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This week, Mike Prospero 0:01:02.200 --> 0:01:06.319 from Tom's Guide is going to join to talk all things. Oh, 0:01:06.360 --> 0:01:10.120 I'm gonna say the word already Alexa plus watch out 0:01:10.360 --> 0:01:15.600 smart speakers. Amazon's big AI upgrade. I'll tell you he'll 0:01:15.600 --> 0:01:18.200 tell you what's new, what's improved, and is it worth it? 0:01:18.400 --> 0:01:20.920 And then later in the show, Chris Gold of Geeks 0:01:21.000 --> 0:01:24.760 on Tour, we'll share expert tips on making the most 0:01:24.840 --> 0:01:27.240 of Google Photos. You know, I talk about that program 0:01:27.280 --> 0:01:31.200 a lot, so Chris will join. She is an expert 0:01:31.240 --> 0:01:33.160 in all things Google Photos. Is going to be a 0:01:33.160 --> 0:01:37.400 great interview there. Okay, Now, fair warning, if you have 0:01:37.480 --> 0:01:40.320 an Amazon Echo smart device nearby, you might want to 0:01:40.360 --> 0:01:42.479 press that mute button. I'm going to be saying the 0:01:42.600 --> 0:01:43.720 A word a lot. 0:01:44.560 --> 0:01:44.840 Yes. 0:01:45.080 --> 0:01:47.960 I flew to New York for Amazon's Alexa event this 0:01:48.040 --> 0:01:51.240 week and the entire thing was focused on a new 0:01:51.280 --> 0:01:56.040 AI version of Alexa called Alexa Plus. Now. The event 0:01:56.080 --> 0:01:59.320 started out with the new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jase. 0:01:59.520 --> 0:02:01.280 Did you know that we have a new CEO. It's 0:02:01.320 --> 0:02:04.120 not Jeff Bezos anymore. Andy actually took over. I had 0:02:04.120 --> 0:02:06.760 to look in the notes. Twenty twenty one spent four 0:02:06.840 --> 0:02:09.959 years of this new guy. Previously, he was in charge 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:12.160 of one of the biggest growth areas for Amazon, which 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:15.079 is Amazon Web Services. This is our cloud computing vision. 0:02:15.400 --> 0:02:17.639 He came on stage to say, look, we're Amazon, We've 0:02:17.680 --> 0:02:20.400 got a ton of experience in AI, and he set 0:02:20.440 --> 0:02:22.760 the stage for the newest member of the Amazon executive 0:02:22.760 --> 0:02:26.959 team to introduce Alexa Plus, and then Ponos Penney came 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:30.160 on stage. Now, he used to be in charge of 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:33.800 Microsoft's Surface devices. He was one of the key players 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:37.200 behind that very successful device. I can't believe this, but 0:02:37.240 --> 0:02:39.840 he actually came to visit me at the TV station 0:02:40.280 --> 0:02:43.360 when Surface first launched. That was in like think about 0:02:43.400 --> 0:02:49.000 twenty twelve. And anyway, Ponos is a guy really he's 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:51.760 like very passionate about the products that he's promoting or 0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:54.240 talking about. So of course these days he's all about Alexa. 0:02:54.600 --> 0:02:56.040 And the first thing he did was start out by 0:02:56.040 --> 0:02:59.720 talking about how magical that first Alexa experience was right 0:02:59.720 --> 0:03:01.360 back in the day. This was about ten years ago 0:03:01.440 --> 0:03:04.120 and they launched Alexa, and I remembered I was on 0:03:04.160 --> 0:03:07.440 a shoot in Kentucky and one of the producers had 0:03:07.960 --> 0:03:11.119 one of these echo speakers, the early one, I guess, 0:03:11.200 --> 0:03:13.639 the first one, and he said watch this, and they 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:15.720 just set a song and all of a sudden, this 0:03:15.800 --> 0:03:17.840 thing springs to life and plays the song and we 0:03:17.840 --> 0:03:20.160 were like across the room and it sounded great, and 0:03:20.240 --> 0:03:22.320 I was like, wow, that is magical. And now, of 0:03:22.360 --> 0:03:25.079 course Alexa is in over six hundred million devices worldwide, 0:03:25.520 --> 0:03:28.560 and yes, she has helped a lot of people do 0:03:28.720 --> 0:03:31.480 things like turn on and off the lights, cue up music, 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:34.960 set timers, and answer basic questions. If you ask me, 0:03:35.080 --> 0:03:38.560 it's never really progressed past that, right. It feels like 0:03:38.600 --> 0:03:41.960 it's helpful, but it's not truly smart. But now all 0:03:42.000 --> 0:03:45.320 of that is changing with Alexa plus. So this is 0:03:45.720 --> 0:03:49.080 using a large language model in the background. And what 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:51.480 that is is something like a chat GBT. They're not 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:55.200 using chat GBT, They're using some others because chat gibt 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:58.200 is the competition. But now when you hear this voice, 0:03:58.280 --> 0:04:02.040 it sounds like one of these large language model, you know, 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:06.040 AI chatbots that we're all using these days. It's smarter, 0:04:06.480 --> 0:04:09.800 it's more cheerful, it's helpful. Now I keep saying she. 0:04:10.080 --> 0:04:12.520 I was curious on stage, you know, you always wonder 0:04:12.560 --> 0:04:14.400 with these voice assistants, is it a he? Is it 0:04:14.400 --> 0:04:16.919 a she? They kept saying she, So I guess Alexa 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:19.680 is truly she, So I'll refer to her as she. 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:23.120 But now you're gonna be able to speak to Alexa 0:04:23.160 --> 0:04:25.400 in the way you would talk to a human, So 0:04:25.440 --> 0:04:28.520 instead of saying something very specific like turn on the 0:04:28.800 --> 0:04:31.800 left couch light, you might say something like turn on 0:04:31.839 --> 0:04:33.839 the light that's near the side of the couch. But 0:04:33.920 --> 0:04:37.200 that's just the beginning because also Alexa is now infused 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:41.000 with all the world's knowledge. Now keep in mind, Amazon 0:04:41.400 --> 0:04:44.120 did all of these devices on a scor all these 0:04:44.160 --> 0:04:47.440 demos that they showed on screen based devices, so they're 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:50.000 really pushing sort of the visual aspect of all this. 0:04:50.400 --> 0:04:52.919 But eventually Alexa Plus is gonna work on both screen 0:04:52.960 --> 0:04:56.520 based devices and non screen And speaking of those smart 0:04:56.520 --> 0:04:59.920 home devices, Amazon says, the new Alexa is gonna work 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:06.240 with ten thousand platforms and devices, So all those skills 0:05:06.279 --> 0:05:09.200 that you know all about, you know, those are going 0:05:09.279 --> 0:05:13.680 to be kind of enhanced with AI. And I tell 0:05:13.720 --> 0:05:16.400 you this because we've got so much going on here 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:20.159 with Alexa. You know, remember you had to kind of 0:05:20.200 --> 0:05:23.240 manually configure all of these things in the past, like 0:05:23.279 --> 0:05:25.680 if you wanted to use these skills. It seems like 0:05:25.839 --> 0:05:28.760 that's going to be mostly part of the past. So 0:05:29.000 --> 0:05:31.440 now you're gonna be able to seamlessly control not only 0:05:31.480 --> 0:05:34.400 things like your smart home devices like robot vacuums and lights, 0:05:34.800 --> 0:05:38.919 but also make reservations through services like open Table, listen 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:42.440 to music from all kinds of services, order food, get 0:05:42.480 --> 0:05:45.560 event tickets, and even ask Alexa to review your ring 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:48.800 footage to see if someone took out the dog and when. 0:05:49.160 --> 0:05:51.719 So these are all things that they showed off on stage. Yes, 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:54.840 it's very ambitious, but to me, I think there is 0:05:54.880 --> 0:05:57.800 some helpfulness here, especially when it comes to routines. If 0:05:57.839 --> 0:06:00.559 I can say, hey, Alexa, every night at the time, 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:04.440 turn on my outdoor holiday lights, turn off this, turn 0:06:04.520 --> 0:06:07.120 on that, you know, change this, make the coffee whatever, 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:09.960 without having to program all that that's gonna be a 0:06:10.000 --> 0:06:12.800 big advantage. Now, we didn't get to see all that 0:06:12.839 --> 0:06:15.359 stuff in action, and what they did let us see 0:06:15.960 --> 0:06:18.440 was kind of interesting because they showed off these demos 0:06:18.760 --> 0:06:20.560 and I was very excited because when you're at an 0:06:20.600 --> 0:06:22.560 in person event, the most exciting thing is that you 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:25.240 get to go hands on with this stuff. Afterwards, Well, 0:06:25.320 --> 0:06:27.479 it was weird because they basically did the same demos 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:30.520 but in like smaller individual rooms, and I kept saying, 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:32.599 can I try, Alexa, can I try doing this? And 0:06:32.640 --> 0:06:35.440 they were very worried about letting me just have like 0:06:35.640 --> 0:06:38.000 free access to this thing, like they didn't know what 0:06:38.080 --> 0:06:39.320 I was gonna do. I was like, well, I'm just 0:06:39.360 --> 0:06:40.919 gonna try some of the like I just want to 0:06:40.960 --> 0:06:43.120 talk to it and see. But anyway, we're gonna have 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:44.599 to wait till it comes to our houses, I guess. 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:47.840 So I think this is gonna be pretty helpful. But 0:06:47.880 --> 0:06:51.120 there's more. The system now learns as it goes along, 0:06:51.240 --> 0:06:54.760 so it understands your preferences, It remembers things about you 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:57.680 and your family and when you come and when you go, 0:06:58.279 --> 0:07:01.440 and so all of that is being fed into this system, 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:04.560 so it can truly be a smarter personal assistant. And 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:06.840 the other thing that's pretty unique is that you can 0:07:06.880 --> 0:07:11.240 now feed knowledge into the system. So for example, let's 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:13.520 say your kid is on a basketball team. You can 0:07:13.640 --> 0:07:16.960 send that schedule to Alexa and then she can add 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:19.960 those games to your calendar or you can cross reference 0:07:19.960 --> 0:07:22.880 them at any time. So now imagine this smart speaker's 0:07:22.920 --> 0:07:26.320 in your house and you say, hey, alex Ay, you 0:07:26.360 --> 0:07:29.560 know when is my kid's next basketball game? And she says, oh, 0:07:29.600 --> 0:07:33.760 Thursday at two pm. Oh what school? And she'll tell you. Oh, 0:07:33.840 --> 0:07:36.920 now that's helpful. Am I on snack duty? Oh? No, 0:07:36.960 --> 0:07:39.240 you're not on snack duty this week, but next weekend 0:07:39.280 --> 0:07:42.120 you are. So that's really cool and I think that's 0:07:42.280 --> 0:07:45.040 very very useful, and you're wondering, We'll wait a second, Rich, 0:07:45.040 --> 0:07:46.840 how do I tell this stuff to Alexa? Like, how 0:07:46.840 --> 0:07:49.240 do I feed this stuff into her? There's going to 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:51.640 be a new mobile app and a website at Alexa 0:07:51.680 --> 0:07:53.840 dot com where you'll be able to chat with her 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:57.240 and upload documents. So it's kind of like, you know, 0:07:57.320 --> 0:08:00.480 now we're getting closer to the chatbox where already using 0:08:00.560 --> 0:08:04.880 from like Google, Gemini and also chat GBT. Now the 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:07.400 thing this part is really interesting to me because it 0:08:07.480 --> 0:08:10.880 sounds like what Apple sort of talked about when they 0:08:10.880 --> 0:08:15.280 introduced Apple Intelligence. So the big play on Apple Intelligence was, Hey, 0:08:15.640 --> 0:08:18.480 here's your phone. We're gonna add AI to this and 0:08:18.520 --> 0:08:20.800 guess what. You've already got your emails on there. You've 0:08:20.840 --> 0:08:23.080 already got your text you've already got your photos. They're 0:08:23.080 --> 0:08:25.840 all on your phone, your messages, and so the idea 0:08:25.920 --> 0:08:28.680 is that Siri would generate an index of all that 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:31.280 information and then you can ask about any of it. Hey, 0:08:31.880 --> 0:08:33.880 Siri showed me my email from last week that I 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:36.360 sent to my boss or whatever, or hey, you know, 0:08:36.400 --> 0:08:38.080 catch me up to speed on on what do I 0:08:38.120 --> 0:08:40.680 need to know about my kids? You know, conference happening 0:08:40.720 --> 0:08:44.360 next week. Now, we haven't gotten there yet. With Apple, 0:08:44.440 --> 0:08:46.680 they're still kind of evolving their AI and we haven't 0:08:46.679 --> 0:08:49.199 gotten to that like exact moment yet, but that's what 0:08:49.240 --> 0:08:51.040 they're going to do in the future. And that's sort 0:08:51.080 --> 0:08:53.199 of what Google's doing because we store a lot of 0:08:53.280 --> 0:08:56.400 information on Google's cloud and they've built Gemini into a 0:08:56.400 --> 0:08:58.760 lot of their products. But right now, and I even 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:01.480 try this again this morning, it's not super cohesive. 0:09:01.559 --> 0:09:01.760 Right. 0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:03.640 So I could be in my Gmail and there's a 0:09:03.679 --> 0:09:06.000 little Gemini icon I can ask about my email. It's 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:08.599 not always perfect, but sometimes yes, it works, and it 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:10.880 will find anything in your email. You can go into 0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:13.520 Google Docs and you can ask for information about your 0:09:13.520 --> 0:09:15.520 docs and it will find stuff like I needed my 0:09:15.600 --> 0:09:18.160 TSA pre check number. I said, hey, Google, can you 0:09:18.200 --> 0:09:21.120 find my TSA pre check number in my Google Drive? 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:23.920 And sure enough, it found it. And then in Google 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:26.160 Photos they've got Gemini built in and you can ask 0:09:26.200 --> 0:09:28.040 for any picture. Hey, show me my best picture from 0:09:28.080 --> 0:09:31.160 Hawaii last year. I want to post it to Instagram 0:09:31.240 --> 0:09:35.080 and it will show you those so it's working, and 0:09:35.120 --> 0:09:38.120 then CHATCHYBT of course could do something similar, but that 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:39.640 would take a little bit of a leap of faith 0:09:39.720 --> 0:09:42.240 because you know, could you imagine chatchybt saying, hey, can 0:09:42.240 --> 0:09:44.600 we scan all of your email, all of your cloud storage, 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:46.679 all of your photos, and all of your texts so 0:09:46.760 --> 0:09:47.640 you can ask about them? 0:09:47.679 --> 0:09:47.800 Now? 0:09:47.840 --> 0:09:50.520 I think that would be very handy. But I mean, 0:09:50.640 --> 0:09:53.080 that's a lot of faith in that system, right because 0:09:53.120 --> 0:09:56.280 if there's a breach, that would be a problem. Now 0:09:56.360 --> 0:09:58.360 I tell you to tell you all of this because 0:09:58.400 --> 0:10:00.320 I feel like AI is all over the place in 0:10:00.400 --> 0:10:03.440 terms of its usefulness and its functionality. I'm using chat 0:10:03.440 --> 0:10:07.079 GBT for some things, Google for others, you know, Siri 0:10:07.200 --> 0:10:10.120 for less, but the list goes on and on. Right 0:10:10.120 --> 0:10:12.880 We're using all different things right now, and so I 0:10:12.880 --> 0:10:17.040 think the first AI to truly unify all this information 0:10:17.120 --> 0:10:19.960 about us, all of our devices, all of our smart 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:23.120 home stuff, could win. Now. Alexa has a head start 0:10:23.160 --> 0:10:26.440 because they've got tons of smart speakers and homes, but 0:10:26.679 --> 0:10:29.240 so does Google, and Apple is rumored to be working 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:31.679 on something there too. So at the end of the day, 0:10:31.720 --> 0:10:34.760 the question is will Alexa plus number one will people 0:10:34.880 --> 0:10:37.200 use it? Will they rely on it and will it 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:39.840 live up to the hype. Time will tell if people 0:10:40.160 --> 0:10:43.079 start to use it past the basics, right, I think 0:10:43.120 --> 0:10:44.760 this is going to be a win. If Alexa can 0:10:44.800 --> 0:10:46.680 just turn on and off all your smart home stuff 0:10:46.960 --> 0:10:49.400 much easier than before. But if it can start to 0:10:49.440 --> 0:10:52.400 really weave itself into your life and become that personal assistant, 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:56.040 then maybe this is a win. And also Amazon, you know, 0:10:56.080 --> 0:10:57.920 if it's working with Uber and door Dash and all 0:10:57.920 --> 0:10:59.800 these other companies, they probably collect a little bit of 0:10:59.840 --> 0:11:04.040 a percentage of any transactions you do through Alexa with 0:11:04.120 --> 0:11:07.720 those services. Now, the pricing is interesting, twenty dollars a month. 0:11:08.000 --> 0:11:10.160 I don't think anyone's gonna pay that standalone because it's 0:11:10.160 --> 0:11:13.319 gonna be included for free for Prime members. Prime is 0:11:13.360 --> 0:11:14.920 one hundred and forty bucks a year. If you paid 0:11:14.920 --> 0:11:17.960 for Alexa Plus standalone, that'd be two forty. So I 0:11:17.960 --> 0:11:20.480 think people will just either use this included in Prime 0:11:20.640 --> 0:11:23.720 or subscribe to Prime, which, by the way, of course 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:27.280 helps Amazon's bottom line. So we're gonna have to see 0:11:27.280 --> 0:11:30.559 what happens with Alexa Plus. It's promising. If you want 0:11:30.559 --> 0:11:32.280 to get on the list, you got to go to 0:11:32.360 --> 0:11:36.480 Amazon Dot com slash new Alexa. They're going to prioritize 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:38.760 folks that have one of these eco devices with a screen. 0:11:38.800 --> 0:11:40.280 They're gonna get it first. But it's coming out in 0:11:40.280 --> 0:11:43.280 the next few weeks. We'll see how it works, all right, 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:47.120 coming up your questions at triple eight rich one on one. 0:11:47.160 --> 0:11:49.560 That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 0:11:49.679 --> 0:11:57.360 zero one. You are listening to rich on Tech. Welcome 0:11:57.360 --> 0:11:59.720 back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:03.520 with you, talking technology at triple eight rich one oh one. 0:12:04.040 --> 0:12:06.760 That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 0:12:06.840 --> 0:12:10.760 zero one. I mentioned I was in New York City 0:12:10.840 --> 0:12:14.280 for the uh the Amazon event. What a fun city. 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:17.480 By the way, I love visiting York because, well, you know, 0:12:17.520 --> 0:12:20.640 I'm from New Jersey, but I'm very familiar. But I 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:23.280 love the fact that you can just get around anywhere 0:12:24.080 --> 0:12:27.480 anywhere you want. You can get around, whether that's you know, 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:33.880 in a taxi uber nowadays subway walking. And of course 0:12:33.920 --> 0:12:35.800 it was raining a little bit, so I had planned 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:37.920 on walking like this big old walk like a couple 0:12:38.000 --> 0:12:42.439 miles and it was raining, so I went as far 0:12:42.480 --> 0:12:44.000 as I could before I was like, all right, I 0:12:44.040 --> 0:12:47.040 gotta get on the subway here, but what a fun 0:12:47.120 --> 0:12:49.920 I mean. And then I stay at this hotel that 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:53.319 ended up having a rooftop kind of area where you 0:12:53.360 --> 0:12:56.400 can just stand outside, and it was just like photogenic, 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:59.600 like I was taking pictures up there. I mean, it 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:02.480 was just it really really was. And the food, of course, 0:13:03.800 --> 0:13:05.640 you know, ended up going out to dinner with my family, 0:13:05.679 --> 0:13:07.480 went to this place. I always look for a place 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:11.160 that's the closest to my hotel to walk to, just 0:13:11.200 --> 0:13:14.000 to be easy, and so it was literally around the 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:16.640 corner and we had such a nice night. And this 0:13:16.720 --> 0:13:18.720 is the other thing I love about New York, these 0:13:18.800 --> 0:13:22.440 unassuming places like this, this little tiny restaurant. You know, 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:24.680 you can barely see it from the street, and you 0:13:24.720 --> 0:13:26.800 go inside, it's like this whole world inside. Right, it 0:13:26.840 --> 0:13:29.280 was like two floors, all these people are having dinner, 0:13:29.320 --> 0:13:34.520 having a great time. So always always fun to be there. 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:41.439 News this week that Microsoft is shutting down Skype. Now, 0:13:41.880 --> 0:13:45.160 I guess this is not really a surprise, like Skype is. Definitely. 0:13:45.920 --> 0:13:48.319 It's so weird because when you were using Skype back 0:13:48.360 --> 0:13:50.440 in the day, you were ahead of the curve, right 0:13:50.520 --> 0:13:54.320 like you thought you were beating the system. Because back 0:13:54.320 --> 0:13:56.640 in the day, there was like something called long distance 0:13:56.720 --> 0:13:59.800 charges for calls, and so the fact that you could 0:13:59.840 --> 0:14:04.640 do video and audio calls to anyone in the world 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:09.520 for free was unheard of and you felt like you were, 0:14:10.040 --> 0:14:12.800 you know, ahead of the curve. And now, of course, 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:15.920 after twenty three years, you know, we take for granted 0:14:16.000 --> 0:14:18.960 that you can call anyone, you can text anyone, you 0:14:19.000 --> 0:14:22.280 can use a million different services to video chat or 0:14:22.320 --> 0:14:26.320 to make an audio call, and so people have moved 0:14:26.360 --> 0:14:29.400 away from Skype. They were the market leader in this area, 0:14:29.600 --> 0:14:32.280 and somehow they did not capture the wave of like 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:36.560 the next thing, right, I mean, Zoom. If you think 0:14:36.560 --> 0:14:40.440 about in recent years, what's really one out of anything? 0:14:40.480 --> 0:14:44.600 They really won during COVID, So people didn't turn to Skype. 0:14:44.640 --> 0:14:48.640 They you know, teams. Teams won, but mostly because of 0:14:48.640 --> 0:14:53.200 the Microsoft connection, because they were so connected to companies 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:57.120 that paid for Microsoft that teams was their preferred way 0:14:57.160 --> 0:15:00.600 of doing things. But most people use Skype or Zoom 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:03.840 no matter what. So after twenty three years, Skype is 0:15:03.840 --> 0:15:08.520 shutting down for good on May fifth, and Microsoft, of 0:15:08.560 --> 0:15:12.640 course they bought Skype about fourteen years ago, they are 0:15:12.680 --> 0:15:17.040 retiring it officially and putting all their focus on teams, 0:15:17.720 --> 0:15:20.520 and I get it. For Microsoft to do this, it 0:15:20.600 --> 0:15:24.400 makes sense. Teams is where the growth is. I mean, 0:15:24.440 --> 0:15:26.040 the last time I used I did all of my 0:15:26.160 --> 0:15:31.160 interviews during COVID on Skype and the reason why is 0:15:31.200 --> 0:15:34.920 because I thought that the video quality was superior to 0:15:35.040 --> 0:15:39.160 what Zoom had. And also a lot of the nerds, 0:15:39.240 --> 0:15:40.520 you know, a lot of the tech people that I 0:15:40.520 --> 0:15:43.120 was interviewing, they were kind of like Skype people, Like 0:15:43.160 --> 0:15:45.280 they all had Skype. We all had an old Skype 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:47.440 user name, you know, is the first time we used 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:51.800 it during COVID, and so that was what I turned to. 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:56.160 So the last day of service May fifth, twenty twenty five, 0:15:56.200 --> 0:15:59.840 so you basically have about ten weeks to figure out 0:15:59.840 --> 0:16:04.880 what you're gonna do. Gosh, Skype once had three hundred 0:16:04.880 --> 0:16:09.280 million users, and you're basically gonna be able to migrate 0:16:09.360 --> 0:16:12.680 your contacts and your chats to teams or you can 0:16:12.720 --> 0:16:14.160 download your data. So if you don't want to be 0:16:14.240 --> 0:16:16.640 part of teams, you can just go in and just 0:16:16.720 --> 0:16:20.480 download your stuff. Now, phone call functionality is not going 0:16:20.560 --> 0:16:22.360 to be included in the free version of Teams, So 0:16:22.400 --> 0:16:24.600 if you're thinking you can still make you free phone calls. 0:16:25.000 --> 0:16:26.760 You're gonna have to find a different way of doing that. 0:16:26.800 --> 0:16:28.520 I mean, you could use Google Voice. There's so many 0:16:28.520 --> 0:16:31.240 ways you can make a phone call nowadays. If you 0:16:31.280 --> 0:16:38.040 have Skype credits, apparently they stopped charging for that in December, 0:16:38.680 --> 0:16:43.640 but you can continue using these until your next renewal period. 0:16:44.080 --> 0:16:47.400 Skype credit users can continue using their remaining Skype credit 0:16:47.480 --> 0:16:51.160 after May fifth. They're going to have the Skype dial 0:16:51.280 --> 0:16:56.920 pad still available to paid users within the Skype Web 0:16:56.960 --> 0:16:59.320 portal and within teams, so you'll still have a little 0:16:59.320 --> 0:17:01.280 bit just to use up your credit now. I did 0:17:01.320 --> 0:17:03.720 get one question about someone saying, what about my phone number? 0:17:04.040 --> 0:17:05.879 I guess if you had a Skype phone number at 0:17:05.920 --> 0:17:08.440 one point, you could have a phone number through them. 0:17:09.080 --> 0:17:10.840 I was looking online to see if you can like 0:17:10.920 --> 0:17:14.080 port that to a different service. Seemed very all over 0:17:14.119 --> 0:17:17.439 the place, like I couldn't find anything anything official, But 0:17:17.600 --> 0:17:20.720 people had some thoughts where, you know, the main thing 0:17:20.760 --> 0:17:22.320 you need is when you poured a phone number to 0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:25.400 a different company, is your account number and your PIN. 0:17:25.880 --> 0:17:27.879 And some people were saying the account number was the 0:17:27.880 --> 0:17:31.000 Skype phone number itself, and the PIN was zero zero 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:33.280 zero zero. I don't know if that's true, because that 0:17:33.280 --> 0:17:36.080 would mean anyone could just poort out a Skype number 0:17:36.119 --> 0:17:38.439 even if it's not there. So there must be some 0:17:38.800 --> 0:17:42.160 level of protection in there somehow. But maybe they text 0:17:42.200 --> 0:17:44.320 the number or something. But yeah, end of an era. 0:17:45.280 --> 0:17:48.199 Skype shutting down May fifth, twenty twenty five. If you 0:17:48.200 --> 0:17:50.440 want to download your history, get in there, do it now, 0:17:50.560 --> 0:17:54.040 export it out all right? Eight eight eight rich one 0:17:54.040 --> 0:17:56.560 O one eight eight eight seven four to two four 0:17:56.640 --> 0:17:59.360 one zero one. Coming up. I'll tell you how it's 0:17:59.400 --> 0:18:03.160 easier than to remove your personal information from Google. You're 0:18:03.200 --> 0:18:14.680 listening to rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 0:18:14.800 --> 0:18:18.159 Rich Demiro here talking technology with you at triple A 0:18:18.520 --> 0:18:21.280 Rich one on one. That's eight eight eight seven four 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:23.359 two four one zero one. If you want links to 0:18:23.400 --> 0:18:25.639 anything I mentioned on the show, go to the website 0:18:26.119 --> 0:18:29.640 rich on Tech dot tv. While you're there, be sure 0:18:29.680 --> 0:18:31.720 to sign up for my free newsletter. That way we 0:18:31.760 --> 0:18:36.040 can keep in touch. Let's go to Jeff in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jeff, 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:36.760 you're on with Rich. 0:18:37.880 --> 0:18:43.320 Yeah, Rich, I recommendation I got for a password manager, 0:18:43.400 --> 0:18:47.159 which I got from Kim Commando was a Nord passed. 0:18:48.720 --> 0:18:50.800 Oh well, it gets good ratings. All over the place. 0:18:50.840 --> 0:18:54.679 But I tried to set it up, and the setup 0:18:54.720 --> 0:18:59.000 feature is very Uh. I couldn't understand what they wanted, 0:18:59.000 --> 0:19:02.440 and I didn't manage to get one app. One website 0:19:02.760 --> 0:19:05.800 entered into it, and it obviously recognized it because it 0:19:05.840 --> 0:19:07.520 had the whole website's logo. 0:19:09.000 --> 0:19:09.080 Uh. 0:19:09.160 --> 0:19:13.760 But when I tried to log onto it, it the 0:19:13.800 --> 0:19:19.680 auto field suggested that the nord past password, and of course, 0:19:19.760 --> 0:19:22.040 and then it came back and said password not recognized, 0:19:22.080 --> 0:19:24.399 but my and my old password still work. So I 0:19:24.400 --> 0:19:27.959 guess probably when I set it up. I don't know 0:19:28.000 --> 0:19:33.840 how you get the website to recognize the nord past password. 0:19:35.760 --> 0:19:39.080 Okay, well, did you change the password with the website? 0:19:39.680 --> 0:19:42.040 Yes, I took the one that they auto suggested. 0:19:42.240 --> 0:19:44.680 Okay, okay, so I will I will tell you, Jeff. 0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:47.840 I do think that password managers are a little tricky 0:19:47.880 --> 0:19:50.840 to get started with because it's a it's a departure 0:19:50.880 --> 0:19:54.080 from what you're used to and how you're typically signing 0:19:54.160 --> 0:19:56.000 up for websites. So it does take a little bit 0:19:56.040 --> 0:19:59.080 longer when you sign up, but in the end it helps. 0:19:59.080 --> 0:20:02.640 So I think nord Pass is a completely fine password manager. 0:20:03.800 --> 0:20:06.760 Are you on iPhone, Android a combination of. 0:20:06.720 --> 0:20:10.560 Things iPhone and the thing I really didn't like about 0:20:10.600 --> 0:20:14.080 it was the the help center, of course, and they 0:20:14.119 --> 0:20:15.960 don't have a phone number that you can talk to 0:20:16.000 --> 0:20:16.479 a person. 0:20:17.200 --> 0:20:18.160 But the chat the. 0:20:18.119 --> 0:20:20.480 Guy was chatting with on the health center, he obviously 0:20:20.520 --> 0:20:23.600 had no idea what my issue was. He was asking 0:20:23.640 --> 0:20:26.080 me questions like, have you cleared your the catch in 0:20:26.160 --> 0:20:29.359 your browser? Have you hit the auto field? Have you 0:20:29.400 --> 0:20:31.119 extended the auto field time? 0:20:32.680 --> 0:20:33.480 Which had? 0:20:33.600 --> 0:20:36.080 I sent him a picture of the error message I got, 0:20:36.200 --> 0:20:37.440 and that has nothing to. 0:20:37.359 --> 0:20:38.320 Do with my issue. 0:20:38.800 --> 0:20:42.560 Well, okay, so are you only using the iPhone for this. 0:20:44.080 --> 0:20:44.480 Right now? 0:20:44.720 --> 0:20:47.640 That's I began with just the iPhone and that's as 0:20:47.640 --> 0:20:50.040 far as I got. I eventually gonna put it on 0:20:50.080 --> 0:20:50.920 my desktop too. 0:20:51.119 --> 0:20:53.080 Okay, so you're gonna put on your desktop too, Okay? 0:20:53.200 --> 0:20:55.480 All right, So I think you can still use nord pass. 0:20:55.520 --> 0:20:57.120 I think that that's going to be a fine option 0:20:57.240 --> 0:20:58.800 for you if you don't mind paying. I mean, there 0:20:58.800 --> 0:21:01.040 are you know, there are free alternatives and I on 0:21:01.080 --> 0:21:04.320 my website if you hit the search icon and just 0:21:04.359 --> 0:21:06.760 type in password manager, I have a full post on 0:21:06.880 --> 0:21:10.840 you know what my recommendations are. But in general, there's 0:21:11.040 --> 0:21:14.080 there's three free options that I recommend to people, which 0:21:14.119 --> 0:21:16.920 is Apple Passwords app if you only use Apple products. 0:21:17.720 --> 0:21:21.200 The Google Password Manager is completely free if you're using Android, 0:21:21.240 --> 0:21:24.199 iPhone and Chrome, like a combination of those things. And 0:21:24.200 --> 0:21:25.760 then if you just want something that's free that you 0:21:25.840 --> 0:21:29.399 never have to pay for, Bitwarden will always have a 0:21:29.400 --> 0:21:31.919 free version and it's open source, which is nice, and 0:21:31.960 --> 0:21:33.959 it works on all platforms. So if you don't want 0:21:33.960 --> 0:21:35.919 to get on this train of like paying for your 0:21:35.960 --> 0:21:40.199 passwords forever, you can use one of those three free options. Now, 0:21:40.240 --> 0:21:43.560 when it comes to paid options, I think nord pass 0:21:43.640 --> 0:21:46.159 is fine. I put it in my recommendations. I like 0:21:46.280 --> 0:21:50.680 dash Lane as well, and one password that's the number one, 0:21:50.720 --> 0:21:54.160 and then password. Those are all three popular paid options. Now, 0:21:54.440 --> 0:21:56.760 when it comes to actually using this, Jeff, it gets 0:21:56.800 --> 0:21:59.280 a little complicated because you have to make sure that 0:21:59.320 --> 0:22:02.520 your phone is up to autofill from the password manager 0:22:03.000 --> 0:22:05.720 or you can copy and paste. So if you go 0:22:05.760 --> 0:22:10.000 on the iPhone and you look at the settings, the 0:22:10.040 --> 0:22:12.320 first thing you need to do is search for autofill 0:22:12.800 --> 0:22:15.240 and where it says passwords, make sure that it says 0:22:15.280 --> 0:22:18.720 autofill from and then make sure that Nord pass is 0:22:18.800 --> 0:22:21.320 highlighted and you should turn off the other one. So 0:22:21.359 --> 0:22:24.080 on my phone, I've got passwords, which is the Apple one, 0:22:24.359 --> 0:22:27.720 I've got another password manager. I've got Chrome and Google, 0:22:28.040 --> 0:22:31.240 so turn off all of those and just have your 0:22:32.080 --> 0:22:35.960 nord Pass highlighted and toggled on. So that's the first thing. Now, 0:22:35.960 --> 0:22:38.720 when you go in to create a password, the first 0:22:38.720 --> 0:22:42.520 thing you have to do is actually generate a password 0:22:42.520 --> 0:22:47.040 for the website and then save that into the password manager. Now, 0:22:47.400 --> 0:22:49.840 what happens sometimes is you go to a website. Let's 0:22:49.840 --> 0:22:52.280 say you go to you know, Yahoo dot com, right, 0:22:52.320 --> 0:22:54.200 and you generate a password and you save it in 0:22:54.240 --> 0:22:56.440 your password manager, and then you go back to Yahoo. 0:22:57.160 --> 0:22:59.640 Sometimes you might be on Yahoo Finance or you might 0:22:59.640 --> 0:23:02.760 be on Yahoo Entertainment, and it might not link up 0:23:02.800 --> 0:23:06.480 the website properly, the website properly, and so in that 0:23:06.600 --> 0:23:09.159 case you might have to go in to nord Pass, 0:23:09.520 --> 0:23:12.560 search for Yahoo, copy the password, and then paste it 0:23:12.600 --> 0:23:15.520 into the website. Now, on desktop, it's a little bit 0:23:15.560 --> 0:23:18.440 easier because your browser takes care a lot of this stuff, 0:23:18.480 --> 0:23:20.639 and so it's just due to the architecture of the 0:23:20.640 --> 0:23:23.040 iPhone that's a little trickier to do that kind of stuff. 0:23:23.359 --> 0:23:27.080 But in general, I think that what you're talking about 0:23:27.200 --> 0:23:30.120 is you have to first change the password, make sure 0:23:30.160 --> 0:23:32.240 it's saved in your password manager, and then the next 0:23:32.240 --> 0:23:35.000 time you go to that website, use that password. And 0:23:35.240 --> 0:23:37.600 most of the time the password manager should spring into 0:23:37.640 --> 0:23:41.640 action if it's recognizing the website that you're going to. 0:23:42.040 --> 0:23:43.800 The way they're set up is that it will just 0:23:43.840 --> 0:23:46.040 spring into action above your keyboard and say, hey, do 0:23:46.040 --> 0:23:49.240 you want to auto fill this, and typically it should 0:23:49.240 --> 0:23:50.879 find that, or you can do a little search on 0:23:50.920 --> 0:23:53.240 your password manager for that website and it should fill 0:23:53.240 --> 0:23:56.200 in that information. If it's not doing all that stuff, 0:23:57.440 --> 0:24:00.240 you know, it's I would check those autofill settings. That's 0:24:00.280 --> 0:24:04.640 really what's happening. But again I understand that password managers 0:24:04.680 --> 0:24:07.119 do take a little bit more setup and they're not 0:24:07.200 --> 0:24:10.040 the easiest thing to use if you're not used to 0:24:10.119 --> 0:24:12.000 using them, and you have to get used to it, 0:24:12.040 --> 0:24:14.720 and you have to continue to use it and set 0:24:14.720 --> 0:24:17.520 this up for every website, or change the password for 0:24:17.560 --> 0:24:20.199 your existing websites, and you have to save it and 0:24:20.240 --> 0:24:22.520 you have to just continue doing it. And this is 0:24:22.600 --> 0:24:25.560 why when you go to websites it says sign in 0:24:25.600 --> 0:24:28.760 with Apple sign in with Google, because it's so much 0:24:28.800 --> 0:24:30.720 easier to do that because it's one click and it's 0:24:30.800 --> 0:24:33.200 using the account you already have that you're logged into 0:24:33.359 --> 0:24:36.200 Google or Apple or some other services. Sometimes you see 0:24:36.240 --> 0:24:39.760 on there, but I don't recommend that, because it's better 0:24:39.800 --> 0:24:43.760 to keep these websites insulated from each other and separate. 0:24:44.000 --> 0:24:45.719 And I get it in a pinch. I've been guilty 0:24:45.760 --> 0:24:48.200 of it myself. I will log in with Google when 0:24:48.240 --> 0:24:51.879 I'm signing up very quickly, but in general, take the 0:24:51.920 --> 0:24:56.119 extra two seconds to make a password on the password manager, 0:24:56.560 --> 0:24:59.120 save that password on your password manager, and the next 0:24:59.160 --> 0:25:00.840 time you go to log in, and it should find that. 0:25:01.280 --> 0:25:03.080 And by the way, Jeff, when you sign up for 0:25:03.119 --> 0:25:08.080 a website fresh, there should be a little setting on 0:25:08.119 --> 0:25:12.000 your password manager that says a plus sign, and so 0:25:12.040 --> 0:25:15.240 you press that plus sign and that's how it links 0:25:15.280 --> 0:25:18.960 that website to the new password that you're linking or 0:25:19.000 --> 0:25:22.520 that you're generating. I know it all sounds very complicated 0:25:22.520 --> 0:25:25.400 now that I'm speaking this, I'm like, this sounds more 0:25:25.400 --> 0:25:27.800 complicated to use a password manager than to not use 0:25:27.840 --> 0:25:29.720 a password manager. But I think at the end of 0:25:29.760 --> 0:25:32.520 the day, once you get used to it. It will 0:25:32.560 --> 0:25:36.480 become second nature. And I'm using it. My wife uses one, 0:25:37.400 --> 0:25:39.720 you know, I've got my mom to use one, and 0:25:39.880 --> 0:25:42.399 a bunch of other people I know. So it's something 0:25:42.400 --> 0:25:44.679 that just takes a little bit of time and a 0:25:44.680 --> 0:25:46.800 little bit of routine. But I think nord pass is 0:25:46.840 --> 0:25:48.880 a fine suggestion. I think you'll be good with that. 0:25:49.520 --> 0:25:51.960 Thanks for the call, Jeff, appreciate it, and continue to 0:25:52.880 --> 0:25:56.000 make sure you install the extension too on your web browser. 