Computer Talk with TAB

Ziggy talks about the CISA Secure by Design report, Lenovo Yoga 9 years old should I replace? Zig in NC Office Suite with Outlook account issues, AI being used to generate Laws is causing more work for actual lawyers, Missing DLL in my operating system, Windows Protect Print Mode, Proton found a ton of VPNs that are tracking your location, How do I reduce Ads on my phone,

Meta admits its Social Media is harmful to kids with $18B settlement, Meta Glasses now will stop working if you block the Recording light, Boston Scientific and McKesson Breached, Microduck Robot the next big thing? Flock OS Investigate tool getting creepy, CISA warns that Software vendors need to focus more on Secure by Design.

PBS lost 50TB of Data when Cloud backup provider went out of business, Fitness App STILL showing location of our Military while deployed! Delta passenger decided to take his new Hacker skills to the friendly sky, Caller has a solution to his email problem, he was “black-holed” by the email provider as a suspect IP, New Laptop and what do I use to Transfer the data, Bit locker error, Blue Screen error still happening,

US Govt is going to allow private companies to carry out Cyberattacks on its behalf, My new computer is very slow when I'm on Facebook, Off-line PC is asking for product key, HP Laptops that are a few years old what security products do I need? College student with new side-job want's to protect his laptop, CA DROP Tool to will force Data Brokers to delete your data, Google Pixel Watch 5 will help you with Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance, Pet Feeder Outage…no dead pets we hope!

BWM Pushes surprise Ad to it's customers, Texas Datacenters have been halted! CBS reporter almost gets scammed, Getting Blue Screen of Death because it's hot, CCcleaner deleted some files, Microsoft Tells it engineers to use AI for Results not just to burn tokens because it's costly, Do I need AV? How do I CFG OpenDNS, Can I use an AC Charger at the Airport, Yes my Chromebook is a paperweight.

Teamsters are upset at CA for self-driving trucks, Off-line Bitcoin keys meant to keep your Bitcoin safe are still able to be guessed, Flock Cameras and ULAs, DNS Poisoning is happening so stay off the wifi!, US Bank says the bad guys promise to delete the data they stole. Mac Vulnerability, Exchange Patching ending October of this year!

Water Systems getting hacked because Superintendents are leaving the systems WIDE OPEN!!! AARP Podcast on Scammers using someone else's likeness to perform Romance Scams, New laptop Scam but I have a WNC connected to my network, Two new PCs connected but not waking up the PCs we think he has an old Router, My PC is dead after a BIOS update, Security issue with Cars that have Bluetooth, Keep getting pop-ups on my phones to clean it u

Comcast internet & Cell Service, Ziggy chimes in on AI breaking into AI he wants competent humans programming it, Google Earth pulled Nano Banana instantly, Linkedin allows you to mark AI Slop, Websites blocking AI Scraping by using ShieldFont to confuse it. Caller involved with FIRST Robotics, What happens when I get redirected? American Airlines outage due to IT issues.

AWS Billing Est Software says you might owe $Billion! Airbus migrating 70 critical apps for digital sovereignty, My PC is running out of space due to partitions, How to use REVO uninstall to remove Adobe Cloud, Browser Hijack issue, Windows Updates issues patch Tuesday record, Zell Scams. Musk Promises to purge data.

Jeff Hogan Managing Director and Co-Founder of Judi Group Talks about AI and Healthcare costs to Employers. Garner – How much is AI Upcoding costing Employers?

Erik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computers, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11am. Re: Waymo makes an arrest, College Econ Major who use AI to get an A in the Class, Apple sues OpenAI for stealing company IP, Oregon to Charge 30% more to companies who use 20 Megawatts or more, Bill Gates daughter called out for “Cookie Stuffing”

Microsoft replacing American Workers with H1B Visa holders, Oregon POWER Act looking to charge Crypto-miners and Datacenters 30% more! Did I buy a good Laptop? How do I backup or transfer my system? Should I use a cooling pad for my laptop? Looking to fix my keyboard, Having issues with Apps and Subscriptions, How do I get my old Apple into Recovery Mode?

Ron Hira Assoc Professor at Howard University & Research Assoc American Policy Institute talks about H1B Visas and Microsoft replacing American workers with H1B Visa Holders.

