This Week in Tech
Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Friday, 13 September 2024 08:10
Zen and The Art of Computer Upcycling Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the time when I decided to upcycle my old, obsolete MacBook Pro, and turn it into something useful with a free, open-source Linux operating system. The good news is; it works! I had some glitches along…
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The depth and breadth of cyberattacks and data breaches in the past few years is breathtaking, and as a result; it's fairly likely that pretty much everybody in this country has had at least some their personal information stolen. Some examples of extremely serious recent incidents include the March 2024 AT&…
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Friday, 23 August 2024 11:11
Small Akron Tech Firm Making Big Moves With New Product Launch Featured
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Size really does matter, when it comes to Akron-based electronics firm, Tiny Circuits, where they're doing a big Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new product launch. Find out how they're keeping it real with a small team of engineers and fabricators, creating programmable game consoles the size of…
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Friday, 16 August 2024 12:27
Free Tablets & WiFi For Akron-Canton Area Senior Citizens Featured
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Senior citizens who need and want to be connected to the internet, but can't afford to do so, have the opportunity to possibly get a free tablet and/or WiFi service, through Direction Home, The Akron-Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities. Their Digital Inclusion program has been around for a…
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As technology companies spend billions to produce newer, better, and more powerful Artificial Intelligence tools; leaders in other types of business are scrambling to decide whether or not it would be worthwhile to use them. The pressure is on, and as you'll hear from our special guest today, Northeastern University…
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Friday, 02 August 2024 06:38
Akron's New "Green" Holy Grail: Sustainable Plastics Featured
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Wouldn't it be great if all the plastic that clogs our landfills and oceans could be easily and cheaply recycled, and then turned into new plastic that is just as strong and useful as the original? That's what scientists at the University of Akron have been wondering, and now one…
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Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:11
Recovering From The Great Computer Meltdown: What's Next? Featured
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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…
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Friday, 19 July 2024 11:23
Who You Gonna Call? Ham Radio To the Rescue! Featured
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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…
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Friday, 12 July 2024 10:24
High Tech Help For Seniors: Robots In Nursing Homes Featured
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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…
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Friday, 28 June 2024 06:43
It's The End Of Music As We Know It, and AI Don't Mind Featured
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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,…
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Friday, 21 June 2024 10:59
Don't Get Tricked! How To Avoid Bank Scams Featured
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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…
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