Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 05-31-2025

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Hobbies, News, Technology, Tech News, Leisure

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 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 - AI power, FTC, Microsoft, Activision, bacteria, Windows Update - 11:00 - Licensing is getting out of hand - Benjamin lists the latest concerns about licensing over owning - 22:00 - Social Media Delivery Systems - Keith and Benjamin discuss history of media delivery systems - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty gives praise to some pluggable docks - 39:00 - Scam Series - extended warranty - Benjamin labels extended warranties as nearly scammy - 44:00 - Keske on when technology started - Benjamin and Steve define their choice of technology start date - 56:00 - Tech addiction identification - Benjamin calls for self reflection to determine if you're addicted - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - reinvention - Erik asks why software companies reinvent perfect solutions - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 330 - Benjamin advises everyone to always have a Plan B - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - long boot time - Benjamin answers Tanya's concern over long boot time

Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, he's our favorite nerd.
0:18.3	Guiding you on your computer quest, is benjamin rockwell with computer talk
0:23.2	radio all right let's go through this list we've got so much in store for you here this week on
0:28.7	computer talk radio we are radios brought us to look at computers technology and how they impact
0:34.4	our lives so steve kessky is going to help define technology and when it started.
0:41.0	I'm going to ask you to hold a mirror up to your digital life and determine if you are addicted.
0:48.2	We've got a couple of listener questions.
0:50.3	Eric wants to know why do software companies keep reinventing things that are already perfect?
0:55.9	Tanya, why does my laptop take so long to boot on the IT Pro series, thinking and preparing for a plan B?
1:05.7	And this is something that even if you're not an IT Pro, you need to be thinking about that.
1:10.4	The scam series, the near scam of extended warranties.
1:15.6	Marty's going to be talking about some plugable docs.
1:18.8	Keith M. Cedar, he's going to be talking about, well, the history of some of our media delivery systems.
1:25.4	And coming up next, I'm going to be noting that licensing
1:28.9	for everything is getting way out of hand. All of that on this week's computer talk radio.
1:36.8	You can go to the website if you miss any of that. Computertalkradio.com. Computer talk
1:43.4	radio.com. You talk radio.com.
1:45.5	You can also contact us there.
1:47.8	Scroll down to where it says contact us today, and I will answer your computer questions,
1:52.7	your technology concerns, whatever they may be.
1:55.3	Let's get into the news from this past week, and one of our greatest concerns is coming closer to reality, a very
2:05.7	disconcerting reality.
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