In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, We learn a little about Shawn’s Bucc-ees Outfit his mom got him and how Shawn has been traveling for work. Taking a flight on Delta, Shawn was happy to find out that Delta Airlines will hand out trading cards. The guys talk about tracking aircraft if you are traveling or a friend or family member is, you can easily follow the flight using websites and apps such as FlightAware or ADSBExhange. Andy talks about how the web can also help locate aircraft you have possibly flown in and tells the story of how while in Civil Air Patrol he co-piloted a Cessna 172 and was able to locate that aircraft today with the tail number. Microsoft faced an outage earlier in the week on its X-Box Live Service and it serves as a reminder for having physical media instead of relying on the cloud. This applies to Movies and Series we have come to rely on from streaming services.  The guys share a couple of ways to make sure you can view your content that you have purchased using MakeMKV and Handbrake as possible resources.  Shawn built a Raspberry Pi Media Player for handling digital playback. For Games, so many have only been released Digitally and the guys talk about the last versions they bought for consoles and PC. Shawn tells us about a great Website for Older games, GOG Games has older titles for purchase – Andy wants to get a copy of one he played a lot, RedneckRampage. 

Andy started a new project this past week to downsize from the massive Cooler Master HAF932 to a smaller case. This was all in part to begin to move to Windows 11. Using the Asus Z-170A after purchasing the TPM 2.0 Header the goal would be to Upgrade to Windows 11. Andy gets the Fractal G Mid Tower Case and gets everything moved and cleaner. After deciding to do this, he realized with the 480GB with only 60GB left, he would have to update the Drive as well for more space. Andy updates to a 1TB but has an issue in cloning the drive and find Partition Wizard Mini Tool was the solution he needed. This does pose the question of instead of cloning an older drive, reinstalling Windows from scratch gets rid of the bloat. Some points to consider regarding the software are discussed. 

RealVNC has eliminated the home plans for the service which enabled connecting to other computers. As Shawn pointed out, this was a great way to take care of family members’ computers remotely. The Cost for the new plan is discussed and the problem with TeamViewer and a Security Breach is discussed. DJI is still under the scrutiny of the US Government and the latest is discussed here and how that would affect this that want to use a drone, The Countering CCP Drone Act could ban the sales of DJI products in the US.  Andy gives us a look at the Camp Snap Camera and why many are excited about this very different digital camera. The Screen Free Digital Camera allows the user to experience the taking of the photo and enjoy the moment without looking at what was captured. Gizmodo put together a list of Cool Gadgets for the past month of June, this includes the Insta360 Go 3S which is a small action camera. 

Shawn shares a Website of the Week with us, A fun site to prank a friend or co-worker with, https://whitescreen.online The Site gives you various options to feature update screens, blue screen, broken screen and many others. 

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For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Andy and Justin break down one of the biggest secrets they have run into on the show from fellow host Shawn Deweerd. In the last 8 months of the show on-air and off-air Andy and Justin wondered if they missed it somewhere when in the week prior to the show, Shawn called to let them know that they were expecting again. Both guys had the same reaction of excitement for the growing family of the Deweerd’s and when they asked when Kaitlyn was due, the answer floored them. She was being induced the following day! Shawn holds a secret better than some tech companies before product launch! Justin shares a story about how he and Shawn became friends.

We also learn some of the points to consider with the baby’s birth on the 29th of February, A Leap Year Baby! How will birthdays be celebrated and when it comes to getting a driver’s license which day can he do it? Some fun discussion about this topic and the name picked. When it comes to celebrating birthdays with kids, Andy shares the Alice and Wonderland themed Un-birthday for the Child not celebrating. Congrats to the family on their new bundle of love with Daniel’s arrival!

Andy shares a listener question from Mark who is looking for a quality Webcam after his laptop cam has not been giving the best quality. Shawn tackles the subject of cheap quality webcams during the height of the pandemic, however some of the more known brands include Logitech, Anker and Dell. Shawn also tells us about the Razer Kiyo Pro and choices from ElGato, maker of the Streamdeck. Andy has been using the Logitech Brio 4k and has been happy with its results for Camera Quality and software integration, even using it on some broadcast in 13News Remote Segments. Andy wonders about the use of DSLR cameras as “webcams.” Shawn tells us about the Huddley IQ System for conferences and similar settings. When it comes to a specific brand which would be recommended? All three agree with Logitech. Shawn and Justin talk about a story on DJI and how some in the US Government are talking once again about the Countering CCP Act which could see a ban on DJI drones, A Viewpoints.dji.com blog from the company answers some of the questions and statements about the company.

Andy talks with CEO and Co-Founder of SUB2R, Richard Neumann. Sticking with this week’s theme of the secret, Sub2R. Richard tells us about the Hardware Development company, which has been in development for 12 years. The technology they are creating is an incredible leap forward in development for a camera such as the Studio 460 for professional and streaming creators. In the development of the camera system, the company comprised of 4 engineers tackled some of the issues with green screen technology by changing the thinking of how to make it work easier. This thinking of the AGS System (Active Green Screen) is faster setup, able to relocate easily and space saving.

The Low Lighting requirements allow the lights behind the screen giving it portability and different settings in a 5×7 environment. Richard tells us about the Studio460 outputs and SFP Module which converts the video in the camera to any other video format needed. We also learn about the cooling system of the camera which again features some great innovations in its development. Sub2R also produces some great camera mounts which are available on the website.

Sub2R has an impressive YouTube channel sharing the AGS System in action as well as the other products from the company to streamline your production.

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