Computer Talk Radio Broadcast 12-27-2025

Computer Talk Radio

Benjamin Rockwell

Tech News, News, Leisure, Technology, Hobbies

4.7 • 11 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Listener Q&A - RAM, old laptop - Tom asks Crucial RAM alternative, Bill asks about old laptop - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - becoming a tech - Owen asks Benjamin about becoming a computer technician - 22:00 - Odd Mac and tech behavior - Keith and Benjamin discuss when tech exhibits bad behavior - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Marty acknowledges that AI can lie to us in so many ways - 39:00 - Scam Series - 2025 scam recap - Benjamin gives a recap of evolving scams from the past year - 44:00 - Keske on comic book art and tech - Steve and Benjamin cover the art and tech of comic books - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - 2025 top ten - Dr Galli covers the top ten videos and reports from 2025 - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - replacing screens - Carla asks Benjamin if replacing a screen is worth it - 1:16:00 - Nerd Of The Year - Nerds lost - Benjamin covers the runners-up of Nerd Of The Year - eulogies - 1:24:00 - 2026 Nerd Of The Year - Benjamin laments the loss of special Nerd who impacted many

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	He doesn't sound like a nerd, but the computers are still scared of him.
0:20.2	Guiding you on your computer quest, here is Benjamin Rockwell with Computer Talk Radio.
0:25.9	We have a lot in store to close out this year of Computer Talk Radio.
0:31.9	And some of the things in store for you this week, Steve Keske, the art and tech of comics and later what we call graphic novels, basically big, huge, thick comic books.
0:45.7	Dr. Doreen Galley, she's going to cover her top ten videos and reports from 2025.
0:51.7	Keith M. Cedar, what do you do when your Mac starts exhibiting bad or weird behavior?
0:57.6	Marty, AI, can lie to us in so many ways.
1:02.3	On the scam series, I'm going to do a recap of scams of 2025.
1:07.3	I've got a number of different listener questions along the way.
1:10.9	Owen wants to become a computer tech. I've got some number of different listener questions along the way. Owen wants to become a computer tech.
1:13.2	I've got some insight for him.
1:15.4	Carla is replacing a screen worth it.
1:18.1	Tom, he reached out in regards to memory.
1:21.1	We're going to be talking about that in just a few minutes.
1:23.2	And Bill, 12 gigs of RAM and 16 gigs of solid state drive space left.
1:29.5	Oh, what are we doing now?
1:31.7	And then we do have our nerd of the year.
1:34.2	We've got the runners up and the nerd of the year, 2026.
1:38.7	That'll be all on this week's Computer Talk Radio.
1:41.5	The website, of course, computertalkradio.com. Computer Talk Radio. The website, of course, computer talk radio.com.
1:45.5	Computer Talk Radio.com.
1:48.5	You can get the podcast there.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 7 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Benjamin Rockwell, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Benjamin Rockwell and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.