iTechGear Weekly

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 170 - Again, Just the Tip Recorded Sunday May 03, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Has Apple Given up on the Vision Pro? - Joel https://t.ly/w00Eq Mac Mini Offerings Change - Joel https://t.ly/bGkOL Apple not Updating the Base iPad? - Larry https://t.ly/ZF1NR Apple Fans Hating on the iPhone Ultra Design? - Larry https://t.ly/5rScN Even tho we know how its Killing the Crease - Chris https://t.ly/SCbDo watchOS 27 to include Updated AWU Watch Faces - Chris https://t.ly/cz5vD AI Segment The More Young People use AI, the More they Hate it - Chris G https://t.ly/mwBP8 Claude Kills a Company in under 9 Seconds - Chris https://t.ly/CKBR7 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Facebook & Instagram losing Users? - Chris G. https://t.ly/X87P2 Users Refusing to Leave the Physical SIM Card Behind - Joel https://t.ly/wcO0n Three Reasons why Older Folks should choose Android over iPhone - Larry https://t.ly/cfUwq China Bans Meta Acquisition of Manus over National Security Concerns - Chris https://t.ly/nGT3G Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment Microsoft Mistake-a-thon Microsoft Killed the App that 450M People use Everyday, & there's no going back! - Chris G https://t.ly/N9nkg Outlook is down...AGAIN! - Larry https://t.ly/NTE80 Microsoft Doing Foundational Work to Win Back Users - Chris G. https://t.ly/nmjxR MS Needs to Win back Win11 Fans - Chris https://t.ly/2sYbD If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Snap Windows Like a Pro Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Kindle Colorsoft - $279.99 https://a.co/d/0a59ew3H ============== Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplic...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 169 - The King is Retiring. Long Live the King! Recorded Sunday April 26, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Tim Cook to Step Down on August 31,2026, John Ternus to Step Up on September 1 - Chris G https://t.ly/soNyA Vision Pro Creator Mike Rockwell has Considered Leaving Apple - Joel https://t.ly/5ZBu7 John Ternus explains what he thinks of Apple Vision Pro https://t.ly/ZUyvh Is Apple's iPad being Phased Out? - Chris G. https://t.ly/ooi45 Masimo's AW Ban Dismissed with Prejudice by US District Court - Chris https://t.ly/h4teY 5 Reasons why its Impossible to Leave the Walled Garden - Chris https://t.ly/aZNMf AI Segment Meta to Lay Off 10% (or 8000) Employees in May - Chris G. https://t.ly/FRYoN Claude's New Connectors use AI to Order Food, Control Music & do Taxes - Joel https://t.ly/p8msO If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment The EU to Require Phone Makers to use Removable Batteries as of 2027 - Joel https://t.ly/Y0Zl- FCC expands WiFi Router Ban - Joel https://t.ly/pfhOg Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment Xbox Slashes Game Pass Ultimate Price by $7 - Chris G. https://t.ly/309MN The Windows 11 Crisis Explained like You're 5 - Chris https://t.ly/ghYTX If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Moving your Windows Libraries in Windows 11 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Satechi USB C Hub Multiport Adapter - $39 https://t.ly/8yJGP ================ Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 168 - Ring my Bell Recorded Sunday April 12, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 26.4 Allows you to get Rid of Glass - Larry https://t.ly/C5JzP Rumored Features could make iPhone Air 2 a Good Choice - Larry https://t.ly/br3Im Apple tops Global Smartphone Market for the First Time - Chris G. https://t.ly/S7IV9 MacBook Neo Chip Chip Shortage - Chris G. https://t.ly/BwOqB AI Segment Macs can now use eGPUs - Chris G. https://t.ly/ppIHJ Anthropic's Latest AI is too Powerful for the Public - Joel https://t.ly/vLAY7 Microsoft says AI Agents will need to buy Software Licenses - Chris G. https://t.ly/jZAk9 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Google Pixel is the only Android Line Growing - Joel https://t.ly/SmHuT Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold Comes Back - Chris G. https://t.ly/0BTYm Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment France Ditching MS Windows In Government Agencies - Larry https://t.ly/9htjv Microsoft Removing Gratuitous Copilot Buttons - Chris https://t.ly/b8V4j Microsoft Changes Windows Insider Channels - Chris https://t.ly/xP8xa If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Clear Browser Cache & Cookies Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel USB C to Garmin Watch Charger Cable Adapter 4-Pack - $9.99 https://a.co/d/0gxlvW1D ========== Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 167 - Stop Being so Picky Recorded Sunday April 05, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple 50th anniversary https://t.ly/hyZRQ iPhone Pro / Max - Orange has lead to huge sales increases in China (And almost 40% of sales are cosmic orange) https://t.ly/ZKKNI. Siri Might be causing some product Launch Delays https://t.ly/xVvs1, https://t.ly/65GGI AI Segment AI Investment vs ROI https://t.ly/qUN0U If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Google Meet released for CarPlay before Android Auto https://t.ly/DUVk3 End of an era: Samsung is killing Samsung Messages in favor of Google Messages https://t.ly/ySzx4 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment Microsoft will force-update PCs to Windows 11 25H2. You can’t opt out https://t.ly/KEtRC Outlook Sucks on and off World https://t.ly/mq4g3 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Use Surge Protection & Power Backup Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G. Apple AirTag - $29, $99 https://t.ly/dVSBR, https://t.ly/La2_x ======= Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 166 - So Long MacPro, we barely Knew Ye Recorded Sunday March 29, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC set for 6/8 to 6/12 - Chris https://t.ly/Dnz6N M5 Pro MBP in the House - Larry NO URL The MacPro is No More - Larry https://t.ly/UB2Y2 Apple Hires Veteran Google VP to Lead AI Product Marketing - Chris https://t.ly/UlpMc If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. AI Segment Sora isn’t the only thing OpenAI shut down this month - Chris G. https://t.ly/0iLxb Apple to Allow Multiple AI Chatbots to Integrate with Siri - Larry https://t.ly/bIzII If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment OnePlus to Exit World Markets - Joel https://t.ly/lYEaJ FCC Updates Ban on Foreign Made Routers to include Consumer Models - Joel https://t.ly/RWFNj, https://t.ly/PWS6s, https://t.ly/uWOnJ Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment Patch Tuesday is Killing Windows Update - Chris https://t.ly/_TXRW MS Stops Rollout of the latest Windows 11 Feature Update - Chris https://t.ly/Q0XX2 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Be Careful With Free Downloads Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Raspberry Pi 2 Zero W - $37.90 https://t.ly/J_X_P ================ Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 165 - Chuck Norris counts to infinity. Twice. Recorded Sunday March 22, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment MacBook Neo Review - Chris G. NO URL MBN ok with 4k Video Editing & 59 Chrome Tabs - Larry https://t.ly/sVZW2 ITC judge: New SpO2 AW Method doesn't Infringe on Masimo Patent - Chris https://t.ly/o00ai Is Siri Still in Trouble? - Larry https://t.ly/fhHQw If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. AI Segment Bezos in Talks to Raise $100B for AI Manufacturing Fund - Joel https://t.ly/52W7U China is Mobilizing thousands of 1 Person AI Startups - Chris G. https://t.ly/TtrAr What do AI based layoffs say about their ability to scale? - Chris G. https://t.ly/7OFZn AI Agents - I'm All Verklempt - Joel https://t.ly/ZyHQd If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Side-loading Android Apps is going to get Really Complicated - Joel https://t.ly/EIU76 Pixel Watch seeing Errors in Server-Side Fitbit Stats - Larry https://t.ly/pxhtE Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment March Win11 Update Breaks Teams, OneDrive - Chris https://t.ly/50C6X MS' "1000 Points of Blight" - Larry https://t.ly/wcUdg MS Ready to make Win 11 Less Shitty - Larry https://t.ly/JaXhl, https://t.ly/HL5pq PC Makers Rattled by MacBook Neo - Chris https://t.ly/eaMOw If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Organize Files & Folders Clearly Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 164 - The Neo is Here Recorded Sunday March 15, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Macbook Neo in the House! - Chris G. NO URL The Neo's Keyboard is different - Larry https://t.ly/DUPIC PC Makers aren't Ready for the Neo - Chris https://t.ly/dUs4- The Neo makes the Rest of Apple's Linup Hard to Justify - Chris G. https://t.ly/f9m9B The Neo is Apple's Most Reparable MacBook in Years - Chris https://t.ly/8U7a- Want the Neo (or any other Apple gadget)? Anyone can use the Education Store - Chris https://t.ly/Jjzt0 50 yrs of Different - Joel https://t.ly/DL9V2 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. AI Segment Deep fakes are Getting Seriously Scary - Chris G. https://t.ly/YuY8r Meta is laying off 20% of the Company - Chris G. https://t.ly/0Ny8b Is the Success Rate of AI Improving? - Joel https://t.ly/Hipej If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Malicious Scam https://t.ly/4cVxj Google Maps got a new Driving Experience - Joel https://t.ly/eQ87I Apple might be Cooked - Larry https://t.ly/3zQpC Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment MS Mistake-a-thon Drive C:\ is not Accessible - Chris https://t.ly/EBKcy Windows 12 Could be the Tipping Point - Chris https://t.ly/Q5VNc Win11 Losing an AI Feature - Chris https://t.ly/skfZI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Avoid Phishing Scams & Suspicious Links Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Samsung 128 GB USB-C USB Flash Drive ($31.99) https://a.co/d/02PDShj9 Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww....

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 163 - There is no Spoon Recorded Sunday March 09, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment March Apple Event New Product Releases - Larry https://t.ly/6J-rw iPhone 17e M4 iPad Air Mac Studio Display & Studio Display XR M5 MacBook Air https://t.ly/1lM29 M5 Pro/ Max MacBook Pro MacBook Neo https://t.ly/evtBf Not all Macs Can use the Studio Display SDR at 120Hz - Joel https://t.ly/L5iTx Apple Planning MacBook Ultra with Touch Screen & Higher Price - Chris G. https://t.ly/eH8oi If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. AI Segment The AI scare trade moves from software to the Entire Economy - Chris G. https://t.ly/WiAR7 US Agencies switching to OpenAI, Google amid Anthropic phase out - Chris G. https://t.ly/hKWkW If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Android's March Feature Drop - 12 New Features - Joel https://t.ly/8O7hi Google's Apple Envy - Android App Distribution gets Locked Down - Larry https://t.ly/7nH6r Ironman issues competition ban on Oakley Meta Glasses - Joel https://t.ly/Drziz BGR claims Flash Drives are Irellevant - Joel https://t.ly/IkthF Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment Microsoft Mistake-a-thon Forced Windows 11 Updates/ Unwanted Installs - Chris https://t.ly/lcNFb Win11 Update Breaking Internet Connectivity - Chris https://t.ly/QrriG Win10 Update Breaking Recovery Tools - Chris https://t.ly/yi8mp MS Delays Mandatory Switch to new Outlook until 2027 - Larry https://t.ly/Y_LOr If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Troubleshooting Screen Saver Stutter Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Wattbricks 99.2 Wh Power Station $39.00 - $49.99 https://t.ly/b9BkC, https://t.ly/Jc6n9 Co...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 162 - I Love the Smell of a Burnt Billion in the Morning Recorded Sunday February 22, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's March Event - Joel https://t.ly/B9iQt visionOS Unlocks Foveated Streaming for Apps and Games - Chris G. https://t.ly/YFxe7 OneDrive gets a macOS Update - Chris https://t.ly/_dR4B If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. AI Segment MIT Finds there aren't any AI Guidelines - Chris G. https://t.ly/YygeT YouTube adds Conversational AI to its SmartTV apps - Chris https://t.ly/eFxLW A Billion Dollars Burnt - Gates to Nadella - Chris G. https://t.ly/pPui4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile Segment Google Unveils Pixel 10a - Joel https://t.ly/7FsDF YouTube Restores Service after Streaming Outage - Chris https://t.ly/67pV1 Outage Cause Revealed https://t.ly/m-prR Meta's Smartwatch is Back from the Dead - Joel https://t.ly/Tw8Or Google Android Killed Wide Foldables But it may have to Support them now - Chris G https://t.ly/M_awJ, https://t.ly/gVk4Z Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows and Linux Segment MS Splits the Canary Channel - Chris https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-splits-canary-channel-into-two-with-new-windows-11-build-295311000/ Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI - Joel https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/microsoft-says-office-bug-exposed-customers-confidential-emails-to-copilot-ai/ MS Announces ESU Programs for 3 More Versions of Windows & a Price Increase - Chris https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-announces-new-esu-programs-for-more-versions-of-windows/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. New Fraud Phishing Scam Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend the...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 161 - We're off to see the Gurman Recorded Sunday February 15, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Creator Studio Launches - Larry https://t.ly/9UFc- Is Apple Phasing out the iWork Brand? - Larry https://t.ly/BP6SU Will Siri Still Launch on Time? Larry https://t.ly/xdiu6, https://t.ly/qn-J_ YouTube Launches on Vision Pro - Chris G. https://t.ly/80QeI MacBook with iPhone Chip Rumored to Launch in March - Joel https://t.ly/EAHSa If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment What's App & Telegram blocked in Russia - Chris G. https://t.ly/Cbjx4 Meta Smart Glasses causing Issues in Schools - Chris G. https://t.ly/Xw6qP Android 17 now in Beta - Joel https://t.ly/BXU_Q, https://t.ly/25wD7 Samsung is Releasing a Wider Fold 8 - Joel https://t.ly/TIqaD Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment One Billion Win11 users, and they're Pissed! - Chris https://t.ly/gvWw0 MS added AI to Notepad ane Created a Security Failure - Chris G. https://t.ly/zAVVA Feb's Win11 Update is causing Startup Problems - Chris G. https://t.ly/LdgVj MS Scalling Back Copilot & Walking Back the AI Overload? - Chris https://t.ly/in0Mn If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Customize Your Taskbar or Dock Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Garmin inReach Messenger $234 PLUS Activation and Subscription https://a.co/d/01X2XoaC, https://t.ly/dO_WZ Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 160 - So Many Mistakes, So Little Time Recorded Sunday January 25, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Quick PSA - Install the latest version of iOS26 - Chris Apple's Janurary Creator Event - Joel https://t.ly/tskL_ Apple Doomed because of AI (& not the way you think) - Larry https://t.ly/a8qsB New Siri Expected in iOS 26.4 - Chris G. - Brief Announce ONLY https://t.ly/SEUSR, https://t.ly/IDR05 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Tesla puts Autopilot behind a Pay Wall - Larry https://t.ly/ozqaT, https://t.ly/gEIV1 OnePlus is Changing the way it Operates in the US - Joel https://t.ly/vH58i The Pixel Weather app was Least Accurate for one Reviewer - Chris G. https://t.ly/4IArd Buying a New Phone in 2026 Is Going to Suck so Plan Ahead - Chris G. https://t.ly/4k-kp Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Microsoft Mistake-a-Thon Windows 11 Bugs Abound - Chris G. https://t.ly/IyRwX Windows Update - Some PC's won't Boot - Chris https://t.ly/2U0M- Microsoft Outlook Outage - Chris G. https://t.ly/eql23, https://t.ly/dpfmE Nadella is concerned the public has had enough of "AI slop" - Joel https://t.ly/ug7zx Microsoft will hand over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI - Chris G. https://t.ly/VvC5s Microsoft Clean-Up: Does it make a Difference? - Chris https://t.ly/loz6c If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Use Strong, Unique Passwords Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Elegoo Centauri Carbon 3D Printer - $350 https://t.ly/e7w2F Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://ww...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 159 - Trust but Verify Recorded Sunday January 11, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Logitech Mice stop working on Macs - Chris G. https://t.ly/Nm6lC The iPhone Fold may be more like an iPad than an iPhone - Larry https://t.ly/kbcki CES - Intricuit's Magic Screen gives your MBP a Touch Screen - Chris https://t.ly/0hC5I Give your iPhone some Personality - Joel https://t.ly/_vdh2 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment US Senators call for Grok & X to be removed from Apple & Google App Stores - Chris https://t.ly/v9jRv The US Government just Followed thru on its ban of Drones (it is MORE than JUST DJI) - Joel https://t.ly/I0Vqi, https://t.ly/1-Wdz Gmail is entering the Gemini Era - Larry https://t.ly/zNh1y Google Deprecating Two Older Gmail Features - Chris https://t.ly/CzZtC Motorola to release the Razr Fold - Joel https://t.ly/f3rzm Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS says the Layoff Rumors are a Hoax - Chris https://t.ly/69Fdc Microsoft adding Copilot to File Manager - Chris https://t.ly/6t4RH If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Close Unused Programs & Tabs Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Kasa Outdoor 2- Outlet Smart Plug - $19 https://a.co/d/j56Pfqq Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 158 - Another Year TBD Recorded Sunday January 04, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's A-Series Macbook is almost here - Larry https://t.ly/FS7Jw, https://t.ly/gZLve No iPhone 18 in 2026? - Chris https://t.ly/HBsGm Will the Apple Card Shake Up Happen in 2026? - Chris G. https://t.ly/2abgG Apple's Long Game is Safe, Secure and Ethical AI - Chris G. https://t.ly/2v_J9 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Is Click's Powered Keyboard the Solution we want or need? - Joel https://t.ly/t5EGK, https://t.ly/QTjiI Is Retro-Computing the Thing in 2026? - Larry https://t.ly/WAi2Z Punkt MC03 is an Android Phone with an OS Subscription - Joel https://t.ly/wny7S Disney+/ Hulu Bundle - Chris https://t.ly/rjTK3 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Administering PCs is Much more Difficult in the CoPilot and Bing Era - Larry NO URL Win11 will let you see fewer ads - Chris https://t.ly/Kdtm9 Microsoft Quietly Kills Win10/11 Activation by Phone - Larry https://t.ly/PhoCD If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Restart Your PC Regularly Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel GoRuck Rucker 4.0 $255.00 https://www.goruck.com/products/rucker Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 157 - Clippy Says, "Happy Holidays!" Recorded Sunday December 21, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment The Foldable iPhone may be Small - Larry https://t.ly/NARxG Court will Reconsider App Store Class Action Case - Chris G. https://t.ly/sVUhZ Will the iMac Pro Make a Comeback? - Chris G. https://t.ly/c5EqD If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Roomba's iRobot Files for Bankruptcy - Chris https://t.ly/HyNh5 Details of the Tik-Tok Deal Emerge - Chris https://t.ly/uKN24 Deal Closes 1/22/2026 https://t.ly/YyDYZ Gemini will Replace Google Assistant in 2026 - Chris https://t.ly/iS-EM Android Attacks - Google Confirms no Fix for 30% of Android Phones - Chris G. https://t.ly/G8RsP Blackout in S.F. - Caused Wayo Meltdown - Deactivated Taxis Litter streets - Chris G. https://t.ly/fI7oW Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment 2025 Mistake-a-Thon Did MS do ANYTHING Right in 20205? - Larry https://t.ly/Ta1FE Microsoft's ESU Program is Causing Problems - Chris https://t.ly/t5GvA If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Empty the Recycle Bin or Trash Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G Apple Vision Pro Dual Knit Band $99.00 ================= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 156 - I'm Mr. 10 Below Recorded Sunday December 14, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Releases 26.2 Versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS - Chris G. https://t.ly/wQshZ Apple Making a lot more Folds than Originally Thought - Chris https://t.ly/ipN1M Apple and Google make Switching from one or the other a lot Easier - Chris G. https://t.ly/16ibX Johny Srouji isn't Leaving Any Time Soon - Chris G. https://t.ly/5Lnc- If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment LG Update Installs Unremovable Copilot on Smart TVs - Chris G. https://t.ly/FWVkg Bye-Bye-Bye HP - The End of an Era - Joel https://t.ly/RoLMZ, https://hpcalcs.com Julie Stepping down from The Gadgeteer - Joel https://t.ly/uGTXy Garner Says to Stay Away from AI Browsers - Chris https://t.ly/Ft95e Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Could walk away from AI if Skynet appears Possible - Chris https://t.ly/sWeJd Nobody wants to use Microsoft's Shitty AI - Joel https://t.ly/4c4gB If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Turn On Your iPhone Flashlight With Your Voice Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Replacement Ear Tips for AirPods Pro 2 - $6.50 https://t.ly/HUagT For AirPods Pro 3 - $7.98 https://t.ly/IiRkS ================ Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 155 - 2025 Holiday Gift Guide Recorded Sunday December 07, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Johny Srouji to Tim Cook - I think I wanna leave - Larry https://t.ly/Kje5K, https://t.ly/gXWc7 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google's December Update is QPR2 - Joel https://t.ly/euNrf Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Ed Bott Says we aren't Gonna like Windows 12 - Chris https://t.ly/OPLqc If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Be Careful With Free Downloads Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Holiday Picks-o-pleanty 3 picks a piece, Stocking Stuffer, mid-range Gift, High End Gift Larry M5 MacBook Pro - https://t.ly/--jZD $1999 Apple AirPods Pro 3 - https://t.ly/8iz-8 $229 TomToc Laptop Shoulder Bag- https://t.ly/fU29S $35 Joel Stocking Stuffer Anker Soundcore Speaker https://a.co/d/9tzsPij $24.99, https://a.co/d/cmJLoae $29.99, https://a.co/d/6TfzmBY $59.99 Mid Range Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 https://t.ly/HlosZ $179.99 High End MacBook Air M4 https://t.ly/sqjYt $1,199.00 Chris Apple Air Tag - $25 https://t.ly/Gejui Toybox 3D Printer Starter Bundle (Refurbished) - $199 https://t.ly/ZNhUG M4 Pro MacBook Pro - $2499 https://t.ly/QZeM0 Lenovo x12 Detachable Gen 2 - $1699 https://t.ly/cqswe ==================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 154 - You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid Recorded Sunday November 30, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Did Apple Crack the Crease? - Chris https://t.ly/V0UjQ … and it could cost as much as $2400 - Chris G. https://t.ly/6vFTX Apple's Siri Solution has some Excited for iOS 26.4 - Larry https://t.ly/tdqvR If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Black Friday - Does it even Matter Anymore? - Chris NO URL Streaming Deals https://www.pureflix.com/, https://t.ly/YD7SF, https://t.ly/GLn56 Accessory Deals https://t.ly/1HGaI, https://t.ly/VHgf6 Thin is No Longer in: Thin Phones are Dead - Larry https://t.ly/ZkN0L Gemini 3 is Proving Popular& Google Tweaks its Pricing Model - Larry https://t.ly/C0ll7 Google Weather App Redesign to be Replaced by Search? - Joel https://t.ly/YH11l Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-Thon - Cyber Monday Edition Users Brutally Reject MS Copilot in Edge - Chris https://t.ly/zRSgT Win 11 Bug Hiding Sign in Button: MS-You're Clicking it Wrong - Joel https://t.ly/gHt1r 500M PCs Holding off on Windows 11 Updates - Chris G. https://t.ly/Lr-zr Windows 11 will have Calendar Appointments show in the System Clock - Joel https://t.ly/8KzAO If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Use Surge Protection & Power Backup Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Badgeify - (50% discount - Black Friday) $9.50 for a lifetime license https://badgeify.app ================ Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 153 - Not Ready for Prime Time Recorded Sunday November 23, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iPhone Side Button will soon Trigger other Voice Assistants - Larry https://t.ly/LyIXX IL Joins Apple Wallet with State Driver's Licences - Chris https://t.ly/kqdtd iOS 27 to Focus on Stability - Chris G. https://t.ly/xutEJ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Pixel 10 can now AirDrop to iPhones - Joel https://t.ly/QDZLS I will also talk about an ALTERNATIVE: LocalSend https://localsend.org/ Bezos' new AI Startup Project Prometheus has him as Co-CEO - Larry https://t.ly/JXvU0 Cloudflare Suffers Major Outage, takes down ChatGPT, X, &amp; Spotify - Joel https://t.ly/wARNe, https://t.ly/WSxk4 Gemini 3 Debuts - Larry https://t.ly/pQdv- (and it helps Android Auto, too!) https://t.ly/JZ-PP Verizon Begins Mass Layoffs - Chris G. https://t.ly/WnGyh Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Microsoft adds Toggle Switch to Turn on Agentic AI Features to Win11 - Joel https://t.ly/jJn2s, https://t.ly/nxyrm MS Mistake-a-thon: Thanksgiving Edition MS365 Goes Down Day after Cloudflare Outage - Chris https://t.ly/_ouha MS Knows it has a lot of Work to do After AI Backlash - Chris https://t.ly/HmiFP Microsoft Admits - It broke Windows… in July - Joel https://t.ly/WOgAN If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Adjust Screen Brightness &amp; Text Size. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel AI Hand Warmers Rechargeable 2 Pack $16.99 Black Friday Deal! https://a.co/d/jbJ0LuE ===================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (<a href="ht...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 152 - It Socks to be You Recorded Sunday November 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple hit with $634M Verdict in Masimo Patent Case - Chris https://t.ly/cOBg_ Even Tesla Thinks GM is Wrong - Joel https://t.ly/YJqcJ Apple Announces Ability to Get your Passport on your iPhone - Larry https://t.ly/jj9lh Next Year's iPhone Lineup Sounds like a Major Overhaul - Larry https://t.ly/EGWeh, https://t.ly/YKSh8, https://t.ly/GuBSh iPhone… Socks - Joel https://t.ly/J1_L1 Tim Cook Could Step Down as CEO as Early as Next Year - Larry https://t.ly/OArjb If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Verizon Quietly Moves to Stem Loss of Pre-Paid Customers - Larry https://t.ly/XpNKe Anthropic Says we're in for a Heap Load of Shit - Larry https://t.ly/2Qw1p YouTubeTV and Disney Finally Kiss and Make Up - Chris https://t.ly/5u_wz Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon MS Knows it has a lot to fix in Windows 11 - Chris https://t.ly/OHiMM MS' Latest Ad Shows how Clueless Copilot is - Chris https://t.ly/vrPSh MS Rolls out its Promised Synchable Passkey Tech - Chris https://t.ly/zP02Y If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Use Search Tools Effectively Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Aerflo Water Bottle - $85 https://aerflo.co/ ======================= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 151 - A New Flavor of Eff-ery Recorded Sunday November 09, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment The 26's get 26.1 Releases and 26.2 Dev Betas Released - Chris https://t.ly/ivCux Apple Prepares to Enter Low Cost MacBook Market - Chris https://t.ly/ahsve Apple Devs Forget to Disable Source Maps in new Web Store - Larry https://t.ly/SLgB3 5 new Satelite Features Coming to iPhone? - Joel https://t.ly/8kcds If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Elon's $1T Salary Approved - Larry https://t.ly/wPLcG Comparing the Top Two Paid Subscription AI Bots - Larry NO URL https://t.ly/4J3aD Google vs. Disney - Joel https://t.ly/m7fBa $20 Credit Coming to YouTube TV Users on 11/09 https://t.ly/vl98J The Linux Beginner's Bible - Chris NO URL Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon Win 10 Wrongly Tells Users their out of Support, Pushes Win11 - Larry https://t.ly/1_pwV PC Boots into Bitlocker Recovery After Windows Update - Joel https://t.ly/3oiNF IT Managers Bash MS over WinUpdate Renames, and they Relent - Joel https://t.ly/QQq2q MS Releases first Test Build of Win11 26H1 to the Canary Channel - Joel https://t.ly/o1OVE If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Adjust Screen Brightness &amp; Text Size Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Amazon Kindle Paperwhite https://a.co/d/4UJBtHI =================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 150 - If it Ain't Got Freakin' Android Auto in it... Recorded Sunday November 02, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment M5 MacBook Pro in the House &amp; SSD Speeds are Off the Hook - Larry https://t.ly/MUzB9 iPhone Air Lead Time are Near Zero and Production is not Reducing - Larry https://t.ly/YeldS Stupidity Abounds at GM, Despite Jobsian POV - Chris https://t.ly/eeUn3 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Amazon Lays Off 31,000 Workers - Chris https://t.ly/ippdp Massive Azure Outage Causes MS 365 &amp; Xbox Knock Out - Chris https://t.ly/SRq6p AI Browsers &amp; ChatGPT Atlas - Larry NO URL GM Cutting Thousands of Jobs in 3 States - Joel https://t.ly/3GVqp Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Unofficial Win11 System Requirements Bypass Could infect your PC - Chris https://t.ly/qmveu MS Mistake-a-thon Continues Task Manager tasks continues to run even after you kill it - Joel https://t.ly/zjbfj MS is Making Windows Update Name Easier to Understand - Chris https://t.ly/rwDbV MS Admits it Can't Fix Win11 Driver Issue - Joel https://t.ly/CqkWS If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. This Week's Tip: Using Gmail with the Apple Mail app Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Anker Power Bank (20K, 87W, Built-In USB-C Cable) https://t.ly/ih8ej $69.99 https://a.co/d/0gXmBEX $52.49 =========== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 149 - Jobsian is NOT a Thing, GM Recorded Sunday October 26, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Personalized Ads Coming to a GPS Location near You - Larry https://t.ly/hKo5T Next Year's iPhone Air could be Amazing! - Larry https://t.ly/hOO1O Massive Leak Reveals new Apple Roadmap &amp; iPhone Flip/iPhone 20 - Larry https://t.ly/5KKsE Apple adds Toggle Switch to Liquid Glass Interface - Chris https://t.ly/3-MUo GM thinks that NOT offering CarPlay is "Jobsian" - Joel https://t.ly/o6YTy Apple Services (and the rest of the World) Impacted by AWS Outage - Chris https://t.ly/Gytcg If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment An Update on the PC of Distros - Chris NO URL Winux is the BEST Linux Distro for Windows 10 Users - Chris https://t.ly/rWkU8 Why AI Browsers - Joel https://t.ly/ujLm6 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon Continues!! Teams is the new Office Bit… I mean Snitch - Chris https://t.ly/ENLe9 Windows 10 EoL FAQ - Joel https://t.ly/Qa3Qg MS is Serious about Turning Win11 into an AI-Operating System - Joel https://t.ly/cOKFr If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris MiniTool Partition Wizard for Windows - Free https://t.ly/BKvc7 ==================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 148 - That’s Captain MF-er to you! Recorded Sunday October 12, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment M5 MacBook Pro Rumors indicate 2025 Release - Chris https://t.ly/SJ_Eg John Ternus Backed to Replace Tim Cook - Larry https://t.ly/l9lpJ Apple Paying up to $5M for Reporting Security Flaws - Chris https://t.ly/v8vRJ Apple Health+ Could be Apple's Next Subscription Serivce - Chris https://t.ly/M77iE If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E5 now Mfi Certified - Joel https://t.ly/Wlet7 Garmin Fenix 8 Pro - Hit or Miss Features - Joel https://t.ly/tUvjs Installing a Linux Distro that works on a T2 Mac - Chris NO URL Ubuntu 25.10 Released- Joel https://t.ly/Rsu8e Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon Returns: Copilot Privacy - Larry https://t.ly/TfGAB MS Plugging More Holes Allowing you to use non-MS Accounts - Larry https://t.ly/cXdHG MS 365 Outage - Chris https://t.ly/mAAEb If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Add reminders from Control Center. Swipe down Control Center &gt; tap Reminders control &gt; add to list. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max https://t.ly/9lv3w ================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 147 - Goin' Strapless Recorded Sunday October 05, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current host of The Linux Link Tech Show, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast, and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's Cross Body Strap is Selling Out - Larry https://t.ly/1pjYV Apple Leadership is Nearing Retirement - Chris https://t.ly/nNmbI If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Strava Sues Garmin, Demands Sales of all Devices Cease - Joel https://t.ly/ubH_1 Once Valued at $100B, AOL being sold for $1.0B - Chris https://t.ly/CPUT8 Meta will use your AI Chats to Sell Hyper-Targeted Ads - Larry https://t.ly/aVqrg Gemini Comes to Google Home - Joel https://t.ly/4KMg4 Qualcomm Declares "Complete Litigation Victory" over Arm - Larry https://t.ly/IuIz5 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS is Adding yet ANOTHER Copilot Button Noone Asked for - Chris https://t.ly/DkCGY Paint is getting Project Files (like Photoshop) - Chris https://t.ly/oy3Un If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected] Keep audio with headphones when connecting to CarPlay or speakers. Settings &gt; General &gt; AirPlay &amp; Continuity &gt; Keep Audio with Headphones &gt; toggle on. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel QSP Penguin Pocket Knife, $38.99 https://t.ly/ogerS Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 146 - What are you Waiting For? Recorded Sunday September 21, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current host of The Linux Link Tech Show, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast, and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iPhone Air in the house! - Larry NO URL Yes, it bends but... https://t.ly/t7k8b It survived BRUTAL durability tests https://t.ly/QFiTv It had an extra iOS 26 Update NO URL The iPhone Air Preorders show it isn't that popular - Larry https://t.ly/1XeR5 Apple's new iPhone Charger - Still Larry https://t.ly/G_UCS RUMOR - Will Apple release a Touch-Screen MacBook? - Chris https://t.ly/x0PaG, https://t.ly/-0qyv If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Nvidia will take a $5B stake in Intel - Larry https://t.ly/FuY2J Some Apple Talent Leaving for OpenAI - Chris G. https://t.ly/qQwIg Is 2025 the Year of Linux? - Chris https://t.ly/e6cDF Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Pushing Windows 11 on ARM to those Migrating from Win10 - Chris G. https://t.ly/bUh0M MS Testing AI Agents for the Win11 Taskbar - Chris G. https://t.ly/zv90T If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G. Lanwow PremiumMemory Foam eartips for AirPod Pro - $9.99 https://t.ly/7-8K6 Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 145 - 5 Years of iTGW Recorded Sunday September 14, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired 5th Anniversary Show! Apple Segment The 26's are Released Tomorrow - Chris No URL Who Got What?? No URL iPhone 17 Proving Popular - Joel https://t.ly/qfO9H Former Siri Boss Robby Walker Leaving Apple in October - Larry https://t.ly/L54Uh Live Translation with AirPods Not coming to EU - Joel https://t.ly/alKNk Apple Watch Hypertension Alerts Receives FDA Clearance - Chris https://t.ly/b1tZ3 Why the iPhone 17 Pro seems... Off - Larry https://t.ly/3-Z6j If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Winux is a GREAT Distro for Win10 Users - Joel https://t.ly/fmtAs Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Win11 25H2 ISO Available for Download - Chris https://t.ly/PdCod, https://t.ly/8ocbM If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Customize the iPhone Lock Screen Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Bespoke Post: Line of Trade Weekender - $49.99 https://t.ly/NHhNN ===================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 144 - Timmy Time Recorded Sunday August 17, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 26 and its Release Date Airpods Pro 3 Apple Watch Series 11 Apple Watch SE Watch Ultra 3 iPhone 17 Pro motion 3000 nits Super Retina XDR Ceramic Shield 2 A19 Chip Camera 48MP dual fusion ultra wide camera 12MP 2x telephoto 24MP default resolution Center Stage Selfie Camera Square sensor with AI Auto rotation for selfies iPhone Air 5.6mm 6.5" promotion display 3000 nits Ceramic Shield 2 front and back Titanium frame A19 Pro Chip 5 Neural Excelerators in the GPU N1 Wireless chip C1X Celluar Chip 48 MP Fusion Camera System (same as iPhone 17) Integrated 2x telephoto 18MP Center Stage Selfie Camera Dual Capture Front/Back Video eSIM only world wide Battery Adaptive power mode All-day battery life 40 hrs of video playback with mag-safe battery iPhone 17 Pro Aluminum Unibody New Thermal system - Vapor chamber Ceramic Shield 2 front/back A19 Pro Pro Camera System 18MP Central State Selfie Camera 3 48MP Rear Fusion Cameras 8x 200mm Optical Zoom ProRes RAW Capture Support for Black Magic Camera Pro Dock If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Pick of the Week Segment I'd like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Team Whatcha Gonna Get? ================= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 143 - WUGNET-Fest-A-Palooza Recorded Sunday August 17, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired What was WUGNET &amp; Why was it Iconic? - Larry Apple Segment Carriers still Own the iPhone Market, Despite Apple's Retail Push - Chris https://t.ly/2lsWC Apple working with Google on a Siri-AI Model - Paul https://t.ly/tc7FG New Tech-Woven Case Colors Announced - Larry https://t.ly/DagVg If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Pixel 10 Event - Joel https://t.ly/IJInT, https://t.ly/H1gaX What's new in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 after the Pixel Event - Joel https://t.ly/pe8Pu Intel Announces US Government Stake - Paul https://t.ly/YaGwR Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS patents a Foldable Phone with a Surface Kickstand - Larry https://t.ly/YJhsX MS invetigating Win11 SSD Corruption/Failure Issue - Joel https://t.ly/fMn3g MS Admits it broke Reset this PC in Windows 11 &amp; Windows 10 - Chris https://t.ly/rsqzT If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Screen Sharing on a Mac Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel MiPremium Backpack Strap Clip Mount for GoPro Hero $11.99 https://a.co/d/22CnYX8 ================= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 142 - Again, Sort of Recorded Sunday August 17, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment SpO2 returns to the Apple Watch - Joel https://t.ly/IkeEU Apple is Working on a New OS - Larry https://t.ly/Iggmu Apple Maps gets a Big Upgrade - Chris https://t.ly/RjR-O M5 is coming to iPad before Mac, but its Different this time - Larry https://t.ly/VAYvb If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment How much RAM do you REALLY need? - Chris https://t.ly/dzkHA ChatGPT 5.0 vs Gemini 2.5 - Larry https://t.ly/xkiN3 US Government in talks to take a Stake in Intel - Chris https://t.ly/Ee341 Is Kodak is Shutting Down after 133 Years? - Joel https://t.ly/2CGfa AI Startup Perplexity offered Google $34.5B for Chrome - Joel https://t.ly/48Ixg Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Microsoft Sued for Killing Windows 10, Lawsuit Says It's Forcing AI Upgrades - Chris https://t.ly/1GQRb If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Cleaner Screenshots "When using Shift + Command + 4 to select an area of the screen, if you press spacebar, the icon turns to a camera. From there, you can click on any open window to get a screenshot of just that window or interface element like dock or menu bar." Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Whoosh! Screen Shine Duo - $18 Whoosh https://t.ly/BCvVR ================ Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 141 - Copyrights, &amp; Patents &amp; Trolls (oh my) Recorded Sunday August 10, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Watch will soon have US Made Glass - Larry https://t.ly/9d5xI Fintiv Loses in Tx related to Apple Pay, then files in GA - Larry https://t.ly/KFT1y iPhone 17 is Gonna Cost More - Chris https://t.ly/yapX7 Jon Prosser Answers Lawsuit with Another Leak Video - Chris https://t.ly/wNKGe If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Z-Two Fer - Chris G. NO URL Pixel Fold set to Challenge https://t.ly/crzRL Here's what Happens when you Fold/Unfold the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200k Times - Chris https://t.ly/EvJm6 GPT5 is Released - Chris https://t.ly/NyaDm, https://t.ly/jVvNZ OpenAI in Talks for Share Sale at $500B - Larry (I changed the link to something without a paywall) https://t.ly/iKrsZ T-Mobile Acquires US Cellular - Chris G. https://t.ly/JToKf AOL Finally Kills Dial-Up - Larry https://t.ly/5SRTJ Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Win10's ESU Support will Cost $30, but Requires an MS Account - Chris https://t.ly/qcG35 Intel Ohio Plant likely Cancelled - Chris https://t.ly/aUrS2 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. How to put Outlook Tasks on your Calendar Open Outlook and navigate to the Calendar view. Open the To Do list (or My Day) alongside your calendar. In the new Outlook, this is often accessed through the "My Day" button on the toolbar. In the classic Outlook, you may need to go to View &gt; To-Do Bar &gt; Tasks. Locate the task you want to schedule. Drag the task from the To Do list and drop it onto the desired date and time on your calendar. Optionally, resize the calendar event to block out the time needed to complete the task. The task is now linked to the calendar event. Any changes you make to the task in To Do will be reflected in the calendar event, and vice versa.  You can also create a calendar event directly from an email: by dragging the email to the To Do list and then dragging the resulting task to the calendar. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. Th...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 140 - Randall says we can Start Recorded Sunday August 03, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment SpO2 Sensing won't come back to the Apple Watch any time Soon - Chris https://t.ly/IsHFt Tim Cook Holds Apple Town Hall to Discuss its AI Woes - Larry https://t.ly/VRgjC How Much Apple AI Staffers &amp; Engineers Make - Larry https://t.ly/IgoZU iOS 18.6/macOS 15.6 Released - Chris https://t.ly/6sE7d If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Check-In - Galaxy Z Fold 7 After 2 Weeks (give or take a few days) - Chris NO URL Using AI to Generate Profile Images - Larry NO URL Today in History - TRS-80 Launched by Radio Shack in 1977 - Chris https://t.ly/tP3xn Meta's Smartwatch Coming back in September? - Chris https://t.ly/Syj3F Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS tops $4T in Valuation - Company Extatic, Workers Pissed - Chris https://t.ly/uUSYn The Windows to Mac Enterprise Switch is Starting - Larry https://t.ly/kWuAK MS Testing Copliot's new Smart Mode, ahead of GPT-5 Rollout - Larry https://t.ly/8JCJU MS Testing new Taskbar Companions Feature &amp; it Might be AI Powered - Chris https://t.ly/IZOaD If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Beta Software Gotchas watchOS Betas cannot be uninstalled. They have to be sent to Apple and there may be a charge as much as $500 to exchange/have the beta removed and/or latest released version installed Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Under-counter Lighting Kit https://a.co/d/gAgLZf0 =================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 139 - Clippy's got a Brand New Face Recorded Sunday July 27, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment The 26's hit Dev Beta 4 - Chris https://t.ly/YCMRX iOS 26 Public Beta available with this cycle https://t.ly/PgsYD Apple Sues Jon Prosser - Joel https://t.ly/M5-4L Tax Free Holiday in 9 States include Apple Products - Joel https://t.ly/9_AbE Apple Care One may Require an Extra Step for Coverage - Larry https://t.ly/w8hi0 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment New Security Trend - MFA Apps - Larry NO URL The Oppo Find N5 is going to give the iPhone Fold a run for its Money - Chris https://t.ly/Lckec The Death of the S-Pen is Nigh - Joel https://t.ly/xgvKE Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Will Delete your Passwords on 8/1 - Larry https://t.ly/i3PL7 Clippy's Got a Brand New Face - Chris https://t.ly/3yyEH Microsoft Mistake-a-thon - Another Global Hack on MS hits the US - Larry https://t.ly/r2vD9 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Use Hot Corners for specific tasks System Settings - Desktop and Dock, Hot Corners button of the bottom Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Nitecore NB10000 Gen III (Gen 3) Ultra-Slim Power Bank, 10000mAh QC Quick-Charge Dual USB-C Ports for Phones Flashlights and Headlamps, with USB-A Adapter and USB-C Cable, Including NitecoreS Sticker https://t.ly/gs9hG $64.95 ================== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 138 - What's with all the Rumors Recorded Sunday July 13, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Jeff Williams Stepping Down Sabih Khan Stepping Up - Joel