New Show Posted! – Episode 267 – If It Don’t Fit, I Quit!

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Broadway, Shawn DeWeerd, Justin Lemme and Andy Taylor talk about the Stay At Home Orders and now how many are working from home. Zoom has now made us capable of seeing how our coworkers live. This also has caused more bloopers online especially from reporters working from home, Check out the YouTube Link from News Be Funny. Shawn brings up the fact that the equipment can also provide a step up from a low quality web cam.

Justin shares info about doing Wednesday Night Virtual Trivia with OBS Studio for his local Brewery, Bruz Beers. Andy talks with Scott Lien from Grandpad about the company’s solution for Senior Users and how they provide an overall solution for those wanting to stay connected.

Justin and Shawn talk about the Technology of Reporters doing live segments from their homes with the Use of Dejero Hardware. Broadway talks to us about iRacing with NASCAR and explains some of the Technology behind it. Some of the problems that can arise when installing an updated graphics card is case design and Shawn gets one that won’t fit. John says it’s time for Duct Tape and Bubble Gum to get it to stick! The guys talk about some of the many different cases that are available from Cooler Master or Corsair.

Andy has an issue trying to get an HDMI port running on a laptop the company sent him but is apprehensive to do it without bothering Tech Support.

The Guys share some Websites of the Weeks, Gamesforthebrain.com and Shawn gives a look at archive.org, go to software archive and play some old school Dos Video games! Justin remembers Dr. Shrink while John brings up Heretic, and Duke Nukem.

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New Show Posted! Did I Forget My Pants Again!?

Or….John Stamos is Cool

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Broadway, Shawn DeWeerd, Justin Lemme and Andy Taylor talk about our changing environments during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Justin has redone his Studio at Home and it’s impressive. Justins Studio

The guys talk about how they are currently working from Home. Justin has some time to reconfigure his computer and install his recently purchased RTX2080 TI Graphics Card. Justin notices though after some intense gaming with Red Dead Redemption 2, the heat factor increases rather high. Broadway shares a recommendation for helping the heat in the system flow better.

Broadway tells us about relocation to Austin Texas where he is doing the show from. The guys note the pandemic has delayed shipping from Amazon with very few items available for next day delivery.

Shawn still goes into his work during this to assist the Instructors at the University for Off Site Education. We learn a little about some of the Technology behind making this work. Streaming has been very important to Churches across the country for staying in touch with the Congregation. There have been some issues trying to get the hardware to stream the services. The Film Distribution business has been changed in light of the pandemic with Theaters upset at film companies streaming first run movies. The guys talk about backgrounds when video conferencing and some points to consider when on a conference meeting. Broadway wants to know who is on Justin’s wall in his newly located studio. We get the story of the photo of Stan Lee and an autographed Tupac California Luv 12 Inch Single. We also hear about the photo of John Stamos as Justin says, John Stamos is Cool; Andy has a back story about Stamos.

Andy Taylor buys himself a new High Speed Modem after realizing he wasn’t getting the full speed for his service plan. After taking a look at SpeedTest.Net, Andy drops the Motorola Surfboard SB6183 and purchases the Netgear CM1000 with fantastic results. The guys share some tips when running Speedtest.

The guys talk about the Ethics of Video Conferencing and the importance of wearing pants. Shawn tells us about Jennifer, a Zoom Fail, who forgot she was on video conference and made a bathroom visit. Another problem for some is eating during conference video meetings.

The guys wrap up the show with the new Call of Duty Warzone, a Battle Royale based game, which has been very successful. Justin shares the Website of The Week, https://www.howmuchtoiletpaper.com

New Show Added, Justin Collects What? Or His Fan Boy Moment!