AI and CT Scans decipher Scrolls from Pompi, Hackers steal millions from Polymarket users, Google Wallet upgrades allows for Touchless TSA Precheck no matter what Airline you are flying, Conti Hackers using local people to walk into law firms to stick USB drives into PCs in order to Hack them. When should I replace my PC? Lost a loved one and want's a Scanner to scan pictures, Insider made 1.4 million on Microsoft/Constellation deal. Why am I getting duplicate emails on my Outlook.com?

Problems Moving emails, Michael Carron from PURA talks Electricity

Erik Semmel, Vice President – Mgr. Client Success, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11. Re: So are Smartphones making kids stupider…who knows? Amazon reports on Datacenter water usage. FBI Takes down Chinese Sites used to hire US officials. Do we really care that a foldable Mouse exists? Robinhood again can't seem to process stocks.

Introduce Ziggy to Computer Talk with TAB, Were number 2 again! Maine Breach Reporting system sending out fake reports, Meta AI used to breach accounts, Facebook outages but Down-detector was also down so did it make a sound? Blue Screen to BitLocker Key request…not good, Getting a 403 forbidden error is it me or the site?, My external backup target, Old HP Laptop SSD Drive how do I get a new Office Suite? So many Data Breaches….is that why I get SPAM?

Ziggy (alexa) explains University of Cambridge AI Vaccine, Win 11 Pc Pop-up Printer drivers are out of Date asking for Credit Card, TPLink & Netgear lawsuit…who's more Chinese. CA Legislature working on blocking 3D printers from printing Ghost Gun parts, VPN Laws in UTAH require sites to block VPNs so they be sure of where people are accessing them from in order to enforce Age restrictions, TPLink AX1100 firmware no longer supported should I replace it? Cell Phone issues, How do I get into IT? My Router still works but how do I Check it's firmware?

Data Brokers selling location data of our troops, Charter Data Breach – Shiney Hunters, Linkedin doesn't want your AI Slop, Can I sell my Cell Phone Number? My Printer still not working even though it's plugged in, LLMs Continue to believe false information even AFTER being told it's false, My Laptop will NOT Print when wireless.

Johnathan Maze - Editor In Chief at Restaurant Business Magazine talks about the Failed AI Inventory System NomadGo for Starbucks, My Printer did the same thing due to my VPN, FBI warns about Kali365, I-ready software is it good for kids?

VPN use can increase the “are you a robot test” more often, Hartford Healthcare Breach of Husky data, Old Win10/Win11 boot performance issues, New PC and we want to install Office 2019 from the old PC, Microsoft Tech Support scams, Brothers Apple Phone is now locked, Scammers using a Microsoft account to send out scam emails.

AZ Community College Commencement produces the ultimate workslop, Upside Only platform promises to make you money?? Greg of Auditing account used to hack water system, why is my stream audio not syncing with my video? Gemeni AI ULA they own you, Ask AI what it knows about you; you might be surprised, AT&T suing CA to get out of Copper, Confirm your not a robot.

Bitlocker may not be as locked as we thought!, AI Note takers for you Dr visit is screwing up 60% of the time! Caller wants a new laptop, Whatnot seller but keeps buffering, Flashdrive issues write protection, Proton VPN/Mail accounts,

Getting interference with my AM signal what should I do? Eliminating pop-ups - sign in with Drop-Box, I can't Print anymore, I upgraded from DSL to Fiber and now I lost my phone line, Why is my Chrome not working,

Erik Semmel and Brian discussed various tech issues, including IBM's recurring data center outages, the ethical implications of employees selling their work credentials, and the potential dangers of smart glasses. They highlighted IBM's major outage at its AMS data centers, which lasted four hours, and the issue of one in eight employees selling their work credentials. They also touched on the controversial ChatGPT's new feature to alert trusted contacts in case of suicidal ideation. Additionally, they discussed MicroStrategy's shift from a buy-and-hold Bitcoin strategy to selling some of its 818,000 Bitcoin holdings, and the privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses.

Greg Leroy from Good Jobs First talks about why States are avoiding GAAP Accounting in order to “hide” what they are doing to attract Data Centers to their States. Laptop farm criminals get 18 months in prison, My Lenovo speakers are not working, My C Drive is Full now what?

