makeITsimpleTT

Trini TechCast

Two Trinis talking about tech. Hosted by Andre Charles @makeITsimpleTT and co-hosted by Akeem Deare @redbit_techTune in each week as we take you on a journey through the world of technology, from the heart of Trinidad and Tobago to the rest of the globe. Our podcast is your one-stop-shop for all things tech, providing insightful and thought-provoking discussions on both local and international topics. Join us as we explore the latest trends in the tech industry, from groundbreaking innovations to emerging technologies, and discover how they’re impacting our daily lives.

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makeITsimpleTT

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

EP117: How do you stop sharing school fights?| Be technology smart 11.06.2025

How do you stop sharing school fights? Article: https://www.ttt.live/ttps-warns-against-recording-and-promoting-school-fights/ Be technology smart Article: https://www.ttt.live/citizens-urged-to-be-technology-smart/ iPadOS trying to be MacOS

EP116: Massy stores AI system | Study social media before studying in the US | OpenAI free for students in Dubai 04.06.2025

Massy stores AI system Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/massy-leverages-ai-to-boost-efficiency-and-resilience/article_1a3d7054-9f59-42c5-b778-dfae820a7f25.html Study social media before studying in the US Article: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/06/01/trini-students-in-panic-over-us-visa-social-media-policy/ OpenAI free for students in Dubai Article: https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/tec...

EP115: The President of technology | iPhone's could cost $2000 28.05.2025

The President of technology Articles: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/president-kangaloo-calls-for-action-on-ai-6.2.2315472.2619607f20 https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/cybersafett-backs-president-kangaloos--call-for-urgent-ai-laws-6.2.2316413.c45bfe0779 iPhone's could cost $2000 Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/trump-iphone-apple-tariffs.html

EP114: VISA and AI = Spend more | PayQual for USD payments! |Grok was set up! 22.05.2025

VISA and AI = Spend more Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/visa-unveils-new-era-of-commerce/article_d02c8d9a-6969-4e8b-b84d-4397c81faa7b.html PayQual for USD payments! Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/payqal-targets-forex-challenge-with-digital-wallet-for-smes/article_88d669ac-6947-43a6-89b1-85ebc5e97304.html Grok was set up! Article: https://www.theguardian.co...

EP113: The return of free laptops | Dead man speaks in court 14.05.2025

How will it go this time? Article: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/05/11/education-stakeholders-praise-return-of-student-laptop-programme/ How else will you be able to testify in court? Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq808px90wxo

EP112: NIB planning to go fully digital | Local lawyers using AI | New government before GTA VI 07.05.2025

NIB planning to go fully digital https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/nib-to-go-digital-from-september-6.2.2293068.7bc4a28771 Where have we heard this before? Local lawyers using AI https://newsday.co.tt/2025/05/01/judge-slams-ai-use-in-case-refers-lawyers-to-disciplinary-committee-for-fake-citations/ How did they get caught? New government before GTA VI https://apnews.com/article/grand-theft-auto-6-ro...

EP111: CXC preparing to go into AI ... School with only AI tutors 30.04.2025

How does AI fit into education honestly? Article: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/04/19/cxc-developing-ai-in-education-policy/ Shanghai Auto Show shows tech! Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH6khjBjQIA

EP110: Tech promises in the manifesto rated 1 - 5 | Google lost the antitrust case 23.04.2025

We had to dig a bit in the PNM 171 page manifesto. This site auto plays music!!!! Articles: https://votepnm.org/2025-manifesto_v2/ https://www.unctt.org/unc-minifesto-on-ai-digital-socialmedia-2025/

EP109: Online Drivers Permits you say! One of the DHub apps has launched | Black Mirror is back! 18.04.2025

Online driver license renewal. YES PLEASE Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/online-renewal-of-drivers-permit-begins-next-week/article_74ddbc17-9e12-40a1-b0b1-096615d7c3e0.html Can a noise tracker app work? Article: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/04/12/ema-to-test-noise-tracker-tt-app-in-woodbrook/ Black Mirror episodes tell no lies!

EP108: Have you seen any political AI videos? | Nintendo Switch delayed 10.04.2025

Have you seen any political AI videos? Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pnm-unc-accuse-each-other-of-using-ai-to-peddle-racism-lies-6.2.2274519.fa47a2c306 Nintendo Switch delayed Article: https://www.silive.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-switch-2-preorders-delayed-in-us-due-to-trumps-tariffs-will-price-rise-next.html

EP107: What is an e-commerce strategy? | Teacher AI training was ok.. | Elon's company buys Elon's company. 02.04.2025

What does a trade and e-commerce strategy entail actually? The crew jumps in to see what it is about. Article: https://tradeind.gov.tt/trinidad-and-tobago-launches-national-e-commerce-strategy-2025-2030/ Mr. Charles goes in depth into what the teacher IA training was about and if it was worthwhile. How does one company buying another company benefit the owner Elon Musk? Article: https://techcrunch...

EP106: Who has software to run the whole government? | Wipay/WiLoan will use AI to screen you 26.03.2025

The government put out an RFP for software for the whole government. Is that possible? Article: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1056324893196067&set=a.251982990296932 I have never used it. Article: https://www.instagram.com/share/p/_-zoU79mg How will fast charging change our views one lectric? Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/wipay-hopes-to-shake-up-smallloan-market-6.2.2263585...

