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TEC253: What’s in your pockets? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Joanne Mercier discuss the tech they carry in their pockets, wallets, keychains, and tech bags or as wearables. Plus dangerous USB accessories; health data breaches; and obsolete critical tech.

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* StarQuest – TEC191

* What’s In Your Tech Every Day Carry? – SQPN

* Pebblebee Card

* Nomatic Wallet

* Premium Leather Wallet MagSafe iPhone Case – Moderno Collections

* Credit card RFID protective sleeves

* AstroStart Remote Start

* Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring for AirTag

* Smart Compact Key Organizer Keychain

* Anker 521 Magnetic Battery (PowerCore Magnetic 5K)

* KableCard

* Olight i5R EOS

* Leatherman Curl

* Fitbit Versa 4 Fitness Smartwatch

* SCOTTeVEST

* reMarkable Essentials Bundle Marker Folio – Amazon

* Explorer A54 Sling Bag 9L for 14-inch MacBook Pro – Tomtoc

* Anker 733

* Anker MagGo Power Bank

* Olight i3E EOS keychain pen light

* Rattlesnake Paracord Rosary – Rugged Rosaries

* Don’t Buy These Dangerous USB-C Accessories – PCWorld

* Was Your Health Data Hacked? Check Now! – Komando

* 5.25-Inch Floppy Disks Expected to Help Run San Francisco Trains Until 2030 – Ars Technica

* US Military to Replace 1970s Floppy Disks Controlling Nuclear Missiles – Forbes





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TEC252: A conspiracy theory claims that that nothing on the Internet is real, but is just psyop. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini discuss why the theory is not entirely wrong; plus why Find My is not a good basis for a search warrant and why AI doesn’t explain the lack of aliens.

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* Decky

* Cryo Utilities

* Dead Internet Theory | The Atlantic

* The Dead Internet Theory, Explained

* Innocent St. Louis family terrorized in SWAT raid over stolen AirPods

* Game emulators arrive in App Store following rule changes

* AI Could Explain Why We’re Not Meeting Any Aliens, Wild Study Proposes : ScienceAlert

* XZ Backdoor





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* Jack: Microsoft CoPilot on Windows 11

* Thomas: Why not to share an Apple iCloud account

* Dom: Boriyuan iPad 10.2″-inch iPad Backlit Keyboard case



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TEC251: When it’s time to get rid of old tech, wait! Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss the steps you need to take to safeguard your data and privacy BEFORE you dispose of old phones, tablets, and computers.

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* iMazing | iPhone, iPad & iPod Manager for Mac & PC

* Screen time: US teens’ and parents’ experiences, approaches | Pew Research Center

* How Apple plans to update new iPhones without opening them | Ars Technica

* A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks | AP News





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* Pat: Dell Support Assist OS Recovery

* Fr. Andrew: PDF Expert PDF Editor and Reader for Mac, iOS, iPadOS

* Dom: INIU USB C to USB C Cable, (6ft, 2-Pack) 100WINIU USB C to USB C Cable, (6ft, 2-Pack) 100W



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TEC250: Most homes have broadband but are you getting the most for your buck? Dom Bettinelli, Victor Lams, and Fr. Joseph Sund discuss the basics of home networking, the common bottlenecks, and some tips and tricks for getting the most from your home network.

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* First Human to Receive Neuralink Implant Says It Lets Him Play Civilization VI | PCMag

* We Are All Bad Drivers

* The Pillar





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* Victor: W-KING Portable Bluetooth Speaker

* Fr. Joseph: Pre-Configured Bundle of 2 Ubiquiti NanoStation Units

* Dom: 3-Socket Cigarette Lighter Splitter w/ QC3.0 Quick Charge



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TEC249: Buying used tech gear can often make a lot of sense and save you money. Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss where to get the best deals, how to evaluate the deals, the kinds of tech to buy used, how to tap into communal wisdom on used tech, and more.

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* How and where to buy refurbished tech online

* Your Refurbished (Super) Market | Back Market

* Buy and Sell: 9 Top Sites for Refurbished Tech

* Anthropic’s Claude 3 causes stir by seeming to realize when it was being tested | Ars Technica

* White House urges developers to dump C and C++ | InfoWorld

* Maker uses Raspberry Pi and AI to block noisy neighbor’s music by hacking nearby Bluetooth speakers | Tom’s Hardware





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* Thomas: Free and open source software on Steam Store

* Dom: JSAUX Cooling Fan for Steam Deck



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TEC248: Email is a fact of life and Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier look at some email tools and software to help us better manage the flow of email in our inboxes. Plus Roku’s draconian TOS rollout; why not to put your phone in rice; and why musical alarms could save lives.
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Email Tools:

* MailMaven (macOS)
* SaneBox | Email Management for Any Inbox
* Mailbutler: Your inbox, smarter. (macOS, Gmail, Outlook)
* Grammarly: Free AI Writing Assistance (Gmail)
* Newton – Supercharged emailing on iOS, Android, Mac & Windows (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromeOS)
* Gnotes by CloudHQ

Headlines:

* Roku Issues a Mandatory Terms of Service Update That You Must Agree To or You Can’t Use Your Roku | Cord Cutters News
* Roku Discloses Breach of More Than 15,000 Streaming Accounts
* iPhone users in uproar over Apple’s new Journal app that is automatically downloaded to your device and can detect strangers nearby | Daily Mail Online
* Making Alarms More Musical Can Save Lives | Scientific American
* Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice


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* Joanne: Synology Photos
* Dom:

* You’re probably using the wrong dictionary « the jsomers.net blog
* Using Webster’s 1913 Dictionary on macOS Catalina, Big Sur, or Monterey
* Webster’s 1913 on the web



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