Shiney Hunters fools Canvas into letting in the bad guys, Kids are fooling Age Checks by drawing mustaches on their faces, After an update I lost my mapping, and my Sleep Mode is driving me nuts, Microsoft promises better quality, Apple dealing with class action due to lack of AI they promised, My search seems to be impacted by malware, I was scammed and now I can't access my account.

Spring E-Cycle Show with Matt Service of Environmental Office Solutions. Ad Blocking needs with Win 11, Agentic AI deletes Database in 9 seconds, Your Dental Records are getting leaked, Ransomware negotiator going to jail, Website software management exploit

Tesla FSD Hardware 3 to become e-waste or upgrade, Age verification in Utah to protect kids by not allowing VPNs, Internet provider options 45mbps/45mbps, Linux Exploit in the wild, Is Refurbished hardware an option? 30 year old systems should I Refurbish them? Should I factory reset my device before I recycle, Microsoft Patch to Patch a Patch!

Another edition of Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB! Erik talks about Open AI, Child locks and safety online, and a security company that isn't quite secure enough.

In the conversation, Dennis Halnon, along with guest Co-host Joey Bourgoin, discuss various topics related to technology and computer issues. They touch on the challenges of software updates, the shift of Amazon's Fire Stick to a proprietary OS called Vega, and the implications of this change for users. They also discuss the rising costs and scarcity of computer components like RAM and GPUs, driven by data centers and AI applications. The hosts provide advice on dealing with smart TV privacy concerns, laptop battery replacements, and the pros and cons of Microsoft 365 versus purchasing a one-time license for Microsoft Office. They also address email scams and the importance of cyber awareness. In an attempt to appease our AI over lords in the future this description was generated by AI upon Joey's humble request :)

On the "Computer Talk with TAB" show, hosts Joey Bourgoin and Dennis Halnon discussed various tech-related topics. They announced an e-cycling event on May 2 at the Farmington radio station, encouraging listeners to bring unwanted electronics for recycling. Joey mentioned a contest for the first listener to bring a TiVo to the event. They addressed a listener's issue with multiple email addresses in Outlook, suggesting the use of Malwarebytes to remove malware. Another caller sought advice on maintaining battery life for a new HP laptop, with Dennis recommending keeping the battery between 20 and 80% charged. The show also touched on the importance of data security and privacy in municipalities.

Erik and Dennis answer phone calls and discuss the latest tech news.

Erik and Dennis take your calls and talk the latest Tech News.

Samsung Galaxy watches have Blood pressure Monitoring, North Korea stole $250M by hacking the blockchain, Gas Station worker will stop people from stuffing cash into the machine, Artimis II astronaut email issues , Jeff gloats about the Game Cocks! Best way to deal with SPAM, So how do I reduce my Google Storage? What private email do we recommend? Phone was hacked should I turn on FaceID to protect my phone?

Locked my files, I got my own Cloud, AI may make you Cognitively Surrender, Supply Chain attack spread Malware to millions of systems, AI Talk, Save vs Save As!! Brother Printer not coming on, Iran using password spraying attacks, Do I need any Apps to hear radio media?

Erik and Dennis talk about Invidia chips being flipped, they take calls about Internet usage and Titania Jordan calls in to discuss online child safety! A really important and insightful conversation with Ms Jordan.

Erik and Dennis discuss the latest Tech news including META and Youtube and take a few phone calls.

Author caught using AI to publish a book that was 78 percent AI generated, Water Company Startup used AI to make an engineering decision that turned out incorrect at scale, JP Morgan using Bossware to make sure their Jr Bankers don't work too hard, BitLocker turned on without my awareness so now what? Slow Chrome on a site vs other browsers, Dumpster Laptop is still not working, How can they tell the content is AI generated?

Her computer was hacked and now she is hearing from long lost friends, My Chromebook Device Code errors, Documents that I scan are too big, Caller just want's to talk AI, How can I hide from my AI Questions? FBI is buying location data, 100,000 North Koreans are working for western businesses, My AI can edit my pictures? Seems we helped someone, NIMBY datacenters in Ohio, Raspberry Pi what can I do with it? Nordstrom business email compromise to sell you Crypto.

Some Corporate B.S, Sassy Alexa, Honda issues and More Fraud.... Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems joins us to discuss all this and more on another Tech Tuesday segment!

Michael Caron former PURA Commissioner and Cathy Pedimonti was a utilities examiner with PURA talk about what an Electricity Rate Case is and is not.