Be Your Own Nerd | Technology Help and Advice Podcast | I Help Make The Tech In Your Life Fun Again

This episode discusses World Backup Day and why you should always back up your data. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech que...

This episode discusses why you should always educate your grandparents about scams. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech ques...

This episode discusses why you should always be careful when giving applications access to your Facebook login/account. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com...

This episode discusses why you must be careful when searching for and purchasing a domain name for your website. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You c...

This episode discusses Amazon's latest announcement regarding ads on Amazon Prime Video. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech...

This episode discusses how to stop Dropbox from sharing your private data with OpenAI/ChatGPT. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit you...

This episode discusses how to get Apple's iMessage onto your Android device. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech questions t...

This episode discusses some of the new features in iOS 17.2. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech questions to include in a f...

This episode discusses why you need to login to your inactive Google account before December 1st, 2023. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also s...

This episode discusses why you must be very careful about clicking software links in your Google search results. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You c...

This episode discusses the latest iOS 17.1.1 release and if you should upgrade or not. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech q...

This episode discusses the latest and greatest extension that can block ads when you watch YouTube. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submi...

This episode discusses why you should take pictures of your device before trading it in or sending it in for repair/service. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNer...

This episode discusses the steps to test your internet what what to do if you are having issues and your Internet is misbehaving. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourO...

This episode discusses why it's always important that you encrypt and backup your device before sending it in for repair. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.c...

This episode discusses YouTube's attempt to stop us from using ad blockers and how you can still watch YouTube for free without ads. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYo...

This episode discusses the the latest iOS 17.1 release and why you should update to it. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech...

This episode discusses the latest USPS (United States Postal Service) scam text message that is going to everyone's cell phones. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOw...

This episode discusses if you should update to iOS 17. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech questions to include in a future...

This episode discusses how to turn off Google Chrome's new ad tracking technology in the Google Chrome web browser. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. Yo...

This episode discusses an active exploit in WINRAR and why you need to update it to the latest version as soon as possible. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd...

This episode discusses World Backup Day and why it's so important to backup your data. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech q...

This episode discusses why you shouldn't update your printer's firmware. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech questions to in...

This episode discusses that Outlook for Mac is now free. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can also submit your tech questions to include in a futur...

This episode discusses why your NVIDIA graphics card may be running slow after their latest driver release. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can al...