WEBVTT - Hands-On Samsung S25, Deleting Old Accounts & Accessibility Tech 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:03.800 Hands on with the latest Samsung Galaxy S twenty five 0:00:03.920 --> 0:00:06.320 lineup plus the surprise phone. 0:00:06.320 --> 0:00:08.320 They announced a major. 0:00:08.119 --> 0:00:12.080 Data breach puts tens of millions of students personal information 0:00:12.280 --> 0:00:15.640 at risk. And is it really the end of the 0:00:15.680 --> 0:00:19.079 line for Blu ray discs? Plus your tech questions answered? 0:00:19.440 --> 0:00:22.319 What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro and this is Rich 0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:24.840 on Tech. This is the show where I talk about 0:00:24.840 --> 0:00:27.160 the tech stuff I think you should know about. It's 0:00:27.200 --> 0:00:30.360 also the place where I answer your questions about technology. 0:00:30.800 --> 0:00:34.200 I believe that tech should be interesting, useful, and fun. 0:00:34.880 --> 0:00:37.960 Let's open up those phone lines at triple eight Rich 0:00:38.080 --> 0:00:41.519 one oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to 0:00:41.520 --> 0:00:45.559 two four one zero one eight eight eight seven four 0:00:45.600 --> 0:00:48.760 to two four one zero one. Give me a call. 0:00:48.800 --> 0:00:52.440 If you have a question about technology. Email is also open. 0:00:52.920 --> 0:00:56.760 Just go to Rich on tech dot tv and hit contact. 0:00:57.160 --> 0:01:01.400 That's Rich on tech dot tv. Hit con tact guests. 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:05.160 This week, we've got Nick Gray, editor in chief at 0:01:05.200 --> 0:01:09.120 the website Fandroid. He's gonna cover the key features of 0:01:09.160 --> 0:01:13.279 Samsung's S twenty five series, and later we've got radio 0:01:13.360 --> 0:01:18.000 host and accessibility consultant Paul Lane. He's gonna explore how 0:01:18.080 --> 0:01:20.280 tech can empower people with disabilities. 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:22.600 He is a great guy. 0:01:22.640 --> 0:01:25.039 He's at all the tech events and I'm looking forward 0:01:25.040 --> 0:01:28.360 to having a chat with him. Well, in my hand, 0:01:28.400 --> 0:01:31.720 if you can see it, I've got my badges from 0:01:31.760 --> 0:01:38.280 the big Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event up in San Jose, California. 0:01:38.840 --> 0:01:41.880 And I've also got the phone in my hand right here, 0:01:42.480 --> 0:01:46.280 the Galaxy S twenty five Ultra. So let me give 0:01:46.319 --> 0:01:50.520 you my impressions of this device. So three new models 0:01:51.160 --> 0:01:54.480 of Samsung's smartphones, the S twenty five, the S twenty 0:01:54.480 --> 0:01:58.080 five plus, and the S twenty five Ultra. Now the 0:01:58.120 --> 0:02:00.360 twenty five and the twenty five plus are just I 0:02:00.360 --> 0:02:03.600 think the Ultra is really always where all the most 0:02:03.680 --> 0:02:06.800 exciting upgrades are. So this has a bigger screen, yes, 0:02:07.200 --> 0:02:10.160 can you believe it? A bigger screen six point nine inches, 0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.639 But they managed to put that screen in a form 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:17.799 factor that's actually easier to hold and no larger than 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:20.959 last year's device. So that means less bezel, that little 0:02:21.040 --> 0:02:25.320 tiny border around the screen. Prices for these devices, I 0:02:25.360 --> 0:02:26.760 won't save it to the end. I'll just tell you 0:02:26.840 --> 0:02:28.920 right now. Cut to the chase. Eight hundred dollars for 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:31.560 the S twenty five S twenty five Plus starts at 0:02:31.560 --> 0:02:35.400 one thousand, the S twenty five Ultra starts at thirteen hundred, 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:38.919 and no price increases from last year, So I really 0:02:39.000 --> 0:02:41.960 like that and don't get scared by those prices. Almost 0:02:41.960 --> 0:02:45.240 nobody pays full retail price for Samsung device, so there 0:02:45.280 --> 0:02:48.519 are always some sort of trade in or some sort 0:02:48.600 --> 0:02:51.080 of discount. I was looking at their discounts the other 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:55.640 day and Samsung gives discounts for just about all kinds 0:02:55.680 --> 0:03:00.680 of folks like students, military, employee discounts, and more, friends 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:04.280 and family. So definitely check out that offer page. All right, 0:03:04.440 --> 0:03:08.280 So what do I think of these devices? First off, 0:03:08.320 --> 0:03:11.600 they made a very good choice. They have replaced the 0:03:12.000 --> 0:03:15.600 Bixby on the side button with Gemini, so Google Gemini 0:03:15.840 --> 0:03:18.200 now comes up when you press the side button like 0:03:18.240 --> 0:03:20.840 the long press of the power button, which is really 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:22.240 great because this is going to be a lot of 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:24.560 people's first use of AI, and they've done it in 0:03:24.600 --> 0:03:28.080 a very smart way, so Bixby is not gone. But 0:03:28.200 --> 0:03:30.440 what they do is they kind of assess what your 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:34.680 question is to the AI assistant and they will hand 0:03:34.720 --> 0:03:36.400 it off based on what you want to do, and 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:39.400 it can even do combination tasks. So for instance, if 0:03:39.440 --> 0:03:42.480 I say, you know, what's the Lakers score, it will 0:03:42.480 --> 0:03:44.160 just give me that score. It's going to go to Gemini, 0:03:44.200 --> 0:03:46.400 it's going to figure that out. If I say restart 0:03:46.400 --> 0:03:48.440 my phone, it's going to hand it off to Bixby 0:03:48.560 --> 0:03:52.000 and show me the restart my phone menu on the screen. 0:03:52.160 --> 0:03:55.160 So where it gets really cool is where you do 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:58.280 combination stuff. So you can say, tell me when the 0:03:58.360 --> 0:04:01.360 Chiefs are playing next, and it to my calendar and 0:04:01.400 --> 0:04:04.120 it will go pull Gemini for that information then add 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:06.280 it to your calendar. So that's kind of a new 0:04:06.320 --> 0:04:09.600 thing where they've integrated all of the Samsung apps or 0:04:09.640 --> 0:04:12.920 a lot of them to make that functionality possible. So 0:04:13.040 --> 0:04:15.320 that's really neat, and some of the Google apps as well, 0:04:15.320 --> 0:04:18.000 like Google Calendar and things like that. Two other new 0:04:18.000 --> 0:04:21.560 AI features the now Brief. This is a tiny widget 0:04:21.560 --> 0:04:23.560 that sits on your home screen or at the bottom 0:04:23.560 --> 0:04:25.880 of your phone, and it gives you like a personalized 0:04:25.960 --> 0:04:28.080 update for your day. So it'll give your weather, your 0:04:28.120 --> 0:04:30.400 calendar events, if it's someone's birthday, it'll tell you that, 0:04:30.800 --> 0:04:33.119 give you little videos to watch, all kinds of stuff 0:04:33.200 --> 0:04:34.520 that's AI infused. 