EP105: Postpaid price hike for Bmobile, will you get WIDIT? and.... 20.03.2025

Postpaid users are in for an increase but it seems like it may be worth it... maybe. Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/bmobile-proposes-1461-hike-on-postpaid-plans-6.2.2249837.a8b3efc5db Another e-money license has been given. How do we compare with other countries? Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/massy-gains-full-e-money-issuer-status/article_bc39d84a-fbc2-11ef-b8d9...

EP104: What have we achieved digitally?... they are helping the primary school registration, AND Skype is dead!! 12.03.2025

The crew takes a risk and goes political! Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pnms-2020-manifesto-unmet-promises-and-achievements-6.2.2251758.924c346ff4 Can gaming studios work in Trinidad and Tobago? Articles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquytD4Egok https://www.instagram.com/share/p/BAEK8MJN3f Skype for Teams.... not fun Article: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/microsoft-to-kill-sk...

EP103: Primary school online registration!....Bmobile is the fastest? Really?....Grok 3! 26.02.2025

What could go wrong when making people fill out forms for primary school registration? Articles: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGLwkqWyFsk/ https://parentportal.moe.gov.tt/ Is bmobile really the fastest mobile network in Trinidad and Tobago? Speedtest thinks so Article: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=636559785517180 We try out Grok to see if there any limitations Article: https://grok.com/?referr...

EP102: Time to digitize Trinidad and Tobago ..... Tech in agriculture ..... Will tech prices go up? 20.02.2025

Time to digitize Trinidad and Tobago Articles: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/02/13/young-time-to-digitise-trinidad-and-tobago/ https://engage.gov.tt/en/ Tech in agriculture Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUxIl2xWvSw Will tech prices go up? Articles: https://financialpost.com/financial-times/eu-big-tech-retaliation-donald-trump- tariffs https://www.brookings.edu/articles/are-tariffs-big-tech...

EP101: Teachers learning AI while Tobago finally gets internet redundancy and is Samsung & apple in disguise now 12.02.2025

The ministry ot education is going to train teachers to use AI. As a teacher Mr. Charles has a lot to say. Article: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF3Cfi7uRR6/ Tobago internet redundancy with a satellite. https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/bmobile-partners-for-satellite-redundancy-6.2.2228927.b0b7677fd3 Samsung and Apple are one in the same Article: https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/galaxy-s25-v...

EP100: Bmobile can call and surf the net now.. while... ChatGPT and Gemini need to DeepSeek! 05.02.2025

The team discusses how calling and using the internet benefits people. Does it? Article: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/01/29/new-bmobile-tech-lets-users-talk-surf-web-simultaneously/ Deepseek AI a Chinese LLM just got popular. But why though? Article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250131-what-does-deepseeks-new-app-mean-for-the-future-of-ai

E99 Should the TSTT Cyberattack report be public? 30.01.2025

What would be the implications of sharing the findings of the report with the public. Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/tstt-board-gets-cyberattack-report/article_21870c52-d9ec-11ef-8c9b-c38287316415.html What would a tech lab do for us? Articles: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/idb-launches-techlab-in-tt-6.2.2214272.1d2c341582 https://www.ttt.live/idb-launches-tech-lab/ The...

E98 Wait we don't count tourists? 22.01.2025

The ministry of tourism saying they plan to put a system in to count tourists is just another reason why the paper based immigration forms are bad. Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/tourism-ministry-creating-system-to-count-carnival-visitors-to-tt-6.2.2208174.bb52d0752d 2025 is supposed to be the year for work from home. This article seems to go into detail about it. Article: https://trinid...

E97 TSTT going to use bots 15.01.2025

If TSTT implements bots what will it look like? How will it affect customers? Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/tstt-to-introduce-bots-says-ceo/article_ce18d2e8-d082-11ef-9188-33f12041369e.html AI might do a lot more than we think very soon and I'm not sure we are prepared for it. Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/ai-will-not-soon-replace-human-intelligence-6.2.220...

E96 Predictions for 2025 08.01.2025

The guys go back and see what they said for 2024 and what actually happened. Then they make some, not so bold predictions for 2025.

E95 2024 Trinidad and Tobago tech in review 31.12.2024

They guys roll back the episode list and re-visit some of the things that happened during the year. Some fond and not so fond memories! Thanks for all the support in 2024. Don't forget to fill out the feedback survey. https://forms.gle/weZ51r3QmSHoFr869

E94 EV Leasing and Taxi service 19.12.2024

We promise this questionnaire is less than a minute: https://forms.gle/RRSzc5PtJkvRteCR8 What happens when two cricketers start an EV business? We don't know. We have to wait for the website. Article: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/young-lauds-timely-ev-partnership-6.2.2183498.7e6cfdf53e Will Quantum computing change the world? Open the multiverse? Crack encryption? Article: https://blog.goog...

E93 Digital local TV is a thing 11.12.2024

Please fill out this questionnaire: https://forms.gle/Q6LuNdwjkee6fwkb8 There may be some promise with the ATSC for people who watch normal TV Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/new-era-of-free-to-air-broadcasting-begins/article_67b2f0b0-b36d-11ef-906f-67af4c6a8d70.html The fact that there are many e-money registrations is a good thing they say. How good is it? Article: https://ww...

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