my Fastmail account to show up in email clients such as Apple's Mail app?
  • Which free two-factor authentication app would Leo & Mikah recommend that uses the "push" functionality and not type in a code?
  • What's a great budget Android phone to upgrade to?
  • Chris Marquardt and the Unusual photo assignment review!
  • What's the best way to prepare myself to do cold-weather photography and capture the Northern lights?
  • What are some recommendations to get children started in computer programming?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Dick DeBartolo and Chris Marquardt

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0:00.0

Well, hey hey, hey, it's time for Ask the Tech Guys, our last show of 2023.

0:05.4

Coming up, Chris Markward, we'll talk about how to take pictures of the Northern Lights.

0:10.2

Ooh, and I'm Micah, Sergeant, and we answer the age-old question, how do I take my VHS tapes and make them digital?

0:18.0

Ooh, how fun. And then precocious 2 and a half year old.

0:23.2

What's a great electronics gift for him?

0:27.0

All that and more coming up next.

0:28.4

On to ask the Tech guys, our last show of the year.

0:30.8

Podcasts you love.

0:35.0

From people you trust.

0:37.0

This is Twit.

0:40.0

This is Ask the Tech Guys with Micah Sergeant and Leo Leport, episode 2005, recorded Sunday, December 17th, 2023. Chaos monkeyskeys in my Role events.

0:55.0

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1:01.0

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1:06.3

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1:10.9

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1:16.1

Go to Twit. TV slash Club Twit, and thanks for your support.

1:21.1

Well hey, hey, hey! Hey!

1:24.0

He!

1:26.0

It's time for

1:28.0

the last Ask the Tech guys of the year.

1:32.7

And dubitably.

1:33.8

Hello, my cusser.

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