Computer Talk with TAB

Google taking on SMS Scams, iPhones could make wallets obsolete, Something new in my task bar….blue dot, New HP Laptop with Spam Pop-Ups, OpenDNS Instructions missing from Cisco! Russian Robot face-plants, Checkout.com hacked and not paying the Ransom, Did my system update on its own?

Margherita Bassi -Regular contributor for Smithsonian Magazine, Gizmodo, Popular Science - AI Videos of animals could be dangerous, Did you fall for the Deepfake of NVIDIA CEO? My Insurance company used AI to estimate my car's damage. Going on-prem saved a company a ton of money! Can I add USB ports to my computer? Firewall dangers, Laptop Battery issues, Upgraded from cable to fiber and my network name is the same.

Italy will be latest country to require Age Verification for Porn sites, Navada was Ransomed due to poor cyber-hygiene, My computer wakes up to smaller windows, Blocking notifications, Outlook “new” ok to un-pin, Apple Music Transfer, Google vs Disney, Suspicious email with unsubscribe, New system needs a ton of updates, Old IMAC and Apple Mail issue, Get your own email with Proton Mail.

Facebook knowingly sending you scam adds and making a fortune! Michael Burry agrees with Erik that we might have an AI bubble, My daughter getting scammed? My Internet provider changed its Terms, HP C8180 Printer driver does NOT exist. My laptop can't connect is my DNS correct?

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk With TAB joins us to discuss all things tech. Today he discusses youtube TV holding out on Disney and ESPN leaving users wanting more, AI innovations, Security for the youth and more!

Microsoft asks AWS to hold its beer as the Microsoft Cloud goes down hard! EY leaves a 4TB SQL exposed for who know how long, AI Bubble to deflate as enterprises defer spending, YouTube pulling videos as dangerous having to do with Microsoft work-arounds, Talked music and old tech with a caller, New Tablet Office Suite issues with old files, Need to replace 11 year old desktop what do I need? My office has expired what do I do?

Peter Kelley-Detwiler talks Energy and powering Datacenters,

Amazon and Google start powering up SMR Nuclear Energy, North Koreans EtherHiding in the Blockchain to steal your Crypto, New Laptop not working the same as the old PC, CT Dept Labor scams continue to cause issues for CT workers, Google and Microsoft Nerds causing issues with too many passwords!

AWS Cloud Outage brought down 1000's of business, $2000 Smartbeds stuck in upright position and overheating, Old Win 7 Pcs failing HD, Acronis True Image backup, Win 10 ESU program why is it free for me? Windows 10 Error caused by an update, Older Dell PC Win 10 to New PC Win 11 can't scan

TAB Computer System's Erik Semmel joins us for another Tech Tuesday where he and Brian discuss The Amazon Wireless issues, and we take a dive into AI Music!

My very old Printer finally failed, Why does the Audacy App ask me to sign in while driving? Google forcing AI on your phone but you can turn it off, Old HP Printer not seeing my new Ink cartridge, Scammers are impersonating local law enforcement, DNS filtering to stay safe!, Audacy App issues on Samsung phone.

Jeep Wrangler 4Xe Hybrids bricked by OTA and powertrain failure while at highway speeds, UK Govt giving Jaguar Land Rover a 1.5 Billion pound loan to help with Cyber-Attack, Gov Newsom vetos a bill that would have made datacenters disclose water usage, Win 11 22h2 update needed but troubleshooter required, Proton Mail connector, Win 10 Laptop upgrade process, Robokiller to filter junk text, Discord photo-id hacked 70,000 ids. Router issue DNS problem or failing Router, Brave Browser issues after update how to manage?

Erik Semmel from Computer Talk with TAB and TAB Computer Systems comes in for the latest tech news including AI and more.

Nicholas De Leon Tech Expert from Consumer Reports talks Win 10, Assoc. Prof Ron Hira of Howard University and Research Assoc of the Economic Policy Institute talks H1B Visa and the Admin $100,000 fee.