0:04:34.880 --> 0:04:36.120 Then you've got the now bar. 0:04:36.279 --> 0:04:38.080 This is on the lock screen, and this is kind 0:04:38.080 --> 0:04:41.560 of like Apple's Live activities, So if you're catching an uber, 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:46.360 or you're watching a sports game, or you're navigating somewhere, 0:04:46.400 --> 0:04:48.720 it will put that information on the lock screen and 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:50.960 a little now bar at the bottom. I think it's 0:04:51.000 --> 0:04:53.400 actually too small. I think they need to make it bigger. 0:04:53.760 --> 0:04:55.720 But you know, again, this is day one of all 0:04:55.760 --> 0:05:00.360 this stuff. So the ultra camera, so the camera are 0:05:00.400 --> 0:05:04.320 not dramatically improved on these devices. So if you're looking 0:05:04.360 --> 0:05:07.760 for like completely different camera functionality, you're not really gonna 0:05:07.800 --> 0:05:10.159 get it. What they did was they improved one of 0:05:10.160 --> 0:05:13.240 the lenses, the ultra wide angle lens. They did bring 0:05:13.279 --> 0:05:16.919 that up to fifty megapixels, up from twelve megapixels. So 0:05:17.040 --> 0:05:18.920 all of your wide angle stuff is going to look 0:05:18.960 --> 0:05:22.080 a lot better, a lot brighter. Night video has been 0:05:22.160 --> 0:05:25.920 dramatically improved thanks to AI. So they're running this through 0:05:25.920 --> 0:05:28.320 some sort of algorithms. The video I took of a 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:32.039 DJ at a party they threw was just incredible, Like 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:35.000 it just was so it pops because it's so crystal 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:37.880 clear and bright. Macro shots are going to give you 0:05:37.920 --> 0:05:41.800 four times more detail. They've also got this audio eraser feature, 0:05:41.880 --> 0:05:44.240 which means you can get rid of background noise in 0:05:44.279 --> 0:05:45.960 your videos. So if you have a nice video of 0:05:46.000 --> 0:05:48.080 your kid taking its first steps with the dog is 0:05:48.120 --> 0:05:50.159 barking in the back, you can try to get some 0:05:50.240 --> 0:05:53.159 of that out of there. Now for content creators, they've 0:05:53.200 --> 0:05:57.039 got log video support. For most users, this will not 0:05:57.160 --> 0:05:59.720 matter because you're not color grading your video, but if 0:05:59.720 --> 0:06:02.960 you are using your phone for professional reasons, this is 0:06:03.000 --> 0:06:07.240 a really nice addition. Seven years of updates on these 0:06:07.279 --> 0:06:10.120 devices that is incredible. So if you buy this phone today, 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:13.440 it will get seven years of updates, both operating system 0:06:13.560 --> 0:06:17.000 and security updates. They're also giving you six months of 0:06:17.440 --> 0:06:21.520 Google Gemini Advanced included two terabytes of storage included. 0:06:21.720 --> 0:06:24.040 I think that's just for the six months, not forever. 0:06:24.920 --> 0:06:29.440 And overall, I am really impressed with this device, all 0:06:29.480 --> 0:06:31.960 of these devices, but specifically the Ultra, and I'll tell 0:06:31.960 --> 0:06:35.159 you why they nailed it. They finally got this phone 0:06:35.200 --> 0:06:39.280 to a place where it is easy to hold. Everything works, 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:43.520 the cameras are excellent, and it is just an overall 0:06:43.600 --> 0:06:47.760 all around excellent package which I have no problems recommending 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:53.680 to anyone. Easier to hold, they are noticeably lighter. They 0:06:53.720 --> 0:06:57.160 all have more gigabytes of RAM, so they all start 0:06:57.200 --> 0:07:00.400 at twelve gigabytes of RAM. Now the Ultra didlast year 0:07:00.440 --> 0:07:02.120 and this year it's the same. I would have loved 0:07:02.120 --> 0:07:04.479 to see sixteen on the Ultra, but you know, we'll 0:07:04.480 --> 0:07:06.680 take what we can get. And they all have two 0:07:06.760 --> 0:07:09.679 hundred and fifty six gigabytes of storage for starters, except 0:07:09.680 --> 0:07:13.320 for that S twenty five base model. So overall, you know, 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:15.320 throwing out a lot of numbers at you, but these 0:07:15.360 --> 0:07:19.800 are just really solid devices. Like Samsung went back to 0:07:19.840 --> 0:07:22.520 the drawing board. They did their homework. They figured out 0:07:22.600 --> 0:07:25.880 what people want, what people can use on a daily basis, 0:07:25.920 --> 0:07:29.400 and these phones are just smart. Oh I didn't even mention. 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:30.600 You know, they make a big deal out of this 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:32.760 Circle to Search, and if you've used it, it is 0:07:32.840 --> 0:07:36.680 my absolute I think this is the differentiating factor right 0:07:36.680 --> 0:07:39.720 now between iPhone and Android. Circle to Search means that 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:43.840 anything on your screen is tappable and searchable, and they 0:07:43.840 --> 0:07:46.080 took it a step further. So if you do Circle 0:07:46.120 --> 0:07:48.440 to search on your screen, bring that up. Anything that's 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:50.880 a link of phone number or an email, you can 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:53.600 just tap it to go there. See no how on Instagram. 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:56.920 People put links on Instagram in the captions, you can't 0:07:56.960 --> 0:08:00.000 click them. Long press your home screen. Boom, you can 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:02.480 click that in one second. It's little tiny things like 0:08:02.520 --> 0:08:06.560 that that make this a smart phone. Wi Fi seven 0:08:06.720 --> 0:08:09.960 also on these devices, which is faster and more reliable, 0:08:10.000 --> 0:08:13.120 but most routers at home don't have that yet, so 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:16.040 this will be good for the future. The batteries are 0:08:16.080 --> 0:08:20.360 made of fifty percent recycled material from old Samsung Galaxy batteries. 0:08:21.000 --> 0:08:24.680 Now the downsides. The Spen did lose bluetooth, which means 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:26.600 it can no longer be used as a remote control 0:08:26.600 --> 0:08:28.920 for the camera. If you leave it behind, you're not 0:08:28.920 --> 0:08:31.120 going to get an alert on your phone. The back 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:34.920 material on this phone is a fingerprint magnet, so most 0:08:34.960 --> 0:08:36.800 people are going to use a case. Not a big deal, 0:08:36.840 --> 0:08:39.959 but this thing is just a fingerprint magnet. You can 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:42.400 train people on an episode of CSI on this phone. 0:08:42.400 --> 0:08:45.840 That's how bad the fingerprints are. They did not put 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:48.680 mag safe support into the phone, so if you're familiar 0:08:48.679 --> 0:08:50.880 with mag Safe on the iPhone, it's got those magnets 0:08:50.920 --> 0:08:54.640 around the back so you can attach accessories wirelessly. So 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:56.720 they did it kind of weird here, They did build 0:08:56.760 --> 0:09:00.920 in the latest CH two wireless charging support, but you 0:09:01.000 --> 0:09:03.080 got to put a case on to get the magnets. 