The Personal Computer Radio Show

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Jun 2026

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June 10, 2026Episode 47355 min

The Personal Computer Show - 6-10-26

In the News · The Future of GoPro Is Uncertain · Google Is Adding New Features to Android · People Flock to Privacy-Focused DuckDuckGo as Google Leans Heavily Into AI · The Compact Camera Trend Isn’t Slowing Down Anytime Soon · Meta’s Mouse Tracking Program — What It Is and How It’s Changed · NVIDIA and Microsoft Reinvent Windows PCs for the Age of Personal AI · Foxconn and Intel Team Up to Build Next-Generation AI Systems · AI-Linked Layoffs Already Surpass 2025 Total, Tech Workers Hit Hardest ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · Addressing Why Trusting Outdated Familiar Tech can Set You Back From the Tech Corner · Your Phone's USB-C Port Can Do Much More Than Connect a Controller · Can one Claim a Religious Exemption from using AI at Work? · Bots Have Now Passed Human Traffic Online · Open Claw: The AI that Actually Does Things Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein · Apricorn Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station and Secure Drive

June 3, 2026Episode 47255 min

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday June 3, 2026

In the News · Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Alleged 'Exploitation of Users' · FROST: The New Browser Privacy Threat Hiding in Your SSD · Google’s Chaotic Rollout of the New Google Health App · Microsoft and Nvidia Build a New AI PC Chip · TP-Link to Launch WiFi 8 in October: Two Years Before Standards are to be Finished · NY Jets Front Office:”Think AI First” ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · Controlling Notifications is Key to Reduce Noise that's Louder than the Signal From the Tech Corner · The Smartphone Camera's Most Overlooked Feature: The Lens · The Use of AI to Decipher the Dead Sea Scrolls · What DeepSeek’s AI Did That Everyone Else’s Didn’t · The Next Major Leap in Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston · Marty - Experiences with CoPilot

May 27, 2026Episode 47155 min

The Personal Computer Show - 5-27-26

In the News FBI Seeks U.S. Wide Access to License Plate Cameras College Grads Revolt Against AI Pep Talks Google’s Back Door Access into Your Android Phone Intel Begins Work on Next Generation 10A and 7A Chip Technologies Intel Says It’s Closing the Chip Making Gap with Rivals New Google Accounts no longer get 15 GB of Free Storage Huawei Claims it will Make Cutting Edge Semiconductors by 2031 ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Technology is Removing Options and We Need to Find Them in Hidden Menus From the Tech Corner Big Techs’ Legal Reckoning Solid State vs Lithium Ion Power Banks Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Marty - Microsoft 365 Experience of Family vs Premium

May 20, 2026Episode 47055 min

The Personal Computer Show - 5-20-26

In the News ChatGPT is Stepping into the World of Personalized Financial Advice AI Recovers $400K Bitcoin Account FCC Walks Back Router Update Ban Googlebook Finally Gets a Real Operating System What Happens to Chromebooks When Googlebook Launches? Impact of Samsung Strike on RAM Prices and Availability Google in Talks with SpaceX to Launch AI Datacenters into Orbit New Safety Mechanism called Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery (CIDR) TSMC’s AI Boom Isn’t Pushing Apple Out ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Information Technology is not a Cost Center From the Tech Corner Snapseed 4.0 is Finally Coming to Android The Intel Comeback Story OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple OpenAI’s Sam Altman’s “never-ending drama” Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Introducing Three new cool Chargers from Anker

May 13, 2026Episode 46955 min

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday May 13, 2026

In the News Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over iPhone AI Claims EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ that ‘Needs Closing’ in Age Verification Laws Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4 gigabyte AI Model Google is expanding Gemini-powered AI features inside Gmail Pentagon Declassifies 162 UFO Files Spanning Decades of Unexplained Encounters If You Plan to Get an iPhone in the Fall, Don’t Get Too Attached to ChatGPT Intel-Apple Chip Deal Signals New Chapter in US Semiconductor Push The AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell The Real Cost of Ignoring Small Tech Problems From the Tech Corner How Much are you Sharing using Google’s AI Assistant Gemini Security Concern - Microsoft Edge Stores your Passwords in Plaintext RAM Shrinkflation Is Quietly Making All Gadgets Worse Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein Kensington MK7500F - QuietType Pro Silent Mechanical Keyboard

