Computer Talk With Tab

Erik and Dennis talk about Invidia chips being flipped, they take calls about Internet usage and Titania Jordan calls in to discuss online child safety! A really important and insightful conversation with Ms Jordan.

Erik and Dennis discuss the latest Tech news including META and Youtube and take a few phone calls.

Author caught using AI to publish a book that was 78 percent AI generated, Water Company Startup used AI to make an engineering decision that turned out incorrect at scale, JP Morgan using Bossware to make sure their Jr Bankers don’t work too hard, BitLocker turned on without my awareness so now what? Slow Chrome on a site vs other browsers, Dumpster Laptop is still not working, How can they tell the content is AI generated?

Her computer was hacked and now she is hearing from long lost friends, My Chromebook Device Code errors, Documents that I scan are too big, Caller just want’s to talk AI, How can I hide from my AI Questions? FBI is buying location data, 100,000 North Koreans are working for western businesses, My AI can edit my pictures? Seems we helped someone, NIMBY datacenters in Ohio, Raspberry Pi what can I do with it? Nordstrom business email compromise to sell you Crypto.

Some Corporate B.S, Sassy Alexa, Honda issues and More Fraud.... Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems joins us to discuss all this and more on another Tech Tuesday segment!

Michael Caron former PURA Commissioner and Cathy Pedimonti was a utilities examiner with PURA talk about what an Electricity Rate Case is and is not.

Illinois suburb Alsip kicks out kid trying to attend school thanks to AI, Grammarly getting sued by Journalist over use of her name without her consent, Stryker has all their systems wiped by Iranian Hackers, Getting a scam warning about a Virus; needs to run OpenDNS, is my Cell Phone hacked? Running out of Space on my computer,

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB joins us to discuss AI, a Sony playstation hack and more.

Son of US Marshal Contractor stole Crypto “currency” from his dad!, Spyware disguised as emergency-alert sent to Israeli smartphones by terrorists, Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Microsoft but asks for feedback in Excel format! Dell OEM Re-install DVD might help Staffan, FBI Surveillance systems hacked by Chinese, AI workslop output from judges!!, Data-Transfer charge and sync cable.

Config OpenDNS on my System, Should I turn off the BIOS updates? My Dell keeps getting stuck at 0%, Datacenter energy costs pledge, AI caused a man to kill himself, I think I love Gemini, New MS Edge feature is VPNish, Laplink software still exists!

BK is using AI to “train” employees to be nice, Wifi Bug may allow main-in-the middle to bypass encryption, 7000 DJI Vacuums taken over by accident!?! My Quicken is not updating my stock numbers, Roku privacy settings issues, My DVD player on win 11 works, Should I pay the “protection fees” internet companies are billing me for? Do I need them? Car Guru breach may be costly to consumers and that company; AI summary thinks the hike will be 15min.

AI is happening so fast, Ransomware attacks increasing but payments going down, AI’s ability to write Cobol tanks IBM stock, Bumper Music, My Network interface seems to have broken DNS,

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer discussed the severe shortage of hard drives due to increased demand from AI and data centers, affecting small to mid-sized businesses. A hard drive that cost $400 last year now sells for $1,000. Additionally, three Silicon Valley engineers were arrested for sending trade secrets to Iran. Erik highlighted that 40% of AI use involves sensitive data, posing security risks. He also mentioned a new data storage technology using borosilicate glass that can store 4.8 terabytes for 10,000 years. Lastly, they touched on the potential use of robot umpires in baseball, balancing accuracy with the game's tradition and charm.

David Green NPR suing Google for stealing his voice….yes Bob of Karen & Bob, Chinese “Smart” Vapes are spying on you, TP-Link Firewalls and Texas suing, I want to upgrade my HP computer to something current, Copilot spills the beans when it’s not supposed too! Door Dashers getting paid to close doors for Waymo…, Ars Technica Vibe-Coding story was fake.

How do I know if the software I’m installing is legit? Crims created a fake RMM tool to gain access to business networks, Ransomware attacks, Why is Cloudflare blocking me? Security Cam Talk, AI Generated passwords, Want’s to remote into PC for Quickbooks work.

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB joins us for another Tech Tuesday. He discusses a possible lawsuit with a radio personality and an AI Voice among other things.

Amazon Surveillance State Google Nest Cam Guthrie case, Starbucks using AI to make coffee a 3rd space, OpenDNS issues, Data from my cams is never gone, No email so what do I do, Aura Digital Picture Frames.

Suffield Police warning, Email mess, Anthropic promises to not impact your electric bill, AI Steam platform pulls game in error, Discord Age Verification lets you access the kid level of Discord, 2FA for text messages and phishing, No more emails from my ipad should I re-sync?

Tech Tuesday back again with Erik Semmel of TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB. This week he discusses fake ransoms, and how AI has its own Social Media platform now.

Waymo Automus cars being controlled remotely!!!! College Board banning Smart Glasses from SATs, Panara Bread hacked, Canadian VPN provider server taken by Law enforcement. How fast do they go to the moon? 22,000.00 MPH, Supermarket Sorry for punting the wrong patron after Facial Recognition correctly flags the bad guy. Facewatch keeps the bad guys out of the store, Flicker Data breach, Bank no longer sends a OTP code to access accounts, Multi-Monitor issue , Green Screens on 2nd PC after it was already returned.