0:25:56.359 --> 0:25:59.280 So nord pass will have an extension that you install 0:25:59.280 --> 0:26:01.480 on your web browser that will help auto fill on 0:26:01.520 --> 0:26:03.760 the web as well. And maybe if you're top you 0:26:03.760 --> 0:26:07.080 know five six websites like yours, five or six logins, 0:26:07.440 --> 0:26:10.119 go to the web and start doing it there and 0:26:10.160 --> 0:26:12.520 then go back to your phone. But there's gonna be 0:26:12.560 --> 0:26:14.760 a lot of copying pasting when you use a password manager, 0:26:14.760 --> 0:26:19.160 that's for sure. Jose writes in from Los Angeles. I'm 0:26:19.200 --> 0:26:23.520 considering the Riyoko Portable Wi Fi hot Spot? Is it 0:26:23.600 --> 0:26:26.960 any good? So I have to look this one up. 0:26:27.119 --> 0:26:31.880 Ryoko they do have it the right. Ryoko pro Portable 0:26:31.920 --> 0:26:36.000 Wi Fi hot Spot offers global Internet access, allowing you 0:26:36.040 --> 0:26:40.119 to connect to any device anywhere and it's oh, seventy 0:26:40.119 --> 0:26:44.520 percent off. Get a seventy percent discount, don't miss out already. 0:26:44.520 --> 0:26:46.760 I can tell from this website that I'm not a 0:26:46.800 --> 0:26:49.119 fan of it because I don't like the websites with 0:26:49.160 --> 0:26:52.240 the high pressure stuff that says your seventy percent discount 0:26:52.240 --> 0:26:56.240 has been applied, limited time offer, free delivery. It's all 0:26:56.359 --> 0:27:00.359 very vague, right, and it's all on one page, really 0:27:00.359 --> 0:27:01.960 trying to do the hard sell to get you to 0:27:02.000 --> 0:27:05.080 purchase this thing instantly and quickly. But here's the question 0:27:05.160 --> 0:27:09.000 I have. How much is the internet connection once I 0:27:09.080 --> 0:27:11.719 have this and I'm looking on the website, I cannot 0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:15.119 find that information anywhere. I can't find it in the 0:27:15.119 --> 0:27:17.399 bottom of the website. I can't find it on the 0:27:17.400 --> 0:27:19.960 top of the website. I can't find it anywhere. How 0:27:20.040 --> 0:27:21.760 much is it going to cost me to use this 0:27:22.320 --> 0:27:25.359 once I purchase this device? So for that reason, I 0:27:25.400 --> 0:27:27.959 can't tell you I would recommend getting this. I have 0:27:28.119 --> 0:27:33.119 tested one called Cemo s I M and that is 0:27:33.440 --> 0:27:36.760 a same thing. It's the mobile Internet, same exact thing. 0:27:36.800 --> 0:27:39.080 It's a little hot spot and if you look on 0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:42.040 their website, it tells you exactly how much it costs 0:27:42.400 --> 0:27:45.639 for the different countries that you're purchasing your coverage for. 0:27:46.359 --> 0:27:49.480 So I've used this, it works. I can tell you 0:27:49.520 --> 0:27:51.879 that I would go with something that you know the 0:27:51.920 --> 0:27:54.399 price for. By the way, Jose, you can also use 0:27:54.440 --> 0:27:57.119 your phone as a hotspot. You can also use your 0:27:57.119 --> 0:27:59.639 mobile you know mobile hotspot feature on your phone. You 0:27:59.680 --> 0:28:03.119 can all so just use your phone because a lot 0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:07.920 of phones now have this included in their international plan. So, uh, 0:28:07.920 --> 0:28:10.439 did you mention you're going out of town? No, So 0:28:10.560 --> 0:28:13.359 I would just be careful any website that here's my 0:28:13.520 --> 0:28:16.280 thing with any website that you go to make sure 0:28:16.400 --> 0:28:18.840 it has all the information that you're curious about. If 0:28:18.880 --> 0:28:21.720 they're making you hunt for information on the website that 0:28:21.720 --> 0:28:24.479 you think should be there very clearly, like how to 0:28:24.520 --> 0:28:29.000 cancel their phone number, their email address, a customer service contact. 0:28:29.040 --> 0:28:31.159 If all that stuff is hidden when you're trying to 0:28:31.200 --> 0:28:34.639 purchase the device or the thing, then that's a red flag. 0:28:34.680 --> 0:28:37.200 And also the first thing I noticed when I search 0:28:37.280 --> 0:28:42.960 for this on Google is uh is Reddit people asking 0:28:43.000 --> 0:28:45.640 you know, is this thing legit? So anytime the next 0:28:45.720 --> 0:28:49.640 search underneath you know the result is is this product legit? 0:28:50.000 --> 0:28:52.120 That's usually a red flag that it may not be 0:28:52.200 --> 0:28:55.000 the thing that you want. Eighty eight rich one oh 0:28:55.040 --> 0:28:58.200 one eight eight eight seven four to two four one 0:28:58.280 --> 0:29:02.040 zero one the website rich on Tech dot TV. I 0:29:02.040 --> 0:29:03.960 know I promised it before, but coming up I will 0:29:03.960 --> 0:29:07.320 tell you about the new easy way to remove personal 0:29:07.400 --> 0:29:20.400 information from Google Search. This is rich on Tech. Welcome 0:29:20.440 --> 0:29:22.880 back to rich on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out 0:29:22.920 --> 0:29:28.160 with you, talking technology at eight eight eight rich one 0:29:28.160 --> 0:29:30.640 oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two 0:29:30.880 --> 0:29:35.440 four one zero one. So Google this week has made 0:29:35.480 --> 0:29:39.720 it much easier to remove information, your personal information like 0:29:39.760 --> 0:29:43.240 your phone number or your address in Google search results. 0:29:43.840 --> 0:29:45.880 So they've long had this tool for the past couple 0:29:45.920 --> 0:29:48.120 of years. I've talked about it many times, called Results 0:29:48.160 --> 0:29:51.680 about You. This is where you can put in your information. 0:29:51.840 --> 0:29:54.200 You sign up, you say, here's my name, here's my 0:29:54.240 --> 0:29:57.080 phone number, here's my address. If you find that online, 0:29:57.760 --> 0:30:00.720 send me an email or notification and give me the 0:30:00.760 --> 0:30:03.760 option to take that down. And so that's been working 0:30:04.040 --> 0:30:07.200 very nicely for a couple of years. But now they 0:30:07.320 --> 0:30:10.680 added another level of this. So now if you go 0:30:10.720 --> 0:30:12.760 to Google Search and you can try this. You can 0:30:12.800 --> 0:30:16.000 type in your name and then the word phone number, 0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:18.880 and you can scroll and see if one of those 0:30:19.360 --> 0:30:23.479 services shows up that says, you know like spokio or 0:30:23.720 --> 0:30:26.600 you know true people search all these different zoom info. 0:30:27.800 --> 0:30:30.760 Let's see, I've taken away so many of my results 0:30:30.800 --> 0:30:33.040 that I don't really have that come up anymore. But 0:30:33.080 --> 0:30:36.680 oh yeah, white pages. So if you find one of 0:30:36.680 --> 0:30:40.120 these results that has your personal information in it. Now, 0:30:40.200 --> 0:30:42.080 if you look at the search results, and you've probably 0:30:42.080 --> 0:30:45.480 never even noticed this before, there are three little dots 0:30:45.800 --> 0:30:49.960 next to the search result. You tap those three little dots, 0:30:50.600 --> 0:30:52.920 and all of a sudden you see this new option 0:30:53.000 --> 0:30:57.600 that says remove result. So that is the new way 0:30:57.640 --> 0:31:00.840 that you can just get your information off of Google Search. 0:31:01.280 --> 0:31:03.920 And so you tap a remover result and it says, 0:31:04.320 --> 0:31:07.080 why do you want to remove this? And the option 0:31:07.160 --> 0:31:09.280 I see it shows my personal information and I don't 0:31:09.320 --> 0:31:12.040 want it there, or I have a legal removal request, 0:31:12.160 --> 0:31:14.360 or it's outdated and I want to request a refresh. 0:31:14.360 --> 0:31:16.640 And I'll explain that in a moment. But you can 0:31:16.680 --> 0:31:18.880 tap that first one. It shows my personal info and 0:31:18.920 --> 0:31:21.200 I don't want it there. And then it says, well 0:31:21.200 --> 0:31:26.560 what does it show? Contact info, government ID numbers, financial info, passwords, 0:31:27.000 --> 0:31:31.520 restricted records, other and so you can search or select 0:31:31.600 --> 0:31:34.120 one of those and submit it. And it does take 0:31:34.160 --> 0:31:37.040 a little bit and not everything's going to be removed, 0:31:37.320 --> 0:31:40.600 but in my experience, I have only had one denial request. 0:31:41.080 --> 0:31:43.240 But if your phone numbers on there, your email address, 0:31:43.320 --> 0:31:46.480 your home address, you can get these removed pretty easily. 0:31:46.560 --> 0:31:52.040 Now keep in mind this only removes the information from 0:31:52.080 --> 0:31:55.600 Google search results. It does not remove it from the 0:31:55.640 --> 0:31:58.280 original website. If you want to remove it from the 0:31:58.280 --> 0:32:01.760 original website, you have to do a takedown request at 0:32:01.800 --> 0:32:04.080 the original website. And if you go to a website 0:32:04.160 --> 0:32:08.400 like whitepages dot com, you'll notice at the bottom of 0:32:08.520 --> 0:32:12.600 the page it says something like, you know, do not 0:32:12.720 --> 0:32:16.800 sell my personal information or you can Actually it's probably 0:32:16.840 --> 0:32:19.920 they kind of hide this stuff sadly, but usually you 0:32:19.960 --> 0:32:24.360 can say something like takedown requests. So I would do 0:32:24.440 --> 0:32:31.239 something like white pages remove my information, and then that 0:32:31.320 --> 0:32:34.880 will bring up the page that will get your information 0:32:34.920 --> 0:32:37.320 off of there. So here's what it says White Pages 0:32:37.360 --> 0:32:40.160 Consumer Privacy Rights. You can opt out and have your 0:32:40.200 --> 0:32:43.200 listing removed. Copy and paste the URL of your profile, 0:32:43.640 --> 0:32:45.680 so that's how you can submit the request. They don't 0:32:45.720 --> 0:32:48.160 make it very easy to find on the website. But 0:32:48.200 --> 0:32:50.840 if you Google search for that, you know, I said, 0:32:51.320 --> 0:32:54.640 whatever the website is, remove my information, you should find 0:32:54.640 --> 0:32:57.000 that or opt out whatever. That's another way of looking 0:32:57.040 --> 0:32:59.520 at it. But again this is for Google, and ninety 0:32:59.600 --> 0:33:02.160 nine point nine percent of people are finding this through Google. 0:33:02.480 --> 0:33:04.160 So this is a nice easy way to get your 0:33:04.200 --> 0:33:07.560 information off of Google Search. I would also recommend signing 0:33:07.640 --> 0:33:10.840 up for the free Results about You feature from Google 0:33:11.240 --> 0:33:15.480 that is completely free, and this will proactively alert you 0:33:15.520 --> 0:33:19.200 anytime a new website pops up with your information on it. 0:33:19.200 --> 0:33:22.000 It will say, hey, well, we just found this information 0:33:22.080 --> 0:33:24.000 on the internet. Do you want us to remove it? 0:33:24.200 --> 0:33:26.640 And in one, one or two clicks you can say yes, 0:33:26.720 --> 0:33:29.320 please remove it. They will somehow do whatever they do 0:33:29.400 --> 0:33:32.479 on their back end to approve that or not approve it, 0:33:32.640 --> 0:33:34.920 and they'll get it removed and it works pretty well. 0:33:35.280 --> 0:33:38.320 So again that's called Google Results about You. But the 0:33:38.360 --> 0:33:40.640 new feature is the fact that when you're on any 0:33:40.640 --> 0:33:44.160 website search results, you can just tap those three dots 0:33:44.280 --> 0:33:47.800 and click removers all and that will bring you right 0:33:47.840 --> 0:33:50.200 to the option to get rid of it. Let's go 0:33:50.240 --> 0:33:52.880 to Patrick eight eight eight rich one On one eight 0:33:52.920 --> 0:33:55.080 eight eight seven four to two four one zero one, 0:33:55.120 --> 0:33:58.680 Patrick in Colorado Springs. You're on with Rich Fayvoritch. 0:33:58.720 --> 0:34:01.000 Thanks so much for your wisdom. I sure appreciate it. 0:34:01.080 --> 0:34:01.400 Thank you. 0:34:02.360 --> 0:34:04.400 A few months ago I got a new MacBook Pro, 0:34:05.120 --> 0:34:08.279 and then at a couple months ago I got the 0:34:08.360 --> 0:34:13.360 suite called Microsoft Office for Mac. Okay, and it works fine. 0:34:13.440 --> 0:34:15.879 But the thing I want to I have turned off 0:34:15.880 --> 0:34:19.200 the updates so they did not automatically update. You have 0:34:19.280 --> 0:34:21.479 to do it manually. But what I'd like to find 0:34:21.480 --> 0:34:24.360 out if I can turn it off, is can I 0:34:24.400 --> 0:34:27.320 turn off the updates so it doesn't even present the 0:34:27.440 --> 0:34:30.160 updates to me and tell me that I can manually 0:34:30.200 --> 0:34:30.960 download them. 0:34:31.239 --> 0:34:35.880 Oh that's a good question. Hmm. There is an option to. 0:34:36.960 --> 0:34:39.520 So you've already turned off the option to automatically keep 0:34:39.520 --> 0:34:42.880 the app up to date. Correct, so you have the 0:34:42.920 --> 0:34:44.839 thing where it's now it's just telling you, hey, there 0:34:44.920 --> 0:34:47.440 is an update, and you have to say no, I 0:34:47.440 --> 0:34:50.839 don't want that. Just close out of that screen. Yes, 0:34:52.000 --> 0:34:54.040 I don't know if there's a way to actually turn 0:34:54.120 --> 0:34:58.319 off the search for an update. I mean, you may 0:34:58.320 --> 0:35:00.319 be able to use like a third party program that 0:35:00.440 --> 0:35:04.600 keeps you know, the Office tool from phoning home. But 0:35:04.880 --> 0:35:06.879 as far as I know, there's probably not a way 0:35:06.920 --> 0:35:09.640 to just say, like, hey, please don't even check for updates, 0:35:10.400 --> 0:35:12.960 because most of these programs they want you to update 0:35:13.080 --> 0:35:16.239 because you know, it's mostly for security reasons that they're 0:35:16.320 --> 0:35:19.360 keeping them up to date. There's some sort of issue, 0:35:19.800 --> 0:35:23.560 but you're still seeing the auto update menu even though 0:35:23.600 --> 0:35:25.640 you said don't automatically install it. 0:35:26.280 --> 0:35:26.560 Yeah. 0:35:26.640 --> 0:35:29.320 Yeah, but it's just to say, well, what's the problem, pat, 0:35:29.640 --> 0:35:32.800 It's just a nuisance. It's constant. I've had it about 0:35:32.800 --> 0:35:36.160 two months now and I have eleven just for a Word, 0:35:36.280 --> 0:35:38.319 and there's a suite. I don't use any of the 0:35:38.360 --> 0:35:41.520 other programs in the suite. I only use Microsoft Word. 0:35:42.400 --> 0:35:44.839 But it's just a nuisance to constantly be having to 0:35:45.320 --> 0:35:48.239 deal with updates. And I don't need anything. That's said, 0:35:48.480 --> 0:35:50.880 I don't need perfection. I just need something to work. 0:35:51.480 --> 0:35:54.480 Yeah, well I would, I would recommend, and I know, 0:35:54.760 --> 0:35:57.080 you know, I understand updates are annoying and this and that. 0:35:57.120 --> 0:35:59.360 But most of the time, when there's an update, you 0:35:59.360 --> 0:36:01.520 know there is a for it, and I know it 0:36:01.640 --> 0:36:03.600 changes features a lot of the times, which is why 0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:06.640 people are hesitant to do them. But it also most 0:36:06.640 --> 0:36:10.399 of the time they're patching any sort of security exploits 0:36:10.480 --> 0:36:13.319 or issues that they've found in that software. So for 0:36:13.360 --> 0:36:15.480 that reason, I would recommend that you do the updates. 0:36:15.800 --> 0:36:17.759 And I totally get it. I've got one program on 0:36:17.840 --> 0:36:21.480 my computer, it's a scanning program, and pretty much every 0:36:21.520 --> 0:36:22.960 time I turn on my computer, it's saying, hey, do 0:36:23.000 --> 0:36:24.160 you want to do the update? And I just press 0:36:24.200 --> 0:36:26.920 cancel because I barely use the program. So I understand 0:36:26.920 --> 0:36:29.759 where you're coming from. But in general, it is good 0:36:29.800 --> 0:36:31.520 to do those updates. But I think you're gonna be 0:36:31.560 --> 0:36:34.200 stuck with just xiting out of that screen. Thanks for 0:36:34.200 --> 0:36:36.279 the call, Patrick eight eight eight rich one on one 0:36:36.400 --> 0:36:40.160 eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. 0:36:40.200 --> 0:36:42.560 Coming up, I'll tell you about the new life saving 0:36:42.640 --> 0:36:50.960 feature on a smartwatch. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 0:36:51.040 --> 0:36:54.440 Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, talking technology. 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This hour, we've got Mike Prospero 0:37:29.600 --> 0:37:34.680 from Tom's Guide joining the show to talk all things Amazon. 0:37:34.719 --> 0:37:37.879 They made a big upgrade to their voice assistant. Mike 0:37:37.960 --> 0:37:40.960 covers that voice assistant. I'm trying not to say the name, 0:37:41.000 --> 0:37:43.040 but it's alex Ay. You know what it is. You've 0:37:43.040 --> 0:37:45.480 set up many times to control your lights. But she's 0:37:45.520 --> 0:37:48.719 getting a big old upgrade. AI, So we'll talk about that. 0:37:49.760 --> 0:37:52.960 Alison writes in on the website from Corona, I own 0:37:52.960 --> 0:37:55.680 a business in a remote area. I need cameras set 0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:58.879 up with no power on property. You can get cell 0:37:58.960 --> 0:38:02.600 reception up there. Hell lots of ways you can do this, Allison, 0:38:02.640 --> 0:38:05.640 but I would get a camera first off. I would 0:38:05.719 --> 0:38:09.240 if you need cell reception, like do a cellular camera. 0:38:09.320 --> 0:38:12.279 But obviously if you had Wi Fi access up there, 0:38:12.280 --> 0:38:14.680 which maybe you don't because there's no power, that would 0:38:14.680 --> 0:38:17.759 be a lot cheaper and easier. But two brands to 0:38:17.880 --> 0:38:21.520 check out. The first is Real Link R EO l 0:38:21.640 --> 0:38:25.680 I n K. They've got a four G camera that 0:38:25.800 --> 0:38:29.319 also has a solar panel, so you can get one 0:38:29.360 --> 0:38:32.080 of those. They look like they range from about two 0:38:32.160 --> 0:38:34.640 hundred about two hundred dollars for one of those. Now, 0:38:34.640 --> 0:38:37.560 don't forget, you're gonna have to pay for the cellular service. 0:38:37.680 --> 0:38:41.759 So let's see how much are they asking for it. 0:38:41.760 --> 0:38:45.000 It's probably listed on the monthly, but you know, keep 0:38:45.040 --> 0:38:47.520 in mind you're gonna have to put some sort of 0:38:48.520 --> 0:38:50.319 interesting It looks like it works with a bunch of 0:38:50.360 --> 0:38:53.799 different cellular providers, so you can put the simcard in 0:38:53.840 --> 0:38:57.520 there so you can get you know, you can shop around, 0:38:58.160 --> 0:39:02.760 but again this is a pretty easy solution. Solar plus 0:39:02.840 --> 0:39:05.200 a cellular camera is going to be great. Two hundred 0:39:05.200 --> 0:39:06.840 bucks for that. The other brand to look at is 0:39:06.960 --> 0:39:13.240 UFI EUFY and they've got a couple of cellular cameras 0:39:13.280 --> 0:39:16.600 with also solar and there they look like they're anywhere 0:39:16.640 --> 0:39:20.759 from one seventy five to about four hundred. And they've 0:39:20.760 --> 0:39:22.520 got a couple of them that have like a you know, 0:39:22.680 --> 0:39:26.439 different packages and things like that. So now again let's 0:39:26.440 --> 0:39:28.400 see what their cellular is. So again, these are the 0:39:28.480 --> 0:39:30.560 kind of things you should look for before you buy something. 0:39:30.640 --> 0:39:32.759 Is make sure that you see, like, Okay, I see 0:39:32.760 --> 0:39:35.640 that I can get this camera with the cellular, but 0:39:35.880 --> 0:39:38.160 can I bring my own cellular or am I forced 0:39:38.200 --> 0:39:40.520 to use the cellular that they want me to use? 0:39:40.920 --> 0:39:42.560 And so that's the main thing that you need to 0:39:42.640 --> 0:39:49.279 check on these cameras. And just quickly looking at this cellular. Yeah, 0:39:49.320 --> 0:39:51.640 I'm trying to see you want to see the price? Okay, 0:39:51.960 --> 0:39:56.120 simcard included compatible with the three major networks in the US, 0:39:56.600 --> 0:40:00.480 no activation fee, no contract, one hundred megabyte trial data 0:40:00.880 --> 0:40:04.920 for seven days, and so I'm guessing you're going to 0:40:05.000 --> 0:40:09.160 have to yeah, see, this should really tell you how 0:40:09.239 --> 0:40:12.279 much this thing costs on the cellular after the seven days, right, 0:40:12.320 --> 0:40:13.800 Like you would think that would be front and center. 