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New Show Posted : Episode 284 WE are the Beta Testers!

For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Shawn, Justin, and Andy talk about the game Fall Guy and Why it has become more popular. Broadway has been streaming with Restream playing the Battle Royale game and Shawn compares it to Mario Party and the TV Show Wipeout. Fall Guys is available on Steam or PS4. Shawn tells us about some of the different maps involved and that it is Family Friendly and a Lot of Fun! Justin and Shawn give us an update on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and surprisingly when responding to the graphics quality they are not blown away. We get an overall review of the Title from Justin and Shawn. Broadway jumps into the cast and shares his frustrations with forgetting to jump and get the crown in Fall Guys.


The guys talk about the 25th Anniversary of Windows 95 and how that changed the way people used computers in their home and in businesses. Shawn shares info on still running Windows 95 on a virtual desktop. Android is going to work better with Windows 10 and the guys talk about this. Shawn talks about an Outage that occurred on Zoom. What does this mean for Teams from Microsoft?

Justin tells us about his Hard Drive taking a hard crash and the benefits of Backing Up your data.

Acronis True Image 2021 has been officially announced and the guys talk about the ease of using it as a regular backup. Shawn shares the Website of the Week. Since Flight Sim was talked about an App that delivers real time flights over town with Flight Aware on the Web and as an App!

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New Show Added! Itchin to Fly! Episode 283!

For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, It is All about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020! Officially released just before recording, Justin and Shawn share some highlight from the Newest version of the popular flight simulator. Andy tells a story about his moms’ boss that had the flight simulator version in DOS, and it had special key in case you got caught flying at work which would escape into a Spreadsheet. The guys wonder if this will give users the bug about taking it to the next step and getting into flight training.  Shawn wants to get the setup to use Virtual Reality for flying. Broadway tells us about learning to operate a Tank using Virtual Reality. Justin talks about VAT Sim and how he is looking forward to checking it out. Amanda gets herself a new Amplify Mesh System, Broadway has one and talks about the extended coverage and throughput of this router. Broadway talks about how easy it is to set up and use and the many features of the Amplify. Shawn shares with us his new Wyze Outdoor Security Camera which was only $45. We learn about setting it up and the Travel Mode on the Wyze Cam. The guys talk about this Battery powered device which promises long battery life but could also be powered by a small solar device. Andy buys himself a Lepow 15.6 USB-C Portable Monitor for adding/extending a screen for his laptop but can also be used for a smart phone. Andy wants a better stand for the Lepow, and Amanda and Justin talk about making one with the 3D Printer.

Andy fixes a laptop that was diagnosed as a dead logic board by another repair shop and the owner was told it needed to be replaced. She chose not to and gave it to Andy who took it and found it was a battery on the board and defective hard drive. He talks about the troubleshooting to bring the system back to life. Windows pushes through some major updates which causes problems for those using systems for Work and the updates not allowing it. PC Gamer wrote an article that this is the time to upgrade memory and SSD Drives due to products flooding the market. Justin talks about PC Parts Picker. 

Justin talks about the competition between Walmart and Amazon and how a membership plan is starting with Walmart. A new reality for dealing with the pandemic is using the Apps to order food, Andy hated the idea but now, it’s the only way he wants to do it! Justin shares the website of the week – Cameo.com for getting or sending a greeting from a Celebrity.  The Crew sends a shout out to BoxOfficeQBs, podcasters that focus on Movies!

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New Show Posted! Mailing Meatballs!

EPISODE 282: Mailing Meatballs!

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, The guys talk about Broadway building out his studio for streaming and audio but going old school by filling his walls with egg cartons to absorb the sound.

Photo of the Studios with Egg Crates for Sound
Broadways Studio with egg crates for sound absorption!

Shawn is under a severe weather watch during the show and we talk about storms and earthquakes, while andy has thought he lived through the big Landers 7.1 Quake in the 90’s, Justin reminds him, he was in Japan during the 2011 Fukushima 9.1 Justin, Shawn and Andy talk about Dr. Disrespect making a jump to YouTube but not determined to be a regular streamer with this as his home.

