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New Episode #349 – That Graphics Card is Smoking!

In this Weeks Show Justin, Shawn and Andy talk about how Justin had to buy an iPad Air for a Work Project and while Shawn and Andy love products in the iPad and Mac line, he wasn’t all that jazzed to do so yet admits due to the logistics this was the only way to go. Andy talks about the iPad and how Artist can really create with the devices and shares info on Wacom and why he would love to have the Cintiq. Andy’s daughter had broken her iPad and he shares how iFixIt is a great way to go to self-repair the iPad. The guys talk about the latest from Twitter and Elon Musk. Some of the problems of Twitter are discussed by the guys while Andy shares the importance of selectivity of who you allow to follow or follow yourself. A Change in the “Blue Check Mark” system has some very upset at suddenly paying for the service for Verification. Some wonder if this could signal the end of active social media. Shawn tells us his story about leaving Facebook and why he did it.


Shawn talks about Building or Upgrading a PC and wonders if we wanted to buy a RTX4090 but shares some of the problems with melted cords on the latest video cards. The guys talk about choosing your hardware and Andy wonders if we tend to buy based on hype or higher price for systems. Andy has fallen in love with his iPhone 14 ProMax that was provided by Apple but wants to return it and buy his own but now the 14 ProMax is not available, on back order, for a couple of weeks. Andy does share a strange problem that happened with the Pro Max. The new Face ID system locked him out when he had the phone in his pocket. He got the Message iPhone Unavailable, Try again in 49 Minutes. It’s a security feature to prevent logging in if somebody else had your phone. Andy tells us about the solution which really was either to Erase the phone and start over or wait the required time. Shawn tells us about his forgotten Time Lapse, he set up the camera and it ran for 11 days shot with an older GoPro Hero 3 . You can view the Time lapse on our blog at blog.techtalkradio.com

The guys share the very awesome website for building your own system, PCPartsPicker at https://www.pcpartspicker.com and why this is one of the best sites for getting a system together. Andy shares a silly website for wasting time, https://www.screamintothevoid.com as the guy’s call, Therapy.

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KMSB Fox 11 With Andy Taylor – We look at Products from Wacom for Education and Creativity

For this Segment this Morning, We have some great products for not only Education but also very popular with Graphic Artist. Wacom has been making products for years with its beginnings in 1983 in Japan. The company makes graphics tablet which can allow the user to use a digital pen on the tablet and relay that information to the screen within Graphics Programs such as CorelDraw Graphics Suite, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. With this though, the power of the product is in the pen. One of the newest products they have introduced is the One by Wacom. What’s great about it, it can be used with not only PC or Mac based systems but also with Chromebooks. The Pen is battery free and done with pressure sensitivity to give student the feel of Pen on Paper, You can write with it, answer questions and even create with it. We have the Small One by Wacom tablet which retails for only under 60 bucks.

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Next is the Wacom Intuos Wireless Graphics Drawing Tablet, again, the power of the pen. It features a bunch of software to get you started exploring and creating. The top buttons can be set and programmed for actions that can help with the workflow. The screen can be shared perfect for remote classrooms and meetings. The pen features  4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity. No USB Connection is required as a Wireless connection can be made thanks to Bluetooth 4.2 but USB is available if Bluetooth is not available.

Lastly we have the Wacom Intuos Pro – Available in three different sizes, we have the Small Edition which comes loaded with some great software for creating some amazing graphics. The specialized pen is the Pro Pen Two with interchangeable nibs, these are used for fine tuning and intricate touch ups. I love the fact that it gives the user that pen experience and opens up the creative workflow. The Intuos Pro is priced around $250. To take a look,  check out https://www.wacom.com