Cisco has a major security issue, Microsoft Powering Data Centers in Mexico with Generators, Is a digital signature safe?, Scammers telling you that your system is not safe if you used OpenDNS you might not even get the scam message, 10 Year old PC what do I do? What's wrong with the Snipping Tool? EU forces Microsoft to extend support of Win 10 without any strings or fees. Anker power recall of power-banks, SaaS company says pay us $50k now or we will delete your data in a week!

My C drive is full now what? What do I need for CAD? Deeper dive into the old Microsoft protocol used to hack Ascension Health Care, Win 11 Comment, Last two PCs in the past years were partitioned, Comcast email goes missing, Win 11 Task bar, Missing email was archived.

Live from our e-Cycle Event we talk with Matt Service from Environmental Office Solutions, Needs to convert Win 10 to Win 11 with Shortcuts, Having issues with downloading Win 11, Learn more about ecycling process, Trump to force $100,000 fee for H1B Visas, How do I upgrade to Win 11?

Virus on my phone? CT DOL makes the victim bend-over backwards to prove identity AFTER the let the bad-guy make a false claim. Win 10 market share ticks UP 3%! Streaming TV and using 300Mbps but my ISP says I can get more bandwidth if I replace the modem, Old Windows laptop can it use Linux? My streaming is an issue, Don't let the Cable companies sell you the same stuff twice!

Anthropic support CA AI laws, Albania has a new minister of Corruption and it's AI, A man was convinced by ChatGPT to build a computer to free it, Senator Wyden calls out Microsoft for still allowing RC4 to be used in Ransomware attacks. Cell Phone Recycle, Win 10 update, 2FA, backup to cloud. New HP Laptop, e-Cycle very old laptop, E-cycle and shredding, Win 11 playing DVD on my AIO,

Taskbar location win 10/11, Scammers trick elderly into paying for oxygen, Apple Auto update not happening, So what happens if I don't update my PC to Windows 11? Cell Data Usage, US puts 10M bounty on Russian Hackers using a 7 year old exploit to gain access to US infrastructure, Old Laptop what brand? Android drops 120 major patch release, Crooks using Musk's AI to attack Musk's X.

Anthropic agrees to pay 1.5 billion to settle class action, Mark Zuckerberg no relation to Mark Zuckerberg keeps having his Facebook account suspended. UK Govt trial of MS365 copilot shows no clear productivity boost, Microsoft ULA explained by NotebookLM AI thanks to Zig in NC, Credit Card use on internet, New Laptop but I hate Microsoft, Google ordered to pay 425 million for lack of Data Privacy.

Old Win 7 Pc how long will it run? Email form attachment issue, Android re-sent to Factory, Win Pro/Home? Browser-hijack clean-out, Win 10 to Win 11, Duel-boot to Win2k and Redhat, 5-6 year old Cable Modem, OpenDNS CFG, iPhone16 Bluetooth issue they sent him a new phone!

Transunion data breached caused by Salesforce Breach, AI being used to hack companies, AI being used to help people kill themselves now OpenAI is getting Sued!, Microsoft forcing saving in the Cloud, Should I update Win10 or just keep using it? Employee placed a killswitch on employers system and was fired, Use NotebookLM to figure out what Microsoft ULA is asking you to agree to.

AI Talk, Only use laptop Core isolation? Update the driver, Is one drive a good Ransomware prevention tool? My Cell Phone broke what do I do?

Crypto Stable coin tricked people out of 40Billion not the creator faces 25 years in prison, Ransomware attackers what to defeat EDR, Volkswagen in UK charging you monthly for more HP, Should I get another HP Envy? Year old Samsung pop-up on my phone, Is your phone Naked? Travel with Wifi / VPN,

Christopher Burgess talks about “Digital Escorts” and how it's not a good idea, He served over 30 years in the CIA, entrusted with some of the nation's most sensitive missions and awarded the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. Later, as Senior Security Advisor to Cisco, he helped shape global security strategy at scale. He's led startups, built insider teams, and advised enterprises on navigating risk, resilience, and reality. Does anybody know what time it is? Chrome browser not working on my MAC, Why does AT&T says it's them not you? Proton email just works!

