Tech Enthusiast Hour

A health crises we can fix, how technology opens up a window into life with the Corona virus, and contemplating how much dirty stuff we touch.

Leo speaks from the epicenter of the Corona virus outbreak and Gary tries to figure out how to archive old games that won't play without flash... and finally, bye bye Mr. Robot.

Scrutinizing the security of submit buttons, what Europe is doing about charging, and Win10 installs are getting as easy as Apple. 

Using software to transcribe audios and look at photos; what might be coming out of your doorbell -- and how many Bibles are in "huge"?

How social media is managing miss-information online during an election year, managing the privacy of your credit card number, easy listening to podcasts, ways to watch ApppleTV and more.

New computer and the fateful Iowa Caucus app! Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh84

We're back, just a little tweaked. Something's clearly frozen over because Edge is good now. Apple’s privacy push is actually working. 1960s Lunar Orbiter images, saved from loss, are amazing. Plus: Picard, The Innovators, and retirement accounts for kids. Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh83

In This Episode: Live on silicon from an Undisclosed Location in the TEH Tower! New Tesla updates in self-driving and audio streaming. How we all know each other. Windows 10X. Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh82

Kevin's new puppy. Gary's new iPhone. Apple Arcade and whether only 100 is really any different than the "top" 100. We briefly discuss a quantum computing breakthrough that maybe both true and not true. A death among Leo's acquaintances has him reminding us to make sure someone can access your accounts in case of disasters. We then go on to spend most of the episode discussing the state of streaming, the various networks we're all going to have to sign up for, and how it's a case of "be careful what you wish for". We'd never watch an 8 hour movie, but we'll happily binge watch a 10 episode streaming show. Story arc's are all the rage, so be sure to tune in next week...

In This Episode: Kevin's blowing his AV budget. Leo spent time behind the camera. Gary follows up on last week's Apple announcement, and is eagerly awaiting a new iPhone. Netflix is losing more than just subscribers. MoviePass is no longer. People will over-react to a LastPass issue. Subscription models leads to better software. This Week's Hosts Leo Notenboom, “Chief Question Answerer” at tech education site Ask Leo! Gary Rosenzweig host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media. Kevin Savetz, web site publisher and Computer Historian at Atari Podcast. Longer Bios on the Hosts page. Show Notes Kevin's moved and looking to build out his new AV room, and getting tempted by some very very nice equipment, leading to a discussion of satellite, cable, 4k, 8k and whatever happened to 3-D? He also tells us how to get into his garage using a not-very-secure garage door opener. (Mentioned: KnowBe4.com.) Leo's behind the camera recording a presentation for a nonprofit -- complete

Thunder & lightning (very very frightening!), vintage computers in German, what to expect from the next Apple event (or not), Notepad and other apps(we hope?) moving to the Microsoft Store, Windows PowerToys, How Twitter CEO's Twitter account was hacked, Disney goes a'LARPing, and the FCC REALLY doesn't like it when you use the emergency broadcast tones.

A week with Apple Card. Discontinued vodka. 78 RPM vinyl, and the potential for laser record players. Bill Nye sells out while Mac Book sells Surface. Server security: everything connected to the internet is under constant attack (even you)! Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh78

Mr. Pick's operating system. Gary builds his own course site and gets an Apple card. Ask Leo! turns 16. The origins of "Upper Case". Ransomware strikes digital cameras? A simple cable that can hack your computer. Alan Turing gets more long overdue recognition. Windows is boring. A DMV prank backfires. "Do not swat." Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh77

Adobe's AI for detecting photoshop alteration leads to a discussion on deepfake video, implications on society, and what, if anything, can be done. Elon Musk posts an awesome video of a booster return and landing. Cameras using lasers to take 3-D photos. More help in the fight against ransomware. Kevin's cleaning up cables, and Leo's cleaning up after Corgis. Show notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh76

Dogs falling of cliffs, GPS systems failing, the Zoom privacy issue that wasn't really an issue at all, different ways of recording the podcast, using AI to make it look like you're looking at the camera, Europe's GPS goes down, and some interesting GPS tracking scenarios. Show notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh75

Mac versus PC detente. The TV in Gary's bathroom, driven by Raspberry Pi. Living off the grid. Conspiracies live! Backing up the podcast. News sources. Sony Walkman is 40 years old. CrescentCore malware is new and trying to hide. Take precautions before crossing the street, and before downloading anything. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh74

Counterfeit books. 25 years of thinking. The (only) Tesla truck. Google calendar spam (and overblown headlines). The "cost" of Facebook privacy. Hacking JPL. Launching Falcon Heavy. And a look back at the Apollo moon missions. Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh73

Neal Stephenson's latest. Downloading entire websites. Connectivity while travelling is getting easier. "Sign in With Apple", and the pros and cons and privacy of letting a third party like Apple (or Google, or Facebook, or Microsoft) serve as a single authentication service. Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh72

A guest from down-under. 1963 computer speech demo. Viruses as expensive art. The death of iTunes. Bad IoT things happen when clouds go down. Breach of the week - Aussie edition. Happy 10th birthday (but does anyone use?) Bing! Show Notes: https://TEHpodcast.com/71

New Episode: Wandering Earth. Two-factor authentication vindicated. SpaceX's recent Starlink launch and seeing the satellites. And STFUber! Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh70