Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 05-02-2026

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Tech News, Leisure, News, Hobbies, Technology

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Nerd News updates for normies - OpenAI, ChatGPT, Nvidia, AI, Spotify, Greece, anonymity, Utah - 11:00 - Hidden life of old devices - Benjamin discusses old devices and their hidden life - 22:00 - Apple M series ahead of the game - Keith shares of Apple M series System On Chip price advantage - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mark tells how Plaud NotePin-S makes key improvements - 39:00 - Scam Series - Cloud Storage scam - Benjamin tells of the Cloud Storage Quarantine Scam - 44:00 - Keske on gene editing - Steve explores gene editing to resolve genetic illnesses - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - Dunning Kruger - Doreen shares AI and coding lead to Dunning Kruger effects - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - lower standards - Trevor asks why some technologies are standard over others - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 377 - Benjamin gives password lifecycle from creation to compromise - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - CyberSec training - Denise queries why to push mandatory cybersecurity training

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0:00.0	Where's a nerd when you need one?
0:18.0	Oh, he's right here.
0:20.0	Helping you gain the upper hand with your computer.
0:22.8	Here is Benjamin Rockwell with Computer Talk Radio.
0:26.2	Coming up in this hour of Computer Talk Radio, I'm going to talk about the cloud storage
0:31.2	quarantine scam.
0:33.6	Keith M. Cedar is going to talk about the Apple M-Series system on a chip, which may have done wonders for Apple sales as RAM prices just start skyrocketing.
0:44.7	And coming up next after the news, the hidden life of our old devices.
0:50.0	Again, that's just in this hour.
0:51.9	There are two hours of computer talk radio, and if you miss any of it, of course, you can check out the podcast at computer talk radio.com.
1:01.1	Computer talk radio.
1:03.0	You can also contact me there.
1:05.9	I'm always interested in answering your technology questions, your computer concerns, whatever they may be.
1:13.0	So scroll down to where it says contact us today and I will get back with you.
1:17.2	I also have a phone number.
1:18.5	You can call that anytime at 888 nerd 888.
1:23.5	That's 888637388.
1:26.4	Also, if I don't answer there, leave a message. I will get back with you.
1:33.1	Let's dive into the news from the past week. And one of the ways that I know that something is still in early phases is when it's not backwards compatible.
1:44.9	Chat GPT's latest version, entitled 5.5, is showing some of these signs.
1:51.7	This latest version has some struggles which may require you to change up your long-established prompts.
1:58.7	And we've seen this between versions, little differences here and there,
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