Computer Talk with TAB

KnowBe4 di not know before they hired a North Korean Hacker!, AL Models are collapsing because they are using their own output, Crowdstrike mess with Delta, Secure Boot broken, My new Mac PC missing my music, Crowdstrike mess we need to improve, Norton 360 and Malwarebytes at the same time, What is the best internet for me?

Kyle Alspach from CRN talks about Crowdstrike, Adobe early-term fees, My old Windows PC not booting, Can’t find my PST but may need an OST, Bitcoin, Win 10 file Explorer no showing Thumbnails.

Erik Semmel, Largest IT failure in history – Crowdstrike

Crowdstrike update breaks IT across the planet, Acer Chromebook security, My internet is not working, Getting Excel to work I lost my Outlook PST, Crowdstrike borked my system.

David Palmbach CISA

TechTalk Tuesday, Erik Semmel ice President of TAB Computers and Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11 talks bout the latest news about a cloud outage that could impact millions, another cloud outage impacting nearly all AT&T customers. Yet, Floppies Keep Floppin.

Tech Tuesday with Tab Computer Systems Erik Semmel

Having issues listening via the browser, Fiber is on my street, More landline talk, I moved to Gonetspeed, pay attention to where they install your Router, Teamviewer hacked, I don’t wat to be connected, My Monitor resolution just changed, VPNs what is it good for, Temu App being sued, Wifi Extenders do fail over time.

CDK Outage may lead to 100,000 less cars sold in June, Microsoft makes it harder to switch to local account, Microsoft syncing your data by default, Microsoft thinks the Web is freeware and they can take whatever they want to train their AI, Excel not opening due to association issues, Google photo limit costing me more money, Should I replace my Laptop? Mouse sensitivity issues, I want to keep my Copper line!! Should I replace my copper line with Fiber?

Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel from Computer Talk with Tab.

Titania Jordan Chief Parenting Officer + CMO, Bark.us talks about how you can protect your kids on the internet, Am I backed up properly? My YouTube is not working well, Textmaker software used to edit, Cox out of the email business and I use Thunderbird,

US finally Bans Kaspersky!, Cloudy CDK hacked 15,0000 dealerships down, US Surgeon General want’s warning labels on Social Media, Can’t cancel Adobe without a penalty! Google email looks like passwords are on the Darkweb with a password check-up, GPS not working need to update it with the inter-webs, My iPhone location issues in sharing locations of contacts, Should I replacement my battery and can I do it?

Erik Semmel, TAB Computers, and host of Computer talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11 joins Cory for this weeks Tech Talk Tuesdays. Todays topics include Snowflake Cloud Hack – May be the largest Data Breach of all Time. Microsoft admits, "My Bad"

Tech Tuesdays with Tab Computer System's Erik Semmel

Adobe, and Microsoft recall are they a good idea? My phone died, 20% Less Printing since COVID, Dumb smart-bulbs, Where do I get my Credit Score, Gonetspeed in Hartford, AI improvements to Firefox, Gonetspeed! , Do I need to upgrade to Win 11?

Snowflake is blaming the customers for the largest data breach in history, Adobe ULA change might mean you are letting them read your stuff, COX modems had a major compromise, New PC and Office forcing saving to OneDrive vs Local Drive, Data Breach of dead mother in law info, How do I check my Credit Score?

Erik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computer Systems and Host of Computer Talk with T.A.B that airs live on Saturday from -911am. Tech Talk Tuesdays. Today we get to know a little about Crypto, differnty types of scams that you need to be aware of also.

Largest scams of 2023, Widget issue after an update, How do I check if I configured my OpenDNS correctly? Lock Screen Set-up for Widgets, NSA gives you advice on how to protect your smart phone. HP Laptop with Mail to New Outlook causing issues, Google Search Leak shedding doughs on value of SEO, Worried about security after a ransomware attack, Do I need a Microsoft Account with my new PC?

Ticket Master breach…great, Worlds largest Botnet master under arrest, DRM goes crazy on YouTube, External HD locks up when I move the data, Backup using Acronis, How do I use OpenDNS? Why does OpenDNS break after an outage? So the US Treasury thinks NFTs are a fraud…ya don’t say.

Win 11 Recall - Tiney11 NTDEV, is it possible to pair a device and having a 3rd party adjusting it? External HD crash what should I do? Smishing Text Toll scam , My HP Laptop will not boot, PayPal saga part 2, PayPal issues loop between CC and PayPal, Email questions how do I share photos? Google Cloud went away… poof for an Australian company.