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In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Broadway, Shawn DeWeerd, Justin Lemme and Andy Taylor chat about Wireless Internet as Broadway shares some of the issues he is dealing with when it comes to getting a signal to his house which is in a Rural Area. The guys talk about what happens when you call most TechSupport Lines and the different levels of Support. Justin shares with us a website which can help those needing a solution or answer to reach decision makers with https://www.emailtheboss.org

One of the big issues this week has been surrounding the cleaning of Keyboards, Mouse and Smartphone’s. The guys cover some of the questions surrounding the cleaning of cases and Smartphone’s. We see more and more podcast and videocast and the guys talk about how creating a Videocast can also be used for a podcast. What are some of the ways to get this done and have your audio only hosted for prospective listener to download or stream. Justin talks about a couple of the YouTube pages he checks out where he may just listen to audio. Justin mentions ChrisFix and Mr.Beast. Shawn talks about the different types of shows including Church Sound and Media Tech. If the guys were to do a podcast around a Non Technical subject, they ponder what type of show would they do?

Shawn DeWeerd tells about a new project for the show where he will embark on a mission to build, fix or create and share the process on the show. His first project is to build his own drone, The Gremlin from https://www.flitetest.com. The guys play a round of Name That Term hosted by Shawn. Andy shares some info on searches Online for Covid-19 and how this has opened up systems to malware. A new exploit is focused on those looking for Corona Virus Maps like those seen on News Broadcast.

Filmmaker Joseph Heslinga chats with Andy Taylor about the new film Foosballers. The movie is a documentary about the people that have a passion for the game/sport of Foosball. Joseph talks about his roots in Tucson and how he relocated to LA. The technology behind filmmaking and distribution is discussed along with the story behind the film project. How big a part is social media in the promotion of a film project like Foosballers? The film Directed by Joseph with Cinematography by Logan Cascia and Produced by Joseph, Logan and Mike Wagstaffe is available on Vimeo On Demand and iTunes, coming soon to Amazon Prime Video.


For our Website of the Week, Shawn DeWeerd shares the site he found which inspired him to create drones, https://www.flitetest.com

Amazon and Google Come to an Agreement! Good for YOU

Big announcement this morning as tech giants Google and Amazon have announced YouTube Apps coming to Amazon Fire TV’s and Fire Sticks. Also with this announcement Prime Members can stream to Google Chromecast and on Android TV’s with Unlimited Access. This is great news for the Consumers that have had to navigate to a browser to check out content on an Amazon TV, the App will make this much easier!

These changes won’t happen immediately as the technology will be integrated soon with Applications designed for this. 

 

 

 

 

We will keep you posted.

– Andy

 

 

If I Fits, I Sit

Sometimes we have no real clue how we come up with these titles for the shows but they just seem to fall in place! In this Weeks Show Below we cover a variety of topics. First off, it seems like there is a race for Fold-able Smartphones.  The Cost for this technology will more than likely drive the price tag of smart phones in the 2k region. Justin talks about some new smartphone technology that could be coming from Google. Justin adopted the Pixel 3 as his smartphone not too long ago and loves it! He shares his reasons.

Snow Day in Tucson has Andy taking photos with both the iPhone and Canon DSLR and has a tough time viewing the differences on Instagram – Justin talks about the compression used on Social Media on Images. An upcoming trip to Japan has Justin talking about ways to use technology overseas and stay connected. Justin also shares the love for Pokemon and how the game has been re-energized recently by groups playing the game and looks forward to catching creatures in Japan.

Justin talks about a New Super responsive Mouse from Logitech he purchased. The G-502 Hero Mouse. He shares the differences between an “office mouse” and Gaming Mouse. A story on a New USB 3.2 Standard which could achieve speeds of up to 20Gbps transfer speed. Justin shares a story from How To Geek on Transferring a Windows Licence. The guys talk about the Battle of the OS and the different versions of Windows. Justin talks about some new updates to the Xbox One with the introduction of Dolby Atmos Sound. Justin tells us about Playstation Vue for watching Content.

Blu-Ray and 4kUHD Players may eventually disappear, More content is going digital however Andy shares info on an older gentleman who purchased a VCR on Ebay and wrote a letter to the seller on how appreciated he was to be able to purchase the older technology to watch content he hadn’t see in a many years. Andy talks about Nuraphone headphones available at B8TA in Scottsdale as well as online at Nuraphone.Com. A recent story about Stevie Wonder trying them out a CES and loving them so much he bought three pairs! If you get a chance, Please Visit iTunes or Google Play and Drop us a review!

Have a Great Week!

Justin and Andy