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Table Top RPG’s – The Theater of the Mind

Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd
Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd
Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd
Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd
Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd
Photos from GenCon Shawn DeWeerd

For this week’s TechtalkRadio show, Shawn talks with Andy about attending GenCon in Indianapolis and some of the highlights of this event centered around the world of Tabletop Role Playing Board Games. Brandon Sanderson has had one of these RPG’s based on his Stormlight Archive Novel Series and Shawn was given the ability to test out the title before its availability on Kickstarter. Shawn gives us an explanation of the D20 Dice and how this all plays into the world of Role-Playing Gaming. As Shawn explains, the Dice tells the story in the gameplay. The gameplay is explained and as Andy asks, does the game ever end? How can somebody get into experiencing Tabletop RPG’s and we find it’s easier now then versus 5 years ago. Shawn recommends the Dungeons and Dragons Series 5 Starter Kit. For those that want to play some of these with friends across the country a Virtual Tabletop can make this possible. Andy wonders why GenCon can continue while E3 has seemed to end. Shawn shares some links to get more info, boardgamearena.com and boardgamegeek.com. Shawn dropped a few bucks on purchases from vendors and shared with us what he bought; Everdell the Complete Edition is a huge set. Shawn recommends checking out GenConTV on YouTube. Andy notes that while some may wonder what RPG’s play in the Tech World, The Big Bang Theory Show has the characters playing them. This also gives Andy the chance to mention the return of the entire series Silicon Valley on Max.  Shawn wraps the segment talking about how to begin playing and some websites to check out.   

A brand-new TV from TCL is available. This 115 Inch QD-Mini LED TV and when purchased the buyer could get a ticket for attending the Super Bowl or a Hollywood Movie Premiere however the pricing is around 20k for this TCL TV. Intel has had some issues with its 13th and 14th Generation Raptor Lake processors and Microcode. Shawn tells us about this issue and how it needs to be addressed. The CEO of Logitech did an interview with The Verge and discussed the concept of a Subscription based model for hardware centered around the mouse, dubbing it the Forever Mouse. A few hours after recording this weeks show, the Company is saying this this Will Not be happening. Andy talks of how he was not a fan of the Subscription model for Software such as Adobe and Intuit QuickBooks. The reminds Shawn and Andy of the HP Instant Ink Subscription model. 

Reaching into the Big Hat for Questions to the show starts with a question from Cecilia about helping her son connect his Nintendo Switch to a Chromebook to stream his gameplay. Shawn doesn’t recommend doing this with a Chromebook. However, if need be, her son could download OBS and purchase a capture card to try the stream.  Shawn recommends a PC or Mac but also has a plan for a stream and support it with Social Media Marketing. Listener Kerry asks about using her phone as a hotspot for her Roku TV and not getting the best results. Shawn shares how this is going to be dependent on the signal strength on the smartphone. Possible choices could be Starlink, HughesNet which Andy talks about Solis Wi-Fi Hot Spot. 

Shawn wraps the show with his Wyze Guy Update, the company hasn’t made may announcements lately however the New Wyze 3.0 App is available.    

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New Show Posted – #393 – Busted Brackets and Melted Hard Drives

For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Andy, Shawn and Justin open with the busy schedule for Shawn due to Sports Coverage at the University. Justin, however, now has his Valve Steamdeck and gives us the breakdown of his first impressions of this, going so far to say it will change his gaming experience forever. His first purchase was South Park Snow Day and Justin tells us why he liked it so much. Shawn tells us how iFixIt has stepped up the Right to Fix with a page dedicated to the Steam Deck.  Justin tells us the best way to buy the Steam Deck. Wyze announces a new Indoor/Outdoor Camera, Shawn likes it for some of the new features however understands some of the hesitation from users to buy a new Cam from them due to the security issues they have had documented in the past.

World Back Up Day happens Annually March 31st as a reminder to take the pledge to make backups of your Data. The Guys talk about Hardware such as Synology for Computer Systems and iXpand Drives from SanDisk for Mobile Devices. They Also talk about Software they use such as Acronis and a Limited Free choice called EaseUS Todo Backup. The best advice they share however is, to Do it. Make that backup.

