iTechGear Weekly

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 & Chris G. https://t.ly/xF4ZP, https://t.ly/MASn0 Apple is a disappointment -Bad Leaks, Bad AV Plans, iPP Delayed - Chris G & 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 & PlayStore - Joel https://t.ly/Uq1Ug Google Removing Watch Faces and Apps from Fitbit Watches - Chris G. & 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&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details 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 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

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 73 - CEMeh: I Can't Un-Meh That Recorded Sunday January 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 ITC Opposes Stay in Apple Watch Sales Ban - Chris https://t.ly/X0-h- Vision Pro Release Date &amp; Contents - Chris G. https://t.ly/j3Tgm Vision Pro Ordering Process is Complicated - Larry https://t.ly/26ah3 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google's CES Announcements - Larry https://t.ly/JH3UO Google and Bing under fire for Deep fake Porn as AI Brews more Trouble - Joel https://t.ly/kA-8L Google Reorganizing Pixel Hardware - Chris G. https://t.ly/WEoM 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 Adding AI Writing Assistance to (of all things) Notepad - Chris https://t.ly/IO_fU EU Looking into MS' AI Investment - Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/5YvOj 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 USB C Fast Charger 100W GaN Compact 6 Port USB C Charging Station HUB Block Portable Wall Charger - $26.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GJXVHVK?psc=1&amp;ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details $36.99 https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Sacrack-Charging-Compatible-iPhone14/dp/B0BXJ873X2/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Sacrack&amp;qid=1705280396&amp;sr=8-4 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 72 - I've Got Your Show Title Right Here! Recorded Sunday December 17, 2023 - 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 Todd Ogasawara - Host of the Mobile Views Podcast, Former Contributor at BYTE.com **Important! - Read and Understand the article directly below!! Staying Safe Online https://itechgear.org/2023/11/22/staying-safe-online/ Apple Segment Beeper Mini Saga Continues - Chris &amp; Chris G. GM's Decision to ditch CarPlay and Android Auto is about Data and Money - Joel &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/xVLA7, https://t.ly/aCzVA Apple Offers Contingent Pricing - Chris &amp; Todd https://t.ly/qGYrs If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment OnePlus Open - Continued Thoughts a Few Weeks In - Chris G. &amp; Chris https://t.ly/S34J0 Google vs. Epic Reaches a Verdict: Illegal Monopoly - Joel &amp; Todd https://t.ly/HaLEG The curious case of Epic Games: how the developer beat Google but not Apple https://t.ly/15qPG 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 Copilot Offers False Information on Election Questions - Chris G. https://t.ly/-5iIM Threads is Finally Available in Europe, but Requires Instagram - Joel &amp; Todd https://t.ly/_Z5Av 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. My Top 2023 Black Friday Picks - Chris G. https://t.ly/EAQ6o This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 71 - Well, Doesn't THAT Just Suck! Recorded Sunday December 10, 2023 - 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 Important! - Read and Understand the article directly below!! Staying Safe Online https://itechgear.org/2023/11/22/staying-safe-online/ Apple Segment How to Turn Off Duplex Printing from your Mac - Chris https://t.ly/_0Ku0 Beeper Mini, BlueBubbles and Why Colored Text Bubbles Don't Matter, AND now its Dead - Chris &amp; Chris G. - https://t.ly/_s2Ld, https://t.ly/KkCMi, https://t.ly/qzEFy, https://t.ly/6LhH3 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment More ARM Laptops! Yay?? Larry &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/pLc_W, Your Mobile Password Manager is Leaking - Chris G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/vX9EP 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 Black Screen - Larry https://t.ly/z_3uY FTC &amp; UK Regulators Investigating Microsoft's Relationship with OpenAI - Chris G. &amp; Joel https://t.ly/CTfIR, https://t.ly/7cuTx Widgets in Windows will Finally be Useful - Chris https://t.ly/OVK4L 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. My Top 2023 Black Friday Picks - Chris https://t.ly/cDJIx This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 70 - All I Want for Christmas is a 32Gig Stick Recorded Sunday December 03, 2023 - 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 **Important! - Read and Understand the article directly below!! Staying Safe Online https://itechgear.org/2023/11/22/staying-safe-online/ Apple Segment Apple and Goldman Sachs getting Divorced - Joel and Chris https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/28/apple-goldman-sachs-partnership-ending/ https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/03/chase-named-as-a-potential-partner-for-apple-card iOS 17.1.2 &amp; Sonoma 14.1.2 Stop Browsers from Leaking Personal Data - Chris G. https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/30/ios-1712-sonoma-1412-updates-stop-browsers-from-leaking-personal-data NameDrop Misinformation is Causing iPhone Panic - Chris https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/27/ios-17-namedrop-misinformation/ https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-share-contact-details-with-namedrop/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Continued updates and impressions OnePlus Open - Chris G https://itechgear.org/2023/11/28/oneplus-open-first-impressions/ New Google Messages Profile Images to Replace Contact Photos - Larry https://9to5google.com/2023/12/01/google-messages-profile-photos/ Google Drive Mysteriously Losing Data - Joel https://www.howtogeek.com/google-drive-is-mysteriously-losing-user-data/ Google Keep - Discovery of the Day - Larry 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 SP9/ Surface Tips - Larry &amp; All (we all have used a Surface Pro) Group Article Pending - Discussion during Pre-Show The "new" Outlook for Windows - Larry Article Pending If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments....

