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The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 123 - We're Just a Real-Quick, Kinda Drive-by Recorded Monday March 03, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Tim Cook teases new MacBook Air this week - Joel https://t.ly/UHlAd Apple to be Hit with Anti-trust fine in France - Chris G. https://t.ly/robn- US Intelligence backs Apple over UK encryption backdoor demands - Joel https://t.ly/7qYHW If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Larry is in the T-Mo Starlink Beta - Chris https://t.ly/radQM Hackers Stole this Engineer's 1Password Vault - Chris G. https://t.ly/HNrMm Nvidia confirms it is investigating RTX 50-series BSOD and black screen troubles, no timeline for a fix - Chris G. https://t.ly/89N4Q Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon: Asking Copilot for a script to Activate Windows Brings up Steps to Activate a Pirated Copy - Chris G. https://t.ly/wUxrV OpenAI releases Deep Research to All after MS Releases Think Deeper to all Copilot Users w/out limits - Joel https://t.ly/Wwzso MS Quietly Testing Free, Ad-Supported Version of Office with Limited Features - Chris https://t.ly/IfQWO MS is Killing Skype after 14 years of Neglect - Chris https://t.ly/YWxXh If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Change your default apps to the ones you want to use https://t.ly/FWqn0 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Compatible With Garmin, Rugged Woven Nylon Sport Band with G-hook Watch Band For fēnix/Forerunner/Vivoactive/Approach/MARQ/quatix/D2 Series Tough Replacement Band For Men https://t.ly/x2T2e ========= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 122 - That's What She Said! Recorded Sunday February 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Vision Pro 1 Year in - Joel https://t.ly/JJs2T iPhone 16e vs. iPhone 16 Apple Intelligence at a Lower Cost - Larry https://t.ly/gAoWd, https://t.ly/a-j5Y Apple's C1 Modem - Is mmWave Dead? - Larry https://t.ly/mJERE If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Parts of Humane Sold to HP - AI Pin no Longer Functions - Chris G. https://t.ly/4MtrY, https://t.ly/3ypim Sharing a Playlist between Friends - Joel Samsung's Tri-Fold Phone Available to a Limited Market & Won't have a better Crease - Chris https://t.ly/fJGvc OPPO Find N5 Won't Launch in Europe Either - Chris G. https://t.ly/UociV Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Lenovo Slim 7x Issues - Chris G. Surface is Dead. Long Live Surface. MS Hardware Enters New Era - Chris https://t.ly/KZ5Qs Amazon Mistake-a-thon: How You Download Kindle Books is going to Change - Chris G. https://t.ly/R0kIT If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. How-To: Turn Off Duplex Printing by Default on Your Mac https://t.ly/alc9W Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Aluminum Stand for M4 Mac mini $17 - https://a.co/d/h5DFylk ========= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 121 - That's a Trip to HR Waiting to Happen Recorded Sunday February 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Event on Feb 19th - Larry https://t.ly/oWENP iPhone 17 Revealed - BIG Camera Bar - Joel https://t.ly/raZuu Tik-Tok is Back in the App and Google Play Stores - Joel https://t.ly/gmUUf Apple Maps to Start Showing Ads? - Larry https://t.ly/bQ5NJ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Apple TV+ Coming to Android - Chris https://t.ly/oy3l8 What's Missing in Apple TV+ for Android - Chris G. https://t.ly/sG1Pa No OnePlus Open 2 this Year - Chris G.https://t.ly/M3zs7, https://t.ly/iy-z1 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Renames the Gulf to Gulf of America following Apple and Google - Chris https://t.ly/TpEUz MS Forces the New Outlook on Windows 10 Users - Larry https://t.ly/TJ_cg Microsoft cuts older Intel CPUs from their Windows 11 24H2 support list https://t.ly/U_Dm1 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Why you Might Need a VPN at Home https://wp.me/p164qm-1OZ Apple insider also recommends VPNs on Public WiFi https://t.ly/XS1Sr Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Digiroot Stylus for iPad Pro 11" - $15-$20 https://t.ly/5O7JX =========== Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 120 - When Nature Calls Recorded Monday February 10, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment China Threatens App Store Probe in Retaliation to Tarrifs - Chris https://t.ly/OrMiJ Apple's M5 Chip Entering Mass Production - Larry https://t.ly/pmvw6 Apple Invites App - Larry https://t.ly/nAVSK, https://t.ly/Xv148 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment How Apple Invites works on Android - Joel https://t.ly/DhBaX Garmin Watches Bricked with Blue Triangle of Death - Joel https://t.ly/yIuC_ PebbleOS Running New Hardware after Source Code Drop - Chris https://t.ly/SmTuV Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon: Win11 Bug Updates Making things Worse - Chris https://t.ly/Uazcw MS Finally puts the Address Bar on the Bottom of Edge for Android & iOS - Joel https://t.ly/VyfAO If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Prevent your Mac Laptop from Turning on when Opening the Lid/Connecting to Power https://t.ly/8Bnpw To prevent startup when opening the lid or connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%00 To prevent startup only when opening the lid: sudo nvram BootPreference=%01 To prevent startup only when connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%02 To undo, type: sudo nvram -d BootPreference Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Vault Case Company - Vault Limited $49.99 https://t.ly/NZEFv =============== Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 119 - Getting Tired of the Merry-Go-Round Recorded Sunday January 26, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment UK's Competition Regulator is Investigating Apple and Google, again - Chris G. https://t.ly/rKbeQ Apple Expected to Release iOS 18.3 this Week - Joel https://t.ly/JGbrN Walmart STILL won't Accept Apple Pay - Joel https://t.ly/h40zN If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Galaxy Unpacked - Joel https://t.ly/Ez39G Are You Happy with Samsung's Phones? https://t.ly/C-uhP Samsung Trade in Discounts are Off the Chart https://t.ly/Dc47j Netflix Raising Prices, AGAIN! - Chris https://t.ly/KGVVB Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS has Removed Thesaurus from Word (in Favor of Copilot) - Chris https://t.ly/gQXp9 Smaller Surface Pro Coming this Spring - Chris G. https://t.ly/qC_wH Battery Percentage Coming to Win11 Task Bar - Chris https://t.ly/9uyuF Copilot's MS365 Icon is Near Impossible to Read on low Resolution Displays - Chris https://t.ly/Nj0SX If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Set up and use the Hearing Aid feature https://t.ly/JJ-Bd Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. SetApp https://www.setapp.com 1 Mac - 9.99 Mac + iOS - 12.99 (1 Mac, 4 iOS) Power User - 14.99 (4 Macs, 4 iOS) ============ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 118 - We're OK 'cuz the Band's Still Playing Recorded Sunday January 19, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea ... let's go to press!" FLASH!! Tik-Tok Banned, Comes back to life! https://t.ly/hTr84 Trump Looking for ways to Extend the Deadline https://t.ly/CpqyN RedNote may Wall off US users to prevent influence on Chinese Citizens https://t.ly/5Rtc5 Redesigned Apple Mail Coming to MacOS https://t.ly/jhFN1 Little to no iPhone SE Inventory https://t.ly/nmc-s If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment First Look at Nintendo's Switch 2 https://t.ly/hTwKJ Your Snapdragon Phone is FInally ready to be Your Laptop too. https://t.ly/AUQnr Android 16 Beta is On Schedule https://t.ly/wcNIK Android Auto Used By Fewer Drivers but YT Music is a hit in the car https://t.ly/Wu9Z_ Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon: Copilot Rebranding https://t.ly/FNbWJ MS Mistake-a-thon: MS isn't what Android is https://t.ly/l6qZa MS 365 Subscription Price Goes up, Includes Allotment for Copilot https://t.ly/Sdsb2 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. None this week due to limited co-hosts. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. None this week due to limited co-hosts. ======================= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 117 - It's not for Old Farts Recorded Sunday January 12, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 18.3 Hints at a new Invites App - Chris https://t.ly/XOt3K M4 MBA - 4 New Features Coming Soon - Chris https://t.ly/6PSUR Meta Replacing Fact Checkers with Community Notes - The WH Made us do it - Chris https://t.ly/VhJBS If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment CES Just isn't the Same - Joel https://t.ly/g9Z-n, https://t.ly/brgUU Intel's CEO Gets the Boot - Larry https://t.ly/VC9Sc Tik-Tok ban Heads to SCOTUS - Chris https://t.ly/74T9R Nvidia's Mini-Desktop Supercomputer can fit in your Bag - Larry https://t.ly/LaBl4 Nvidia may Enter the ARM Market Afterall - Joel https://t.ly/wmhih Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal savings and income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Windows 10 gets Full Screen Ads on PCs that Can't Upgrade to Win11 - Larry https://t.ly/kJZV4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. How to Create Automation to Reboot your iPhone - Chris https://t.ly/6HdTp Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Shozk Openrun Pro 2 $179.95 https://a.co/d/fSbMwiZ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 116 - Bless Your Heart and Happy New Year Recorded Sunday January 5, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 18.2 Makes Camera Control the Killer Feature it was meant to be - Larry https://t.ly/DQp9a Ending the Google Partnership would Hamstring Apple - Chris G. https://t.ly/68L7d Camera & Health Features to be Added to AirPods - Joel https://t.ly/0scqT Apple May Have Halted Production of the Vision Pro - Larry https://t.ly/AFmGj If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment AT&T's RTO Mandate is a Downsizing in Disguise - Chris https://t.ly/4lHNM, https://t.ly/rPGTw Net Neutrality Eviserated by Appeals Court Ruling - Larry https://t.ly/x8IsJ ZDNet Calls elementaryOS 8 the Best Linux Distro of 2024 - Joel https://t.ly/GfAXJ Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal savings and income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment New Windows 11 Security Bug Could Block Future Updates - Joel https://t.ly/JqAvE ESET Recommends Installing Linux if your Windows 10 PC won't Upgrade - Joel https://t.ly/VyPFI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. How to Force Restart or Reset Your Apple Device https://t.ly/va7p5 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G. Virtue Healing Oil $45.00 https://t.ly/6HdTp Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 115 - Fun, Fluffy and Stupid Recorded Sunday December 15, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Rumorie Goodness Apple Air Port Likely being Revived - Chris G. https://t.ly/rp-_x Apple Working on Magic Mouse Redesign - Chris https://t.ly/MIdYu WSJ - iPhone 17 Air to be Cheaper than Expected - Chris G. https://t.ly/hJYa_ Apple AirTag Improvements Make them More Useful - Joel https://t.ly/_tulp iOS 18.2 Mail app is nice but... - Chris G. https://t.ly/1sjd- If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Introducing Android XR, a New Android OS - Joel https://t.ly/ckluH YouTubeTV Raising its Prices - Chris https://t.ly/bDoCE Appeals Court Upholds Tik-Tok Ban - Chris G. https://t.ly/nqfCp What's Happening with the DJI Ban - Joel https://t.ly/v7GPk, https://t.ly/w8GBC/, https://t.ly/_broJ iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS says that Android 15 will make Windows Phone Link Worse - Joel https://t.ly/1meNG Windows Recall may still Caputre Card Details even with the Sensitive Info Filter on - Chris https://t.ly/ZbPc9 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Keyboard Shortcuts for the Linux Terminal https://t.ly/aNiUo Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 114 - I'm a Pimpin'... And I'm a Poohin' Recorded Sunday December 8, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Currently the host of The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 18.2 RC and GA Availability - Larry https://t.ly/OR5uD What Gradually Went Away: A lot of Ports - Larry Everything to Expect from Apple in December - Larry https://t.ly/LvLYc If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Mobile Device Updates to Android 15 - Chris G. OnePlus Open - NA Samsung S24 Series - OneUI 7 Beta Pixel Feature Update Intel CEO Retires amidst Company Troubles - Chris G. https://t.ly/wMcL_ Are Gaming Handhelds a Good Computer Choice - Chris https://t.ly/CXR2l The DOJ is Dumb: Recommends Sale of Chrome & 5yr Market Ban - Joel https://t.ly/qYAxP AT&T to Shutdown Landline Service by 2029 - Chris https://t.ly/Oavv0 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Windows Recall is actually great - Larry https://t.ly/u5lWR MS Does NOT use your Data from MS365 to Train its AI Models - Joel https://t.ly/0-NGX If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Bring Back a Recently Closed Tab - CTRL-Shift-T or CMD-Shift-T Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Candy Shop Cocoa - $5.99 https://t.ly/mTFe7, https://t.ly/3FCCs ========== Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permissio...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 113 - Just Stick with the Tech Thing Recorded Sunday November 10, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 18.1. Battery Life - Larry https://t.ly/gtn3w Green Bubble Reactions now Show up Correctly in RCA Messages - Joel https://t.ly/gQBUw GM Really wants you to think you're Better off Without CarPlay - Chris G. https://t.ly/_2zLQ Cheaper Apple Vision Pro Delayed until 2027 - Chris G. https://t.ly/1UIPR, https://t.ly/ifAGa If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Search is Officially a Monopoly - Larry https://t.ly/zhrt9 Overheating is the #1 Reason for Pixel Returns - Joel https://t.ly/_792w Samsung Seems to be Serious about a Tri-Fold Phone - Joel https://t.ly/spPm5 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Just Learned its Lesson about Over Charging for AI Features - Larry https://t.ly/5VRa3 According to MS Staffers, the new Copilot Updates are a Step backwards - Chris G. https://t.ly/VDFf_ Windows Mail, Calendar & People Stop Working on 12/31 - Chris https://t.ly/RbwkS If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Reuse the previous command in present command with !! Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Bespoke Post Settle Box $49.00 https://t.ly/ZTtyR ============= Copyright...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 112 - Help! I've Fallen Back and I can't get Up! Recorded Sunday November 03, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's Exciting Week of M4 - Larry https://t.ly/Jhhqu, https://t.ly/XSN42 Apple won't Learn from its Mistakes - Chris https://t.ly/5GpeS Apple Should Bring Aperture Back after Pixelmator Acquisition - Larry https://t.ly/hkyxe Apple Intelligence brings better smart replies to Mail - Chris G. https://t.ly/I0gcF If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Anthropic warns of AI Catastrophe in 18 Months if the Government doesn't Regulate - Chris https://t.ly/BqZhZ Your Tesla can now Run Android - Joel https://t.ly/ih3_r Android 16 Coming in Q2 2025 - Joel https://t.ly/8Gtq2 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS hints at the Future of Surface with Wearable AI - Joel https://t.ly/wsLns If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Easily Bypass the need for a Microsoft Account - Larry Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G. Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition - $279.99 https://t.ly/X0Fti ======= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 111 - If you have to Resort to a Turtle Suit, Something's not Right Recorded Sunday October 27, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's Exciting Week of M4 - Larry https://t.ly/te92z, https://t.ly/fGL9u Apple testing Blood Sugar App - Chris G. https://t.ly/S4okK Apple stopping Vision Pro Production ? - Joel https://t.ly/zeisp If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment ARM Cancels Qualcomm's License, Endangering its Chip Business - Joel https://t.ly/ki92x T-Mo Gives up on 5G mmW Spectrum - Joel https://t.ly/mpCLe Google Will ID Photos Modified with AI - Larry https://t.ly/EsWr- iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS having Issues with its $80k/unit Hololense Army Contract - Chris G. https://t.ly/hTHx_ MS Fixes 9GB Win11 24H2 Bug - Chris G. https://t.ly/J3nIT The Partnership between MS and OpenAI shows Signs of Stress - Larry https://t.ly/TOFjn If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Running Multiple Linux Commands in a Single Line Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris ScoreCloud Song Writer - Free to $20/month https://t.ly/xXTkE =============== Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 110 - He Ain't Shootin' RAW Recorded Sunday October 20, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment The New Apple iPad Mini - Joel https://t.ly/eHT8N Are Physical Keyboards (for phones) still a Thing? - Larry https://t.ly/nj2ue iPhone 16 Pros face Random Freezes and Restarts - Chris https://t.ly/0HvyI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Reorg - Chris https://t.ly/arQCc The New Kindle Color Soft - Joel https://t.ly/O67sF Google Play Store Monopoly Changes on Administrative Hold - Chris G. https://t.ly/ix0YL iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment What to know about Intel's Panther Lake and new Partnership - Larry https://t.ly/onsIW, https://t.ly/mlI2F Unexpected Value in Copilot+ - Chris G. If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Get Rid of 24H2's 9GB of Update Files - Chris G. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Galaxy Tab A9+ (It will make sense when I talk about it) - $219.99 https://t.ly/7d_93 ============ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 109 - Rip it Real Good Recorded Sunday October 13, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment How Does Today's AI Actually Work (& why can't I copyright what I create?) - Chris https://t.ly/B7mIR Apple Now Allowing you to Change your Apple ID email Address - Larry https://t.ly/vSlF3 Apple looking for Tech Uniqueness before Entering the Foldables Market - Chris https://t.ly/VuPPt If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment OpenAI Might be on the MS Acquisition list by 2027 - Joel https://t.ly/yQU9V Wayback Machine Breach affects 31M People - Joel https://t.ly/m72R3 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Win11 24H2 Leaves behind 9GB of Undeletable Files - Larry https://t.ly/tDTA3, https://t.ly/9ARgi MS Kills off the Surface Duo Line - Chris https://t.ly/6_a43 You'll have to Throw Away your PC if you can't Upgrade to Win11 - Joel https://t.ly/iAybg If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. ======= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 108 - I'm doin' the Thing Recorded Sunday October 6, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iPhone 16 Pro First Impressions - Larry iOS 18.1 Release is 10/28 Is the iPhone 16 Series over the Pro Series Best for Most? - Larry https://t.ly/DF3YI Meta is Crushing Innovation vs. Apple - Chris https://t.ly/Ts3gC Is iOS 18 Limiting Screen Refresh to 80Hz? - Joel https://t.ly/YK6_4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Intel Rejects Take-Over Bid - Chris https://t.ly/emGV7 91% of Polled Amazon Workers Unhappy with Return to Office - Joel https://t.ly/_PtRH Has Someone Finally Made a Real Apple TV Competitor? - Larry https://t.ly/2nsWX You Can't Copyright AI Generated Material - Chris https://t.ly/n2RAk iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Copilot + PCs are here, but does anyone care? - Larry https://t.ly/mZpLd MS Announces Sweeping Changes to Windows Recall - Chris https://t.ly/1U_wL Is OneDrive Messing with your Files? - Joel https://t.ly/wqtyX MS Cracks Down on Win11 Upgrades for Incompatible PC's - Chris https://t.ly/t4Wk4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Enable Two/Multi Factor Authentication Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry RainBird LNK2 WiFi Module https://t.ly/QlAXB...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 107 - If it’s a procedure that works, Follow it Consistantly! Recorded Sunday September 22, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment EU Compels Apple to Improve iOS Interoperability - Larry https://t.ly/5kQUC iPhone 16 to be Assembled in Brazil as well as China and India - Larry https://t.ly/W0-E5 iPadOS 18 Pulled or M4 iPad Pro Users due to Bricked Devices - Larry https://t.ly/CBIVQ How to Manage your iOS Account from Anywhere - Chris https://t.ly/YB5Pq If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google working on RCS Encryption between Android and iPhone - Joel https://t.ly/ZPSSv iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Qualcomm wants to Acquire Intel as PCs Switch to ARM - Larry https://t.ly/qG24o MS says that ChatGPT isn't Better than Copilot. You're using it Wrong - Chris https://t.ly/sE0F3 Copilot Wave 2 is Here - Joel https://t.ly/B6lan MS on Mac have a Security Hole that Won't get Fixed Soon - Joel https://t.ly/pMcBt If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry (Chris to do) Use Strong Passwords Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Cirkul 40oz All-Day StrawSip Double-Wall Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler with Handle $24.88 https://t.ly/L0CpZ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplica...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 106 - Google Drive or Else! Recorded Sunday September 15, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Using AirPods Pro 2 as a Hearing Aid is better than OTC - Larry https://t.ly/KHiGk FDA Approves APP Hearing Aid Features - Joel https://t.ly/6jPyT Apple Intelligence Features to roll out in this order between iOS 18.1 and 18.4 - Chris https://t.ly/_-ADu If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Pixel 9 Pro XL in the House - Joel Is there a Use Case for a Tri-Fold Phone? - Joel https://t.ly/tf-29 Google to let users Create a Digital ID in Wallet from their Passport - Chris https://t.ly/UfQPD iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Intel Could Lose Billlions - Chris https://t.ly/5ePsb Microsoft Confesses it Broke Windows - Larry https://t.ly/jvClA Win11 Strikes Again with Ads that can't be Disabled - Larry https://t.ly/b8v-w If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris AI Song Generator - Music Beat - $7.99/Week, $49.99/Yr https://t.ly/GmD8n Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 104 - I Like Big Phones (and I Cannot Lie) Recorded Sunday August 25, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Typing these 4 Characters can Crash your iPhone - Joel https://t.ly/7Vr9e Meta Cancels its Vision Pro Competitor - Larry https://t.ly/zXwnx iPhone Event Expected September 10 - Chris https://t.ly/MKc45 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google's Current Phone Line Up is a Mess - Joel https://t.ly/1p7eX Finding the Right Case for your New Device - Chris X Staff can have their Stock Options if they can Prove to Elon tht they Deserve it - Joel https://t.ly/yg5Tk Happy Birthday to Linux - Joel https://t.ly/rKM7X iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS is Killing Control Panel, SOMETIME in the future - Chris https://t.ly/LaLGI Windows Recall is still Coming & will be Available to try in October - Chris https://t.ly/L3_E2 MS Waves Goodbye to Underwater Data Centers - Larry https://t.ly/_LmAE If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Switch Back to the Last Working Directory in Linux Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris 22mm Quick Release Spring Bar Pins https://t.ly/52nzh Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is h...