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New Show Posted #348 – Justin’s New Pixel Watch

In this Weeks Show Justin returns after a couple of weeks out along with Shawn and Andy. Justin tells us about the loss of the family cat and a service called Caring Pathways which made the sad experience a little easier to deal with. Shawn talks about the origins of his son’s name Max which allows Andy to share info on Emil Minty, the Young Feral Kid from Mad Max (Road warrior) who in Australia bought a Mustang Interceptor only available in that country. Andy shares info on a former Ford Engineer that is building a 1967 Shelby GTO from the ground up and selling them under license from Ford. The guys talk about how the internet has made it easy to buy parts for your cars. Justin tells us about his new Google Pixel watch. Justin shares some of the features of this new smart watch which left him a little underwhelmed. One of the features he wishes he had was a larger watch face although having the watch equipped with LTE is a feature he really likes.

Justin takes a train for a nice getaway, however, wasn’t the best experience and shares what the problems centered around including a situation that seems like it could have gone worse then it did. Justin tells us about the technology of a train trip and using internet services on board. The guys talk about Starlink and how it is being rolled out for Commercial Aviation meanwhile Google Fiber is going to be maxing out around 8GB Up and Down. Shawn shares some record setting in Internet Speeds with the fastest data transmission at 1.84 Petabits per second. What would be the limitations of this? Shawn shares info on the New Wyze Camera V3 Pro and why this is a great advancement. Andy asks about the SD Memory card recommended for speed in the newer devices, Shawn recommends a Class 10. Shawn tells us about using Solar Panels with the Outdoor Cameras

Justin shares the Website of the Week, Character.AI and he tells us why he likes it so much.

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New Episode #347 – Streaming and Steaming!

In this Weeks Show Shawn and Andy talk about digital hoarding and how easy it is to take a file, duplicate it, store it and never delete it. Shawn tells us the normal file usage around the country and how that number does not seem to get smaller. Shawn tells us about Archive.org and The Way Back machine on that site and now the discmaster.textfiles.com.

The guys talk about how web creation has developed over the years from Microsoft Front Page to Dreamweaver to WordPress. Shawn tells us about a site he created with GeoCities. Shawn tells us about waiting in line to play Overwatch 2 and some of the bugs experienced on the first day. Andy wants to remove Toon Blast due to the AI and direction to purchase add-ons. Andy talks about games and the prices going up to own them. Shawn states even more this means the model of subscription services like game pass will be the normal.


Andy tells us about Vidgo and a partnership with Curacao to give 3 months premium service for streaming television services. The guys talk about the benefits of cutting the cord and using this type of service. Shawn and Andy talk about the old days of Netflix and how far they have come yet another price increase has been put in place. Andy talks about Kanopy which may be available through your public library. Apple has announced a new iPad Pro with the M2 Processor.

Andy gets sidelined from Covid 19 for the First time, at the same time Apple has sent him the iPhone 14 Pro Max to look at and Andy is planning to put it through the paces as soon as he is cleared. Shawn tells us about the time lapse he has been doing to the GoPro and one he forgot about!

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Video Segment – KMSB Fox 11 TP Link Gigabit Powerline Kit

In this Segment for KMSB Fox 11, Andy Taylor gives us a look at the TP Link Gigabit Powerline Kit. This was a great fast solution for connecting a Switch/Hub in another room without a Ethernet Drop and creating a Connection via the Same Circuit Powerline also a silly tool for moving the mouse to seem as though your system (or user) is working when being monitored by a business for employees working from home! Please Feel free to Subscribe, Like and Share!

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New Episode #346 – Seeing The Light!?

In this Weeks Show Justin joins Shawn and Andy fresh from his trip to Japan. This doesn’t stop Justin from sharing what he missed about the Apple announcements recently. While Shawn and Andy are excited at what is available from Apple, Justin is very skeptical. Justin tells us about the upcoming announcements from Google regarding Nest, Pixel and Pixel Watch. Shawn talks about some of the products he has from Wyze and answers the question, If Wyze had a Home Assistant, would Shawn get one? He shares why he answered the way he did. Andy isn’t happy with the timelines for smartphone releases and shares why he feels it has become ridiculous. Justin shares some thoughts on the upcoming 4000 series graphics card. Andy takes apart a small little tchotchke he once got from Western Digital, it runs on battery and is still running!

Andy has a tech question for Shawn and Justin regarding a failed Windows Update. Andy shares the problems around this and wonders if updating to a fresh install or new system is going to be the solution. Justin tells us about traveling to Japan and putting together some videos using Tik Tok. Andy has finally fully transferred his info for 1password and just as he was willing to give up Shawn told Andy just to let it take on, which was great advice. Shawn tells us about DJI and the Wireless Video Transmitter called DJI Transmission,

Shawn tells us about the year 2008 and World of Warcraft and how he is now playing an expansion Wrath of the Lich king Classic and how it has been a big nostalgic bump!

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Episode #345 Now Available! “A Pocketful of Lint!”

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Shawn DeWeerd and Andy Taylor begin with a discussion on Andy’s Google Passwords Disappearing and now deciding to look for a Password Manager. The guys talk about 1Password and why this is a chosen favorite and the steps needed to set it up. With so many Emails we have had over the years, which ones are still active and could pose a problem if you aren’t monitoring them and they are hacked. Andy tells the story of an account which was tied to somebodies Snap Account and how to remove it from Snapchat.

Drones continue to be a fun topic as Shawn shares tips with Andy on Flying his DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone and what he shouldn’t be doing with it. DJI has announced a new Drone, the Avata, FPV Drone which is amazing in its Specs. Both Shawn and Andy had some post that for some reason gathered many views on Linked in and Instagram and the guys find the Short to the Point Videos seem to be the ones viewers will share or like on Social Media.

A Bad Combination, Lint and USB Thumb Drives – Has that happened where a thumb drive is no longer recognized? Take a good look, was it in your Pocket? Could be packed with Lint! Shawn shares some Streaming Solutions for those wanting to do Live Video online – Shawn tells us about https://www.epiphan.com while Andy shares a latest innovation from Corsair when the User can Set the Curve on a Widescreen Monitor.

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