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Rich recapped the major IT meltdown.
Cameron in Huntington Beach, CA is having issues with YouTube App on his iPhone.
Amazon Prime Day 2024 was a success.
John Hammond, Principal Security Researcher at Huntress, joins to talk about the major IT outage.
Dawn in Tuscon, AZ has a question about connecting to the USB on her computer. Rich says she needs a USB C to A adapter.
Chris in Rancho Cucamonga can’t connect to WiFi Calling on his work’s WiFi network.
Redbox is shutting down its DVD kiosks and streaming service.
Target is the latest retailer to stop accepting checks. Do you still write them?
Leslie in Laguna Beach is having trouble accessing her banking app on her mobile phone.
Zac Hall, 9to5Mac Editor-at-Large, joins to talk about iOS 18 Public Beta.
Tim in Moorpark is running for President but has an issue with his honey jar labels.
Apple has a new HomePod Mini in Midnight color.
TinyPod is a way to transform an Apple Watch into a minimalist communication device.
Samsung is pausing Galaxy Buds 3 Pro shipments due to a quality control issue.
James in Los Angeles is looking for a way to protect his copyrighted photos that he posts online. Rich recommends watermarking with Canva or an app, or uploading to a service like SmugMug that will do it automatically. Also, follow Jefferson Graham at PhotoWalks.
Microsoft Designer is a Canva alternative now available for iOS and Android.
Debra wonders if she can replace her cable company “landline” with Ooma.
Jared Newman of Advisorator joins to talk about his latest cord-cutting guide.
College students can get 50% off an HBO Max streaming subscription.
Handy website: https://www.siriuserguide.com/
Google shows off new Pixel 9 devices a bit early.


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Rich recaps Samsung Unpacked Paris.
Rich talks to media and creators, including Bob O’Donnell, Rebecca Iassaics, Parker Burton, Enobong Etteh and Lance Ulanoff at Samsung Unpacked in Paris to get their take on the announcements
Sally is wondering how to deal with roaming in China and getting her apps to work. Mentioned: VPN info, eSIM info.
AT&T says a massive data breach got customer call records. Check to see if your account was impacted here.
Surfshark has a new service called Alternative Number, which can help protect your real phone number.
Dori in Westlake Village is curious if the Samsung Ring can be worn on a toe. oura says no.
Mark in Woodland Hills wants a WiFi-based phone line. Mentioned Ooma and MagicJack.
The FTC and partners find that apps and websites use a lot of dark patterns to get us to subscribe and give up more personal information than we need to.
Microsoft is raising prices for its Xbox Game Pass subscription.
Shopping Expert Trae Bodge shares smart tips to maximize this year’s Amazon Prime Day.
Mentioned: Yahoo Shopping, Google Shopping, Coupon Cabin, CamelCamelCamel
Here’s my page with Amazon Prime Day tips, tricks, and deals that I like.
Sue wants a smartphone that’s good for her dad, who is nearly blind. Rich mentioned the blindshell.
Google is making its Dark Web Monitoring service available to all for free. Start with the Results about you, and the dark web feature will come later this month.
Rich had his first RCS text message conversation and says it will greatly improve messaging between iPhones and Androids.
Clark from Lancaster is looking for tips on improving his WiFi. Rich mentioned ensuring the router is out in the open and not near any interfering electronics. Also, try a WiFi Analyzer app.
Spectrum is raising prices on TV and internet.
Willem Van de Mierop, co-founder of the Oko App, which helps the visually impaired safely cross streets.
Apple and Google launch tool that lets you directly copy your Google Photos to iCloud.
Google Maps now has a speedometer on the iOS app, five years after Android.
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Rich talked about the summer of foldable phones, with upcoming events from Samsung in Paris and an early event from Google in Mountain View.
Amazon is holding a Prime Day on July 16-17, 2024.
Rich talks to organizers and attendees at Vidcon 2024.
Major music companies are suing AI music makers Suno and Udio.
Jeri has an Epson printer and she refilled it and now it won’t print.
Andrew in Huntington Beach needs to use speakerphone on his iPhone since the earpiece no longer works. Use the Call Routing Accessibility feature.
TeamViewer was hacked, but it only affected their corporate IT department, not consumers.
Chris Mattmann, talks about his new role as Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer at UCLA.
Xbox cloud gaming is coming to the Amazon Fire TV stick.
Leeza in Hollywood wants to remove her son from her Microsoft family group.
Mike in Austin has issues with his printers not connecting to his router.
Ookla’s latest report reveals the carrier with the best 5G performance in the United States.
Verizon unveils a new logo.
Google is discontinuing its Stack PDF Scanner app. Alternatives are the Google Drive Scan shortcut or Adobe Scan for iOS and Android.
Volkswagen is investing up to $5 billion in Rivian.
Chargely is a useful EV charging and route planning app.
Tire Rack evaluates nine tires to see which ones perform best for EVs.
Bob Carpenter, President and CEO, GS1 US, talks about the 50th anniversary of the barcode.


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Rich talks about the challenges of technology and acting as tech support for friends and family members. Make a QR Code so visitors can connect your guest wifi network easily.
See highlights of my NJ/NYC trip here on Instagram.
Tony in Van Nuys wants to know what to look for in a VPN. Mentioned free VPN from Proton.
Thomas in Carlsbad needs help with his mesh network.
Rich appeared on a NYC billboard and you can too by downloading the TSX app.
Nicole in Los Angeles wants to know if it’s better to repair the screen on her 2019 MacBook Pro or get a new one.
myCharge is recalling 567,000 Power Hub portable chargers sold at Costco due to fire risk.
AT&T is raising prices on older unlimited plans by at least $10 a month.
Martin in Anza should he still use his iPhone 7 or get a new Nokia flip. You could also turn it into a security camera.
Rich mentioned he still loves the Google Pixel 8a smartphone for just $500.
Jamie in Torrance has a question about chargers that can handle multiple Apple devices at once.
Ryan McLeod, creator of Apple Design Award-winning game Blackbox.
Ron in Laguna Niguel has a question about scrubbing your personal information from the web. Google Results About You is an excellent free service. Delete Me has some good DIY opt-out guides.
California rejects AT&T’s bid to end its landline obligations.
Amazon is phasing out plastic air pillows in its deliveries.
Lifehacker has a way to help you reach a real person at Amazon Customer Service quickly.
If you have a car with electronic doors, get to know where the manual release is.
Vinyl or Digital? Comment here.
Derek Ting, co-founder and CEO of TextNow.
Terry wants a free iPad app for drawing. Rich recommends Apple Pages, also check out Sketchbook, and ProCreate, although they might not be fully free. Justing recommended Photopea on desktop.
Thanks to my brother Justin for joining me on the show.


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Rich detailed new features coming soon to iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence.
Steve from Pittsburgh asked about eSIMs for international travel. Rich mentioned Airalo (use my code RICH5375 for $3 off), GigSky’s FREE 100 MB eSIM and Saily.
Microsoft is delaying its AI Recall feature.
Tony in Los Angeles is curious about the iPhone’s Live Voicemail.
Sue in the Pacific Palisades is concerned Fall Detection on the Apple Watch isn’t working properly.
Bret in Laamar, Colorado shares his Apple ID with his wife and now they get shared voicemails and call logs. Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Under APPS USING ICLOUD, tap Show All > Toggle Phone & FaceTime off
Samsung Galaxy Watch FE launches June 24, 2024 for $199. An LTE version arrives in October.
Rich detailed prominent changes are coming to Apple Watch, iPads, macOS computers, and Apple Vision Pro.
TechCrunch listed the third-party apps that Apple is “sherlocking” with its own versions baked into operating systems.
Alan in Santa Clarita is worried that a shared iCloud album is taking up too much storage space.
Mike in Corona is concerned that software updates are changing the functionality of his apps.
Journalists at Apple’s WWDC discuss the announcements that stand out most to them.
Jerry in Rancho Santa Margarita is having issues with his iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Dad Can’t Draw is a website that instantly creates custom coloring book pages for kids.
Olivia in Huntington Beach needs to connect one mouse and keyboard to various computers and monitors. Rich mentioned a KVM Switch, Mouse Without Borders and ShareMouse.
Hal in Simi Valley is having trouble preserving formatting when copying and pasting tables from a website.
Jay in Lancaster has a Logitech M720 that can run multiple computers simultaneously.
Matthew S. Smith, freelance tech journalist, discusses what to look for when buying a computer monitor. Here’s his buying guide.
Yahoo Mail gets a modern makeover with AI-powered features.
You can now renew your passport online.


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Rich mentioned two helpful travel sites in his Newsletter: PointsYeah allows you to search across multiple points and rewards programs at once for flights and hotels, and Turbli allows you to check the turbulence forecast for your flight.
Rich says the Nothing Ear buds are excellent.
Rich talked about portable chargers for your smartphone. The more mAh, the more charges you’ll get (10,000 is a good bet); look for USB-C charging in AND out for faster charging. Anker and Belkin are good bets.
Keith in Andover, Kansas wants to know which AI to use. Rich likes ChatGPT for general, overall chatbot activities, Gemini for access to real-time information and the web, Claude for excellent language and summarization skills, CoPilot for creativity and Perplexity AI for “book reports” on a topic.
Roxton in Ventura is having issues with his Moto 5G.
Instagram is testing unskippable ads.
Netflix is ending support for second and third-generation Apple TVs on July 31, 2024.
Jay from Woodland Hills has a Samsung S10 and wants to put an AirTag equivalent in his car and wants to know which one. You want a tag that works on Android’s Find My Device network. Rich says to look at Chipolo and Pebblebee but the shipping times are delayed.
Sean in La Costa, CA wants to switch back to an Android after using an iPhone for a bit. Rich recommends iMazing, AltTunes and SMS Backup & Restore.
Apple says it will support the iPhone 15 and later models for at least 5 years, but historically, they have done software updates for six years.
Rich highly recommends the $500 Pixel 8a if you want a great smartphone with clean software and an excellent camera.
Carol in Los Angeles is wondering how she should protect her credit and identity. Rich mentioned WalletHub and AnnualCreditReport.com and consider freezing credit reports. You can also request your Lexis Nexus profile.
Drew Binsky, a travel YouTuber who has visited every country in the world, will discuss his new book called Just Go. He mentioned tech tools including Google Maps Offline Mode, Airalo for eSIMs, GetYourGuide and ToursByLocals.
Mark in Winnekta is having issues with YouTube saying he’s using an ad blocker.
Microsoft is listening to consumers and changing the way its upcoming AI feature called Recall works. It will now be opt-in instead of turned on by default, and you have to use Windows Hello to access it.
Rich mentioned reading a hard-cover book for the first time in a long time. It’s Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson.
Adobe says it does not claim ownership over customer work, clarifying new terms of service that upset many users.
Apple Watch now pairs directly with the Dexcom G7.
Mahboud and Nicky Zabetian, creators of the Kini wireless motion sensor. Use code RADIO for a discount.
Ebay will no longer accept American Express as of August 17, 2024.
Max is raising prices, and Spotify is too.
BBB warns that phishing scams are up and offers ways to spot them.


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