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 103 - It's More of a Concept than a Reality Recorded Sunday August 18, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment macOS Sequoia will Prompt Monthly, not Weekly - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/macos-sequoia-screen-recording-prompt-monthly/ Apple Intelligence is more of a Concept than a Reality - Chris https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/apple-intelligence-concept-reality/ DoJ's China Links are Overblown says Tik-Tok - Chris G. https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/16/tiktok-says-dojs-china-link-claims-are-overblown If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Pixel Event - Joel https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/live/made-by-google-august-2024-event-live-blog Google Jabs at Apple During the Pixel Event - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/google-jabs-at-apple/ Android Auto adds Google Assistant UI during Voice Interactions - Joel https://9to5google.com/2024/08/17/android-auto-google-assistant-siri-redesign/ iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Temporarily stops Intrusive Win11 ads after Constant Backlash - Chris G. https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-temporarily-pumps-the-brakes-on-its-intrusive-windows-11-ads-after-receiving-constant-backlash-from-windows-10-users If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Hide Your Notifications from Inquiring Minds <stro...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 102 - Microsoft Can't Give it Away Recorded Sunday August 11, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple says "Hell No"to Bing, MS offered it for Free - Larry https://t.ly/43ZHf Apple Might Charge Extra for Apple Intelligence Features, but not soon - Joel https://t.ly/245mG Apple Makes DMA Changes, Epic &amp; Spotify Cry Foul - Chris https://t.ly/78tAx Apple Vision on Track for Next Year - Chris https://t.ly/y7o20 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Dell Laying off 12,500 Employees, Total now 24,500 in 15 months - Larry https://t.ly/jBrby X is Leaving SF &amp; it wasn't the poop that Drove them Out - Chris https://t.ly/Q-r8m 2.9B hit in Large Data Breach - Larry https://t.ly/LiGVZ iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Returning to Mixed Reality? - Chris https://t.ly/vzwlO Logitech says Subcrption Mouse isn't a Real Product - Joel https://t.ly/8ZoPU If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Save your eyes at night with Night Shift Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Osprey Stratos 24L Men's Hiking Backpack, Poinsettia Red $174.97 https://t.ly/XCuev Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (<a...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 101 - Creepy Epic Failures Recorded Sunday August 4, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment New Photos App in iOS 18 - Chris G. Apple Returns to Growth, Wall Street Pleased - Chris https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/01/apples-third-quarter-2024-results-show-return-to-growth-with-wall-street-beat Epic CEO Calls Apple's Find My is Creepy - Chris G. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/30/tim-sweeney-find-my-creepy-surveillance-tech/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Intel Cuts 15,000 Jobs - Chris G. https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/02/15000-intel-job-cuts/ Everything Wrong with AI - Joel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSSoArmKtO8&amp;ab_channel=gabibelle Galaxy Fold 6 and Jerryrig Everything - Joel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScH9bCyqJ6s&amp;ab_channel=JerryRigEverything iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Delta CEO Calls Windows Platform "Fragile" - Chris https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/delta-ceo-says-microsoft-is-probably-the-most-fragile-platform MS 365 Goes Down Again - Chris https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-365-is-down-again/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris How to Create a Template in Word 365 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually u...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 100 - 3 Digits In Recorded Sunday July 28, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Are the Guard Rails Going Up? - Chris https://t.ly/1tDY6 Spain Now Investigating Apple's App Store - Chris https://t.ly/bVNxt If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Raspberry Pi 5 is now Mainstream - Chris G. https://t.ly/9r5HG T-Mobile Class Action Lawsuit - Chris G. https://t.ly/jD4vt GF6 and OnePlus open Head to Head - Chris https://t.ly/NxuZz Did Google Purposely Hobble the Pixel 9 Fold Camera? Joel https://t.ly/49TDy iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MBA vs Surface Laptop 7 - Larry https://t.ly/Krty4 Windows on ARM is enabling the introduction of COMPELLING Hardware - Larry https://t.ly/ZdNGb, https://t.ly/RDBSY MS Plans to make Windows Security more Mac Like, Post Crowdstrike - Chris G. https://t.ly/XVE62 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris G. How to work with Paragraph Marks in Word for iOS Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel YTT Touchscreen Mist Cleaner $7.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MB8P28S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Dupl...

Episode 105 - WE are NOT Made for Apple Intelligence Recorded September 9,2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment GlowTime iPhone Event - Chris and All https://www.apple.com/apple-events/ Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch Ultra 2/watchOS 11 AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2 Firmware Update, AirPods Max Colors and USB-C connector Apple OS Day - 9/16 (a week from the day of the Event) will see all updates but visionOS released iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment N/A iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment N/A If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. N/A Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. N/A Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 99 - No, it's Really NOT Microsoft's Fault, Kids Recorded Sunday July 21, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iPad M4 Review - Chris G. iOS 18 Preview - Chris G. Calendar &amp; Reminders officially Married in iOS 18 - Larry https://t.ly/wb3W5 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Garmin Watch in the House - Joel Goo.gl URL Shortner Bites the Dust - Chris https://t.ly/4Lu3k Google Outs the Google Pixel 9 Pro - Joel https://t.ly/4H4g1, https://t.ly/pYtHL iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment The World Crashes due to Crowdstrike - Joel https://t.ly/-qglU, https://t.ly/udTtk, https://t.ly/snWOq Win11 23H2 Available to All - Chris https://t.ly/1MpOu Kaspersky Lays off US Staff - Chris https://t.ly/JuaPY If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris How to Delete a Blank Page in Word Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Extendtecc WiFi Extender Signal Booster - $60 https://t.ly/25Ii2 Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 98 - The Hot Sign is Clearly Important Recorded Sunday July 07, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Vision Pro Sales Tanking - Chris G. https://t.ly/MpE2x India's Anti-Trust Regulator decides Apple has Abused its App Store Dominance - Joel https://t.ly/K1T_w Apple Beats the Lawsuit over Forcing Devs to use Closed Ecosystem - Larry https://t.ly/9CZ_L If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Galaxy Unpacked Summary - Chris G. https://t.ly/XTvk-, https://t.ly/BFrOr Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra - Chris https://t.ly/8KSs_ AT&amp;T Breach - Nearly all cell customer's call and text Records Exposed - Larry https://t.ly/-9Rei Google Choosing Privacy over Functionality with their Find My Network - Joel https://t.ly/Co7sb iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment ARM or Harm? - Chris G. https://t.ly/QB9u3 Windows 11 Start Menu Update Coming? - Chris https://t.ly/rpEuI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Freeze Excel Panes Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry – Pillow iPad Holder https://t.ly/AzcsY Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (<a href="https://wwww.zencast...