Computer Talk with TAB

Erik Semmel of Computer Talk with TAB joins Brian this week for Tech Tuesday. The topics discussed include, Floridians can’t see their Porn anymore, Apple AI is draining your battery, US Treasury hacked by China, BeyondTrust Hack 9000 Self-Managed systems still exposed, Car Company left your location data exposed.

Is Waredot Legit? Are the bad guys in? Are you a Scam? You called me says Microsoft, What’s 2FA Vs OTP vs GoogleAuth, British Army zaps drones with Raytheon Lasers, Google Maps caught a murderer, Hacker breached Deloitte run State site, Just found Streaming as a 50 year, Photo Editing GIMP (free tool), PicsayPro, What AV ?

Interpol wants everyone to stop saying Pig Butchering…makes the victim feel bad, TP-Link Routers may get banned, Your Air fryer is spying on you! How to install a new system using a Ubuntu, Win 11 Updates can it be selective, Run HWInfo to know your RAM needs, Signal & WHATSAPP, How to lose a fortune with 1 Bad Click,

Webcam thoughts, Get a Chromebook to use for your Financial processes, Salt Typhoon causing FCC to clamp down on Telcos, GM Cruise self-driving cars are off the road, Apple AI botched headline about United Health Shooter, What’s wrong with my Rufus? Can I use a Web-cam as a dash cam? Why are smart things so stupid?

Cleo File Mgmt. tools has a vulnerability being leveraged to attack customers, Character AI told kid to murder his parents! My Recovery HD is full, Replacement battery for older phone, Was it Google or not asking me for my password, was I hacked? iPhone Update for TXT Messages RCS, North Koren workers scammed companies out of 80+Million, do you know who you are hiring? Boobking.com issue lets bad...

Erik Semmel from Tab Computers discusses the latest in the Tech World.

Flash drives for different ports, Dell Laptop at garage sale what do I do? Update my Chromebook or go to a tablet? My Additional monitor on my Chromebook is not displaying properly, ISP survey FCC complaints and people don’t change because of the great service…lol, Kansas IT guy hacks potential clients to sell them Cybersecurity services, Old Win 7 having a wireless issue.

Blue Yonder Cloud Logistics software Ransomed, US Senators propose bare minimum-security standards, Half of Linked in Thought Leader posts are AI, Planning on replacing Windows Ubuntu, Draw a Happy Bunny AI, Best device for kitchen use, Why is my stuff on the Cloud?

Wes Bryan – Edutainer talks Smishing, phishing attacks and how to stay safe, What are the best Web-Browsers and what do we think of Starlink? Photoshop Lt users looking for alternative, Is it safe to update my Mac Sequoia yet? Microsoft updated my computer and now it doesn’t know what time it is.

Bing wallpaper acting like Malware, My son’s eye appointment run by virtual/remote Dr.!!?, Russian connected DNA company disappears with your data, People like AI poetry better than the real deal, Stefan your fixes helped but I need help with a locked up Dell, Issues with File manager associations, My computer keeps asking me to upgrade to Win 11, All of a sudden I can’t open .JPG anymore, Did the...

Erik Semmel from Tab Computer Systems discusses the latest in the tech world

Karen and Bob AI Corner, Academic papers yanked because they used unlicensed software, China Linked hackers stole wire-tap data from Telcos, How do I disable the touchpad on my laptop? Motorola Smartphone streaming issues, Can CISA help my Town with cybersecurity? Should I use a federated connection to log-in in web-services and Google Authenticator discussion, My Dell laptop is very old, Also whe...

Stop & Shop Parent company hit with Cyber Attack…shelves still empty, FTC Eyes Microsoft amid anti-trust scrutiny, AI being used to drive scammers nuts with Bot that wastes their time, Why is my Windows updates taking so long, Need a SD card recommendation, Photo Slideshow will it cause damage? AI Gemini tells researcher to die. Should I use my notepad on my phone for my passwords.

Erik Semmel Vice President TAB Computer Systems joins Brian for Tech Tuesday. Topics this week are very AI heavy. Google, OpenAI to rely on news content from Legacy media to train AI. Should they be paying for the ability to use Legacy media to train the AI models?

AI corner Karen and Bob talk about Snowflake Cloud security and Tech company plays cat and mouse with Hackers in China for 5 years, What kind of business PC should I get? Time to update to Win 11? Voting systems getting better? The You’ve Got Mail guy passed away at 74, Hackers using law enforcement accounts to request data from Big Tech, I might have a Virus?

Windows servers updating to 2025 without being asked, Microsoft tries wooden datacenters to reduce carbon footprint, Outlook crashes if you open 60 emails!!! New Printer but old PC can’t print, Win 11 File explorer user desktop issues, Microsoft is forcing Outlook install, Mu Facebook home page will not work so clear your cache, How can I see what’s being backed up on my iPhone? MAC Mini to move t...

Erik Semmel of TAB Computer and Host of Computer Talk with TAB on this weeks episode of Tech Tuesday. Topics include, ChatGPT Search may not replace Google Search yet, Update Columbus OH (Thanks to the State of Maine) yes it looks like the Mayor lied and tried to lock up the whistleblower. So Microsoft is going to build Datacenters out of Wood to reduce their Carbon footprint. Amazon Datacenter Ex...

Peter Ross – Indi Movie the Social Media Monster – Internet Trolls, MAC 2013 pop-up, Change Health care breach hits 100M Americans.

Polish radio station decides not to use AI, Wisper AI dictation getting it wrong, Apple and Meta say AI still not Intelligent, Disney forgot to lock out a former employee, File Manager if I delete a file can I get it back? How do I join the Computer talk listener network on Facebook? Password manager any good? French President security detail leaking location thanks to fitness devices.

Erik Semmel, Tech Tuesday. AI to create much more e-waste, Microsoft not Happy Google is competing with its Cloud Business.

Mark Feuerborn & Isable Cleary from Columbus OH WCMH TV NBC-4, TXT campaign is a thing, Would like to use Proton, Radio Station replaced live people with AI, iPhones are too expensive, How much internet do I need?

FTC Click to Cancel, Google to mark AI images, You might be able to get a McDonalds milkshake thanks to Right to Repair, Karen and Bob find they are not real, Getting TKT Message unable to deliver, TXT Message from Apple, Lifetime Lock-in not quite for life, Webster Bank breach caused by 3rd party breach.

AI Corner with Karen and Bob – Air-gaped computers compromised Golden Jackel, Trusted sites being used to Phish you, Cable internet dropping, Epson EP-2750 garbled print, HP Start button issues with Trackpad – Email spam settings, Win 11 Pro/Home, Yahoo email issues!

Danbury teen bragged about stealing 243Million in crypto, CT State Police get some crypto back for a victim, Cognizant found guilty of H1B Visa abuse, My Internet is dropping and it seems like the internet provider, Setting up Remote Desktop, FBI Sets up a Crypto Coin to watch it get abused, iPhone’s being stolen right after its delivered, Was my computer compromised?

Google Pixel - Anti-Theft feature – Knows if your phone is being stolen from you. Fools and their money are soon parted. You may want to consider deleting your 23andme data. Driverless Cars easily stopped to harass passengers