0:40:13.840 --> 0:40:16.120 But again, anyway, so that's what I would check for. 0:40:16.280 --> 0:40:18.000 Those are the two brands I would look into, Real 0:40:18.040 --> 0:40:21.799 Link and UFI. They both make a cellular camera that 0:40:22.080 --> 0:40:24.000 you can use and just set up. And once you 0:40:24.040 --> 0:40:25.839 set it up, it's pretty much set it and forget it. 0:40:26.480 --> 0:40:31.560 Thanks for the email. Let's go to John in Granada Hills, California. 0:40:31.680 --> 0:40:32.800 John you're on with Rich. 0:40:33.560 --> 0:40:37.800 Hi, Rich, long time, first time regarding my email address, 0:40:37.840 --> 0:40:42.040 which is decades old, getting a lot of course, as 0:40:42.080 --> 0:40:47.840 expected spam and some have an unsubscribe at the bottom, 0:40:48.280 --> 0:40:50.800 and you go to it and it takes you instead 0:40:50.800 --> 0:40:53.680 of taking you to the website, it takes you to 0:40:53.719 --> 0:40:58.520 a website where we're sorry to see you go enter 0:40:58.560 --> 0:41:02.399 your email too. So I have to enter my email now. 0:41:02.520 --> 0:41:05.600 I hate that. It's literally my biggest pet peeve is 0:41:05.600 --> 0:41:08.680 what you're talking about, because why why should I have 0:41:08.719 --> 0:41:11.200 to put my email address in there? Right? Like, you 0:41:11.239 --> 0:41:13.040 know my email address? I just clicked a link on 0:41:13.040 --> 0:41:13.560 your email. 0:41:13.560 --> 0:41:17.160 But continue, So, yeah, I'm a paraid there sharing my 0:41:17.239 --> 0:41:19.520 email with more spammers. 0:41:19.840 --> 0:41:22.520 Okay, So here's my guidance on this. Okay, this is 0:41:22.560 --> 0:41:25.400 my guidance on all spam email, because it's a problem. 0:41:25.760 --> 0:41:27.560 What service do you use for your email? 0:41:28.120 --> 0:41:29.640 Dslscream dot com. 0:41:29.680 --> 0:41:32.960 Okay, So so generally when you have some of these 0:41:33.160 --> 0:41:38.960 smaller services, they may not have as robust spam filtering capabilities. 0:41:39.000 --> 0:41:42.480 But in general, here's what I do. Number one, Yes, 0:41:42.560 --> 0:41:45.680 what you're talking about. When you hit that unsubscribed link, 0:41:46.360 --> 0:41:49.800 it should immediately unsubscribe you from that email. You should 0:41:49.880 --> 0:41:53.160 not have to confirm your email address. You should not 0:41:53.200 --> 0:41:55.560 have to type in your email address, But yet some 0:41:55.600 --> 0:41:58.480 websites make you do that because what are they doing. 0:41:58.680 --> 0:42:01.239 They're putting a little bit of friction between you and 0:42:01.280 --> 0:42:04.920 the unsubscribed process. I don't like that because half the 0:42:04.960 --> 0:42:06.239 time I sit there and I go, well, why am 0:42:06.239 --> 0:42:08.640 I giving you my email address again? Like you said, 0:42:09.160 --> 0:42:11.080 is it going to give me more spam? Or why 0:42:11.120 --> 0:42:12.680 shouldn't you know? Why should I have to do this? 0:42:13.120 --> 0:42:15.800 And so or I wonder, oh, well, which email address 0:42:15.840 --> 0:42:17.160 did I sign up for? And now I have to 0:42:17.200 --> 0:42:19.680 go back to the email check it out, make sure 0:42:19.680 --> 0:42:23.160 I put in the right one. So my general rules 0:42:23.239 --> 0:42:26.560 of thumb when it comes to spam is number one, 0:42:26.840 --> 0:42:29.560 if it comes from a legitimate sender. And you can 0:42:29.600 --> 0:42:33.320 pretty much tell when a center is legitimate. It's a Macy's, 0:42:33.400 --> 0:42:36.680 it's a home depot, it's a best Buy, it's one 0:42:36.719 --> 0:42:39.640 of these companies that uses Mailchimp or anything that says 0:42:39.680 --> 0:42:41.840 safe unsubscribe at the bottom. Of course, you know that 0:42:41.880 --> 0:42:44.880 could be spoofed. But typically I can tell when an 0:42:44.880 --> 0:42:49.359 email comes from a legitimate cender. Right those I am 0:42:49.400 --> 0:42:53.520 completely fine with. Clicking that link. Hopefully it on subscribes 0:42:53.600 --> 0:42:57.879 in one second, you know, one click. If it does 0:42:57.920 --> 0:43:00.560 ask for the email address again, I will use my 0:43:00.600 --> 0:43:04.600 spidy senses to say is this a legitimate email or 0:43:04.680 --> 0:43:07.839 is this an unsolicited email that is doing something more? 0:43:07.880 --> 0:43:09.640 And I will not put my email address in there. 0:43:09.680 --> 0:43:11.400 So that's kind of like the first thing to do. 0:43:12.200 --> 0:43:15.080 Then once you do that, the other thing is that 0:43:15.520 --> 0:43:17.840 an if it's an email address that you know, you 0:43:17.880 --> 0:43:19.960 get this email and you have no idea why you're 0:43:20.000 --> 0:43:22.000 getting it, you have no idea why you're on the list, 0:43:23.000 --> 0:43:25.200 I would just report that as spam or even just 0:43:25.200 --> 0:43:27.600 delete it without doing anything. But reporting it as spam 0:43:27.760 --> 0:43:30.080 will at least send a signal to the email provider 0:43:30.120 --> 0:43:32.120 that hey, I don't know why I got this, I 0:43:32.120 --> 0:43:35.200 shouldn't be getting it, and it will, you know, it'll 0:43:35.440 --> 0:43:37.919 There is a system on the back end that's that's 0:43:38.000 --> 0:43:40.680 scoring all of these emails that you get, and by 0:43:41.239 --> 0:43:44.120 marking it as spam, maybe they won't let those through 0:43:44.239 --> 0:43:46.280 as much to other people, So you might be helping 0:43:46.280 --> 0:43:48.360 someone else out and in your account, you're probably not 0:43:48.360 --> 0:43:50.839 going to get that email again. That's my main two 0:43:50.920 --> 0:43:53.400 ways of doing it. The other thing that you can do, 0:43:53.600 --> 0:43:56.480 and not every email provider supports this, but I have 0:43:57.080 --> 0:44:01.640 remote images loading. I had that feature turned off. So basically, 0:44:01.640 --> 0:44:04.319 when someone emails you, and any company emails you, as 0:44:04.360 --> 0:44:06.879 soon as you open up that email, there is an 0:44:06.920 --> 0:44:11.240 image that phones home, could be called a tracking pixel 0:44:11.480 --> 0:44:13.839 or a tracking image, or just any sort of little 0:44:13.880 --> 0:44:15.919 tiny image in that email. You might not even see 0:44:15.920 --> 0:44:19.400 it that basically phones home and says, hey, Rich, just 0:44:19.440 --> 0:44:21.839 open this email. Let's send him more because he saw 0:44:21.880 --> 0:44:24.920 that email at ten oh one am, and so they 0:44:24.920 --> 0:44:27.719 can actually track how long you're sitting there looking at 0:44:27.719 --> 0:44:31.400 that email in some instances, depending on their level of sophistication. 0:44:33.400 --> 0:44:35.000 But so that's another thing you could do, is you 0:44:35.040 --> 0:44:38.720 can go into your settings and turn off the feature 0:44:38.760 --> 0:44:41.879 that's called remote image loading. And so once you turn 0:44:41.960 --> 0:44:44.240 that off, when you open up an email, they don't 0:44:44.280 --> 0:44:46.880 have a way of knowing that you opened up that 0:44:46.960 --> 0:44:50.240 email because that little tracker can't send a message home 0:44:50.280 --> 0:44:52.560 to say hey Rich, just open this, and so that 0:44:52.640 --> 0:44:55.080 also cuts down an email. So I will tell you, 0:44:55.120 --> 0:44:57.640 and of course your spam filtering should do the rest. 0:44:57.800 --> 0:44:59.839 But in general, like I just got an email from 0:44:59.840 --> 0:45:02.000 two right and of course, we all had to sign 0:45:02.040 --> 0:45:04.120 up for two B during the Super Bowl to get 0:45:04.160 --> 0:45:07.000 the free stream. Now I know that that was their 0:45:07.160 --> 0:45:09.440 entire plan, is to get me to sign up for 0:45:09.480 --> 0:45:11.719 this email, and then later on they will do a 0:45:11.800 --> 0:45:13.719 sell of getting me to watch something on two B 0:45:13.840 --> 0:45:16.040 that's not the Super Bowl. But if I scroll down 0:45:16.040 --> 0:45:17.880 to the bottom of that email, it says you're receiving 0:45:17.880 --> 0:45:19.680 this email because you're a valued member of the two 0:45:19.680 --> 0:45:23.680 B community. To stop receiving emails, unsubscribe from this list, 0:45:23.719 --> 0:45:27.080 and I'll click that link and it should probably unsubscribe me. 0:45:27.160 --> 0:45:29.080 Let's see if it does it. That's it. Sorry to 0:45:29.120 --> 0:45:32.920 see you go. You've successfully unsubscribed from two B emails. Now, 0:45:32.960 --> 0:45:35.160 if I go into my spam, there's going to be 0:45:35.239 --> 0:45:39.080 some emails there that are probably not as simple to 0:45:39.160 --> 0:45:43.799 unsubscribe to, Like, yeah, I'm looking at this one. No way, 0:45:43.840 --> 0:45:45.239 I'm not going to do that. I mean, there's just 0:45:45.280 --> 0:45:49.799 so many. So again, that's really my guidance. John on 0:45:49.880 --> 0:45:52.600 the unsubscribed links, you kind of have to use a 0:45:52.640 --> 0:45:55.520 little bit of your Spidey sense to figure out and 0:45:55.560 --> 0:45:57.759 if not, if you can't figure it out, just either 0:45:57.840 --> 0:46:00.120 market as spam or just delete it. But the main 0:46:00.160 --> 0:46:02.560 thing is you don't want to send any signal to 0:46:02.640 --> 0:46:06.560 these companies that are not legitimate. If they're legitimate, they're 0:46:06.560 --> 0:46:09.680 gonna honor the unsubscribed no problem. You sign up for 0:46:09.680 --> 0:46:11.600 best Buy, Yeah, they're gonna spam you every day until 0:46:11.640 --> 0:46:14.000 you buy something again. But at least they're gonna honor 0:46:14.080 --> 0:46:17.399 that unsubscribe as soon as you press unsubscribe. And I'll 0:46:17.400 --> 0:46:19.640 admit I, you know, I sometimes let things go a 0:46:19.640 --> 0:46:21.640 little bit longer than they should, like I'll sign up, 0:46:21.800 --> 0:46:24.560 especially when it comes to text messages. You know, though 0:46:24.880 --> 0:46:27.200 everyone wants your text because you're going to open and 0:46:27.239 --> 0:46:30.000 look at your texts a lot quicker than email, and 0:46:30.080 --> 0:46:33.040 so everyone wants your phone number to text you. And yeah, 0:46:33.160 --> 0:46:35.719 I'll get texts from companies that I've signed up for, 0:46:35.800 --> 0:46:38.759 and you can pre you can type stop to unsubscribe 0:46:38.760 --> 0:46:42.680 again to legitimate textures and they will honor that. And 0:46:42.719 --> 0:46:44.200 so if you get a text that you don't want, 0:46:44.320 --> 0:46:46.759 just type stop and send it to them and they 0:46:46.800 --> 0:46:50.200 will automatically recognize that and stop sending you text. So 0:46:50.239 --> 0:46:53.040 good question. And it's definitely something we need to be 0:46:53.040 --> 0:46:56.440 aware of because email is everything, and you know, I 0:46:56.480 --> 0:46:58.879 have a newsletter, and you know, of course I want 0:46:58.920 --> 0:47:00.360 to make it easy for people if they don't want to, 0:47:00.400 --> 0:47:01.840 if the don't want to be on there unsubscribed. I 0:47:01.840 --> 0:47:03.759 don't want to be you know, I don't want to 0:47:03.800 --> 0:47:06.480 be spamming you. You don't want spam. You want to 0:47:06.520 --> 0:47:09.439 be You want your email box to be a place 0:47:09.480 --> 0:47:12.959 that you go and enjoy, and there's information in there, 0:47:13.400 --> 0:47:15.960 and uh, you know, see it. Now look at this. 0:47:16.920 --> 0:47:19.000 I just looked at my just looked at my spam, 0:47:19.280 --> 0:47:21.440 and I had a spam email. And now this is 0:47:21.440 --> 0:47:23.080 the other reason why you look in your spam every 0:47:23.080 --> 0:47:26.239 once in a while, because sometimes you've got emails in 0:47:26.280 --> 0:47:28.560 there that you actually need. And I just found one 0:47:28.680 --> 0:47:30.600 from our guest in the third hour saying, hey are 0:47:30.640 --> 0:47:36.000 we still on for this afternoon? Yes? So anyway, look 0:47:36.040 --> 0:47:38.960 at that eighty eight rich one O one eight eight 0:47:39.000 --> 0:47:41.960 eight seven four to two four one zero one. Uh. 0:47:42.040 --> 0:47:44.440 If you go to the website, lots of different resources 0:47:44.480 --> 0:47:47.719 on there. Uh, definitely sign up for the newsletter. Like 0:47:47.760 --> 0:47:49.640 I just said, as I'm telling you not to get spam, 0:47:49.640 --> 0:47:51.400 but that's not spam. It's useful, believe me. 0:47:51.880 --> 0:47:52.000 Uh. 0:47:52.040 --> 0:47:54.960 The other thing you can do is send me an email. Uh, 0:47:55.280 --> 0:47:58.879 just hit the contact link up at the top. And 0:47:58.960 --> 0:48:00.799 by the way, I get a lot of emails, and 0:48:00.840 --> 0:48:02.799 I get put on a lot of spam lists. People 0:48:02.840 --> 0:48:05.280 think it's funny to sign me up for you know, spam, 0:48:05.960 --> 0:48:08.399 and yeah, I will have don subscribe. Eighty to eight 0:48:08.480 --> 0:48:10.520 rich one on one eight eight eight seven four to 0:48:10.520 --> 0:48:17.520 two four one zero one. Welcome back to rich On Tech. 0:48:17.600 --> 0:48:22.640 Rich de Miro here talking technology. New feature coming to 0:48:22.680 --> 0:48:27.480 the pixel Watch three. This was announced with the pixel 0:48:27.480 --> 0:48:29.359 Watch three when it came out, but it was not 0:48:29.440 --> 0:48:32.600 approved in the US. It was approved out of the US, 0:48:32.600 --> 0:48:35.600 but now it's coming to the US. Pixel Watch three 0:48:35.719 --> 0:48:40.920 just got FDA clearance for a feature called pulse loss 0:48:41.000 --> 0:48:44.000 of pulse detection. Yeah, just what it sounds like. If 0:48:44.000 --> 0:48:48.279 your heart stops beating, this Google pixel Watch will call 0:48:48.360 --> 0:48:50.680 for help. Now you might think, wait a second, Rich, 0:48:50.719 --> 0:48:52.920 hold on, doesn't every smart watch do that if your 0:48:52.960 --> 0:48:55.439 heart stops beating, won't it like call for help? 0:48:55.560 --> 0:48:55.719 No? 0:48:56.440 --> 0:48:58.839 Surprisingly, I mean you would think, like when I heard 0:48:58.840 --> 0:49:01.879 this on stage from Good Well, I said, wey never 0:49:01.920 --> 0:49:04.560 really thought about that. Now it will most smart watches 0:49:04.600 --> 0:49:07.560 will detect when there is an abnormal heart rate, right, 0:49:07.840 --> 0:49:12.560 either high either low slow. But if it completely stops, which, 0:49:12.600 --> 0:49:14.359 by the way, when that happens, you know you've got 0:49:14.360 --> 0:49:18.719 a problem. I don't know. They don't do anything. Now, 0:49:18.760 --> 0:49:21.239 I guess if you think about it, there is a 0:49:21.280 --> 0:49:25.520 feature like a fall detection feature. So if your heart 0:49:25.520 --> 0:49:28.080 stopped and you fell, I guess the Apple Watch would 0:49:28.080 --> 0:49:30.040 call for help. But what if you're sitting down, what 0:49:30.080 --> 0:49:32.360 if you're on a couch. You know that, you know anyway, 0:49:32.560 --> 0:49:35.160 this is stuff we don't want to happen, obviously, But 0:49:35.600 --> 0:49:39.120 now you've got this on the Pixel Watch three. So 0:49:39.239 --> 0:49:41.960 the watch will detect if your heart stops beating, and 0:49:42.239 --> 0:49:45.480 it does this by three different ways. So first it 0:49:45.520 --> 0:49:49.000 will if no pulse is detected, it watches, it looks 0:49:49.000 --> 0:49:52.319 for movement. If there's no response, the watch makes an 0:49:52.360 --> 0:49:55.480 alarm and it starts a countdown. If there's still no response, 0:49:55.560 --> 0:49:57.800 then the watch or the connected phone to the watch 0:49:58.080 --> 0:50:00.640 will call nine one one and share your location. So 0:50:00.680 --> 0:50:04.120 this feature is opt in, it's designed for emergencies. It's 0:50:04.200 --> 0:50:07.120 rolling out in March, and of course this is part 0:50:07.120 --> 0:50:11.279 of a bigger push on these wearables to have all 0:50:11.360 --> 0:50:15.600 of these sort of life saving features. Fall detection, car 0:50:15.640 --> 0:50:20.400 crash detection, irregular heart rhythm notifications. So a lot of 0:50:20.400 --> 0:50:22.880 the smart watches that I test have these features, and 0:50:22.920 --> 0:50:25.920 if they don't, you know, there's a big delineation between 0:50:26.080 --> 0:50:28.399 the smart watches that have them and that don't have them. 0:50:28.840 --> 0:50:32.200 Most of the Samsungs and the Apple Watches and the 0:50:32.239 --> 0:50:35.080 pixel Watches have these features. It's some of the third 0:50:35.120 --> 0:50:38.360 party watches from names you might not recognize easily that 0:50:38.600 --> 0:50:42.200 don't have all of these features. But again, loss of 0:50:42.239 --> 0:50:45.640 pulse detection coming soon to the pixel Watch three. It 0:50:45.640 --> 0:50:47.480 will be a software update and then you'll have to 0:50:47.520 --> 0:50:50.120 opt in, but kind of a handy feature and I 0:50:50.160 --> 0:50:52.520 wouldn't be surprised if Apple eventually comes out with that 0:50:52.600 --> 0:50:57.120 as well. Let's go to Mike. Let's see what are 0:50:57.160 --> 0:51:00.560 we lyn to Mike in Austin, Texas, Mike with Rich. 0:51:01.080 --> 0:51:05.120 Hey, Rich, I have two Samsung Smart TVs, once to 0:51:05.200 --> 0:51:07.839 fifty five, one to sixty five. They're only a year 0:51:07.840 --> 0:51:11.319 and a half. When we first got them, our grand 0:51:11.360 --> 0:51:14.400 boys played baseball, so we watch them on Game Changer 0:51:15.000 --> 0:51:17.520 and I used to be able to mirror the game 0:51:17.560 --> 0:51:20.520 from my phone to the TVs, but now I can't anymore. 0:51:21.280 --> 0:51:23.520 And my son in law said he has the same problem. 0:51:23.600 --> 0:51:25.600 He can only do it on one of his TVs, 0:51:25.719 --> 0:51:28.080 and I was wondering. I tried to look it up, 0:51:28.160 --> 0:51:30.160 but I wonder if you knew a solution to that. 0:51:30.880 --> 0:51:33.359 So how are you? By the way, Game Changer is 0:51:33.760 --> 0:51:36.680 my kid uses that he plays baseball. Excellent app. I mean, 0:51:36.920 --> 0:51:40.319 if you're unfamiliar, you know, lets you watch the game. 0:51:40.760 --> 0:51:42.680 They can live stream the game to the app. It 0:51:42.760 --> 0:51:44.279 lets you keep you know, you don't even have to 0:51:44.320 --> 0:51:46.080 watch a live stream. You could just watch the score 0:51:46.080 --> 0:51:48.919 in real time. It's just a It's like a app 0:51:48.960 --> 0:51:52.279 that was created basically for sports teams to use to 0:51:52.360 --> 0:51:55.719 keep in touch with the team teammates and also keep 0:51:55.760 --> 0:51:57.560 track of the game. Like for me, if I'm at 0:51:57.600 --> 0:51:59.759 the radio show when my kid is playing, I can 0:51:59.760 --> 0:52:01.320 watch them on the little Game Changer app. 0:52:02.200 --> 0:52:03.000 It's a great site. 0:52:03.040 --> 0:52:05.239 Yeah, it's great and it's actually owned by Dick's Sporting Goods. 0:52:05.239 --> 0:52:06.000 I don't know if you know that. 0:52:06.400 --> 0:52:08.640 Oh did one of my favorite stores too. 0:52:08.719 --> 0:52:08.959 Yeah. 0:52:08.960 --> 0:52:11.719 Well, if you have a kid in sports, they go 0:52:11.840 --> 0:52:13.960 hand in hand. Go figure. My wife's like, oh, we 0:52:14.080 --> 0:52:15.840 just got a coupon from the Game Changer app for 0:52:15.880 --> 0:52:18.080 Dix I'm like, oh, well, of course I'm. 0:52:17.960 --> 0:52:19.760 Gonna say it actually goes hand in your wallet. 0:52:19.760 --> 0:52:23.880 But anyway, yes, exactly. So here's the thing I'm looking 0:52:23.920 --> 0:52:26.520 on the website. So what were you using to stream? 0:52:26.560 --> 0:52:29.960 Were you chrome casting or were you like what? How 0:52:30.000 --> 0:52:31.440 were you streaming this to the TV? 0:52:32.440 --> 0:52:35.400 I just the TV's on, yep. I go up in 0:52:35.440 --> 0:52:37.319 that upper right hand corner, you know, and do that 0:52:37.360 --> 0:52:39.600 pull down where it's got the little mirroring thing and 0:52:39.640 --> 0:52:40.360 I just hit that. 0:52:41.040 --> 0:52:43.080 Okay, so you mirror it from your phone? You mean? 0:52:43.680 --> 0:52:43.879 Yes? 0:52:44.120 --> 0:52:47.000 Like on the settings of the phone. Yes, like where 0:52:47.000 --> 0:52:47.960 it says screen mirroring. 0:52:48.760 --> 0:52:50.759 Yeah, you know where you pulled down up a right 0:52:50.760 --> 0:52:53.280 hand corner and you can get your flashlight stuff. 