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Episode 170 - Again, Just the Tip

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 [https://t.ly/w00Eq] Mac Mini Offerings Change - Joel https://t.ly/bGkOL [https://t.ly/bGkOL] Apple not Updating the Base iPad? - Larry https://t.ly/ZF1NR [https://t.ly/ZF1NR] Apple Fans Hating on the iPhone Ultra Design? - Larry https://t.ly/5rScN [https://t.ly/5rScN] Even tho we know how its Killing the Crease - Chris https://t.ly/SCbDo [https://t.ly/SCbDo] watchOS 27 to include Updated AWU Watch Faces - Chris https://t.ly/cz5vD [https://t.ly/cz5vD] AI Segment The More Young People use AI, the More they Hate it - Chris G https://t.ly/mwBP8 [https://t.ly/mwBP8] Claude Kills a Company in under 9 Seconds - Chris https://t.ly/CKBR7 [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 [https://t.ly/X87P2] Users Refusing to Leave the Physical SIM Card Behind - Joel https://t.ly/wcO0n [https://t.ly/wcO0n] Three Reasons why Older Folks should choose Android over iPhone - Larry https://t.ly/cfUwq [https://t.ly/cfUwq] China Bans Meta Acquisition of Manus over National Security Concerns - Chris https://t.ly/nGT3G [https://t.ly/nGT3G] Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at chris@itechgear.org. 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 [https://t.ly/N9nkg] Outlook is down...AGAIN! - Larry https://t.ly/NTE80 [https://t.ly/NTE80] Microsoft Doing Foundational Work to Win Back Users - Chris G. https://t.ly/nmjxR [https://t.ly/nmjxR] MS Needs to Win back Win11 Fans - Chris https://t.ly/2sYbD [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 tips@itechgear.org. 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 [https://a.co/d/0a59ew3H] ============== Copyright 2026 by Chris Spera & iTechGear.org. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplic...

Episodem 169 - The King is Retired. Long Live the King!

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 [https://t.ly/soNyA] Vision Pro Creator Mike Rockwell has Considered Leaving Apple - Joel https://t.ly/5ZBu7 [https://t.ly/5ZBu7] John Ternus explains what he thinks of Apple Vision Pro https://t.ly/ZUyvh [https://t.ly/ZUyvh] Is Apple's iPad being Phased Out? - Chris G. https://t.ly/ooi45 [https://t.ly/ooi45] Masimo's AW Ban Dismissed with Prejudice by US District Court - Chris https://t.ly/h4teY [https://t.ly/h4teY] 5 Reasons why its Impossible to Leave the Walled Garden - Chris https://t.ly/aZNMf [https://t.ly/aZNMf] AI Segment Meta to Lay Off 10% (or 8000) Employees in May - Chris G. https://t.ly/FRYoN [https://t.ly/FRYoN] Claude's New Connectors use AI to Order Food, Control Music & do Taxes - Joel https://t.ly/p8msO [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 [https://t.ly/Y0Zl]- FCC expands WiFi Router Ban - Joel https://t.ly/pfhOg [https://t.ly/pfhOg] Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at chris@itechgear.org. 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 [https://t.ly/309MN] The Windows 11 Crisis Explained like You're 5 - Chris https://t.ly/ghYTX [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 tips@itechgear.org. 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 [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 [https://wwww.zencast.fm])

Episode 168 - Ring My Bell

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 [https://t.ly/C5JzP] Rumored Features could make iPhone Air 2 a Good Choice - Larry https://t.ly/br3Im [https://t.ly/br3Im] Apple tops Global Smartphone Market for the First Time - Chris G. https://t.ly/S7IV9 [https://t.ly/S7IV9] MacBook Neo Chip Chip Shortage - Chris G. https://t.ly/BwOqB [https://t.ly/BwOqB] AI Segment Macs can now use eGPUs - Chris G. https://t.ly/ppIHJ [https://t.ly/ppIHJ] Anthropic's Latest AI is too Powerful for the Public - Joel https://t.ly/vLAY7 [https://t.ly/vLAY7] Microsoft says AI Agents will need to buy Software Licenses - Chris G. https://t.ly/jZAk9 [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 [https://t.ly/SmHuT] Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold Comes Back - Chris G. https://t.ly/0BTYm [https://t.ly/0BTYm] Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at chris@itechgear.org. 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 [https://t.ly/9htjv] Microsoft Removing Gratuitous Copilot Buttons - Chris https://t.ly/b8V4j [https://t.ly/b8V4j] Microsoft Changes Windows Insider Channels - Chris https://t.ly/xP8xa [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 tips@itechgear.org. 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 [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 [https://wwww.zencast.fm])

Episode 167 - Stop being so Picky

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 [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 [https://t.ly/ZKKNI]. Siri Might be causing some product Launch Delays https://t.ly/xVvs1 [https://t.ly/xVvs1], https://t.ly/65GGI [https://t.ly/65GGI] AI Segment AI Investment vs ROI https://t.ly/qUN0U [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 [https://t.ly/DUVk3] End of an era: Samsung is killing Samsung Messages in favor of Google Messages https://t.ly/ySzx4 [https://t.ly/ySzx4] Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at chris@itechgear.org. 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 [https://t.ly/KEtRC] Outlook Sucks on and off World https://t.ly/mq4g3 [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 tips@itechgear.org. 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/dVSBR], https://t.ly/La2_x [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 [https://wwww.zencast.fm])

Episode 166 - So Long MacPro, we barely Knew Ye

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 [https://t.ly/Dnz6N] M5 Pro MBP in the House - Larry NO URL The MacPro is No More - Larry https://t.ly/UB2Y2 [https://t.ly/UB2Y2] Apple Hires Veteran Google VP to Lead AI Product Marketing - Chris https://t.ly/UlpMc [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 [https://t.ly/0iLxb] Apple to Allow Multiple AI Chatbots to Integrate with Siri - Larry https://t.ly/bIzII [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 [https://t.ly/lYEaJ] FCC Updates Ban on Foreign Made Routers to include Consumer Models - Joel https://t.ly/RWFNj [https://t.ly/RWFNj], https://t.ly/PWS6s [https://t.ly/PWS6s], https://t.ly/uWOnJ [https://t.ly/uWOnJ] Commercial Break Goes Here Please become a contributing member of iTechGear.org. Give any amount on PayPal at chris@itechgear.org. 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 [https://t.ly/_TXRW] MS Stops Rollout of the latest Windows 11 Feature Update - Chris https://t.ly/Q0XX2 [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 tips@itechgear.org. 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 [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 [https://wwww.zencast.fm])