This Week in Tech
Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:11
Recovering From The Great Computer Meltdown: What's Next? Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This past Friday's worldwide Microsoft computer meltdown will likely go down in history as one of the most epic tech failures...ever. Airlines, hospitals, banks, retailers, government agencies; you name it–all dead in the water for hours, with everybody staring at the dreaded blue screen of death, repeatedly trying to reboot…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 19 July 2024 11:23
Who You Gonna Call? Ham Radio To the Rescue! Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
There's probably no better day than today, while we're in the midst of a global Microsoft outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike cybersecurity update, to talk about how big, high tech systems can, and do, fail. That's why Summit County is now hosting Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) equipment on…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 12 July 2024 10:24
High Tech Help For Seniors: Robots In Nursing Homes Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
They're not quite as cute and friendly as Rosey from The Jetsons, or R2-D2 from Star Wars, but the robots being used to help ease worker shortages at several nursing homes in Summit County are a big hit, and a big help for both residents and employees. That's the word…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 28 June 2024 06:43
It's The End Of Music As We Know It, and AI Don't Mind Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
The Recording Industry is up in arms again, this time, alleging that two companies using AI to generate music, are illegally using copyrighted material. The lawsuit was filed in federal court this week in Boston, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing record labels including Sony Music Entertainment,…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 21 June 2024 10:59
Don't Get Tricked! How To Avoid Bank Scams Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Imagine getting a call late at night from someone telling you your child had been kidnapped, and will be killed unless you give up all your banking information. Would you do it? Or, what if your "bank" fraud services department calls to let you know there's been some suspcious activity…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 14 June 2024 10:34
Clean Water Update: The Fight Against Forever Chemicals In Akron Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
What if you found out there are chemicals so toxic and dangerous that even just 10 barrels full of them could pollute all of Lake Erie? Well, it turns out; there are, and they're in our environment, pretty much everywhere–from your Teflon coated frying pan, to the grease-resistant pizza box…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 07 June 2024 12:30
Cool, Low-Tech Tips To Reduce Global Warming Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
There's not a whole lot better than summertime in Ohio, when it comes to picnics in the park, hikes along the Cuyahoga river, and maybe even a cool dip in one of our many beautiful lakes. But this cool green serenity is at risk, as global climate change heats up…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Friday, 31 May 2024 11:16
This Week in Tech: Kids, Phones, AI, Nuclear Power, and EV's Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week we're taking a look at a number of different ways that technology is affecting our children, our environment, amd the kinds of cars we drive. We'll also hear about how some communities in NE Ohio are trying to ban large scale wind and solar facilities, and why the…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Saturday, 25 May 2024 11:31
"Stayin' Alive" On Wall Street, In the Age of AI Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Although Wall Street Analysts, Stockbrokers, and Traders already use sophisticated computer programming to help them make what is in some cases, dizzyingly vast sums of money; rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools could soon help them make even more. On the other hand; AI could also completely replace a lot…
Published in
This Week in Tech
Imagine if the outrage Apple stirred up this week over the ad showing their super thin new Ipad Pro "crushing" images representing art and music, amplified billions of times over. Imagine that instead of just crushing just digital images of human creativity, another tech creation; artificial intelligence, actually crushes our…
Published in
This Week in Tech
More...
Friday, 10 May 2024 12:24
From Stow To The Stars: Exploring The Cosmos with NASA's Dr. Greg Davis Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week our special guest has a special tie to the Akron community. University of Akron graduate, Dr. Greg Davis, who started his professional career as a Physics teacher at Stow High School, has been with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, since 2005. Currently their Principal Technologist; Davis has worked on…
Published in
This Week in Tech