https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/13/how-jeff-williams-departure-from-apple-will-shuffle-exec-responsibilities iPhone 17 Air Leaked Features make me want it More - Larry https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/iphone-17-air-leaks-5/ The 26's will Standardize the UI across all Platforms - Chris G. https://apple.news/ADxreUHXaQ1aQWj2HwSs_Ew Here's Why Apple's All-New Home Hub is Delayed - Larry https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/13/heres-why-apples-home-hub-is-delayed/ Macs &amp; Apple Watch to be hit with Tariffs Starting August 1 - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/08/macs-and-apple-watch-to-be-hit-by-trump-tariffs-starting-on-august-1/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Samsung Unpacked Recap - Joel https://www.t3.com/live/news/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-live-blog-z-fold-ultra Android 16 Fixes Notifictions with 2 New Features - Joel https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-16-totally-changes-how-notifications-work-on-your-phone-thanks-to-two-new-features/ Samsung Building Auto Dex as an Android Auto Alternative - Chris G. https://9to5google.com/2025/07/08/samsung-auto-dex-leak-android-auto-alternative/ Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon: Outlook &amp; Teams go Down - Chris https://www.neowin.net/news/following-teams-outage-microsoft-broke-outlook-email-more-details-out/ MS Mistake-a-thon: MS may NEVER be able to fix Windows Update Error 0x80070643 - Chris https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reiterates-it-may-never-truly-be-able-to-fix-windows-update-0x80070643-error/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris G. Download Settin...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 137 - You made your Memoji do What?? Recorded Sunday June 29, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS26 Release Date - Chris G. https://t.ly/rf-fb Digital IDs: Putting your Passport on your iPhone - Chris https://t.ly/EpWYg Apple Considering Acquiring Perplexity AI in its Biggest Acquisition Ever - Chris https://t.ly/0vkSc Tim Sweeney Slams Apple's "Unlawful" App Store Changes - Chris G. https://t.ly/7Wmsy DJI "Remains Committed to the US Market" but the Shelves are Empty - Joel https://t.ly/AUCD_ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment RFK Wants Everyone to use a Wearable Device - Chris https://t.ly/jukpj Switch 2 Came Carts Slower than MicroSD and Internal Storage - Joel https://t.ly/lnjAs Meta is starting to feed your Camera Roll to its AI - Chris G. https://t.ly/3fsN1 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Microsoft Pulls the Plug on the BSoD - Joel https://t.ly/kuhzm, https://t.ly/T44KO How to get Windows 10 Security Updates for Free - Joel https://t.ly/J6gqi If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Activate DND Quickly If you hold the Option key and click on the Notification Center icon in the top right corner of your Mac's menu bar, you can activate Do Not Disturb. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Govee Bluetooth Hygrometer Thermometer - $15 https://t.ly/rJla_ ============ Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 136 - The Week After the Conference Before Recorded Sunday June 15, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC Aftermath Roll Call - Who's Running a new Beta OS, and on What? - Chris No URL Lets Talk About the iOS 26 updates - what did we get? - Chris G. No URL Changes to Spotlight Dominate macOS 26 Tahoe - Chris https://t.ly/mdYuT, https://t.ly/lYuWu iPadOS and New Multi-Tasking and other Goodies - Chris G. https://t.ly/PcW4D VisionOS - Chris G https://t.ly/KocbF TVOS and WatchOS - Chris G https://t.ly/u3LdF, https://t.ly/pwW4O iOS 26 Beta 1 update (yes already) for iphone 15 and 16 - Chris G. https://t.ly/V-Ld6 Apple's Glass Interface Isn't the Problem the Tech Media Says It Is - Chris G. No URL Is the iPad now a Real Computer? - Chris G. https://t.ly/z34di Transferring Passkeys to other Platforms - Larry https://t.ly/mSh3O Apple Intelligence is Running on a Separate AI Track - Larry Larry, if you have the URL for this, please add it in If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment BlueStar Linux Combines Elements of All Desktop OS' and it kinda works - Chris https://t.ly/mHF04, https://t.ly/azqov Android 16 Fist Impressions - Joel https://t.ly/Upix4 Desktop Mode in Android 16 is on the Right Track - Joel https://t.ly/DTEQF Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Copilot Flaw Opens Door to AI Hacking - Joel https://t.ly/q7PBx MS Build is Leaving Seattle... Forever - Chris https://t.ly/WsQij If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Unlocking With Apple Watch If you have an Apple Watch, you can use it to unlock your Mac, which is a super useful feature for those who don't know about it. To set it up, open System Preferences &gt; Security &amp; Privacy and then toggle on Unlock Mac with Apple Watch. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris AirTag 4-Pack - $75 <a href="htt...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 135 - Did they use a Red Stapler or not? Recorded Sunday June 08, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC 2025 Week Skinny Timmy Takes the Stage at Noon CDT - Chris No URL It's all About the OS' - Chris G. https://t.ly/x2Vo0, https://t.ly/E5Y8u, https://t.ly/5Edfj iOS 26 will Preview the 20th Anniversary iPhone - Chris G. https://t.ly/v44Ng macOS 26 Name, Beta Dates and Key Features - Chris G. https://t.ly/_aNRI The Biggest Problem with Apple Intelligence is Apple - Larry https://apple.news/A6nXznrsXRPywlg-A1L2IXw Preview is coming to iOS26 and iPadOS 26 - Larry https://t.ly/nkeG6 CarPlay in iOS 26 adds New Features - Larry https://t.ly/g7XiS iPadOS &amp; CarPlay Rant - Chris No URL If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Ruined by a Stapler - Joel https://t.ly/66efD Why we Should Not Listen To Rumors: Was Android 16 Supposed to be Released on June 3rd....or not? - Joel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_BBCZ1IQi8 Meta and Yandex Deanonymizing Web IDs and it only Works on Android - Chris G. https://t.ly/I1o8R, https://t.ly/4CWPv Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS adds Copilot to Windows Store to Compare Apps - Joel https://t.ly/99Y1J Windows 25H2 is Coming - Yawn! - Chris https://t.ly/NLvK5 MS Rant: MS Authenticator - Larry No URL If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Activate DND Quickly - If you hold the Option key and click on the Notification Center icon in the top right corner of your Mac's menu bar, you can activate Do Not Disturb. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel JisuLife Handheld Fan Ultra1M - $59.98 https://t.ly/-Cddu ============ Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplicatio...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 134 - Guilt is Like Garlic - You Can't have too Much Recorded Sunday June 01, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC is a Week Away Apple Pulling a Microsoft? - Joel https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/29/will-apple-rename-iphones-ios-26/#:~:text=Apple%20plans%20to%20use%2026,change%20mean%20for%20the%20iPhone%3F iOS/ iPadOS/ macOS 26 (pretty much confirmed) - Chris G. https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/28/apple-rumored-to-release-ios-26-at-wwdc-instead-of-ios-19 iOS 26 Redesign Could be more Drastic than iOS 7- Chris https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/30/what-to-expect-from-ios-26-at-wwdc-new-games-app-redesign-and-more Apple v. Epic: Can we at LEAST Agree on this?? - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/30/whatever-side-you-favor-in-apples-court-battles-can-we-all-agree-on-this-one-thing/ Long List of Car Manufacturers have said NO to CarPlay Ultra - Larry https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/29/carplay-ultra-these-brands-say-no-to-apples-new-features/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Soapbox - Larry No URL ChatGPT lies like a Rug &amp; is trying to Dominate Users - Chris No URL Nationwide Plan for Fiber may be Canceled in favor of StarLink - Chris G. https://www.theverge.com/news/675502/bead-program-fiber-internet-paused New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora - Joel https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/new-linux-flaws-allow-password-hash.html WSL is designed to keep Linux users happy on Windows, but it helped me switch to Linux instead - Joel https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-helped-me-switch-to-linux/ Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Emergency Patch KB5062170 fixes Install Errors from Recent Updates - Joel https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-gets-emergency-kb5062170-patch-to-fix-errors-when-installing-recent-updates/ MS Standardizes USB-C on Windows 11 - Joel https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-standardizes-usb-c-experience-on-windows-11/ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment</stron...

