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EPISODE 334 – The Tech Behind News Reports

In this week’s show, Shawn, Justin, and Andy cover some of the Tech you may find behind the Local and even National News. For many News Reporters, or Multimedia Journalist, they are a One Person Band. Many times, a Journalist/Reporter will be asked to go into the field to cover a story and they are the Reporter, Camera Operator and Engineer for the Segment. Shawn tells us that about 90% of the On Scene Reports are now done this way. Justin and Shawn talk about the different pieces of technology that make this possible. Another trend in News Reports has been Stringers and how the local new audience can provide video from the scene of a news story.

Shawn and Justin tell us about stories they have done when working with TV News and one of the biggest was Shawn’s from Mecosta County “ I Didn’t Make that Kid Pass Out on the Floor” Segment which went viral and was featured on news stories across the country including Jimmy Kimmel. Justin shares his story of the Epic Fail Fox 5 News Jetpack video which hit over 3.3Million views on YouTube. A story has surfaced about Microsoft possibly including ads in the Launch Windows for Windows 11. The turns the focus to the business of Ad’s and Click throughs. With so many ads, how can they be minimized. Justin tells us about how easy it is to create a PiHoles with a Raspberry Pi device although, right now they are in High Demand.

Justin recommends Duck Duck Go as a search engine for those looking for privacy when searching online. A recent Ad campaign by them stresses the Privacy factor. Security with Passwords is discussed after Justin shares an Infographic from Hive Systems about creating the best password. The guys talk about Password Managers and which ones they like. With Justin’s announcement of a new job in the tech world the guys talk about Education and Degrees and what is important to get a step into working in Tech. Where should one begin? Shawn shares the Website of the Web, https://www.hivesystems.io/password which can help guide you in creating a stronger password.

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The Latest Show – Shawn The Lobster

In this week’s show, Shawn takes a trip to the Lake and gets into the water and forgets to reapply the Sunscreen, this gives him a lobster type look. This has the guys talking about the Weather Apps on the Market and which ones are the best. Shawn and Justin talk about Weather Underground and the NOAA App. For 2.99 a year, Weather Underground is a good solution. The guys talk about the latest revelations of the latest Ransomware attack which opens the discussion on password management. What is a VPN? How do IT Managers work with VPN and should 2 Factor Authentication be used. Shawn tells us about Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to Xbox in July and the DLC for Top Gun Maverick. Turtle Beach introduces the VelocityOne Flight for flying with the Xbox pr PC and it looks Amazing!
Andy misses Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator and Justin recommends DCSWorld for a more military style flight sim. Nintendo has a Treehouse event during the Virtual E3, and we will be talking about on Next Week’s Show. Diablo 2 has been announced as being reintroduced.

Microsoft makes the announcement that Windows 10 Support will end in 2025. The guys talk about how this will be the next step in the evolution of the OS for what is to be announced on the 24th. When it comes to the Microsoft Windows Platforms the crew talks about the ones they liked and what frustrated most people. The Latest Windows 10 Update has some really frustrated users. The guys talk about what they would love to see with a new Windows Operating System. Driver Support is one we would all love to see, Justin talks about that alternative, Driver Easy.

Justin talks about the RTX 3080 Video card and still not being able to get his hands on one. Digital Currency Mining and Elon are discussed with Justin sharing his disappointment in statements made by Musk. Shawn and Justin offering different views when it comes to doing 3D print jobs for other people. Shawn talks about Sony and the Airpeak S1 Drone with a price of 9k yet, he loves some of the testing and capabilities of the drone which includes foldable landing gear.

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