Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 04-05-2025

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Hobbies, News, Technology, Tech News, Leisure

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 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 - sleep, Microsoft, FCC, Hewlett-Packard, Apple Card, Google - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - software installs - Derek notes his office is installing tons of new programs - 22:00 - Backup Series - Part 6 - Keith covers Apples exit from wireless and Time Capsule - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mart shares the Brightline Lighting Zelo Prosumer lights - 39:00 - Scam Series - tax refund scam - Benjamin notes that this is the time to watch for tax scammers - 44:00 - Keske on prosthetics - Steve Keske details out a DARPA prosthetics program - 56:00 - Space travel and expansion - Benjamin makes case for continuing to try to reach Mars - 1:07:00 - General Motors CarPlay issue - General Motors cracks down on kit to restore CarPlay to EVs - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 321 - Benjamin continues 4th of 4 defenses of working from home - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - smarthome hacker - Cindy asks if smarthome devices are vulnerable to hackers

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0:00.0	He makes computer seem easy, but that pocket protector says otherwise. Translating Technobabble to English,
0:23.8	your translation expert Benjamin Rockwell is here with Computer Talk Radio. I'm going to give you
0:29.8	the lineup of all of the different things we're going to be talking about on this week's Computer
0:34.2	Talk Radio. Keith M. Cedar is going to be continuing his backup series.
0:39.0	Apple's exit from wireless and time capsule.
0:43.2	Marty's going to be talking about the bright line lighting Zello prosumer lights,
0:48.8	Steve Keske, about DARPA and their prosthetics program.
0:53.1	I've got a couple of items.
0:54.8	I really believe we need to continue to drive towards space to Mars and more.
1:01.9	Retrofitting cars without Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is something that one of the major manufacturers is fighting against.
1:11.4	I'm going to, on the IT Pro series, cover just one more segment in regards to rebutting
1:17.7	common statements about why return to work is so important.
1:23.3	And we do have a new scam, the tax refund scam.
1:28.1	Got some listener questions as well.
1:30.4	Derek, work is installing many different software packages and I'm overwhelmed.
1:35.5	Cindy, are smart home devices vulnerable to hackers?
1:40.6	All of that on this week's computer talk radio.
1:43.2	If you miss any of that, you're interested in hearing more.
1:46.9	The podcast is available at the website, computer talk radio.com.
1:52.7	Computer talk radio.
1:55.1	Of course, you can reach out to us with your computer questions, your technology concerns.
2:00.8	You can do that there at the website, or you can phone me at 888 Nerd 888.
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