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 97 - One of my Favorite, Here. Hold my Beer Moments Recorded Sunday July 07, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple will Announce a Partnership with Google at iPhone 16 Event - Larry https://t.ly/5EaAB macOS Sequoia Features Intel Macs won't Support - Chris https://t.ly/zVuRg Apple (finally) Greenlights Epic Game Store app in EU in Rapid Reversal - Chris G. https://t.ly/7Hjza If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment For Every post to Instagram, a lightbulb gets its wings? - Chris G. https://t.ly/W6iQw OpenAI hit by 2 big Security Issues - Larry https://t.ly/6a-a1 Poseidon Malware distributed by Google Ads - Chris G https://t.ly/rbuGf Is Tensor G5 the Reason to Skip Pixel 9 and wait for Pixel 10? - Joel https://t.ly/kwXnc iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Intel Needs a Qualcomm Killer soon or its Game over for x86 - Chris https://t.ly/GochY/ MS Surface ARM Laptops (Mostly) Beat MacBook Air, but not MBP - Chris G. https://t.ly/p7WqK MS Quietly Reversing (Some) Forced OneDrive Folder Backups in Windows 11 - Chris G. https://t.ly/o7vQ9 Microsoft agrees to $14 million California pay discrimination settlement - Joel https://t.ly/FLeSG If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Use Strong Passwords https://t.ly/RGSSM Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely beli...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 96 - It has a Use Case Problem Recorded Sunday June 30, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment US Mac Market Grows - Chris G. https://t.ly/fCjPh OpenAI's Mac App is now Available to all - Larry https://t.ly/BtPey If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Gemini is Officially Part of Everything Google - Larry https://t.ly/sGj9L T-Mobile Breaks its Promise - Chris https://t.ly/T3cj1 Chat bots are bad - Chris G. https://t.ly/lI4II AU10TIX Left Photo IDs Exposed - Chris G.https://t.ly/5QT82 US Bans Kaspersky Software - Larry https://t.ly/Lj-m5, Official Ban Site – https://t.ly/3G-Z3 Meta will let you Opt Out of its AI Training, Sort of - Chris https://t.ly/XQPvo iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment We've been misled about Copilot+ PCs - Chris G. https://t.ly/qdGBy If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Applying Custom Folder Views to All Outlook Folders https://t.ly/4-rU- Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Aquagear Water Filter Pitcher https://t.ly/P18F8 Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (<a href="https://wwww....

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 95 - I'm Walkin' Here! Recorded Sunday June 23, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Feature Flip Phones are Back? - Larry https://t.ly/ACdKM Apple Suspends work on Vision Pro 2 - Chris https://t.ly/GZmPL If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment AI is helping Scammers Outsmart you AND your Bank- Larry https://t.ly/sZc76 Amazon's new Alexa will Cost $10 a month - Larry https://t.ly/PnWRu Social Media Apps with Warning Labels - Chris G. https://t.ly/619K5 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment New PCs with Snapdragon X Processors - Chris G. Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Chip is Slower than the Apple M3 - Larry https://t.ly/qoOWc A Lack of a Windows Backup Tool - Chris G. MS Removes "Harmless" Copilot App that was Quietly Installed on your PC - Joel https://t.ly/yo_eZ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Make sure your screen is refreshing as fast as possible Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry tomtoc 360 Protective Laptop Carrying Case for 13-inch MacBook Air https://t.ly/cVbyq Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 94 - This Show was NOT AI Generated Recorded Sunday June 16, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC Recap - Chris iOS https://t.ly/4xfUz iPadOS https://t.ly/4Gyir MacOS https://t.ly/yGhSB VisionOS https://t.ly/DCAuH Apple Intelligence - https://t.ly/qW-Wx Are YOU excited about the Integraton between Calendar &amp; Reminders? - Chris G. https://t.ly/pCzP Apple Password Limitations - Chris https://t.ly/rgDeg EU to fine Apple over Failure to Comply with the DMA - Joel https://t.ly/Hr7Na If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment The Struggle is Real - Joel iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Delays Launch of Windows Recall without a New Launch Date - Joel https://t.ly/jeEq4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris How to Enable Airplane Mode on your Mac Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris AirPods Pro Replacement Wireless Charging Case https://t.ly/8rEez Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 93 - A Zero Mile Sit Recorded Sunday June 09, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment WWDC is this Week - Chris G. https://t.ly/9SF7, https://t.ly/Cp0iK iOS 18 to Include a Dedicated Password Manager - Chris https://t.ly/q04Nv What Siri will be Able to do in iOS 18 - Joel https://t.ly/u-TIV Additional Features in iOS 18 - Chris &amp; Chris P. https://t.ly/kFmCf AI-enhanced Siri Generative AI integration More customizable Home Screen New Accessibility features RCS Support for better texting with Android users Web browsers without WebKit Higher-resolution photos and videos Improved group chats If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Hey Google! Fix Interpreter Mode Already - Chris G. https://t.ly/YDW1X Adobe's Terms of Service Really Stepped in It - Joel https://t.ly/I-H5j iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Windows Recall Disabled by Default - Chris https://t.ly/WeCfQ MS Research Chief Scientist has no Issue with Windows Recall - Chris P. https://t.ly/swnD1 MS Pause the 24H2 Rollout and isn't Saying Why - Chris https://t.ly/0CFLZ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Turn on iPadOS Stage Manager when you need more multitasking chops https://wp.me/p164qm-1yd Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Men's...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 92 - It's not Hard Enough - Apple Nano Glass Recorded Sunday June 02, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment WWDC is Coming! Start your Favorite Rumor Now!! Chris G. Its not hard enough: Apple's Nano Textured Glass Scratches Easily - Larry https://t.ly/q6fzR Apple Developing TV+ App for Android - Chris G. https://t.ly/-GYSI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment T-Mo is Buying US Cellular - Chris G. https://t.ly/6xjN6 Byte Dance Developing a US only Algorithm for Tik-Tok - Chris https://t.ly/jBDNT Most Consumers Couldn't Care Less about AI - Joel https://t.ly/apWCd Samsung Sunsetting Tizen &amp; Ending Support for the Watch - Chris https://t.ly/LQUNN iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Differences between the Snapdragon X Plus vs. X Elite - Larry https://t.ly/SOJ_D What is Windows Recall? Win11's new AI Feature - Joel https://t.ly/H0jwb If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Clear Your Windows Update Cache https://wp.me/p164qm-1xS Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Office Tab Enterprise - $50 https://t.ly/HdMWf Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (<a href="https://wwww.zenca...