0:09:03.160 --> 0:09:04.839 Not a big deal. Again, most people are going to 0:09:04.920 --> 0:09:07.560 have a case. And if you're wondering about getting this phone, 0:09:07.840 --> 0:09:10.000 switching from another phone, even the iPhone, what are you 0:09:10.000 --> 0:09:14.319 going to miss out on? Realistically, nothing except Apple's ecosystem 0:09:14.440 --> 0:09:17.319 and of course the occasional family member or friend who's 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:19.840 going to give you trouble for having a green bubble 0:09:20.160 --> 0:09:22.200 or having, you know, not an iPhone. But you know what, 0:09:22.920 --> 0:09:26.800 too bad those people. Yeah, FaceTime of course, but you 0:09:26.840 --> 0:09:28.720 know what, there's so many ways to make a video call. 0:09:28.960 --> 0:09:31.120 But I get it. Apple has really built this nice, 0:09:32.480 --> 0:09:36.040 this infrastructure in this ecosystem that people just love and 0:09:36.080 --> 0:09:38.320 they love to be on. And I understand that airdrop 0:09:38.360 --> 0:09:40.720 all those kind of things, but I'm telling you this 0:09:40.760 --> 0:09:42.800 is the year. If you're on the fence about upgrading, 0:09:42.880 --> 0:09:44.760 this is the year to do it. I really think 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:47.520 that they did an amazing job on this phone. I've 0:09:47.559 --> 0:09:49.439 been taking pictures and videos. You can see them on 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:52.600 my website, rich on tech dot TV. They are all 0:09:52.600 --> 0:09:55.839 looking really, really good. Do I think it's a clipsing? 0:09:55.960 --> 0:09:58.960 What the iPhone does no, But I think that you're 0:09:59.000 --> 0:10:01.280 in a place where where the pictures and the videos 0:10:01.280 --> 0:10:03.920 you take on this device are going to be excellent 0:10:04.280 --> 0:10:07.640 a large majority of the time. Now, I will tell 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:10.280 you my iPhone's been collecting dust for the past four days. 0:10:10.320 --> 0:10:12.640 Since I got this thing. I've just I've not even 0:10:12.679 --> 0:10:14.960 given it a second thought because I'm sitting here using it, 0:10:15.000 --> 0:10:17.360 and I love it. I love all these little features 0:10:17.400 --> 0:10:19.560 on this phone that make it feel so smart and 0:10:19.600 --> 0:10:23.120 so futuristic. It's really fun, and they're doing AI in 0:10:23.280 --> 0:10:28.280 such a smart way. Also, when I get a Samsung phone, 0:10:28.360 --> 0:10:30.960 especially the new ones, I'm always waiting for some sort 0:10:31.000 --> 0:10:34.000 of first software update to kind of smooth things over, 0:10:34.120 --> 0:10:36.640 to make this better. And I'm not even thinking about 0:10:36.640 --> 0:10:39.200 that right now because everything is just so good out 0:10:39.240 --> 0:10:42.280 of the gate. So if I feel like I'm really 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:46.360 bullish on this, I am. I really like this phone. 0:10:46.360 --> 0:10:48.240 I think that Samsung did a great job. I think 0:10:48.240 --> 0:10:51.800 they listen to people. And the icing on the cake 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:55.120 when you scroll through your apps, they are now scrolling 0:10:55.240 --> 0:10:58.400 vertically like every other proper Android phone out there. 0:10:58.600 --> 0:11:00.920 You no longer have to swipe left and right for 0:11:01.000 --> 0:11:01.480 your apps. 0:11:01.679 --> 0:11:04.640 I love it. Thank you Samsung, all right eight eight 0:11:04.679 --> 0:11:07.760 eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four 0:11:07.800 --> 0:11:09.560 to two four one zero one. If you want to 0:11:09.559 --> 0:11:11.680 read all of my thoughts on the Samsung, go to 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:14.720 the website rich on Tech dot tv. Can also see 0:11:14.720 --> 0:11:18.080 the pictures and videos I've been taking. Coming up, we're 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:20.320 gonna take some of your calls at eight eight eight 0:11:20.520 --> 0:11:24.040 rich one oh one. This is rich on Tech. Welcome 0:11:24.040 --> 0:11:26.640 back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out 0:11:26.640 --> 0:11:31.559 with you, talking technology at eight eight eight rich one 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:34.559 O one eight eight eight seven four to two four 0:11:34.760 --> 0:11:37.880 one zero one. The website for the show rich on 0:11:38.240 --> 0:11:46.880 Tech dot TV. Let's go to Freddy in Yonkers, New York. Freddie, 0:11:46.880 --> 0:11:47.760 you're on with Rich. 0:11:48.600 --> 0:11:51.560 Rich for for sure. I have enjoyed you's show. Thank 0:11:51.679 --> 0:11:59.240 you and add to questions question number one. If you 0:11:59.280 --> 0:12:04.160 know of a program that rips music from a CD 0:12:04.720 --> 0:12:06.480 and copy into a full. 0:12:06.400 --> 0:12:11.560 Room okay on a Mac or a PC PC okay? Yes? 0:12:11.880 --> 0:12:12.200 Uh. 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:15.160 The the top program for this is a program called 0:12:15.320 --> 0:12:21.880 Exact Audio Copy. Exactly exact Audio copy, and that will 0:12:21.960 --> 0:12:26.480 rip your CDs obviously for personal use, and that will 0:12:26.520 --> 0:12:30.040 it is completely free, so that is the way to go. 0:12:30.720 --> 0:12:37.440 Okay, to question number two. Program there I could record, 0:12:38.000 --> 0:12:40.000 well record. 0:12:39.640 --> 0:12:40.120 I mean. 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:53.240 Record from from from from the ambuss a program before 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:58.960 there I'm watching, I could record the from. 0:12:59.080 --> 0:13:03.000 Okay, record from an Amazon Stick. So that is tricky 0:13:03.080 --> 0:13:07.000 because everything on the Amazon Stick is on demand, so 0:13:07.800 --> 0:13:10.480 there is not an easy way to record that. There 0:13:10.520 --> 0:13:13.559 may be some workarounds or maybe some devices you can 0:13:13.600 --> 0:13:17.560 get that might record the screen. I can't vouch for those. 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:21.560 I don't know of those, but the the short answer 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:24.040 is no. Most of the stuff that's on Amazon is 0:13:24.080 --> 0:13:26.880 on demand. So yes, are there ways that you can 0:13:27.120 --> 0:13:28.400 hack the system and record? 0:13:28.520 --> 0:13:29.000 Probably? 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:29.680 Yes? 0:13:30.720 --> 0:13:32.000 Am I going to go over that right now? 0:13:32.080 --> 0:13:35.240 No, So if you want to record programming, I would 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:38.960 say the only thing I can think of there is one. 0:13:39.440 --> 0:13:40.800 I don't even know if I can recommend this on the 0:13:40.880 --> 0:13:43.160 radio because it's it may be operating in the gray area. 0:13:43.320 --> 0:13:46.280 So if you want to record like regular shows, I 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:48.160 would say you have to sign up with something like 0:13:48.200 --> 0:13:49.880 a YouTube TV or. 0:13:51.320 --> 0:13:52.120 Fubo TV. 0:13:53.360 --> 0:13:56.040 But if you want to get over the air programming, 0:13:56.360 --> 0:13:59.840 you can get a device like a Tableau, tab t, 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:03.960 a b l O and that will record. You connect 0:14:03.960 --> 0:14:06.320 an antenna to it, you can record over the air 0:14:06.320 --> 0:14:09.480 stuff and you can watch that on the TV. So 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:13.120 thanks for the call, Freddy and Yonkers appreciate it. Eight 0:14:13.160 --> 0:14:16.240 eight eight rich one oh one eight eight eight seven 0:14:16.360 --> 0:14:20.480 four two four one zero one. Let's see if we 0:14:20.480 --> 0:14:23.600 can get one more in here. Let's go to Drew 0:14:23.760 --> 0:14:25.720 in Sherman Oaks. Drew, you're on with Rich. 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:29.480 Hey, Rich, I have a couple of Apple questions. 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:32.800 Okay, we can tell them one question, so we I okay, 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:33.760 time for one. 0:14:34.760 --> 0:14:39.400 All right, I have an older iPad and it's always saying, 0:14:39.440 --> 0:14:43.680 you know, my memory is full, and so when I 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:45.560 go and look and try and clear out stuff, it's 0:14:45.560 --> 0:14:50.360 always photos that are the the bulk of it. Okay, 0:14:50.400 --> 0:14:52.560 if I clean out, if I clean out photos and 0:14:52.640 --> 0:14:56.160 videos on the iPad, if I delete them, are they 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:59.600 being deleted on my Mac and phone and all. 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:02.520 My other Yes they are. So yeah. 0:15:02.880 --> 0:15:06.000 That is that is a that is a functionality of 0:15:06.320 --> 0:15:10.960 iCloud and pretty brilliant actually, so Apple makes it really 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:15.320 tricky to do that, but they do have a setting 0:15:15.360 --> 0:15:18.640 that you can that you can change on your iPad. Okay, 0:15:18.760 --> 0:15:23.280 and it's caud Let's see, it's called optimize iCloud storage. 0:15:23.960 --> 0:15:26.840 And this is under h hold on, I gotta find it. 0:15:28.400 --> 0:15:31.760 Let's see iPhone. So under the I in the iPhone, 0:15:31.800 --> 0:15:35.920 there is a setting that will optimize the storage automatically, 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:39.040 so you have to turn it on and you go 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:42.760 into iCloud and you'll see it says optimized cloud storage, 0:15:42.800 --> 0:15:46.440 optimized iPhone storage, optimized iPad storage. And what that's doing 0:15:46.560 --> 0:15:51.600 is it's actually in the background, going to delete the 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:55.600 full resolution photos from your and videos from your iPad, 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:57.640 but it's still going to allow you to view those 0:15:58.040 --> 0:16:00.720 and they will still be stored in the cloud. So 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:04.240 the the caveat here is that you have to have 0:16:04.480 --> 0:16:08.440 enough storage in the cloud for those photos. So if 0:16:08.440 --> 0:16:11.040 you don't, you're gonna it's not gonna work. 0:16:11.480 --> 0:16:15.160 So you change the setting on the iPad. 0:16:14.800 --> 0:16:17.360 Or so you have to go into the iPad where 0:16:17.400 --> 0:16:19.800 you yeah, where you want to go, where you want 0:16:19.800 --> 0:16:21.640 the storage reclaimed. You can do this on your iPad 0:16:21.680 --> 0:16:24.000 and your iPhone. So I'm going to try to find 0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:26.960 it right now. If we go into your iCloud account 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.960 and we I got to find where it is. My gosh, 0:16:30.960 --> 0:16:34.720 they changed everything here. Usually it's settings, your name, iCloud, 0:16:34.760 --> 0:16:37.480 and then photos. Okay, so there's photos and there it 0:16:37.560 --> 0:16:41.240 is where it says manage storage and you can tap 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:45.120 that and it will say, oh wow, they changed everything 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:45.720 in iOS. 0:16:46.720 --> 0:16:47.160 Yeah. 0:16:48.280 --> 0:16:51.680 But the but the solution is called optimized iPhone Storage. 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:53.560 That's what you're searching. You can search for that on 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:57.160 your on your device under the settings, but optimize iCloud 0:16:57.400 --> 0:17:00.480 or iPhone storage or iPad storage. But that's the way 0:17:00.520 --> 0:17:03.080 to do it, to keep it there. It's very confusing 0:17:03.120 --> 0:17:06.919 with iCloud because anything you do on your iPhone is 0:17:07.000 --> 0:17:10.320 reflected in eCloud unless you have that setting on. And 0:17:10.480 --> 0:17:12.280 even when you have that setting on, if you delete 0:17:12.320 --> 0:17:14.360 a picture or a video on your iPhone, it's still 0:17:14.400 --> 0:17:16.840 going to delete out of the iCloud. So you want 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:19.639 to let that do its magic. Where again it's just 0:17:19.680 --> 0:17:23.000 showing your thumbnails on your phone, but the high resolution 0:17:23.080 --> 0:17:25.520 photo is still stored in the cloud. If you tap 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:27.720 that photo or you want to share it, then it 0:17:27.760 --> 0:17:30.280 will go from the cloud. It will grab that full 0:17:30.320 --> 0:17:32.720 resolution photo and kind of put it back on your 0:17:32.720 --> 0:17:34.719 device for sharing all that stuff. 0:17:35.080 --> 0:17:35.639 Good question. 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:38.520 Drew eight eight eight rich one O one eight eight 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:41.960 eight seven four to two four one zero one. 0:17:42.000 --> 0:17:42.440 Coming up. 0:17:42.760 --> 0:17:44.439 I'll tell you about a website that can help you 0:17:44.520 --> 0:17:48.440 delete your old accounts. Rick, Welcome back to rich On Tech. 0:17:48.560 --> 0:17:51.840 Rich to Miro here hanging out with you, talking technology 0:17:52.600 --> 0:17:55.320 at triple eight Rich one O one. That's eight eight 0:17:55.520 --> 0:18:00.359 eight seven four to two four one zero one. 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I'm actually based in Santa Monica, 0:19:41.400 --> 0:19:46.040 but we had very serious smoke problems in my general 0:19:46.080 --> 0:19:49.520 area and specifically in my apartment building. Cell I was 0:19:49.520 --> 0:19:52.480 in evacuee for eleven days. Oh wow, what the Red 0:19:52.560 --> 0:19:56.919 Cross did? Because many of us had either misplaced or 0:19:57.040 --> 0:20:02.000 damaged cell phones. They brought in a brand that I 0:20:02.040 --> 0:20:05.040 have never seen. It's not a garden variety brand. It's 0:20:05.080 --> 0:20:11.280 the TCL thirty XE five gv are unlocked phones. Presently 0:20:11.320 --> 0:20:16.080 it's on the T Mobile network. But what I'm wondering 0:20:16.119 --> 0:20:19.480 about right now is this simply a burner or is 0:20:19.520 --> 0:20:22.680 it a possible keeper. Because we're able to hold on 0:20:22.760 --> 0:20:25.560 to the phones, we don't have to return them to 0:20:25.640 --> 0:20:29.800 the Red Cross cell phone service on T Mobile is 0:20:29.880 --> 0:20:33.320 free through the end of March. So I'm not quite 0:20:33.400 --> 0:20:36.600 sure if I'm really going to have to go out 0:20:36.640 --> 0:20:39.240 and get a brand new phone or I should hold 0:20:39.280 --> 0:20:39.719 on to this. 0:20:39.960 --> 0:20:40.720 What'd you have before? 0:20:40.760 --> 0:20:40.920 Bell? 0:20:41.440 --> 0:20:42.320 I had Samson? 