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New Show Posted! Episode 312 – Shawn’s New Earbuds!

In this week’s show, Justin, Shawn, and Andy talk about the recent trip Justin had to make to Dallas for Work and what it’s like flying during the Pandemic. Justin shares some of the changes and the guys talk about flying first class and how it used to be.

Microsoft Windows 11 has been given a date for release of October 5th to roll out the free upgrade from Windows 10. Microsoft also acknowledges the OS will run on older systems if installed from an ISO. Shawn runs down the highlights of Windows 11. Shawn talks about a Vertical task bar is eliminated in the new Windows 11. More people are holding on to their computer systems longer, however for those wanting to upgrade, the guys talk about doing it yourself and how it can be overwhelming and offer some tips to make it easier. Andy tells us about the Upcoming release of Free Guy to Streaming and BluRay

Andy talks about walking the aisles of Best Buy and getting photos of products that should be featured on the show. Shawn tells us about getting his Wyze Ear Buds and give us his thoughts, the Pros and Cons of them including range, comfort, battery, and cost. Justin shares a story on how the Chinese government is planning to regulate gaming for minors during the weekday. The guys talk about how they are going to be implementing this. The guys talk about backing up your PC and while Andy loves Acronis, Shawn shares a Cloud Service his Mom has been using called BackBlaze.com

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Digitize Your Cassettes with the ION Boombox Deluxe!

For the Segment this morning we have a fun nostalgic product to look at, A Boombox. Not the new type of Deep sounding Bluetooth Speaker which serves only as a speaker, this is an actual honest to goodness boombox, but it does so much more!

With the resurgence of Vinyl and Record Players from a variety of manufacturers this jumps to the next technology, Cassette! This Boombox from ION is called the Boombox Deluxe and offers not only AM/FM Radio but also a Cassette Deck which can be used for Recording your favorite songs (When the DJ shuts his yap) and of course plays them back. The ION Boombox deluxe feature good sounding speakers along with A Bass Boast with full controls over the Bass of the songs. The AM/FM Radio and Cassettes give it a nostalgic touch however great options include A rechargeable Battery (and the Ability to Include 6 D Cells – Ohhhh the memories) A Headphone Jack and line-in is a part of this for connecting other devices like a turntable are included AND it features Bluetooth.

This will enable connecting your smart phone or tablet and stream podcast, special programs, or radio stations on the Web. The ION Boombox takes it to another level with a USB and MicroSD slot so you could play your content off a Flash Drive or Memory Card but Also enable you to Record your favorite content to those devices. For those that have lots of cassettes, they can now easily digitize those cassettes to a memory card and store them away to listen on the computer. It looks and feels like an Old Boombox (But Shiny New) and gives more options especially with the ability to digitize your cassettes. The ION Boombox Deluxe sells for around 139.00.

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KMSB Fox 11 Segment – The Acodot USB 3.0 Docking Station

For this Segment we featured a couple of peripherals that can help for those using laptops between the office and then maybe on reduced schedules working from home. This can also work for Students that could use a larger setup for the laptops they may be using at home without having to get on Mom and Dad’s Computer.

The Acodot USB 3.0 Universal Laptop Docking Station works with systems that feature USB 3.0.  This can include some Chromebook, PC and Mac systems. The Acodot USB 3.0 Universal Laptop Docking Station allows you to add dual monitors, and connect your peripherals, all through a single cable back to your laptop. By connecting one cable to your laptop, you gain 11 extra ports of connectivity 6 USB 3.0 ports provides up to 5Gbps data transfer speeds, One HDMI port and one DVI port and we include both a DVI to VGA adapter and a DVI to HDMI adapter

Another use can be for a Meeting room to connect the laptop to a big screen. If the sound of the laptop just isn’t enough, this can be a bridge to your personal speakers as well. The Acodot sells for around 89 bucks.

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New Radio Show Posted “Episode 310 – Blame It On Milli Vanilli!

In this week’s show, Justin is back from Maui and joins Shawn, Broadway and Andy telling us about his trip and getting stuck in Vegas. How has gaming changed in Vegas; it was a bit of a surprise. Social Media and viral videos are discussed with the talk looking at how some have chosen to take a step back from Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and other avenues while still finding Reddit a place for connecting. Shawn shares about Apollo and why he uses this. The big takeaway for Shawn that stepped away from Facebook was realizing the goal of creating content should be a fun experience but for the creator not to appease others.

The recent news from Apple to help locate exploited children and illegal content on accounts is discussed. The recent film documentary about the late Anthony Bourdain has the guys talk about AI recreating his voice for a segment of the film. Val Kilmer recently connected with a company to recreate his voice, although not used in the documentary Val, it opens the idea of using AI for Instruction by familiar voices. While Broadway somehow seems to be able to bring up Milli Vanilli he does make a point.

A recent event involving Poly Network had a hack and theft of nearly $600 Million off the Blockchain. At record time this had just happened and considering the news, reports are the money has been returned by what some are calling a “White Hat Hacker.” This has the guys talk about a Crypto Ledger. AMC Theaters announce they are looking at accepting Crypto Currency for the Theater Experience.

Roku is continuing to present content they purchased from the Quibi Library. Some great shows and the consumers that own the Roku devices are enjoying the free streaming shows which has Roku looking at more original content. The guys mention other outlets for Free Ad Based programming including Tubi, Crackle, Plex.TV.

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Check Out This Weeks Show! Episode 309: “What About Windows?”

In this week’s show, Broadway and Andy Taylor chat about the latest in Technology. A Listener to the show has asked about ways to connect to a remote PC and ways to be able do to safely and inexpensively. Broadway talks about one of the solutions from Google with a Remote Desktop connection. Andy and Broadway wax poetic about the Old PC Anywhere and how easy it was to work with. Andy talks about some of the warnings regarding those looking to get a first look at Windows 11. Broadway is a part of the Insider program and shares some of his thoughts. We also learn about NFT and how easy it is to jump into the world of NFTs. We learn about his
Virtual NFT Racehorses.

Andy talks about the Upcoming Windows365 (Now Available) and shares with Broadway thoughts as of Show time on the new in the cloud Operating System. Broadway reiterates how we are seeing more of the programs we use moving into the cloud and this could be another shot towards Cloud Based Computing. One of the issues that concern him the most is Security and is the only stumbling block next to throughput for full cloud-based computing. Broadway shares how AI is continuing to develop and focuses on the NVidia’s DGX Station for working with A.I. under a corporation.

Andy and Broadway talk about Home Assistants and share some thoughts on where we are now verses where we were 4 years ago. Andy shares info on changing your main Alexa Voice and how easy it is to do. While Andy has been talking about Shopping Local, he reminds us all that Mom and Pop businesses need to be sure they are tending to the business and competing with large companies that ship products with exceptional customer service. John shares the Website http://www.OpenSea.IO to help in working with NFT’s.

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