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Computer Talk with TAB
by Audacy
Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s questions. To keep the topics fresh and informative, guests are brought in as a result of listener’s questions and suggestions. The show is geared towards the everyday computer user with questions about how their computer works and how to fix it when there is a problem.
Episodes
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Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 2
Nitish Pahwa is a business and technology writer at Slate. He's also written for the New York Times, Brooklyn Magazine, and other publications. Talks about Microsoft’s deletion of 170,000 non-profit accounts without warning or ability to restore the data! Prof Ron Hira of Howard University and…
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Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 1
Solving Napoleonic riddles with AI, Trump administration is putting the hammer down on H1B Visa Abuse, Old HP Desktop replacement, Microsoft is lowering your family storage by 4TB! Ransomware negotiator arrested for skimming off the top, Meet-up Scams
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Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 1
4th Annual e-cycle event! Matt Service of EOS talks about e-cycling! Samsung Smart Fridge bricked by update, Minneapolis council votes to mandate humans to ride in autonomous cars, Do I need to use Malwarebytes on my Android 9? I Brave Browser any good? Microsoft Publisher EOL, Springfield School...
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Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 2
Windows updates now hundreds of patches but the hackers are winning, Patch your stuff!, My iPhone patch broke my app now what do? OpenDNS updater software, The Firefox issue was caused by opening Edge, Win 10 can’t upgrade due to my old CPU, LG TV not working due to ULA, IDScan hackers where…
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Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 1
F35 Parts got shipped to Hong Kong! FBI PeopleSoft/AWS Govt hacked by ShineyHunters, Project Jupiter Datacenter project getting held up by Gas Line, I lost my Cell Phone, Why is my outlook pink? When I open a PDF on Chrome or Edge I need a proper link, I still have not upgraded to Win 11, Watch…
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Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 2
Win 10 Computer using One-Drive to Sync the data, Backup vs Syncing, Freeway Sign hacked by Iran to Doxx Iranian Ex-Pats, Using Outlook 365 attachments slow to open, How to check your Windows Version, Cell Phone Data transfer with Smartswitch,
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Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 1
Springfield School systems Cyber-attack, AI looking to be regulated so they can keep the competition out, AI Slop of music being submitted to steal payments, Flock Cameras and how they really work, Am I getting Phished, HP Printer printing poorly, GoNetSpeed how much speed do I need, Location…
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Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 2
Phones are Back! Live callers! More HP Printer talk, Firefox restart, previous sessions, Ziggy gets snipy, Microsoft calls OpenAI web scraping largest theft of Labor in human history, Caller suggests HP Printer could be “draft mode” issue, Apple Neo suggestions, Dyson Optical toothbrush, Flock...
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Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 1
IDScan Leak major issue, On-Prem Exchange email issues, GoNetSpeed in my neighborhood!, OpenDNS settings giving me trouble, Your Drop Box account got compromised, Google ad scams, Rescued Hikers Blame AI!
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Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 2
Rescued Hikers Blame AI, I’m in the office and having blue-tooth issues, AI generated Content I google search, Getting IDed for what?
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Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 2
Ziggy talks about the CISA Secure by Design report, Lenovo Yoga 9 years old should I replace? Zig in NC Office Suite with Outlook account issues, AI being used to generate Laws is causing more work for actual lawyers, Missing DLL in my operating system, Windows Protect Print Mode, Proton found a...
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Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 1
Meta admits its Social Media is harmful to kids with $18B settlement, Meta Glasses now will stop working if you block the Recording light, Boston Scientific and McKesson Breached, Microduck Robot the next big thing? Flock OS Investigate tool getting creepy, CISA warns that Software vendors need…
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Computer Talk 8-16-26 HR 1
PBS lost 50TB of Data when Cloud backup provider went out of business, Fitness App STILL showing location of our Military while deployed! Delta passenger decided to take his new Hacker skills to the friendly sky, Caller has a solution to his email problem, he was “black-holed” by the email…
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Computer Talk 8-15-26 HR 2
US Govt is going to allow private companies to carry out Cyberattacks on its behalf, My new computer is very slow when I’m on Facebook, Off-line PC is asking for product key, HP Laptops that are a few years old what security products do I need? College student with new side-job want’s to protect...
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Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 1
BWM Pushes surprise Ad to it’s customers, Texas Datacenters have been halted! CBS reporter almost gets scammed, Getting Blue Screen of Death because it’s hot, CCcleaner deleted some files, Microsoft Tells it engineers to use AI for Results not just to burn tokens because it’s costly, Do I need…
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Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 2
Teamsters are upset at CA for self-driving trucks, Off-line Bitcoin keys meant to keep your Bitcoin safe are still able to be guessed, Flock Cameras and ULAs, DNS Poisoning is happening so stay off the wifi!, US Bank says the bad guys promise to delete the data they stole. Mac Vulnerability,...
