Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 01-03-2026

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Tech News, News, Leisure, Technology, Hobbies

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Suggestions for new tech learning - Benjamin suggests new tech learning in 2026 in bite sized chunks - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - Looking at 2026 - Christopher asks Benjamin what tech looks like ahead in 2026 - 22:00 - What makes people fanboys/girls - Keith and Benjamin talk the origination of fanboys and fangirls - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mark Brownstein covers idea of used computers and tech - 39:00 - Scam Series - Authority echo scam - Scammers will pretend to confirm with you things they know - 44:00 - Keske science fiction vs fact - Sue asks Steve and Benjamin where sci-fi went right or wrong - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - Perils of AI - Dr Galli details out some of the perils of artificial intelligence - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - TV eavesdropping - Alena asks if TVs are capturing data about us, and what to do - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 360 - Benjamin says tech isn't the root cause of failure, humans are - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - location data - Simone asks why apps ask for location data and if they need it

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Your mouse is dead and the computer is on life support.
0:19.6	Benjamin Rockwell can help with that.
0:21.9	Keeping your technology running smoothly,
0:24.5	here's Benjamin Rockwell with Computer Talk Radio.
0:28.1	As we open the new year,
0:29.8	I've got a number of things to talk about this week.
0:32.8	On the IT Pro series,
0:34.3	tech is not the root cause of the failure.
0:40.1	Humans are. On a scam series, the authority echoes scam. And this is scammers pretending to confirm what they already know to get
0:47.3	what they don't know. Keith M. Cedor is going to discuss why do people can become fanboys or
0:52.8	fan girls in their particular field of interest.
0:56.4	Mark explores the idea of used computers, printers, and more.
1:02.0	Steve has a question from Sue, and she asks whether sci-fi was right or wrong.
1:09.5	Dr. Doreen Galley, of course, we'll cover the perils of AI,
1:12.8	and I will actually talk about AI here in just a moment or so.
1:16.6	I've got a couple more listener questions as well.
1:19.1	Elena, our TV's capturing secret data about us and what can we do?
1:24.9	And Christopher asks in the next segment,
1:27.3	what does tech look like in 2026? And oh, one more.
1:31.1	Simone, why do so many apps ask for location data? And do they really need it? All of that on this week's
1:37.6	computer talk radio. You can download the podcast anywhere, but we do have the website,
1:44.5	Computertalkradio.com, computer talk radio.com.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 14 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Benjamin Rockwell, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Benjamin Rockwell and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.