Feb 13th 2022
Ask The Tech Guys 1868
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Cord Cutting, Cellphone Warranties, Starlink
Records Sunday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Program icons are being displayed larger than normal, using Starlink with telescopic kits, cloud storage, how you can reduce the amount of spam messages & emails, how to protect yourself on a shared WiFi network, and why a caller isn't able to check their emails directly in the MSN client. Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!
- 31% increase in home insurance claims involving virtual reality headsets
- There are fake Windows 11 upgrade installers out in the wild
- Good options for cord-cutting?
- Sam Abuelsamid and the Alfa Romero Tonale (& NFTs)
- Laptop displaying program icons larger than normal on an external monitor
- Best choices for cellphone warranties (in particular the Samsung Galaxy S22
- Starlink & using telescopic kits with the service
- Chris Marquardt and the Night Sky
- An interesting coding & executable file question
- Doing your own cloud storage
- Ways to block spam messages & emails
- Rod Pyle & the National Space Society contest and Starship updates
- Can you be affected by other people on a shared WiFi network when they click on malicious links?
- Troubleshooting why a caller can't receive emails directly within the MSN client
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Links
- Rising Popularity of VR Headsets Sparks 31% Rise in Insurance Claims
- From VR to ER: Virtual Reality Players’ Insurance Claims Surge by 30 Percent
- Fake Windows 11 Upgrade Installers Infect You With Redline Malware
- Best Live TV Streaming Service for Cord-Cutters
- Alfa Romero Tonale
- Alfa Romeo's Tonale Hybrid SUV Comes With an NFT
- The Pros and Cons of Windows 10’s “Fast Startup” Mode
- Tesla Chip Shortage Fix Was To Pull Steering Components Without Telling Buyers
- SquareTrade (Allstate)
- Samsung Galaxy S22
- Starlink
- SpaceX’s Starlink Reveals New Smaller, Rectangular User Dish to Connect to Satellites
- Night Sky Gallery
- Google Photos
- Synology C2 Storage
- 3-2-1 Backup Rule
- Peasoup
- AT&T Call Protect
- Block Unwanted Wireless Calls and Messages
- Rothblatt Business Plan Competition
- Elon Musk Provides an Update on Starship: “It’s Been Mindbogglingly Difficult”
- How to Set Up Your Wi-Fi for Guests
- Two Easy Ways to Set Up Guest Wi-Fi
- MSN Password, and Sign-In Issues
- SONGS: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
- War - Low Rider
- Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
- Katy Perry - California Gurls
- Paul Simon - Kodachrome
- Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
- Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E
- Elton John - Rocket Man
- Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You