0:20:42.680 --> 0:20:44.480 Okay, and how's this phone working for you? 0:20:46.240 --> 0:20:48.960 It's a little problematic, and I looked up the reviews 0:20:49.119 --> 0:20:53.560 and the reviews don't really instill confidence in me. But 0:20:53.880 --> 0:20:57.360 I am really on the fence about this, and I'm 0:20:57.400 --> 0:21:00.800 still dealing with smoke issues in my Arkansas. I'm not 0:21:00.920 --> 0:21:03.000 running out to get a brand new phone right now. 0:21:03.040 --> 0:21:05.600 I'm using this pretty much by default. 0:21:05.800 --> 0:21:06.080 Yeah. 0:21:06.160 --> 0:21:08.080 Well, first off, by the way, sorry to hear about 0:21:08.160 --> 0:21:11.000 what you're going through. I know it's rough and it's 0:21:11.040 --> 0:21:13.439 a conversation that so many people are having, and I 0:21:13.480 --> 0:21:16.280 know a lot of people are going through so much 0:21:16.320 --> 0:21:19.240 with these fires. So I am thinking of the folks 0:21:19.359 --> 0:21:22.000 that this is happening to, including yourself, and I understand 0:21:22.040 --> 0:21:25.920 it's not an easy time. My advice on the phone 0:21:25.960 --> 0:21:28.600 bill is that if it's working for you, keep it. 0:21:29.520 --> 0:21:32.160 You've got free service through the end of March. Why 0:21:32.200 --> 0:21:34.480 not take advantage of that. Why have one more thing 0:21:34.520 --> 0:21:38.680 to stress about during this trying time. This phone is basic. 0:21:38.800 --> 0:21:43.560 You're correct in that assessment. Is TCL is a large 0:21:43.600 --> 0:21:48.360 maker of TVs. They make smartphones as well, mostly kind 0:21:48.359 --> 0:21:51.840 of budget smartphones, the type that you're getting, you know, 0:21:51.880 --> 0:21:53.879 where it's maybe given out for free or free of 0:21:53.960 --> 0:21:57.639 the contract or through a government program sometimes. But they 0:21:57.680 --> 0:22:00.159 also sell these things and I've reviewed some of them 0:22:00.520 --> 0:22:02.240 and they're fine. 0:22:02.280 --> 0:22:03.320 This phone is. 0:22:03.880 --> 0:22:06.240 It actually has an SD card, which is very rare 0:22:06.320 --> 0:22:09.399 these days. It's got a decent battery, you know, the 0:22:09.800 --> 0:22:12.280 chip on it, the media tech chip is just okay, 0:22:12.840 --> 0:22:15.440 it's going to be fine. It's got a ninety megahertz 0:22:15.880 --> 0:22:18.959 a ninety hertz refresh rate. It's got a decent screen. 0:22:20.320 --> 0:22:20.520 You know. 0:22:20.720 --> 0:22:22.560 I think that this is going to be just fine. 0:22:22.560 --> 0:22:24.280 I don't I don't know how this compares to your 0:22:24.320 --> 0:22:26.240 old phone, if you had a nice new Samsung or. 0:22:26.240 --> 0:22:27.800 An older one. 0:22:27.920 --> 0:22:31.520 Okay, So my advice to you is that if the 0:22:31.560 --> 0:22:33.840 phone is working and it's doing the things you need 0:22:33.880 --> 0:22:36.200 it to do, then just stick with it as long 0:22:36.240 --> 0:22:37.240 as humanly possible. 0:22:38.440 --> 0:22:40.760 That's that's my advice. This is not a bad phone. 0:22:41.280 --> 0:22:44.760 It's just not the most high powered phone out there. 0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:46.480 It's also been around for a couple of years. It 0:22:46.520 --> 0:22:49.760 looks like it launched about two years ago. So my 0:22:49.840 --> 0:22:52.879 advice to you on this phone bill is to get 0:22:53.320 --> 0:22:56.200 do all the software updates that you can on this device, 0:22:57.160 --> 0:22:59.359 and then go through the apps and get rid of 0:22:59.600 --> 0:23:01.520 any app that you do not need on this device, 0:23:01.560 --> 0:23:05.240 because anything that's running that's extra is just going to 0:23:05.280 --> 0:23:07.639 bog this thing down. So go through all of the 0:23:07.680 --> 0:23:10.720 apps and uninstall anything that it allows you to uninstall. 0:23:11.440 --> 0:23:13.200 It may have some bloat wear on there, but I 0:23:13.200 --> 0:23:15.040 would just get rid of anything you can that you 0:23:15.040 --> 0:23:17.920 don't need, and then I would restart the phone and 0:23:18.280 --> 0:23:20.320 that's it. I mean, you've got T Mobile for free 0:23:20.359 --> 0:23:23.280 for a couple of months. You've got the phone for free. 0:23:23.680 --> 0:23:26.399 You know, you've suffered a you know, pretty big loss 0:23:26.400 --> 0:23:28.680 and not having access to your apartment, you said, for 0:23:28.720 --> 0:23:32.240 a couple of weeks. So again, stop stressing about the phone. 0:23:32.359 --> 0:23:34.840 Let this thing do it's thing. You focus on getting 0:23:34.840 --> 0:23:37.800 a life back in order. So that's my advice, Bill, 0:23:37.880 --> 0:23:39.719 Thanks so much for the call today. In Santa Monica 0:23:39.800 --> 0:23:42.320 eight eight eight Rich one oh one eight eight eight 0:23:42.480 --> 0:23:46.199 seven four to two four one zero one at the 0:23:46.240 --> 0:23:49.080 Samsung event again, you know, I was at the CS 0:23:49.160 --> 0:23:52.560 everyone was talking about the fires Samsung. Every single conversation 0:23:52.640 --> 0:23:54.679 started with hey, rich how are you doing, How are 0:23:54.720 --> 0:23:57.560 people in La doing? How is La going to rebuild 0:23:57.600 --> 0:23:59.720 from these fires? I mean, it really is just top 0:23:59.720 --> 0:24:02.280 of my mind for so many people right now. And 0:24:02.680 --> 0:24:05.399 it's just so many people in the world are thinking 0:24:05.400 --> 0:24:08.640 about this because it's a situation that, yes, we've seen 0:24:08.680 --> 0:24:11.960 devastation in places across America right now. I know people 0:24:12.000 --> 0:24:15.399 in North Carolina are still dealing with it Florida, and 0:24:15.560 --> 0:24:18.119 it just goes on on New Orleans before that. I mean, 0:24:18.200 --> 0:24:21.960 remember watching the devastation from Katrina. I mean, this stuff 0:24:22.000 --> 0:24:26.560 takes years and years to recover from. So yeah, it's 0:24:26.600 --> 0:24:29.840 just a lot of people thinking about it. On another note, 0:24:29.920 --> 0:24:31.480 I will tell you, I don't know if you saw 0:24:31.520 --> 0:24:35.080 this movie advertised, but this is kind of a side 0:24:35.119 --> 0:24:37.679 note for a personal but you got to watch the 0:24:37.720 --> 0:24:39.760 movie called Wild Robot. I don't know if you saw 0:24:39.800 --> 0:24:42.600 it advertised on the billboards. Maybe your kids read the 0:24:42.600 --> 0:24:45.600 book in school, but we sat down. It just became 0:24:45.640 --> 0:24:49.800 available on Peacock Streaming included if you have Peacock, which, 0:24:49.800 --> 0:24:53.720 by the way, Peacock is like the Sleeper streaming service. 0:24:53.760 --> 0:24:54.439 I'm not kidding. 0:24:54.520 --> 0:24:58.880 The blockbusters on that service are so good because guess 0:24:58.920 --> 0:25:03.120 who owns Peacock Universal. So a lot of the Universal 0:25:03.160 --> 0:25:05.600 movies go to Peacock, and it's like this service that 0:25:05.640 --> 0:25:08.560 you never hear about, but yet they get some really 0:25:08.600 --> 0:25:11.600 good movies on there and they're all included. Typically, most 0:25:11.640 --> 0:25:14.320 people with Peacock probably have the ads supported, which I do, 0:25:14.680 --> 0:25:16.320 and it's fine. You watch I don't even think we 0:25:16.359 --> 0:25:18.640 watched any ads with this one, but a lot of them. 0:25:18.640 --> 0:25:20.719 You might watch like a minute thirty of ads at 0:25:20.720 --> 0:25:22.600 the beginning, and then there might be one ad through 0:25:22.640 --> 0:25:23.120 it or something. 