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Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 1
Water Systems getting hacked because Superintendents are leaving the systems WIDE OPEN!!! AARP Podcast on Scammers using someone else's likeness to perform Romance Scams, New laptop Scam but I have a WNC connected to my network, Two new PCs connected but not waking up the PCs we think he has an…
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Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 2
Comcast internet & Cell Service, Ziggy chimes in on AI breaking into AI he wants competent humans programming it, Google Earth pulled Nano Banana instantly, Linkedin allows you to mark AI Slop, Websites blocking AI Scraping by using ShieldFont to confuse it. Caller involved with FIRST Robotics,...
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Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 1
AWS Billing Est Software says you might owe $Billion! Airbus migrating 70 critical apps for digital sovereignty, My PC is running out of space due to partitions, How to use REVO uninstall to remove Adobe Cloud, Browser Hijack issue, Windows Updates issues patch Tuesday record, Zell Scams. Musk...
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Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 2
Jeff Hogan Managing Director and Co-Founder of Judi Group Talks about AI and Healthcare costs to Employers. Garner – How much is AI Upcoding costing Employers?
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Tech Tuesday 7-14-26
Erik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computers, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11am. Re: Waymo makes an arrest, College Econ Major who use AI to get an A in the Class, Apple sues OpenAI for stealing company IP, Oregon to Charge 30% more to companies who use 20 Megawatts or more, Bill Gates...
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Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 1
Microsoft replacing American Workers with H1B Visa holders, Oregon POWER Act looking to charge Crypto-miners and Datacenters 30% more! Did I buy a good Laptop? How do I backup or transfer my system? Should I use a cooling pad for my laptop? Looking to fix my keyboard, Having issues with Apps and...
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Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 2
Ron Hira Assoc Professor at Howard University & Research Assoc American Policy Institute talks about H1B Visas and Microsoft replacing American workers with H1B Visa Holders.
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Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 1
AI and CT Scans decipher Scrolls from Pompi, Hackers steal millions from Polymarket users, Google Wallet upgrades allows for Touchless TSA Precheck no matter what Airline you are flying, Conti Hackers using local people to walk into law firms to stick USB drives into PCs in order to Hack them.…
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Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 2
Problems Moving emails, Michael Carron from PURA talks Electricity
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Tech Tuesday 6-16-26
Erik Semmel, Vice President – Mgr. Client Success, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11. Re: So are Smartphones making kids stupider…who knows? Amazon reports on Datacenter water usage. FBI Takes down Chinese Sites used to hire US officials. Do we really care that a foldable Mouse…
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Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 1
Introduce Ziggy to Computer Talk with TAB, Were number 2 again! Maine Breach Reporting system sending out fake reports, Meta AI used to breach accounts, Facebook outages but Down-detector was also down so did it make a sound? Blue Screen to BitLocker Key request…not good, Getting a 403 forbidden...
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Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 2
Ziggy (alexa) explains University of Cambridge AI Vaccine, Win 11 Pc Pop-up Printer drivers are out of Date asking for Credit Card, TPLink & Netgear lawsuit…who’s more Chinese. CA Legislature working on blocking 3D printers from printing Ghost Gun parts, VPN Laws in UTAH require sites to block…
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Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 1
Data Brokers selling location data of our troops, Charter Data Breach – Shiney Hunters, Linkedin doesn’t want your AI Slop, Can I sell my Cell Phone Number? My Printer still not working even though it’s plugged in, LLMs Continue to believe false information even AFTER being told it’s false, My...
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Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 2
Johnathan Maze - Editor In Chief at Restaurant Business Magazine talks about the Failed AI Inventory System NomadGo for Starbucks, My Printer did the same thing due to my VPN, FBI warns about Kali365, I-ready software is it good for kids?
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Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 2
VPN use can increase the “are you a robot test” more often, Hartford Healthcare Breach of Husky data, Old Win10/Win11 boot performance issues, New PC and we want to install Office 2019 from the old PC, Microsoft Tech Support scams, Brothers Apple Phone is now locked, Scammers using a Microsoft...
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Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 1
AZ Community College Commencement produces the ultimate workslop, Upside Only platform promises to make you money?? Greg of Auditing account used to hack water system, why is my stream audio not syncing with my video? Gemeni AI ULA they own you, Ask AI what it knows about you; you might be...
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Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 1
Bitlocker may not be as locked as we thought!, AI Note takers for you Dr visit is screwing up 60% of the time! Caller wants a new laptop, Whatnot seller but keeps buffering, Flashdrive issues write protection, Proton VPN/Mail accounts,
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Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 2
Getting interference with my AM signal what should I do? Eliminating pop-ups - sign in with Drop-Box, I can’t Print anymore, I upgraded from DSL to Fiber and now I lost my phone line, Why is my Chrome not working,
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Tech Tuesday 5-12-26
Erik Semmel and Brian discussed various tech issues, including IBM's recurring data center outages, the ethical implications of employees selling their work credentials, and the potential dangers of smart glasses. They highlighted IBM's major outage at its AMS data centers, which lasted four…
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Computer Talk 5-9-26 Hr 2
Greg Leroy from Good Jobs First talks about why States are avoiding GAAP Accounting in order to “hide” what they are doing to attract Data Centers to their States. Laptop farm criminals get 18 months in prison, My Lenovo speakers are not working, My C Drive is Full now what?
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Computer Talk 5-9-26 Hr 1
Shiney Hunters fools Canvas into letting in the bad guys, Kids are fooling Age Checks by drawing mustaches on their faces, After an update I lost my mapping, and my Sleep Mode is driving me nuts, Microsoft promises better quality, Apple dealing with class action due to lack of AI they promised…
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Computer Talk 5-2-26 HR 1
Spring E-Cycle Show with Matt Service of Environmental Office Solutions. Ad Blocking needs with Win 11, Agentic AI deletes Database in 9 seconds, Your Dental Records are getting leaked, Ransomware negotiator going to jail, Website software management exploit
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Computer Talk 5-2-26
Tesla FSD Hardware 3 to become e-waste or upgrade, Age verification in Utah to protect kids by not allowing VPNs, Internet provider options 45mbps/45mbps, Linux Exploit in the wild, Is Refurbished hardware an option? 30 year old systems should I Refurbish them? Should I factory reset my device...
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Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel
Another edition of Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB! Erik talks about Open AI, Child locks and safety online, and a security company that isn't quite secure enough.
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Computer Talk 4-25-26 HR 1
In the conversation, Dennis Halnon, along with guest Co-host Joey Bourgoin, discuss various topics related to technology and computer issues. They touch on the challenges of software updates, the shift of Amazon's Fire Stick to a proprietary OS called Vega, and the implications of this change for...
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Computer Talk 4-25-26 HR 2
On the "Computer Talk with TAB" show, hosts Joey Bourgoin and Dennis Halnon discussed various tech-related topics. They announced an e-cycling event on May 2 at the Farmington radio station, encouraging listeners to bring unwanted electronics for recycling. Joey mentioned a contest for the first...
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Computer Talk 4-18-26 Hour 2
Erik and Dennis answer phone calls and discuss the latest tech news.
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Computer Talk 4-18-26 Hour 1
Erik and Dennis take your calls and talk the latest Tech News.
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Computer Talk 4-4-26 HR 1
Samsung Galaxy watches have Blood pressure Monitoring, North Korea stole $250M by hacking the blockchain, Gas Station worker will stop people from stuffing cash into the machine, Artimis II astronaut email issues , Jeff gloats about the Game Cocks! Best way to deal with SPAM, So how do I reduce…
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Computer Talk 4-4-26 HR 2
Locked my files, I got my own Cloud, AI may make you Cognitively Surrender, Supply Chain attack spread Malware to millions of systems, AI Talk, Save vs Save As!! Brother Printer not coming on, Iran using password spraying attacks, Do I need any Apps to hear radio media?
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Computer Talk 3-28-26 Hr 2
Erik and Dennis talk about Invidia chips being flipped, they take calls about Internet usage and Titania Jordan calls in to discuss online child safety! A really important and insightful conversation with Ms Jordan.
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Computer Talk 3-28-26 Hr 1
Erik and Dennis discuss the latest Tech news including META and Youtube and take a few phone calls.
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Computer Talk 3-21-26 HR 1
Author caught using AI to publish a book that was 78 percent AI generated, Water Company Startup used AI to make an engineering decision that turned out incorrect at scale, JP Morgan using Bossware to make sure their Jr Bankers don’t work too hard, BitLocker turned on without my awareness so now...
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Computer Talk 3-21-26 HR 2
Her computer was hacked and now she is hearing from long lost friends, My Chromebook Device Code errors, Documents that I scan are too big, Caller just want’s to talk AI, How can I hide from my AI Questions? FBI is buying location data, 100,000 North Koreans are working for western businesses, My...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s questions. To keep the topics fresh and informative, guests are brought in as a result of listener’s questions and suggestions. The show is geared towards the everyday computer user with questions about how their computer works and how to fix it when there is a problem.
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Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s...
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