Tech Enthusiast Hour

New Episode: SciFi, SVG, Microsoft Edge for ...Mac? Two-factor authentication does work. And can Adobe sue you for using an old version of its software? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/69

New Episode: Traveling with cell phones. Can politicians (legally) block people from their social media feeds? Linux coming to Windows?! And fake meat: how good is it, really? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh68

In This Episode: Infocom on Github. Amazon and Google kiss and make up. The SpaceX "anomaly". Microsoft "loses control"?! And how to detect hidden surveillance cameras with your phone. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh67

In This Episode: Facebook gives back (a little!) Domain names, Falcon Heavy, and ...CAT scan malware?! Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh66

In This Episode: GPS's "Y2K" was about as eventful as Y2K (but with one interesting failure). 2001 (the movie), U2s (the plane), and tech in sports. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh65

In This Episode: Meet us in Denver tonight. BASIC. The Internet Archive sucks up Google+ (in a hurry!) Office Depot is busted in fraud scheme. Space junk. And will Apple News+ help, or hurt, the publishing industry? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh64

In This Episode: Listeners invited to Meetup in Denver. Apple's big announcements. The hottest chat app for teens is.... AT&T's "5G" still isn't. Robocalls. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh63

In This Episode: Who needs the Internet to send Bitcoin when you can do it via ham radio? Might twice-yearly time changes be going out ...soon? (We hope so!) Apple closing some of its stores — to fight patent trolls?! Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh62

In This Episode: GPS's "Y2K" is coming. More on digital camera ISO settings. Ever-improving SD cards. Password-less logins. And excuse me, but your smart shoes have crashed. And no, we didn't pre-plan that ending. :-) Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh61

In This Episode: Several examples of Google doing absolutely incredibly stupid things, like blaming content creators for what Google itself puts into their content. Plus: AMP pages, foldable phones, and is the "ISO Rating" setting on digital cameras "fake"? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh60

In This Episode: AI is now creating realistic people. Truly universal remotes. It's now possible to get human help from Google (but yagotta pay -- a little! -- for it). It's not amazing that an old computer works. Old and moldy: autonomous cars; New and exciting: autonomous ...bicycles?! Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh59

In This Episode: Using a password vault is not enough: you need something else too.... How Randy was convinced to upgrade his computer from Win 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. Hard drive (the spinning kind's) reliability. That's right: USB cables can be weaponized. AT&T sued for saying its phones are "5G" now. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh58

In This Episode: The incredible advances in LED lighting. Come to a MeetUp with us! How to lose $137 million in cryptocurrency. Can electric airplanes help fix pilot shortages? Lookaline URLs, AI-generated spices, and Apple slaps Facebook. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh57

In This Episode: Super Mario 45 RPM records?! (Yes!) It's National Data Privacy Day. Should you still use 2FA to secure your logins? (Yes!) New FaceTime bug. Do you Twitch while you sleep? Samsung promises to be more environmentally aware. And the NSA is watching. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh56

In This Episode: This week we go to the dogs. Bulging batteries. Massive email/password breach: what to DO about it? (Not much!) Can robots "love" us? (Eh.) The end of robocalls? (Maybe!) And does "screen time" really "change kids' brains?" Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh55

In This Episode: New computers, and old languages. The Earth's shifting magnetic fields are screwing up GPS (sort of). The U.S. government shutdown is affecting .gov web sites for an interesting reason. Pixels on your wall. Tesla says "Pwn Us". Can the police make you unlock your phone? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh54

In This Episode: OK, not an hour on clocks, but some! Timepieces, new monitors, and streaming TV (oh my!) Plotters, pens, and Bandersnatch! And space is grabbing our attention lately, with Ultima Thule and the moon. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh53

In This Episode: What does it mean that Voyager 2 has left the heliosphere? Google+ is really, really dying. So, apparently, is Tumblr. And at least the older ScanSnaps. And the Microsoft Edge browser. But GitHub becomes an official government source ...for laws?! Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh52

In This Episode: The Marriott breach: should the executives go to jail? 5G (not?) coming to a phone near you. Can spammers print messages to your Internet-connected printer? (Maybe!) An unlikely iPhone scam. Advances in E-Ink. Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh51

In This Episode: TEH starts its second year! Landing on Mars. Son of Spectre. Hacking CPAP machines to better treat sleep apnea. Astronaut finds a cache of old floppy disks. Is Apple's App Store an (illegal) monopoly? Show Page: https://TEHpodcast.com/teh50