0:25:23.200 --> 0:25:24.159 But it's fine. 0:25:24.240 --> 0:25:26.840 And I know I've got so used to Netflix having 0:25:26.880 --> 0:25:29.280 no ads, but I kind of like the ads in 0:25:29.320 --> 0:25:31.080 the movies because it gives me a break. I can 0:25:31.119 --> 0:25:33.439 get up, I can go grab something from the kitchen, 0:25:33.520 --> 0:25:35.480 you can use the bathroom. It's like the old days. 0:25:35.480 --> 0:25:38.480 I'm watching TV. You get these natural breaks. So they're 0:25:38.480 --> 0:25:41.840 not all that bad with these streaming services. And right 0:25:41.840 --> 0:25:43.760 now they don't have too many ads in them, but 0:25:43.800 --> 0:25:47.639 in the future, of course they'll have more. But wild robot. 0:25:47.760 --> 0:25:50.000 My kid read this book. I saw the cover did 0:25:50.000 --> 0:25:52.720 not appeal to me. I saw all the ads around town. 0:25:53.119 --> 0:25:55.280 Did not appeal to me in any way, shape or form. 0:25:55.600 --> 0:25:58.000 We started watching this movie and I'm not kidding. About 0:25:58.000 --> 0:25:59.960 halfway through, there's not a dry eye in the room 0:26:00.000 --> 0:26:03.040 in this movie. How they made a tear jerker of 0:26:03.080 --> 0:26:06.560 a movie with a robot, I don't know, but somehow 0:26:06.560 --> 0:26:09.719 they did. This movie is phenomenal. I don't know if 0:26:09.720 --> 0:26:11.760 it's nominated for any awards or anything like that. It 0:26:11.800 --> 0:26:15.200 should be because it's you know, I'll be honest. When 0:26:15.200 --> 0:26:17.760 it's movie night with the kids, most of the time, 0:26:17.840 --> 0:26:20.080 the adults are kind of left like, eugh, do we 0:26:20.119 --> 0:26:23.199 really have to watch this movie? Because it's rare that 0:26:23.280 --> 0:26:25.879 a movie appeals to both kids and adults in the 0:26:25.920 --> 0:26:28.480 same way. Now this movie and I get it, like 0:26:28.520 --> 0:26:32.320 stuff like you know, the superhero movies and all that stuff. 0:26:32.359 --> 0:26:35.320 There's a lot going on, Like they don't stop from 0:26:35.359 --> 0:26:37.159 the second you turn it on till the second you 0:26:37.200 --> 0:26:39.840 turn it off. There's just so much going on that, yeah, 0:26:39.920 --> 0:26:42.240 gets your attention. There's all these things. This did not 0:26:42.359 --> 0:26:45.280 use any of those tricks. This was like actually a 0:26:45.440 --> 0:26:49.520 great story. And so I'm telling you fired up tonight 0:26:49.600 --> 0:26:53.320 tomorrow night with your kids, without the kids, adults, kids, whatever. 0:26:53.880 --> 0:26:57.960 This is a fantastic movie. Wild Robot. Speaking of Netflix 0:26:58.080 --> 0:27:00.480 price hike on Netflix, once again, we need like a 0:27:01.119 --> 0:27:04.320 stinger for any every time Netflix raises prices because prices 0:27:04.320 --> 0:27:07.760 are going up. AD free plan is now well, let 0:27:07.800 --> 0:27:11.080 me start at the beginning, the standard plan without okay, 0:27:11.480 --> 0:27:14.200 let's start with the AD plan. The AD supported plan 0:27:14.280 --> 0:27:16.680 goes to seven ninety nine a month, up from six 0:27:16.680 --> 0:27:19.480 to ninety nine. The standard plan without ADS is now 0:27:19.520 --> 0:27:22.400 seventeen ninety nine a month, up from fifteen to forty nine. 0:27:22.440 --> 0:27:24.600 So that's going up two dollars and fifty cents. And 0:27:24.640 --> 0:27:27.520 then the Premium plan now goes up two dollars a month, 0:27:27.560 --> 0:27:28.920 so it's at twenty five dollars. 0:27:29.119 --> 0:27:29.720 So you're talking. 0:27:29.760 --> 0:27:33.399 Netflix is now eight dollars minimum or eighteen dollars or 0:27:33.440 --> 0:27:35.600 twenty five dollars. And by the way, if you have 0:27:35.600 --> 0:27:38.679 an extra member on your plan, it's now up to nine. 0:27:38.600 --> 0:27:40.280 Dollars a month, up from eight dollars. 0:27:40.600 --> 0:27:41.080 I'm done. 0:27:41.160 --> 0:27:44.000 Netflix says, you got invest in programming, You're done, Bobo done. 0:27:44.280 --> 0:27:46.920 Twenty five dollars a month is too much. It's crazy, 0:27:47.680 --> 0:27:50.960 and you're only getting HD movies like, I'm good. 0:27:51.040 --> 0:27:53.600 No, well, twenty five dollars you do get four K. Yeah, 0:27:53.600 --> 0:27:54.160 that's what I'm saying. 0:27:54.160 --> 0:27:55.639 AHD four K, same difference. 0:27:55.720 --> 0:27:58.200 But I'm just it didn't look like I mean, it's not. Yeah, 0:27:58.240 --> 0:27:59.520 I'm telling you twenty. 0:27:59.240 --> 0:28:01.720 Five dollars a month. Yeah, that's another cable bill. 0:28:01.840 --> 0:28:04.480 Yeah, that's that's is. So I was thinking about this. 0:28:04.560 --> 0:28:07.720 Back in the day, HBO was probably about a twenty 0:28:07.760 --> 0:28:10.760 dollars add on for your cable bill. This is twenty 0:28:10.800 --> 0:28:13.720 five and so I get it. It's not unheard of, 0:28:14.320 --> 0:28:19.280 but there's I think at this point the the Netflix 0:28:19.320 --> 0:28:22.600 subscribers are kind of gonna think twice about reding start 0:28:22.880 --> 0:28:26.040 immediately in your next billing cycle. So, and by the way, 0:28:26.240 --> 0:28:30.879 you know, they just added the most new subscribers every million, 0:28:31.160 --> 0:28:34.639 nineteen million new subscribers last quarter. I mean this, this 0:28:34.680 --> 0:28:37.639 is a company that's making money handover fist and they 0:28:37.680 --> 0:28:40.520 couldn't even get that fight right. They did get the 0:28:40.520 --> 0:28:44.080 football game stream properly. I'll give them that, but anyway, 0:28:44.280 --> 0:28:47.280 I mean, Netflix also doesn't have the best stuff. 0:28:48.320 --> 0:28:50.400 I just ranted and raved about Peacock. 0:28:50.920 --> 0:28:52.280 I can't tell you the last time I watched a 0:28:52.280 --> 0:28:54.120 movie on Netflix where I'm like, you gotta see it. 0:28:54.600 --> 0:28:57.840 This is rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 0:28:57.920 --> 0:29:01.680 Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, talking technology at 0:29:01.680 --> 0:29:04.640 Triple eight Rich one O one eight eight eight seven 0:29:04.800 --> 0:29:09.920 four two four one zero one. The website rich on 0:29:10.240 --> 0:29:12.479 tech dot tv. I know I mentioned a couple of 0:29:12.520 --> 0:29:15.760 links like that delete desk website to help you delete 0:29:15.760 --> 0:29:19.400 your old accounts online. Uh, the link is up rich 0:29:19.440 --> 0:29:23.160 on Tech dot tv. Hit the light bulb icon to 0:29:23.240 --> 0:29:26.240 see episode one oh six. You can also write me 0:29:26.280 --> 0:29:29.600 there just hit contact. Rick did just that, He says, 0:29:29.640 --> 0:29:32.880 your vast knowledge continues to impress. This is the year 0:29:32.880 --> 0:29:35.360 to upgrade my Samsung's cell phone. I'm using an S 0:29:35.440 --> 0:29:38.000 twenty one. In the past I've always bought my phone 0:29:38.040 --> 0:29:41.040 directly from AT and T, either in full or over time. 0:29:41.480 --> 0:29:43.360 If I want the new Ultra that works on all 0:29:43.400 --> 0:29:46.000 carriers and can pay cash, what's the best way to 0:29:46.040 --> 0:29:47.760 buy it and sell my old phone? 0:29:49.000 --> 0:29:50.160 Rick great idea. 0:29:50.320 --> 0:29:52.880 I think the best way to purchase this is through 0:29:53.160 --> 0:29:57.840 Samsung themselves. I would go to Samsung's website, so Samsung 0:29:57.880 --> 0:30:02.120 dot com. They right now before the phones are available, which, 0:30:02.120 --> 0:30:04.360 by the way, I forgot to tell you, February seventh 0:30:04.440 --> 0:30:08.560 is when they're available. They have the best deals, and 0:30:08.760 --> 0:30:11.640 I'm telling you usually the deal that they have between 0:30:11.680 --> 0:30:14.320 now and February seventh they never have again. So they 0:30:14.360 --> 0:30:16.880 will give you top dollar for your old phone, they 0:30:16.920 --> 0:30:18.840 will take it back, and they will give you the 0:30:18.880 --> 0:30:20.280 new phone, which is unlocked. 