0:52:53.120 --> 0:52:55.960 Brings you all the tiles and everything. So that's not 0:52:56.080 --> 0:52:58.719 working anymore. What can you mirror any other app? Or 0:52:58.760 --> 0:53:00.520 is it just the game changer black out? When you 0:53:00.520 --> 0:53:01.080 try to do it? 0:53:01.640 --> 0:53:03.239 You know that probably would have been smart to try 0:53:03.280 --> 0:53:04.360 another feature. 0:53:04.680 --> 0:53:06.920 Yeah, yeah, so that's what I would do. So a 0:53:06.920 --> 0:53:09.680 couple of things you can do here. Number one, I 0:53:10.120 --> 0:53:12.280 don't I don't have a TV here with chrome cast 0:53:12.640 --> 0:53:14.560 or Apple. But I'm gonna check this now when I 0:53:14.600 --> 0:53:18.480 get home. You know, some apps have the ability to 0:53:18.600 --> 0:53:21.400 cast or airplay built into the app itself. Like if 0:53:21.400 --> 0:53:23.279 you go to Netflix, as soon as you're on the 0:53:23.280 --> 0:53:27.040 same Wi Fi network as that TV, that little chrome 0:53:27.120 --> 0:53:29.960 cast icon or or now they call it cast or 0:53:30.040 --> 0:53:32.960 the airplay icon will show up inside Netflix and you 0:53:32.960 --> 0:53:36.640 can cast to your TV. Other apps, like some apps 0:53:36.680 --> 0:53:39.240 don't have that built in, but you're able to mirror 0:53:39.239 --> 0:53:43.080 your screen either through iOS or Android, and on the 0:53:43.120 --> 0:53:47.240 side of you know, Android, there's usually a cast screen 0:53:47.640 --> 0:53:51.560 that you can do. So if that functionality has gone away, 0:53:52.280 --> 0:53:55.000 I would take a look at your Wi Fi network, 0:53:55.000 --> 0:53:56.680 make sure you're on the same network, and I would 0:53:56.680 --> 0:53:59.600 also just try a different app, Mike, and see if 0:53:59.600 --> 0:54:02.239 that work. If the other app isn't mirroring, then it's 0:54:02.280 --> 0:54:04.560 a problem between your phone and the screen. But I 0:54:04.600 --> 0:54:05.960 am going to try this out when I get home, 0:54:05.960 --> 0:54:08.879 and I'll have some more answers in next week's show. 0:54:09.200 --> 0:54:11.680 You're listening to rich on Tech. Coming up, we're going 0:54:11.719 --> 0:54:18.920 to talk more about changes coming to Alexa. Welcome back 0:54:18.920 --> 0:54:21.000 to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with 0:54:21.040 --> 0:54:24.439 you talking technology at Triple eight rich one oh one. 0:54:24.560 --> 0:54:27.680 That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one 0:54:28.040 --> 0:54:30.319 zero one. We'll get back to the phone lines in 0:54:30.520 --> 0:54:33.080 just a moment, but first joining me is Mike Prospero, 0:54:33.520 --> 0:54:37.120 us editor in chief at Tom's Guide covering all things 0:54:37.160 --> 0:54:41.759 smart home and especially alex A. Yes, I'll say it now, 0:54:41.840 --> 0:54:44.480 it'll probably activate your device, but it's Alexa. 0:54:44.960 --> 0:54:45.120 Mike. 0:54:45.160 --> 0:54:46.280 Thanks for joining me today. 0:54:46.640 --> 0:54:47.040 Thank you. 0:54:47.880 --> 0:54:52.360 So what was your initial reaction to the Alexa Plus event? 0:54:53.040 --> 0:54:56.560 Well, you know, I was at the event, and unlike 0:54:56.880 --> 0:55:00.720 most other Amazon events where they give you two hundred 0:55:00.800 --> 0:55:04.480 new products, this was just about Alexa and just about 0:55:04.520 --> 0:55:09.000 its new smart assistant, and it's a real reimagining of 0:55:09.160 --> 0:55:10.319 what it can do. 0:55:11.960 --> 0:55:14.920 Yeah, that was surprising me. Surprising to me that there 0:55:15.000 --> 0:55:18.800 was no real hardware announcement. This was completely software based. 0:55:19.920 --> 0:55:23.319 And then we've got Alexa Plus, which is basically, how 0:55:23.320 --> 0:55:25.560 would you describe it to me? It feels like, you know, 0:55:25.600 --> 0:55:28.360 it's chat GBT in a speaker. 0:55:28.040 --> 0:55:32.080 Now, I mean, that's a fairly good way to describe it. 0:55:32.480 --> 0:55:36.640 I think Amazon is using anthropic for their model, but 0:55:36.800 --> 0:55:41.200 it's still the same concept. Basically, you can ask Alexa 0:55:41.239 --> 0:55:45.520 to do just about anything now, but beyond just answering 0:55:45.600 --> 0:55:49.960 questions for you. Alexa Plus is supposed to hook up 0:55:49.960 --> 0:55:54.200 with other services to sort of go beyond just what 0:55:54.360 --> 0:55:57.399 a smart speaker can do, and you connect you with 0:55:57.480 --> 0:55:58.320 the rest of the world. 0:55:59.160 --> 0:56:01.200 Yeah, I mean they really painted a picture where this 0:56:01.239 --> 0:56:03.960 thing is the personal assistant that we've sort of been 0:56:04.000 --> 0:56:06.879 waiting for. It can book an Uber, It can buy 0:56:06.880 --> 0:56:10.000 your tickets on Ticketmaster. It can get a restaurant reservation 0:56:10.160 --> 0:56:13.640 and a recommendation and send a text and remember stuff 0:56:13.640 --> 0:56:16.759 and remind you. Do you think this is too ambitious 0:56:16.880 --> 0:56:19.040 or do you think this will actually work? And did 0:56:19.120 --> 0:56:20.759 you get to try some of it? Because I kept 0:56:20.800 --> 0:56:23.160 asking can I try this? Can I try this? And 0:56:24.040 --> 0:56:27.440 they wouldn't really let me try it specifically. I mean 0:56:27.440 --> 0:56:29.120 I was able to ask it a few things, but 0:56:29.320 --> 0:56:31.040 nothing like I wanted to. 0:56:31.920 --> 0:56:33.719 Yeah, I was in the same boat as you and 0:56:33.840 --> 0:56:36.840 that they didn't. They didn't let me get his hands 0:56:36.840 --> 0:56:39.440 on with it as I would have liked. So I 0:56:39.440 --> 0:56:41.600 think a lot is going to remains to be seen 0:56:41.760 --> 0:56:45.160 when it finally rolls out in a few weeks from now. 0:56:46.840 --> 0:56:50.960 But I don't know. I think it's I think it's 0:56:51.000 --> 0:56:54.120 okay to be very ambitious, but I you know, when 0:56:54.160 --> 0:56:56.640 you're that ambitious. A lot of things have to go 0:56:56.760 --> 0:56:58.440 right in order for people to use it. 0:56:59.600 --> 0:56:59.839 Yeah. 0:56:59.840 --> 0:57:02.080 Well, I mean, look, they've already got the user base 0:57:02.200 --> 0:57:05.240 of many people that have these devices in their home. 0:57:05.600 --> 0:57:08.600 But then when you check the fine print, you know 0:57:08.640 --> 0:57:11.000 you have to have one of these Echo Show devices, 0:57:11.040 --> 0:57:15.200 which means one of their smart screen devices, and then 0:57:15.480 --> 0:57:17.960 maybe it'll work on the rest of your speakers that 0:57:18.000 --> 0:57:20.640 you have, depending on how old they are. Did you 0:57:20.680 --> 0:57:24.120 get an idea of how many devices this will work on. 0:57:24.920 --> 0:57:30.040 Yeah, So I was talking to Amazon representatives afterwards, and yes, 0:57:30.120 --> 0:57:34.480 initially it's going to be available on the Echo Show eight, ten, fifteen, 0:57:34.560 --> 0:57:37.040 and twenty one, but then they said they're going to 0:57:37.080 --> 0:57:42.120 roll it out to pretty much every other Echo device, 0:57:42.600 --> 0:57:46.680 with the exception for sort of first and second gen 0:57:47.080 --> 0:57:49.560 Echo devices. So if you have, you know, some of 0:57:49.600 --> 0:57:52.200 the OG models, you're not going to be able to 0:57:52.280 --> 0:57:54.440 use Alexa Plus on them, but it should work for 0:57:54.480 --> 0:57:55.320 most everything else. 0:57:55.880 --> 0:57:59.320 I think that there is room for a benefit to 0:57:59.480 --> 0:58:03.520 the AI aspect of this, where it understands what you're 0:58:03.520 --> 0:58:06.280 trying to say versus my My problem with Alexa, especially 0:58:06.280 --> 0:58:08.280 back in the early days, was you had to be 0:58:08.400 --> 0:58:10.760 very specific to what you were telling it to do, 0:58:11.000 --> 0:58:14.720 please turn off the light left couch light. You know 0:58:14.800 --> 0:58:17.440 who talks like that? No one. So I think that 0:58:17.520 --> 0:58:20.160 this natural language could be very beneficial. 0:58:20.640 --> 0:58:23.200 No, that's true. That's a good point. And I agree that. 0:58:23.360 --> 0:58:25.640 You know, there's I don't know how many times I've 0:58:25.680 --> 0:58:27.959 said turn off the living room lights and then said 0:58:28.240 --> 0:58:30.919 there are several things devices named living room lights. Which 0:58:30.920 --> 0:58:33.760 one do you mean? And you go through this circuit 0:58:33.880 --> 0:58:36.760 of you know, question and answer and you never actually 0:58:36.760 --> 0:58:39.760 get to the one you actually want. You know, it 0:58:39.800 --> 0:58:41.800 needs to be as simple as you know, turning off 0:58:41.800 --> 0:58:46.520 a light. And I think with the natural language use 0:58:46.640 --> 0:58:50.120 on this, we could actually get to that point. 0:58:50.920 --> 0:58:53.880 So there is one interesting feature that I thought was 0:58:54.320 --> 0:58:59.960 quite useful. Is this idea of uploading documents to Alexa 0:59:00.120 --> 0:59:02.120 for her to reference later. So it could be a 0:59:02.120 --> 0:59:08.240 school calendar, an events calendar, schedule, just data about anything 0:59:08.280 --> 0:59:10.040 in your life and then you can ask her to 0:59:10.080 --> 0:59:13.920 reference that later. So what did you think of that aspect? 0:59:14.240 --> 0:59:17.400 And also privacy that you know that you're uploading personal 0:59:17.440 --> 0:59:18.720 information now. 0:59:19.080 --> 0:59:21.560 Yeah, no, I think I mean this is this is 0:59:21.600 --> 0:59:23.960 an area where AI is in general are can be 0:59:24.120 --> 0:59:27.600 very useful. Is taking a huge amount of data and 0:59:28.280 --> 0:59:31.480 analyzing it for you, you know, and doing something with 0:59:31.560 --> 0:59:33.560 it that you know you don't have to do, like 0:59:33.600 --> 0:59:37.240 taking away sort of the rote manual mundane task and 0:59:37.280 --> 0:59:40.560 making it more accessible, more easily for you. So, you know, 0:59:40.600 --> 0:59:43.200 if you're uploading your school kid your kid's calendar for 0:59:43.200 --> 0:59:46.560 school or something like that, rather than putting in, you know, 0:59:46.960 --> 0:59:49.480 what's for lunch each day, you know it can you can, 0:59:49.560 --> 0:59:53.200 You'll just upload it and it'll tell you, you know, 0:59:53.240 --> 0:59:55.120 by the same token. I'm not going to you know, 0:59:55.240 --> 0:59:57.800 upload my you know, healthcare documents or something like that 0:59:57.800 --> 1:00:00.880 to Alexa and you know, in trust to you know, 1:00:01.000 --> 1:00:05.600 keep everything private. And now Amazon did talk to me 1:00:05.640 --> 1:00:08.520 a little bit about privacy stuff, and they, you know, 1:00:08.840 --> 1:00:12.800 do have some safeguards in place, they said, but it's still, 1:00:13.640 --> 1:00:16.640 you know, there's data breaches everywhere all the time, you know, 1:00:16.840 --> 1:00:21.320 and you know, so I would be hesitant to upload 1:00:21.640 --> 1:00:26.040 certain things for risk of it getting out somehow. 1:00:26.560 --> 1:00:29.000 Is there anyone else that would have this technology? And 1:00:29.040 --> 1:00:31.120 do you think that Amazon is in the lead here 1:00:31.280 --> 1:00:33.400 or do you think this is still very much in 1:00:33.480 --> 1:00:34.080 open space. 1:00:36.120 --> 1:00:38.320 I think Amazon is somewhat in the lead just by 1:00:38.320 --> 1:00:41.920 the fact that so many people already have Echo devices 1:00:41.920 --> 1:00:45.600 in their homes, so they've got this base that's sort 1:00:45.600 --> 1:00:50.360 of ready to go. And plus the fact that they're 1:00:50.440 --> 1:00:54.280 giving Alexa Plus free to Amazon Prime members. You know, 1:00:54.960 --> 1:00:57.560 you know how many Amazon Prime members are there. I mean, 1:00:57.560 --> 1:01:00.040 there's got to be you know, millions of them. So 1:01:00.240 --> 1:01:03.800 it's going to be sort of automatically in people's homes, 1:01:04.120 --> 1:01:07.880 you know, in the in the coming months. You know, 1:01:08.200 --> 1:01:13.920 there's plenty of people who obviously use Google Assistant, and 1:01:14.000 --> 1:01:17.520 plenty of people who use Siri, but those are more 1:01:17.560 --> 1:01:22.320 limited to phones, you know, rather than smart speakers. And 1:01:22.400 --> 1:01:25.440 you know, I don't think, you know, even if Apple 1:01:25.560 --> 1:01:27.920 does come out with a new home pod in the 1:01:27.920 --> 1:01:30.920 next few months, it's still more of a niche device 1:01:31.040 --> 1:01:34.760 than all of the Amazon Echoes that are already out there. 1:01:36.120 --> 1:01:38.800 Let's talk about that price. So they announced a twenty 1:01:38.880 --> 1:01:42.120 dollars a month price or free to Prime members. A 1:01:42.120 --> 1:01:45.240 couple of thoughts here, Number one, who would pay twenty 1:01:45.240 --> 1:01:48.640 dollars a month for this? Number two, it's included with Prime. 1:01:48.720 --> 1:01:51.040 But if you do the math, twenty times twelve is 1:01:51.080 --> 1:01:53.600 two hundred and forty dollars a year, which is more 1:01:53.640 --> 1:01:55.360 than Prime So are we going to see a Prime 1:01:55.440 --> 1:01:56.840 price increase because of this? 1:01:57.760 --> 1:02:00.000 I mean, it's not outside of the realm of possibilit 1:02:00.600 --> 1:02:03.960 I wouldn't rule out an increasing price, especially if you 1:02:03.960 --> 1:02:06.920 don't get a lot of takers, maybe initially for Amazon 1:02:06.960 --> 1:02:07.680 Alexa plus. 1:02:08.560 --> 1:02:11.280 Do you think this is a value at twenty dollars standalone? 1:02:11.720 --> 1:02:13.600 I mean, why would you not just subscribe to Prime 1:02:13.640 --> 1:02:14.160 at that point? 1:02:14.680 --> 1:02:19.000 Yeah, I don't know how many people would are gonna 1:02:19.760 --> 1:02:22.600 subscribe to this, as you know, on its own. I 1:02:22.600 --> 1:02:25.400 think I think the most majority of people are going 1:02:25.440 --> 1:02:27.920 to have Amazon Prime and try it that way. But 1:02:28.640 --> 1:02:32.600 I I am I don't know how many people are 1:02:32.640 --> 1:02:35.000 gonna say, oh, yeah, I want I'm going to pay 1:02:35.040 --> 1:02:37.520 twenty dollars a month, you know that. I think I 1:02:37.600 --> 1:02:40.280 think it's the case is going to be a lot 1:02:40.320 --> 1:02:43.280 of people who already have Amazon Echo devices in their 1:02:43.320 --> 1:02:46.560 home and subscribe to Prime will just start using it. 1:02:46.640 --> 1:02:49.680 And I think that's Amazon strategy. 1:02:49.720 --> 1:02:49.919 Here. 1:02:50.160 --> 1:02:54.600 Where Amazon has struggled with its smart assistance is that 1:02:55.600 --> 1:02:59.520 it's sold the devices at a loss, initially expecting that 1:02:59.720 --> 1:03:03.439 the services that people were gonna use through Alexa would 1:03:03.720 --> 1:03:07.120 help recoup that cost. That hasn't happened. You know, they 1:03:07.280 --> 1:03:09.360 they had to layoff, you know, tens of thousands of 1:03:09.400 --> 1:03:12.880 people over the last few years. So I think if 1:03:13.160 --> 1:03:16.080 Alexa Plus can get more people to you know, buy 1:03:16.200 --> 1:03:19.160 ubers or you know, order from Uber, you know, order 1:03:19.200 --> 1:03:25.040 from door Dash and use more services through Alexa, then 1:03:25.240 --> 1:03:29.480 they can start recouping those costs and you know, generate 1:03:29.520 --> 1:03:31.720 that revenue that they've been wanting for so long. 1:03:32.240 --> 1:03:34.840 All right, We're gonna leave it there. Mike Prospero from 1:03:35.320 --> 1:03:37.600 Tom's Guide, thanks so much for joining me the website 1:03:37.680 --> 1:03:41.720 Tom's Guide dot com. Get those calls in triple eight 1:03:41.920 --> 1:03:44.520 rich one O one eight eight eight seven four two 1:03:44.760 --> 1:03:46.479 or one zero one. We'll get back to the phone 1:03:46.520 --> 1:04:06.200 lines right after this. Welcome back to Rich on tech. 1:04:06.320 --> 1:04:09.800 Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, talking technology at 1:04:09.880 --> 1:04:12.840 triple A Rich one on one. That's eight eight eight 1:04:13.040 --> 1:04:17.600 seven four to two four one zero one. Let's go 1:04:17.640 --> 1:04:21.240 to Nile in Culver City, Nile. You're on with Rich. 1:04:22.840 --> 1:04:26.480 Oh, hey, Rich, thanks for taking my call. Yeah, got 1:04:26.560 --> 1:04:28.960 two separate I got two separate questions. I hope you 1:04:28.960 --> 1:04:33.360 can answer them. The first one is about Skype. Uh, 1:04:33.640 --> 1:04:38.560 the company I work for. Our department uses Skype daily 1:04:38.800 --> 1:04:42.040 like religiously, and then every two weeks we talked to 1:04:42.080 --> 1:04:46.640 our Asia team over a phone call, and I was 1:04:46.720 --> 1:04:50.320 kind of wondering what we can recommend as an alternative 1:04:50.560 --> 1:04:55.800 to this because someone mentioned discord. I've used another ones too, 1:04:55.880 --> 1:04:58.320 but what's like the one that you think is going 1:04:58.400 --> 1:05:01.080 to be more in service? 1:05:01.880 --> 1:05:06.400 Oh, for all your teammates, how how long are the calls? Typically? 1:05:07.760 --> 1:05:12.000 Well, an hour sometimes with the agent team, but our teammates, 1:05:12.040 --> 1:05:16.240 we we tech stock and fort or all the chat 1:05:16.440 --> 1:05:21.560 rooms that we have really like, you know, constantly during 1:05:21.560 --> 1:05:25.280 the day. We do have Gmail set up. I don't 1:05:25.280 --> 1:05:29.440 know if g chat has a call ability or what. 1:05:29.800 --> 1:05:33.520 I know that a lot of the teammates will chat 1:05:33.560 --> 1:05:35.240 in g Chat and then all of a sudden they 1:05:35.240 --> 1:05:37.840 say we want to make an email group. So I 1:05:37.880 --> 1:05:41.120 don't I don't know how you know reliable that is. 1:05:41.760 --> 1:05:43.560 I just wanted to get your take on that part. 1:05:44.080 --> 1:05:47.440 Well, so I think, now, were you paying for Skype 1:05:47.840 --> 1:05:49.040 at all or as. 1:05:49.000 --> 1:05:51.360 You used out now we're all using the freebies. 1:05:51.440 --> 1:05:53.520 You're all using the freebies. Okay, So yeah, so it 1:05:53.560 --> 1:05:56.360 sounds like you want to free you know, something that's free. 1:05:56.680 --> 1:05:58.479 I mean, here's the thing. You know, when it comes 1:05:58.480 --> 1:06:01.640 to business, if you're relying on this stuff, a lot 1:06:01.680 --> 1:06:04.960 of the consumer services have some sort of limitation on 1:06:05.000 --> 1:06:07.800 them in order, you know, for people like yourself that 1:06:07.840 --> 1:06:11.120 are running some sort of business aspect of it, they 1:06:11.160 --> 1:06:13.960 want you to pay. So Zoom when it first came out, 1:06:14.040 --> 1:06:15.800 you know, it was like, I think during the pandemic, 1:06:16.320 --> 1:06:19.720 it was let's see meeting limits. So it was like, 1:06:19.760 --> 1:06:21.959 I think they had they took their meeting limits off, 1:06:22.600 --> 1:06:25.360 but right now, you know, now they put them back on, 1:06:25.600 --> 1:06:28.680 and it looks like the meeting limit for free is 1:06:28.800 --> 1:06:32.320 forty minutes, so if you want to go above that, 1:06:32.680 --> 1:06:34.720 you would have to pay. But I think in general, 1:06:36.160 --> 1:06:38.040 you know, it depends what you want to do. If 1:06:38.080 --> 1:06:43.200 you're talking about chatting, you know, maybe something like a 1:06:43.240 --> 1:06:47.640 Slack would be best for chats, and then for video conferencing, 1:06:47.800 --> 1:06:51.280 maybe something like a Zoom would be good because you 1:06:51.280 --> 1:06:53.240 can get a whole bunch of people on there. Everyone's 1:06:53.320 --> 1:06:56.080 very familiar with the software. It's probably all installed on there. 1:06:56.640 --> 1:06:58.360 But Teams is also going to do all of that 1:06:58.400 --> 1:07:02.160 stuff as well, So you know, I'd have to look 1:07:02.160 --> 1:07:05.640 at the free level of Microsoft Teams because most of 1:07:05.680 --> 1:07:09.360 the time. People that have Teams are in a company, 1:07:09.440 --> 1:07:11.479 in a corporate environment, and so there's a whole bunch 1:07:11.520 --> 1:07:13.280 of features that come in there that are you know, 1:07:13.320 --> 1:07:16.560 because people are paying. But I'm looking at the free 1:07:16.680 --> 1:07:20.919 version of Teams, So group meetings with a time cap 1:07:20.960 --> 1:07:25.520 of sixty minutes, one on one meetings with a time 1:07:25.560 --> 1:07:28.760 limit for up to thirty hours, that's interesting maximum of 1:07:28.760 --> 1:07:33.440 one hundred people per meeting, unlimited chat via Microsoft Teams messaging. 1:07:33.880 --> 1:07:36.280 So it sounds to me, just off the top of 1:07:36.280 --> 1:07:41.400 my head that what they're pushing you to on Microsoft 1:07:41.640 --> 1:07:44.280 is Teams, and I think that that probably would work 1:07:44.320 --> 1:07:46.840 out best for you. And what I like about Teams 1:07:46.880 --> 1:07:49.280 compared to some of these other things is that it's 1:07:49.280 --> 1:07:52.280 built for businesses. So it's built for businesses like yours 1:07:52.320 --> 1:07:54.680 to keep in touch, and that means that they're going 1:07:54.760 --> 1:07:59.400 to have apps for both Mac, PC, iPhone Android. No 1:07:59.440 --> 1:08:02.080 matter how your workers want to connect, no matter where 1:08:02.120 --> 1:08:03.960 they are in the world, they're gonna be able to 1:08:04.000 --> 1:08:08.040 do that. So I'd probably recommend Microsoft Teams. You could 1:08:08.040 --> 1:08:11.080 probably get away with Zoom. I don't know if Zoom 1:08:11.200 --> 1:08:15.920 has as robust kind of chat features I'm looking at here. 1:08:16.000 --> 1:08:16.400 Oh, yep. 1:08:16.439 --> 1:08:20.200 Team Chat does have it, so that may be a 1:08:20.240 --> 1:08:21.920 way to do it as well. I mean you could, yeah, 1:08:21.960 --> 1:08:23.800 you could chat and Zoom as well. So I think 1:08:23.800 --> 1:08:29.120 it comes down to for me is the amount of 1:08:29.120 --> 1:08:31.320 time you get. So what I'd do is I would 1:08:31.360 --> 1:08:34.599 compare teams to Zoom and see what you get for 1:08:34.680 --> 1:08:37.720 free and if that works. They both offer chat, they 1:08:37.720 --> 1:08:41.479 both offer video chat, they both offer calls, so just 1:08:41.520 --> 1:08:44.360 go ahead and pick one of them that works the 1:08:44.400 --> 1:08:46.479 best for your team. I think that that's gonna be 1:08:46.520 --> 1:08:49.960 the best way to do it. It's interesting a lot, 1:08:50.040 --> 1:08:54.360 you know, there's been so many changes to the calling 1:08:54.439 --> 1:08:57.760 landscape since Skype came out, and you know, I'm looking 1:08:57.800 --> 1:09:00.880 online for you know, it's interesting because you can call 1:09:00.920 --> 1:09:04.120 anyone in the world through an app for free, basically 1:09:04.200 --> 1:09:05.960 like WhatsApp. You can call anyone you want as long 1:09:06.000 --> 1:09:08.040 as you're on that app. There's many other ways you 1:09:08.040 --> 1:09:10.280 can do it as well. Google Voice, you can Viber. 1:09:10.360 --> 1:09:12.479 I mean, there's so many different apps out there that 1:09:12.520 --> 1:09:14.800 can do this. But when it comes to actually calling 1:09:14.800 --> 1:09:16.839 a physical phone, that's where it gets a little trickier 1:09:16.840 --> 1:09:19.920 because it's not always included because there are still costs 1:09:19.960 --> 1:09:24.599 associated with that phone line. So a good question. Thanks 1:09:24.640 --> 1:09:26.719 for the call today, appreciate it. Eight eight eight rich 1:09:26.840 --> 1:09:29.200 one O one eight eight eight seven four to two 1:09:29.560 --> 1:09:33.960 four one zero one. Let's see. We got an email 1:09:34.040 --> 1:09:38.320 here from Neil in Virginia. He said, I see many 1:09:38.360 --> 1:09:41.840 PCs are coming with a Qualcom processor. Do you recommend it? 1:09:42.240 --> 1:09:45.000 How do they compare with AMD and Intel? Do the 1:09:45.080 --> 1:09:49.000 Qualcom processors run all software that runs on Windows eleven? 1:09:49.680 --> 1:09:53.880 Great question. So you're talking about the new Snapdragon uh 1:09:54.400 --> 1:09:57.400 Elite chips excellite. Now are these are chips that are 1:09:57.439 --> 1:10:01.160 inspired by mobile phones. So snapdrag has had its chips 1:10:01.240 --> 1:10:03.840 in mobile phones for a long time. They made the 1:10:03.920 --> 1:10:07.040 leap to computers. I went to the event at Microsoft 1:10:07.120 --> 1:10:10.519 up in Seattle or Redmond where they introduced their new 1:10:10.520 --> 1:10:14.160 Copilot PCs with these chips, and the whole point is 1:10:14.200 --> 1:10:19.160 that these chips are built for efficiency, so battery life, 1:10:19.560 --> 1:10:24.320 processing efficiency, and also the AI aspects of them. Now, 1:10:24.479 --> 1:10:27.000 don't get me wrong, the AMD and Intel chips are great, 1:10:27.040 --> 1:10:31.760 but they're like powerhouses. These Snapdragon chips are more for 1:10:32.280 --> 1:10:35.000 the mobile kind of computing that people are doing today, 1:10:35.640 --> 1:10:40.040 and so there is that trade off of app compatibility 1:10:40.120 --> 1:10:42.880 now most Windows eleven apps are going to run just fine. 1:10:43.360 --> 1:10:46.639 And I think if you're using any of the Microsoft apps, 1:10:47.120 --> 1:10:49.280 any web based software, they're all going to be fine, 1:10:49.439 --> 1:10:52.120 and you're going to get good battery life and good 1:10:52.160 --> 1:10:56.800 power efficiency from these chips. And if you look at 1:10:56.840 --> 1:10:59.960 the Microsoft website, they of course have an entire way 1:11:00.000 --> 1:11:04.640 website dedicated to people asking this question because they know 1:11:04.880 --> 1:11:08.479 that people are worried about app compatibility. When when Apple 1:11:08.600 --> 1:11:10.880 first switched over to their own chips, they went from 1:11:10.920 --> 1:11:15.800 Intel to their Apple their own Silicon chips, they there 1:11:15.880 --> 1:11:18.280 was a lot of issues with compatibility and you had 1:11:18.280 --> 1:11:20.160 to download a special program I think it was called 1:11:20.240 --> 1:11:24.360 Rosetta to run a bunch of apps on your new 1:11:24.920 --> 1:11:28.960 m processors until the companies you know, eventually rewrite the 1:11:29.000 --> 1:11:32.320 apps to work natively anyway for most people. And this 1:11:32.400 --> 1:11:35.519 the website says, based on research for Microsoft, ninety percent 1:11:35.720 --> 1:11:38.759 of the total app minutes people spend today have native versions. 1:11:39.240 --> 1:11:41.719 And if you go on this website, you can scroll 1:11:41.800 --> 1:11:44.439 and just about every app you can ever imagine is 1:11:44.640 --> 1:11:52.680 on this website. One No Word, Excel, Outlook, Team Zoom, OneDrive, Dropbox, WhatsApp, Telegram, Bitwarden, 1:11:53.360 --> 1:11:58.440 all the Adobe apps, all the social media apps, web browsers, 1:11:58.520 --> 1:12:01.400 multimedia apps. So I think you're gonna be fine if 1:12:01.439 --> 1:12:03.599 you're running most apps. Now, if you're running some sort 1:12:03.640 --> 1:12:06.920 of specialty app Neil, like something that is from an 1:12:06.920 --> 1:12:12.320 older computer or something that is very specific, that may 1:12:12.360 --> 1:12:14.439 not work, and I would check with the manufacturer of 1:12:14.439 --> 1:12:16.280 that software and say, hey, how does this run on 1:12:16.320 --> 1:12:19.240 a Qualcom processor. But if you're running the basic apps 1:12:19.240 --> 1:12:21.240 that you're just downloading from the internet and running on 1:12:21.280 --> 1:12:24.439 your computer, you're probably gonna be just fine. And so again, 1:12:25.080 --> 1:12:27.280 you can go to this website it's Qualcomm dot com 1:12:27.320 --> 1:12:31.360 slash Snapdragon and then well it's kind of a long website, 1:12:31.360 --> 1:12:36.040 so but it's on there. But if you search Windows 1:12:36.080 --> 1:12:40.400 Snapdragon X compatibility, you should see this website pop up. 1:12:40.439 --> 1:12:41.920 I'll put it in the show notes as well. Rich 1:12:41.960 --> 1:12:43.920 on Tech dot TV. But I think you're gonna be okay. 1:12:44.280 --> 1:12:47.280 And I have one of these surfaces with the Qualcomm 1:12:47.479 --> 1:12:50.320 and I have no problem. I've got the Snapdragon, and 1:12:50.960 --> 1:12:53.160 you know, no problem with running anything I've run on there. 1:12:53.640 --> 1:12:56.400 Eighty eight rich one on one eight eight eight seven 1:12:56.479 --> 1:12:58.960 four to two four one zero one more rich on 1:12:59.000 --> 1:13:08.880 Tech coming your way right after this. Welcome back to 1:13:08.960 --> 1:13:14.840 rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here talking technology eighty eight 1:13:14.960 --> 1:13:17.599 rich one O one eight eight eight seven four two 1:13:17.760 --> 1:13:22.280 four one zero one the website rich on Tech dot tv. 1:13:22.960 --> 1:13:26.040 Also be sure to follow me on Instagram at rich 1:13:26.120 --> 1:13:28.920 on Tech. You guessed it. Coming up this hour, Chris 1:13:28.960 --> 1:13:32.240 Gold of Geeks on Tour is going to share some 1:13:32.400 --> 1:13:35.240 expert tips on making the most of Google Photos. That 1:13:35.360 --> 1:13:40.120 is my preferred Google, uh, my preferred photo storage and 1:13:40.200 --> 1:13:43.400 so I'm looking forward to learning something there. Let's go 1:13:43.439 --> 1:13:46.799 to Killy. Is it Killy Killy in Los Angeles or Kelly? 1:13:48.400 --> 1:13:49.719 You either want to work? Okay? 1:13:49.800 --> 1:13:50.240 So much? 1:13:50.360 --> 1:13:51.599 Yeah, appreciate this. 1:13:53.400 --> 1:13:53.559 Yeah. 1:13:53.600 --> 1:13:57.200 I've got a photostick with a whole bunch of photos 1:13:57.240 --> 1:14:00.639 on it and it will not register or when I 1:14:00.680 --> 1:14:03.479 when I plug it into my computer, have I lost everything? 1:14:04.080 --> 1:14:07.400 Now, when you say photostick, is it a specific device 1:14:07.439 --> 1:14:09.240 that you've purchased or are you just talking a flask 1:14:09.320 --> 1:14:10.400 drive with photos on it? 1:14:11.680 --> 1:14:14.000 No, it's a it's the photo stick brand. 1:14:14.120 --> 1:14:18.360 Okay, it is the photostick brand. Okay, So how is 1:14:18.400 --> 1:14:23.479 that thing? First off? Notwithstanding the current problem, Well. 1:14:23.320 --> 1:14:24.760 I don't know. I mean, I've had it for a 1:14:24.840 --> 1:14:28.040 long time, and the whole, the whole thing that got 1:14:28.120 --> 1:14:29.920 me sold on it was this idea that I that 1:14:30.000 --> 1:14:32.840 it would categorize the pictures for me and all that, 1:14:32.880 --> 1:14:35.640 But I don't know, I didn't. I didn't find it 1:14:35.720 --> 1:14:38.280 that good. But however, I mean, I didn't find it 1:14:38.760 --> 1:14:42.080 all that great for that particular purpose, and that's probably 1:14:42.120 --> 1:14:42.599 my fault. 1:14:43.160 --> 1:14:45.880 But the main. 1:14:46.040 --> 1:14:50.280 Thing was to you know, save these photos in a backup, 1:14:50.840 --> 1:14:55.240 backed up style. And now when I plug it in, 1:14:55.280 --> 1:14:58.400 to my horror, it's, well, it doesn't register. 1:14:58.520 --> 1:14:58.640 Now. 1:14:58.680 --> 1:15:03.880 The thing when when I plug it in, I do 1:15:04.080 --> 1:15:06.400 get you know what it'llllum It is that there's a 1:15:06.439 --> 1:15:10.960 red light that elluminates in the photo states. That's that's working, okay. 1:15:11.160 --> 1:15:13.920 And when I and you you hear that doorbell sound 1:15:13.920 --> 1:15:16.439 when you plug it in? Did it? Did it? 1:15:16.520 --> 1:15:19.439 So your computer is saying it's seeing that something's plunked in. 1:15:19.600 --> 1:15:20.439 I'm sorry, what was that? 1:15:20.479 --> 1:15:23.479 Your computer seeing that something's plugged in but nothing pops up? 1:15:24.439 --> 1:15:24.839 Correct? 1:15:24.880 --> 1:15:27.920 Now? Is there a special software that this runs that's 1:15:28.040 --> 1:15:30.280 that's supposed to come up? And that is that software 1:15:30.320 --> 1:15:32.599 coming up? Or are you just looking at the Windows Explorer. 1:15:34.760 --> 1:15:37.280 I'm just looking at the Windows Explorer. 1:15:37.680 --> 1:15:39.840 Okay, you know, so when you look at when you 1:15:39.840 --> 1:15:42.519 look at Windows Explorer, does the stick show up on 1:15:42.560 --> 1:15:44.800 the left hand side under like all the devices? And 1:15:44.840 --> 1:15:45.840 can you double click that? 1:15:46.720 --> 1:15:46.920 No? 1:15:47.120 --> 1:15:52.240 It doesn't, okay, okay. Have you tried restarting your computer? Yes, 1:15:52.400 --> 1:15:53.800 and it still doesn't show up? 1:15:54.360 --> 1:15:54.479 No? 1:15:54.640 --> 1:15:56.559 Okay. Have you tried a different computer? 1:15:58.040 --> 1:15:58.160 No? 1:15:58.320 --> 1:15:59.880 Okay, So that's what I would do first off. So 1:16:00.120 --> 1:16:02.680 a couple of things. Now, by the way, do you 1:16:02.720 --> 1:16:05.479 have these photos anywhere else or they just on this stick? 1:16:06.120 --> 1:16:09.120 Well, I don't know because I had you know, I 1:16:09.120 --> 1:16:11.960 haven't access to this. If it's a project I've taken 1:16:12.000 --> 1:16:14.320 on for myself. I've got thousands of photos and I've 1:16:14.360 --> 1:16:17.639 decided it's time to start because I've matched out my computer. 1:16:18.160 --> 1:16:22.160 That's another thing. Yeah, I need to start categorizing them 1:16:22.200 --> 1:16:24.280 and weeding out the ones I don't need. And that's 1:16:24.280 --> 1:16:26.880 why I, you know, picked this up to see what 1:16:27.040 --> 1:16:29.800 was on it, and I don't know, but I'm sure 1:16:29.800 --> 1:16:33.080 it's there are a lot of pictures I I thought 1:16:33.080 --> 1:16:33.880 were worth keeping. 1:16:34.240 --> 1:16:37.040 Yeah, of course. All right, Well, here's here's the steps 1:16:37.040 --> 1:16:38.920 I would I would take to see if you can 1:16:39.080 --> 1:16:43.559 rescue this thing. So first off, you know, restart your 1:16:43.560 --> 1:16:45.040 computer you already do. Make sure you have all the 1:16:45.040 --> 1:16:48.280 software updates on your computer, that's number one. And make 1:16:48.320 --> 1:16:51.280 sure that the software that whatever proprietary software that this 1:16:51.320 --> 1:16:53.519 thing runs, make sure that that's up to date as well. 1:16:53.600 --> 1:16:56.439 And then of course restart your computer. So if it's 1:16:56.479 --> 1:16:59.080 showing up and and the device is not showing up 1:16:59.120 --> 1:17:03.559 in your ex you know, in your file explorer, then 1:17:03.960 --> 1:17:06.840 that's kind of a problem. If so, what I would 1:17:06.840 --> 1:17:09.360 do is, first off, try a different computer, see if 1:17:09.400 --> 1:17:12.599 the device pops up there. And you might even try 1:17:12.600 --> 1:17:15.759 a different device, you know, if a friend has a computer, laptop, whatever, 1:17:16.080 --> 1:17:18.120 plug that photo stick in, see if you can see 1:17:18.120 --> 1:17:21.120 the files on that photostick, and if you're waiting for 1:17:21.160 --> 1:17:23.280 the computer to show up, you know, and open up 1:17:23.320 --> 1:17:25.880 those files. Just see if you can navigate to that 1:17:25.960 --> 1:17:29.439 device on your computer in the Windows file Explorer and 1:17:29.479 --> 1:17:31.280 see if you can double click and open up and 1:17:31.280 --> 1:17:35.240 see the files in there. That's number one. The other 1:17:35.280 --> 1:17:37.519 thing is do not format this device. So if you're 1:17:37.520 --> 1:17:39.679 trying to say, okay, let me format this to start over, 1:17:40.000 --> 1:17:41.800 you will definitely lose your pictures if you do that. 1:17:42.280 --> 1:17:44.120 So if you can't get this thing to show up. 1:17:44.360 --> 1:17:46.680 Let's say you try a different computer. You've tried restarting. 1:17:46.920 --> 1:17:48.840 If you can't get this thing to show up at all, 1:17:49.880 --> 1:17:54.000 then I would probably either try some data rescue software 1:17:54.040 --> 1:17:56.559 on it. You can run that, or maybe bring it 1:17:56.600 --> 1:17:59.080 to someone that's a data that runs a data rescue, 1:18:00.920 --> 1:18:04.479 you know business. So the program for the data rescue 1:18:04.560 --> 1:18:09.040 you can try as Recouva r CUVA. So install that 1:18:09.120 --> 1:18:11.360 on your computer, plug this little drive in and see 1:18:11.360 --> 1:18:13.640 if that brings it up, see if it shows up 1:18:13.680 --> 1:18:16.880 in there. And that's it. There's a reason why I 1:18:16.920 --> 1:18:19.000 don't like these little flash drives, and I get a 1:18:19.000 --> 1:18:21.360 million questions about them, And that's why I was asking 1:18:21.439 --> 1:18:24.240 about it, because I've not personally tested this device. But 1:18:24.280 --> 1:18:26.200 I don't like the website, I don't like the way 1:18:26.200 --> 1:18:29.040 they sell it, I don't like pretty much anything about it. 1:18:29.439 --> 1:18:33.000 So I personally think that the cloud is probably the 1:18:33.000 --> 1:18:34.479 best way of doing it. And I think the way 1:18:34.479 --> 1:18:36.800 they sell this to you is the fact that this 1:18:36.920 --> 1:18:39.760 software and if it does it, that's great. But this 1:18:39.880 --> 1:18:42.400 software you install on your computer, it will find all 1:18:42.439 --> 1:18:45.080 the pictures on your computer and kind of bring them 1:18:45.160 --> 1:18:47.240 onto this flash drive. I actually think that's a very 1:18:47.240 --> 1:18:50.639 helpful thing. But you can also accomplish that for free 1:18:50.840 --> 1:18:56.080 using Google Photos. And so Google Photos actually has a 1:18:56.240 --> 1:18:59.479 desktop software that will find the photos on your computer 1:18:59.560 --> 1:19:01.479 if you and install it, and if you install it 1:19:01.520 --> 1:19:04.080 on there to say, you know, here's my computer, find 1:19:04.080 --> 1:19:06.519 all the pictures, upload them to Google Photos, or you 1:19:06.520 --> 1:19:09.360 can dump them into that into a specific folder and 1:19:09.360 --> 1:19:11.400 you'll back them up. And the reason I like that 1:19:11.520 --> 1:19:14.759 is because now you have your photos in the cloud 1:19:15.160 --> 1:19:18.160 and they're safely backed up. So no matter what, I 1:19:18.200 --> 1:19:21.920 always kind of recommend that you would have your pictures 1:19:21.920 --> 1:19:26.280 in two places, which is the original location plus the cloud. 1:19:26.520 --> 1:19:28.559 Technically you're supposed to have them in three, but most 1:19:28.600 --> 1:19:30.720 people don't even have them in two. Most people don't 1:19:30.720 --> 1:19:33.040 even have any sort of backup plan for their pictures. 1:19:33.479 --> 1:19:38.040 But when it comes to achilly with the organization of photos, 1:19:38.160 --> 1:19:41.680 I don't really think that's necessary anymore, just because if 1:19:41.680 --> 1:19:44.439 you put these into something like a cloud storage, and 1:19:44.479 --> 1:19:46.599 you could choose whatever one you want. If you want iCloud, fine, 1:19:46.640 --> 1:19:49.720 if you want one drive, fine, if you want Google Photos, 1:19:49.880 --> 1:19:53.080 that's fine. Amazon Photos free with Prime membership, you can 1:19:53.160 --> 1:19:55.800 do that, but just get them in somewhere, and all 1:19:55.840 --> 1:20:01.400 of these systems have some level of AI organization, so 1:20:01.439 --> 1:20:03.559 they're going to look through these pictures and pick out 1:20:03.600 --> 1:20:07.160 the faces, pick out the places, the things, the objects, 1:20:07.680 --> 1:20:10.640 and so there's really no reason to organize these anymore 1:20:11.000 --> 1:20:14.160 into folders because if you want a picture of you 1:20:14.240 --> 1:20:17.320 in Rome, just type in Rome and even the old 1:20:17.360 --> 1:20:20.160 pictures that don't have the geotags on them, they'll still 1:20:20.200 --> 1:20:22.800 find those pictures based on things in those pictures. You know, 1:20:22.840 --> 1:20:26.680 it looks like Roman architecture or you know, anything from 1:20:26.760 --> 1:20:28.559 Rome that it picks out. It's not gonna be perfect, 1:20:28.880 --> 1:20:31.960 but it does a pretty good job. But I would 1:20:31.960 --> 1:20:34.320 also get in touch with the photostick folks and see 1:20:34.520 --> 1:20:36.600 if they have any customer service and see what they 1:20:36.680 --> 1:20:39.240 say about this not showing up. It could be something simple, 1:20:40.360 --> 1:20:44.439 but it sounds like something got a little bit. Maybe 1:20:44.439 --> 1:20:48.280 it wasn't ejected, and that could have been you know, 1:20:48.320 --> 1:20:52.280 a problem for this thing. So yeah, the main takeaway 1:20:52.280 --> 1:20:54.360 I have here is you have to have these things 1:20:54.400 --> 1:20:57.559 backed up because there's too many issues with photos where 1:20:58.200 --> 1:21:01.639 you know, you lose a password, you lose access to something, 1:21:01.760 --> 1:21:04.160 something crashes, and next thing you know, all of your 1:21:04.160 --> 1:21:06.680 photos are gone, but those are the main things I 1:21:06.680 --> 1:21:08.280 would do. I would check this on the different on 1:21:08.320 --> 1:21:11.280 a friend's computer number one and see if that if 1:21:11.280 --> 1:21:15.240 it finds the pictures there. If you're really, if you're 1:21:15.760 --> 1:21:17.240 you know, kind of advanced, you might be able to 1:21:17.240 --> 1:21:19.040 start up your computer in like safe mode and see 1:21:19.080 --> 1:21:20.679 if you can put the drive in there. Because maybe 1:21:20.720 --> 1:21:23.559 there's an app. You mean that your computer is making 1:21:23.600 --> 1:21:25.639 some sort of some sort of noise when you put 1:21:25.640 --> 1:21:28.720 this flask drive in it, so it definitely recognizes the 1:21:28.760 --> 1:21:32.320 flash drive that's being plugged in, it's just not showing 1:21:32.360 --> 1:21:34.840 you what's on there, So it could be an app 1:21:34.880 --> 1:21:39.040 that is interfering as well. Let's see, do I have 1:21:39.080 --> 1:21:42.320 time for another question or one more question? Okay, let's 1:21:42.360 --> 1:21:44.639 go to Bill and Hartford. Bill your own with Rich. 1:21:46.320 --> 1:21:47.360 Thank you taking a call. 1:21:47.520 --> 1:21:47.880 Yeah. 1:21:49.320 --> 1:21:53.920 Uh. Straight from the beginning, I tried to order a 1:21:54.000 --> 1:21:58.439 QR code online. Okay, I didn't recognize where the company 1:21:58.600 --> 1:22:01.040 was that was making the QR but evidently it's a 1:22:01.080 --> 1:22:06.080 European company. So all I'm getting is maybe if necessary 1:22:06.160 --> 1:22:09.599 text messages back and forth, no live contact. I ordered 1:22:09.640 --> 1:22:13.320 the QR code, had it printed up on vinyl. It worked, 1:22:13.360 --> 1:22:18.000 for a while, and then it set itself. It didn't 1:22:18.040 --> 1:22:22.000 necessarily set itself down totally. But now when I open it, 1:22:22.080 --> 1:22:25.559 instead of it opening up to the video presentation that 1:22:25.600 --> 1:22:29.880 I'm looking for to present, it opens up to bemo. 1:22:30.040 --> 1:22:33.240 I think it is a ve M or something. Yeah, 1:22:32.920 --> 1:22:36.320 and it's suggesting that you need to have a log in. Well, 1:22:36.320 --> 1:22:38.680 I never signed up for that. And if if I'm 1:22:38.760 --> 1:22:40.600 riding down the road and you see this on the 1:22:40.600 --> 1:22:43.320 back of my car and you don't, and you don't 1:22:43.320 --> 1:22:47.120 have a Vimeo, how do I remedy it this? 1:22:47.240 --> 1:22:49.920 Okay, so you've got you Okay, she printed, Oh wow, 1:22:50.000 --> 1:22:52.559 this is this is an interesting one. Okay, she printed 1:22:52.560 --> 1:22:56.479 the QR code. And now it's the QR code is 1:22:56.600 --> 1:22:58.880 leading to a place that you don't want it to lead, 1:22:58.920 --> 1:23:00.439 a different website than you wanted. 1:23:01.439 --> 1:23:04.720 No, well, the initial website pops up, but it will 1:23:04.720 --> 1:23:07.880 not run the video. It's initially now is calling for 1:23:07.960 --> 1:23:12.120 you to have a Vimeo account to open it up 1:23:12.200 --> 1:23:13.479 in order to see the video. 1:23:13.760 --> 1:23:16.280 Okay, Well then okay, then there's good news matters. If 1:23:16.280 --> 1:23:19.200 it's so number one, you can't change where a QR 1:23:19.280 --> 1:23:22.120 code goes to once it's created. It's not gonna unless 1:23:22.160 --> 1:23:25.000 you can do something with a QR code website that 1:23:25.080 --> 1:23:28.160 on the back end, and it depends how this QR 1:23:28.240 --> 1:23:31.760 code is made. So if the company made it where 1:23:32.640 --> 1:23:34.479 you know, they can change things on the back end. 1:23:35.000 --> 1:23:37.639 They could change the URL that this leads to. Okay, 1:23:37.640 --> 1:23:39.559 that's number one. So you would have to get in 1:23:39.600 --> 1:23:41.719 touch with them. But the thing is when you scan 1:23:41.880 --> 1:23:43.560 this code, and you can email me this code and 1:23:43.600 --> 1:23:45.840 I'll take a look. But when you scan this code, 1:23:45.880 --> 1:23:49.000 if it's going to the actual Vimeo video that you want, 1:23:49.040 --> 1:23:51.040 is that where your videos hosted Vimeo? 1:23:53.240 --> 1:23:57.479 Initially? No, it's not hosted at Vimeo. It's hosted to 1:23:57.560 --> 1:24:00.160 a business. 1:24:00.400 --> 1:24:02.479 Uh okay, well they may. 1:24:02.320 --> 1:24:04.520 Be business web adrift. 1:24:04.240 --> 1:24:07.639 They may be using Vimeo to to actually host that video. 1:24:07.800 --> 1:24:11.960 So no, I contacted them and they're not. And every 1:24:12.000 --> 1:24:14.280 time that I go back, if I go back into 1:24:14.320 --> 1:24:18.000 it outside of the QR code, I will go directly 1:24:18.080 --> 1:24:21.639 to the video. It will never Vimeo will never pop up, right, Okay, 1:24:22.560 --> 1:24:24.680 QR code that was that was developed. 1:24:24.800 --> 1:24:26.280 Did the QR code ever work? 1:24:27.120 --> 1:24:27.320 Yes? 1:24:27.560 --> 1:24:30.040 Okay, it did. Okay, So you got to get in 1:24:30.080 --> 1:24:32.479 touch with this QR code company because that's the only 1:24:32.520 --> 1:24:34.559 way that you can get them to change this link 1:24:34.600 --> 1:24:38.360 to the right link. So it sounds like they're probably 1:24:38.439 --> 1:24:42.400 using a proxy link that once someone scans this code, 1:24:42.880 --> 1:24:45.880 it brings it to where you want the code to go. 1:24:45.960 --> 1:24:50.679 It sounds like something got changed. Yeah, and so you've 1:24:50.680 --> 1:24:52.400 got to get in touch with that company to do it. 1:24:53.920 --> 1:24:55.880 Otherwise it's not You're not gonna be able to change 1:24:55.920 --> 1:24:58.400 this yourself. You can't change a QR code yourself. You 1:24:58.439 --> 1:25:00.360 have to go to the back end of where that 1:25:00.400 --> 1:25:02.880 thing is leading to and have them change it. So 1:25:03.160 --> 1:25:05.000 it's kind of a problem, Bill, But you got to 1:25:05.000 --> 1:25:06.760 get in touch with that company that made it and say, hey, 1:25:06.800 --> 1:25:08.960 look I need this to point to the right url. 1:25:09.400 --> 1:25:17.719 This is rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 1:25:18.880 --> 1:25:22.800 Rich Demiro here hanging out with you talking technology the 1:25:22.840 --> 1:25:29.200 website for the show rich on Tech dot TV. We've 1:25:29.200 --> 1:25:32.320 got an interview coming up with Chris Gold of Geeks 1:25:32.360 --> 1:25:34.599 on Tours. She's going to share some expert tips. I'm 1:25:34.600 --> 1:25:37.600 making the most to Google photos. Steve k writes in 1:25:37.800 --> 1:25:41.200 for the photostick problem, maybe look at Device Manager on 1:25:41.280 --> 1:25:44.640 Windows see if the photostick shows up there. It's a 1:25:44.680 --> 1:25:48.280 good avenue to check man so many issues. Like it's 1:25:48.320 --> 1:25:50.280 like when sometimes you get stuck in these things. It's 1:25:50.320 --> 1:25:53.360 like the QR code thing, It's like, that's a tough one, 1:25:53.479 --> 1:25:56.680 you know. This is why again, whenever you're going to 1:25:56.760 --> 1:25:59.200 do business with a company, make sure that you can 1:25:59.200 --> 1:26:02.040 get in touch with them before you pay, because if 1:26:02.080 --> 1:26:03.760 you can't get in touch with them before you pay, 1:26:03.880 --> 1:26:05.439 you're definitely not gonna be able to get in touch 1:26:05.479 --> 1:26:09.400 with them after you pay. A couple of items of note. 1:26:09.439 --> 1:26:15.320 This week, Photoshop has a new mobile app, Photoshop. Adobe 1:26:15.360 --> 1:26:19.160 launched Photoshop on the iPhone. Now this is an interesting 1:26:19.240 --> 1:26:22.280 story because I never used Photoshop on the iPhone. But 1:26:22.479 --> 1:26:24.920 they're saying Photoshop is launched on the iPhone. But if 1:26:24.920 --> 1:26:27.400 you look at the app store, Photoshop has been on 1:26:27.439 --> 1:26:29.720 the iPhone for a while. I don't think it was 1:26:29.760 --> 1:26:34.120 this level of what you can do on Photoshop, So 1:26:34.120 --> 1:26:35.960 it's a little weird that they keep saying Photoshop for 1:26:35.960 --> 1:26:37.840 the first time ever. Like, if you look at the 1:26:37.880 --> 1:26:40.920 version history of Photoshop, it's been on the iPhone since 1:26:40.960 --> 1:26:44.400 twenty twenty two at least. But I think this version 1:26:44.479 --> 1:26:49.760 is like a real version of Photoshop. So they say 1:26:49.800 --> 1:26:52.599 this is the first time a full featured, pro level 1:26:52.680 --> 1:26:56.880 image editing app, has been available for free on mobile now. 1:26:57.000 --> 1:27:01.160 Free is also an interesting word that they're using, because yes, 1:27:01.240 --> 1:27:06.200 you can get core access to Photoshop features like layering, masking, blending, 1:27:06.360 --> 1:27:10.280 and the AI generative fill features, but you are going 1:27:10.360 --> 1:27:12.519 to have to pay if you want to get the 1:27:12.640 --> 1:27:15.120 extra features. So everything, you know, if you look at 1:27:15.160 --> 1:27:17.519 apps like this, they're all freemium kind of things where 1:27:17.560 --> 1:27:19.720 you get some stuff for free. If you want to 1:27:19.720 --> 1:27:21.960 do some more, you got to pay some more. So 1:27:22.000 --> 1:27:25.080 the premium version is eight dollars a month or seventy 1:27:25.120 --> 1:27:29.000 dollars a year, and Adobe wants everyone to download this, 1:27:29.840 --> 1:27:32.760 you know, not just for the real professionals out there. 1:27:32.760 --> 1:27:35.080 They're saying, hey, look, even if you're just a casual creator, 1:27:35.120 --> 1:27:37.639 like try this out, like use this to edit your photos. 1:27:38.040 --> 1:27:40.240 And they're in an interesting place because there are a 1:27:40.320 --> 1:27:44.040 million and one photo editing apps now, and so they 1:27:44.160 --> 1:27:46.599 need to be here because so many apps are out 1:27:46.600 --> 1:27:48.800 there that let you edit your photos, especially with AI. 1:27:49.400 --> 1:27:53.160 And so now, of course these traditional companies, these companies 1:27:53.160 --> 1:27:55.200 that have been around forever, they're you know, they tried 1:27:55.240 --> 1:27:56.960 to do things their way for a long time and 1:27:56.960 --> 1:27:59.280 then they say, okay, fine, we'll try things a new 1:27:59.320 --> 1:28:01.640 way too, and I think that's what's happening here. But 1:28:01.680 --> 1:28:04.160 if you want to check it out Photoshop on mobile, 1:28:04.680 --> 1:28:06.280 I will have to download this. I haven't had a 1:28:06.360 --> 1:28:08.599 chance to download it yet, but I'll see. I always 1:28:08.640 --> 1:28:11.080 thought Photoshop was a little complicated for the average person, 1:28:11.400 --> 1:28:14.800 and that's why people went towards apps like Snapseed or 1:28:15.080 --> 1:28:18.599 the Radiant image that I recommend. One tap Google Photos 1:28:18.600 --> 1:28:23.240 has a one tap improved SODA's Apple Photos, So see 1:28:23.280 --> 1:28:29.480 what you need. DirecTV is launching some new TV packages. 1:28:29.920 --> 1:28:33.800 Now remember Direct tv has both you know, they've have 1:28:33.960 --> 1:28:36.120 the satellite business, but it's you know now they're focusing 1:28:36.200 --> 1:28:39.400 mostly on the streaming business. So now they have these 1:28:39.479 --> 1:28:42.320 new what they call genre packs, so they let you 1:28:42.520 --> 1:28:44.360 choose the content you want to watch instead of a 1:28:44.360 --> 1:28:46.639 giant bundle, and they start at thirty five bucks a month. 1:28:47.400 --> 1:28:51.800 So what can you get. They've got a My Entertainment 1:28:51.960 --> 1:28:55.080 which has forty channels, including Disney Plus and Hulu with ads. 1:28:55.600 --> 1:28:59.280 You've got My News forty dollars, includes all kinds of 1:28:59.320 --> 1:29:03.760 news services CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC. You've got a 1:29:03.800 --> 1:29:07.559 Spanish package sixty Spanish language channels for thirty five bucks. 1:29:07.920 --> 1:29:11.599 My Sports Now they launched this earlier that includes ESPN 1:29:11.840 --> 1:29:14.439 Plus and a whole bunch of sports channels, but not 1:29:14.479 --> 1:29:18.879 necessarily your regional sports channels. Then they've got some mini packs. 1:29:19.439 --> 1:29:22.000 My Cinema for ten dollars a month for classic movies. 1:29:22.520 --> 1:29:25.120 My Sports Now. Here's the thing that I'm excited for, 1:29:25.680 --> 1:29:29.559 the My Home Team mini pack, which includes those regional 1:29:29.600 --> 1:29:34.040 sports networks. That's opening, launching in time for MLB Opening Day. 1:29:34.439 --> 1:29:37.680 So when is MLB Opening day? Bobo? Do you know 1:29:37.680 --> 1:29:38.519 off the top of your head? 1:29:38.680 --> 1:29:38.760 No? 1:29:41.360 --> 1:29:45.680 Close, Let's see it looks like it is. You're very 1:29:45.680 --> 1:29:52.200 close May eighteenth, mark? Wait is twenty second Tuesday March eighteenth, 1:29:52.280 --> 1:29:56.040 and Wednesday, March nineteenth. Okay, so there you go, so close. 1:29:56.160 --> 1:29:57.680 That was a couple of days off. Looks like it's 1:29:57.720 --> 1:30:00.519 going to be in Tokyo. Is that the Dodgers playing Tokyo? 1:30:00.520 --> 1:30:02.360 I think we played a Cubs. Okay, there you go 1:30:03.000 --> 1:30:06.600 our residents sports guy, Bobo, where's that applause? So we 1:30:06.640 --> 1:30:10.680 need it. But that's the thing like these like we 1:30:10.720 --> 1:30:13.479 just had to subscribe to Fubo because you get your 1:30:13.520 --> 1:30:17.639 regional sports networks through Fubo. YouTube TV doesn't have that, 1:30:18.160 --> 1:30:20.320 so you pay for it. But here's the thing. I mean, 1:30:20.640 --> 1:30:24.360 all this is dancing around the fact that nobody really 1:30:24.400 --> 1:30:27.639 knows how to do this stuff with entertainment anymore. Because 1:30:27.880 --> 1:30:30.360 we used to have big, old cable packages that had everything. 1:30:30.720 --> 1:30:33.320 Then we went to individual streaming services. Those have gotten 1:30:33.320 --> 1:30:35.840 so expensive. Now people are going back to looking at 1:30:35.840 --> 1:30:39.720 these bundle packages and they're expensive, so not directvs. Trying 1:30:39.760 --> 1:30:42.080 smaller bundles. I mean, it's just crazy, what's happening with 1:30:42.120 --> 1:30:44.320 all this entertainment. All right, coming up, we're going to 1:30:44.360 --> 1:30:47.000 talk about Google Photos and how to make the most 1:30:47.000 --> 1:30:54.800 of it right here on rich on Tech. Welcome back 1:30:54.840 --> 1:30:57.240 to rich On Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, 1:30:57.360 --> 1:31:02.200 talking technology. All right, We're going to talk Google Photos, 1:31:02.520 --> 1:31:05.000 one of my favorite topics because this is where I 1:31:05.120 --> 1:31:07.120 keep my pictures and I have for a long time, 1:31:07.120 --> 1:31:10.720 ever since the days of Picassa. Chris gold is with 1:31:10.840 --> 1:31:13.439 Geeks on Tour. Thanks for joining me. 1:31:14.479 --> 1:31:18.280 Yeah, thanks for having me. This is great. So I 1:31:18.360 --> 1:31:20.120 love talking about Google photos too. 1:31:20.200 --> 1:31:20.320 Oh. 1:31:20.439 --> 1:31:24.559 I know your website is very much packed with Google 1:31:24.600 --> 1:31:29.320 Photos tips and tricks and so definitely check out geeksontour 1:31:29.479 --> 1:31:32.120 dot com. But just tell me how'd you get involved 1:31:32.120 --> 1:31:32.920 in all this stuff? 1:31:33.960 --> 1:31:34.200 Hey? 1:31:35.120 --> 1:31:38.080 I love photography. I am a traveler. 1:31:38.560 --> 1:31:41.960 From two thousand and three to twenty seventeen, my husband 1:31:42.000 --> 1:31:44.719 and I lived in an RV and traveled around the country. 1:31:45.000 --> 1:31:48.559 And when you travel, you take lots and lots and 1:31:48.640 --> 1:31:51.400 lots of pictures. And I was with Picasa. I wrote 1:31:51.400 --> 1:31:55.559 a book on Picasa. I taught classes at RV rally, 1:31:55.600 --> 1:31:58.439 so I gained quite a following of people who wanted 1:31:58.439 --> 1:32:01.599 to learn how to manage their photos with Passa. And 1:32:01.720 --> 1:32:05.839 I even did a seminar at Google when Picasa was it. 1:32:05.880 --> 1:32:11.800 So when they decided to change from Picasa to Google Photos, 1:32:12.000 --> 1:32:14.519 I just jumped right on board. I figured, you know, 1:32:14.640 --> 1:32:17.280 they know what they're doing, they have the future in mind, 1:32:17.439 --> 1:32:19.120 so I want to see what's going on. 1:32:19.680 --> 1:32:20.040 I went. 1:32:20.160 --> 1:32:22.320 I jumped right in with Google Photos at the very 1:32:22.360 --> 1:32:24.040 beginning twenty fifteen. 1:32:24.800 --> 1:32:26.800 I started teaching that. 1:32:27.200 --> 1:32:30.160 I wrote a book on that, and I am now 1:32:30.280 --> 1:32:34.719 a Google Photos Product Expert Diamond level for Google. 1:32:34.880 --> 1:32:36.880 Oh wow, well, I'm going to tell you immediately off 1:32:36.880 --> 1:32:39.880 the bat my biggest pet peeve with Google Photos because 1:32:39.880 --> 1:32:41.280 I have all my pictures in there. I love it, 1:32:41.320 --> 1:32:44.320 but I have so many that to do a Google 1:32:44.560 --> 1:32:47.639 takeout backup, you know, if I want to like download 1:32:47.680 --> 1:32:51.120 them all, it's so many gigs I mean terabytes that 1:32:51.320 --> 1:32:53.840 it's almost impossible for me to do that because it's 1:32:53.880 --> 1:32:57.479 eighty files of like fifty gigs each and by the way, 1:32:57.520 --> 1:33:01.840 downloading that is no easy fee. So I suggested to Google, is, 1:33:02.320 --> 1:33:04.920 why don't you have some sort of hard drive that 1:33:04.960 --> 1:33:07.360 I can plug into Wi Fi? Right, like a hard 1:33:07.439 --> 1:33:09.360 drive I plug into the wall, connects to my WiFi. 1:33:09.640 --> 1:33:13.040 That just sinks my library all day long. So at 1:33:13.080 --> 1:33:15.479 any given moment, I just have my entire Google Photos 1:33:15.520 --> 1:33:18.559 library on this little drive in case, you know, something happens, 1:33:18.560 --> 1:33:20.519 something goes wrong. I'm like, oh, I've got my back 1:33:20.600 --> 1:33:23.200 up here. So anyway, what do you think of that idea? 1:33:23.760 --> 1:33:25.080 Well, good luck with that. 1:33:26.360 --> 1:33:29.520 I you know, I've been asking for a few features 1:33:30.000 --> 1:33:33.920 from Google ever since twenty fifteen, since it first came out, 1:33:34.320 --> 1:33:36.000 and I haven't gotten them yet. 1:33:36.040 --> 1:33:38.360 So I wouldn't hold my breath. 1:33:38.760 --> 1:33:41.559 And I have to say I do completely agree with 1:33:41.640 --> 1:33:45.599 you that takeout is completely unwieldy, and even I do 1:33:45.680 --> 1:33:51.320 have a tip though, yes, even if you do. 1:33:49.760 --> 1:33:50.800 Download all of that. 1:33:50.960 --> 1:33:54.080 Let's say you have a smaller library and you download 1:33:54.160 --> 1:33:58.320 all of your library using Google Takeout. It downloads all 1:33:58.360 --> 1:34:03.480 of your albums. Now, understand that albums in Google Photos 1:34:03.560 --> 1:34:07.960 are just a virtual construct. You'll only have one copy 1:34:08.000 --> 1:34:10.960 of a photo. It can show up in multiple albums 1:34:11.280 --> 1:34:14.639 when you use takeout. That is meant to store them 1:34:14.680 --> 1:34:18.639 on your hard drive. Hard drives work differently. Every album 1:34:18.720 --> 1:34:21.320 has to be a folder. So if you had one 1:34:21.360 --> 1:34:26.599 photo in three albums on Google Photos, you use takeout, 1:34:26.960 --> 1:34:30.599 you now have four copies of that photo, the one 1:34:30.640 --> 1:34:34.360 original and one for each what is now a folder. 1:34:34.800 --> 1:34:40.320 So yeah, my method of downloading is I make an 1:34:40.400 --> 1:34:43.400 album each month of my best photos. 1:34:43.760 --> 1:34:45.400 You know, I'm sure you're like me. 1:34:45.600 --> 1:34:49.479 You take dozens of photos when you see a good picture, right, Yeah, 1:34:49.520 --> 1:34:53.600 I don't want all those on my hard drive. I 1:34:53.840 --> 1:34:57.519 just want a backup on my hard drive of my 1:34:57.640 --> 1:34:59.800 best I mean, if the world should fall apart, I 1:34:59.880 --> 1:35:00.639 know I have. 1:35:01.200 --> 1:35:02.400 My best photos. 1:35:02.439 --> 1:35:05.360 So I make an album per month and I just 1:35:05.640 --> 1:35:09.680 use the Google album and download all to make a 1:35:09.760 --> 1:35:13.160 ZIP file of that monthly album onto my hard drive. 1:35:13.280 --> 1:35:15.800 Okay, that's that's not a bad idea that actually, you know, 1:35:16.040 --> 1:35:18.320 if yeah, all the world fell apart, you would at 1:35:18.400 --> 1:35:21.679 least have some basics of like your favorite pictures instead 1:35:21.680 --> 1:35:24.240 of the ten thousand receipts I have from last week 1:35:24.240 --> 1:35:26.400 in New York City and like, you know, these sort 1:35:26.439 --> 1:35:29.760 of things that I take pictures of. So what do 1:35:29.800 --> 1:35:32.360 you like about Google Photos for people? Because there's so 1:35:32.360 --> 1:35:36.720 many options out there, and cloud storage is confusing, you know, 1:35:36.760 --> 1:35:39.000 like even with Google Photos, people try it and they say, rich, 1:35:39.040 --> 1:35:41.000 Now I don't want it, And now I'm worried about 1:35:41.000 --> 1:35:42.400 deleting the app because I don't know if it's going 1:35:42.439 --> 1:35:44.360 to delete the photos off my phone. But what do 1:35:44.400 --> 1:35:46.000 you like about Google Photos, Like, what do you think 1:35:46.040 --> 1:35:48.760 it offers versus like iCloud or anything else out there. 1:35:49.600 --> 1:35:53.000 Well, I think Google Photos has the right philosophy, which 1:35:53.040 --> 1:35:56.360 is a very different philosophy from iCloud, which maybe we'll 1:35:56.360 --> 1:35:59.840 get through in a minute. But Google Photos says we 1:35:59.880 --> 1:36:03.719 have cloud storage, and yes, you may have to pay 1:36:03.920 --> 1:36:07.240 when you get over a certain amount, but if you're 1:36:07.240 --> 1:36:11.519 willing to pay and small amounts, it's unlimited. So your 1:36:11.880 --> 1:36:17.240 entire lifetime of photos can be in your Google account 1:36:17.320 --> 1:36:21.760 in the cloud, regardless of what phone took it, what 1:36:21.880 --> 1:36:26.760 camera took it, what scanned you took it. I have 1:36:26.880 --> 1:36:29.799 pictures from when I was a baby in my mother's arms, 1:36:30.360 --> 1:36:33.639 all the way up until just today when I took 1:36:33.640 --> 1:36:37.360 a picture of the backyard, and I can find any 1:36:37.520 --> 1:36:40.679 of those. That is That is the number one biggest 1:36:40.720 --> 1:36:45.040 purpose of Google Photos is just one home for your 1:36:45.320 --> 1:36:49.040 lifetime of photos. 1:36:49.640 --> 1:36:51.320 Searchable, searchable. 1:36:51.520 --> 1:36:53.479 Yeah, and with the AI. I mean I've been playing 1:36:53.479 --> 1:36:56.040 with the AI search on it. It's actually kind of cool. 1:36:56.080 --> 1:36:58.680 It doesn't always get it right, but it finds pictures 1:36:58.880 --> 1:37:01.639 really easily. Like I mean, you could literally ask like, hey, 1:37:01.920 --> 1:37:05.080 show me my best picture from New York City last week, 1:37:05.280 --> 1:37:06.680 or you know, I want to post to Instagram and 1:37:06.680 --> 1:37:08.840 it will find something that it thinks like according to AI, 1:37:08.920 --> 1:37:11.720 what it really likes. So what do you think people 1:37:11.760 --> 1:37:13.439 should know about Google Photos, Like if they want to 1:37:13.439 --> 1:37:15.479 get started with it, is there any mistakes people make 1:37:15.520 --> 1:37:16.200 getting started? 1:37:16.280 --> 1:37:23.360 Or oh yeah, oh yeah, there's two really really really 1:37:23.360 --> 1:37:29.000 big mistakes. Number one is that if people have an 1:37:29.040 --> 1:37:32.840 iPhone or a sam Song anyway, they come with their 1:37:32.880 --> 1:37:37.760 own photo management tools. iPhone has what I call Apple Photos, 1:37:38.439 --> 1:37:45.360 Samsung has Samsung Gallery for Photos, and Google Photos can 1:37:45.439 --> 1:37:48.760 work on both iPhone and Android, which is wonderful. I mean, 1:37:48.840 --> 1:37:51.200 I have both, and I know a lot of people 1:37:51.240 --> 1:37:54.000 that have gone back and forth during the last twenty 1:37:54.080 --> 1:37:57.400 years from iPhone to Android and back. If they were 1:37:57.479 --> 1:38:01.280 using Google Photos, all of their photos are in one. 1:38:01.360 --> 1:38:02.040 So that's great. 1:38:02.479 --> 1:38:06.200 But they don't realize when they take a picture with 1:38:06.320 --> 1:38:11.720 their iPhone and then still on the camera app, they 1:38:11.760 --> 1:38:13.360 tap the little miniature to. 1:38:13.360 --> 1:38:16.920 See the photo, they're not in Google Photos. 1:38:16.960 --> 1:38:17.160 You know. 1:38:17.439 --> 1:38:20.880 People say, oh, yeah, I use Google Photos, and I say, okay, 1:38:20.960 --> 1:38:22.720 so show me a photo and I'll show you how 1:38:22.720 --> 1:38:25.439 to edit it. And they open the photo and the 1:38:25.600 --> 1:38:29.439 editing tools in Google Photos isn't there because they're not 1:38:29.640 --> 1:38:30.679 using Google Photos. 1:38:30.720 --> 1:38:33.280 They exactly. 1:38:33.880 --> 1:38:36.400 So people have to get have to understand to get 1:38:36.439 --> 1:38:39.479 in the habit. You take a photo, then you go 1:38:39.640 --> 1:38:43.400 back to your home screen and open Google Photos if 1:38:43.439 --> 1:38:46.640 you want to see it, and use Google Photos. 1:38:46.160 --> 1:38:48.400 And manage your photos from there. So if you want 1:38:48.400 --> 1:38:50.880 to delight photos or you know, whatever you want to do, 1:38:50.960 --> 1:38:52.800 you have to do it from there. In fact, on 1:38:53.400 --> 1:38:57.519 the iPhone, there's an interesting delineation too, is that and 1:38:57.600 --> 1:39:00.800 this is an iPhone thing that it doesn't necessarily run 1:39:00.880 --> 1:39:03.000 Google Photos all the time in the background like it 1:39:03.040 --> 1:39:05.920 only does it like sometimes, and so there could be 1:39:05.920 --> 1:39:07.840 a you know, on Android, as soon as you take 1:39:07.880 --> 1:39:09.439 a picture, it's basically going to be uploaded to the 1:39:09.479 --> 1:39:11.160 cloud if you're on Wi Fi or depending on how 1:39:11.200 --> 1:39:13.559 you have it. But on iPhone, you know, apps go 1:39:13.640 --> 1:39:16.240 to a deep sleep, and so your Google Photos may 1:39:16.240 --> 1:39:19.240 not back up immediately. Sometimes for me, you would have 1:39:19.280 --> 1:39:22.040 to like open up Google Photos to get it to 1:39:22.120 --> 1:39:25.040 do to trigger that backup as well. 1:39:25.080 --> 1:39:27.719 Actually you do have to do that on Android as well. 1:39:27.880 --> 1:39:33.000 It's just more pronounced on the iPhone. And yeah, turning 1:39:33.040 --> 1:39:37.560 on what is it background app refresh doesn't. 1:39:37.200 --> 1:39:38.519 Really make a difference. 1:39:38.560 --> 1:39:42.200 You do have to open the app in order to 1:39:42.479 --> 1:39:46.000 trigger the backup. Then you can close the app and 1:39:46.040 --> 1:39:48.840 the backup will continue for at least a certain amount 1:39:48.880 --> 1:39:52.160 of time. But yeah, there are some people who install 1:39:52.560 --> 1:39:56.400 Google Photos on their iPhone or even on their Android 1:39:56.479 --> 1:39:59.880 Samsung and then never open it again. You know, they 1:40:00.040 --> 1:40:03.080 keep using the app that is the default app for 1:40:03.200 --> 1:40:07.240 the phone, and yeah, it doesn't work if you don't 1:40:07.240 --> 1:40:07.680 open it. 1:40:07.840 --> 1:40:10.280 Yeah, you got to use it. Lets you use it. 1:40:10.400 --> 1:40:13.439 So the biggest issue people have is they run out 1:40:13.439 --> 1:40:16.400 of space on their phone. So what's the way to 1:40:16.520 --> 1:40:19.880 kind of free up space without deleting your pictures, you know, 1:40:19.920 --> 1:40:21.120 your important pictures. 1:40:22.600 --> 1:40:25.280 Well, that was the second big mistake that I didn't 1:40:25.320 --> 1:40:30.560 get to is in deleting people. People take a photo 1:40:31.120 --> 1:40:34.000 and they see it in their like Samsung Gallery or 1:40:34.040 --> 1:40:36.919 Apple Photos, and they also see it in their Google Photos. 1:40:37.160 --> 1:40:39.200 They go to Google Photos and they say, oh, I 1:40:39.200 --> 1:40:41.160 don't need it in Google Photos. I'm just going to 1:40:41.200 --> 1:40:44.240 keep it on my phone, and they delete, not realizing 1:40:44.720 --> 1:40:47.600 that using the trash can in Google Photos deletes it 1:40:47.600 --> 1:40:54.600 from everywhere. So understanding delete is a huge issue. But 1:40:54.800 --> 1:41:00.400 specifically to your question, Google Photos does allow, oh, you 1:41:00.960 --> 1:41:04.599 to delete from the device and still see the photo 1:41:05.200 --> 1:41:08.479 that's in the cloud, that is in your Google Photos account. 1:41:09.120 --> 1:41:14.479 Apple Photos does not. Apple Photos is a synchronizing tool. 1:41:15.520 --> 1:41:18.639 Take you know, add something to this device, it gets 1:41:18.680 --> 1:41:19.599 added to all. 1:41:19.439 --> 1:41:20.600 Of your Apple devices. 1:41:21.120 --> 1:41:24.400 Delete something from this device, it gets deleted from all. 1:41:24.479 --> 1:41:26.519 And that trips up a lot of people because they 1:41:26.520 --> 1:41:28.320 think that if they're deleting it from their gallery on 1:41:28.360 --> 1:41:31.479 the iPhone, it's deleting, it's not deleting from iCloud. But 1:41:31.560 --> 1:41:34.160 those are linked and you have to There is a 1:41:34.200 --> 1:41:37.240 setting where you can you know, optimize phone storage where 1:41:37.560 --> 1:41:39.720 iCloud will manage that. But yes, if you delete it, 1:41:40.640 --> 1:41:42.599 but we'll run out of time. But yeah, so explain 1:41:42.680 --> 1:41:44.200 that you know you were containing on. 1:41:44.200 --> 1:41:46.400 Your thoughts in Google Photos. 1:41:46.479 --> 1:41:51.160 There is an option called free up space. You know, 1:41:51.400 --> 1:41:53.760 I have to back up for an individual picture. You 1:41:53.760 --> 1:41:57.559 don't have to use the trash can. You can swipe 1:41:57.640 --> 1:42:01.080 up and you will see delete from device. That will 1:42:01.120 --> 1:42:04.080 delete it from device, leaving it in the cloud so 1:42:04.560 --> 1:42:05.360 you won't miss it. 1:42:05.360 --> 1:42:07.200 It's like if you had a big video file and 1:42:07.240 --> 1:42:08.920 you don't want it to take up storage space on 1:42:08.960 --> 1:42:11.920 your device, swipe up, tap that delete from a device. 1:42:11.960 --> 1:42:14.040 It'll keep it in Google Photos in the cloud, but 1:42:14.120 --> 1:42:15.800 it will free up that storage on your phone. But 1:42:15.840 --> 1:42:18.000 then now you're talking about the bigger way that you 1:42:18.040 --> 1:42:20.280 can Yeah. 1:42:19.880 --> 1:42:22.200 Exactly, but there is a if you want to do 1:42:22.280 --> 1:42:24.840 that with all of the photos that are on your phone, 1:42:24.880 --> 1:42:27.880 there is a free up space command. 1:42:27.760 --> 1:42:30.160 That will delete everything from your phone. 1:42:30.280 --> 1:42:34.640 But only for those photos that it knows made it 1:42:34.680 --> 1:42:39.240 to the cloud, so you won't be missing anything. However, 1:42:39.360 --> 1:42:44.400 please please please make an extra backup somewhere, because Google 1:42:44.400 --> 1:42:47.720 Photos is not a backup to me. A backup is 1:42:47.760 --> 1:42:51.719 a separate copy, an extra copy that you don't use. 1:42:52.240 --> 1:42:56.439 Google Photos is meant to be your working copy, the 1:42:56.479 --> 1:42:59.880 ones that you edit, change, delete, move, make albums. 1:43:00.920 --> 1:43:03.800 If you want to be safe, you need to have 1:43:03.840 --> 1:43:04.759 another backup. 1:43:04.840 --> 1:43:08.160 I use another cloud service like one drive or dropbox 1:43:08.600 --> 1:43:11.200 or Amazon, you know, or you could. 1:43:11.000 --> 1:43:11.920 Copy to hard drive. 1:43:12.120 --> 1:43:14.960 All right, Chris Gold, thank you so much. Geeks on 1:43:15.080 --> 1:43:19.360 Tour geeks on tour dot com, check it out. They've 1:43:19.360 --> 1:43:22.479 got great, great tips for using Google Photos. Thanks so 1:43:22.520 --> 1:43:23.479 much for joining me today. 1:43:24.120 --> 1:43:24.519 Thank you. 1:43:24.800 --> 1:43:26.439 All right, coming up, we're going to open up the 1:43:26.439 --> 1:43:40.519 feedback right here on rich on Tech. Hey, welcome back 1:43:40.520 --> 1:43:43.880 to rich on Tech. Rich on Tech dot tv is 1:43:43.920 --> 1:43:46.160 the website. You can send me an email right there, 1:43:46.240 --> 1:43:49.880 hit the contact button. Let's get through a few things. 1:43:50.160 --> 1:43:50.400 Well. 1:43:50.680 --> 1:43:54.840 Sarah writes in and says, stupid question. I'm sure, but 1:43:55.040 --> 1:43:57.439 why Oh great show and I learned something every week? Oh, 1:43:57.479 --> 1:44:00.360 thank you, Sarah. Stupid question. I'm sure, but why can't 1:44:00.360 --> 1:44:03.519 the user set up a new wake up name for Alexa? 1:44:03.600 --> 1:44:03.680 Oh? 1:44:03.760 --> 1:44:07.000 I just man, the amount of times I said at 1:44:07.040 --> 1:44:09.920 this show. I feel so bad but you know, I 1:44:09.920 --> 1:44:12.400 feel like it's Amazon's issue, Like you shouldn't have a 1:44:12.400 --> 1:44:16.080 device that understands what I'm saying, like recognize the person 1:44:16.120 --> 1:44:18.479 in your house anyway. Yes, you can change the wake 1:44:18.560 --> 1:44:20.559 word on a lot of these devices, but they have 1:44:20.640 --> 1:44:24.640 to be very specific words. And so if you have 1:44:24.680 --> 1:44:28.440 an Alexa, you can open up the Alexa app, select devices, 1:44:28.600 --> 1:44:32.040 select your device, device settings, and it says wakeword and 1:44:32.080 --> 1:44:34.000 you get your choice of a couple of wake words. 1:44:34.400 --> 1:44:39.040 Last I checked, the wake words were ziggy, Echo, Amazon, 1:44:39.439 --> 1:44:43.599 or computer and the Ziggy one. Oh gosh, people are 1:44:43.600 --> 1:44:45.439 gonna give me a hard time because the Ziggy is 1:44:45.439 --> 1:44:48.840 a reference to Oh my gosh, I got to find 1:44:48.840 --> 1:44:52.840 out what what Ziggy is a reference to. I know, gosh, 1:44:52.880 --> 1:44:58.439 I should know this. Don't ask me. I definitely don't know. Okay, 1:44:58.760 --> 1:45:01.160 you don't know. I think it's Ziggy Marley, I think 1:45:01.240 --> 1:45:06.519 I know. Okay, interesting someone I don't know Ziggy start Ust, 1:45:06.760 --> 1:45:09.439 David Bowie. I don't know. Yeah, no, I don't know 1:45:09.479 --> 1:45:11.680 what that's a reference to. What I know there is 1:45:11.720 --> 1:45:16.519 a reference to something. Yeah, it looks like it is 1:45:16.560 --> 1:45:21.400 a It is a Yeah, Ziggy start us or the 1:45:21.479 --> 1:45:24.720 computer from the TV show quantum leap. Oh it's not 1:45:24.800 --> 1:45:27.240 a reference. Oh never mind, it's not Okay, never mind, Okay, 1:45:27.360 --> 1:45:29.400 now we're just spreading this information. Okay, so never mind, 1:45:29.400 --> 1:45:32.559 it's just it's just ziggy anyway. So you can change 1:45:33.320 --> 1:45:36.400 the word, but again, it takes a bit for these 1:45:36.439 --> 1:45:39.600 computers to be constantly scanning for these words, so you 1:45:39.600 --> 1:45:42.040 can't just change it to anything that you want. They 1:45:42.080 --> 1:45:45.479 want them to be very specific. Uh so, good, good question. 1:45:45.520 --> 1:45:47.439 There a couple of news notes before we get to 1:45:47.479 --> 1:45:51.880 the actual feedback. Clicks is bringing its iPhone keyboard case 1:45:51.880 --> 1:45:55.160 to Android devices. So we talked about this Click's keyboard 1:45:55.240 --> 1:45:57.360 case a couple of years ago. They've now sold over 1:45:57.400 --> 1:46:00.639 one hundred thousand keyboards. Kind of turns your your phone, 1:46:00.720 --> 1:46:04.120 your iPhone into a BlackBerry, like a BlackBerry style keyboard. 1:46:04.520 --> 1:46:06.920 So they sold one hundred thousand of these things. Wow. 1:46:07.400 --> 1:46:10.840 Now they're expanding to the Pixel nine, the Motorola Razor, 1:46:11.280 --> 1:46:14.120 and the Samsung Galaxy S twenty five. This adds a 1:46:14.120 --> 1:46:18.280 physical keyboard to your phone, so it does make your 1:46:18.280 --> 1:46:22.000 phone considerably larger, but you got back lit keys, you 1:46:22.080 --> 1:46:25.240 got shortcut keys, no need for charging or bluetooth. It 1:46:25.280 --> 1:46:29.679 connects via USBC. They launch in either March or April 1:46:29.760 --> 1:46:33.679 or June, and prices is about it looks like about 1:46:33.760 --> 1:46:35.680 ninety nine to one hundred and thirty nine dollars. So 1:46:35.760 --> 1:46:40.080 clicks dot tech if you want to get one. This 1:46:40.320 --> 1:46:44.519 was wild Blue Origin. This is you know, the space 1:46:44.640 --> 1:46:47.000 crew stuff you know they send, you know, like Jeff 1:46:47.000 --> 1:46:49.679 Bezos went on this. This is his you know, going 1:46:49.680 --> 1:46:52.439 into outer space. They're going to send six women to 1:46:52.560 --> 1:46:58.719 space on their next mission, including Ready Gail King, Katie Perry, 1:46:59.360 --> 1:47:03.400 and Laurence say Chez, none other than Jeff Bezos's wife 1:47:03.479 --> 1:47:06.640 or girlfriend, I'm not sure which one. How wild is 1:47:06.680 --> 1:47:09.599 that they're going to space? Would you go to space 1:47:09.600 --> 1:47:10.439 bobo on this thing? 1:47:11.080 --> 1:47:11.240 Yeah? 1:47:11.320 --> 1:47:13.920 I would. You would like tomorrow. If I'm like, look 1:47:14.040 --> 1:47:17.000 we got one bobo, this person dropped out, you you're 1:47:17.000 --> 1:47:17.800 going you would go? 1:47:18.080 --> 1:47:18.280 Yeah? 1:47:18.360 --> 1:47:23.320 I would, No problem? Wow, no issues. Okay, it's a 1:47:23.360 --> 1:47:27.479 little dicey, isn't it. No, this is the eleven. 1:47:27.520 --> 1:47:29.160 I think it's something that not too many people get 1:47:29.160 --> 1:47:29.960 the opportunity to do. 1:47:30.680 --> 1:47:34.040 The eleventh human space flight for Blue Origin. So you'd 1:47:34.120 --> 1:47:36.960 be one of eleven flights. I mean there's eleven. Yeah, 1:47:37.040 --> 1:47:39.519 first eleven and there's you know, there's been other people 1:47:39.520 --> 1:47:43.519 in space obviously, but anyway, this is happening. Uh yeah, 1:47:43.560 --> 1:47:48.720 that's wild. All right, let's see here feedback. Oh my gosh, 1:47:49.840 --> 1:47:54.120 Drew from Sailine Valley, California, rights and I rationally switched 1:47:54.120 --> 1:47:57.120 from a Motorola Android to an iPhone sixteen, specifically for 1:47:57.160 --> 1:48:00.479 the satellite texting. I tested it out last week and 1:48:00.520 --> 1:48:04.080 it worked flawlessly, connecting to a satellite in about thirty seconds. 1:48:04.479 --> 1:48:06.559 I stayed in touch with my wife back in Oregon 1:48:06.640 --> 1:48:09.760 with no issues. I've already canceled my inReach plan and 1:48:09.800 --> 1:48:12.400 we'll scale back my spot program later this year. Thanks 1:48:12.439 --> 1:48:15.599 for the advice on this great new feature. Awesome. Yeah, 1:48:15.640 --> 1:48:17.600 satellite texting is awesome. I mean the fact that we 1:48:17.640 --> 1:48:22.240 can do this is pretty neat. Alejandro from California rites in. 1:48:22.320 --> 1:48:25.360 I was looking into satellite Wi Fi and came across 1:48:25.720 --> 1:48:28.200 hughes Net. I currently have Spectrum. Should I switch? Is 1:48:28.240 --> 1:48:31.080 hues net any good? The reviews seem mixed. No, if 1:48:31.120 --> 1:48:33.280 you have Spectrum, if you have that availability, do not 1:48:33.320 --> 1:48:35.920 switch to hughes Net. It is not gonna be a 1:48:35.920 --> 1:48:39.519 good alternative because it's gonna be slower and much more 1:48:39.600 --> 1:48:44.520 latency than spectrum. Most of the satellite stuff, except for starlink, 1:48:44.640 --> 1:48:47.200 is for people that don't have access to anything else, 1:48:47.600 --> 1:48:50.439 like the Huge Net is for people that live in well, 1:48:50.600 --> 1:48:52.880 I mean now you have starlink pretty much everywhere, so 1:48:52.960 --> 1:48:54.639 always go with that if you're gonna go with satellite, 1:48:54.680 --> 1:48:58.320 because it's gonna be the best the best speeds in latency. 1:48:58.880 --> 1:49:00.680 All right, that's gonna do it. For the episode of 1:49:00.680 --> 1:49:02.960 the show. You can find everything I mentioned on my website. 1:49:03.040 --> 1:49:06.240 Just go to richontech dot TV. Find me on social media. 1:49:06.280 --> 1:49:08.880 I am at rich on tech. Next week we're gonna 1:49:08.880 --> 1:49:12.880 talk about the crisis of healthcare misinformation as I google 1:49:13.080 --> 1:49:18.519 my ailments on chat TVT and then digital citizenship for 1:49:18.640 --> 1:49:20.640 teens and social media. We'll talk about that. Thanks so 1:49:20.760 --> 1:49:23.040 much for listening. There are so many ways you can 1:49:23.040 --> 1:49:25.559 spend your time. I do appreciate you spending it right 1:49:25.560 --> 1:49:27.880 here with me. My name is rich Dedmiro. Talk to 1:49:27.920 --> 1:49:28.479 you real soon.