Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 08-24-2024

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Hobbies, News, Technology, Tech News, Leisure

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Nerd News and Opinions - Boeing, SpaceX, Disney, keyboards, noncompetes, Microsoft - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - smart homes - Dresden asks about challenges and upsides to smart homes - 22:00 - A look back at old tech - Benjamin shows Keith an old USR Palm Pilot, and talk old tech - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty starts a series on microphones (Audio Technica BP40) - 39:00 - Scam Series - charge scare tactic - Benjamin tells of how they build reaction through pricey charge - 44:00 - Keske on online learning - Benjamin and Stever discuss some of the changes to education - 56:00 - End of ownership is coming closer - Mary asks Benjamin is AI is a movie level threat or hype - 1:07:00 - Professional IT Series - 291 - Benjamin laments the evolving demise of our own property - 1:16:00 - Professional IT Series - 291 - Benjamin explains what tech debt is, and concerns for handling - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - small print - Benjamin answers Mikes concerns about small print manuals

Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, he's our favorite nerd.
0:18.3	Translating Technobattle to English,
0:20.7	your translation expert Benjamin
0:22.4	Rockwell is here with Computer Talk Radio. We have a ton in store for you this week here
0:28.2	on Computer Talk Radio. We have listener questions from Dresden who, well, I give him some challenges
0:35.7	and some upsides to the idea of a smart home.
0:39.8	Mike, he wants to know about manuals in small print and what my solution for that is.
0:45.5	Mary, she wants to know, is AI a looming threat or is still hype?
0:50.9	I'm also going to go through the devolving world of owning something outright. I'm going
0:56.2	to explain something called tech debt. And on the scam series, building your reaction through a
1:03.8	high-priced charge. And I want you to watch out for those things. Marty starts off a series, a four-part
1:09.6	series, in regards to microphones, and also talks about an audio technica microphone along the way.
1:15.7	Keith M. Cedar and I talk about, well, we went back in time with Palm Pilot.
1:20.5	It's something I found while cleaning up.
1:23.6	And Steve Keske, online learning and classes.
1:27.5	If you miss any of those different items on this week's show, of course, go to the website atcomcomcomcom
1:36.4	Talk Radio.com.
1:37.9	com scroll down where it says, listen here, and you can check out the podcast.
1:44.5	Actually, I think it's now just a podcast.
1:46.6	Also, contact us.
1:48.1	That is also available as well as phoning me anytime at 888 Nerd 888.
1:56.3	That's 88863738888. We are radio's broadest, look at computers and technology and a lot of the nerd world.
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