0:30:20.440 --> 0:30:21.960 You can buy it unlocked. You can get all the 0:30:22.000 --> 0:30:22.640 different colors. 0:30:22.680 --> 0:30:26.280 They've got all the premium you know, online exclusive colors 0:30:26.280 --> 0:30:29.120 from the website, And I would go through that way 0:30:29.200 --> 0:30:32.120 for you. The AT and T thing is fine, and 0:30:32.280 --> 0:30:36.840 I usually I guess my advice to anyone would be 0:30:37.320 --> 0:30:41.160 to check your carrier deal against what Samsung offers directly. 0:30:41.520 --> 0:30:43.840 Your carrier is always going to be a lot easier 0:30:43.840 --> 0:30:46.280 because you can bring your old phone in. I think 0:30:46.360 --> 0:30:48.320 they take those trade ins right there at the store 0:30:48.400 --> 0:30:52.440 sometimes or you just have to send it in. And 0:30:52.640 --> 0:30:54.960 also you're going to just walk out with your new phone, 0:30:55.000 --> 0:30:58.400 and so the transaction is very simple. With the Samsung website, 0:30:58.400 --> 0:30:59.960 the transaction is going to be just a little bit 0:31:00.080 --> 0:31:02.360 different because you do have to activate your phone after 0:31:02.440 --> 0:31:04.240 you get it. You got to send back your old 0:31:04.280 --> 0:31:06.680 phone in the mail. So it's just a little bit 0:31:06.680 --> 0:31:09.200 more complicated. But I think it's worth it for the 0:31:09.240 --> 0:31:11.920 savings if you compare it against what your carrier is 0:31:11.920 --> 0:31:14.680 going to do. Rick, good question, Thanks for the call. 0:31:14.840 --> 0:31:17.800 Eight eight eight rich one oh one eight eight eight 0:31:18.040 --> 0:31:19.760 seven four to two four. 0:31:19.600 --> 0:31:20.440 One zero one. 0:31:21.960 --> 0:31:27.000 Big data breach, Big data breach. Sixty four million students, 0:31:27.560 --> 0:31:32.480 nine point five million teachers across sixty five hundred school 0:31:32.520 --> 0:31:36.280 districts in the US, Canada and beyond. This is a company, 0:31:36.280 --> 0:31:40.880 a tech company called power School that has very very 0:31:40.880 --> 0:31:44.080 popular and this is an example of they collect a 0:31:44.120 --> 0:31:49.320 lot of information about the students social security numbers, medical data, grades, 0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:52.800 and other personal details. And guess what hackers got in 0:31:53.080 --> 0:31:57.640 and got this information. Sixty four sixty two million students, 0:31:57.760 --> 0:32:03.080 nine point five million teachers. Yes, this is really bad. 0:32:03.440 --> 0:32:06.720 Now the company says that only twenty five percent of 0:32:06.760 --> 0:32:09.640 the students have their social Security numbers compromise. Oh, that 0:32:09.720 --> 0:32:12.600 makes me feel better. So now we're talking. Because of 0:32:12.600 --> 0:32:16.080 the world we live in. You've got kids under eighteen. 0:32:16.600 --> 0:32:20.719 They're starting their lives with their Social Security number already 0:32:20.720 --> 0:32:24.400 out there on the dark web, already under eighteen. This 0:32:24.440 --> 0:32:26.480 is something that in my lifetime took a couple of 0:32:26.520 --> 0:32:29.800 years in my adult age for my social to be hacked, 0:32:30.040 --> 0:32:32.200 and yours is probably hacked as well. We've seen many 0:32:32.240 --> 0:32:36.360 instances where socials were hacked and they're out there. So 0:32:36.680 --> 0:32:40.600 they're given affected individuals two years of identity protection. You 0:32:40.640 --> 0:32:43.760 know what the amount of identity protection letters I have 0:32:43.920 --> 0:32:45.800 at my house from all these different companies that I've 0:32:45.840 --> 0:32:47.640 been hacked from, I just put them in a pileo. 0:32:47.680 --> 0:32:49.920 It's like I have so many of them and it's like, 0:32:49.960 --> 0:32:54.000 what is it really going to do? So they're given 0:32:54.080 --> 0:32:59.239 that out Power Schools coordinating the notifications to families. The 0:32:59.320 --> 0:33:02.360 timing is unclearer, But how did the hackers get in? 0:33:02.960 --> 0:33:07.400 Stolen credentials? So hackers were able to access Power schools. 0:33:07.440 --> 0:33:11.760 Power Source customer support portal, and then through here they 0:33:11.960 --> 0:33:15.520 exploited a customer support maintenance tool to download the sensitive 0:33:15.600 --> 0:33:20.960 data from all of the district's databases. So again, these 0:33:21.000 --> 0:33:24.880 schools use this power school to manage their students and 0:33:25.000 --> 0:33:29.080 grades and sending information to parents. And all that information 0:33:29.320 --> 0:33:32.000 was in databases both at the schools and I guess 0:33:32.080 --> 0:33:35.200 in a central database as well, And so that's how 0:33:35.200 --> 0:33:39.040 they got access to this through a hack. And I 0:33:39.040 --> 0:33:42.880 guess the hack has been fixed. I guess the whole 0:33:42.880 --> 0:33:44.760 has been fixed, but it's it's too late. I mean, 0:33:44.760 --> 0:33:46.080 all this information's out there. 0:33:46.440 --> 0:33:49.840 What a bummer. All right, let's go to Sue in Duarte. Sue, 0:33:49.880 --> 0:33:50.680 you're on with Rich. 0:33:52.360 --> 0:33:57.480 Hi, Rich, I have a question. I was hacked by 0:33:57.520 --> 0:34:00.959 email from Yahoo on my iPhone and was packed and 0:34:01.000 --> 0:34:04.720 I did all of the things that was recommended to do, 0:34:05.560 --> 0:34:06.520 like change the. 0:34:06.480 --> 0:34:10.640 Passwords and that, and I have not. 0:34:10.640 --> 0:34:14.480 Been able to receive emails since that time. 0:34:14.600 --> 0:34:15.680 Even if I did it. 0:34:17.400 --> 0:34:20.399 I'm not really techy. I got my son to help 0:34:20.440 --> 0:34:21.000 me out. 0:34:20.840 --> 0:34:22.719 And he says, I can't figure that. 0:34:22.719 --> 0:34:24.760 If out, mom, it should be working, but it doesn't. 0:34:24.960 --> 0:34:29.600 So my question is is there a place that I 0:34:29.680 --> 0:34:33.520 can go where someone can actually help me correct this, 0:34:33.960 --> 0:34:36.600 like maybe the Apple store. 0:34:36.400 --> 0:34:39.720 Or Apple Store won't help you unless it's an Apple problem. 0:34:39.760 --> 0:34:42.560 Have you deleted the account off of your phone is 0:34:42.560 --> 0:34:43.319 an iPhone? 0:34:44.120 --> 0:34:44.319 Yeah? 0:34:44.440 --> 0:34:45.680 Have you? Okay? Two things. 0:34:45.760 --> 0:34:48.480 Have you tried using the Yahoo mail app to access 0:34:48.520 --> 0:34:51.440 your email or gone online? 0:34:51.960 --> 0:34:52.200 Yes? 0:34:53.200 --> 0:34:55.000 You can't and you can't log in? 0:34:56.880 --> 0:34:57.600 Can log in? 0:34:57.800 --> 0:34:58.239 Do you have? 0:34:58.480 --> 0:35:00.440 Do you have access to your account at all? Have 0:35:00.520 --> 0:35:03.200 you been like you are you back on this account 0:35:03.239 --> 0:35:04.719 in any way, shape or form? 0:35:06.440 --> 0:35:12.200 If I went, yes, I can access and see like 0:35:13.160 --> 0:35:16.720 I went and I deleted a lot of the emails 0:35:15.520 --> 0:35:20.040 from here before, and I have only whatever is left. 0:35:20.080 --> 0:35:21.040 I have access to that. 0:35:21.120 --> 0:35:23.160 Okay, So you do have access, okay, but it sounds 0:35:23.160 --> 0:35:24.520 like it's not sinking new emails. 