How many Crypto Currencies are there? Why do airlines continue to use a Cloud based calculator to run their fleet? How do I get the extended support for Win 10? Datacenter in my town? Ghost txt? Do I keep my Land Line? Samsung secure folder can I trust it? Is my Facebook account hacked

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems joins us for Tech Tuesday to talk about some shady stuff Microsoft is doing lately. Also Erik has a wedding to attend this week and he mentions that!

Yahoo outage should I get a more real address? My TV is broken so I spoke to a hacker for 2 hours! My HP 8710 Printer died, JP Morgan want's to loan you actual money backed by your fake money what could go wrong? Tickemaster lost my tkts because hackers got into my email, Hacker sent me an email and then hacked me. Datacenters??

Sharepoint Server vulnerability looks a lot like Hafnium to us. Microsoft has stopped using China based engineers to work on DoD cloud systems. Older CD-ROM not working on new PC, Spyware developer used Google Servers as repository but never secured it. Took Google a month to remove it. Cognizant just gave away passwords and now is getting sued! My USB ports are flaky, Google email summary bothers me, MS Office 2021 having issues Launching Outlook should I replace my backup media?

We talk AI and its ability to play Chess with Robert Caruso Jr. who has tried many of them, Michael still can't print, I copy my stuff to an external drive,

Google can alert you a Earthquake, Bitcoin Depot breach leaks 27,000 users, You can hack a train, Building my own Computer from scratch, Do you have a Crisis plan? Andrea Obston talk's about the Kiss Cam incident, Dictionary.com website no longer holding your data, MIT explains the cost of AI energy use.

Proton Mail how to set as default and how to use VPN, Win 10/Win 11 Upgrade on 11thGen, Older Dell Laptop Win 10 keyboard not working…did I turn it off? Ingram Micro hacked, Ad Blockers, Desktop computer with Brother AIO device not printing…we were no help.

CT may make great Pizza but the folks who are part of CT Tool and Machining Assoc are the real makers in CT, IoT Belkin is turning off the Cloud Mgmt of that “Smart Tech”, AI and Datacenters causing 20% increase in utility bills for 65Million customers!?!? VA is requiring Age Verification to limit kids under 16 to 1hr per day of Social Media platform, What tablet should I purchase? How do I share data using onedrive…sync-pending, Mc-Disaster in the hiring bot leaks 65million Records because thy used a password of 123456!!, How did PatrolDOG become a thing?

Banking Security, Can't get into my Ipad to factory fresh, AIO Printer/Fax Canon broke after update, Blue Screen of Death now Black, Win 10 to Win 11 older HP, laptop updated Windows but will not boot – Failed HD, RAM or MB, US Supreme Court upholds TX Smut-Law. FBI giving out poor advice, Copilot got beat by Atari 2600!

Ai used to figure out ancient text, Anthropic AI can use copyrighted material but they have to pay for it, MIT finds that if you use ChatGPT you might be getting stupider, Extended support for Win 10, Printer issues HP can't find the Ink, Google Security Questions and 2FA, Small Triangle on my MAC, Cloud backup onedrive,

Wes Bryan talks Win10 – Win 11 Update, What's the difference between a laser printer and a LaserJet printer? My Start Menu is broken? Data Breach question, Win 11 error disk checking, What is happening with Publisher?

Mother of all Breaches, Microsoft started blocking Chrome, Microsoft 365 Local!?! On-Prem M365! How do I get off the Cloud? Carolyn needs a new Printer, Windows 11 start up bug is a Vista Chime! Sebastian Maniscalco talks Internets!

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB joins us for another installment of Tech Tuesday where we dive further into the world of AI

Bitcoin Craig needs to upgrade, Denmark moving to Open Source to get away from Microsoft, New PC can I move my programs, Stable Coins?

Google outage caused havoc! Navy can't bake any cookies on the USS Gerald Ford because they are not allowed to fix the broken ovens! UK attorneys better not use AI unless they are sure the info is correct, AI Chat, Scammer Youtube channel going after the bad guys, AI flunks logic tests, Wikipedia authors getting angry at AI summaries, PCMAG shows you how to get around Age Verification laws….maybe we need better laws?

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk With TAB calls in to discuss the latest in the tech world.