Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 12-06-2025

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Hobbies, News, Technology, Tech News, Leisure

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Tech news for non-nerds - Microsoft, India, Apple, Crucial, New York, Netflix, AI toys - 11:00 - Prepping for Christmas - Benjamin gives tips for preparing for a tech Christmas - 22:00 - Cooling your laptops - Keith and Benjaminm discuss idea of cooling laptops down - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty praises home studio quality Mackie Monitor Speakers - 39:00 - Scam Series - trusted apps - Benjamin notes trusted apps can sometimes turn into problems - 44:00 - Keske on Khanmigo - Steve talks about Khanmigo, an AI assistant for Khan Academy - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - drone trainers - Dr Galli tells of FlyGuys that teach how to start a drone business - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - USB devices sleep - Diane asks Benjamin why USB devices stop working after Sleep - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 357 - Benjamin laments RTO based on reasoning of collaboration - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - Christmas prep - Devin's experience underscores idea of testing Christmas first

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0:00.0	He doesn't sound like a nerd, but the computers are still scared of him.
0:20.2	Keeping your technology running smoothly, here's Benjamin Rockwell with Computer Talk Radio.
0:26.3	The many things that we have on this week's Computer Talk Radio.
0:30.7	I've got some listener questions, Diane.
0:33.2	She wants to know why her USB devices are stopping and not working after coming out of sleep mode.
0:41.0	Devin asks, hey, he was prepping for Christmas.
0:44.3	He found a faulty device.
0:45.5	What were my thoughts on that?
0:46.9	And actually, some of this will come up on a later segment where I'm going to be preparing you for your tech-enabled Christmas.
0:56.2	Steve Keske's going to be talking about Conmigo, the AI assistant,
0:59.8	or perhaps you might call it a tutor, for Khan Academy.
1:03.2	Doreen Galley is going to be talking about Fly Guys,
1:06.4	which is a company that teaches you how to start a drone business.
1:11.2	Marty is going to be talking about the Mackey monitor speakers, Keith M. Cedor, cooling for your
1:16.3	laptops across all brands.
1:18.3	On the IT Pro series, the return to office situation and the faulty idea of increased collaboration
1:26.3	because we're all sitting in the same office as hundreds of other
1:30.7	people who may or may not share our job.
1:33.7	And on the scam series, trusted apps can sometimes evolve into problems.
1:40.3	All of that on this week's Computer Talk Radio.
1:42.5	Of course, if you miss any of that, you can check out the podcast at Computer Talkradio.com.
1:49.8	Computer Talk Radio.com.
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