The Computer Guru Show

This is the last episode of the Computer Guru show….at least for now. We're taking a break to work on the show's format, as well as to improve the quality of the show and change some things around. In the meantime, Mike and Tara discuss the latest in tech news and solve your problems in […]

This week, Mike and Rob discuss Elon Musk's latest rocket launch via SpaceX – the Falcon Heavy which was carrying his personal Tesla Roadster. That and more – as well as your calls and technology problems.

This week Mike and Tara discuss net neutrality, a fake version of AdBlock Pro, an HP driver which hides a keylogger, and more.

They're at it again, and this time they're trying to destroy net neutrality while you're distracted by the holidays.

On this episode, Mike and Rob discuss Facebook's misguided idea to categorize and store your...sensitive...photos so that they can prevent them from leaking. That can't go wrong, right?

In this episode, Mike and Rob discuss a new type of laser-powered "scarecrow" as well as Microsoft's announcement of the end of the free Windows 10 upgrade.

This week we're discussing KRACK, the new WPA-2 vulnerability which puts just about every wireless device at risk.   Show Notes: Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever – Kurzgesagt Why Die? – CGPGrey Exurb1a: AI / Science / Humanity videos

Lots of people have said lots of things about Bitcoin, but it's hard to deny the milestone it just hit. Let's talk about that!

In this episode, we discuss the shut down of AOL Instant Messenger after 20 years of operation, and Tesla's plan to rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid.

In this episode, Mike finds out the hard way that most people do, in fact, shop at Walmart, and most don't actually mind it.

In this episode, Mike and Rob discuss a few news stories in the mobile phone arena, which include the new iPhone's absurd price tag and Google's $1.1 billion acquisition of HTC's phone branch. Also up for discussion is more Equifax ridiculousness.

On this week's episode, Mike and Tara discuss some more Equifax ridiculousness, as well as a couple (very) important security patches you need to get right now.

This week we're dedicating the entire episode to discussing the recent breach of 143 million Americans' personal information thanks to Equifax.

Well guys, we made it. We're now in our 10th year, can you believe it?

This week on the Computer Guru Show, Mike and Rob discuss AMD's new offering, called Threadripper, as well as the lawsuit coming down on Travis Kalanick, malware encoded in DNA, and more. Plus, as always, your calls and questions!

This week on the Computer Guru Show, Mike and Tara talk the new holographic phone by Red, as well as Google's apparent hypocrisy in removing the headphone jack from the Pixel 2. Also up for discussion are human DNA edits using CRISPR, the arrest of Marcus Hutchins (MalwareTech), and more.

This week we're not in the studio (sorry!), but we put together a compilation of some of our favorite calls, discussions, and rant segments from the last few years of the Computer Guru Show. We hope you enjoy it, and we'll be back next week!

On this week's episode, Mike and Tara ponder the so-called "Mandela Effect", what a world with robot lawyers could be like, and a man who trained a chat bot to take over for his father after he died.

Juno takes photos of Jupiter's Great Red Spot from closer than we've ever seen it. Meanwhile, most Americans can't load those images as quickly as you'd think.

This week, we discuss (yet) another gigantic malware attack, as well as a new Facebook policy which bends to the EU's feels-before-reals policy against "hate speech".

This week Mike and Tara discuss a robot which can make burgers at the rate of 400/hr, Tesla finally being allowed to sell directly to customers in Arizona, and Girl Scouts offering a cybersecurity badge.

This week Mike and Rob discuss whether or not police body cam footage should be public record, who should (and shouldn't) be allowed to fly drones, and what the future of location privacy could look like in a world where your phone is tracked without a warrant.

Comcast wants you to know that net neutrality dying isn't a bad thing, so don't worry anymore guys!

This week we discuss Uber, Ancestry.com, PayPal VS Pandora, Linux hacks, and net neutrality

Our favorite free speech platform, Voat, needs a little help to keep going. Besides just talking about tech news, we also spend a little time this week talking about Voat and why you should go use it. We're also discussing Reddit's Donald Trump community going dark,  more WannaCry info, and as usual, taking your calls […]

Remember those leaked NSA tools? Well...they're finally being used. We just saw the largest coordinated malware attack to ever take place.