Microsoft Recall such a great idea? Return to work causing people to quit, Microsoft Carbon emissions up 30% thanks to AI, Google AI says a way to keep cheese on a Pizza is with glue??? We are backing up more, Are used Referb-Dell worth it, PayPal invoice from 3rd party is a scam, Can I add a 2nd factor or is that controlled by the portal? Cell Phone questions .

Wes Bryan talks about AI! What’s happening at IT Pro TV/ACI Learning? Facebook issue on my Wife’s phone….she’s holding it wrong?

So you thought you deleted it…Apple decided to keep it just in case. Is the Blockchain really infallible? How did my friend get the same proposal for work that I did? So what’s the deal with Proton Email? I have a ton of pictures on my phone how do I get them off my phone? My old email not working can’t download my emails to my Yahoo Mail App

BASIC turns 60!, Ohio Lottery hacked; now 1.5 Million records available for download, Apple Crush Ad not going over well, Dartmouth Grad calls in and learned BASIC to calc Interest rates for the bank, Rouge Tech can cause a mess in your network, Cellular data sold FCC now getting sued, Dell data leak of 49 Million records – What can go wrong? New phone and now can’t access my M365 Cloud what do I do?

Erik’s $700 battery, Email activation of Malware bytes is it ok? Getting prompts to purchase Malwarebytes, Dell PC Win10 getting emails Invoices, Mcafee coverage is it worth it?, Why is my LG TV making noise when it updates? Cloud based storage across the Clouds how to I get my stuff in one place?

More AI talk, 12 year old iMAC not updating, email icon scams - load content question, Paypal Quickbooks scams, Password Manager advice, FCC fines Cell Carriers for selling customer location data without consent, HP LaserJet pro MFP scanning free ideas, Another HP Printer not waking up without being tapped, Having WIFI strength issues, Change Healthcare breach….now they are turning on 2FA.

Microsoft ties Pay of Top Bosses to Meeting Cybersecurity goals, Microsoft is not fixing Bitlocker bug, Microsoft April security Updates BREAK VPNs, Windows 10 Market share going up?? CT State Senate Oks AI regulations, IP TV and VPNs, Am I getting ripped off? Ukrainian National arrested for his Ransomware crimes.

Former White House cyber policy Dir says Microsoft is a national Security Threat, GM is selling your on-star data to Insurers to crank your rates, FCC reinstates Net Neutrality, What’ going on with Net Neutrality? My NIC card finally works? NASA fixed Voyager 1! I want to set-up my Ring to hear the Fire Alarm, I’m locked out of my email with 2FA issues.

LassPass scam hitting users and they are giving up their Master Password, Going to be in abroad what do I need to do with my Cell Phone? How do I block Mail? Advice for travel - Traywire (Iceland) Print-Spooler issue back again so you may not be able to print? Cell Phone recommendations.

Casino has a Tech issue and loses 2Milion, Microsoft has new Deepfake software, Sim-jacking picking up speed, Why is Proton VPn only allowing 2 countries? More security talk, WP files now PDF how do I edit them?

Audacy Podcast issues, Account Compromise at bank, money moved out but not by the account holder, Using Cell phone for internet, 911 outages caused by a install of light pole, Frontier Cyber-attack, Video on LEDs failing to blue why?

My antenna is not working, My Mac Fusion drive issue and Time machine, Ford hands-free BlueCruise under scrutiny, Welcome on boot up for helpful windows items? Jeff’s Gamecocks won!, X is changing URLs links but not the actual link, Microsoft is asking you to upgrade win 10 to win 11, Slow Startup in Win 11.

AT&T crashes Experian website with people trying to get Credit Monitoring, Microsoft Breach allowed Russian spies to steal email from US Govt, Microsoft going to show ads in your startup, How to get rid of the Weather info on the task bar, Printer issues still in SC, Laptop upgrade 10 caused two systems to stop working, Tablet for sheet music, How do I set-up Wifi Calling so I don’t have to use my crappy cell service.

Old Laptop - Windows 7 just boots to logo…very old PC, Want to cut Comcast cable what modem and Router might I need? Is it safe to use my browser to perform banking? Dan want’s to understand his RAM, Google may start charging for it AI access, MacAfee pop-ups - Browser Hijack, How do I dump Cox email?

CISCA Slammed for lax security culture, Update your Pixel phone!, FCC to vote on reinstating Net Neutrality….again, Jeff from SC asks about laptops for Vets services, German state ditches Microsoft for LibreOffice, What do I do to cut the cable? Crypto Scams are the kings of scams.

Win 11 PC Win Mail App Issues, Backup approaches, My old Win 7 is slow what should I do? VPN Usage, Facebook spying on your (encrypted) snapchat conversations, old code since win 95 for drive formatting, AI might insert bad code into your code.

Apple MFA Bombing, QuickBooks Vishing example, Question on Win 11 Vs Win 10, Hard Drive issues and backup problems, My Chromebook errors, Lots of flash-drives what do I do? Vultr Cloud wants the rights to your data.

Apple DOJ Antitrust, Apple OS Update breaks 5 aspects of Apple Software, Hardware Vulnerability in Apple, Windows New Outlook broke my wife’s email, Minecraft update will delete your worlds! Got Scammed and yelled at by the scammer, OpenDNS, Encrypted E-Mail how to stay secure, Truck-to-Truck Worm could disrupt fleet!

E-Waste is a huge problem!, Missing Checking Account and the bank said nothing, Win 11 PCs are being sold that may not work for long, Jeff in SC want’s a scanner for remolding, Too many email boxes what do I do? Hotel Room door hack, Proton Mail, Win 11 Feature missing quick access button.

Crypto ATNs may be outlawed in CT, My JUNO account was hacked….because we have them the account info. Windows Term not working on Win 11 in Admin Mode, Apple iphone 13 can’t download an app, Craig called back updated his Crypto-Scam got a HD in the mail!?!? Sen Wyden want’s Biden to Crack down on Cell providers poor security.

McDonalds IVT systems melt down and they sue to stop 3rd parties from fixing Ice Cream Machines, Microsoft is DONE with Cloud egress fees thanks to EU regulators, Citirx is gonna double your monthly fees unless you pay upfront for a year! Dell PC hacked I clicked on a Link and let the bad guys in. CISA Confirms they were hacked, NASA Missions are impacted by hiccups caused by it HEC-Ops lack of system.

Facebook Meltdown, Facebook account takeover,41 State AGs tired of fielding Facebook takeover complaints, Russian Hackers got more from Microsoft then Microsoft thought, My iPhone battery stinks after update, Is VoIP more secure than POTs service, AI where is it going? Thunderbird Mail Client saying, How do I use an old HD in my new PC?

My system MAC is having a hard time removing WebRoot, GoNetSpeed not in Wallingford yet but maybe soon! Change Healthcare Ransomware attack, HP can rent you a printer! Win 10 Pro drive permissions, Google Gift Card Scams.

I dropped my computer and filled it with coffee should I get it fixed? How do I backup my system? My data on my phone is gone, TurboTax guy is back, My Outlook usage is a mess, 7 year old Toshiba Laptop, New Win 11 PC and I would like to get Win 10 back, Microsoft….enough said.

AT&T Outage caused by Tech Change, Elon says Grok will be able to read Omnibus bills Congress makes to explain all the pork in the bill, Cops are interested in Push Notifications. Windows update caused my system to crash, Audacy App not working on my phone, how do I load it again? Apple out of the Electric Car business, Old 8.1 System not booting, Apple Electric Car Talk

Air Canada must pay damages after AI lies to passenger, Tesla Quietly responds to Cold Weather Woes by adjusting range calculations! Waymo parks the fleet! Hybrid does not have a CD Player so I need to use iTunes to get my music, Mini PCs , Adobe Elements 2 issue was due to the age of the software and the size of the drive, External drive quality issues, Cloud storage.

Cloud, How do I prep my Pc for sale? Thinkpad keyboard stuck, iMAC driver issue can’t seem to fix my scanner, Can’t get into my computer, Best backup target, Win 11 and an issue with a printer that is not compatible, can’t print PDFs anymore.

Zig from South Carolina says Costco has great Tech support for TurboTax, Win 10 Nag screen upgrade, I’m not old enough to update my M365? Notifications in Windows are scarring me what do I do? I think I have a bad stick of RAM, Data Centers, AI Crypto consuming way too much power & water! Herculaneum scrolls – Learn to love what you have!

TPM used in Encryption of Microsoft Systems can be broken in seconds, Fake LastPass lookalike on the Apple Store, The feds want access if a company is hacked! Trickbot Malware scumbag sentenced to only 5 years!, George Carlin’s Estate sue Over AI Stand up, I upgrade my PC and now my software will not work, Odd Photoshop Elements 2 issue.

Yubi-Keys, Turbo Tax issues….what a crazy story! Spilled coffee on my keyboard, 10 year old Gamer, Password managers.