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 91 - Chris S is a Toys R Us Kid! Recorded Sunday May 26, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment OLED iPad Pro Owners Discover Grainy Display Problems - Larry &amp; Joel https://t.ly/Dz0x1 EU Creates Anti-SkyNet Legislation - Chris &amp; Joel https://t.ly/LNEZb UK Rushes through DMA Copycat to Regulate (mostly) US Big Tech - Chris &amp; Joel https://t.ly/s9oDD macOS 15 System Settings Getting Shuffled (Again) Along with other UI Tweaks - Chris G. &amp; Larry https://t.ly/GOwBK If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Messaging Icon ICQ Shutting Down after 30 Years - Chris &amp; Larry https://t.ly/1t3f4 It wasn't ALL of Bethesda Studios - Joel https://t.ly/nPkLb Google Already Knows how to Make AI Search Helpful - Chris G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/gxzQo iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Claims Comparing SP 11 and M3 MBA Performance are Deceiving - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/IO1el MS Introduces AI PCs - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/i3PTz Service or Internet Outages Could Make AI PCs Useless - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/lLLwv If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Configure your focus settings Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Apple Pencil Pro - $129 https://...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 90 - There's No Place Like Gnome Recorded Sunday May 19, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Larry's M4 iPad Pro Purchasing Experience - Larry Is iPadOS Really the Three Legged OS MS Describes it to be? - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/2b1Cb iOS Photos Bug Resurfacing Deleted Photos even on iPhones that are Factory Reset - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/lklfK Apple's Return to Work Policy Cost them 4% of their Employees - Chris, Chris G. &amp; Chris P. https://t.ly/BQTth If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment WinAmp is Going Open Source (really whipped the Llama's Ass) - Joel &amp; Chris P. https://t.ly/VOCZf, counterpoint --&gt; https://t.ly/J7OAR AT&amp;T Breach Leaks 70M SSNs to the Dark Web on 4/1/2024 - Larry https://t.ly/0uZqN X Completes Debranding - twitter.com now resolves to x.com - Chris P. and Chris https://t.ly/N4wPy iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment No. I mean, {Win11 File Explorer} - I see, {tabs} within {tabs} (you must... share with us) - Larry &amp; Chris P. https://t.ly/1mybA VMWare Fusion Pro is Free for the Taking - Chris, Chris G. &amp; Chris P. https://t.ly/ja7BY MS Strategy Currently Doesn't Make much Sense - Chris. P and Larry https://t.ly/XmuYH If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Customize your iPad's lock screen Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 89 - STFU, TWSS Recorded Sunday May 12, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Apple iPad Event Recap https://t.ly/m07ML 4 iPad Features Apple Killed in the iPad Event https://t.ly/B0Mf- Why Apple is Abandoning the M3 - Larry and Joel https://t.ly/gxYOt Apple &amp; Samsung ink Deal for Foldable Screens - Chris and Chris G https://t.ly/EZpkf US Devs Avoiding 3rd Party Payment Options - No Money in it Says Apple - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/e77Pa If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment 68 on-Board &amp; they're still Gonna Screw up their Secure by Design Pledge - Joel &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/YF9_c Dell's Security Breach - Joel and Larry https://t.ly/bi5by iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Closes Bethesda Studios - Chris G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/st_Y3 New OneNote Inking Features - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/28nNz Windows Ads are Getting REALLY Intrusive - Chris &amp; Larry https://t.ly/ogH7t If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris The Apple Watch is the best iPhone Camera Accessory Ever Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Citizen CZ Smart 22mm smartwatch interchangeable strap - $40-$55 https://t.ly/orAwF Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 88 - Sending 1.21Gw Directly into the Flux Capacitor Recorded Sunday May 05, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment What to Expect from the May 7th iPad Event - Chris https://t.ly/cXm76 M4 Rumored to be Processor in the Latest iPad Pros - Joel &amp; Larry https://t.ly/b2eAV No New Vision Pro before 2026 - Larry https://t.ly/F7o3Z Apple Acknowledges iPhone Alarm Issue - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/GAYZC If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google layoffs continue as cuts hit Flutter, Dart, and Python teams Inbox - Larry https://t.ly/Al8qT, https://t.ly/9dwLQ Tesla Conducting More Layoffs Including Entire Super Charger Team - Joel https://t.ly/cG-97, https://t.ly/MrzOD iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS Says April Windows Updates Break VPN Connections - Chris &amp; Larry https://t.ly/MRsaW Comparing a 20 Yr Old Windows Mobile Device to Modern Smartphones - Joel LastPass Spun off as a Separate Company - Larry https://t.ly/QhNtr If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Use a Pass Key or a Strong Password https://wp.me/p164qm-1wB Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Apple Magic Trackpad https://t.ly/kr1lb, https://t.ly/yxa...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 87 - Take these ads and Shove it! I ain't Surfin' Here no More! Recorded Sunday April 28, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Are the Walls of Apple's Walled Garden Falling Down? - Larry https://t.ly/Ripzs iPhone Activations Slump as Android Dominates - Chris &amp; Larry https://t.ly/GyHRq Apple Developing its own AI Servers? - Larry &amp; Chris https://t.ly/BrC3R If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Integrates Keep Reminders into Tasks - Larry &amp; Joel https://t.ly/nGrCi The Non-Compete Agreement is Dead - Chris https://t.ly/wDO9L iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Microsoft Ads Getting Worse Every Week - Larry The New Outlook for Windows - Larry Microsoft is a National Security Threat - Joel https://t.ly/PGKW2, https://t.ly/p_zLG If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Stay Informed of Security Threats Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to remind everyone that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel AllTrails+ App - $36/year https://www.alltrails.com/ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 86 - Fine Woven is Fine-Ally Gone Recorded Sunday April 21, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Elizabeth Warren on Apple's Smartphone "Monopoly" - Larry &amp; Joel https://t.ly/50Ur2, https://t.ly/L9Ja2, https://t.ly/pwNuj Apple Pulls What's App &amp; Threads from Chinese App Store - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/m3Bmk, https://t.ly/ITRvz Apple Fine Woven is Fine-ally Gone - Larry https://t.ly/gcY5a First ALT App Store appears in Europe - Joel &amp; Chris https://t.ly/gp2bR Emulators on the App Store will be Problematic - Chris &amp; Joel https://t.ly/UBcC9 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google's Pixel 9 Pro Leaks - Joel https://t.ly/XMij- Google Reorg Combines Chrome, Android, and Hardware Teams - Joel https://t.ly/p6t6Z, https://t.ly/KoNAk Samsung Switching to a Vertical App Drawer? - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/idE66 Management saw it Coming - AI comes for Management Jobs - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/bRNn7 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Engineer who Added Windows Zip Support Nearly Fired - Larry https://t.ly/WeSz3 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Tabbed Interface in Chrome PWAs (Great for Multiple Gmail Accounts) - https://wp.me/p164qm-1w7 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you....