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 133 - Thank You for Your Servce Recorded Sunday May 25, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired A Moment of Silence for those that have paid the ultimate price for our Freedom Apple Segment Trump Demands 25% Tariff on iPhones not made in the US - Larry https://t.ly/-Ra3g and its still cheaper to pay the 25% than make them here - Chris G. https://t.ly/Z8USm and after Bad Press, they'll cover Samsung and Everybody Else https://t.ly/kaHgU Apple Raises Trade-In Values on iPhones - Chris https://t.ly/Oyyan WWDC 2025 Key Note is June 9th - Chris G. https://t.ly/9jRhG If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google I/O - Chris G. https://t.ly/TRI15, https://t.ly/kme0J, https://t.ly/2AEIK AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is Achievable within a Decade? - Larry https://t.ly/iGycE OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive's AI Device Startup for $6.4B - Chris https://t.ly/tSrMg Wouldn't use an iPhone if you Gave it to me for Free - Larry https://t.ly/r7gXP Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment The Windows Version of Handoff is Coming to Windows 11 - Larry https://t.ly/tvF_c AnduinOS 1.3 - Windows-Like Linux Distribution - Chris https://t.ly/l9GSv If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Video Screenshots - Shift + Command + 3 takes a screenshot, Shift + Command + 4 lets you select an area of the screen to screenshot, but Shift + Command + 5, a lesser known option, brings up an interface that lets you record your screen or a portion of your screen. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Buffway Slim Minimalist Wallet https://a.co/d/fv6VAWa ============== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 132 - They Wrote Checks their @$$ Can't Cash Recorded Sunday May 18, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Fortnight isn't available on iOS - Chris G. https://t.ly/q9URz The Shit-Show that is Apple Intelligence - Joel https://t.ly/PNmS4 CarPlay Ultra Trial Delivers a Deeply Integrated Experience - Larry https://t.ly/YWj0l Trump to Cook - I don't want you Building iPhones in india - Larry https://t.ly/IEBMc visionOS 3 will let you Scroll with Just Eye Movements - Chris G. https://t.ly/d61lc If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Microsoft Announces Linux Distribution Service - Joel https://t.ly/zqnd3 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Lists Surface Models Compatible with Windows 11 - Chris https://t.ly/FuJLZ Microsoft's Simplified Surface Line-Up Kills another Device - Chris G. https://t.ly/SYqNB Windows Phone Gets a ChatGPT Update? Really?? - Chris G. https://t.ly/zN5vn MS to Cut 3% of its Work Force in May - Larry https://t.ly/yf1h0 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Close Apps From App Switcher When you're in the Command + Tab view, keep holding the Command key and press the Q key to close an open app. Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris G. BASEQI microSD adapter for Macbook Pro 14" and 16" https://t.ly/kv-1O ========== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 131 - May the Fourth be with Youth Recorded Sunday May 04, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Judge sanctions Apple for blatantly violating 'Fortnite' App Store order - Chris G. https://t.ly/qoTwG New Devices in the House - talk about upcoming reviews - Chris G. New iPhone Factories Opened in India - Larry https://t.ly/ecdUC AirPlay Flaw Makes iPhones Vulnerable - Larry https://t.ly/oJwSK Apple may Stagger Next Year's iPhones to Make Way for a Foldable - Chris G. https://t.ly/rAkzS If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google I/O is Official - Joel https://t.ly/eCNEC Google will Rollout its AI Chatbot to Kids Under 13 - Joel https://t.ly/Xk4TX, https://t.ly/Fm3a5 You now have access to the AI Mode experiment in Google Search - Joel https://t.ly/0Wqkm Google Play Store Lost 1/2 its Apps - Chris G. https://t.ly/-C5zp Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS wants users to Ditch Win10 before it dies, Hoping Copilot &amp; Recall will Drive Sales - Chris https://t.ly/c-l3V Report Claims MS Copilot, other AI Bots aren't Living up to the Hype - Chris https://t.ly/ePc74 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Type to Siri via a Double Tap on the Bottom of the Screen Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Anker Prime Power Bank – 65W (30W Fast Charge) – $89 https://a.co/d/9vQvrlV ======= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 130 - I'm Just Waiting for Y'all to Say Something Stupid Recorded Sunday April 27, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iPhone 17 Slim is barely thick Enough for its Own Buttons - Chris G. https://t.ly/uqR7Z Tariff Pause cut in Half for Countries not Negotiating with US - Chris G. https://t.ly/MC08Q Apple Migration Assistant - Larry https://t.ly/22GpW Apple Appealing $570M Fine from EU, WH says it won't be Tolerated - Larry https://t.ly/DEUw_, https://t.ly/Bl2fs Will the iPad Survive its Mac-Over? - Larry https://t.ly/3p9Hh If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Obama says AI is Better than 70% of Coders today - Chris https://t.ly/M4NmJ The Justice Department and Google Battle over Potential Break-Up - Joel https://t.ly/NE3RB Google is Officially an Illegal Monopoly, not Killing Tracking Cookies - Chris G. https://t.ly/aUxaR , https://t.ly/8CuZh Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Only Google can Run Chrome - Joel https://t.ly/4siGc Windows Maps is finally Dead - Joel https://t.ly/xvgSk References to Win 11 25H2 - Chris https://t.ly/PsWB7 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris Bypass Silent mode for Emergency contacts Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Nespresso Vertuo Next - $118 https://t.ly/buGvU, https://t.ly/CObEK =============== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 129 - Remind Me Again - How do I get to be Exempt?? Recorded Sunday April 13, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Smartphones &amp; Computers are now Exempt from Tariffs - Larry https://t.ly/T-dLP Report Reveals Internal Apple Chaos - Chris G. - https://t.ly/T3ZFA Siri Upgrades due in the Fall of 2025 - Larry https://t.ly/oWM45 iPhone 17 Pro Max - Early Hands on - Larry https://t.ly/solF8 iOS 19 Leak Video https://t.ly/t46_G watchOS to get visionOS Design Elements - Chris https://t.ly/zJ_Xv If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Garmin Connect+: I did it so Readers won't have to - Joel Ubuntu 25.04 April 17 - Joel https://t.ly/k_g2z Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Mirosoft Mistake-a-thon MS Releases update for Office 16 Causing Word, Excel &amp; Outlook Crashes - Chris https://t.ly/o_5tf MS is about to Launch Recall for Reals this time - Chris G. https://t.ly/LQIwY MS Removes 6-month old Win11 24H2 Update Block - Chris https://t.ly/6SsIQ MS Pauses $1B Data Center Project - Joel https://t.ly/P4GQn Copilot Wish - Joel If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Access Clipboard History in Windows - Win-V Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Outlet Extender Multi-Plug Adapter https://t.ly/5GBcd =============== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 128 - Maybe, but you Gotta Buy me Dinner First Recorded Sunday April 06, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment iOS 18.4/18.5 Beta Releases - Chris G. https://t.ly/ejczG $5B Lawsuit over Apple eBook Licensing - Joel https://t.ly/gj0Q_ Why the iPhone Fold WON'T be an iPad or iPhone Killer - Chris G. https://t.ly/lmufe Could the iPhone 20 be the iPhone Fold (due to iPhone X Redesign) If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Meta Intros new AI Models for Llama 4 - Joel https://t.ly/Hz26S Amazon to use AI to Generate Recaps of book Series on Kindle - Chris https://t.ly/8Jlhs Garmin Plus Backlash - Joel https://t.ly/kougz Google Workspace Gmail Security Features (Larry's email hell) - Larry Switch 2 Delayed due to New Tariffs - Chris G. https://t.ly/sXIZs Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Microsoft Turns 50 - Larry https://t.ly/jLJRd Surface Laptop vs. Apple MacBook Air - Chris https://t.ly/WXXcA If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry iCloud Advanced Data Protection: What it does and How it Helps https://t.ly/6XEcA Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Logitech Slim Wireless Bluetooth Mouse for Mac $13.46 https://a.co/d/bqLfMNg ============= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 127 - Where, Oh Where Have our Dulcet Tones Gone? Recorded Sunday March 30, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment WWDC Announced for June 9-13, 2025 - Chris https://t.ly/w8zvb macOS, iOS, iPadOS Release Candidates Available - Chris https://t.ly/dXwC_ iOS 19 Leak Shows New Interface - Larry https://t.ly/Ur1WO Apple is going to Spend $1.0B on Nvidia AI Servers - Larry https://t.ly/VDvBd Apple's M4 MacBook Air is in the House! - Joel Dongles &amp; Docking Stations - Chris If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google Gemini 2.5 Pro is now Free! (AI to the People) - Larry https://t.ly/03UCT 30 Day Android Challenge Video - Switching between iOS &amp; Android - Joel https://t.ly/cLoqW Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon Local Accounts are a thing of the Past - Chris https://t.ly/UEleU Why Intel had to Delay its Ohio One Project in New Albany - Joel https://t.ly/bOy5k If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Libre Office is a GREAT Office