This week Mike and Tara discuss Uber's latest shenanigans, this time regarding a method they used to help drivers get around law enforcement, new AI tech which can mimic your voice, the post-cable future we're living in now, a 3D printed rocket which was fired successfully, and much more.

This week we talk about Amazon's puzzling new offering, the Echo Look. It's supposed to help you look more fashionable, but is it really just a spying device? We also discuss Cassini's final voyage, which has finally started, and more.

This week we're talking about the strange fact that more than 2 million people are apparently still using AOL (dial-up!) for their internet. What?

This week we're talking about a group of prisoners who managed to build computers and hide them in the ceiling of their prison's activity room, as well as the recent revelation that Uber has been doing some pretty nefarious corporate spying.

This week we have two stories about ransomware, including one which spreads over your RDP port, and one which makes you get a high score before you get your files back.

The last couple of weeks has seen an unprecedented amount of leaks detailing the capabilities the CIA has to perpetuate cyber warfare on a scale never before conceived. This week we take some time to discuss these attack capabilities, and what you can do to protect yourself.

The United States Senate - specifically, 50 members of the Senate - just voted to sell your privacy to the highest bidder.

The Secret Service apparently has no security whatsoever for their devices.

This week we have a massive CIA leak on our hands, a bill which will allow telecoms to sell our private browsing data, and more. Join us for some good old fashioned ranting about our government's loose grip on technology.

This week Mike and Rob discuss Ryzen now that it's had time to be tested in the real world, a breakthrough allowing an OS to be stored on DNA, YouTube's cord cutting offering, and shoes which will order pizza for you.

CloudFlare experiences a catastrophic data leak which may have already affected you, iPhones start exploding, AMD releases Ryzen, the first true competitor to Intel in years, and Google causes a stir by accidentally resetting all of its devices.

This week, Mike and Rob talk tech news but also get involved in a few interesting discussions regarding internet safety, online piracy, privacy and Edward Snowden, and more. Also, we have an update and (tentative) timeline for the Furby destruction project.

This week Mike and Tara discuss the sale of a Harambe shaped Cheeto, Samsung's trademark of the word "Hello" for their S-Voice software, a new type of card scam called a "shimmer", Cards Against Humanity's strange Super Bowl ad, and more.

This week, Mike and Tara cover lots of ground as they discuss the latest in technology, including Amazon selling out of 1984 in wake of the election, metallic hydrogen being created for the first time ever, a man who bought a house with bitcoin and lucked into a $1.3M profit, and an estimate which shows that self driving cars could end up saving more than $300B per year.

Mike and Rob discuss the technology President Trump will now be using, as well as what his presidency could mean for net neutrality.

This week Mike and Tara discuss some pretty outlandish claims made about Donald Trump. Spoiler alert: they're fake news. Additionally, they talk about Wendy's (the fast food chain), taking some people to task on Twitter, and doing it in a pretty funny way. Also up for discussion as always are your calls and questions.

Alexa tries to buy you a dollhouse, Google Home argues like a married couple, AMD gets competitive.

In the last show of 2016, Mike, Tara and Rob discuss how terrible this year seemed to be for everyone, as well as a strange problem we might have as a result of self driving cars.

It's the holiday season, and we're off for the weekend here at the Computer Guru Show. Don't worry though, we've put together a collection of some of our favorite calls and rants from the last ~7 years of the Computer Guru Show. We'll be back next week with more tech news, tips, and listener calls. Merry Christmas & happy holidays to everyone!

This episode Mike and Tara discuss the latest update & security failures from companies we're supposed to trust, such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Joomla, and more. If each month of 2016 was an album about companies getting hacked, December would apparently be the Greatest Hits edition.

This week Mike and Rob discuss the passing of true American hero John Glenn, as well as a soon-to-come automatic update from Samsung which will kill the Note 7 once and for all. Also up for discussion are a man who embezzled $5 million from his company and then spent $1 million of it on […]

This week's episode covers a range of topics including the following: -Locky Ransomware now using JPGs on Facebook and LinkedIn -McDonald's Unveils Job-Replacing Self-Service Kiosks -McDonald's in Phoenix completely automated (fake story) -Lawyer loses lawsuit against bad Yelp reviewer -5 great Virtual Reality headsets just in time for Christmas -$50 USB Killer device destroys computers […]