Computer Talk with TAB

LA county Sherifs can’t log-into the computer system in their cars….due to date change, Zukerberg to copy Musk and stop Censoring content, Notre Dame cathedral re-built via 2015 Laser measurements, PowerSchool hacked since 2011! Is it ok to keep my laptop plugged in all the time? VPN Usage increases 1150% in FL due to Adult websites being restricted. Where do I find the 8a Manual? Do I need Webroot on my Apple Mac, Phone Link delays with my Cell phone.

Erik Semmel of Computer Talk with TAB joins Brian this week for Tech Tuesday. The topics discussed include, Floridians can’t see their Porn anymore, Apple AI is draining your battery, US Treasury hacked by China, BeyondTrust Hack 9000 Self-Managed systems still exposed, Car Company left your location data exposed.

Is Waredot Legit? Are the bad guys in? Are you a Scam? You called me says Microsoft, What’s 2FA Vs OTP vs GoogleAuth, British Army zaps drones with Raytheon Lasers, Google Maps caught a murderer, Hacker breached Deloitte run State site, Just found Streaming as a 50 year, Photo Editing GIMP (free tool), PicsayPro, What AV ?

Interpol wants everyone to stop saying Pig Butchering…makes the victim feel bad, TP-Link Routers may get banned, Your Air fryer is spying on you! How to install a new system using a Ubuntu, Win 11 Updates can it be selective, Run HWInfo to know your RAM needs, Signal & WHATSAPP, How to lose a fortune with 1 Bad Click,

Webcam thoughts, Get a Chromebook to use for your Financial processes, Salt Typhoon causing FCC to clamp down on Telcos, GM Cruise self-driving cars are off the road, Apple AI botched headline about United Health Shooter, What’s wrong with my Rufus? Can I use a Web-cam as a dash cam? Why are smart things so stupid?

Cleo File Mgmt. tools has a vulnerability being leveraged to attack customers, Character AI told kid to murder his parents! My Recovery HD is full, Replacement battery for older phone, Was it Google or not asking me for my password, was I hacked? iPhone Update for TXT Messages RCS, North Koren workers scammed companies out of 80+Million, do you know who you are hiring? Boobking.com issue lets bad guys look at where you’re going, How do I transfer my data to a new PC? Txt WTCI to 31333 to support the Salvation Army and the WTIC Holiday Store!

Erik Semmel from Tab Computers discusses the latest in the Tech World.

Flash drives for different ports, Dell Laptop at garage sale what do I do? Update my Chromebook or go to a tablet? My Additional monitor on my Chromebook is not displaying properly, ISP survey FCC complaints and people don’t change because of the great service…lol, Kansas IT guy hacks potential clients to sell them Cybersecurity services, Old Win 7 having a wireless issue.

Blue Yonder Cloud Logistics software Ransomed, US Senators propose bare minimum-security standards, Half of Linked in Thought Leader posts are AI, Planning on replacing Windows Ubuntu, Draw a Happy Bunny AI, Best device for kitchen use, Why is my stuff on the Cloud?

Wes Bryan – Edutainer talks Smishing, phishing attacks and how to stay safe, What are the best Web-Browsers and what do we think of Starlink? Photoshop Lt users looking for alternative, Is it safe to update my Mac Sequoia yet? Microsoft updated my computer and now it doesn’t know what time it is.

Bing wallpaper acting like Malware, My son’s eye appointment run by virtual/remote Dr.!!?, Russian connected DNA company disappears with your data, People like AI poetry better than the real deal, Stefan your fixes helped but I need help with a locked up Dell, Issues with File manager associations, My computer keeps asking me to upgrade to Win 11, All of a sudden I can’t open .JPG anymore, Did they fix the broken Win 11 updates yet?

Erik Semmel from Tab Computer Systems discusses the latest in the tech world

Karen and Bob AI Corner, Academic papers yanked because they used unlicensed software, China Linked hackers stole wire-tap data from Telcos, How do I disable the touchpad on my laptop? Motorola Smartphone streaming issues, Can CISA help my Town with cybersecurity? Should I use a federated connection to log-in in web-services and Google Authenticator discussion, My Dell laptop is very old, Also where does my stuff go when I save it on my Android?

Stop & Shop Parent company hit with Cyber Attack…shelves still empty, FTC Eyes Microsoft amid anti-trust scrutiny, AI being used to drive scammers nuts with Bot that wastes their time, Why is my Windows updates taking so long, Need a SD card recommendation, Photo Slideshow will it cause damage? AI Gemini tells researcher to die. Should I use my notepad on my phone for my passwords.

Erik Semmel Vice President TAB Computer Systems joins Brian for Tech Tuesday. Topics this week are very AI heavy. Google, OpenAI to rely on news content from Legacy media to train AI. Should they be paying for the ability to use Legacy media to train the AI models?