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 85 - Broadband is Tasty AND Nutritious Recorded Sunday April 14, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Apple Alerts Users in 92 Countries to Mercenary Attacks - Chris G. https://t.ly/BPh0V M4 Chips &amp; MBP Due by the End of 2024 - Chris G. https://t.ly/yK0cQ, https://t.ly/oRkJe Apple has a Solution for "Ghost Touches" on Apple Watch - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/FUG-4, https://t.ly/-0cml If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment ISP Nutrition Labels - Chris https://t.ly/HnDl9 Google One VPN is Being Discontinued Due to Low Usage https://t.ly/9ZMHx Beeper Acquired by Automattic for $125M/ Beeper Desktop Universally Available https://t.ly/9lzna, https://t.ly/LOKli iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion and earn a living or create a side hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members, and supporters along the way. You can create subscription products that you will provide to your members and followers for a pledged amount every month. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Win11 Start Menu Performance Sucks - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/64a1b, https://t.ly/moKoV Geek Squad lays off Agents (but how many??) - Chris https://t.ly/eun6t Microsoft Ending Support for Andoid Apps on Windows in 2025 - Chris https://t.ly/5HgIW If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Secure Wi-Fi Networks: https://wp.me/p164qm-1vm Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. J...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 84 - Today, We're ALL Retro Recorded Sunday, April 07, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Retro Gaming Emulators Now on the Apple App Store - Chris &amp; Joel https://t.ly/1bwmX Apple Lays off 600 People - Joel https://t.ly/67DAR Reported Changes for the iPhone 16 - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/eDd8O, https://t.ly/cXUdt If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Chrome Incognito, NOT! - Chris G. https://t.ly/kQrQh FCC to Restore Net Neutrality - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/ZLABb iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion and earn a living or create a side hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members, and supporters along the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and your pledges can be auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our initial offering is a monthly newsletter for just $3.00 USD. We’ll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Become a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we’ll provide you with the tech understanding you’re missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Win12 Predictions - Chris https://t.ly/V295o Copilot Key Copming to Windows AI PC's https://t.ly/P3fbc If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded to make technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Windows 11 God Mode is Still Available Pick of the Week Segment I want to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Solar Eclipse Glasses https://t.ly/Tiq2m Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 83 - The Other Shoe has Dropped Recorded Monday March 25, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment The DOJ Picked the Wrong Fight - Larry https://t.ly/Wxqxv Apple Doesn't have an Android Monopoly, but Wants One - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/xF4ZP, https://t.ly/MASn0 Apple is a disappointment -Bad Leaks, Bad AV Plans, iPP Delayed - Chris G &amp; Larry https://t.ly/6jdUy If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment EU Launches Non-Compliance Investigation Against Google &amp; PlayStore - Joel https://t.ly/Uq1Ug Google Removing Watch Faces and Apps from Fitbit Watches - Chris G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/n9Fd5 iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Surface Event Recap - Larry https://t.ly/3GJZQ iCloud for Windows is Pretty Cool - Chris If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Keep Your Software Updated If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Jaco Tire Pressure Guage (Yeah...it's "that" good) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VV78RZ1?psc=1&amp;ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is h...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 82 - Tis A Wearin' o' the Green Recorded Sunday March 17, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Why Apple's OLED iPads aren't Here - Larry https://t.ly/WvrEc Why You Should stop Using iMessage - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/HXnIQ Walmart is Selling MacBooks for the First Time - Joel https://t.ly/vGDQI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Additional information on the OnePlus Watch 2 - Chris https://wp.me/p164qm-1sn Google I/O is May 14th - Joel https://t.ly/K9-qF Chrome can Protect You While Preserving their Privacy - Joel &amp; Larry https://t.ly/AkMki The REAL Issues behind the Tik-Tok Ban - Chris G &amp; Chris https://t.ly/YFP3B, https://t.ly/2Q4BG, https://t.ly/zu6Xn iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Windows Insider Build 26080 Brings Unified Teams - Chris https://t.ly/pd1XE Windows 11 Speech Recognition to be Depricated in Sept. 2024 - https://t.ly/QzMRW If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Joel How to Identify AI Generated Content https://wp.me/p164qm-1sP Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel VINCI Cold Brew 360, 1.4L Cold Brew Coffee Maker - $24.99 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPKYTXKK?...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 81 - It's More than Just a Pretty Face Recorded Sunday March 10, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment macOS Sonoma 14.4 New Features - Larry https://t.ly/k3_Af M3 MacBook Air in the House! - Larry 20" Foldable MacBook: Kuo - Chris https://t.ly/Ps0D_ Apple Being Sued for its iCloud Backup Monopoly - Larry https://t.ly/RQlDa If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment OnePlus Watch 2 in the House! - Chris Google One Starts Including Fitbit Premium and Nest Aware - Joel https://t.ly/nI_C4 iTG Marked Safe in the Great Facebook Outage of 2024 - Joel https://t.ly/26cGK Google Wallet can now Show Movie Tickets and Boarding Passes from Gmail - Joel https://t.ly/vxnpn iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS to Unveil new Surface 10 Pro, Laptop 6 (ARM) Ahead of Win11 AI Release - Larry https://t.ly/8dfpV Windows Native ZIP Support Bought a 1994 C4 Corvette LT1 - Chris https://t.ly/dzG3r MS Killing Subsystem for Android in 2025 - Joel &amp; Chris https://t.ly/44A8F If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment TechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, starting with episode 81, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry – What to Do if Your Phone is Stolen Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Pickwick Herbal Sterrunmunt Mint Tea - $17 https://t.ly/VYtgP Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 80 - It's Dead, Jim! Recorded Sunday March 04, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment The Apple Car is Dead - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/JzaRa, https://t.ly/8zkD_ Is Apple Car's Death Good for CarPlay? - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/s_vmJ Apple Dumped Leather for Fine Woven Cases and they Just Suck! - Larry https://t.ly/wK-Ej If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment You Gotta Have an Account for that... - Joel &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/FgF1f Pixel Watch 3 to come in a Larger Size - Chris https://t.ly/UXoQI Google Satelite SOS starts Appearing on Pixel Phones - Joel https://t.ly/P9JDq iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment EU Probes MS Security Software for Anti-Competitive Practices - Chris &amp; Larry https://t.ly/gMvNy MS' latest Windows 11 Update Relased 2/29 and is AI Heavy - Chris G https://t.ly/4U0dy New Outlook for Windows SUCKS! – Larry &amp; ChrisG (I think we both equally hate it) https://t.ly/Xpr2D If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Mouse - $80 t.ly/g9TwK Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 79 - AT&amp;T Can't Get it Up Recorded Sunday Feburary 25, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment AT&amp;T Network Succumbed to Bad Process/Code &amp; not a Cyber Attack - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/I7iLu, https://t.ly/9pQVK Apple Doubles iPhone 15 Series Battery Life by Updating a Support Document - Larry https://t.ly/oHflu Vision Pro Visors are Cracking for no Apparent Reason - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/ujrRy If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Galaxy AI Features Coming to Older Phones - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/A7Avx Google Announces Gemma - Joel https://t.ly/j532J, https://t.ly/bzpwL What to Expect at MWC - Joel https://t.ly/PmQhH iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Dear Microsoft - Larry Walmart is Tired of Just Being a Store - Chris G. &amp; Larry https://t.ly/WnTsu MS Wants to Update your PC w/out a Forced Reboot - Joel https://t.ly/xepDs If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Field Notes: Expedition 3-Pack Waterproof Notebook with Dot-Graph Paper $14.95 https://t.ly/NLtKc Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 78 - My Tones are not Dulseting Recorded Sunday Feburary 18, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment iMessage isn't Big Enough to Warrant Anti-Trust Investigation - Chris https://t.ly/HapjC iPhone 16 Series may use a Vertical Camera Array - Chris https://t.ly/6D6rI, https://t.ly/jCR0v Epic's Fortnite Returning to iPhone, but only in the EU- Joel https://t.ly/0qjfT, https://t.ly/J4v1h Apple Suspends Foldables Testing After Display Quality Issues - Larry https://t.ly/gsDIH If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Unboxing the Samsung S24 Ultra - Chris https://wp.me/p164qm-1qu Apple Supporting RCS to Comply with Chinese Regulations - Joel https://t.ly/NWRAT iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment MS' 5th Moment coming soon - Larry https://t.ly/CVOwh Hackers used new Windows Defender Zero Day to drop Malware - Joel https://t.ly/WkNcR You can't use the New Outlook without EDGE Installed - Larry https://t.ly/xfaZ7 14 Windows 11 Features you Should Disable - Chris https://t.ly/royUk If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Motorola Razr 2019 - Verizon - $165 https://t.ly/ytwyZ Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 77 - I Want my Pi to go from Micro to Mini Recorded Monday Feburary 12, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Vision Pro Owners are Struggling to Understand What they Bought - Larry https://t.ly/-Q6kz Vision Pro EyeSight Feature Doesn't Work - Larry https://t.ly/gULye Apple Launched a new Open Source Programming Language - Larry https://t.ly/UPHb7 Foldable iPhones/iPads Under Active Development - Chris https://t.ly/EvW1j Apple joines Meta, Google &amp; Facebook in AI Governance Initiative - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/2g5BE Apple Settles Trade Secret Lawsuit Against Rival, Rivos - Chris G. https://t.ly/4pD4A If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Raspberry Pi in the House - Joel Bitlocker Broken with a Raspberry Pi Pico - Chris &amp; Joel https://t.ly/VqIRd Google is Rebranding Bard to Gemini - Joel &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/zI2gQ iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment iCloud for Windows Redesigned, Apple Music &amp; Apple TV Exit Preview - Larry, Chris G https://t.ly/3Qmzp Microsoft PC Manager Contains Questionable Content - Chris G. https://t.ly/PusrR If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Emergency Fire Blankets - $10 https://t.ly/O0z7h Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 76 - Don't Drive Angry... Recorded Sunday Feburary 04, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment Apple Releases Vision Pro (on Ground Hog's Day, no less...) - Chris Vision Pro Reviews are Pouring In. Don't Bother Reading them we'll Interpret them for You - Chris G. https://t.ly/1LTvk Why Tim Cook is all in on the Vision Pro - Larry https://t.ly/M2WtQ Is the Apple App Store a Monopoly or Not? - Chris https://t.ly/jpdtg If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment eSIMS: Whom do they Benefit &amp; Why they're a PITA - Joel https://t.ly/C_vKI Why RTO isn't Working - Chris G. A Tale of Two Devices (check up on my returned OnePlus Open) - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/wqcuU iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment New OneDrive Design Starts Rolling out to Consumers - Larry https://t.ly/p7IPh Microsoft is Usurping End User Browser Choice - AGAIN! - Larry https://t.ly/Z9EpZ Windows 11's New Backup Utility - Chris G. &amp; Larry https://t.ly/7nyjq If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel OLIGHT I5R HCRI 285 Lumens Rechargeable Tail-Switch LED Flashlight Powered by USB Rechargeable Battery - $36 https://a.co/d/0GIBoWk Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 75 - You Can Pick Your Friends, But... Recorded Sunday January 28, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment iOS 18 will have Siri Boosted by AI - Chris https://t.ly/t1Zw1 iOS 17.3 &amp; Stolen Device Protection - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212510 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Ring Ending its Request for Assistance (RFA) Video Program - Joel &amp; Larry https://t.ly/GIdNc Tesla Cyber Truck has Fatal Finger Flaw - Joel https://t.ly/5tkhy Is this the Pixel 9 Pro - Joel https://t.ly/8YkrN Mother of all Data Breaches - Larry https://apple.news/ATfZgENkeRtaU29UHRrHPuQ A Tale of Two Devices - Chris G. &amp; Chris iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Have Ais Peaked? - Chris https://t.ly/gvh-M Google Launches WoA Version of Chrome - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/aJ47W If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use, and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris COJOC 5PCS for Magsafe Ring,Universal Magnetic Adapter Sticker - $9.99 https://t.ly/QNzq0 Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 74 - Mac at 40 - A Computer I'd like to… Recorded Sunday January 21, 2024 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Apple Segment The Mac at 40 - Larry &amp; Joel Will Vision Pro be a Success or Not - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/nRDwU If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Health Tracking - Joel Article Pending Galaxy Unpacked 2024 - Chris https://t.ly/3COet, https://t.ly/uM6OA Samsung AI Supported on S24 Series - Chrs G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/PmniW iTechGear.org and the iTechGear Weekly are on Patreon! Patreon is a platform for creators, allowing them to express their creative side in an organized, marketable fashion, and earn a living or create a side-hustle. You can create a community around your hobby of choice, gaining followers, members and supporters a long the way. You can create subscription products that for a pledged amount every month, you will provide to your members and followers. Setup is easy, prices are reasonable, and you can have your pledges auto-deposited into an account of your choice every month. With iTechGear.org, our inital offering is a monthly news letter for just $3.00 USD a month. This is our inital offering and we'll have other tiers and offers up in the coming months. Beccome a patron of our site. Grow with us, and we'll provide you with the tech understanding that you're missing right now. Join us at www.patreon.com/itechgear. That's www.patreon.com/itechgear. Windows Segment Windows 11 Officially Supported on M3 Macs - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/ReT3 Windows 11 AI PCs/ Windows 12 will Require 16GB of RAM - Chris G. https://t.ly/CB7hp, https://t.ly/yl6c8 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Innovo Deluxe iP900AP Fingertip Pulse Oximeter – $36.99 https://t.ly/RjpYo This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm