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Computer Talk with TAB

Computer Talk with TAB

Hosted by Audacy

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Episodes

500

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s questions. To keep the topics fresh and informative, guests are brought in as a result of listener’s questions and suggestions. The show is geared towards the everyday computer user with questions about how their computer works and how to fix it when there is a problem.

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June 16, 20269 min

Tech Tuesday 6-16-26

Erik Semmel, Vice President – Mgr. Client Success, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11. Re: So are Smartphones making kids stupider…who knows? Amazon reports on Datacenter water usage. FBI Takes down Chinese Sites used to hire US officials. Do we really care that a foldable Mouse exists? Robinhood again can’t seem to process stocks.

June 13, 202639 min

Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 1

Introduce Ziggy to Computer Talk with TAB, Were number 2 again! Maine Breach Reporting system sending out fake reports, Meta AI used to breach accounts, Facebook outages but Down-detector was also down so did it make a sound? Blue Screen to BitLocker Key request…not good, Getting a 403 forbidden error is it me or the site?, My external backup target, Old HP Laptop SSD Drive how do I get a new Office Suite? So many Data Breaches….is that why I get SPAM?

June 13, 202639 min

Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 2

Ziggy (alexa) explains University of Cambridge AI Vaccine, Win 11 Pc Pop-up Printer drivers are out of Date asking for Credit Card, TPLink & Netgear lawsuit…who’s more Chinese. CA Legislature working on blocking 3D printers from printing Ghost Gun parts, VPN Laws in UTAH require sites to block VPNs so they be sure of where people are accessing them from in order to enforce Age restrictions, TPLink AX1100 firmware no longer supported should I replace it? Cell Phone issues, How do I get into IT? My Router still works but how do I Check it’s firmware?

May 30, 202643 min

Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 1

Data Brokers selling location data of our troops, Charter Data Breach – Shiney Hunters, Linkedin doesn’t want your AI Slop, Can I sell my Cell Phone Number? My Printer still not working even though it’s plugged in, LLMs Continue to believe false information even AFTER being told it’s false, My Laptop will NOT Print when wireless.

May 30, 202643 min

Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 2

Johnathan Maze - Editor In Chief at Restaurant Business Magazine talks about the Failed AI Inventory System NomadGo for Starbucks, My Printer did the same thing due to my VPN, FBI warns about Kali365, I-ready software is it good for kids?

May 23, 202640 min

Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 2

VPN use can increase the “are you a robot test” more often, Hartford Healthcare Breach of Husky data, Old Win10/Win11 boot performance issues, New PC and we want to install Office 2019 from the old PC, Microsoft Tech Support scams, Brothers Apple Phone is now locked, Scammers using a Microsoft account to send out scam emails.

May 23, 202641 min

Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 1

AZ Community College Commencement produces the ultimate workslop, Upside Only platform promises to make you money?? Greg of Auditing account used to hack water system, why is my stream audio not syncing with my video? Gemeni AI ULA they own you, Ask AI what it knows about you; you might be surprised, AT&T suing CA to get out of Copper, Confirm your not a robot.

May 16, 202639 min

Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 1

Bitlocker may not be as locked as we thought!, AI Note takers for you Dr visit is screwing up 60% of the time! Caller wants a new laptop, Whatnot seller but keeps buffering, Flashdrive issues write protection, Proton VPN/Mail accounts,

May 16, 202640 min

Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 2

Getting interference with my AM signal what should I do? Eliminating pop-ups - sign in with Drop-Box, I can’t Print anymore, I upgraded from DSL to Fiber and now I lost my phone line, Why is my Chrome not working,

May 12, 20269 min

Tech Tuesday 5-12-26

Erik Semmel and Brian discussed various tech issues, including IBM's recurring data center outages, the ethical implications of employees selling their work credentials, and the potential dangers of smart glasses. They highlighted IBM's major outage at its AMS data centers, which lasted four hours, and the issue of one in eight employees selling their work credentials. They also touched on the controversial ChatGPT's new feature to alert trusted contacts in case of suicidal ideation. Additionally, they discussed MicroStrategy's shift from a buy-and-hold Bitcoin strategy to selling some of its 818,000 Bitcoin holdings, and the privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses.

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