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Since World Back up happens this week, an Archived Interview with Former VP of Data and Storage Technologies Todd Johnson at Kroll On Track which produces software solutions for Data Retrieval and Forensics. Todd shares some stories of Data Recovery and the impact it can make.

Dall-E Image of a Hard Drive Not seeing a Good Day

If your Hard Drive stops powering up, in some cases, the PCP Board of these older Hard Drives can be replaced. In this Archived interview with Kevin Shaw of OnePCBSolution, he talks about bringing a drive back to live with a PCB and Firmware Exchange.

Justin tells us about House of Ninja’s on Netflix that he’s been watching while Shawn has started watching Scrubs in Rerun/Streaming. Andy has had a hard time watching shows however the guys tell him he needs to watch Breaking Bad which Andy couldn’t get into. Andy tells about running into Actor Raymond Cruz, Tuco, in a McDonalds in Marana. 

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Time Lapse during Shawn’s Trip – Using A Wyze Camera

In this Segment from TechtalkRadio, Shawn tells us about taking a trip to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan and settting up a Wyze Camera to capture some Time Lapse of the Lake. Shawn tells us in the segment how it was down, the amount of Lapse. Tune in for the Entire Segment to hear about Streaming media content to an iPad without an Internet Connection with the help of Raspberry Pi, a TP Link Mini Router and the Media Server EMBY. Subscribe for More and visit https://www.techtalkradio.com

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New Episode #346 – Seeing The Light!?

In this Weeks Show Justin joins Shawn and Andy fresh from his trip to Japan. This doesn’t stop Justin from sharing what he missed about the Apple announcements recently. While Shawn and Andy are excited at what is available from Apple, Justin is very skeptical. Justin tells us about the upcoming announcements from Google regarding Nest, Pixel and Pixel Watch. Shawn talks about some of the products he has from Wyze and answers the question, If Wyze had a Home Assistant, would Shawn get one? He shares why he answered the way he did. Andy isn’t happy with the timelines for smartphone releases and shares why he feels it has become ridiculous. Justin shares some thoughts on the upcoming 4000 series graphics card. Andy takes apart a small little tchotchke he once got from Western Digital, it runs on battery and is still running!

Andy has a tech question for Shawn and Justin regarding a failed Windows Update. Andy shares the problems around this and wonders if updating to a fresh install or new system is going to be the solution. Justin tells us about traveling to Japan and putting together some videos using Tik Tok. Andy has finally fully transferred his info for 1password and just as he was willing to give up Shawn told Andy just to let it take on, which was great advice. Shawn tells us about DJI and the Wireless Video Transmitter called DJI Transmission,

Shawn tells us about the year 2008 and World of Warcraft and how he is now playing an expansion Wrath of the Lich king Classic and how it has been a big nostalgic bump!

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New Episode #336 : Is Bigger Always Better?

In this week’s show, Shawn and Andy talk about how Shawn is working Technology into him now being a new parent. We cover some of the recent news from Wyze and address a question from one of the TechtalkRadio listeners wanting to know the story behind Wyze Cam V1. The Company just put out a new Wyze Air Purifier. Shawn says one of the keys is to ask other parents you know which technology works for them, As far as Baby Monitor, Shawn has the Infant Optics Baby Monitor.

Shawn gets the opportunity to upgrade his Graphics card to the very hard to find 30 Series Nvidia Graphics based Card. Shawn tells us about the jump from a 1050 to a 3060 Series at around $350. Andy recently purchased a Samsung Odyssey CRG9 Monitor to replace his two 27-inch monitors on his desktop. The Experience unfortunately wasn’t the greatest after returning one of them then getting another also defective. Lots of Time and fuel spent he decided to give up and stick with the 2 27′ monitors for now. Andy does like what he was able to experience in the look and desktop feel and more than likely will give it another shot.

Coming out April 20th, Postal 4 – No Regerts will be available on Steam. The Creator of the original Postal, Running with Scissors is based in Tucson. Friend of the Show and the man behind Running with Scissors Vince Desi talked with Andy about the new Release, background of the game and Selectable voices with friends Rick Hunter and Corey Cruise and Jon St. John. Vince tells us about the differences between Postal and now Postal 4 No Regerts. Check out https://www.gopostal.com for More! Shawn shares the Website of the Week https://www.cpuid.com

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