The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Show - 5-20-26

In the News * ChatGPT is Stepping into the World of Personalized Financial Advice * AI Recovers $400K Bitcoin Account * FCC Walks Back Router Update Ban * Googlebook Finally Gets a Real Operating System * What Happens to Chromebooks When Googlebook Launches? * Impact of Samsung Strike on RAM Prices and Availability * Google in Talks with SpaceX to Launch AI Datacenters into Orbit * New Safety Mechanism called Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery (CIDR) * TSMC’s AI Boom Isn’t Pushing Apple Out   ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell * Information Technology is not a Cost Center From the Tech Corner * Snapseed 4.0 is Finally Coming to Android * The Intel Comeback Story * OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple * OpenAI’s Sam Altman’s “never-ending drama” Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston * Introducing Three new cool Chargers from Anker

The Personal Computer Show - Wednesday May 13, 2026

In the News * Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over iPhone AI Claims * EU Calls VPNs a ‘Loophole’ that ‘Needs Closing’ in Age Verification Laws * Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4 gigabyte AI Model * Google is expanding Gemini-powered AI features inside Gmail * Pentagon Declassifies 162 UFO Files Spanning Decades of Unexplained Encounters * If You Plan to Get an iPhone in the Fall, Don’t Get Too Attached to ChatGPT * Intel-Apple Chip Deal Signals New Chapter in US Semiconductor Push * The AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims   ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell * The Real Cost of Ignoring Small Tech Problems From the Tech Corner * How Much are you Sharing using Google’s AI Assistant Gemini * Security Concern - Microsoft Edge Stores your Passwords in Plaintext RAM * Shrinkflation Is Quietly Making All Gadgets Worse Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein * Kensington MK7500F - QuietType Pro Silent Mechanical Keyboard

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 5-6-26

In the News · FCC Router Ban includes Portable Hotspots · ChatGPT Now Track Users for Ads by Default for New Revenue · Ask.com has Shut Down · Pixel Phones Hit with Battery Drain Issue · iPhone 17 Dead Battery Problem · The Beginning of the End for Passwords · Stunning Wave of Technology Sector Layoffs Sweeping 2026 · The Loophole Generation: How GEN Z Resurrected the iPod ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell · The Lifecycle of a Password From Creation to Compromise From the Tech Corner · The Surveillance Cameras that Never Blink · Big Tech Might Be Betting Your Retirement Savings on AI · Where Physics Meets Processing Power Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein · Plaud NotePin-S Makes Some Key Improvements

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-29-26

·      Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO §      Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders approved Paramount's $110 Billion Takeover §      Major Professional Sports Use of AI * Apple is Slipping as TSMC’s Crown Jewel Customer * Apple Feeling Squeeze of Memory Shortage * NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon * Computer Science Major Sees a Decline in Major Enrollment * Is TPM Mandatory for Windows 11?   ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell * The Psychology of “It Worked Yesterday” From the Tech Corner * Is Microsoft 365 Copilot Free? * Alternatives to Microsoft 365 Copilot * AI Is Reshaping How Students Choose College Majors Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein * Trackballs, and the Kensington ProFit Ergo TB550 Trackball

The Personal Computer Radio Show - 4-22-26

In the News ·      Google $135M Android Settlement — Are You Eligible? ·      EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App ·      FCC Exempts Netgear from Router Ban ·      Berklee College of Music - AI Course Sparks Student Backlash ·      Robots Capture Russian Positions for First Time ·      RAM Shortage Expected to Drag On ·      Google to Punish Sites with Back Button Hijacking ·      Teens and Social Media ·      Windows 11 Speeds Things Up and Breaks a 30-Year Barrier   ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell ·      Why “Temporary Fixes” Become Permanent Without Anyone Noticing From the Tech Corner ·      Intel Refreshes Non-Ultra Core CPUs ·      Apple Being a Good Corporate Citizen ·      AI Fears Drive Some Young Adults to Grad School Technology Chatter with Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein ·      Chrome OS Flex as alternative for Older Hardware