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TechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 417: WordPress, PHP, Tweetbots and a Pi – Oh My!SHOW SUMMARY:  Radiothon this week! News Update Salesforce backs off of Twitter FAA issues emergency Note 7 alert! Much love for WordPress, PHP and some Pi Cutting the cord with Jay Living la vida cloud-a? Geek Trivia Answer This week, we provide the answer to: What happens if the name Hurricane Matthew if it gets retired? Podcast Only Song of the Week Whilk & Misky – “Smalltown Boy” [ad code=1 align=center] 2016-10-2000 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 416: Trust Doesn’t ScaleSHOW SUMMARY:  What’s scarier? Evil clowns, politics these days, or exploding phones? We cast our vote in this rather disorganized show … listen in to find out! News Update Cubs win number 1!  3 more to go … Galaxy Note 7 explodes on the scene! (No, really – it literally. Explodes. Flames and all.) First word on the Google Pixel (interview with Verizon to be coming soon) Verizon drone LTE coverage – could it be flying over a town near you soon? Maybe a little politics (again) Geek Trivia Answer This week, we provide the answer to: What was the fir...2016-10-1200 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 415: Getting Ticky Wit’ ItSHOW SUMMARY:  Robbie “Science FTW” Rigel joins us today for a great tech/science cross-over! News Update All things old are new again – even Commodore 64 in Poland! Go commando with Google, and get rid of those folders! Exchange server makes us cry, but most new MS products are pretty OK. Hackers are attacking our voting machines! Review of The Tick: new, old, and animated! (Jay’s recommendation is to watch “Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love”) Geek Trivia Answer This week, we provide the answer to: What was the original Google...2016-10-0600 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 414: Coolsites for Everyone! Also, Brexit happenedSHOW SUMMARY: Cool sites of the Week KeeWeb - An online and downloadable password management app for you KeePass users!  Just as deliciously free and open source as KeePass – but it works on anything with a web browser! OneTab browser extension – Creates an easy to manage extra browser tab you can send your open tabs to for later use … saves oodles of browser space (and CPU cycles)! News Update Google apps come to your chrome book How will the Brexit impact technology – in the EU and here? All too much politics … Geek Trivia Answer This...2016-06-2900 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 413: Prince Bows OutSHOW SUMMARY: News Update Google has a lot of info on you Jay’s words of wisdom: “Don’t pass out business cards at a funeral” Conglomeration recap – it’s not tabletop Diablo! Cool sites of the Week Conglomeration – It’s never too early to start planning for next year! Roll for the Galaxy - If you love tabletop gaming and are looking for something just a little bit different, give this one a roll! Podcast Only Song of the Week   “Kiss” by Prince [ad code=2 align=center] 2016-04-2800 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 412: Plumbing of the GodsSHOW SUMMARY: Gearing up for Conglomeration convention, sharing vacation tales, and talking tech … just another typical Saturday here on the TechTalk show! News Update April Fools day recap – and how Google can get you fired Conglomeration is NEXT WEEKEND!  Live action frogger, cosplay, board gaming … it’s not too late to join us! Writing, writers, and how tough both can be. Steampunk with zombies, anyone? Cool sites of the Week Conglomeration.info – get more info about this year’s convention … or put it on your short list for next year! Podcast Only Song of the Wee...2016-04-0600 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 411: Deadpooling my MemoriesSHOW SUMMARY: Along with a great review of the new Deadpool movie by Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon (hint: DON’T take your kids!), we get a tiny taste of the Conglomeration 2016 convention in Louisville, KY this April – with more detail promised in shows to come. It’s not too late to sign up, but you may want to lock in those hotel spots quick! Go to conglomeration.info to find out more and get registered. News Update Picasa is dead. Pandora may be dead. Set the date to 1/1/1970 on your iPhone? Yep, it’s dead now. Hill...2016-03-1800 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 410: Kids Talk Tech – Olivia’s In The House!SHOW SUMMARY: The longest, most intense Kids Talk Tech … ‘evah! Listen to Olivia as she discusses history, video games, spelling bees, spelling apps (look out for the big SBC!), and more! News Update Superbowl weekend coming up, and there’s lots of ways for us cord cutters to watch … Don’t brick that iPhone! Bernie’s Tinder supporter crowd is getting left-swiped right out of the election! Windows 8 support ending Cool sites of the Week Frontier Heroes – Awesome history-based game for both iOS and Android! ColorHexa – Trying to figure out that web color?  Need the...2016-03-0100 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 409: Hola, mi TechTalk Amigos!SHOW SUMMARY: News Items Spanish speakers make up nearly 10% of our app users, and we think that’s muy bien! Old school gaming discussion, plus consoles, PC and mobile – which one is winning? We discover that a Balalaika sounds better than a balaclava, but neither of them swim faster than your bass guitar  Homeless guys can take Visa now too Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What is the oldest Wikipedia page still available on the site? CoolSites (and Apps) of the Week Guitar Tuna – By Yousician, this is an awesome tuner and trai...2016-02-0200 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 408 – Movie Pirates, Apologize!SHOW SUMMARY: News Items CM8 stole some movies, but now they’d like to apologize. Stream NFL on Google or Apple? It might happen yet … If the lottery is a big deal for you, math probably isn’t! Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What were the rest of the items suggested in the original space transportation system proposal that ultimately resulted in the shuttle? Podcast Only Song of the Week Fire by Phonat feat. Jolie & and the Key [ad code=2 align=center] 2016-01-1300 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 407 – YASWGF (Yet Another Star Wars Geek Fest)SHOW SUMMARY: News Items Google Voice FTW! Steam (Valve) down for users over XMas due to a security issue Netflix streaming gets better and faster Major movies hacked - Go to the dark side and watch them now! Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What numerically based film was so influential on George Lucas that references to it have been in every Star Wars film ever created (including the latest one!)? Coolsites of the Week Vimeo has a great selection of movies, including the answer to this week’s trivia above! (psst: lo...2015-12-3000 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 406 – Google GreaseSHOW SUMMARY - Coding adventures, using Google to get what you want, and lots and lots of Star Wars Episode 7 talk with Dave and Jay!  Special bonus feature – Kids Talk Tech is back this week with Olivia discussing best sites for free (and fun) math games to play online! News Items Samsung ordered to pay Apple $548M WordPress embraces the dark side (Javascript that is) Swift is opensourced, and IBM lets you program in it on their servers Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What was the content of the very first SMS sent? 2015-12-1700 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 404 – Pedro Domingos’ “The Master Algorithm”SHOW SUMMARY - Pedro Domingos joins us for a fascinating discussion on machine learning and his new book “The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World.”  Tune in to hear us rap about self-programming computers, David Hume, reverse engineering the human brain, and more as we dig deep into what’s been called “the Bible of data-ism”!   News Items Microsoft OneDrive eliminates unlimited storage WRLR’s iOS/iPhone app is live and ready for download! Install today and listen to WRLR anytime, anywhere! Android and Apple Trojan apps PHP hacks Al...2015-11-1200 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 403 – It’s A TechTalk Halloween (Again)!SHOW SUMMARY – It’s Halloween! News Items Apple does well this year – as in best. Year. EVAH!!! Still no WRLR Apple app, but only because Apple store (coming soon!) Getting the debate, getting weird Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What was the first “survival horror” game for PC? Coolsites of the Week Sex offender search mobile Halloween drink maker Digital Dudz! Podcast Only Song of the Week [ad code=3 align=center] 2015-11-0600 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 401 – XFINITY Sports and Apps with Preston SmalleySHOW SUMMARY - Preston Smalley takes a break from Comcast X1 app development to share what they are doing today, and how you can keep watching the Cubs (or Bears, or BlackHawks) WITHOUT risking your marriage! News Items Holllly Cooowwwwww! Go Cubs! Back to the Future week is here! Twitter laying off folks Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer When did FORTRAN stop requiring all capital letters in it’s command structure? Coolsites of the Week XFinity.com – Start here to find out what you’ve been missing! StudioXFinity.com – Get location and s...2015-10-2300 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 400 – Verizon’s Paul UlreichSHOW SUMMARY - Paul Ulreich from Verizon comes back on-air to discuss home automation, the new data plans, and more! IFTTT your lights? You got it!  Everything you never thought you could use your phone for, and then some News Items Google drive is DOWN! (but find out why neither Mike nor Dave care) Have you backed up your data yet? Security chat Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer What Int’l treaty keeps our Mars rovers from exploring the newly discovered water areas? Coolsite of the Week EBCD (Linux version, on USB...2015-10-1700 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 398 – Mike’s Got That Schadenfreude FunkSHOW SUMMARY News Items  VW intentional software code avoids EPA regulations Canadian Minister of Education loses student data – 3.5M records More WRLR app talk - giving Mike another reason to hate Apple … But Apple’s XCode issues gives Mike a major case of the Schadenfreude Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer Who are the only 4 authors have won both Hugo and Nebula awards in the same year?   Podcast Only Song of the Week Midnight to Monaco – Suicide [ad code=6 align=center] 2015-10-0700 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 397 – How to be a Jerk with EmojiSHOW SUMMARY News Items Emoji can be used for communicating good, evil, happiness, pain – or for streamlining the process of being a complete jerk. Guess which usage I’m best at?   Mark Zuckerberg, live (not) and in studio (also not)!  