AI corner Karen and Bob talk about Snowflake Cloud security and Tech company plays cat and mouse with Hackers in China for 5 years, What kind of business PC should I get? Time to update to Win 11? Voting systems getting better? The You’ve Got Mail guy passed away at 74, Hackers using law enforcement accounts to request data from Big Tech, I might have a Virus?

Windows servers updating to 2025 without being asked, Microsoft tries wooden datacenters to reduce carbon footprint, Outlook crashes if you open 60 emails!!! New Printer but old PC can’t print, Win 11 File explorer user desktop issues, Microsoft is forcing Outlook install, Mu Facebook home page will not work so clear your cache, How can I see what’s being backed up on my iPhone? MAC Mini to move to Linux best Ubuntu or Lubuntu, New 4TB SSD seems to be failing should I replace it?

Erik Semmel of TAB Computer and Host of Computer Talk with TAB on this weeks episode of Tech Tuesday. Topics include, ChatGPT Search may not replace Google Search yet, Update Columbus OH (Thanks to the State of Maine) yes it looks like the Mayor lied and tried to lock up the whistleblower. So Microsoft is going to build Datacenters out of Wood to reduce their Carbon footprint. Amazon Datacenter Expansion stopped by energy Regulators, New Voting tabulators in use today replacing really old systems

Peter Ross – Indi Movie the Social Media Monster – Internet Trolls, MAC 2013 pop-up, Change Health care breach hits 100M Americans.

Polish radio station decides not to use AI, Wisper AI dictation getting it wrong, Apple and Meta say AI still not Intelligent, Disney forgot to lock out a former employee, File Manager if I delete a file can I get it back? How do I join the Computer talk listener network on Facebook? Password manager any good? French President security detail leaking location thanks to fitness devices.

Erik Semmel, Tech Tuesday. AI to create much more e-waste, Microsoft not Happy Google is competing with its Cloud Business.

Mark Feuerborn & Isable Cleary from Columbus OH WCMH TV NBC-4, TXT campaign is a thing, Would like to use Proton, Radio Station replaced live people with AI, iPhones are too expensive, How much internet do I need?

FTC Click to Cancel, Google to mark AI images, You might be able to get a McDonalds milkshake thanks to Right to Repair, Karen and Bob find they are not real, Getting TKT Message unable to deliver, TXT Message from Apple, Lifetime Lock-in not quite for life, Webster Bank breach caused by 3rd party breach.

AI Corner with Karen and Bob – Air-gaped computers compromised Golden Jackel, Trusted sites being used to Phish you, Cable internet dropping, Epson EP-2750 garbled print, HP Start button issues with Trackpad – Email spam settings, Win 11 Pro/Home, Yahoo email issues!

Danbury teen bragged about stealing 243Million in crypto, CT State Police get some crypto back for a victim, Cognizant found guilty of H1B Visa abuse, My Internet is dropping and it seems like the internet provider, Setting up Remote Desktop, FBI Sets up a Crypto Coin to watch it get abused, iPhone’s being stolen right after its delivered, Was my computer compromised?

Google Pixel - Anti-Theft feature – Knows if your phone is being stolen from you. Fools and their money are soon parted. You may want to consider deleting your 23andme data. Driverless Cars easily stopped to harass passengers

AI corner with Karen and Bob - Deep Dive into mood improvements by playing virtual power-washing games!, Deep Dive AI used to discover 300+ geoglyphs, GoNetSpeed installed after DSL was shut down, Running Windows 7 still and I can’t send email anymore, Bank of America balances were zero, Refurbishing old systems for a non-profit BIOS screen only does not get to boot, My Apple car play is dropping.

Crooks made millions by breaking into M365 accounts and making stock trades on info in the email accounts, Kia hackers able to geolocate your car, lock/unlock turn it off or on, Win 11 updates causing major issues with hardware, Windows 10 updates will cost you after Oct 2025, Can the Govt set-up a website quickly? My internet does not work for all my devices could be a Windows update issue? Samsung update breaking older phones, My eBay account sign in via Google but I don’t have a Google account, Win 10 SCSI update causing boot issues, Need for more power for AI, Texas says build it yourself, US Military using game controllers for its weapons.

Hackers could hijack your car with just a smartphone. Cloud threats have execs the most freaked out because they're not prepared

iPhone pictures not sending, Google Voice number, CA Law will require digital stores to ADMIT the title you purchased is just a license and not ownership, Is Firefox as private as we thought? My Cloud phone system went down after the FL storm but I’m in New England! New Apple OS is breaking Apple Computers don’t update! Amazon forcing 5 day back to office next year.

Kasperski Antivirus replaced without notice by UltraAV, NotebookLM might be the coolest AI Erik as seen, Ed looking to upgrade his Smartphone due to TXT issues with Apple, Trogen Virus on my Computer is a Scam, AI made easy for $395!! Yikes, My Googe log-in not working.