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 69 - Like Sands thru the Hour Glass, so it is at OpenAI yaiy-yaiy-yaiy-yaiy Recorded Sunday November 26, 2023 - 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 Sam Altman returns to Open AI as CEO, 3 of 5 Board Members Removed - Chris &amp; Chris G https://t.ly/ZUuPH Adding Drives to Time Machine - Chris https://t.ly/2hr3p If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Installing Chrome &amp; Safari PWAs - Larry https://t.ly/ZaBuX Staying Safe Online - Larry https://t.ly/ZPbyq OnePlus Open Initial Impressions - Chris G Publishes Tuesday 11/28 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 Please just Call it Windows 11.1 Already! - Chris https://t.ly/Pfi5- Casetify Steals Dbrand Products is Blatant Design Rip-Off - Joel https://t.ly/iOpiR, https://t.ly/guMhZ, https://t.ly/MdBHo Surface Pro 9 First Impressions vs. Surface Pro 8 - Larry Article Pending 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. My Top 2023 Black Friday Picks - Joel https://t.ly/5mtkP This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 68 - My Package has a First Name Recorded Sunday November 19, 2023 - 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 to Adopt RCS Messaging - Chris https://t.ly/P6LVu, https://t.ly/vzVSh, https://t.ly/5wsiN Apple Extends Free Satelite SOS Feature - Chris G. https://t.ly/JwQtd If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Maps Holiday Update - Joel https://t.ly/CxQIg OnePlus Open Ships with Uninstallable Facebook/Meta Services - Chris G. https://t.ly/YUI69 Google Tasks UI comes to Calendar on the Web - Larry https://t.ly/2xtNP iTechGear is on Patreon! iTechGear.or 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 Unstall EDGE, Bing and Disable ads in Windows 11 - Larry https://t.ly/0Jkqd Western Digital SSD Failures due to Design Flaw - Larry https://t.ly/lEJrM OpenAI CEO let go by Board - President Quits - MS Surprised - Now CEO may return - Chris G 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 Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic ($369 for LTE or $316 for WiFi) https://https://t.ly/PNVLL This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 67 - It's a Color Issue Recorded Sunday November 12, 2023 - 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 M3 Pro/Max MacBook Pro is a Desktop Class AI Monster - Larry https://t.ly/XeVC1 Is it Worth the Upgrade - M3 vs. M1 - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/PeDnl Apple Watch Ultra fall detection dials 911 after man with diabetes falls unconscious - Chris https://t.ly/JPwo5 Project Alaska - Vision Pro 2 Headset in the Works for '25 or '26 - Chris https://t.ly/NpmDx If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Calendar (Android) Color Issue - Larry Article by Larry TBD Android 14 and OneUI 6 Rollout - Larry Article by Larry TBD Don't Get Scammed - Don't buy New Release Items from eBay - Joel https://it.ly/NpmDx If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Windows Segment Lenovo's X1 16 Fold is Now Available - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://t.ly/ofB_F Windows Server 2012 gets Extended Support Time - Joel https://t.ly/bVMns Windows Phone Retrospective - Chris G &amp; Chris https://t.ly/bVMns 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 RTL-SDR Blog V3 R860 RTL2832U - $43.95 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMKB3L47?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&amp;th=1 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 66 - Execute Episode 66 Recorded Sunday November 05, 2023 - 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 Announcement Results - Chris Apple Watch was Supposed to Launch with Glucose Monitoring - Larry https://t.ly/pFWE- Best Password Managers for your iPhone &amp; your Mac - Larry https://t.ly/K0WUf If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Linux Developers Stumble on Bug making MacBooks Unbootable - Joel https://t.ly/9joZ0 Raspberry Pi 5 Scalpers Push Prices Up to 109% Above MSRP - Joel https://t.ly/iEYYT Google Meet Allows Calls without Sending