1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Amazon's Voice Assistant gets a major AI upgrade. It's the 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: end of an era as Microsoft retires Skype. I'll tell 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: you when it's going away. There's a much easier way 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: to remove your personal details from Google, like your phone 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: number and address. I'll tell you how. Plus your tech 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: questions answered. What's going on. I'm Rich Demiro and this 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: is Rich on Tech. 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Just go to rich on Tech 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: dot tv and hit contact guests. This week, Mike Prospero 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: from Tom's Guide is going to join to talk all things. Oh, 20 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the word already Alexa plus watch out 21 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: smart speakers. Amazon's big AI upgrade. I'll tell you he'll 22 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: tell you what's new, what's improved, and is it worth it? 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: And then later in the show, Chris Gold of Geeks 24 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: on Tour, we'll share expert tips on making the most 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: of Google Photos. You know, I talk about that program 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: a lot, so Chris will join. She is an expert 27 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: in all things Google Photos. Is going to be a 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: great interview there. Okay, Now, fair warning, if you have 29 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: an Amazon Echo smart device nearby, you might want to 30 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: press that mute button. I'm going to be saying the 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: A word a lot. 32 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: Yes. 33 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: I flew to New York for Amazon's Alexa event this 34 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: week and the entire thing was focused on a new 35 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: AI version of Alexa called Alexa Plus. Now. The event 36 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: started out with the new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jase. 37 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: Did you know that we have a new CEO. It's 38 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: not Jeff Bezos anymore. Andy actually took over. I had 39 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: to look in the notes. Twenty twenty one spent four 40 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 1: years of this new guy. Previously, he was in charge 41 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: of one of the biggest growth areas for Amazon, which 42 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: is Amazon Web Services. This is our cloud computing vision. 43 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: He came on stage to say, look, we're Amazon, We've 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: got a ton of experience in AI, and he set 45 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: the stage for the newest member of the Amazon executive 46 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 1: team to introduce Alexa Plus, and then Ponos Penney came 47 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: on stage. Now, he used to be in charge of 48 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: Microsoft's Surface devices. He was one of the key players 49 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: behind that very successful device. I can't believe this, but 50 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: he actually came to visit me at the TV station 51 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: when Surface first launched. That was in like think about 52 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: twenty twelve. And anyway, Ponos is a guy really he's 53 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: like very passionate about the products that he's promoting or 54 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: talking about. So of course these days he's all about Alexa. 55 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: And the first thing he did was start out by 56 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: talking about how magical that first Alexa experience was right 57 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: back in the day. This was about ten years ago 58 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: and they launched Alexa, and I remembered I was on 59 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: a shoot in Kentucky and one of the producers had 60 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 1: one of these echo speakers, the early one, I guess, 61 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: the first one, and he said watch this, and they 62 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: just set a song and all of a sudden, this 63 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: thing springs to life and plays the song and we 64 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: were like across the room and it sounded great, and 65 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: I was like, wow, that is magical. And now, of 66 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: course Alexa is in over six hundred million devices worldwide, 67 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: and yes, she has helped a lot of people do 68 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: things like turn on and off the lights, cue up music, 69 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: set timers, and answer basic questions. If you ask me, 70 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: it's never really progressed past that, right. It feels like 71 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: it's helpful, but it's not truly smart. But now all 72 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: of that is changing with Alexa plus. So this is 73 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: using a large language model in the background. And what 74 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: that is is something like a chat GBT. They're not 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: using chat GBT, They're using some others because chat gibt 76 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: is the competition. But now when you hear this voice, 77 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: it sounds like one of these large language model, you know, 78 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: AI chatbots that we're all using these days. It's smarter, 79 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: it's more cheerful, it's helpful. Now I keep saying she. 80 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: I was curious on stage, you know, you always wonder 81 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: with these voice assistants, is it a he? Is it 82 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: a she? They kept saying she, So I guess Alexa 83 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: is truly she, So I'll refer to her as she. 84 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: But now you're gonna be able to speak to Alexa 85 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: in the way you would talk to a human, So 86 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: instead of saying something very specific like turn on the 87 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: left couch light, you might say something like turn on 88 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: the light that's near the side of the couch. But 89 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: that's just the beginning because also Alexa is now infused 90 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: with all the world's knowledge. Now keep in mind, Amazon 91 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: did all of these devices on a scor all these 92 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: demos that they showed on screen based devices, so they're 93 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: really pushing sort of the visual aspect of all this. 94 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: But eventually Alexa Plus is gonna work on both screen 95 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: based devices and non screen And speaking of those smart 96 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: home devices, Amazon says, the new Alexa is gonna work 97 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: with ten thousand platforms and devices, So all those skills 98 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: that you know all about, you know, those are going 99 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: to be kind of enhanced with AI. And I tell 100 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: you this because we've got so much going on here 101 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: with Alexa. You know, remember you had to kind of 102 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: manually configure all of these things in the past, like 103 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: if you wanted to use these skills. It seems like 104 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: that's going to be mostly part of the past. So 105 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: now you're gonna be able to seamlessly control not only 106 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: things like your smart home devices like robot vacuums and lights, 107 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: but also make reservations through services like open Table, listen 108 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: to music from all kinds of services, order food, get 109 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: event tickets, and even ask Alexa to review your ring 110 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: footage to see if someone took out the dog and when. 111 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: So these are all things that they showed off on stage. Yes, 112 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: it's very ambitious, but to me, I think there is 113 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: some helpfulness here, especially when it comes to routines. If 114 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,559 Speaker 1: I can say, hey, Alexa, every night at the time, 115 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: turn on my outdoor holiday lights, turn off this, turn 116 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: on that, you know, change this, make the coffee whatever, 117 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: without having to program all that that's gonna be a 118 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: big advantage. Now, we didn't get to see all that 119 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: stuff in action, and what they did let us see 120 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: was kind of interesting because they showed off these demos 121 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: and I was very excited because when you're at an 122 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: in person event, the most exciting thing is that you 123 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: get to go hands on with this stuff. Afterwards, Well, 124 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: it was weird because they basically did the same demos 125 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: but in like smaller individual rooms, and I kept saying, 126 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: can I try, Alexa, can I try doing this? And 127 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: they were very worried about letting me just have like 128 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: free access to this thing, like they didn't know what 129 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: I was gonna do. I was like, well, I'm just 130 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: gonna try some of the like I just want to 131 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: talk to it and see. But anyway, we're gonna have 132 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: to wait till it comes to our houses, I guess. 133 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: So I think this is gonna be pretty helpful. But 134 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: there's more. The system now learns as it goes along, 135 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: so it understands your preferences, It remembers things about you 136 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: and your family and when you come and when you go, 137 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: and so all of that is being fed into this system, 138 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: so it can truly be a smarter personal assistant. And 139 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: the other thing that's pretty unique is that you can 140 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: now feed knowledge into the system. So for example, let's 141 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: say your kid is on a basketball team. You can 142 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: send that schedule to Alexa and then she can add 143 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: those games to your calendar or you can cross reference 144 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: them at any time. So now imagine this smart speaker's 145 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: in your house and you say, hey, alex Ay, you 146 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: know when is my kid's next basketball game? And she says, oh, 147 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: Thursday at two pm. Oh what school? And she'll tell you. Oh, 148 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: now that's helpful. Am I on snack duty? Oh? No, 149 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: you're not on snack duty this week, but next weekend 150 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: you are. So that's really cool and I think that's 151 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: very very useful, and you're wondering, We'll wait a second, Rich, 152 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: how do I tell this stuff to Alexa? Like, how 153 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: do I feed this stuff into her? There's going to 154 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: be a new mobile app and a website at Alexa 155 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: dot com where you'll be able to chat with her 156 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: and upload documents. So it's kind of like, you know, 157 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: now we're getting closer to the chatbox where already using 158 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: from like Google, Gemini and also chat GBT. Now the 159 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: thing this part is really interesting to me because it 160 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: sounds like what Apple sort of talked about when they 161 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: introduced Apple Intelligence. So the big play on Apple Intelligence was, Hey, 162 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: here's your phone. We're gonna add AI to this and 163 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: guess what. You've already got your emails on there. You've 164 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: already got your text you've already got your photos. They're 165 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: all on your phone, your messages, and so the idea 166 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: is that Siri would generate an index of all that 167 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: information and then you can ask about any of it. Hey, 168 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: Siri showed me my email from last week that I 169 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: sent to my boss or whatever, or hey, you know, 170 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: catch me up to speed on on what do I 171 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: need to know about my kids? You know, conference happening 172 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: next week. Now, we haven't gotten there yet. With Apple, 173 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: they're still kind of evolving their AI and we haven't 174 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 1: gotten to that like exact moment yet, but that's what 175 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: they're going to do in the future. And that's sort 176 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: of what Google's doing because we store a lot of 177 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: information on Google's cloud and they've built Gemini into a 178 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: lot of their products. But right now, and I even 179 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: try this again this morning, it's not super cohesive. 180 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: Right. 181 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: So I could be in my Gmail and there's a 182 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: little Gemini icon I can ask about my email. It's 183 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,599 Speaker 1: not always perfect, but sometimes yes, it works, and it 184 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: will find anything in your email. You can go into 185 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: Google Docs and you can ask for information about your 186 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: docs and it will find stuff like I needed my 187 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: TSA pre check number. I said, hey, Google, can you 188 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: find my TSA pre check number in my Google Drive? 189 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: And sure enough, it found it. And then in Google 190 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: Photos they've got Gemini built in and you can ask 191 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: for any picture. Hey, show me my best picture from 192 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: Hawaii last year. I want to post it to Instagram 193 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: and it will show you those so it's working, and 194 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: then CHATCHYBT of course could do something similar, but that 195 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: would take a little bit of a leap of faith 196 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: because you know, could you imagine chatchybt saying, hey, can 197 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: we scan all of your email, all of your cloud storage, 198 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: all of your photos, and all of your texts so 199 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: you can ask about them? 200 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 2: Now? 201 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: I think that would be very handy. But I mean, 202 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: that's a lot of faith in that system, right because 203 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: if there's a breach, that would be a problem. Now 204 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: I tell you to tell you all of this because 205 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: I feel like AI is all over the place in 206 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: terms of its usefulness and its functionality. I'm using chat 207 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: GBT for some things, Google for others, you know, Siri 208 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: for less, but the list goes on and on. Right 209 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: We're using all different things right now, and so I 210 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: think the first AI to truly unify all this information 211 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: about us, all of our devices, all of our smart 212 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: home stuff, could win. Now. Alexa has a head start 213 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: because they've got tons of smart speakers and homes, but 214 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: so does Google, and Apple is rumored to be working 215 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: on something there too. So at the end of the day, 216 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: the question is will Alexa plus number one will people 217 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: use it? Will they rely on it and will it 218 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: live up to the hype. Time will tell if people 219 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: start to use it past the basics, right, I think 220 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: this is going to be a win. If Alexa can 221 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: just turn on and off all your smart home stuff 222 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: much easier than before. But if it can start to 223 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: really weave itself into your life and become that personal assistant, 224 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: then maybe this is a win. And also Amazon, you know, 225 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: if it's working with Uber and door Dash and all 226 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: these other companies, they probably collect a little bit of 227 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: a percentage of any transactions you do through Alexa with 228 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: those services. Now, the pricing is interesting, twenty dollars a month. 229 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone's gonna pay that standalone because it's 230 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: gonna be included for free for Prime members. Prime is 231 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty bucks a year. If you paid 232 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: for Alexa Plus standalone, that'd be two forty. So I 233 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: think people will just either use this included in Prime 234 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: or subscribe to Prime, which, by the way, of course 235 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: helps Amazon's bottom line. So we're gonna have to see 236 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 1: what happens with Alexa Plus. It's promising. If you want 237 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: to get on the list, you got to go to 238 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: Amazon Dot com slash new Alexa. They're going to prioritize 239 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: folks that have one of these eco devices with a screen. 240 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: They're gonna get it first. But it's coming out in 241 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. We'll see how it works, all right, 242 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: coming up your questions at triple eight rich one on one. 243 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 244 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: zero one. You are listening to rich on Tech. Welcome 245 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out 246 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: with you, talking technology at triple eight rich one oh one. 247 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 248 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: zero one. I mentioned I was in New York City 249 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: for the uh the Amazon event. What a fun city. 250 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: By the way, I love visiting York because, well, you know, 251 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: I'm from New Jersey, but I'm very familiar. But I 252 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: love the fact that you can just get around anywhere 253 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: anywhere you want. You can get around, whether that's you know, 254 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: in a taxi uber nowadays subway walking. And of course 255 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: it was raining a little bit, so I had planned 256 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: on walking like this big old walk like a couple 257 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: miles and it was raining, so I went as far 258 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: as I could before I was like, all right, I 259 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: gotta get on the subway here, but what a fun 260 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: I mean. And then I stay at this hotel that 261 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,319 Speaker 1: ended up having a rooftop kind of area where you 262 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: can just stand outside, and it was just like photogenic, 263 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: like I was taking pictures up there. I mean, it 264 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: was just it really really was. And the food, of course, 265 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, ended up going out to dinner with my family, 266 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: went to this place. I always look for a place 267 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: that's the closest to my hotel to walk to, just 268 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: to be easy, and so it was literally around the 269 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: corner and we had such a nice night. And this 270 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: is the other thing I love about New York, these 271 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: unassuming places like this, this little tiny restaurant. You know, 272 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: you can barely see it from the street, and you 273 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: go inside, it's like this whole world inside. Right, it 274 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: was like two floors, all these people are having dinner, 275 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: having a great time. So always always fun to be there. 