Alternative - Chris https://t.ly/3sfjN, https://t.ly/70dE0 **Pick of the Week Segment** I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Swivel Extension Cord https://t.ly/avV3N ============== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 126 - GC Stands for Guest Contributor Recorded Sunday March 23, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Southwest Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment A moment of Silence: Woody Leonhard - Larry &amp; Chris Apple Mistake-a-thon: Siri Sucks, and Apple Intelligence ain't Gonna Save it - Chris https://t.ly/wJLVA John Giannandrea's out, Mike Rockwell - the Vision Pro Guy - is in as the New AI/Siri Guy - Larry https://t.ly/xCkwe Axios Reports Lawsuit filed for False Advertising over Apple Intelligence - Chris https://t.ly/dUHFy Do we WANT a Foldable Apple Watch?? - Chris https://t.ly/GhIQB Apple will Launch homeOS in 2025 - Larry https://t.ly/iIXhp When will we see CarPlay 2.0? Apple Responds - Chris https://t.ly/ziTbR If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Android Central is Hands on with the Pixel 9a - Joel https://t.ly/uqPG1 Why the Pixel 9a Ditched the Camera Bar - Joel https://t.ly/zFZjN FBI Issues Malware Warning to ALL Gmail and Outlook eMail Users - Joel https://t.ly/Z3-vA Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon is Back, Baby! MS Kills Remote Desktop - Larry https://t.ly/EuLgj MS Stops Selling Surface Pro 11 with a Charger - Joel https://t.ly/IXGfM If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Chris/Joel Side-Load Applications to install Something NOT in the Google Play Store https://t.ly/h7za3 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel SUREWO 360° Rotation Backpack Strap Mount Quick Clip Mount with Expand Frame Compatible with DJI Osmo Pocket,Osmo Pocet 2 $14.99 - https://a.co/d/eAP0L0f ============== Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 125 - You don't Want to Damage the Dulcet Tones Recorded Sunday March 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Southwest Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Siri is just pitifully embarrasing - Chris G. https://t.ly/bpROX https://t.ly/hxP2T https://t.ly/FtMwE Siri is SO Bad, Tim Cook is getting ROASTED over it - Chris G. https://t.ly/oIB-9 iPhone 16e has Bluetooth Audio Issues - Chris https://t.ly/N5SgJ Live Translation coming to AirPods - Chris https://t.ly/xpJu0 Apple to support E2E RCS Encrpyted Messaging with Android - Joel https://t.ly/q1omB If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Google is ditching its Assistant for Gemini later in 2025 - Joel https://t.ly/tuYiZ OpenAI &amp; Google to Ask the Government to Allow their Ais to Train on Copywritten Material they don't own - Chris G. https://t.ly/Jtn4G Android16 Beta 3 has been Released - Joel https://t.ly/D1E4q Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Intel has a new CEO, but is it enough to Right the Ship, or is it too Late? - Chris https://t.ly/geZHG If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. 6 Things to do After Installing Windows 11 https://t.ly/Q5VJ5 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Smart AAAA Battery Charger with 2 Counts Rechargeable AAAA Batteries - Ni-MH 1.2V 400mAh 1200 Cycles https://t.ly/eBf_9 ======= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 124 - Spring Forward, Fall - Help I've Fallen and I can't Get Up! Recorded Sunday March 09, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple's Week of Releases - Chris G. https://t.ly/c3CSj https://t.ly/5K9E3 https://t.ly/0NKHC https://t.ly/GBCJm Why the iPhone Fold Suddenly Make Sense - Larry https://t.ly/vT8i3, https://t.ly/gF7lu Apple's Smart Hub Command Center Delays due to Siri Apple Intelligence Delays? - Larry https://t.ly/OtvgC If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment OneUI 7 Set for an April Release - Chris G. https://t.ly/DiL4I, https://t.ly/zRobK Justice Department Demands that Google Sell-off Chrome in new Filing - Joel https://t.ly/KqjdT Galaxy Z Flip 7 may have a Full Sized Outter display - Joel https://t.ly/NFVng Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS has an Update on Shared Folder links in OneDrive - Chris https://t.ly/LMYS1 MS Publisher Discontinued, MS Suggests Alternatives - Chris https://t.ly/LXXsr How do Intel's new Core Ultra 2 Chips Stack up against the Commpetition - Joel https://t.ly/JjSH4 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Customize the Quick Settings Menu https://t.ly/suCh8 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. (Larry) Apple TV Siri Remote Protective Cover by Fintie – $6.98 https://t.ly/QV1Ui ========= Copyright 2025 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 123 - We're Just a Real-Quick, Kinda Drive-by Recorded Monday March 03, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Tim Cook teases new MacBook Air this week - Joel https://t.ly/UHlAd Apple to be Hit with Anti-trust fine in France - Chris G. https://t.ly/robn- US Intelligence backs Apple over UK encryption backdoor demands - Joel https://t.ly/7qYHW If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Larry is in the T-Mo Starlink Beta - Chris https://t.ly/radQM Hackers Stole this Engineer's 1Password Vault - Chris G. https://t.ly/HNrMm Nvidia confirms it is investigating RTX 50-series BSOD and black screen troubles, no timeline for a fix - Chris G. https://t.ly/89N4Q Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Mistake-a-thon: Asking Copilot for a script to Activate Windows Brings up Steps to Activate a Pirated Copy - Chris G. https://t.ly/wUxrV OpenAI releases Deep Research to All after MS Releases Think Deeper to all Copilot Users w/out limits - Joel https://t.ly/Wwzso MS Quietly Testing Free, Ad-Supported Version of Office with Limited Features - Chris https://t.ly/IfQWO MS is Killing Skype after 14 years of Neglect - Chris https://t.ly/YWxXh If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Change your default apps to the ones you want to use https://t.ly/FWqn0 Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Joel Compatible With Garmin, Rugged Woven Nylon Sport Band with G-hook Watch Band For fēnix/Forerunner/Vivoactive/Approach/MARQ/quatix/D2 Series Tough Replacement Band For Men https://t.ly/x2T2e ========= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 122 - That's What She Said! Recorded Sunday February 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Vision Pro 1 Year in - Joel https://t.ly/JJs2T iPhone 16e vs. iPhone 16 Apple Intelligence at a Lower Cost - Larry https://t.ly/gAoWd, https://t.ly/a-j5Y Apple's C1 Modem - Is mmWave Dead? - Larry https://t.ly/mJERE If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Parts of Humane Sold to HP - AI Pin no Longer Functions - Chris G. https://t.ly/4MtrY, https://t.ly/3ypim Sharing a Playlist between Friends - Joel Samsung's Tri-Fold Phone Available to a Limited Market &amp; Won't have a better Crease - Chris https://t.ly/fJGvc OPPO Find N5 Won't Launch in Europe Either - Chris G. https://t.ly/UociV Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment Lenovo Slim 7x Issues - Chris G. Surface is Dead. Long Live Surface. MS Hardware Enters New Era - Chris https://t.ly/KZ5Qs Amazon Mistake-a-thon: How You Download Kindle Books is going to Change - Chris G. https://t.ly/R0kIT If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. How-To: Turn Off Duplex Printing by Default on Your Mac https://t.ly/alc9W Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Larry Aluminum Stand for M4 Mac mini $17 - https://a.co/d/h5DFylk ========= Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 121 - That's a Trip to HR Waiting to Happen Recorded Sunday February 16, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired Apple Segment Apple Event on Feb 19th - Larry https://t.ly/oWENP iPhone 17 Revealed - BIG Camera Bar - Joel https://t.ly/raZuu Tik-Tok is Back in the App and Google Play Stores - Joel https://t.ly/gmUUf Apple Maps to Start Showing Ads? - Larry https://t.ly/bQ5NJ If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Mobile/ Linux Segment Apple TV+ Coming to Android - Chris https://t.ly/oy3l8 What's Missing in Apple TV+ for Android - Chris G. https://t.ly/sG1Pa No OnePlus Open 2 this Year - Chris G.https://t.ly/M3zs7, https://t.ly/iy-z1 Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at [email protected]. Site fees and costs all come out of my personal income. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Windows Segment MS Renames the Gulf to Gulf of America following Apple and Google - Chris https://t.ly/TpEUz MS Forces the New Outlook on Windows 10 Users - Larry https://t.ly/TJ_cg Microsoft cuts older Intel CPUs from their Windows 11 24H2 support list https://t.ly/U_Dm1 If we're ever sponsored, an ad would be done here, between segments. Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Larry Why you Might Need a VPN at Home https://wp.me/p164qm-1OZ Apple insider also recommends VPNs on Public WiFi https://t.ly/XS1Sr Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show. Chris Digiroot Stylus for iPad Pro 11" - $15-$20 https://t.ly/5O7JX =========== Copyright 2024 by Chris Spera &amp; iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication in whole or in part is prohibited. This podcast is hosted by [ZenCast.fm] (https://wwww.zencast.fm)