A lot of new tech news for this week and Erik and Brian get into as much as they can. Oh, AI is a thing now also.

More eCycling, Persistent devices stuck in Win 11, Data centers keeping Servers up at full power needlessly, Amazon noticing people moving back on Prem - Cloud may be too expensive , What kind of Laptop should I get for my kid, Best security for iPad, Linkedin using your posts for AI, Mobile using AI for Customer Service, Wifi Issues with tankless water heater, Where do I get support?

Annual E-cycling Program -Matt Service COO of EOS, Tony Arsenault President of TAB Computer Systems, My font size is too small, FTC looks at Social Media, Chrome displaying issues, Win 11 Printers and scanners I don’t have, Verizon taking over Frontier.

Hacker got ChatGPT to tell him how to build a bomb, Navy petty officer installs rogue IT on a ship to get her own internet service, Can’t connect my laptop to the network because it has a static IP, Music industry hard drives are failing, Ticketmaster support hung up on me, how do I remove McAfee? New laptop what should I get?

FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported, Apple Magic Pencil, 8 year old Lenovo freezing up, E-Cycle event, Columbus Ohio hack, Task manager usage on my old PC, 2FA issues, Can’t seem to configure OpenDNS.

Erik Semmel is back for Tech Tuesdays. Listen and Call Erik every Saturday on Computer Talk with Tab here on WTIC NewsTalk 1080!

Erik’s outlook issue continues, Looking at using Proton Mail, Router issues need an option, What cell phone should I consider, Sys-admin Ransoms his own company, My Samsung will not boot, My Printer will not print,

Columbus Ohio gas-lighting their residents and silencing a researcher who is simply calling them out. AI Projects failing at 80% , Local Police using AI to reduce reporting time allowing them to be back on the streets, US sues Georgia Tech for lying about its NIST Score and not using Anti-Malware when they said they were, Gonetspeed, Cams used in Botnet, Using Junk email for sites you don’t care about, Can’t get my solitaire to work, Erik’s Outlook issue.

Peter Kelly-Detwiler has over 30 years of experience in the electric energy industry. He’s currently a leading consultant, researcher, speaker and trainer in the electric industry, helping clients navigate the rapid evolution and complexities of the electric power grid. His book on the transformation of electric power markets - “The Energy Switch: How Companies and Customers Are Transforming the Electrical grid and the Future of Power” - was published by Prometheus Books in June of 2021.

SolarWinds left back door, National Public Data published their own passwords, Gaming may be good for your mental health, Datacenters are building their own gas power plants, Gonetspeed in Middletown?, Purchased a new Laptop, how do I upgrade my software, All new PCs forcing login to Microsoft, Wifi camera on driveway not working.

It is Tech Tuesday with Tab Computer System's Erik Semmel. Of course, listen every Saturday morning to Computer Talk with TAB right here on WTIC NewsTalk 1080!

Enzo Biochem have to pay 4.5 Million to NY, NJ & CT due to poor Cybersecurity, Home desktop is nearly 13 years old, Do I need a Microsoft Account? Arizona Tech School hacked, Can’t get my mail client to work, Air BNB hosts getting hit with massive power bills due to crypto mining guests,

It was not 2.9 Billion records hacked, Disney ULA may protect Disney from being sued for wrongful death, Microsoft says not to take it’s AI output as Professional advice, How much screen time should your 3.5 year old. Google will not allow your news site to be searched unless you let them scrape it for its AI, New Gmail account now I can’t get back on-line, 2FA configuration work, Getting Spammed by my own email address??

Wes Bryan from ACI Learning talks AI Model Collapse, Who owns your website, Issues with my windows sizing, Windows update can be exploited.

Erik updated his laptop and now it’s not working well, Investment Apps were down during market crash, Card Skimmers in CT, AI Pin from Humane seems to be junk, Creepy AI Pendant wants to be your friend, National Public Data is now Public!, Will AI change the world like the Steam Engine, Can’t get connected to the network, Old Dell XP to be replaced, ChatGPT won’t watermark it’s output, Mu programs won’t launch on Task Manager, Echo Flow Power-Hat will charge your Cell Phone.

Erik Semmel from Tab Computers is back talking some products and some issues on this Tech Tuesday!

Pension Fund suing Crowdstrike, Can’t print my email, My Iphone was destroyed and now I can’t get it to transfer or recover my Apple ID, I try and turn off everything before I backup, My Outlook locations are odd, My HP Elitebook has Wolf Security do I need it? Can’t get Fiber yet in Torrington, My back lit keyboard is broken, Android Malware mandrake on the Google Play Store, Ransomware attack affects 250+ hospitals blood supply.

Delta CEO re-thinking Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Outage due to DDoS, Tesla recall, &wet blankets & kills a motorcyclist, Logitech wants to rent you a mouse, HDMI can be hacked, Durable Cell Phones, GoNetSpeed!

Tech Tuesdays with Tab Computer's Erik Semmel