276 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 1: News this week that Microsoft is shutting down Skype. Now, 277 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: I guess this is not really a surprise, like Skype is. Definitely. 278 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: It's so weird because when you were using Skype back 279 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: in the day, you were ahead of the curve, right 280 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: like you thought you were beating the system. Because back 281 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: in the day, there was like something called long distance 282 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: charges for calls, and so the fact that you could 283 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: do video and audio calls to anyone in the world 284 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: for free was unheard of and you felt like you were, 285 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: you know, ahead of the curve. And now, of course, 286 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: after twenty three years, you know, we take for granted 287 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: that you can call anyone, you can text anyone, you 288 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: can use a million different services to video chat or 289 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: to make an audio call, and so people have moved 290 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: away from Skype. They were the market leader in this area, 291 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: and somehow they did not capture the wave of like 292 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: the next thing, right, I mean, Zoom. If you think 293 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: about in recent years, what's really one out of anything? 294 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: They really won during COVID, So people didn't turn to Skype. 295 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: They you know, teams. Teams won, but mostly because of 296 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: the Microsoft connection, because they were so connected to companies 297 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: that paid for Microsoft that teams was their preferred way 298 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: of doing things. But most people use Skype or Zoom 299 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: no matter what. So after twenty three years, Skype is 300 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: shutting down for good on May fifth, and Microsoft, of 301 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: course they bought Skype about fourteen years ago, they are 302 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: retiring it officially and putting all their focus on teams, 303 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: and I get it. For Microsoft to do this, it 304 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: makes sense. Teams is where the growth is. I mean, 305 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: the last time I used I did all of my 306 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: interviews during COVID on Skype and the reason why is 307 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: because I thought that the video quality was superior to 308 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: what Zoom had. And also a lot of the nerds, 309 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of the tech people that I 310 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: was interviewing, they were kind of like Skype people, Like 311 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: they all had Skype. We all had an old Skype 312 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: user name, you know, is the first time we used 313 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: it during COVID, and so that was what I turned to. 314 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: So the last day of service May fifth, twenty twenty five, 315 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: so you basically have about ten weeks to figure out 316 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: what you're gonna do. Gosh, Skype once had three hundred 317 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: million users, and you're basically gonna be able to migrate 318 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: your contacts and your chats to teams or you can 319 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: download your data. So if you don't want to be 320 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: part of teams, you can just go in and just 321 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: download your stuff. Now, phone call functionality is not going 322 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: to be included in the free version of Teams, So 323 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: if you're thinking you can still make you free phone calls. 324 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to find a different way of doing that. 325 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you could use Google Voice. There's so many 326 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: ways you can make a phone call nowadays. If you 327 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: have Skype credits, apparently they stopped charging for that in December, 328 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: but you can continue using these until your next renewal period. 329 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: Skype credit users can continue using their remaining Skype credit 330 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: after May fifth. They're going to have the Skype dial 331 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: pad still available to paid users within the Skype Web 332 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: portal and within teams, so you'll still have a little 333 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: bit just to use up your credit now. I did 334 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: get one question about someone saying, what about my phone number? 335 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: I guess if you had a Skype phone number at 336 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: one point, you could have a phone number through them. 337 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: I was looking online to see if you can like 338 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: port that to a different service. Seemed very all over 339 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: the place, like I couldn't find anything anything official, But 340 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: people had some thoughts where, you know, the main thing 341 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: you need is when you poured a phone number to 342 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: a different company, is your account number and your PIN. 343 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: And some people were saying the account number was the 344 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: Skype phone number itself, and the PIN was zero zero 345 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: zero zero. I don't know if that's true, because that 346 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: would mean anyone could just poort out a Skype number 347 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: even if it's not there. So there must be some 348 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: level of protection in there somehow. But maybe they text 349 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: the number or something. But yeah, end of an era. 350 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: Skype shutting down May fifth, twenty twenty five. If you 351 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: want to download your history, get in there, do it now, 352 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: export it out all right? Eight eight eight rich one 353 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: O one eight eight eight seven four to two four 354 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: one zero one. Coming up. I'll tell you how it's 355 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: easier than to remove your personal information from Google. You're 356 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: listening to rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 357 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: Rich Demiro here talking technology with you at triple A 358 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: Rich one on one. That's eight eight eight seven four 359 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: two four one zero one. If you want links to 360 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: anything I mentioned on the show, go to the website 361 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: rich on Tech dot tv. While you're there, be sure 362 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: to sign up for my free newsletter. That way we 363 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: can keep in touch. Let's go to Jeff in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jeff, 364 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: you're on with Rich. 365 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Rich, I recommendation I got for a password manager, 366 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 3: which I got from Kim Commando was a Nord passed. 367 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 3: Oh well, it gets good ratings. All over the place. 368 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 3: But I tried to set it up, and the setup 369 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 3: feature is very Uh. I couldn't understand what they wanted, 370 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 3: and I didn't manage to get one app. One website 371 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 3: entered into it, and it obviously recognized it because it 372 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 3: had the whole website's logo. 373 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 4: Uh. 374 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 3: But when I tried to log onto it, it the 375 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 3: auto field suggested that the nord past password, and of course, 376 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 3: and then it came back and said password not recognized, 377 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 3: but my and my old password still work. So I 378 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,959 Speaker 3: guess probably when I set it up. I don't know 379 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 3: how you get the website to recognize the nord past password. 380 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: Okay, well, did you change the password with the website? 381 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 3: Yes, I took the one that they auto suggested. 382 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, so I will I will tell you, Jeff. 383 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: I do think that password managers are a little tricky 384 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: to get started with because it's a it's a departure 385 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: from what you're used to and how you're typically signing 386 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: up for websites. So it does take a little bit 387 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: longer when you sign up, but in the end it helps. 388 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 1: So I think nord Pass is a completely fine password manager. 389 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: Are you on iPhone, Android a combination of. 390 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 3: Things iPhone and the thing I really didn't like about 391 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 3: it was the the help center, of course, and they 392 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 3: don't have a phone number that you can talk to 393 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:16,479 Speaker 3: a person. 394 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 5: But the chat the. 395 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: Guy was chatting with on the health center, he obviously 396 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 3: had no idea what my issue was. He was asking 397 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 3: me questions like, have you cleared your the catch in 398 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 3: your browser? Have you hit the auto field? Have you 399 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 3: extended the auto field time? 400 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 6: Which had? 401 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: I sent him a picture of the error message I got, 402 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 3: and that has nothing to. 403 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 5: Do with my issue. 404 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: Well, okay, so are you only using the iPhone for this. 405 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 7: Right now? 406 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 3: That's I began with just the iPhone and that's as 407 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 3: far as I got. I eventually gonna put it on 408 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 3: my desktop too. 409 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: Okay, so you're gonna put on your desktop too, Okay? 410 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: All right, So I think you can still use nord pass. 411 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 1: I think that that's going to be a fine option 412 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: for you if you don't mind paying. I mean, there 413 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: are you know, there are free alternatives and I on 414 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: my website if you hit the search icon and just 415 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: type in password manager, I have a full post on 416 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: you know what my recommendations are. But in general, there's 417 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: there's three free options that I recommend to people, which 418 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: is Apple Passwords app if you only use Apple products. 419 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: The Google Password Manager is completely free if you're using Android, 420 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 1: iPhone and Chrome, like a combination of those things. And 421 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: then if you just want something that's free that you 422 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: never have to pay for, Bitwarden will always have a 423 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: free version and it's open source, which is nice, and 424 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: it works on all platforms. So if you don't want 425 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: to get on this train of like paying for your 426 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: passwords forever, you can use one of those three free options. Now, 427 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: when it comes to paid options, I think nord pass 428 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: is fine. I put it in my recommendations. I like 429 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: dash Lane as well, and one password that's the number one, 430 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: and then password. Those are all three popular paid options. Now, 431 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to actually using this, Jeff, it gets 432 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: a little complicated because you have to make sure that 433 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: your phone is up to autofill from the password manager 434 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: or you can copy and paste. So if you go 435 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: on the iPhone and you look at the settings, the 436 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: first thing you need to do is search for autofill 437 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: and where it says passwords, make sure that it says 438 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: autofill from and then make sure that Nord pass is 439 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: highlighted and you should turn off the other one. So 440 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: on my phone, I've got passwords, which is the Apple one, 441 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: I've got another password manager. I've got Chrome and Google, 442 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: so turn off all of those and just have your 443 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: nord Pass highlighted and toggled on. So that's the first thing. Now, 444 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: when you go in to create a password, the first 445 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: thing you have to do is actually generate a password 446 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: for the website and then save that into the password manager. Now, 447 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: what happens sometimes is you go to a website. Let's 448 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: say you go to you know, Yahoo dot com, right, 449 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: and you generate a password and you save it in 450 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 1: your password manager, and then you go back to Yahoo. 451 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: Sometimes you might be on Yahoo Finance or you might 452 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: be on Yahoo Entertainment, and it might not link up 453 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: the website properly, the website properly, and so in that 454 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: case you might have to go in to nord Pass, 455 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: search for Yahoo, copy the password, and then paste it 456 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: into the website. Now, on desktop, it's a little bit 457 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: easier because your browser takes care a lot of this stuff, 458 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: and so it's just due to the architecture of the 459 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: iPhone that's a little trickier to do that kind of stuff. 460 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: But in general, I think that what you're talking about 461 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: is you have to first change the password, make sure 462 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: it's saved in your password manager, and then the next 463 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: time you go to that website, use that password. And 464 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: most of the time the password manager should spring into 465 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: action if it's recognizing the website that you're going to. 466 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: The way they're set up is that it will just 467 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: spring into action above your keyboard and say, hey, do 468 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: you want to auto fill this, and typically it should 469 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: find that, or you can do a little search on 470 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: your password manager for that website and it should fill 471 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: in that information. If it's not doing all that stuff, 472 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's I would check those autofill settings. That's 473 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: really what's happening. But again I understand that password managers 474 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: do take a little bit more setup and they're not 475 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: the easiest thing to use if you're not used to 476 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: using them, and you have to get used to it, 477 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: and you have to continue to use it and set 478 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: this up for every website, or change the password for 479 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: your existing websites, and you have to save it and 480 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: you have to just continue doing it. And this is 481 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: why when you go to websites it says sign in 482 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: with Apple sign in with Google, because it's so much 483 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: easier to do that because it's one click and it's 484 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: using the account you already have that you're logged into 485 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: Google or Apple or some other services. Sometimes you see 486 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: on there, but I don't recommend that, because it's better 487 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: to keep these websites insulated from each other and separate. 488 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,719 Speaker 1: And I get it in a pinch. I've been guilty 489 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: of it myself. I will log in with Google when 490 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: I'm signing up very quickly, but in general, take the 491 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: extra two seconds to make a password on the password manager, 492 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: save that password on your password manager, and the next 493 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: time you go to log in, and it should find that. 494 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: And by the way, Jeff, when you sign up for 495 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: a website fresh, there should be a little setting on 496 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: your password manager that says a plus sign, and so 497 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: you press that plus sign and that's how it links 498 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: that website to the new password that you're linking or 499 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: that you're generating. I know it all sounds very complicated 500 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 1: now that I'm speaking this, I'm like, this sounds more 501 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: complicated to use a password manager than to not use 502 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: a password manager. But I think at the end of 503 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: the day, once you get used to it. It will 504 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: become second nature. And I'm using it. My wife uses one, 505 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: you know, I've got my mom to use one, and 506 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: a bunch of other people I know. So it's something 507 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: that just takes a little bit of time and a 508 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: little bit of routine. But I think nord pass is 509 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: a fine suggestion. I think you'll be good with that. 510 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for the call, Jeff, appreciate it, and continue to 511 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: make sure you install the extension too on your web browser. 512 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: So nord pass will have an extension that you install 513 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: on your web browser that will help auto fill on 514 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: the web as well. And maybe if you're top you 515 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: know five six websites like yours, five or six logins, 516 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: go to the web and start doing it there and 517 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: then go back to your phone. But there's gonna be 518 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: a lot of copying pasting when you use a password manager, 519 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: that's for sure. Jose writes in from Los Angeles. I'm 520 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: considering the Riyoko Portable Wi Fi hot Spot? Is it 521 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: any good? So I have to look this one up. 522 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: Ryoko they do have it the right. Ryoko pro Portable 523 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: Wi Fi hot Spot offers global Internet access, allowing you 524 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: to connect to any device anywhere and it's oh, seventy 525 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: percent off. Get a seventy percent discount, don't miss out already. 526 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: I can tell from this website that I'm not a 527 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: fan of it because I don't like the websites with 528 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: the high pressure stuff that says your seventy percent discount 529 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: has been applied, limited time offer, free delivery. It's all 530 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: very vague, right, and it's all on one page, really 531 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: trying to do the hard sell to get you to 532 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: purchase this thing instantly and quickly. But here's the question 533 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: I have. How much is the internet connection once I 534 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,719 Speaker 1: have this and I'm looking on the website, I cannot 535 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 1: find that information anywhere. I can't find it in the 536 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: bottom of the website. I can't find it on the 537 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: top of the website. I can't find it anywhere. How 538 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: much is it going to cost me to use this 539 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: once I purchase this device? So for that reason, I 540 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 1: can't tell you I would recommend getting this. I have 541 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: tested one called Cemo s I M and that is 542 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: a same thing. It's the mobile Internet, same exact thing. 543 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: It's a little hot spot and if you look on 544 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: their website, it tells you exactly how much it costs 545 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 1: for the different countries that you're purchasing your coverage for. 546 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: So I've used this, it works. I can tell you 547 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: that I would go with something that you know the 548 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 1: price for. By the way, Jose, you can also use 549 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: your phone as a hotspot. You can also use your 550 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: mobile you know mobile hotspot feature on your phone. You 551 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: can all so just use your phone because a lot 552 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: of phones now have this included in their international plan. So, uh, 553 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 1: did you mention you're going out of town? No, So 554 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: I would just be careful any website that here's my 555 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: thing with any website that you go to make sure 556 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: it has all the information that you're curious about. If 557 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: they're making you hunt for information on the website that 558 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,479 Speaker 1: you think should be there very clearly, like how to 559 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: cancel their phone number, their email address, a customer service contact. 560 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: If all that stuff is hidden when you're trying to 561 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: purchase the device or the thing, then that's a red flag. 562 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: And also the first thing I noticed when I search 563 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: for this on Google is uh is Reddit people asking 564 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: you know, is this thing legit? So anytime the next 565 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: search underneath you know the result is is this product legit? 566 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: That's usually a red flag that it may not be 567 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: the thing that you want. Eighty eight rich one oh 568 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight seven four to two four one 569 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: zero one the website rich on Tech dot TV. I 570 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: know I promised it before, but coming up I will 571 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: tell you about the new easy way to remove personal 572 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: information from Google Search. This is rich on Tech. Welcome 573 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: back to rich on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out 574 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: with you, talking technology at eight eight eight rich one 575 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two 576 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: four one zero one. So Google this week has made 577 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: it much easier to remove information, your personal information like 578 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: your phone number or your address in Google search results. 579 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: So they've long had this tool for the past couple 580 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: of years. I've talked about it many times, called Results 581 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: about You. This is where you can put in your information. 582 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: You sign up, you say, here's my name, here's my 583 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: phone number, here's my address. If you find that online, 584 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: send me an email or notification and give me the 585 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: option to take that down. And so that's been working 586 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: very nicely for a couple of years. But now they 587 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: added another level of this. So now if you go 588 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: to Google Search and you can try this. You can 589 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: type in your name and then the word phone number, 590 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: and you can scroll and see if one of those 591 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 1: services shows up that says, you know like spokio or 592 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: you know true people search all these different zoom info. 593 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: Let's see, I've taken away so many of my results 594 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: that I don't really have that come up anymore. But 595 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: oh yeah, white pages. So if you find one of 596 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: these results that has your personal information in it. Now, 597 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: if you look at the search results, and you've probably 598 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: never even noticed this before, there are three little dots 599 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: next to the search result. You tap those three little dots, 600 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you see this new option 601 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: that says remove result. So that is the new way 602 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: that you can just get your information off of Google Search. 603 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: And so you tap a remover result and it says, 604 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: why do you want to remove this? And the option 605 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: I see it shows my personal information and I don't 606 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: want it there, or I have a legal removal request, 607 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: or it's outdated and I want to request a refresh. 608 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: And I'll explain that in a moment. But you can 609 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 1: tap that first one. It shows my personal info and 610 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: I don't want it there. And then it says, well 611 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: what does it show? Contact info, government ID numbers, financial info, passwords, 612 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: restricted records, other and so you can search or select 613 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: one of those and submit it. And it does take 614 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: a little bit and not everything's going to be removed, 615 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: but in my experience, I have only had one denial request. 616 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: But if your phone numbers on there, your email address, 617 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: your home address, you can get these removed pretty easily. 618 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: Now keep in mind this only removes the information from 619 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: Google search results. It does not remove it from the 620 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: original website. If you want to remove it from the 621 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: original website, you have to do a takedown request at 622 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: the original website. And if you go to a website 623 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: like whitepages dot com, you'll notice at the bottom of 624 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: the page it says something like, you know, do not 625 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: sell my personal information or you can Actually it's probably 626 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: they kind of hide this stuff sadly, but usually you 627 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: can say something like takedown requests. So I would do 628 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:31,239 Speaker 1: something like white pages remove my information, and then that 629 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: will bring up the page that will get your information 630 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: off of there. So here's what it says White Pages 631 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: Consumer Privacy Rights. You can opt out and have your 632 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: listing removed. Copy and paste the URL of your profile, 633 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: so that's how you can submit the request. They don't 634 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: make it very easy to find on the website. But 635 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: if you Google search for that, you know, I said, 636 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: whatever the website is, remove my information, you should find 637 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: that or opt out whatever. That's another way of looking 638 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: at it. But again this is for Google, and ninety 639 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: nine point nine percent of people are finding this through Google. 640 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: So this is a nice easy way to get your 641 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: information off of Google Search. I would also recommend signing 642 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: up for the free Results about You feature from Google 643 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: that is completely free, and this will proactively alert you 644 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: anytime a new website pops up with your information on it. 645 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: It will say, hey, well, we just found this information 646 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: on the internet. Do you want us to remove it? 647 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: And in one, one or two clicks you can say yes, 648 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: please remove it. They will somehow do whatever they do 649 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,479 Speaker 1: on their back end to approve that or not approve it, 650 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: and they'll get it removed and it works pretty well. 651 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: So again that's called Google Results about You. But the 652 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: new feature is the fact that when you're on any 653 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: website search results, you can just tap those three dots 654 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: and click removers all and that will bring you right 655 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: to the option to get rid of it. Let's go 656 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 1: to Patrick eight eight eight rich one On one eight 657 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: eight eight seven four to two four one zero one, 658 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: Patrick in Colorado Springs. You're on with Rich Fayvoritch. 659 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for your wisdom. I sure appreciate it. 660 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: Thank you. 661 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 4: A few months ago I got a new MacBook Pro, 662 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 4: and then at a couple months ago I got the 663 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 4: suite called Microsoft Office for Mac. Okay, and it works fine. 664 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,879 Speaker 4: But the thing I want to I have turned off 665 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 4: the updates so they did not automatically update. You have 666 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,479 Speaker 4: to do it manually. But what I'd like to find 667 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 4: out if I can turn it off, is can I 668 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 4: turn off the updates so it doesn't even present the 669 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 4: updates to me and tell me that I can manually 670 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 4: download them. 671 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: Oh that's a good question. Hmm. There is an option to. 672 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: So you've already turned off the option to automatically keep 673 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 1: the app up to date. Correct, so you have the 674 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:44,839 Speaker 1: thing where it's now it's just telling you, hey, there 675 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: is an update, and you have to say no, I 676 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 1: don't want that. Just close out of that screen. Yes, 677 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's a way to actually turn 678 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: off the search for an update. I mean, you may 679 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: be able to use like a third party program that 680 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: keeps you know, the Office tool from phoning home. But 681 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,879 Speaker 1: as far as I know, there's probably not a way 682 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: to just say, like, hey, please don't even check for updates, 683 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 1: because most of these programs they want you to update 684 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: because you know, it's mostly for security reasons that they're 685 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 1: keeping them up to date. There's some sort of issue, 686 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: but you're still seeing the auto update menu even though 687 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: you said don't automatically install it. 688 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 689 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, but it's just to say, well, what's the problem, pat, 690 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,800 Speaker 4: It's just a nuisance. It's constant. I've had it about 691 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 4: two months now and I have eleven just for a Word, 692 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 4: and there's a suite. I don't use any of the 693 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 4: other programs in the suite. I only use Microsoft Word. 694 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 4: But it's just a nuisance to constantly be having to 695 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 4: deal with updates. And I don't need anything. That's said, 696 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 4: I don't need perfection. I just need something to work. 697 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, well I would, I would recommend, and I know, 698 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: you know, I understand updates are annoying and this and that. 699 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: But most of the time, when there's an update, you 700 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: know there is a for it, and I know it 701 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: changes features a lot of the times, which is why 702 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: people are hesitant to do them. But it also most 703 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:10,399 Speaker 1: of the time they're patching any sort of security exploits 704 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 1: or issues that they've found in that software. So for 705 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: that reason, I would recommend that you do the updates. 706 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: And I totally get it. I've got one program on 707 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 1: my computer, it's a scanning program, and pretty much every 708 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: time I turn on my computer, it's saying, hey, do 709 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: you want to do the update? And I just press 710 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 1: cancel because I barely use the program. So I understand 711 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 1: where you're coming from. But in general, it is good 712 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: to do those updates. But I think you're gonna be 713 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: stuck with just xiting out of that screen. Thanks for 714 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 1: the call, Patrick eight eight eight rich one on one 715 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. 716 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: Coming up, I'll tell you about the new life saving 717 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: feature on a smartwatch. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 718 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:54,440 Speaker 1: Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, talking technology. The 719 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: website for the show rich on Tech dot TV. Be 720 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,760 Speaker 1: sure toscribe to the podcast so you can always listen 721 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: no matter what. Just searching your favorite audio app for 722 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 1: Rich on Tech hit subscribe. Obviously, the best way to 723 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: listen is right here with me live. But if you 724 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: can't make it or you want to catch the end 725 00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:16,920 Speaker 1: of the show, just go to the podcast rich on Tech. Also, 726 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: you can give me a call eight eight eight rich 727 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: one O one eight eight eight seven four to two 728 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: four one zero one. If you have a question about technology, 729 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 1: give me a call. We'll get to the phone lines 730 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: in just a moment. This hour, we've got Mike Prospero 731 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: from Tom's Guide joining the show to talk all things Amazon. 732 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,879 Speaker 1: They made a big upgrade to their voice assistant. Mike 733 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: covers that voice assistant. I'm trying not to say the name, 734 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 1: but it's alex Ay. You know what it is. You've 735 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: set up many times to control your lights. But she's 736 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: getting a big old upgrade. AI, So we'll talk about that. 737 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: Alison writes in on the website from Corona, I own 738 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,680 Speaker 1: a business in a remote area. I need cameras set 739 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,879 Speaker 1: up with no power on property. You can get cell 740 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: reception up there. Hell lots of ways you can do this, Allison, 741 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: but I would get a camera first off. I would 742 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:09,240 Speaker 1: if you need cell reception, like do a cellular camera. 743 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: But obviously if you had Wi Fi access up there, 744 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: which maybe you don't because there's no power, that would 745 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:17,759 Speaker 1: be a lot cheaper and easier. But two brands to 746 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: check out. The first is Real Link R EO l 747 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 1: I n K. They've got a four G camera that 748 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,319 Speaker 1: also has a solar panel, so you can get one 749 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: of those. They look like they range from about two 750 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: hundred about two hundred dollars for one of those. Now, 751 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: don't forget, you're gonna have to pay for the cellular service. 752 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: So let's see how much are they asking for it. 753 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: It's probably listed on the monthly, but you know, keep 754 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:47,520 Speaker 1: in mind you're gonna have to put some sort of 755 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,319 Speaker 1: interesting It looks like it works with a bunch of 756 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: different cellular providers, so you can put the simcard in 757 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:57,520 Speaker 1: there so you can get you know, you can shop around, 758 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:02,760 Speaker 1: but again this is a pretty easy solution. Solar plus 759 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: a cellular camera is going to be great. Two hundred 760 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: bucks for that. The other brand to look at is 761 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:13,240 Speaker 1: UFI EUFY and they've got a couple of cellular cameras 762 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: with also solar and there they look like they're anywhere 763 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: from one seventy five to about four hundred. And they've 764 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: got a couple of them that have like a you know, 765 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:26,439 Speaker 1: different packages and things like that. So now again let's 766 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,400 Speaker 1: see what their cellular is. So again, these are the 767 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 1: kind of things you should look for before you buy something. 768 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: Is make sure that you see, like, Okay, I see 769 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 1: that I can get this camera with the cellular, but 770 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: can I bring my own cellular or am I forced 771 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: to use the cellular that they want me to use? 772 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 1: And so that's the main thing that you need to 773 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 1: check on these cameras. And just quickly looking at this cellular. Yeah, 774 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm trying to see you want to see the price? Okay, 775 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:56,120 Speaker 1: simcard included compatible with the three major networks in the US, 776 00:39:56,600 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: no activation fee, no contract, one hundred megabyte trial data 777 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,920 Speaker 1: for seven days, and so I'm guessing you're going to 778 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: have to yeah, see, this should really tell you how 779 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: much this thing costs on the cellular after the seven days, right, 780 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 1: Like you would think that would be front and center. 781 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: But again, anyway, so that's what I would check for. 782 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 1: Those are the two brands I would look into, Real 783 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 1: Link and UFI. They both make a cellular camera that 784 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: you can use and just set up. And once you 785 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:25,839 Speaker 1: set it up, it's pretty much set it and forget it. 786 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: Thanks for the email. Let's go to John in Granada Hills, California. 787 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:32,800 Speaker 1: John you're on with Rich. 788 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:37,800 Speaker 8: Hi, Rich, long time, first time regarding my email address, 789 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:42,040 Speaker 8: which is decades old, getting a lot of course, as 790 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:47,840 Speaker 8: expected spam and some have an unsubscribe at the bottom, 791 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,800 Speaker 8: and you go to it and it takes you instead 792 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 8: of taking you to the website, it takes you to 793 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 8: a website where we're sorry to see you go enter 794 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:02,399 Speaker 8: your email too. So I have to enter my email now. 795 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: I hate that. It's literally my biggest pet peeve is 796 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,680 Speaker 1: what you're talking about, because why why should I have 797 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: to put my email address in there? Right? Like, you 798 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: know my email address? I just clicked a link on 799 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: your email. 800 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 8: But continue, So, yeah, I'm a paraid there sharing my 801 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:19,520 Speaker 8: email with more spammers. 802 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 1: Okay, So here's my guidance on this. Okay, this is 803 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,400 Speaker 1: my guidance on all spam email, because it's a problem. 804 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: What service do you use for your email? 805 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 8: Dslscream dot com. 806 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:32,960 Speaker 1: Okay, So so generally when you have some of these 807 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:38,960 Speaker 1: smaller services, they may not have as robust spam filtering capabilities. 808 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,480 Speaker 1: But in general, here's what I do. Number one, Yes, 809 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. When you hit that unsubscribed link, 810 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:49,800 Speaker 1: it should immediately unsubscribe you from that email. You should 811 00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: not have to confirm your email address. You should not 812 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 1: have to type in your email address, But yet some 813 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: websites make you do that because what are they doing. 814 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,239 Speaker 1: They're putting a little bit of friction between you and 815 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,920 Speaker 1: the unsubscribed process. I don't like that because half the 816 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,239 Speaker 1: time I sit there and I go, well, why am 817 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:08,640 Speaker 1: I giving you my email address again? Like you said, 818 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: is it going to give me more spam? Or why 819 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:12,680 Speaker 1: shouldn't you know? Why should I have to do this? 820 00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:15,800 Speaker 1: And so or I wonder, oh, well, which email address 821 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:17,160 Speaker 1: did I sign up for? And now I have to 822 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 1: go back to the email check it out, make sure 823 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 1: I put in the right one. So my general rules 824 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: of thumb when it comes to spam is number one, 825 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 1: if it comes from a legitimate sender. And you can 826 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:33,320 Speaker 1: pretty much tell when a center is legitimate. It's a Macy's, 827 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: it's a home depot, it's a best Buy, it's one 828 00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 1: of these companies that uses Mailchimp or anything that says 829 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,840 Speaker 1: safe unsubscribe at the bottom. Of course, you know that 830 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:44,880 Speaker 1: could be spoofed. But typically I can tell when an 831 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:49,359 Speaker 1: email comes from a legitimate cender. Right those I am 832 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:53,520 Speaker 1: completely fine with. Clicking that link. Hopefully it on subscribes 833 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:57,879 Speaker 1: in one second, you know, one click. If it does 834 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,560 Speaker 1: ask for the email address again, I will use my 835 00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: spidy senses to say is this a legitimate email or 836 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,839 Speaker 1: is this an unsolicited email that is doing something more? 837 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:09,640 Speaker 1: And I will not put my email address in there. 838 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:11,400 Speaker 1: So that's kind of like the first thing to do. 839 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:15,080 Speaker 1: Then once you do that, the other thing is that 840 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,840 Speaker 1: an if it's an email address that you know, you 841 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:19,960 Speaker 1: get this email and you have no idea why you're 842 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 1: getting it, you have no idea why you're on the list, 843 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,200 Speaker 1: I would just report that as spam or even just 844 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: delete it without doing anything. But reporting it as spam 845 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:30,080 Speaker 1: will at least send a signal to the email provider 846 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 1: that hey, I don't know why I got this, I 847 00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:35,200 Speaker 1: shouldn't be getting it, and it will, you know, it'll 848 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:37,919 Speaker 1: There is a system on the back end that's that's 849 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: scoring all of these emails that you get, and by 850 00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 1: marking it as spam, maybe they won't let those through 851 00:43:44,239 --> 00:43:46,280 Speaker 1: as much to other people, So you might be helping 852 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:48,360 Speaker 1: someone else out and in your account, you're probably not 853 00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:50,839 Speaker 1: going to get that email again. That's my main two 854 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:53,400 Speaker 1: ways of doing it. The other thing that you can do, 855 00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:56,480 Speaker 1: and not every email provider supports this, but I have 856 00:43:57,080 --> 00:44:01,640 Speaker 1: remote images loading. I had that feature turned off. So basically, 857 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,319 Speaker 1: when someone emails you, and any company emails you, as 858 00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:06,879 Speaker 1: soon as you open up that email, there is an 859 00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:11,240 Speaker 1: image that phones home, could be called a tracking pixel 860 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:13,839 Speaker 1: or a tracking image, or just any sort of little 861 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:15,919 Speaker 1: tiny image in that email. You might not even see 862 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:19,400 Speaker 1: it that basically phones home and says, hey, Rich, just 863 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:21,839 Speaker 1: open this email. Let's send him more because he saw 864 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:24,920 Speaker 1: that email at ten oh one am, and so they 865 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:27,719 Speaker 1: can actually track how long you're sitting there looking at 866 00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:31,400 Speaker 1: that email in some instances, depending on their level of sophistication. 867 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:35,000 Speaker 1: But so that's another thing you could do, is you 868 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,720 Speaker 1: can go into your settings and turn off the feature 869 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:41,879 Speaker 1: that's called remote image loading. And so once you turn 870 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,240 Speaker 1: that off, when you open up an email, they don't 871 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,880 Speaker 1: have a way of knowing that you opened up that 872 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:50,240 Speaker 1: email because that little tracker can't send a message home 873 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:52,560 Speaker 1: to say hey Rich, just open this, and so that 874 00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:55,080 Speaker 1: also cuts down an email. So I will tell you, 875 00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:57,640 Speaker 1: and of course your spam filtering should do the rest. 876 00:44:57,800 --> 00:44:59,839 Speaker 1: But in general, like I just got an email from 877 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:02,000 Speaker 1: two right and of course, we all had to sign 878 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:04,120 Speaker 1: up for two B during the Super Bowl to get 879 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:07,000 Speaker 1: the free stream. Now I know that that was their 880 00:45:07,160 --> 00:45:09,440 Speaker 1: entire plan, is to get me to sign up for 881 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:11,719 Speaker 1: this email, and then later on they will do a 882 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:13,719 Speaker 1: sell of getting me to watch something on two B 883 00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:16,040 Speaker 1: that's not the Super Bowl. But if I scroll down 884 00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:17,880 Speaker 1: to the bottom of that email, it says you're receiving 885 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:19,680 Speaker 1: this email because you're a valued member of the two 886 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:23,680 Speaker 1: B community. To stop receiving emails, unsubscribe from this list, 887 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:27,080 Speaker 1: and I'll click that link and it should probably unsubscribe me. 888 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:29,080 Speaker 1: Let's see if it does it. That's it. Sorry to 889 00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 1: see you go. You've successfully unsubscribed from two B emails. Now, 890 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:35,160 Speaker 1: if I go into my spam, there's going to be 891 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: some emails there that are probably not as simple to 892 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:43,799 Speaker 1: unsubscribe to, Like, yeah, I'm looking at this one. No way, 893 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:45,239 Speaker 1: I'm not going to do that. I mean, there's just 894 00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:49,799 Speaker 1: so many. So again, that's really my guidance. John on 895 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,600 Speaker 1: the unsubscribed links, you kind of have to use a 896 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:55,520 Speaker 1: little bit of your Spidey sense to figure out and 897 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:57,759 Speaker 1: if not, if you can't figure it out, just either 898 00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:00,120 Speaker 1: market as spam or just delete it. But the main 899 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,560 Speaker 1: thing is you don't want to send any signal to 900 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:06,560 Speaker 1: these companies that are not legitimate. If they're legitimate, they're 901 00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:09,680 Speaker 1: gonna honor the unsubscribed no problem. You sign up for 902 00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: best Buy, Yeah, they're gonna spam you every day until 903 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:14,000 Speaker 1: you buy something again. But at least they're gonna honor 904 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:17,399 Speaker 1: that unsubscribe as soon as you press unsubscribe. And I'll 905 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:19,640 Speaker 1: admit I, you know, I sometimes let things go a 906 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:21,640 Speaker 1: little bit longer than they should, like I'll sign up, 907 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 1: especially when it comes to text messages. You know, though 908 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:27,200 Speaker 1: everyone wants your text because you're going to open and 909 00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: look at your texts a lot quicker than email, and 910 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:33,040 Speaker 1: so everyone wants your phone number to text you. And yeah, 911 00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:35,719 Speaker 1: I'll get texts from companies that I've signed up for, 912 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:38,759 Speaker 1: and you can pre you can type stop to unsubscribe 913 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:42,680 Speaker 1: again to legitimate textures and they will honor that. And 914 00:46:42,719 --> 00:46:44,200 Speaker 1: so if you get a text that you don't want, 915 00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:46,759 Speaker 1: just type stop and send it to them and they 916 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:50,200 Speaker 1: will automatically recognize that and stop sending you text. So 917 00:46:50,239 --> 00:46:53,040 Speaker 1: good question. And it's definitely something we need to be 918 00:46:53,040 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: aware of because email is everything, and you know, I 919 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:58,879 Speaker 1: have a newsletter, and you know, of course I want 920 00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:00,360 Speaker 1: to make it easy for people if they don't want to, 921 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:01,840 Speaker 1: if the don't want to be on there unsubscribed. I 922 00:47:01,840 --> 00:47:03,759 Speaker 1: don't want to be you know, I don't want to 923 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:06,480 Speaker 1: be spamming you. You don't want spam. You want to 924 00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:09,439 Speaker 1: be You want your email box to be a place 925 00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:12,959 Speaker 1: that you go and enjoy, and there's information in there, 926 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:15,960 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, see it. Now look at this. 927 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:19,000 Speaker 1: I just looked at my just looked at my spam, 928 00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:21,440 Speaker 1: and I had a spam email. And now this is 929 00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:23,080 Speaker 1: the other reason why you look in your spam every 930 00:47:23,080 --> 00:47:26,239 Speaker 1: once in a while, because sometimes you've got emails in 931 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:28,560 Speaker 1: there that you actually need. And I just found one 932 00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:30,600 Speaker 1: from our guest in the third hour saying, hey are 933 00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:36,000 Speaker 1: we still on for this afternoon? Yes? So anyway, look 934 00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 1: at that eighty eight rich one O one eight eight 935 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,960 Speaker 1: eight seven four to two four one zero one. Uh. 936 00:47:42,040 --> 00:47:44,440 Speaker 1: If you go to the website, lots of different resources 937 00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:47,719 Speaker 1: on there. Uh, definitely sign up for the newsletter. Like 938 00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:49,640 Speaker 1: I just said, as I'm telling you not to get spam, 939 00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:51,400 Speaker 1: but that's not spam. It's useful, believe me. 940 00:47:51,880 --> 00:47:52,000 Speaker 5: Uh. 941 00:47:52,040 --> 00:47:54,960 Speaker 1: The other thing you can do is send me an email. Uh, 942 00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:58,879 Speaker 1: just hit the contact link up at the top. And 943 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:00,799 Speaker 1: by the way, I get a lot of emails, and 944 00:48:00,840 --> 00:48:02,799 Speaker 1: I get put on a lot of spam lists. People 945 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,280 Speaker 1: think it's funny to sign me up for you know, spam, 946 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:08,399 Speaker 1: and yeah, I will have don subscribe. Eighty to eight 947 00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:10,520 Speaker 1: rich one on one eight eight eight seven four to 948 00:48:10,520 --> 00:48:17,520 Speaker 1: two four one zero one. Welcome back to rich On Tech. 949 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:22,640 Speaker 1: Rich de Miro here talking technology. New feature coming to 950 00:48:22,680 --> 00:48:27,480 Speaker 1: the pixel Watch three. This was announced with the pixel 951 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,359 Speaker 1: Watch three when it came out, but it was not 952 00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:32,600 Speaker 1: approved in the US. It was approved out of the US, 953 00:48:32,600 --> 00:48:35,600 Speaker 1: but now it's coming to the US. Pixel Watch three 954 00:48:35,719 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 1: just got FDA clearance for a feature called pulse loss 955 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:44,000 Speaker 1: of pulse detection. Yeah, just what it sounds like. If 956 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:48,279 Speaker 1: your heart stops beating, this Google pixel Watch will call 957 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:50,680 Speaker 1: for help. Now you might think, wait a second, Rich, 958 00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:52,920 Speaker 1: hold on, doesn't every smart watch do that if your 959 00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:55,439 Speaker 1: heart stops beating, won't it like call for help? 960 00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:55,719 Speaker 9: No? 961 00:48:56,440 --> 00:48:58,839 Speaker 1: Surprisingly, I mean you would think, like when I heard 962 00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,879 Speaker 1: this on stage from Good Well, I said, wey never 963 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:04,560 Speaker 1: really thought about that. Now it will most smart watches 964 00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:07,560 Speaker 1: will detect when there is an abnormal heart rate, right, 965 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:12,560 Speaker 1: either high either low slow. But if it completely stops, which, 966 00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:14,359 Speaker 1: by the way, when that happens, you know you've got 967 00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:18,719 Speaker 1: a problem. I don't know. They don't do anything. Now, 968 00:49:18,760 --> 00:49:21,239 Speaker 1: I guess if you think about it, there is a 969 00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:25,520 Speaker 1: feature like a fall detection feature. So if your heart 970 00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:28,080 Speaker 1: stopped and you fell, I guess the Apple Watch would 971 00:49:28,080 --> 00:49:30,040 Speaker 1: call for help. But what if you're sitting down, what 972 00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:32,360 Speaker 1: if you're on a couch. You know that, you know anyway, 973 00:49:32,560 --> 00:49:35,160 Speaker 1: this is stuff we don't want to happen, obviously, But 974 00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:39,120 Speaker 1: now you've got this on the Pixel Watch three. So 975 00:49:39,239 --> 00:49:41,960 Speaker 1: the watch will detect if your heart stops beating, and 976 00:49:42,239 --> 00:49:45,480 Speaker 1: it does this by three different ways. So first it 977 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:49,000 Speaker 1: will if no pulse is detected, it watches, it looks 978 00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:52,319 Speaker 1: for movement. If there's no response, the watch makes an 979 00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:55,480 Speaker 1: alarm and it starts a countdown. If there's still no response, 980 00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 1: then the watch or the connected phone to the watch 981 00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:00,640 Speaker 1: will call nine one one and share your location. So 982 00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:04,120 Speaker 1: this feature is opt in, it's designed for emergencies. It's 983 00:50:04,200 --> 00:50:07,120 Speaker 1: rolling out in March, and of course this is part 984 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:11,279 Speaker 1: of a bigger push on these wearables to have all 985 00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:15,600 Speaker 1: of these sort of life saving features. Fall detection, car 986 00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:20,400 Speaker 1: crash detection, irregular heart rhythm notifications. So a lot of 987 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:22,880 Speaker 1: the smart watches that I test have these features, and 988 00:50:22,920 --> 00:50:25,920 Speaker 1: if they don't, you know, there's a big delineation between 989 00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:28,399 Speaker 1: the smart watches that have them and that don't have them. 990 00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:32,200 Speaker 1: Most of the Samsungs and the Apple Watches and the 991 00:50:32,239 --> 00:50:35,080 Speaker 1: pixel Watches have these features. It's some of the third 992 00:50:35,120 --> 00:50:38,360 Speaker 1: party watches from names you might not recognize easily that 993 00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:42,200 Speaker 1: don't have all of these features. But again, loss of 994 00:50:42,239 --> 00:50:45,640 Speaker 1: pulse detection coming soon to the pixel Watch three. It 995 00:50:45,640 --> 00:50:47,480 Speaker 1: will be a software update and then you'll have to 996 00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:50,120 Speaker 1: opt in, but kind of a handy feature and I 997 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:52,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if Apple eventually comes out with that 998 00:50:52,600 --> 00:50:57,120 Speaker 1: as well. Let's go to Mike. Let's see what are 999 00:50:57,160 --> 00:51:00,560 Speaker 1: we lyn to Mike in Austin, Texas, Mike with Rich. 1000 00:51:01,080 --> 00:51:05,120 Speaker 7: Hey, Rich, I have two Samsung Smart TVs, once to 1001 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:07,839 Speaker 7: fifty five, one to sixty five. They're only a year 1002 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:11,319 Speaker 7: and a half. When we first got them, our grand 1003 00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:14,400 Speaker 7: boys played baseball, so we watch them on Game Changer 1004 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:17,520 Speaker 7: and I used to be able to mirror the game 1005 00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:20,520 Speaker 7: from my phone to the TVs, but now I can't anymore. 1006 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,520 Speaker 7: And my son in law said he has the same problem. 1007 00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:25,600 Speaker 7: He can only do it on one of his TVs, 1008 00:51:25,719 --> 00:51:28,080 Speaker 7: and I was wondering. I tried to look it up, 1009 00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:30,160 Speaker 7: but I wonder if you knew a solution to that. 1010 00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:33,359 Speaker 1: So how are you? By the way, Game Changer is 1011 00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:36,680 Speaker 1: my kid uses that he plays baseball. Excellent app. I mean, 1012 00:51:36,920 --> 00:51:40,319 Speaker 1: if you're unfamiliar, you know, lets you watch the game. 1013 00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:42,680 Speaker 1: They can live stream the game to the app. It 1014 00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:44,279 Speaker 1: lets you keep you know, you don't even have to 1015 00:51:44,320 --> 00:51:46,080 Speaker 1: watch a live stream. You could just watch the score 1016 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:48,919 Speaker 1: in real time. It's just a It's like a app 1017 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:52,279 Speaker 1: that was created basically for sports teams to use to 1018 00:51:52,360 --> 00:51:55,719 Speaker 1: keep in touch with the team teammates and also keep 1019 00:51:55,760 --> 00:51:57,560 Speaker 1: track of the game. Like for me, if I'm at 1020 00:51:57,600 --> 00:51:59,759 Speaker 1: the radio show when my kid is playing, I can 1021 00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:01,320 Speaker 1: watch them on the little Game Changer app. 1022 00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:03,000 Speaker 7: It's a great site. 1023 00:52:03,040 --> 00:52:05,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's great and it's actually owned by Dick's Sporting Goods. 1024 00:52:05,239 --> 00:52:06,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you know that. 1025 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,640 Speaker 7: Oh did one of my favorite stores too. 1026 00:52:08,719 --> 00:52:08,959 Speaker 2: Yeah. 1027 00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:11,719 Speaker 1: Well, if you have a kid in sports, they go 1028 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:13,960 Speaker 1: hand in hand. Go figure. My wife's like, oh, we 1029 00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:15,840 Speaker 1: just got a coupon from the Game Changer app for 1030 00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:18,080 Speaker 1: Dix I'm like, oh, well, of course I'm. 1031 00:52:17,960 --> 00:52:19,760 Speaker 7: Gonna say it actually goes hand in your wallet. 1032 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:23,880 Speaker 1: But anyway, yes, exactly. So here's the thing I'm looking 1033 00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:26,520 Speaker 1: on the website. So what were you using to stream? 1034 00:52:26,560 --> 00:52:29,960 Speaker 1: Were you chrome casting or were you like what? How 1035 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:31,440 Speaker 1: were you streaming this to the TV? 1036 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:35,400 Speaker 7: I just the TV's on, yep. I go up in 1037 00:52:35,440 --> 00:52:37,319 Speaker 7: that upper right hand corner, you know, and do that 1038 00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:39,600 Speaker 7: pull down where it's got the little mirroring thing and 1039 00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:40,360 Speaker 7: I just hit that. 1040 00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:43,080 Speaker 1: Okay, so you mirror it from your phone? You mean? 1041 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:43,879 Speaker 5: Yes? 1042 00:52:44,120 --> 00:52:47,000 Speaker 1: Like on the settings of the phone. Yes, like where 1043 00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:47,960 Speaker 1: it says screen mirroring. 1044 00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:50,759 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know where you pulled down up a right 1045 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,280 Speaker 7: hand corner and you can get your flashlight stuff. 1046 00:52:53,120 --> 00:52:55,960 Speaker 1: Brings you all the tiles and everything. So that's not 1047 00:52:56,080 --> 00:52:58,719 Speaker 1: working anymore. What can you mirror any other app? Or 1048 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:00,520 Speaker 1: is it just the game changer black out? When you 1049 00:53:00,520 --> 00:53:01,080 Speaker 1: try to do it? 1050 00:53:01,640 --> 00:53:03,239 Speaker 7: You know that probably would have been smart to try 1051 00:53:03,280 --> 00:53:04,360 Speaker 7: another feature. 1052 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:06,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, so that's what I would do. So a 1053 00:53:06,920 --> 00:53:09,680 Speaker 1: couple of things you can do here. Number one, I 1054 00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,280 Speaker 1: don't I don't have a TV here with chrome cast 1055 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:14,560 Speaker 1: or Apple. But I'm gonna check this now when I 1056 00:53:14,600 --> 00:53:18,480 Speaker 1: get home. You know, some apps have the ability to 1057 00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:21,400 Speaker 1: cast or airplay built into the app itself. Like if 1058 00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:23,279 Speaker 1: you go to Netflix, as soon as you're on the 1059 00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:27,040 Speaker 1: same Wi Fi network as that TV, that little chrome 1060 00:53:27,120 --> 00:53:29,960 Speaker 1: cast icon or or now they call it cast or 1061 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:32,960 Speaker 1: the airplay icon will show up inside Netflix and you 1062 00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:36,640 Speaker 1: can cast to your TV. Other apps, like some apps 1063 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:39,240 Speaker 1: don't have that built in, but you're able to mirror 1064 00:53:39,239 --> 00:53:43,080 Speaker 1: your screen either through iOS or Android, and on the 1065 00:53:43,120 --> 00:53:47,240 Speaker 1: side of you know, Android, there's usually a cast screen 1066 00:53:47,640 --> 00:53:51,560 Speaker 1: that you can do. So if that functionality has gone away, 1067 00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:55,000 Speaker 1: I would take a look at your Wi Fi network, 1068 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:56,680 Speaker 1: make sure you're on the same network, and I would 1069 00:53:56,680 --> 00:53:59,600 Speaker 1: also just try a different app, Mike, and see if 1070 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:02,239 Speaker 1: that work. If the other app isn't mirroring, then it's 1071 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:04,560 Speaker 1: a problem between your phone and the screen. But I 1072 00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:05,960 Speaker 1: am going to try this out when I get home, 1073 00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:08,879 Speaker 1: and I'll have some more answers in next week's show. 1074 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 1: You're listening to rich on Tech. Coming up, we're going 1075 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:18,920 Speaker 1: to talk more about changes coming to Alexa. Welcome back 1076 00:54:18,920 --> 00:54:21,000 Speaker 1: to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with 1077 00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:24,439 Speaker 1: you talking technology at Triple eight rich one oh one. 1078 00:54:24,560 --> 00:54:27,680 Speaker 1: That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 1079 00:54:28,040 --> 00:54:30,319 Speaker 1: zero one. We'll get back to the phone lines in 1080 00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:33,080 Speaker 1: just a moment, but first joining me is Mike Prospero, 1081 00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:37,120 Speaker 1: us editor in chief at Tom's Guide covering all things 1082 00:54:37,160 --> 00:54:41,759 Speaker 1: smart home and especially alex A. Yes, I'll say it now, 1083 00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:44,480 Speaker 1: it'll probably activate your device, but it's Alexa. 1084 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:45,120 Speaker 5: Mike. 1085 00:54:45,160 --> 00:54:46,280 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining me today. 1086 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:47,040 Speaker 2: Thank you. 1087 00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:52,360 Speaker 1: So what was your initial reaction to the Alexa Plus event? 1088 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:56,560 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I was at the event, and unlike 1089 00:54:56,880 --> 00:55:00,720 Speaker 2: most other Amazon events where they give you two hundred 1090 00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:04,480 Speaker 2: new products, this was just about Alexa and just about 1091 00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:09,000 Speaker 2: its new smart assistant, and it's a real reimagining of 1092 00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:10,319 Speaker 2: what it can do. 1093 00:55:11,960 --> 00:55:14,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was surprising me. Surprising to me that there 1094 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:18,800 Speaker 1: was no real hardware announcement. This was completely software based. 1095 00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:23,319 Speaker 1: And then we've got Alexa Plus, which is basically, how 1096 00:55:23,320 --> 00:55:25,560 Speaker 1: would you describe it to me? It feels like, you know, 1097 00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:28,360 Speaker 1: it's chat GBT in a speaker. 1098 00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:32,080 Speaker 2: Now, I mean, that's a fairly good way to describe it. 1099 00:55:32,480 --> 00:55:36,640 Speaker 2: I think Amazon is using anthropic for their model, but 1100 00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:41,200 Speaker 2: it's still the same concept. Basically, you can ask Alexa 1101 00:55:41,239 --> 00:55:45,520 Speaker 2: to do just about anything now, but beyond just answering 1102 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:49,960 Speaker 2: questions for you. Alexa Plus is supposed to hook up 1103 00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:54,200 Speaker 2: with other services to sort of go beyond just what 1104 00:55:54,360 --> 00:55:57,399 Speaker 2: a smart speaker can do, and you connect you with 1105 00:55:57,480 --> 00:55:58,320 Speaker 2: the rest of the world. 1106 00:55:59,160 --> 00:56:01,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they really painted a picture where this 1107 00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:03,960 Speaker 1: thing is the personal assistant that we've sort of been 1108 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,879 Speaker 1: waiting for. It can book an Uber, It can buy 1109 00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:10,000 Speaker 1: your tickets on Ticketmaster. It can get a restaurant reservation 1110 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:13,640 Speaker 1: and a recommendation and send a text and remember stuff 1111 00:56:13,640 --> 00:56:16,759 Speaker 1: and remind you. Do you think this is too ambitious 1112 00:56:16,880 --> 00:56:19,040 Speaker 1: or do you think this will actually work? And did 1113 00:56:19,120 --> 00:56:20,759 Speaker 1: you get to try some of it? Because I kept 1114 00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:23,160 Speaker 1: asking can I try this? Can I try this? And 1115 00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:27,440 Speaker 1: they wouldn't really let me try it specifically. I mean 1116 00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:29,120 Speaker 1: I was able to ask it a few things, but 1117 00:56:29,320 --> 00:56:31,040 Speaker 1: nothing like I wanted to. 1118 00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:33,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was in the same boat as you and 1119 00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:36,840 Speaker 2: that they didn't. They didn't let me get his hands 1120 00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:39,440 Speaker 2: on with it as I would have liked. So I 1121 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:41,600 Speaker 2: think a lot is going to remains to be seen 1122 00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:45,160 Speaker 2: when it finally rolls out in a few weeks from now. 1123 00:56:46,840 --> 00:56:50,960 Speaker 2: But I don't know. I think it's I think it's 1124 00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:54,120 Speaker 2: okay to be very ambitious, but I you know, when 1125 00:56:54,160 --> 00:56:56,640 Speaker 2: you're that ambitious. A lot of things have to go 1126 00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:58,440 Speaker 2: right in order for people to use it. 1127 00:56:59,600 --> 00:56:59,839 Speaker 10: Yeah. 1128 00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:02,080 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, look, they've already got the user base 1129 00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:05,240 Speaker 1: of many people that have these devices in their home. 1130 00:57:05,600 --> 00:57:08,600 Speaker 1: But then when you check the fine print, you know 1131 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:11,000 Speaker 1: you have to have one of these Echo Show devices, 1132 00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:15,200 Speaker 1: which means one of their smart screen devices, and then 1133 00:57:15,480 --> 00:57:17,960 Speaker 1: maybe it'll work on the rest of your speakers that 1134 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:20,640 Speaker 1: you have, depending on how old they are. Did you 1135 00:57:20,680 --> 00:57:24,120 Speaker 1: get an idea of how many devices this will work on. 1136 00:57:24,920 --> 00:57:30,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I was talking to Amazon representatives afterwards, and yes, 1137 00:57:30,120 --> 00:57:34,480 Speaker 2: initially it's going to be available on the Echo Show eight, ten, fifteen, 1138 00:57:34,560 --> 00:57:37,040 Speaker 2: and twenty one, but then they said they're going to 1139 00:57:37,080 --> 00:57:42,120 Speaker 2: roll it out to pretty much every other Echo device, 1140 00:57:42,600 --> 00:57:46,680 Speaker 2: with the exception for sort of first and second gen 1141 00:57:47,080 --> 00:57:49,560 Speaker 2: Echo devices. So if you have, you know, some of 1142 00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:52,200 Speaker 2: the OG models, you're not going to be able to 1143 00:57:52,280 --> 00:57:54,440 Speaker 2: use Alexa Plus on them, but it should work for 1144 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:55,320 Speaker 2: most everything else. 1145 00:57:55,880 --> 00:57:59,320 Speaker 1: I think that there is room for a benefit to 1146 00:57:59,480 --> 00:58:03,520 Speaker 1: the AI aspect of this, where it understands what you're 1147 00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:06,280 Speaker 1: trying to say versus my My problem with Alexa, especially 1148 00:58:06,280 --> 00:58:08,280 Speaker 1: back in the early days, was you had to be 1149 00:58:08,400 --> 00:58:10,760 Speaker 1: very specific to what you were telling it to do, 1150 00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:14,720 Speaker 1: please turn off the light left couch light. You know 1151 00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:17,440 Speaker 1: who talks like that? No one. So I think that 1152 00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:20,160 Speaker 1: this natural language could be very beneficial. 1153 00:58:20,640 --> 00:58:23,200 Speaker 2: No, that's true. That's a good point. And I agree that. 1154 00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:25,640 Speaker 2: You know, there's I don't know how many times I've 1155 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:27,959 Speaker 2: said turn off the living room lights and then said 1156 00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:30,919 Speaker 2: there are several things devices named living room lights. Which 1157 00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:33,760 Speaker 2: one do you mean? And you go through this circuit 1158 00:58:33,880 --> 00:58:36,760 Speaker 2: of you know, question and answer and you never actually 1159 00:58:36,760 --> 00:58:39,760 Speaker 2: get to the one you actually want. You know, it 1160 00:58:39,800 --> 00:58:41,800 Speaker 2: needs to be as simple as you know, turning off 1161 00:58:41,800 --> 00:58:46,520 Speaker 2: a light. And I think with the natural language use 1162 00:58:46,640 --> 00:58:50,120 Speaker 2: on this, we could actually get to that point. 1163 00:58:50,920 --> 00:58:53,880 Speaker 1: So there is one interesting feature that I thought was 1164 00:58:54,320 --> 00:58:59,960 Speaker 1: quite useful. Is this idea of uploading documents to Alexa 1165 00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:02,120 Speaker 1: for her to reference later. So it could be a 1166 00:59:02,120 --> 00:59:08,240 Speaker 1: school calendar, an events calendar, schedule, just data about anything 1167 00:59:08,280 --> 00:59:10,040 Speaker 1: in your life and then you can ask her to 1168 00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:13,920 Speaker 1: reference that later. So what did you think of that aspect? 1169 00:59:14,240 --> 00:59:17,400 Speaker 1: And also privacy that you know that you're uploading personal 1170 00:59:17,440 --> 00:59:18,720 Speaker 1: information now. 1171 00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:21,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I think I mean this is this is 1172 00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:23,960 Speaker 2: an area where AI is in general are can be 1173 00:59:24,120 --> 00:59:27,600 Speaker 2: very useful. Is taking a huge amount of data and 1174 00:59:28,280 --> 00:59:31,480 Speaker 2: analyzing it for you, you know, and doing something with 1175 00:59:31,560 --> 00:59:33,560 Speaker 2: it that you know you don't have to do, like 1176 00:59:33,600 --> 00:59:37,240 Speaker 2: taking away sort of the rote manual mundane task and 1177 00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:40,560 Speaker 2: making it more accessible, more easily for you. So, you know, 1178 00:59:40,600 --> 00:59:43,200 Speaker 2: if you're uploading your school kid your kid's calendar for 1179 00:59:43,200 --> 00:59:46,560 Speaker 2: school or something like that, rather than putting in, you know, 1180 00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:49,480 Speaker 2: what's for lunch each day, you know it can you can, 1181 00:59:49,560 --> 00:59:53,200 Speaker 2: You'll just upload it and it'll tell you, you know, 1182 00:59:53,240 --> 00:59:55,120 Speaker 2: by the same token. I'm not going to you know, 1183 00:59:55,240 --> 00:59:57,800 Speaker 2: upload my you know, healthcare documents or something like that 1184 00:59:57,800 --> 01:00:00,880 Speaker 2: to Alexa and you know, in trust to you know, 1185 01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:05,600 Speaker 2: keep everything private. And now Amazon did talk to me 1186 01:00:05,640 --> 01:00:08,520 Speaker 2: a little bit about privacy stuff, and they, you know, 1187 01:00:08,840 --> 01:00:12,800 Speaker 2: do have some safeguards in place, they said, but it's still, 1188 01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:16,640 Speaker 2: you know, there's data breaches everywhere all the time, you know, 1189 01:00:16,840 --> 01:00:21,320 Speaker 2: and you know, so I would be hesitant to upload 1190 01:00:21,640 --> 01:00:26,040 Speaker 2: certain things for risk of it getting out somehow. 1191 01:00:26,560 --> 01:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Is there anyone else that would have this technology? And 1192 01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:31,120 Speaker 1: do you think that Amazon is in the lead here 1193 01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:33,400 Speaker 1: or do you think this is still very much in 1194 01:00:33,480 --> 01:00:34,080 Speaker 1: open space. 1195 01:00:36,120 --> 01:00:38,320 Speaker 2: I think Amazon is somewhat in the lead just by 1196 01:00:38,320 --> 01:00:41,920 Speaker 2: the fact that so many people already have Echo devices 1197 01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:45,600 Speaker 2: in their homes, so they've got this base that's sort 1198 01:00:45,600 --> 01:00:50,360 Speaker 2: of ready to go. And plus the fact that they're 1199 01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:54,280 Speaker 2: giving Alexa Plus free to Amazon Prime members. You know, 1200 01:00:54,960 --> 01:00:57,560 Speaker 2: you know how many Amazon Prime members are there. I mean, 1201 01:00:57,560 --> 01:01:00,040 Speaker 2: there's got to be you know, millions of them. So 1202 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:03,800 Speaker 2: it's going to be sort of automatically in people's homes, 1203 01:01:04,120 --> 01:01:07,880 Speaker 2: you know, in the in the coming months. You know, 1204 01:01:08,200 --> 01:01:13,920 Speaker 2: there's plenty of people who obviously use Google Assistant, and 1205 01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:17,520 Speaker 2: plenty of people who use Siri, but those are more 1206 01:01:17,560 --> 01:01:22,320 Speaker 2: limited to phones, you know, rather than smart speakers. And 1207 01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:25,440 Speaker 2: you know, I don't think, you know, even if Apple 1208 01:01:25,560 --> 01:01:27,920 Speaker 2: does come out with a new home pod in the 1209 01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:30,920 Speaker 2: next few months, it's still more of a niche device 1210 01:01:31,040 --> 01:01:34,760 Speaker 2: than all of the Amazon Echoes that are already out there. 1211 01:01:36,120 --> 01:01:38,800 Speaker 1: Let's talk about that price. So they announced a twenty 1212 01:01:38,880 --> 01:01:42,120 Speaker 1: dollars a month price or free to Prime members. A 1213 01:01:42,120 --> 01:01:45,240 Speaker 1: couple of thoughts here, Number one, who would pay twenty 1214 01:01:45,240 --> 01:01:48,640 Speaker 1: dollars a month for this? Number two, it's included with Prime. 1215 01:01:48,720 --> 01:01:51,040 Speaker 1: But if you do the math, twenty times twelve is 1216 01:01:51,080 --> 01:01:53,600 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty dollars a year, which is more 1217 01:01:53,640 --> 01:01:55,360 Speaker 1: than Prime So are we going to see a Prime 1218 01:01:55,440 --> 01:01:56,840 Speaker 1: price increase because of this? 1219 01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:00,000 Speaker 2: I mean, it's not outside of the realm of possibilit 1220 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:03,960 Speaker 2: I wouldn't rule out an increasing price, especially if you 1221 01:02:03,960 --> 01:02:06,920 Speaker 2: don't get a lot of takers, maybe initially for Amazon 1222 01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:07,680 Speaker 2: Alexa plus. 1223 01:02:08,560 --> 01:02:11,280 Speaker 1: Do you think this is a value at twenty dollars standalone? 1224 01:02:11,720 --> 01:02:13,600 Speaker 1: I mean, why would you not just subscribe to Prime 1225 01:02:13,640 --> 01:02:14,160 Speaker 1: at that point? 1226 01:02:14,680 --> 01:02:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know how many people would are gonna 1227 01:02:19,760 --> 01:02:22,600 Speaker 2: subscribe to this, as you know, on its own. I 1228 01:02:22,600 --> 01:02:25,400 Speaker 2: think I think the most majority of people are going 1229 01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:27,920 Speaker 2: to have Amazon Prime and try it that way. But 1230 01:02:28,640 --> 01:02:32,600 Speaker 2: I I am I don't know how many people are 1231 01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:35,000 Speaker 2: gonna say, oh, yeah, I want I'm going to pay 1232 01:02:35,040 --> 01:02:37,520 Speaker 2: twenty dollars a month, you know that. I think I 1233 01:02:37,600 --> 01:02:40,280 Speaker 2: think it's the case is going to be a lot 1234 01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:43,280 Speaker 2: of people who already have Amazon Echo devices in their 1235 01:02:43,320 --> 01:02:46,560 Speaker 2: home and subscribe to Prime will just start using it. 1236 01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:49,680 Speaker 2: And I think that's Amazon strategy. 1237 01:02:49,720 --> 01:02:49,919 Speaker 8: Here. 1238 01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:54,600 Speaker 2: Where Amazon has struggled with its smart assistance is that 1239 01:02:55,600 --> 01:02:59,520 Speaker 2: it's sold the devices at a loss, initially expecting that 1240 01:02:59,720 --> 01:03:03,439 Speaker 2: the services that people were gonna use through Alexa would 1241 01:03:03,720 --> 01:03:07,120 Speaker 2: help recoup that cost. That hasn't happened. You know, they 1242 01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:09,360 Speaker 2: they had to layoff, you know, tens of thousands of 1243 01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:12,880 Speaker 2: people over the last few years. So I think if 1244 01:03:13,160 --> 01:03:16,080 Speaker 2: Alexa Plus can get more people to you know, buy 1245 01:03:16,200 --> 01:03:19,160 Speaker 2: ubers or you know, order from Uber, you know, order 1246 01:03:19,200 --> 01:03:25,040 Speaker 2: from door Dash and use more services through Alexa, then 1247 01:03:25,240 --> 01:03:29,480 Speaker 2: they can start recouping those costs and you know, generate 1248 01:03:29,520 --> 01:03:31,720 Speaker 2: that revenue that they've been wanting for so long. 1249 01:03:32,240 --> 01:03:34,840 Speaker 1: All right, We're gonna leave it there. Mike Prospero from 1250 01:03:35,320 --> 01:03:37,600 Speaker 1: Tom's Guide, thanks so much for joining me the website 1251 01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:41,720 Speaker 1: Tom's Guide dot com. Get those calls in triple eight 1252 01:03:41,920 --> 01:03:44,520 Speaker 1: rich one O one eight eight eight seven four two 1253 01:03:44,760 --> 01:03:46,479 Speaker 1: or one zero one. We'll get back to the phone 1254 01:03:46,520 --> 01:04:06,200 Speaker 1: lines right after this. Welcome back to Rich on tech. 1255 01:04:06,320 --> 01:04:09,800 Speaker 1: Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, talking technology at 1256 01:04:09,880 --> 01:04:12,840 Speaker 1: triple A Rich one on one. That's eight eight eight 1257 01:04:13,040 --> 01:04:17,600 Speaker 1: seven four to two four one zero one. Let's go 1258 01:04:17,640 --> 01:04:21,240 Speaker 1: to Nile in Culver City, Nile. You're on with Rich. 1259 01:04:22,840 --> 01:04:26,480 Speaker 11: Oh, hey, Rich, thanks for taking my call. Yeah, got 1260 01:04:26,560 --> 01:04:28,960 Speaker 11: two separate I got two separate questions. I hope you 1261 01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:33,360 Speaker 11: can answer them. The first one is about Skype. Uh, 1262 01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:38,560 Speaker 11: the company I work for. Our department uses Skype daily 1263 01:04:38,800 --> 01:04:42,040 Speaker 11: like religiously, and then every two weeks we talked to 1264 01:04:42,080 --> 01:04:46,640 Speaker 11: our Asia team over a phone call, and I was 1265 01:04:46,720 --> 01:04:50,320 Speaker 11: kind of wondering what we can recommend as an alternative 1266 01:04:50,560 --> 01:04:55,800 Speaker 11: to this because someone mentioned discord. I've used another ones too, 1267 01:04:55,880 --> 01:04:58,320 Speaker 11: but what's like the one that you think is going 1268 01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:01,080 Speaker 11: to be more in service? 1269 01:05:01,880 --> 01:05:06,400 Speaker 1: Oh, for all your teammates, how how long are the calls? Typically? 1270 01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:12,000 Speaker 11: Well, an hour sometimes with the agent team, but our teammates, 1271 01:05:12,040 --> 01:05:16,240 Speaker 11: we we tech stock and fort or all the chat 1272 01:05:16,440 --> 01:05:21,560 Speaker 11: rooms that we have really like, you know, constantly during 1273 01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:25,280 Speaker 11: the day. We do have Gmail set up. I don't 1274 01:05:25,280 --> 01:05:29,440 Speaker 11: know if g chat has a call ability or what. 1275 01:05:29,800 --> 01:05:33,520 Speaker 11: I know that a lot of the teammates will chat 1276 01:05:33,560 --> 01:05:35,240 Speaker 11: in g Chat and then all of a sudden they 1277 01:05:35,240 --> 01:05:37,840 Speaker 11: say we want to make an email group. So I 1278 01:05:37,880 --> 01:05:41,120 Speaker 11: don't I don't know how you know reliable that is. 1279 01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:43,560 Speaker 11: I just wanted to get your take on that part. 1280 01:05:44,080 --> 01:05:47,440 Speaker 1: Well, so I think, now, were you paying for Skype 1281 01:05:47,840 --> 01:05:49,040 Speaker 1: at all or as. 1282 01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:51,360 Speaker 11: You used out now we're all using the freebies. 1283 01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:53,520 Speaker 1: You're all using the freebies. Okay, So yeah, so it 1284 01:05:53,560 --> 01:05:56,360 Speaker 1: sounds like you want to free you know, something that's free. 1285 01:05:56,680 --> 01:05:58,479 Speaker 1: I mean, here's the thing. You know, when it comes 1286 01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:01,640 Speaker 1: to business, if you're relying on this stuff, a lot 1287 01:06:01,680 --> 01:06:04,960 Speaker 1: of the consumer services have some sort of limitation on 1288 01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:07,800 Speaker 1: them in order, you know, for people like yourself that 1289 01:06:07,840 --> 01:06:11,120 Speaker 1: are running some sort of business aspect of it, they 1290 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:13,960 Speaker 1: want you to pay. So Zoom when it first came out, 1291 01:06:14,040 --> 01:06:15,800 Speaker 1: you know, it was like, I think during the pandemic, 1292 01:06:16,320 --> 01:06:19,720 Speaker 1: it was let's see meeting limits. So it was like, 1293 01:06:19,760 --> 01:06:21,959 Speaker 1: I think they had they took their meeting limits off, 1294 01:06:22,600 --> 01:06:25,360 Speaker 1: but right now, you know, now they put them back on, 1295 01:06:25,600 --> 01:06:28,680 Speaker 1: and it looks like the meeting limit for free is 1296 01:06:28,800 --> 01:06:32,320 Speaker 1: forty minutes, so if you want to go above that, 1297 01:06:32,680 --> 01:06:34,720 Speaker 1: you would have to pay. But I think in general, 1298 01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:38,040 Speaker 1: you know, it depends what you want to do. If 1299 01:06:38,080 --> 01:06:43,200 Speaker 1: you're talking about chatting, you know, maybe something like a 1300 01:06:43,240 --> 01:06:47,640 Speaker 1: Slack would be best for chats, and then for video conferencing, 1301 01:06:47,800 --> 01:06:51,280 Speaker 1: maybe something like a Zoom would be good because you 1302 01:06:51,280 --> 01:06:53,240 Speaker 1: can get a whole bunch of people on there. Everyone's 1303 01:06:53,320 --> 01:06:56,080 Speaker 1: very familiar with the software. It's probably all installed on there. 1304 01:06:56,640 --> 01:06:58,360 Speaker 1: But Teams is also going to do all of that 1305 01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:02,160 Speaker 1: stuff as well, So you know, I'd have to look 1306 01:07:02,160 --> 01:07:05,640 Speaker 1: at the free level of Microsoft Teams because most of 1307 01:07:05,680 --> 01:07:09,360 Speaker 1: the time. People that have Teams are in a company, 1308 01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:11,479 Speaker 1: in a corporate environment, and so there's a whole bunch 1309 01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:13,280 Speaker 1: of features that come in there that are you know, 1310 01:07:13,320 --> 01:07:16,560 Speaker 1: because people are paying. But I'm looking at the free 1311 01:07:16,680 --> 01:07:20,919 Speaker 1: version of Teams, So group meetings with a time cap 1312 01:07:20,960 --> 01:07:25,520 Speaker 1: of sixty minutes, one on one meetings with a time 1313 01:07:25,560 --> 01:07:28,760 Speaker 1: limit for up to thirty hours, that's interesting maximum of 1314 01:07:28,760 --> 01:07:33,440 Speaker 1: one hundred people per meeting, unlimited chat via Microsoft Teams messaging. 1315 01:07:33,880 --> 01:07:36,280 Speaker 1: So it sounds to me, just off the top of 1316 01:07:36,280 --> 01:07:41,400 Speaker 1: my head that what they're pushing you to on Microsoft 1317 01:07:41,640 --> 01:07:44,280 Speaker 1: is Teams, and I think that that probably would work 1318 01:07:44,320 --> 01:07:46,840 Speaker 1: out best for you. And what I like about Teams 1319 01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:49,280 Speaker 1: compared to some of these other things is that it's 1320 01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:52,280 Speaker 1: built for businesses. So it's built for businesses like yours 1321 01:07:52,320 --> 01:07:54,680 Speaker 1: to keep in touch, and that means that they're going 1322 01:07:54,760 --> 01:07:59,400 Speaker 1: to have apps for both Mac, PC, iPhone Android. No 1323 01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:02,080 Speaker 1: matter how your workers want to connect, no matter where 1324 01:08:02,120 --> 01:08:03,960 Speaker 1: they are in the world, they're gonna be able to 1325 01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:08,040 Speaker 1: do that. So I'd probably recommend Microsoft Teams. You could 1326 01:08:08,040 --> 01:08:11,080 Speaker 1: probably get away with Zoom. I don't know if Zoom 1327 01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:15,920 Speaker 1: has as robust kind of chat features I'm looking at here. 1328 01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:16,400 Speaker 2: Oh, yep. 1329 01:08:16,439 --> 01:08:20,200 Speaker 1: Team Chat does have it, so that may be a 1330 01:08:20,240 --> 01:08:21,920 Speaker 1: way to do it as well. I mean you could, yeah, 1331 01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:23,800 Speaker 1: you could chat and Zoom as well. So I think 1332 01:08:23,800 --> 01:08:29,120 Speaker 1: it comes down to for me is the amount of 1333 01:08:29,120 --> 01:08:31,320 Speaker 1: time you get. So what I'd do is I would 1334 01:08:31,360 --> 01:08:34,599 Speaker 1: compare teams to Zoom and see what you get for 1335 01:08:34,680 --> 01:08:37,720 Speaker 1: free and if that works. They both offer chat, they 1336 01:08:37,720 --> 01:08:41,479 Speaker 1: both offer video chat, they both offer calls, so just 1337 01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:44,360 Speaker 1: go ahead and pick one of them that works the 1338 01:08:44,400 --> 01:08:46,479 Speaker 1: best for your team. I think that that's gonna be 1339 01:08:46,520 --> 01:08:49,960 Speaker 1: the best way to do it. It's interesting a lot, 1340 01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:54,360 Speaker 1: you know, there's been so many changes to the calling 1341 01:08:54,439 --> 01:08:57,760 Speaker 1: landscape since Skype came out, and you know, I'm looking 1342 01:08:57,800 --> 01:09:00,880 Speaker 1: online for you know, it's interesting because you can call 1343 01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:04,120 Speaker 1: anyone in the world through an app for free, basically 1344 01:09:04,200 --> 01:09:05,960 Speaker 1: like WhatsApp. You can call anyone you want as long 1345 01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:08,040 Speaker 1: as you're on that app. There's many other ways you 1346 01:09:08,040 --> 01:09:10,280 Speaker 1: can do it as well. Google Voice, you can Viber. 1347 01:09:10,360 --> 01:09:12,479 Speaker 1: I mean, there's so many different apps out there that 1348 01:09:12,520 --> 01:09:14,800 Speaker 1: can do this. But when it comes to actually calling 1349 01:09:14,800 --> 01:09:16,839 Speaker 1: a physical phone, that's where it gets a little trickier 1350 01:09:16,840 --> 01:09:19,920 Speaker 1: because it's not always included because there are still costs 1351 01:09:19,960 --> 01:09:24,599 Speaker 1: associated with that phone line. So a good question. Thanks 1352 01:09:24,640 --> 01:09:26,719 Speaker 1: for the call today, appreciate it. Eight eight eight rich 1353 01:09:26,840 --> 01:09:29,200 Speaker 1: one O one eight eight eight seven four to two 1354 01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:33,960 Speaker 1: four one zero one. Let's see. We got an email 1355 01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:38,320 Speaker 1: here from Neil in Virginia. He said, I see many 1356 01:09:38,360 --> 01:09:41,840 Speaker 1: PCs are coming with a Qualcom processor. Do you recommend it? 1357 01:09:42,240 --> 01:09:45,000 Speaker 1: How do they compare with AMD and Intel? Do the 1358 01:09:45,080 --> 01:09:49,000 Speaker 1: Qualcom processors run all software that runs on Windows eleven? 1359 01:09:49,680 --> 01:09:53,880 Speaker 1: Great question. So you're talking about the new Snapdragon uh 1360 01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:57,400 Speaker 1: Elite chips excellite. Now are these are chips that are 1361 01:09:57,439 --> 01:10:01,160 Speaker 1: inspired by mobile phones. So snapdrag has had its chips 1362 01:10:01,240 --> 01:10:03,840 Speaker 1: in mobile phones for a long time. They made the 1363 01:10:03,920 --> 01:10:07,040 Speaker 1: leap to computers. I went to the event at Microsoft 1364 01:10:07,120 --> 01:10:10,519 Speaker 1: up in Seattle or Redmond where they introduced their new 1365 01:10:10,520 --> 01:10:14,160 Speaker 1: Copilot PCs with these chips, and the whole point is 1366 01:10:14,200 --> 01:10:19,160 Speaker 1: that these chips are built for efficiency, so battery life, 1367 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:24,320 Speaker 1: processing efficiency, and also the AI aspects of them. Now, 1368 01:10:24,479 --> 01:10:27,000 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong, the AMD and Intel chips are great, 1369 01:10:27,040 --> 01:10:31,760 Speaker 1: but they're like powerhouses. These Snapdragon chips are more for 1370 01:10:32,280 --> 01:10:35,000 Speaker 1: the mobile kind of computing that people are doing today, 1371 01:10:35,640 --> 01:10:40,040 Speaker 1: and so there is that trade off of app compatibility 1372 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:42,880 Speaker 1: now most Windows eleven apps are going to run just fine. 1373 01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:46,639 Speaker 1: And I think if you're using any of the Microsoft apps, 1374 01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:49,280 Speaker 1: any web based software, they're all going to be fine, 1375 01:10:49,439 --> 01:10:52,120 Speaker 1: and you're going to get good battery life and good 1376 01:10:52,160 --> 01:10:56,800 Speaker 1: power efficiency from these chips. And if you look at 1377 01:10:56,840 --> 01:10:59,960 Speaker 1: the Microsoft website, they of course have an entire way 1378 01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:04,640 Speaker 1: website dedicated to people asking this question because they know 1379 01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:08,479 Speaker 1: that people are worried about app compatibility. When when Apple 1380 01:11:08,600 --> 01:11:10,880 Speaker 1: first switched over to their own chips, they went from 1381 01:11:10,920 --> 01:11:15,800 Speaker 1: Intel to their Apple their own Silicon chips, they there 1382 01:11:15,880 --> 01:11:18,280 Speaker 1: was a lot of issues with compatibility and you had 1383 01:11:18,280 --> 01:11:20,160 Speaker 1: to download a special program I think it was called 1384 01:11:20,240 --> 01:11:24,360 Speaker 1: Rosetta to run a bunch of apps on your new 1385 01:11:24,920 --> 01:11:28,960 Speaker 1: m processors until the companies you know, eventually rewrite the 1386 01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,320 Speaker 1: apps to work natively anyway for most people. And this 1387 01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:35,519 Speaker 1: the website says, based on research for Microsoft, ninety percent 1388 01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:38,759 Speaker 1: of the total app minutes people spend today have native versions. 1389 01:11:39,240 --> 01:11:41,719 Speaker 1: And if you go on this website, you can scroll 1390 01:11:41,800 --> 01:11:44,439 Speaker 1: and just about every app you can ever imagine is 1391 01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:52,680 Speaker 1: on this website. One No Word, Excel, Outlook, Team Zoom, OneDrive, Dropbox, WhatsApp, Telegram, Bitwarden, 1392 01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:58,440 Speaker 1: all the Adobe apps, all the social media apps, web browsers, 1393 01:11:58,520 --> 01:12:01,400 Speaker 1: multimedia apps. So I think you're gonna be fine if 1394 01:12:01,439 --> 01:12:03,599 Speaker 1: you're running most apps. Now, if you're running some sort 1395 01:12:03,640 --> 01:12:06,920 Speaker 1: of specialty app Neil, like something that is from an 1396 01:12:06,920 --> 01:12:12,320 Speaker 1: older computer or something that is very specific, that may 1397 01:12:12,360 --> 01:12:14,439 Speaker 1: not work, and I would check with the manufacturer of 1398 01:12:14,439 --> 01:12:16,280 Speaker 1: that software and say, hey, how does this run on 1399 01:12:16,320 --> 01:12:19,240 Speaker 1: a Qualcom processor. But if you're running the basic apps 1400 01:12:19,240 --> 01:12:21,240 Speaker 1: that you're just downloading from the internet and running on 1401 01:12:21,280 --> 01:12:24,439 Speaker 1: your computer, you're probably gonna be just fine. And so again, 1402 01:12:25,080 --> 01:12:27,280 Speaker 1: you can go to this website it's Qualcomm dot com 1403 01:12:27,320 --> 01:12:31,360 Speaker 1: slash Snapdragon and then well it's kind of a long website, 1404 01:12:31,360 --> 01:12:36,040 Speaker 1: so but it's on there. But if you search Windows 1405 01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:40,400 Speaker 1: Snapdragon X compatibility, you should see this website pop up. 1406 01:12:40,439 --> 01:12:41,920 Speaker 1: I'll put it in the show notes as well. Rich 1407 01:12:41,960 --> 01:12:43,920 Speaker 1: on Tech dot TV. But I think you're gonna be okay. 1408 01:12:44,280 --> 01:12:47,280 Speaker 1: And I have one of these surfaces with the Qualcomm 1409 01:12:47,479 --> 01:12:50,320 Speaker 1: and I have no problem. I've got the Snapdragon, and 1410 01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:53,160 Speaker 1: you know, no problem with running anything I've run on there. 1411 01:12:53,640 --> 01:12:56,400 Speaker 1: Eighty eight rich one on one eight eight eight seven 1412 01:12:56,479 --> 01:12:58,960 Speaker 1: four to two four one zero one more rich on 1413 01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:08,880 Speaker 1: Tech coming your way right after this. Welcome back to 1414 01:13:08,960 --> 01:13:14,840 Speaker 1: rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here talking technology eighty eight 1415 01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:17,599 Speaker 1: rich one O one eight eight eight seven four two 1416 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:22,280 Speaker 1: four one zero one the website rich on Tech dot tv. 1417 01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:26,040 Speaker 1: Also be sure to follow me on Instagram at rich 1418 01:13:26,120 --> 01:13:28,920 Speaker 1: on Tech. You guessed it. Coming up this hour, Chris 1419 01:13:28,960 --> 01:13:32,240 Speaker 1: Gold of Geeks on Tour is going to share some 1420 01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:35,240 Speaker 1: expert tips on making the most of Google Photos. That 1421 01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:40,120 Speaker 1: is my preferred Google, uh, my preferred photo storage and 1422 01:13:40,200 --> 01:13:43,400 Speaker 1: so I'm looking forward to learning something there. Let's go 1423 01:13:43,439 --> 01:13:46,799 Speaker 1: to Killy. Is it Killy Killy in Los Angeles or Kelly? 1424 01:13:48,400 --> 01:13:49,719 Speaker 6: You either want to work? Okay? 1425 01:13:49,800 --> 01:13:50,240 Speaker 5: So much? 1426 01:13:50,360 --> 01:13:51,599 Speaker 6: Yeah, appreciate this. 1427 01:13:53,400 --> 01:13:53,559 Speaker 8: Yeah. 1428 01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:57,200 Speaker 6: I've got a photostick with a whole bunch of photos 1429 01:13:57,240 --> 01:14:00,639 Speaker 6: on it and it will not register or when I 1430 01:14:00,680 --> 01:14:03,479 Speaker 6: when I plug it into my computer, have I lost everything? 1431 01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:07,400 Speaker 1: Now, when you say photostick, is it a specific device 1432 01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:09,240 Speaker 1: that you've purchased or are you just talking a flask 1433 01:14:09,320 --> 01:14:10,400 Speaker 1: drive with photos on it? 1434 01:14:11,680 --> 01:14:14,000 Speaker 6: No, it's a it's the photo stick brand. 1435 01:14:14,120 --> 01:14:18,360 Speaker 1: Okay, it is the photostick brand. Okay, So how is 1436 01:14:18,400 --> 01:14:23,479 Speaker 1: that thing? First off? Notwithstanding the current problem, Well. 1437 01:14:23,320 --> 01:14:24,760 Speaker 6: I don't know. I mean, I've had it for a 1438 01:14:24,840 --> 01:14:28,040 Speaker 6: long time, and the whole, the whole thing that got 1439 01:14:28,120 --> 01:14:29,920 Speaker 6: me sold on it was this idea that I that 1440 01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:32,840 Speaker 6: it would categorize the pictures for me and all that, 1441 01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:35,640 Speaker 6: But I don't know, I didn't. I didn't find it 1442 01:14:35,720 --> 01:14:38,280 Speaker 6: that good. But however, I mean, I didn't find it 1443 01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:42,080 Speaker 6: all that great for that particular purpose, and that's probably 1444 01:14:42,120 --> 01:14:42,599 Speaker 6: my fault. 1445 01:14:43,160 --> 01:14:45,880 Speaker 7: But the main. 1446 01:14:46,040 --> 01:14:50,280 Speaker 6: Thing was to you know, save these photos in a backup, 1447 01:14:50,840 --> 01:14:55,240 Speaker 6: backed up style. And now when I plug it in, 1448 01:14:55,280 --> 01:14:58,400 Speaker 6: to my horror, it's, well, it doesn't register. 1449 01:14:58,520 --> 01:14:58,640 Speaker 9: Now. 1450 01:14:58,680 --> 01:15:03,880 Speaker 6: The thing when when I plug it in, I do 1451 01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:06,400 Speaker 6: get you know what it'llllum It is that there's a 1452 01:15:06,439 --> 01:15:10,960 Speaker 6: red light that elluminates in the photo states. That's that's working, okay. 1453 01:15:11,160 --> 01:15:13,920 Speaker 6: And when I and you you hear that doorbell sound 1454 01:15:13,920 --> 01:15:16,439 Speaker 6: when you plug it in? Did it? Did it? 1455 01:15:16,520 --> 01:15:19,439 Speaker 1: So your computer is saying it's seeing that something's plunked in. 1456 01:15:19,600 --> 01:15:20,439 Speaker 6: I'm sorry, what was that? 1457 01:15:20,479 --> 01:15:23,479 Speaker 1: Your computer seeing that something's plugged in but nothing pops up? 1458 01:15:24,439 --> 01:15:24,839 Speaker 2: Correct? 1459 01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:27,920 Speaker 1: Now? Is there a special software that this runs that's 1460 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:30,280 Speaker 1: that's supposed to come up? And that is that software 1461 01:15:30,320 --> 01:15:32,599 Speaker 1: coming up? Or are you just looking at the Windows Explorer. 1462 01:15:34,760 --> 01:15:37,280 Speaker 6: I'm just looking at the Windows Explorer. 1463 01:15:37,680 --> 01:15:39,840 Speaker 1: Okay, you know, so when you look at when you 1464 01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:42,519 Speaker 1: look at Windows Explorer, does the stick show up on 1465 01:15:42,560 --> 01:15:44,800 Speaker 1: the left hand side under like all the devices? And 1466 01:15:44,840 --> 01:15:45,840 Speaker 1: can you double click that? 1467 01:15:46,720 --> 01:15:46,920 Speaker 6: No? 1468 01:15:47,120 --> 01:15:52,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't, okay, okay. Have you tried restarting your computer? Yes, 1469 01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:53,800 Speaker 1: and it still doesn't show up? 1470 01:15:54,360 --> 01:15:54,479 Speaker 8: No? 1471 01:15:54,640 --> 01:15:56,559 Speaker 1: Okay. Have you tried a different computer? 1472 01:15:58,040 --> 01:15:58,160 Speaker 9: No? 1473 01:15:58,320 --> 01:15:59,880 Speaker 1: Okay, So that's what I would do first off. So 1474 01:16:00,120 --> 01:16:02,680 Speaker 1: a couple of things. Now, by the way, do you 1475 01:16:02,720 --> 01:16:05,479 Speaker 1: have these photos anywhere else or they just on this stick? 1476 01:16:06,120 --> 01:16:09,120 Speaker 6: Well, I don't know because I had you know, I 1477 01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:11,960 Speaker 6: haven't access to this. If it's a project I've taken 1478 01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:14,320 Speaker 6: on for myself. I've got thousands of photos and I've 1479 01:16:14,360 --> 01:16:17,639 Speaker 6: decided it's time to start because I've matched out my computer. 1480 01:16:18,160 --> 01:16:22,160 Speaker 6: That's another thing. Yeah, I need to start categorizing them 1481 01:16:22,200 --> 01:16:24,280 Speaker 6: and weeding out the ones I don't need. And that's 1482 01:16:24,280 --> 01:16:26,880 Speaker 6: why I, you know, picked this up to see what 1483 01:16:27,040 --> 01:16:29,800 Speaker 6: was on it, and I don't know, but I'm sure 1484 01:16:29,800 --> 01:16:33,080 Speaker 6: it's there are a lot of pictures I I thought 1485 01:16:33,080 --> 01:16:33,880 Speaker 6: were worth keeping. 1486 01:16:34,240 --> 01:16:37,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course. All right, Well, here's here's the steps 1487 01:16:37,040 --> 01:16:38,920 Speaker 1: I would I would take to see if you can 1488 01:16:39,080 --> 01:16:43,559 Speaker 1: rescue this thing. So first off, you know, restart your 1489 01:16:43,560 --> 01:16:45,040 Speaker 1: computer you already do. Make sure you have all the 1490 01:16:45,040 --> 01:16:48,280 Speaker 1: software updates on your computer, that's number one. And make 1491 01:16:48,320 --> 01:16:51,280 Speaker 1: sure that the software that whatever proprietary software that this 1492 01:16:51,320 --> 01:16:53,519 Speaker 1: thing runs, make sure that that's up to date as well. 1493 01:16:53,600 --> 01:16:56,439 Speaker 1: And then of course restart your computer. So if it's 1494 01:16:56,479 --> 01:16:59,080 Speaker 1: showing up and and the device is not showing up 1495 01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:03,559 Speaker 1: in your ex you know, in your file explorer, then 1496 01:17:03,960 --> 01:17:06,840 Speaker 1: that's kind of a problem. If so, what I would 1497 01:17:06,840 --> 01:17:09,360 Speaker 1: do is, first off, try a different computer, see if 1498 01:17:09,400 --> 01:17:12,599 Speaker 1: the device pops up there. And you might even try 1499 01:17:12,600 --> 01:17:15,759 Speaker 1: a different device, you know, if a friend has a computer, laptop, whatever, 1500 01:17:16,080 --> 01:17:18,120 Speaker 1: plug that photo stick in, see if you can see 1501 01:17:18,120 --> 01:17:21,120 Speaker 1: the files on that photostick, and if you're waiting for 1502 01:17:21,160 --> 01:17:23,280 Speaker 1: the computer to show up, you know, and open up 1503 01:17:23,320 --> 01:17:25,880 Speaker 1: those files. Just see if you can navigate to that 1504 01:17:25,960 --> 01:17:29,439 Speaker 1: device on your computer in the Windows file Explorer and 1505 01:17:29,479 --> 01:17:31,280 Speaker 1: see if you can double click and open up and 1506 01:17:31,280 --> 01:17:35,240 Speaker 1: see the files in there. That's number one. The other 1507 01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:37,519 Speaker 1: thing is do not format this device. So if you're 1508 01:17:37,520 --> 01:17:39,679 Speaker 1: trying to say, okay, let me format this to start over, 1509 01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:41,800 Speaker 1: you will definitely lose your pictures if you do that. 1510 01:17:42,280 --> 01:17:44,120 Speaker 1: So if you can't get this thing to show up. 1511 01:17:44,360 --> 01:17:46,680 Speaker 1: Let's say you try a different computer. You've tried restarting. 1512 01:17:46,920 --> 01:17:48,840 Speaker 1: If you can't get this thing to show up at all, 1513 01:17:49,880 --> 01:17:54,000 Speaker 1: then I would probably either try some data rescue software 1514 01:17:54,040 --> 01:17:56,559 Speaker 1: on it. You can run that, or maybe bring it 1515 01:17:56,600 --> 01:17:59,080 Speaker 1: to someone that's a data that runs a data rescue, 1516 01:18:00,920 --> 01:18:04,479 Speaker 1: you know business. So the program for the data rescue 1517 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:09,040 Speaker 1: you can try as Recouva r CUVA. So install that 1518 01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:11,360 Speaker 1: on your computer, plug this little drive in and see 1519 01:18:11,360 --> 01:18:13,640 Speaker 1: if that brings it up, see if it shows up 1520 01:18:13,680 --> 01:18:16,880 Speaker 1: in there. And that's it. There's a reason why I 1521 01:18:16,920 --> 01:18:19,000 Speaker 1: don't like these little flash drives, and I get a 1522 01:18:19,000 --> 01:18:21,360 Speaker 1: million questions about them, And that's why I was asking 1523 01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:24,240 Speaker 1: about it, because I've not personally tested this device. But 1524 01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:26,200 Speaker 1: I don't like the website, I don't like the way 1525 01:18:26,200 --> 01:18:29,040 Speaker 1: they sell it, I don't like pretty much anything about it. 1526 01:18:29,439 --> 01:18:33,000 Speaker 1: So I personally think that the cloud is probably the 1527 01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:34,479 Speaker 1: best way of doing it. And I think the way 1528 01:18:34,479 --> 01:18:36,800 Speaker 1: they sell this to you is the fact that this 1529 01:18:36,920 --> 01:18:39,760 Speaker 1: software and if it does it, that's great. But this 1530 01:18:39,880 --> 01:18:42,400 Speaker 1: software you install on your computer, it will find all 1531 01:18:42,439 --> 01:18:45,080 Speaker 1: the pictures on your computer and kind of bring them 1532 01:18:45,160 --> 01:18:47,240 Speaker 1: onto this flash drive. I actually think that's a very 1533 01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:50,639 Speaker 1: helpful thing. But you can also accomplish that for free 1534 01:18:50,840 --> 01:18:56,080 Speaker 1: using Google Photos. And so Google Photos actually has a 1535 01:18:56,240 --> 01:18:59,479 Speaker 1: desktop software that will find the photos on your computer 1536 01:18:59,560 --> 01:19:01,479 Speaker 1: if you and install it, and if you install it 1537 01:19:01,520 --> 01:19:04,080 Speaker 1: on there to say, you know, here's my computer, find 1538 01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:06,519 Speaker 1: all the pictures, upload them to Google Photos, or you 1539 01:19:06,520 --> 01:19:09,360 Speaker 1: can dump them into that into a specific folder and 1540 01:19:09,360 --> 01:19:11,400 Speaker 1: you'll back them up. And the reason I like that 1541 01:19:11,520 --> 01:19:14,759 Speaker 1: is because now you have your photos in the cloud 1542 01:19:15,160 --> 01:19:18,160 Speaker 1: and they're safely backed up. So no matter what, I 1543 01:19:18,200 --> 01:19:21,920 Speaker 1: always kind of recommend that you would have your pictures 1544 01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:26,280 Speaker 1: in two places, which is the original location plus the cloud. 1545 01:19:26,520 --> 01:19:28,559 Speaker 1: Technically you're supposed to have them in three, but most 1546 01:19:28,600 --> 01:19:30,720 Speaker 1: people don't even have them in two. Most people don't 1547 01:19:30,720 --> 01:19:33,040 Speaker 1: even have any sort of backup plan for their pictures. 1548 01:19:33,479 --> 01:19:38,040 Speaker 1: But when it comes to achilly with the organization of photos, 1549 01:19:38,160 --> 01:19:41,680 Speaker 1: I don't really think that's necessary anymore, just because if 1550 01:19:41,680 --> 01:19:44,439 Speaker 1: you put these into something like a cloud storage, and 1551 01:19:44,479 --> 01:19:46,599 Speaker 1: you could choose whatever one you want. If you want iCloud, fine, 1552 01:19:46,640 --> 01:19:49,720 Speaker 1: if you want one drive, fine, if you want Google Photos, 1553 01:19:49,880 --> 01:19:53,080 Speaker 1: that's fine. Amazon Photos free with Prime membership, you can 1554 01:19:53,160 --> 01:19:55,800 Speaker 1: do that, but just get them in somewhere, and all 1555 01:19:55,840 --> 01:20:01,400 Speaker 1: of these systems have some level of AI organization, so 1556 01:20:01,439 --> 01:20:03,559 Speaker 1: they're going to look through these pictures and pick out 1557 01:20:03,600 --> 01:20:07,160 Speaker 1: the faces, pick out the places, the things, the objects, 1558 01:20:07,680 --> 01:20:10,640 Speaker 1: and so there's really no reason to organize these anymore 1559 01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:14,160 Speaker 1: into folders because if you want a picture of you 1560 01:20:14,240 --> 01:20:17,320 Speaker 1: in Rome, just type in Rome and even the old 1561 01:20:17,360 --> 01:20:20,160 Speaker 1: pictures that don't have the geotags on them, they'll still 1562 01:20:20,200 --> 01:20:22,800 Speaker 1: find those pictures based on things in those pictures. You know, 1563 01:20:22,840 --> 01:20:26,680 Speaker 1: it looks like Roman architecture or you know, anything from 1564 01:20:26,760 --> 01:20:28,559 Speaker 1: Rome that it picks out. It's not gonna be perfect, 1565 01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:31,960 Speaker 1: but it does a pretty good job. But I would 1566 01:20:31,960 --> 01:20:34,320 Speaker 1: also get in touch with the photostick folks and see 1567 01:20:34,520 --> 01:20:36,600 Speaker 1: if they have any customer service and see what they 1568 01:20:36,680 --> 01:20:39,240 Speaker 1: say about this not showing up. It could be something simple, 1569 01:20:40,360 --> 01:20:44,439 Speaker 1: but it sounds like something got a little bit. Maybe 1570 01:20:44,439 --> 01:20:48,280 Speaker 1: it wasn't ejected, and that could have been you know, 1571 01:20:48,320 --> 01:20:52,280 Speaker 1: a problem for this thing. So yeah, the main takeaway 1572 01:20:52,280 --> 01:20:54,360 Speaker 1: I have here is you have to have these things 1573 01:20:54,400 --> 01:20:57,559 Speaker 1: backed up because there's too many issues with photos where 1574 01:20:58,200 --> 01:21:01,639 Speaker 1: you know, you lose a password, you lose access to something, 1575 01:21:01,760 --> 01:21:04,160 Speaker 1: something crashes, and next thing you know, all of your 1576 01:21:04,160 --> 01:21:06,680 Speaker 1: photos are gone, but those are the main things I 1577 01:21:06,680 --> 01:21:08,280 Speaker 1: would do. I would check this on the different on 1578 01:21:08,320 --> 01:21:11,280 Speaker 1: a friend's computer number one and see if that if 1579 01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:15,240 Speaker 1: it finds the pictures there. If you're really, if you're 1580 01:21:15,760 --> 01:21:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, kind of advanced, you might be able to 1581 01:21:17,240 --> 01:21:19,040 Speaker 1: start up your computer in like safe mode and see 1582 01:21:19,080 --> 01:21:20,679 Speaker 1: if you can put the drive in there. Because maybe 1583 01:21:20,720 --> 01:21:23,559 Speaker 1: there's an app. You mean that your computer is making 1584 01:21:23,600 --> 01:21:25,639 Speaker 1: some sort of some sort of noise when you put 1585 01:21:25,640 --> 01:21:28,720 Speaker 1: this flask drive in it, so it definitely recognizes the 1586 01:21:28,760 --> 01:21:32,320 Speaker 1: flash drive that's being plugged in, it's just not showing 1587 01:21:32,360 --> 01:21:34,840 Speaker 1: you what's on there, So it could be an app 1588 01:21:34,880 --> 01:21:39,040 Speaker 1: that is interfering as well. Let's see, do I have 1589 01:21:39,080 --> 01:21:42,320 Speaker 1: time for another question or one more question? Okay, let's 1590 01:21:42,360 --> 01:21:44,639 Speaker 1: go to Bill and Hartford. Bill your own with Rich. 1591 01:21:46,320 --> 01:21:47,360 Speaker 5: Thank you taking a call. 1592 01:21:47,520 --> 01:21:47,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 1593 01:21:49,320 --> 01:21:53,920 Speaker 5: Uh. Straight from the beginning, I tried to order a 1594 01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:58,439 Speaker 5: QR code online. Okay, I didn't recognize where the company 1595 01:21:58,600 --> 01:22:01,040 Speaker 5: was that was making the QR but evidently it's a 1596 01:22:01,080 --> 01:22:06,080 Speaker 5: European company. So all I'm getting is maybe if necessary 1597 01:22:06,160 --> 01:22:09,599 Speaker 5: text messages back and forth, no live contact. I ordered 1598 01:22:09,640 --> 01:22:13,320 Speaker 5: the QR code, had it printed up on vinyl. It worked, 1599 01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:18,000 Speaker 5: for a while, and then it set itself. It didn't 1600 01:22:18,040 --> 01:22:22,000 Speaker 5: necessarily set itself down totally. But now when I open it, 1601 01:22:22,080 --> 01:22:25,559 Speaker 5: instead of it opening up to the video presentation that 1602 01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:29,880 Speaker 5: I'm looking for to present, it opens up to bemo. 1603 01:22:30,040 --> 01:22:33,240 Speaker 5: I think it is a ve M or something. Yeah, 1604 01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:36,320 Speaker 5: and it's suggesting that you need to have a log in. Well, 1605 01:22:36,320 --> 01:22:38,680 Speaker 5: I never signed up for that. And if if I'm 1606 01:22:38,760 --> 01:22:40,600 Speaker 5: riding down the road and you see this on the 1607 01:22:40,600 --> 01:22:43,320 Speaker 5: back of my car and you don't, and you don't 1608 01:22:43,320 --> 01:22:47,120 Speaker 5: have a Vimeo, how do I remedy it this? 1609 01:22:47,240 --> 01:22:49,920 Speaker 1: Okay, so you've got you Okay, she printed, Oh wow, 1610 01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:52,559 Speaker 1: this is this is an interesting one. Okay, she printed 1611 01:22:52,560 --> 01:22:56,479 Speaker 1: the QR code. And now it's the QR code is 1612 01:22:56,600 --> 01:22:58,880 Speaker 1: leading to a place that you don't want it to lead, 1613 01:22:58,920 --> 01:23:00,439 Speaker 1: a different website than you wanted. 1614 01:23:01,439 --> 01:23:04,720 Speaker 5: No, well, the initial website pops up, but it will 1615 01:23:04,720 --> 01:23:07,880 Speaker 5: not run the video. It's initially now is calling for 1616 01:23:07,960 --> 01:23:12,120 Speaker 5: you to have a Vimeo account to open it up 1617 01:23:12,200 --> 01:23:13,479 Speaker 5: in order to see the video. 1618 01:23:13,760 --> 01:23:16,280 Speaker 1: Okay, Well then okay, then there's good news matters. If 1619 01:23:16,280 --> 01:23:19,200 Speaker 1: it's so number one, you can't change where a QR 1620 01:23:19,280 --> 01:23:22,120 Speaker 1: code goes to once it's created. It's not gonna unless 1621 01:23:22,160 --> 01:23:25,000 Speaker 1: you can do something with a QR code website that 1622 01:23:25,080 --> 01:23:28,160 Speaker 1: on the back end, and it depends how this QR 1623 01:23:28,240 --> 01:23:31,760 Speaker 1: code is made. So if the company made it where 1624 01:23:32,640 --> 01:23:34,479 Speaker 1: you know, they can change things on the back end. 1625 01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:37,639 Speaker 1: They could change the URL that this leads to. Okay, 1626 01:23:37,640 --> 01:23:39,559 Speaker 1: that's number one. So you would have to get in 1627 01:23:39,600 --> 01:23:41,719 Speaker 1: touch with them. But the thing is when you scan 1628 01:23:41,880 --> 01:23:43,560 Speaker 1: this code, and you can email me this code and 1629 01:23:43,600 --> 01:23:45,840 Speaker 1: I'll take a look. But when you scan this code, 1630 01:23:45,880 --> 01:23:49,000 Speaker 1: if it's going to the actual Vimeo video that you want, 1631 01:23:49,040 --> 01:23:51,040 Speaker 1: is that where your videos hosted Vimeo? 1632 01:23:53,240 --> 01:23:57,479 Speaker 5: Initially? No, it's not hosted at Vimeo. It's hosted to 1633 01:23:57,560 --> 01:24:00,160 Speaker 5: a business. 1634 01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:02,479 Speaker 1: Uh okay, well they may. 1635 01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:04,520 Speaker 5: Be business web adrift. 1636 01:24:04,240 --> 01:24:07,639 Speaker 1: They may be using Vimeo to to actually host that video. 1637 01:24:07,800 --> 01:24:11,960 Speaker 5: So no, I contacted them and they're not. And every 1638 01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:14,280 Speaker 5: time that I go back, if I go back into 1639 01:24:14,320 --> 01:24:18,000 Speaker 5: it outside of the QR code, I will go directly 1640 01:24:18,080 --> 01:24:21,639 Speaker 5: to the video. It will never Vimeo will never pop up, right, Okay, 1641 01:24:22,560 --> 01:24:24,680 Speaker 5: QR code that was that was developed. 1642 01:24:24,800 --> 01:24:26,280 Speaker 1: Did the QR code ever work? 1643 01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:27,320 Speaker 5: Yes? 1644 01:24:27,560 --> 01:24:30,040 Speaker 1: Okay, it did. Okay, So you got to get in 1645 01:24:30,080 --> 01:24:32,479 Speaker 1: touch with this QR code company because that's the only 1646 01:24:32,520 --> 01:24:34,559 Speaker 1: way that you can get them to change this link 1647 01:24:34,600 --> 01:24:38,360 Speaker 1: to the right link. So it sounds like they're probably 1648 01:24:38,439 --> 01:24:42,400 Speaker 1: using a proxy link that once someone scans this code, 1649 01:24:42,880 --> 01:24:45,880 Speaker 1: it brings it to where you want the code to go. 1650 01:24:45,960 --> 01:24:50,679 Speaker 1: It sounds like something got changed. Yeah, and so you've 1651 01:24:50,680 --> 01:24:52,400 Speaker 1: got to get in touch with that company to do it. 1652 01:24:53,920 --> 01:24:55,880 Speaker 1: Otherwise it's not You're not gonna be able to change 1653 01:24:55,920 --> 01:24:58,400 Speaker 1: this yourself. You can't change a QR code yourself. You 1654 01:24:58,439 --> 01:25:00,360 Speaker 1: have to go to the back end of where that 1655 01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:02,880 Speaker 1: thing is leading to and have them change it. So 1656 01:25:03,160 --> 01:25:05,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of a problem, Bill, But you got to 1657 01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:06,760 Speaker 1: get in touch with that company that made it and say, hey, 1658 01:25:06,800 --> 01:25:08,960 Speaker 1: look I need this to point to the right url. 1659 01:25:09,400 --> 01:25:17,719 Speaker 1: This is rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 1660 01:25:18,880 --> 01:25:22,800 Speaker 1: Rich Demiro here hanging out with you talking technology the 1661 01:25:22,840 --> 01:25:29,200 Speaker 1: website for the show rich on Tech dot TV. We've 1662 01:25:29,200 --> 01:25:32,320 Speaker 1: got an interview coming up with Chris Gold of Geeks 1663 01:25:32,360 --> 01:25:34,599 Speaker 1: on Tours. She's going to share some expert tips. I'm 1664 01:25:34,600 --> 01:25:37,600 Speaker 1: making the most to Google photos. Steve k writes in 1665 01:25:37,800 --> 01:25:41,200 Speaker 1: for the photostick problem, maybe look at Device Manager on 1666 01:25:41,280 --> 01:25:44,640 Speaker 1: Windows see if the photostick shows up there. It's a 1667 01:25:44,680 --> 01:25:48,280 Speaker 1: good avenue to check man so many issues. Like it's 1668 01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:50,280 Speaker 1: like when sometimes you get stuck in these things. It's 1669 01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:53,360 Speaker 1: like the QR code thing, It's like, that's a tough one, 1670 01:25:53,479 --> 01:25:56,680 Speaker 1: you know. This is why again, whenever you're going to 1671 01:25:56,760 --> 01:25:59,200 Speaker 1: do business with a company, make sure that you can 1672 01:25:59,200 --> 01:26:02,040 Speaker 1: get in touch with them before you pay, because if 1673 01:26:02,080 --> 01:26:03,760 Speaker 1: you can't get in touch with them before you pay, 1674 01:26:03,880 --> 01:26:05,439 Speaker 1: you're definitely not gonna be able to get in touch 1675 01:26:05,479 --> 01:26:09,400 Speaker 1: with them after you pay. A couple of items of note. 1676 01:26:09,439 --> 01:26:15,320 Speaker 1: This week, Photoshop has a new mobile app, Photoshop. Adobe 1677 01:26:15,360 --> 01:26:19,160 Speaker 1: launched Photoshop on the iPhone. Now this is an interesting 1678 01:26:19,240 --> 01:26:22,280 Speaker 1: story because I never used Photoshop on the iPhone. But 1679 01:26:22,479 --> 01:26:24,920 Speaker 1: they're saying Photoshop is launched on the iPhone. But if 1680 01:26:24,920 --> 01:26:27,400 Speaker 1: you look at the app store, Photoshop has been on 1681 01:26:27,439 --> 01:26:29,720 Speaker 1: the iPhone for a while. I don't think it was 1682 01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:34,120 Speaker 1: this level of what you can do on Photoshop, So 1683 01:26:34,120 --> 01:26:35,960 Speaker 1: it's a little weird that they keep saying Photoshop for 1684 01:26:35,960 --> 01:26:37,840 Speaker 1: the first time ever. Like, if you look at the 1685 01:26:37,880 --> 01:26:40,920 Speaker 1: version history of Photoshop, it's been on the iPhone since 1686 01:26:40,960 --> 01:26:44,400 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two at least. But I think this version 1687 01:26:44,479 --> 01:26:49,760 Speaker 1: is like a real version of Photoshop. So they say 1688 01:26:49,800 --> 01:26:52,599 Speaker 1: this is the first time a full featured, pro level 1689 01:26:52,680 --> 01:26:56,880 Speaker 1: image editing app, has been available for free on mobile now. 1690 01:26:57,000 --> 01:27:01,160 Speaker 1: Free is also an interesting word that they're using, because yes, 1691 01:27:01,240 --> 01:27:06,200 Speaker 1: you can get core access to Photoshop features like layering, masking, blending, 1692 01:27:06,360 --> 01:27:10,280 Speaker 1: and the AI generative fill features, but you are going 1693 01:27:10,360 --> 01:27:12,519 Speaker 1: to have to pay if you want to get the 1694 01:27:12,640 --> 01:27:15,120 Speaker 1: extra features. So everything, you know, if you look at 1695 01:27:15,160 --> 01:27:17,519 Speaker 1: apps like this, they're all freemium kind of things where 1696 01:27:17,560 --> 01:27:19,720 Speaker 1: you get some stuff for free. If you want to 1697 01:27:19,720 --> 01:27:21,960 Speaker 1: do some more, you got to pay some more. So 1698 01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:25,080 Speaker 1: the premium version is eight dollars a month or seventy 1699 01:27:25,120 --> 01:27:29,000 Speaker 1: dollars a year, and Adobe wants everyone to download this, 1700 01:27:29,840 --> 01:27:32,760 Speaker 1: you know, not just for the real professionals out there. 1701 01:27:32,760 --> 01:27:35,080 Speaker 1: They're saying, hey, look, even if you're just a casual creator, 1702 01:27:35,120 --> 01:27:37,639 Speaker 1: like try this out, like use this to edit your photos. 1703 01:27:38,040 --> 01:27:40,240 Speaker 1: And they're in an interesting place because there are a 1704 01:27:40,320 --> 01:27:44,040 Speaker 1: million and one photo editing apps now, and so they 1705 01:27:44,160 --> 01:27:46,599 Speaker 1: need to be here because so many apps are out 1706 01:27:46,600 --> 01:27:48,800 Speaker 1: there that let you edit your photos, especially with AI. 1707 01:27:49,400 --> 01:27:53,160 Speaker 1: And so now, of course these traditional companies, these companies 1708 01:27:53,160 --> 01:27:55,200 Speaker 1: that have been around forever, they're you know, they tried 1709 01:27:55,240 --> 01:27:56,960 Speaker 1: to do things their way for a long time and 1710 01:27:56,960 --> 01:27:59,280 Speaker 1: then they say, okay, fine, we'll try things a new 1711 01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:01,640 Speaker 1: way too, and I think that's what's happening here. But 1712 01:28:01,680 --> 01:28:04,160 Speaker 1: if you want to check it out Photoshop on mobile, 1713 01:28:04,680 --> 01:28:06,280 Speaker 1: I will have to download this. I haven't had a 1714 01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:08,599 Speaker 1: chance to download it yet, but I'll see. I always 1715 01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:11,080 Speaker 1: thought Photoshop was a little complicated for the average person, 1716 01:28:11,400 --> 01:28:14,800 Speaker 1: and that's why people went towards apps like Snapseed or 1717 01:28:15,080 --> 01:28:18,599 Speaker 1: the Radiant image that I recommend. One tap Google Photos 1718 01:28:18,600 --> 01:28:23,240 Speaker 1: has a one tap improved SODA's Apple Photos, So see 1719 01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:29,480 Speaker 1: what you need. DirecTV is launching some new TV packages. 1720 01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:33,800 Speaker 1: Now remember Direct tv has both you know, they've have 1721 01:28:33,960 --> 01:28:36,120 Speaker 1: the satellite business, but it's you know now they're focusing 1722 01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:39,400 Speaker 1: mostly on the streaming business. So now they have these 1723 01:28:39,479 --> 01:28:42,320 Speaker 1: new what they call genre packs, so they let you 1724 01:28:42,520 --> 01:28:44,360 Speaker 1: choose the content you want to watch instead of a 1725 01:28:44,360 --> 01:28:46,639 Speaker 1: giant bundle, and they start at thirty five bucks a month. 1726 01:28:47,400 --> 01:28:51,800 Speaker 1: So what can you get. They've got a My Entertainment 1727 01:28:51,960 --> 01:28:55,080 Speaker 1: which has forty channels, including Disney Plus and Hulu with ads. 1728 01:28:55,600 --> 01:28:59,280 Speaker 1: You've got My News forty dollars, includes all kinds of 1729 01:28:59,320 --> 01:29:03,760 Speaker 1: news services CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC. You've got a 1730 01:29:03,800 --> 01:29:07,559 Speaker 1: Spanish package sixty Spanish language channels for thirty five bucks. 1731 01:29:07,920 --> 01:29:11,599 Speaker 1: My Sports Now they launched this earlier that includes ESPN 1732 01:29:11,840 --> 01:29:14,439 Speaker 1: Plus and a whole bunch of sports channels, but not 1733 01:29:14,479 --> 01:29:18,879 Speaker 1: necessarily your regional sports channels. Then they've got some mini packs. 1734 01:29:19,439 --> 01:29:22,000 Speaker 1: My Cinema for ten dollars a month for classic movies. 1735 01:29:22,520 --> 01:29:25,120 Speaker 1: My Sports Now. Here's the thing that I'm excited for, 1736 01:29:25,680 --> 01:29:29,559 Speaker 1: the My Home Team mini pack, which includes those regional 1737 01:29:29,600 --> 01:29:34,040 Speaker 1: sports networks. That's opening, launching in time for MLB Opening Day. 1738 01:29:34,439 --> 01:29:37,680 Speaker 1: So when is MLB Opening day? Bobo? Do you know 1739 01:29:37,680 --> 01:29:38,519 Speaker 1: off the top of your head? 1740 01:29:38,680 --> 01:29:38,760 Speaker 9: No? 1741 01:29:41,360 --> 01:29:45,680 Speaker 1: Close, Let's see it looks like it is. You're very 1742 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:52,200 Speaker 1: close May eighteenth, mark? Wait is twenty second Tuesday March eighteenth, 1743 01:29:52,280 --> 01:29:56,040 Speaker 1: and Wednesday, March nineteenth. Okay, so there you go, so close. 1744 01:29:56,160 --> 01:29:57,680 Speaker 1: That was a couple of days off. Looks like it's 1745 01:29:57,720 --> 01:30:00,519 Speaker 1: going to be in Tokyo. Is that the Dodgers playing Tokyo? 1746 01:30:00,520 --> 01:30:02,360 Speaker 1: I think we played a Cubs. Okay, there you go 1747 01:30:03,000 --> 01:30:06,600 Speaker 1: our residents sports guy, Bobo, where's that applause? So we 1748 01:30:06,640 --> 01:30:10,680 Speaker 1: need it. But that's the thing like these like we 1749 01:30:10,720 --> 01:30:13,479 Speaker 1: just had to subscribe to Fubo because you get your 1750 01:30:13,520 --> 01:30:17,639 Speaker 1: regional sports networks through Fubo. YouTube TV doesn't have that, 1751 01:30:18,160 --> 01:30:20,320 Speaker 1: so you pay for it. But here's the thing. I mean, 1752 01:30:20,640 --> 01:30:24,360 Speaker 1: all this is dancing around the fact that nobody really 1753 01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:27,639 Speaker 1: knows how to do this stuff with entertainment anymore. Because 1754 01:30:27,880 --> 01:30:30,360 Speaker 1: we used to have big, old cable packages that had everything. 1755 01:30:30,720 --> 01:30:33,320 Speaker 1: Then we went to individual streaming services. Those have gotten 1756 01:30:33,320 --> 01:30:35,840 Speaker 1: so expensive. Now people are going back to looking at 1757 01:30:35,840 --> 01:30:39,720 Speaker 1: these bundle packages and they're expensive, so not directvs. Trying 1758 01:30:39,760 --> 01:30:42,080 Speaker 1: smaller bundles. I mean, it's just crazy, what's happening with 1759 01:30:42,120 --> 01:30:44,320 Speaker 1: all this entertainment. All right, coming up, we're going to 1760 01:30:44,360 --> 01:30:47,000 Speaker 1: talk about Google Photos and how to make the most 1761 01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:54,800 Speaker 1: of it right here on rich on Tech. Welcome back 1762 01:30:54,840 --> 01:30:57,240 Speaker 1: to rich On Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, 1763 01:30:57,360 --> 01:31:02,200 Speaker 1: talking technology. All right, We're going to talk Google Photos, 1764 01:31:02,520 --> 01:31:05,000 Speaker 1: one of my favorite topics because this is where I 1765 01:31:05,120 --> 01:31:07,120 Speaker 1: keep my pictures and I have for a long time, 1766 01:31:07,120 --> 01:31:10,720 Speaker 1: ever since the days of Picassa. Chris gold is with 1767 01:31:10,840 --> 01:31:13,439 Speaker 1: Geeks on Tour. Thanks for joining me. 1768 01:31:14,479 --> 01:31:18,280 Speaker 10: Yeah, thanks for having me. This is great. So I 1769 01:31:18,360 --> 01:31:20,120 Speaker 10: love talking about Google photos too. 1770 01:31:20,200 --> 01:31:20,320 Speaker 9: Oh. 1771 01:31:20,439 --> 01:31:24,559 Speaker 1: I know your website is very much packed with Google 1772 01:31:24,600 --> 01:31:29,320 Speaker 1: Photos tips and tricks and so definitely check out geeksontour 1773 01:31:29,479 --> 01:31:32,120 Speaker 1: dot com. But just tell me how'd you get involved 1774 01:31:32,120 --> 01:31:32,920 Speaker 1: in all this stuff? 1775 01:31:33,960 --> 01:31:34,200 Speaker 9: Hey? 1776 01:31:35,120 --> 01:31:38,080 Speaker 10: I love photography. I am a traveler. 1777 01:31:38,560 --> 01:31:41,960 Speaker 9: From two thousand and three to twenty seventeen, my husband 1778 01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:44,719 Speaker 9: and I lived in an RV and traveled around the country. 1779 01:31:45,000 --> 01:31:48,559 Speaker 9: And when you travel, you take lots and lots and 1780 01:31:48,640 --> 01:31:51,400 Speaker 9: lots of pictures. And I was with Picasa. I wrote 1781 01:31:51,400 --> 01:31:55,559 Speaker 9: a book on Picasa. I taught classes at RV rally, 1782 01:31:55,600 --> 01:31:58,439 Speaker 9: so I gained quite a following of people who wanted 1783 01:31:58,439 --> 01:32:01,599 Speaker 9: to learn how to manage their photos with Passa. And 1784 01:32:01,720 --> 01:32:05,839 Speaker 9: I even did a seminar at Google when Picasa was it. 1785 01:32:05,880 --> 01:32:11,800 Speaker 9: So when they decided to change from Picasa to Google Photos, 1786 01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:14,519 Speaker 9: I just jumped right on board. I figured, you know, 1787 01:32:14,640 --> 01:32:17,280 Speaker 9: they know what they're doing, they have the future in mind, 1788 01:32:17,439 --> 01:32:19,120 Speaker 9: so I want to see what's going on. 1789 01:32:19,680 --> 01:32:20,040 Speaker 6: I went. 1790 01:32:20,160 --> 01:32:22,320 Speaker 9: I jumped right in with Google Photos at the very 1791 01:32:22,360 --> 01:32:24,040 Speaker 9: beginning twenty fifteen. 1792 01:32:24,800 --> 01:32:26,800 Speaker 10: I started teaching that. 1793 01:32:27,200 --> 01:32:30,160 Speaker 9: I wrote a book on that, and I am now 1794 01:32:30,280 --> 01:32:34,719 Speaker 9: a Google Photos Product Expert Diamond level for Google. 1795 01:32:34,880 --> 01:32:36,880 Speaker 1: Oh wow, well, I'm going to tell you immediately off 1796 01:32:36,880 --> 01:32:39,880 Speaker 1: the bat my biggest pet peeve with Google Photos because 1797 01:32:39,880 --> 01:32:41,280 Speaker 1: I have all my pictures in there. I love it, 1798 01:32:41,320 --> 01:32:44,320 Speaker 1: but I have so many that to do a Google 1799 01:32:44,560 --> 01:32:47,639 Speaker 1: takeout backup, you know, if I want to like download 1800 01:32:47,680 --> 01:32:51,120 Speaker 1: them all, it's so many gigs I mean terabytes that 1801 01:32:51,320 --> 01:32:53,840 Speaker 1: it's almost impossible for me to do that because it's 1802 01:32:53,880 --> 01:32:57,479 Speaker 1: eighty files of like fifty gigs each and by the way, 1803 01:32:57,520 --> 01:33:01,840 Speaker 1: downloading that is no easy fee. So I suggested to Google, is, 1804 01:33:02,320 --> 01:33:04,920 Speaker 1: why don't you have some sort of hard drive that 1805 01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:07,360 Speaker 1: I can plug into Wi Fi? Right, like a hard 1806 01:33:07,439 --> 01:33:09,360 Speaker 1: drive I plug into the wall, connects to my WiFi. 1807 01:33:09,640 --> 01:33:13,040 Speaker 1: That just sinks my library all day long. So at 1808 01:33:13,080 --> 01:33:15,479 Speaker 1: any given moment, I just have my entire Google Photos 1809 01:33:15,520 --> 01:33:18,559 Speaker 1: library on this little drive in case, you know, something happens, 1810 01:33:18,560 --> 01:33:20,519 Speaker 1: something goes wrong. I'm like, oh, I've got my back 1811 01:33:20,600 --> 01:33:23,200 Speaker 1: up here. So anyway, what do you think of that idea? 1812 01:33:23,760 --> 01:33:25,080 Speaker 10: Well, good luck with that. 1813 01:33:26,360 --> 01:33:29,520 Speaker 9: I you know, I've been asking for a few features 1814 01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:33,920 Speaker 9: from Google ever since twenty fifteen, since it first came out, 1815 01:33:34,320 --> 01:33:36,000 Speaker 9: and I haven't gotten them yet. 1816 01:33:36,040 --> 01:33:38,360 Speaker 10: So I wouldn't hold my breath. 1817 01:33:38,760 --> 01:33:41,559 Speaker 9: And I have to say I do completely agree with 1818 01:33:41,640 --> 01:33:45,599 Speaker 9: you that takeout is completely unwieldy, and even I do 1819 01:33:45,680 --> 01:33:51,320 Speaker 9: have a tip though, yes, even if you do. 1820 01:33:49,760 --> 01:33:50,800 Speaker 10: Download all of that. 1821 01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:54,080 Speaker 9: Let's say you have a smaller library and you download 1822 01:33:54,160 --> 01:33:58,320 Speaker 9: all of your library using Google Takeout. It downloads all 1823 01:33:58,360 --> 01:34:03,480 Speaker 9: of your albums. Now, understand that albums in Google Photos 1824 01:34:03,560 --> 01:34:07,960 Speaker 9: are just a virtual construct. You'll only have one copy 1825 01:34:08,000 --> 01:34:10,960 Speaker 9: of a photo. It can show up in multiple albums 1826 01:34:11,280 --> 01:34:14,639 Speaker 9: when you use takeout. That is meant to store them 1827 01:34:14,680 --> 01:34:18,639 Speaker 9: on your hard drive. Hard drives work differently. Every album 1828 01:34:18,720 --> 01:34:21,320 Speaker 9: has to be a folder. So if you had one 1829 01:34:21,360 --> 01:34:26,599 Speaker 9: photo in three albums on Google Photos, you use takeout, 1830 01:34:26,960 --> 01:34:30,599 Speaker 9: you now have four copies of that photo, the one 1831 01:34:30,640 --> 01:34:34,360 Speaker 9: original and one for each what is now a folder. 1832 01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:40,320 Speaker 9: So yeah, my method of downloading is I make an 1833 01:34:40,400 --> 01:34:43,400 Speaker 9: album each month of my best photos. 1834 01:34:43,760 --> 01:34:45,400 Speaker 10: You know, I'm sure you're like me. 1835 01:34:45,600 --> 01:34:49,479 Speaker 9: You take dozens of photos when you see a good picture, right, Yeah, 1836 01:34:49,520 --> 01:34:53,600 Speaker 9: I don't want all those on my hard drive. I 1837 01:34:53,840 --> 01:34:57,519 Speaker 9: just want a backup on my hard drive of my 1838 01:34:57,640 --> 01:34:59,800 Speaker 9: best I mean, if the world should fall apart, I 1839 01:34:59,880 --> 01:35:00,639 Speaker 9: know I have. 1840 01:35:01,200 --> 01:35:02,400 Speaker 10: My best photos. 1841 01:35:02,439 --> 01:35:05,360 Speaker 9: So I make an album per month and I just 1842 01:35:05,640 --> 01:35:09,680 Speaker 9: use the Google album and download all to make a 1843 01:35:09,760 --> 01:35:13,160 Speaker 9: ZIP file of that monthly album onto my hard drive. 1844 01:35:13,280 --> 01:35:15,800 Speaker 1: Okay, that's that's not a bad idea that actually, you know, 1845 01:35:16,040 --> 01:35:18,320 Speaker 1: if yeah, all the world fell apart, you would at 1846 01:35:18,400 --> 01:35:21,679 Speaker 1: least have some basics of like your favorite pictures instead 1847 01:35:21,680 --> 01:35:24,240 Speaker 1: of the ten thousand receipts I have from last week 1848 01:35:24,240 --> 01:35:26,400 Speaker 1: in New York City and like, you know, these sort 1849 01:35:26,439 --> 01:35:29,760 Speaker 1: of things that I take pictures of. So what do 1850 01:35:29,800 --> 01:35:32,360 Speaker 1: you like about Google Photos for people? Because there's so 1851 01:35:32,360 --> 01:35:36,720 Speaker 1: many options out there, and cloud storage is confusing, you know, 1852 01:35:36,760 --> 01:35:39,000 Speaker 1: like even with Google Photos, people try it and they say, rich, 1853 01:35:39,040 --> 01:35:41,000 Speaker 1: Now I don't want it, And now I'm worried about 1854 01:35:41,000 --> 01:35:42,400 Speaker 1: deleting the app because I don't know if it's going 1855 01:35:42,439 --> 01:35:44,360 Speaker 1: to delete the photos off my phone. But what do 1856 01:35:44,400 --> 01:35:46,000 Speaker 1: you like about Google Photos, Like, what do you think 1857 01:35:46,040 --> 01:35:48,760 Speaker 1: it offers versus like iCloud or anything else out there. 1858 01:35:49,600 --> 01:35:53,000 Speaker 9: Well, I think Google Photos has the right philosophy, which 1859 01:35:53,040 --> 01:35:56,360 Speaker 9: is a very different philosophy from iCloud, which maybe we'll 1860 01:35:56,360 --> 01:35:59,840 Speaker 9: get through in a minute. But Google Photos says we 1861 01:35:59,880 --> 01:36:03,719 Speaker 9: have cloud storage, and yes, you may have to pay 1862 01:36:03,920 --> 01:36:07,240 Speaker 9: when you get over a certain amount, but if you're 1863 01:36:07,240 --> 01:36:11,519 Speaker 9: willing to pay and small amounts, it's unlimited. So your 1864 01:36:11,880 --> 01:36:17,240 Speaker 9: entire lifetime of photos can be in your Google account 1865 01:36:17,320 --> 01:36:21,760 Speaker 9: in the cloud, regardless of what phone took it, what 1866 01:36:21,880 --> 01:36:26,760 Speaker 9: camera took it, what scanned you took it. I have 1867 01:36:26,880 --> 01:36:29,799 Speaker 9: pictures from when I was a baby in my mother's arms, 1868 01:36:30,360 --> 01:36:33,639 Speaker 9: all the way up until just today when I took 1869 01:36:33,640 --> 01:36:37,360 Speaker 9: a picture of the backyard, and I can find any 1870 01:36:37,520 --> 01:36:40,679 Speaker 9: of those. That is That is the number one biggest 1871 01:36:40,720 --> 01:36:45,040 Speaker 9: purpose of Google Photos is just one home for your 1872 01:36:45,320 --> 01:36:49,040 Speaker 9: lifetime of photos. 1873 01:36:49,640 --> 01:36:51,320 Speaker 10: Searchable, searchable. 1874 01:36:51,520 --> 01:36:53,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, and with the AI. I mean I've been playing 1875 01:36:53,479 --> 01:36:56,040 Speaker 1: with the AI search on it. It's actually kind of cool. 1876 01:36:56,080 --> 01:36:58,680 Speaker 1: It doesn't always get it right, but it finds pictures 1877 01:36:58,880 --> 01:37:01,639 Speaker 1: really easily. Like I mean, you could literally ask like, hey, 1878 01:37:01,920 --> 01:37:05,080 Speaker 1: show me my best picture from New York City last week, 1879 01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:06,680 Speaker 1: or you know, I want to post to Instagram and 1880 01:37:06,680 --> 01:37:08,840 Speaker 1: it will find something that it thinks like according to AI, 1881 01:37:08,920 --> 01:37:11,720 Speaker 1: what it really likes. So what do you think people 1882 01:37:11,760 --> 01:37:13,439 Speaker 1: should know about Google Photos, Like if they want to 1883 01:37:13,439 --> 01:37:15,479 Speaker 1: get started with it, is there any mistakes people make 1884 01:37:15,520 --> 01:37:16,200 Speaker 1: getting started? 1885 01:37:16,280 --> 01:37:23,360 Speaker 9: Or oh yeah, oh yeah, there's two really really really 1886 01:37:23,360 --> 01:37:29,000 Speaker 9: big mistakes. Number one is that if people have an 1887 01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:32,840 Speaker 9: iPhone or a sam Song anyway, they come with their 1888 01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:37,760 Speaker 9: own photo management tools. iPhone has what I call Apple Photos, 1889 01:37:38,439 --> 01:37:45,360 Speaker 9: Samsung has Samsung Gallery for Photos, and Google Photos can 1890 01:37:45,439 --> 01:37:48,760 Speaker 9: work on both iPhone and Android, which is wonderful. I mean, 1891 01:37:48,840 --> 01:37:51,200 Speaker 9: I have both, and I know a lot of people 1892 01:37:51,240 --> 01:37:54,000 Speaker 9: that have gone back and forth during the last twenty 1893 01:37:54,080 --> 01:37:57,400 Speaker 9: years from iPhone to Android and back. If they were 1894 01:37:57,479 --> 01:38:01,280 Speaker 9: using Google Photos, all of their photos are in one. 1895 01:38:01,360 --> 01:38:02,040 Speaker 10: So that's great. 1896 01:38:02,479 --> 01:38:06,200 Speaker 9: But they don't realize when they take a picture with 1897 01:38:06,320 --> 01:38:11,720 Speaker 9: their iPhone and then still on the camera app, they 1898 01:38:11,760 --> 01:38:13,360 Speaker 9: tap the little miniature to. 1899 01:38:13,360 --> 01:38:16,920 Speaker 10: See the photo, they're not in Google Photos. 1900 01:38:16,960 --> 01:38:17,160 Speaker 8: You know. 1901 01:38:17,439 --> 01:38:20,880 Speaker 9: People say, oh, yeah, I use Google Photos, and I say, okay, 1902 01:38:20,960 --> 01:38:22,720 Speaker 9: so show me a photo and I'll show you how 1903 01:38:22,720 --> 01:38:25,439 Speaker 9: to edit it. And they open the photo and the 1904 01:38:25,600 --> 01:38:29,439 Speaker 9: editing tools in Google Photos isn't there because they're not 1905 01:38:29,640 --> 01:38:30,679 Speaker 9: using Google Photos. 1906 01:38:30,720 --> 01:38:33,280 Speaker 10: They exactly. 1907 01:38:33,880 --> 01:38:36,400 Speaker 9: So people have to get have to understand to get 1908 01:38:36,439 --> 01:38:39,479 Speaker 9: in the habit. You take a photo, then you go 1909 01:38:39,640 --> 01:38:43,400 Speaker 9: back to your home screen and open Google Photos if 1910 01:38:43,439 --> 01:38:46,640 Speaker 9: you want to see it, and use Google Photos. 1911 01:38:46,160 --> 01:38:48,400 Speaker 1: And manage your photos from there. So if you want 1912 01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:50,880 Speaker 1: to delight photos or you know, whatever you want to do, 1913 01:38:50,960 --> 01:38:52,800 Speaker 1: you have to do it from there. In fact, on 1914 01:38:53,400 --> 01:38:57,519 Speaker 1: the iPhone, there's an interesting delineation too, is that and 1915 01:38:57,600 --> 01:39:00,800 Speaker 1: this is an iPhone thing that it doesn't necessarily run 1916 01:39:00,880 --> 01:39:03,000 Speaker 1: Google Photos all the time in the background like it 1917 01:39:03,040 --> 01:39:05,920 Speaker 1: only does it like sometimes, and so there could be 1918 01:39:05,920 --> 01:39:07,840 Speaker 1: a you know, on Android, as soon as you take 1919 01:39:07,880 --> 01:39:09,439 Speaker 1: a picture, it's basically going to be uploaded to the 1920 01:39:09,479 --> 01:39:11,160 Speaker 1: cloud if you're on Wi Fi or depending on how 1921 01:39:11,200 --> 01:39:13,559 Speaker 1: you have it. But on iPhone, you know, apps go 1922 01:39:13,640 --> 01:39:16,240 Speaker 1: to a deep sleep, and so your Google Photos may 1923 01:39:16,240 --> 01:39:19,240 Speaker 1: not back up immediately. Sometimes for me, you would have 1924 01:39:19,280 --> 01:39:22,040 Speaker 1: to like open up Google Photos to get it to 1925 01:39:22,120 --> 01:39:25,040 Speaker 1: do to trigger that backup as well. 1926 01:39:25,080 --> 01:39:27,719 Speaker 9: Actually you do have to do that on Android as well. 1927 01:39:27,880 --> 01:39:33,000 Speaker 9: It's just more pronounced on the iPhone. And yeah, turning 1928 01:39:33,040 --> 01:39:37,560 Speaker 9: on what is it background app refresh doesn't. 1929 01:39:37,200 --> 01:39:38,519 Speaker 10: Really make a difference. 1930 01:39:38,560 --> 01:39:42,200 Speaker 9: You do have to open the app in order to 1931 01:39:42,479 --> 01:39:46,000 Speaker 9: trigger the backup. Then you can close the app and 1932 01:39:46,040 --> 01:39:48,840 Speaker 9: the backup will continue for at least a certain amount 1933 01:39:48,880 --> 01:39:52,160 Speaker 9: of time. But yeah, there are some people who install 1934 01:39:52,560 --> 01:39:56,400 Speaker 9: Google Photos on their iPhone or even on their Android 1935 01:39:56,479 --> 01:39:59,880 Speaker 9: Samsung and then never open it again. You know, they 1936 01:40:00,040 --> 01:40:03,080 Speaker 9: keep using the app that is the default app for 1937 01:40:03,200 --> 01:40:07,240 Speaker 9: the phone, and yeah, it doesn't work if you don't 1938 01:40:07,240 --> 01:40:07,680 Speaker 9: open it. 1939 01:40:07,840 --> 01:40:10,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, you got to use it. Lets you use it. 1940 01:40:10,400 --> 01:40:13,439 Speaker 1: So the biggest issue people have is they run out 1941 01:40:13,439 --> 01:40:16,400 Speaker 1: of space on their phone. So what's the way to 1942 01:40:16,520 --> 01:40:19,880 Speaker 1: kind of free up space without deleting your pictures, you know, 1943 01:40:19,920 --> 01:40:21,120 Speaker 1: your important pictures. 1944 01:40:22,600 --> 01:40:25,280 Speaker 9: Well, that was the second big mistake that I didn't 1945 01:40:25,320 --> 01:40:30,560 Speaker 9: get to is in deleting people. People take a photo 1946 01:40:31,120 --> 01:40:34,000 Speaker 9: and they see it in their like Samsung Gallery or 1947 01:40:34,040 --> 01:40:36,919 Speaker 9: Apple Photos, and they also see it in their Google Photos. 1948 01:40:37,160 --> 01:40:39,200 Speaker 9: They go to Google Photos and they say, oh, I 1949 01:40:39,200 --> 01:40:41,160 Speaker 9: don't need it in Google Photos. I'm just going to 1950 01:40:41,200 --> 01:40:44,240 Speaker 9: keep it on my phone, and they delete, not realizing 1951 01:40:44,720 --> 01:40:47,600 Speaker 9: that using the trash can in Google Photos deletes it 1952 01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:54,600 Speaker 9: from everywhere. So understanding delete is a huge issue. But 1953 01:40:54,800 --> 01:41:00,400 Speaker 9: specifically to your question, Google Photos does allow, oh, you 1954 01:41:00,960 --> 01:41:04,599 Speaker 9: to delete from the device and still see the photo 1955 01:41:05,200 --> 01:41:08,479 Speaker 9: that's in the cloud, that is in your Google Photos account. 1956 01:41:09,120 --> 01:41:14,479 Speaker 9: Apple Photos does not. Apple Photos is a synchronizing tool. 1957 01:41:15,520 --> 01:41:18,639 Speaker 9: Take you know, add something to this device, it gets 1958 01:41:18,680 --> 01:41:19,599 Speaker 9: added to all. 1959 01:41:19,439 --> 01:41:20,600 Speaker 10: Of your Apple devices. 1960 01:41:21,120 --> 01:41:24,400 Speaker 9: Delete something from this device, it gets deleted from all. 1961 01:41:24,479 --> 01:41:26,519 Speaker 1: And that trips up a lot of people because they 1962 01:41:26,520 --> 01:41:28,320 Speaker 1: think that if they're deleting it from their gallery on 1963 01:41:28,360 --> 01:41:31,479 Speaker 1: the iPhone, it's deleting, it's not deleting from iCloud. But 1964 01:41:31,560 --> 01:41:34,160 Speaker 1: those are linked and you have to There is a 1965 01:41:34,200 --> 01:41:37,240 Speaker 1: setting where you can you know, optimize phone storage where 1966 01:41:37,560 --> 01:41:39,720 Speaker 1: iCloud will manage that. But yes, if you delete it, 1967 01:41:40,640 --> 01:41:42,599 Speaker 1: but we'll run out of time. But yeah, so explain 1968 01:41:42,680 --> 01:41:44,200 Speaker 1: that you know you were containing on. 1969 01:41:44,200 --> 01:41:46,400 Speaker 10: Your thoughts in Google Photos. 1970 01:41:46,479 --> 01:41:51,160 Speaker 9: There is an option called free up space. You know, 1971 01:41:51,400 --> 01:41:53,760 Speaker 9: I have to back up for an individual picture. You 1972 01:41:53,760 --> 01:41:57,559 Speaker 9: don't have to use the trash can. You can swipe 1973 01:41:57,640 --> 01:42:01,080 Speaker 9: up and you will see delete from device. That will 1974 01:42:01,120 --> 01:42:04,080 Speaker 9: delete it from device, leaving it in the cloud so 1975 01:42:04,560 --> 01:42:05,360 Speaker 9: you won't miss it. 1976 01:42:05,360 --> 01:42:07,200 Speaker 1: It's like if you had a big video file and 1977 01:42:07,240 --> 01:42:08,920 Speaker 1: you don't want it to take up storage space on 1978 01:42:08,960 --> 01:42:11,920 Speaker 1: your device, swipe up, tap that delete from a device. 1979 01:42:11,960 --> 01:42:14,040 Speaker 1: It'll keep it in Google Photos in the cloud, but 1980 01:42:14,120 --> 01:42:15,800 Speaker 1: it will free up that storage on your phone. But 1981 01:42:15,840 --> 01:42:18,000 Speaker 1: then now you're talking about the bigger way that you 1982 01:42:18,040 --> 01:42:20,280 Speaker 1: can Yeah. 1983 01:42:19,880 --> 01:42:22,200 Speaker 9: Exactly, but there is a if you want to do 1984 01:42:22,280 --> 01:42:24,840 Speaker 9: that with all of the photos that are on your phone, 1985 01:42:24,880 --> 01:42:27,880 Speaker 9: there is a free up space command. 1986 01:42:27,760 --> 01:42:30,160 Speaker 10: That will delete everything from your phone. 1987 01:42:30,280 --> 01:42:34,640 Speaker 9: But only for those photos that it knows made it 1988 01:42:34,680 --> 01:42:39,240 Speaker 9: to the cloud, so you won't be missing anything. However, 1989 01:42:39,360 --> 01:42:44,400 Speaker 9: please please please make an extra backup somewhere, because Google 1990 01:42:44,400 --> 01:42:47,720 Speaker 9: Photos is not a backup to me. A backup is 1991 01:42:47,760 --> 01:42:51,719 Speaker 9: a separate copy, an extra copy that you don't use. 1992 01:42:52,240 --> 01:42:56,439 Speaker 9: Google Photos is meant to be your working copy, the 1993 01:42:56,479 --> 01:42:59,880 Speaker 9: ones that you edit, change, delete, move, make albums. 1994 01:43:00,920 --> 01:43:03,800 Speaker 10: If you want to be safe, you need to have 1995 01:43:03,840 --> 01:43:04,759 Speaker 10: another backup. 1996 01:43:04,840 --> 01:43:08,160 Speaker 9: I use another cloud service like one drive or dropbox 1997 01:43:08,600 --> 01:43:11,200 Speaker 9: or Amazon, you know, or you could. 1998 01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:11,920 Speaker 10: Copy to hard drive. 1999 01:43:12,120 --> 01:43:14,960 Speaker 1: All right, Chris Gold, thank you so much. Geeks on 2000 01:43:15,080 --> 01:43:19,360 Speaker 1: Tour geeks on tour dot com, check it out. They've 2001 01:43:19,360 --> 01:43:22,479 Speaker 1: got great, great tips for using Google Photos. Thanks so 2002 01:43:22,520 --> 01:43:23,479 Speaker 1: much for joining me today. 2003 01:43:24,120 --> 01:43:24,519 Speaker 10: Thank you. 2004 01:43:24,800 --> 01:43:26,439 Speaker 1: All right, coming up, we're going to open up the 2005 01:43:26,439 --> 01:43:40,519 Speaker 1: feedback right here on rich on Tech. Hey, welcome back 2006 01:43:40,520 --> 01:43:43,880 Speaker 1: to rich on Tech. Rich on Tech dot tv is 2007 01:43:43,920 --> 01:43:46,160 Speaker 1: the website. You can send me an email right there, 2008 01:43:46,240 --> 01:43:49,880 Speaker 1: hit the contact button. Let's get through a few things. 2009 01:43:50,160 --> 01:43:50,400 Speaker 2: Well. 2010 01:43:50,680 --> 01:43:54,840 Speaker 1: Sarah writes in and says, stupid question. I'm sure, but 2011 01:43:55,040 --> 01:43:57,439 Speaker 1: why Oh great show and I learned something every week? Oh, 2012 01:43:57,479 --> 01:44:00,360 Speaker 1: thank you, Sarah. Stupid question. I'm sure, but why can't 2013 01:44:00,360 --> 01:44:03,519 Speaker 1: the user set up a new wake up name for Alexa? 2014 01:44:03,600 --> 01:44:03,680 Speaker 5: Oh? 2015 01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:07,000 Speaker 1: I just man, the amount of times I said at 2016 01:44:07,040 --> 01:44:09,920 Speaker 1: this show. I feel so bad but you know, I 2017 01:44:09,920 --> 01:44:12,400 Speaker 1: feel like it's Amazon's issue, Like you shouldn't have a 2018 01:44:12,400 --> 01:44:16,080 Speaker 1: device that understands what I'm saying, like recognize the person 2019 01:44:16,120 --> 01:44:18,479 Speaker 1: in your house anyway. Yes, you can change the wake 2020 01:44:18,560 --> 01:44:20,559 Speaker 1: word on a lot of these devices, but they have 2021 01:44:20,640 --> 01:44:24,640 Speaker 1: to be very specific words. And so if you have 2022 01:44:24,680 --> 01:44:28,440 Speaker 1: an Alexa, you can open up the Alexa app, select devices, 2023 01:44:28,600 --> 01:44:32,040 Speaker 1: select your device, device settings, and it says wakeword and 2024 01:44:32,080 --> 01:44:34,000 Speaker 1: you get your choice of a couple of wake words. 2025 01:44:34,400 --> 01:44:39,040 Speaker 1: Last I checked, the wake words were ziggy, Echo, Amazon, 2026 01:44:39,439 --> 01:44:43,599 Speaker 1: or computer and the Ziggy one. Oh gosh, people are 2027 01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:45,439 Speaker 1: gonna give me a hard time because the Ziggy is 2028 01:44:45,439 --> 01:44:48,840 Speaker 1: a reference to Oh my gosh, I got to find 2029 01:44:48,840 --> 01:44:52,840 Speaker 1: out what what Ziggy is a reference to. I know, gosh, 2030 01:44:52,880 --> 01:44:58,439 Speaker 1: I should know this. Don't ask me. I definitely don't know. Okay, 2031 01:44:58,760 --> 01:45:01,160 Speaker 1: you don't know. I think it's Ziggy Marley, I think 2032 01:45:01,240 --> 01:45:06,519 Speaker 1: I know. Okay, interesting someone I don't know Ziggy start Ust, 2033 01:45:06,760 --> 01:45:09,439 Speaker 1: David Bowie. I don't know. Yeah, no, I don't know 2034 01:45:09,479 --> 01:45:11,680 Speaker 1: what that's a reference to. What I know there is 2035 01:45:11,720 --> 01:45:16,519 Speaker 1: a reference to something. Yeah, it looks like it is 2036 01:45:16,560 --> 01:45:21,400 Speaker 1: a It is a Yeah, Ziggy start us or the 2037 01:45:21,479 --> 01:45:24,720 Speaker 1: computer from the TV show quantum leap. Oh it's not 2038 01:45:24,800 --> 01:45:27,240 Speaker 1: a reference. Oh never mind, it's not Okay, never mind, Okay, 2039 01:45:27,360 --> 01:45:29,400 Speaker 1: now we're just spreading this information. Okay, so never mind, 2040 01:45:29,400 --> 01:45:32,559 Speaker 1: it's just it's just ziggy anyway. So you can change 2041 01:45:33,320 --> 01:45:36,400 Speaker 1: the word, but again, it takes a bit for these 2042 01:45:36,439 --> 01:45:39,600 Speaker 1: computers to be constantly scanning for these words, so you 2043 01:45:39,600 --> 01:45:42,040 Speaker 1: can't just change it to anything that you want. They 2044 01:45:42,080 --> 01:45:45,479 Speaker 1: want them to be very specific. Uh so, good, good question. 2045 01:45:45,520 --> 01:45:47,439 Speaker 1: There a couple of news notes before we get to 2046 01:45:47,479 --> 01:45:51,880 Speaker 1: the actual feedback. Clicks is bringing its iPhone keyboard case 2047 01:45:51,880 --> 01:45:55,160 Speaker 1: to Android devices. So we talked about this Click's keyboard 2048 01:45:55,240 --> 01:45:57,360 Speaker 1: case a couple of years ago. They've now sold over 2049 01:45:57,400 --> 01:46:00,639 Speaker 1: one hundred thousand keyboards. Kind of turns your your phone, 2050 01:46:00,720 --> 01:46:04,120 Speaker 1: your iPhone into a BlackBerry, like a BlackBerry style keyboard. 2051 01:46:04,520 --> 01:46:06,920 Speaker 1: So they sold one hundred thousand of these things. Wow. 2052 01:46:07,400 --> 01:46:10,840 Speaker 1: Now they're expanding to the Pixel nine, the Motorola Razor, 2053 01:46:11,280 --> 01:46:14,120 Speaker 1: and the Samsung Galaxy S twenty five. This adds a 2054 01:46:14,120 --> 01:46:18,280 Speaker 1: physical keyboard to your phone, so it does make your 2055 01:46:18,280 --> 01:46:22,000 Speaker 1: phone considerably larger, but you got back lit keys, you 2056 01:46:22,080 --> 01:46:25,240 Speaker 1: got shortcut keys, no need for charging or bluetooth. It 2057 01:46:25,280 --> 01:46:29,679 Speaker 1: connects via USBC. They launch in either March or April 2058 01:46:29,760 --> 01:46:33,679 Speaker 1: or June, and prices is about it looks like about 2059 01:46:33,760 --> 01:46:35,680 Speaker 1: ninety nine to one hundred and thirty nine dollars. So 2060 01:46:35,760 --> 01:46:40,080 Speaker 1: clicks dot tech if you want to get one. This 2061 01:46:40,320 --> 01:46:44,519 Speaker 1: was wild Blue Origin. This is you know, the space 2062 01:46:44,640 --> 01:46:47,000 Speaker 1: crew stuff you know they send, you know, like Jeff 2063 01:46:47,000 --> 01:46:49,679 Speaker 1: Bezos went on this. This is his you know, going 2064 01:46:49,680 --> 01:46:52,439 Speaker 1: into outer space. They're going to send six women to 2065 01:46:52,560 --> 01:46:58,719 Speaker 1: space on their next mission, including Ready Gail King, Katie Perry, 2066 01:46:59,360 --> 01:47:03,400 Speaker 1: and Laurence say Chez, none other than Jeff Bezos's wife 2067 01:47:03,479 --> 01:47:06,640 Speaker 1: or girlfriend, I'm not sure which one. How wild is 2068 01:47:06,680 --> 01:47:09,599 Speaker 1: that they're going to space? Would you go to space 2069 01:47:09,600 --> 01:47:10,439 Speaker 1: bobo on this thing? 2070 01:47:11,080 --> 01:47:11,240 Speaker 6: Yeah? 2071 01:47:11,320 --> 01:47:13,920 Speaker 1: I would. You would like tomorrow. If I'm like, look 2072 01:47:14,040 --> 01:47:17,000 Speaker 1: we got one bobo, this person dropped out, you you're 2073 01:47:17,000 --> 01:47:17,800 Speaker 1: going you would go? 2074 01:47:18,080 --> 01:47:18,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? 2075 01:47:18,360 --> 01:47:23,320 Speaker 1: I would, No problem? Wow, no issues. Okay, it's a 2076 01:47:23,360 --> 01:47:27,479 Speaker 1: little dicey, isn't it. No, this is the eleven. 2077 01:47:27,520 --> 01:47:29,160 Speaker 10: I think it's something that not too many people get 2078 01:47:29,160 --> 01:47:29,960 Speaker 10: the opportunity to do. 2079 01:47:30,680 --> 01:47:34,040 Speaker 1: The eleventh human space flight for Blue Origin. So you'd 2080 01:47:34,120 --> 01:47:36,960 Speaker 1: be one of eleven flights. I mean there's eleven. Yeah, 2081 01:47:37,040 --> 01:47:39,519 Speaker 1: first eleven and there's you know, there's been other people 2082 01:47:39,520 --> 01:47:43,519 Speaker 1: in space obviously, but anyway, this is happening. Uh yeah, 2083 01:47:43,560 --> 01:47:48,720 Speaker 1: that's wild. All right, let's see here feedback. Oh my gosh, 2084 01:47:49,840 --> 01:47:54,120 Speaker 1: Drew from Sailine Valley, California, rights and I rationally switched 2085 01:47:54,120 --> 01:47:57,120 Speaker 1: from a Motorola Android to an iPhone sixteen, specifically for 2086 01:47:57,160 --> 01:48:00,479 Speaker 1: the satellite texting. I tested it out last week and 2087 01:48:00,520 --> 01:48:04,080 Speaker 1: it worked flawlessly, connecting to a satellite in about thirty seconds. 2088 01:48:04,479 --> 01:48:06,559 Speaker 1: I stayed in touch with my wife back in Oregon 2089 01:48:06,640 --> 01:48:09,760 Speaker 1: with no issues. I've already canceled my inReach plan and 2090 01:48:09,800 --> 01:48:12,400 Speaker 1: we'll scale back my spot program later this year. Thanks 2091 01:48:12,439 --> 01:48:15,599 Speaker 1: for the advice on this great new feature. Awesome. Yeah, 2092 01:48:15,640 --> 01:48:17,600 Speaker 1: satellite texting is awesome. I mean the fact that we 2093 01:48:17,640 --> 01:48:22,240 Speaker 1: can do this is pretty neat. Alejandro from California rites in. 2094 01:48:22,320 --> 01:48:25,360 Speaker 1: I was looking into satellite Wi Fi and came across 2095 01:48:25,720 --> 01:48:28,200 Speaker 1: hughes Net. I currently have Spectrum. Should I switch? Is 2096 01:48:28,240 --> 01:48:31,080 Speaker 1: hues net any good? The reviews seem mixed. No, if 2097 01:48:31,120 --> 01:48:33,280 Speaker 1: you have Spectrum, if you have that availability, do not 2098 01:48:33,320 --> 01:48:35,920 Speaker 1: switch to hughes Net. It is not gonna be a 2099 01:48:35,920 --> 01:48:39,519 Speaker 1: good alternative because it's gonna be slower and much more 2100 01:48:39,600 --> 01:48:44,520 Speaker 1: latency than spectrum. Most of the satellite stuff, except for starlink, 2101 01:48:44,640 --> 01:48:47,200 Speaker 1: is for people that don't have access to anything else, 2102 01:48:47,600 --> 01:48:50,439 Speaker 1: like the Huge Net is for people that live in well, 2103 01:48:50,600 --> 01:48:52,880 Speaker 1: I mean now you have starlink pretty much everywhere, so 2104 01:48:52,960 --> 01:48:54,639 Speaker 1: always go with that if you're gonna go with satellite, 2105 01:48:54,680 --> 01:48:58,320 Speaker 1: because it's gonna be the best the best speeds in latency. 2106 01:48:58,880 --> 01:49:00,680 Speaker 1: All right, that's gonna do it. For the episode of 2107 01:49:00,680 --> 01:49:02,960 Speaker 1: the show. You can find everything I mentioned on my website. 2108 01:49:03,040 --> 01:49:06,240 Speaker 1: Just go to richontech dot TV. Find me on social media. 2109 01:49:06,280 --> 01:49:08,880 Speaker 1: I am at rich on tech. Next week we're gonna 2110 01:49:08,880 --> 01:49:12,880 Speaker 1: talk about the crisis of healthcare misinformation as I google 2111 01:49:13,080 --> 01:49:18,519 Speaker 1: my ailments on chat TVT and then digital citizenship for 2112 01:49:18,640 --> 01:49:20,640 Speaker 1: teens and social media. We'll talk about that. Thanks so 2113 01:49:20,760 --> 01:49:23,040 Speaker 1: much for listening. There are so many ways you can 2114 01:49:23,040 --> 01:49:25,559 Speaker 1: spend your time. I do appreciate you spending it right 2115 01:49:25,560 --> 01:49:27,880 Speaker 1: here with me. My name is rich Dedmiro. Talk to 2116 01:49:27,920 --> 01:49:28,479 Speaker 1: you real soon.