Discusses the need for a “not like” button … Dave and I want to start a support group for people that have actually changed their opinion on social media, because of facts and reason. We’re expecting the participants to be rather lonely … Cool Sites of the Week IMGflip - Easy-to-use meme maker, so you can attach fake statistics an...2015-09-2500 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 396 – Wherein Stan Asks: “What Else You Got?”SHOW SUMMARY GEO awards high leads to tons of nostalgia and great memories about the origin of WRLR and TechTalk. Stack and Di. News Items Fake women! (… on the Ashley Madison site, that is) Sad Puppies lose, Hugo Awards FTW! Lots of nostalgia and good vibes from the recent GEO’s! Geek Trivia Answer What were the only 3 websites linked to from the new Google Alphabet website? (Hint: One of them can only be found by looking at the source code) Cool Sites of the Week ABC.XYZ – Google’s n...2015-09-1000 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 395 – Mike Miller and Learning to Love Win10!SHOW SUMMARY Returning guest Mike Miller joins us to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of Windows 10.  Mike also tells us that if you’ve been waiting, it’s OK to upgrade now, but listen to the caveats he mentions first! News Items Ashley Madison hack news and update Mike tries to say “problems with Spotify privacy policies” 5 times fast … Samsung flip phones are back!  (but only in China) Cool Sites of the Week Check out MillerWriter.com for everything Mike Miller!  Links to his most recent books here: Easy Computer Basics...2015-08-2700 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 394 – Innovation and Technology in Education with JD PirtleSHOW SUMMARY Special guest JD Pirtle from the Catherine Cook School in Chicago talks robotics, 3-D printing, robotics, using Raspberry Pi and playing with Minecraft – introducing innovative technologies in education from Pre-K on up!  Mike tries REALLY hard not to get too wonky, and JD keeps us on topic with great insights into how technology is enhancing and improving education for all the kids at Catherine Cook – even their youngest students. News Items Android Stagefright exploit Cyberflashing, sexting, and a recap of Brett Favre’s penis related propaganda Windows 10 and P2P updates Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Gar...2015-08-1900 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 393 – The Politics of Cord CuttingSHOW SUMMARY News Items: How to get your politics on when you’re a cord cutter (and a little bit on the GOP debates) Friend of the show Greg gets us interested in Google Fi Cheap laptops and Chromebooks Ubuntu vs. Windows 10 and how I learned to love my Vaio all over again Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Garmon: What components were IBM branded on the first IBM personal computer? Cool Sites of the Week: Project Fi – Looking for a better way to get cell and data? Go Google! Linux Mint – My fa...2015-08-1700 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 392 – CanaDavia Returns!SHOW SUMMARY That’s right, Dave “Sparky” Saganaki is IN DA HOUSE! He makes a special trip down from the beautiful Canadian hinterland to get on air with us and discuss these tasty topics: News Items: CCTV vs Drones It was tough to watch the Donald – and not just because of who he is Ashley Madison hacked, Torontonians are the main ones worried Microsoft 10 is stealing your data Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Garmon: What comic strip was Donkey Kong actually based on? Cool Sites of the Week: goo.gl – Looking for an...2015-08-1000 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 390 – Does Craigslist Sell Nostalgia? -aka- Suffering with SharepointSHOW SUMMARY The show so good, we named it twice! News Items: Craigslist recollections and updates, as EBay drops out. Sharepoint woes with Mike and Jay. Major android apps open to man-in-the-middle attacks! Government hack impact expanded. Lastpass, 1Password, and Keychain secure password services also hacked. Geek Trivia with Jay Garmon: What was the breakdown of Math vs. Verbal on the original SAT? Cool Sites of the Week: Kijiji – The Canadian alternative to Craigslist … it’s a real Canucklist! Talking Dice! – Free dice roller available for android phones, with multipl...2015-07-0400 minTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMTechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FMEp 389 – Anuj Saroch of ChoeTech!SHOW SUMMARY News Items: Ookla the Mok at Aw, Yeah Comix! RIP Christopher Lee Net Neutrality is in force, starting this week ChoeTech Links: Stadium Qi wireless charger 6 port Rapid USB charger ChoeTech homepage Geek Trivia with Jay Garmon: What was the actual communications device installed on the red hotline, between the coldwar era US and Soviet Union? Podcast Only Song of the Week: Doctor Octopus by Ookla The Mok! [ad code=4 align=center] 2015-06-1900 minMoneyPlan SOS | Build Wealth | Get out of debt | Pay attention, not interestMoneyPlan SOS | Build Wealth | Get out of debt | Pay attention, not interest008 MPSOS – Preparing For A Job LossMichael TechTalk Kastler was fired just before Christmas. He asked for The First 5 Things You Should Do When You Get Fired. I didn’t really answer his question but gave my thoughts on what to do when there is a job change in your future. You can listen to Michael’s passion, talking about Technology, at […] The post 008 MPSOS – Preparing For A Job Loss appeared first on Money Plan SOS Personal Finance.2011-02-1500 minMoney Plan SOSMoney Plan SOSHow to Prepare for a Job Loss#8: Michael TechTalk Kastler was fired just before Christmas. He asked for The First 5 Things You Should Do When You Get Fired. I didn't really answer his question but gave my thoughts on what to do when there is a job change in your future. You can listen to Michael's passion, talking about Technology, at http://TechTalk.WRLR.FM  Also: Holla From The Impala - A Gallon Of Gas And finally: How did we get into so much debt? For more information, visit the show notes at  2011-02-1500 min