Amanda joins the show and shares some insight to educators and parents and getting information during remote learning. Hooking up a Smartphone to second monitor or tablet is discussed. Broadway jumps on to talk about his studio upgrade and what he has been doing.

Andy talks about a new Movie on HBO Max called An American Pickle with Seth Rogan and the upcoming The One and Only Ivan on Disney +. Shawn tells us about students back on Campus and how they have gotten prepared for that and the technology involved. Justin tries out software from Nikon to use his DSLR as a webcam.

The crew issues warning of giving out too much information when it comes to census and covid-19 info. Broadway tells us about Microsoft Garage and a program he found which allows you to run a mouse on multiple computers over a network! The program is called Mouse without Borders

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New Show Added! Flying the Friendly Skies

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, the Crew misses Broadway and Amanda and wonders if Broadway was tending his chickens. Justin talks about his Secret Lab Chair after having some time to really get to use it. He shares why he likes it. The guys talk about Human Scale and the recent news of Herman Miller through a partnership with Logitech G on a gaming chair. There is a lot of Excitement with the Upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and both Justin and Shawn have picked up and dusted off the throttle and joystick controllers. The guys talk about controllers from Saitek and Thrustmaster. If you are thinking about getting Microsoft Flight Simulator on the 18th, they talk about why you want to have a Controller.

Microsoft makes announcements regarding Game Pass, All Access Pass which can give you the opportunity to pay a monthly and get a New X-Box, similar to the strategy on a smart phone. The guys have to laugh with the announcement of the return of Leisure Suit Larry with a new title. Justin tells us about his devious plan to get a new Xbox. Andy recommends for helping his son with technology to take a look at KANO Computing and why.

Pokémon Go is still making a ton of money, Andy talks about how much money was made in a recent tournament. A Reporter from the Washington Post does a story about trying out the Amazon Alexa Enabled Glasses; he is quoted in the article saying they “drove him bananas” Dennis sends in a question regarding connecting the GoPro to his smart phone, Shawn talks about the process to make it happen.

Justin Shares a fun Website of the Week with us, it’s called Skribbl.io. It’s is similar to Pictionary for the Net and can be played randomly or with friends. 

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New Show Added! My Blueberry Needs a Reboot!

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Shawn, Amanda, Broadway and Andy talk about Zoom Fatigue and how some are tiring of the many Zoom Concerts and Entertainment Events after working an entire day with Zoom Meetings. The future of Education is discussed with Shawn and Amanda and how the reopening of schools is impacted by Covid-19. Amanda shares how teachers are planning to get ready for returning to the classroom. Amanda talks about the Minecraft Community with Social and Emotional learning with packs that are downloadable. We learn about The Mindful Knight to learn and play the game.


Amanda shares some info on her new Headphones from Steel Series, The Arctis 7. Shawn and Broadway talk about what a good product it is. The Headphones Amanda purchased is Wireless which Andy wasn’t a fan of in the past however the technology has gotten much better. Andy shares some info on a new tool for Data Recovery from Microsoft and how to get it. If you have ever deleted a file accidentally and removed it from the Recycle bin, the App is called Windows File Recovery. What are the problems that could arise with easy to use file recovery?


Do you have Old Tech? How much is it worth? The guys talk about how hard it can be to get rid of Tech that has piled up over the years. The guys talk about building older generation machines for the playing of older games. Shawn gives us a great solution with gog.com (Great Old Games) for downloading and playing your favorite old games for a small fee. Arcades have also popped up and Shawn talks about one in Chicago called Headquarters, Broadway about one in Texas called Pinballz and for Tucson, Cobra Arcade.

Andy quizzes the crew about the Anniversary of the iPhone from 13 years ago. They all talk about the Phone Tech before the iPhone and how the way to really get a short message was using the Nextel service. Andy raves about Kevin James short films on YouTube, some fun stuff!

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