a Link https://t.ly/sDt8u iTechGear.or 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 Committing to 6 Years of Firmware Updates for Surface Devices - Chris https://t.ly/BUUi1 MS Details Deprecated features in 23H2 - Larry https://t.ly/xC6qp Snapdragon X Elite announced - Chris G. https://t.ly/iJgGH, https://t.ly/h2Y00, https://t.ly/gn1Gq 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 MioHHR Compatible for Google Pixel Watch Band Metal, Stainless Steel Case with Wristband Strap for Pixel Watch 2022 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBRWR3P2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 65 - Full Sized Twix Bars Recorded Sunday October 29, 2023 - 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's Scarey Fast Mac Event - Chris https://www.apple.com/apple-events/ Notebooks ** 14" &amp; 16" MacBook Pros 24" iMac with M3 Processor ** Other computers, MBA, Mac mini, Mac Studio, &amp; Mac Pro: no updates until 2024 USB-C Accessories ** Magic Mouse, Keyboard &amp; Trackpad Unhappy iPhone 15 Series Owners - Larry https://apple.news/Au0y-SQgrQVesmVUyRSEccw Sonoma 14.1 Relased - Joel https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/25/macos-sonoma-14-1/ Technical Details of iMessage Contact Key - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/27/apple-technical-details-contact-key-verification/ The iTechGear Weekly is now available via nearly any podcatcher and podcasting service you could imagine, including Pandora, Spotify, and many others! Check it out! Mobile/ Linux Segment Samsung S24 to Launch in January with Satelite SOS Feature? - Larry https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-samsung-galaxy-s24-looks-likely-to-launch-in-january Basing Security on Geo-Location is Stupid - Joel Upcoming Article by Joel Another Interesting Motorola Android Concept - Joel https://www.droid-life.com/2023/10/24/motorola-taking-foldable-displays-to-next-level-with-flexible-hardware/ iTechGear.or 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 Auto-Installing Dev Home Preview - Larry https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/dev-home-preview/9N8MHTPHNGVV?gl=&amp;hl= Satya Says Killing Windows Phone was a Strategic Mistake - Chris <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsofts-ceo-satya-nadella-admits-that-pulling-the-plug...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 64 - You Blockhead! Recorded Sunday October 22, 2023 - 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 iPhone Crashes with Flipper Zero - Joel https://www.zdnet.com/article/flipper-zero-can-lock-up-an-iphone-running-the-latest-ios-17/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0bIzyvUR_hnV5Njg9dhRiI0dUYW2VUs23G_CYcgTjRWBM-bZ7vlmPpSl4 Folding iPad in 2024 or 2025 - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/18/folding-ipad-2024-2025/ Apple Watch/Ultra 2 Bugs - Chris &amp; Chris G. https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-not-just-the-new-iphone-thats-buggy-the-new-apple-watches-have-problems-too/ Mobile/ Linux Segment YouTube Blocking Ad Blockers - Joel https://www.androidheadlines.com/2023/10/youtube-ad-blocker-ban-getting-resistance-from-users.html?fbclid=IwAR0BPOdVAuKzpSJoaWtqu3PLtV6fbJ1zPY-j71pDQKg2nRGYTL_IL-h486I It was Only a Test - Chris https://9to5google.com/2023/10/19/t-mobile-price-hike-claim-small-test/ Pixel Watch gets WearOS 4 - Joel https://www.droid-life.com/2023/10/17/original-pixel-watch-gets-wear-os-4-update-today/?fbclid=IwAR0N-hX6HPgRZnlRxcyDa21aLO2LjBCk0is2wu9ewmBch5mVM3jeM6Mw-VI Windows Segment Amazon Managers free to fire those that fail to Return to Office - Chris https://www.aol.com/amazon-managers-given-greenlight-fire-105717030.html# Microsoft Separating System Apps and Components - Larry https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-separating-system-apps-and-components-on-windows-11-23h2-to-help-users/ 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 KOREDA Stainless Steel Mesh Loop Adjustable Magnetic Clasp Strap Pixel Watch $7.99 https://a.co/d/iYzb2LI This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm