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Date Title & Description Contributors
2025-02-15

  Tread Lightly with the IT Department

Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart back for Tech Talk. They open the show discussing the importance of keeping separation of personal and work information on your machines. A listener asks about AI and printers and it spurs a conversation about artificia...
2025-02-08

  How many browsers do you need?!

Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart open the show with a discussion about the necessity of browser diversity on your machines for the sake of yourself and the market itself. They take calls on internet speeds/providers including TMobile’s new 5G network, r...
2025-02-01

  The threat of Deep Seek

A discussion about the release of Deep Seek leads off this edition of Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart. The market shook but will American Big Tech? Doug is a little concerned. Callers/texts about pesky printer set up without WiFi, ugly...
2025-01-18

  Sharing isn't always caring

Steve and Doug are back and flooded with listener interaction! Topics: Accidental contact merge on Family Sharing on Apple Pitfalls of mixing email accounts Listener questions and texts Photo management & what to do with all the Tik Toks you downlo...
2025-01-11

  The future of internet service is competitive

Tech Talk Topics include: VPN marketing… is it worth all the work for you to have it? Wireless provider standards Potential tariff impact on the cost computer equipment Importance of cloud backup Icloud scams The internet ego olympics Installing a SSD ...
2025-01-04

  Consider the cosumables

Steve and Doug start the program with a reminder to GROUND OUT. Discussion topics: Pumping the breaks on AI A call on recovering data and photos from an old phone Restoring from the cloud Wiping things from google Printer consumables PC Cleaners
2024-12-28

  For the love of Tech Talk BE GENTLE

Steve and Doug are back for more Tech Talk They kick off the show with a discussion about the ethical use of AI and the challenge it presents to sorting out what’s real and what’s not. Doug gets into how to best clean out your hard drive and gain s...
2024-12-21

  Beware of attachments but don’t be scared!

Today's Topics: Does a macbook need virus protection? Steve and Doug take calls on security concerns about iPads and security camera systems. Doug calls for longer usage of computer machines, you can use them longer than you think. Steve and Doug talk...
2024-12-14

  Tech and Static don't mix

Tech Talk with Steve Thomson and Doug Swinhart Static season is here... don't forget to ground out! Also, how not to get scammed by those Phishing schemes and what to do with your old machine that runs on Windows 7.
2024-12-07

  The fix is easy, finding what to fix is diffiicult

Steve and Doug are back to get techy. Topics include network collisions, reboots, Chromebook versatility ft. caller George and external hard drives.