Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 02-08-2025

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Hobbies, News, Technology, Tech News, Leisure

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Nerd news for normal people - Deepseek, AI, Disney, space, Starliner, AppleCare, speeding - 11:00 - Solar Panel Payoff in how long - Benjamin works solar panel numbers and it's not pretty - 22:00 - SIMs and Maxis games - Keith and Benjamin talk about The Sims, SimCity, and more - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty extols Asus Zenbook Duo UX8406 dual screen notebook - 39:00 - Scam Series - CAPTCHA scam - Benjamin says extra hoops in this CAPTCHA scam are a sign - 44:00 - Keske on technology backdoors - Steve and Benjamin discuss technology backdoors over years - 56:00 - Listener Q&A - disappointing tech - Brian asks of most disappointing tech over last 40 years - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - digital nomad - Amy asks Benjamin if digital nomad lifestyle still workable - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 314 - Benjamin concludes IT burnout with advise of how to handle - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - flash drive lifespan - James asks if flash drive is dependable for long term storage

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0:00.0	Now, from a nondescript server room in a top secret location in Southern California,
0:22.9	here's Benjamin Rockwell with Computer Talk Radio.
0:27.0	Tons in store for you this week here on Computer Talk Radio.
0:30.7	Keith M. Cedar and I are going to talk about the Sims games
0:33.7	and some of the other related Maxus games over the years.
0:37.6	Marty and I are going to chat about the Asis Zenbook duo.
0:41.9	This is a dual screen notebook.
0:44.1	This is kind of interesting.
0:46.3	Steve Kewski and I are going to talk about backdoors into technology and some commentary along
0:52.4	with that in regards to our thoughts on those.
0:55.9	And then we've got a number of listener questions along the way as well.
1:00.7	We've got James asking how dependable is a flash drive for long-term storage.
1:06.5	Amy wants to know about the digital nomad lifestyle.
1:10.5	Is it still viable?
1:12.1	Brian, what are some of the more or most disappointing tech items over the course of the past
1:18.2	40 years? We have the scam series and there's a complex CAPTCHA that's out to get you.
1:25.3	And I'm going to wrap up the IT Pro series on burnout and what to do if you are burning out.
1:33.5	And then coming up next, solar power, is there a payoff for this?
1:38.8	I'll tell you, I couldn't find a good one.
1:42.2	All of that, of course, on this week's Computer Talk Radio.
1:45.1	If you miss any of that, you can always check us out online at Computer Talk Radio.com.
1:52.1	Again, Computer Talk Radio.com. The phone number 8888, nerd 888. That's 8886-3-7-3-8-8. And you can ask your computer questions, your technology concerns at either location.
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