May 6, 2026Episode 46855 min

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 5-6-26

In the News · FCC Router Ban includes Portable Hotspots · ChatGPT Now Track Users for Ads by Default for New Revenue · Ask.com has Shut Down · Pixel Phones Hit with Battery Drain Issue · iPhone 17 Dead Battery Problem · The Beginning of the End for Passwords · Stunning Wave of Technology Sector Layoffs Sweeping 2026 · The Loophole Generation: How GEN Z Resurrected the iPod ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · The Lifecycle of a Password From Creation to Compromise From the Tech Corner · The Surveillance Cameras that Never Blink · Big Tech Might Be Betting Your Retirement Savings on AI · Where Physics Meets Processing Power Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein · Plaud NotePin-S Makes Some Key Improvements

April 29, 2026Episode 46755 min

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-29-26

· Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO § Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders approved Paramount's $110 Billion Takeover § Major Professional Sports Use of AI Apple is Slipping as TSMC’s Crown Jewel Customer Apple Feeling Squeeze of Memory Shortage NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon Computer Science Major Sees a Decline in Major Enrollment Is TPM Mandatory for Windows 11? ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell The Psychology of “It Worked Yesterday” From the Tech Corner Is Microsoft 365 Copilot Free? Alternatives to Microsoft 365 Copilot AI Is Reshaping How Students Choose College Majors Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein Trackballs, and the Kensington ProFit Ergo TB550 Trackball

April 22, 2026Episode 46654 min

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-22-26

In the News · Google $135M Android Settlement — Are You Eligible? · EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App · FCC Exempts Netgear from Router Ban · Berklee College of Music - AI Course Sparks Student Backlash · Robots Capture Russian Positions for First Time · RAM Shortage Expected to Drag On · Google to Punish Sites with Back Button Hijacking · Teens and Social Media · Windows 11 Speeds Things Up and Breaks a 30-Year Barrier ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · Why “Temporary Fixes” Become Permanent Without Anyone Noticing From the Tech Corner · Intel Refreshes Non-Ultra Core CPUs · Apple Being a Good Corporate Citizen · AI Fears Drive Some Young Adults to Grad School Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein · Chrome OS Flex as alternative for Older Hardware

April 15, 2026Episode 46555 min

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday April 15

· YouTube Premium is Getting Pricier · US Bans New Foreign-Made Consumer Internet Routers · OpenAI is Shutting Down its Sora Video-Creation App · OpenAI Cybersecurity Service · Google Pushes “Free PC Upgrade” for 500 Million Windows 10 Users · Copilot Branding Disappears From Notepad ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · The Hidden Fragility of “Set It and Forget It” Technology From the Tech Corner · Care and Maintenance of Your Mobile Phone · A New Generation Is Driving an Unexpected Compact Camera Revival · How Students Pick Their College Majors Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston · AI Flattery and Distractions

April 8, 2026Episode 46455 min

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-8-26

In the News Robots on the Moon Microsoft’s Windows Secure Boot Upgrade Deadline— RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi FBI warns iPhone, Android Users Against Installing Certain Apps Crypto Investment Scams in 2025 of 3,000 Complaints per Day The Problems with OpenClaw ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell Why Your Office Needs a Clean Desk Tech Policy, Even at Home From the Tech Corner Retro Photography: Why Old Cameras Feel New Again The Tech Labor Shift Old Smart TV Running Slow? The Hidden Heat of AI Data Centers Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston Lightbar Series of Headlamps