0:35:24.560 --> 0:35:26.000 So what I would do is number one. 0:35:26.040 --> 0:35:28.520 I would go to the Yahoo website help dot Yahoo 0:35:28.520 --> 0:35:31.560 dot com, type in hacked, and I would make sure 0:35:31.600 --> 0:35:34.279 that you can access your email. So as long as 0:35:34.360 --> 0:35:36.439 you can log in, so go to just first off, 0:35:36.440 --> 0:35:38.839 go to your Yahoo email on the web, use your 0:35:38.920 --> 0:35:41.360 user name and your password. See if you can log in. 0:35:41.440 --> 0:35:44.120 That's the first thing. If you can't log in, is 0:35:44.160 --> 0:35:46.880 this it? We got to go to break Okay, try 0:35:46.880 --> 0:35:49.600 that first and then delete the email off your iPhone, 0:35:49.880 --> 0:35:52.160 log it back in see if that helps. But use 0:35:52.200 --> 0:35:54.840 the Yahoo customer service to try to see if you 0:35:54.840 --> 0:35:57.200 can get back into this account. Welcome back to rich 0:35:57.280 --> 0:36:00.719 on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you, talking 0:36:00.840 --> 0:36:06.080 technology at Triple eight Rich one oh one eight eight 0:36:06.120 --> 0:36:10.160 eight seven four to two four to one zero one. 0:36:10.760 --> 0:36:13.680 Just wanted to tell you some more about the Samsung event. 0:36:14.960 --> 0:36:18.640 So Samsung a couple other things they announced at their event, 0:36:19.000 --> 0:36:22.919 the unpacked here. Uh we was in San Jose, California, 0:36:23.680 --> 0:36:26.240 and you know it was it was a good event. 0:36:26.280 --> 0:36:28.920 I mean there was actually a surprise at this event, 0:36:29.000 --> 0:36:32.000 which we typically don't see it tech events anymore. But 0:36:32.040 --> 0:36:35.560 they did tease a new phone. It's called the S 0:36:35.719 --> 0:36:39.520 twenty five Edge, so the Galaxy S twenty five Edge 0:36:39.560 --> 0:36:42.600 coming later this year. And this is just a super 0:36:42.719 --> 0:36:46.040 thin phone. They did not give us any details whatsoever. 0:36:46.200 --> 0:36:48.160 And you had to fight to see this thing. There 0:36:48.160 --> 0:36:51.319 are so many people around it the mack. I don't 0:36:51.320 --> 0:36:53.160 know if it was a real production model or mock 0:36:53.239 --> 0:36:56.000 up whatever it was, but from what we can tell, 0:36:56.320 --> 0:36:59.640 two cameras on the back instead of three, sort of 0:36:59.680 --> 0:37:05.160 a finish, very premium, looking very thin, Thinner than the 0:37:05.239 --> 0:37:08.840 S twenty three and definitely thinner than the S twenty 0:37:09.560 --> 0:37:11.160 What was it they had the S twenty four and 0:37:11.239 --> 0:37:14.080 the S twenty three, I think next to it. Anyway, 0:37:14.080 --> 0:37:16.680 there's a lot thinner than those phones. And so this 0:37:16.840 --> 0:37:20.080 is not going to have Samsung's best camera, best processor. 0:37:20.400 --> 0:37:22.560 Well maybe it'll have the best process or we're not sure. 0:37:22.360 --> 0:37:22.880 On that one. 0:37:23.000 --> 0:37:24.960 I mean, we have nothing, We have no details on this. 0:37:25.080 --> 0:37:27.600 But the point is if you want a really thin 0:37:27.719 --> 0:37:31.080 phone from Samsung, that's all you care about, then you 0:37:31.120 --> 0:37:32.879 will have the ability to get one of these later 0:37:32.920 --> 0:37:36.960 this year Samsung Galaxy S twenty five Edge. The other 0:37:37.000 --> 0:37:40.080 thing they showed off is the first time we saw 0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:44.399 their Project Muhan in real life. So this is their 0:37:44.680 --> 0:37:48.440 answer to Apple Vision Pro. This is their headset. So 0:37:48.560 --> 0:37:50.560 this is something that they've been teasing for a couple 0:37:50.600 --> 0:37:53.759 of years now. They're calling it an x R headset. 0:37:54.840 --> 0:37:58.680 XR means mixed reality. That means this will be both 0:37:58.760 --> 0:38:03.719 virtual reality and augmented reality, presumably, So what does that mean? 0:38:04.000 --> 0:38:06.960 Virtual reality is when you put this helmet on and 0:38:07.000 --> 0:38:11.239 you don't see anything else around you except what is 0:38:11.400 --> 0:38:15.120 on the screens in front of your eyes. Augmented reality 0:38:15.160 --> 0:38:17.759 means you can still see the world around you, but 0:38:17.880 --> 0:38:20.160 you can also see stuff that's augmented on top. 0:38:20.239 --> 0:38:21.080 Placed on top. 0:38:21.480 --> 0:38:24.279 Now, the Vision Pro kind of does augmented reality, but 0:38:24.360 --> 0:38:28.560 it's interesting because it's still actually fully enclosed on your face. 0:38:28.640 --> 0:38:30.640 I think that this one looks like it is too. 0:38:31.080 --> 0:38:34.920 But again, no real details, no hands on demo. No 0:38:35.960 --> 0:38:37.719 you know, they didn't let anyone touch this thing. It 0:38:37.760 --> 0:38:40.239 was just kind of set up there. So this is 0:38:40.239 --> 0:38:43.240 slated to launch in twenty twenty five. No pricing, no nothing. 0:38:43.239 --> 0:38:45.400 We don't know anything about this except that that Samsung 0:38:45.520 --> 0:38:49.960 is making an XR headset and then some real news 0:38:50.320 --> 0:38:54.359 that actually is a thing. Samsung Galaxy Watch seven has 0:38:54.440 --> 0:38:58.160 added a kid friendly mode, so the Galaxy Watch seven 0:38:58.520 --> 0:39:01.360 can now function as a standalone smart watch for kids. 0:39:02.000 --> 0:39:05.399 With this new Galaxy Watch for Kids mode, kids can 0:39:05.400 --> 0:39:08.080 call and text their trusted contacts. They can parents can 0:39:08.160 --> 0:39:12.520 access GPS location tracking, emergency SOS let's kids send alerts 0:39:12.560 --> 0:39:15.640 by pressing the side button five times. Obviously, for all 0:39:15.719 --> 0:39:18.440 these features, you will need a cellular connection on these watches, 0:39:18.960 --> 0:39:23.440 but kids can download twenty teacher approved apps and watch faces, 0:39:24.600 --> 0:39:27.960 but p rental approval is required for third party app downloads. 0:39:28.440 --> 0:39:31.840 This will work on Verizon T Mobile and AT and T. Now, 0:39:31.960 --> 0:39:35.839 the Watch seven is, you know, their premium watch. The 0:39:36.040 --> 0:39:39.040 fe is their kind of basic budget watch that starts 0:39:39.040 --> 0:39:40.520 at two hundred and fifty dollars. That would be a 0:39:40.560 --> 0:39:44.960 really good use case of this Samsung Galaxy Watch for 0:39:45.120 --> 0:39:47.799 kids mode, but so far we have no word that 0:39:47.920 --> 0:39:49.560 is coming to that watch. But that would be a 0:39:49.600 --> 0:39:51.600 winner because then parents don't have to spend so much 0:39:51.640 --> 0:39:53.920 money on a Galaxy Watch seven, they can get the 0:39:53.960 --> 0:40:02.920 inexpensive Watch fe. Let's go to Oscars here in Winchester, California, Oscar. 0:40:02.960 --> 0:40:05.080 You're on with rich Ry Rich. 0:40:05.680 --> 0:40:08.919 So, yeah, I've got a problem. First of all, I've 0:40:08.960 --> 0:40:15.839 got a Windows ten desktop system, and I'm gonna give 0:40:15.880 --> 0:40:20.040 you the only time I see with this problem is 0:40:20.080 --> 0:40:23.560 when the game that they play on Kfi A thousand 0:40:23.680 --> 0:40:28.319 you win a thousand dollars every hour they announced a 0:40:28.400 --> 0:40:31.680 keyword and you put the keyword into the pop up 0:40:31.719 --> 0:40:37.680 window on the screen, on the Kfi screen, and you know, 0:40:38.080 --> 0:40:42.720 it goes, It's accepted, and that's it. The only reason 0:40:42.719 --> 0:40:45.440 I told you that is because you may be familiar 0:40:45.440 --> 0:40:49.360 with the game. But the problem that I'm having is 0:40:49.400 --> 0:40:50.600 that the Windows. 0:40:50.239 --> 0:40:51.399 Stops popping up. 0:40:52.040 --> 0:40:56.960 And it started probably about a week ago. It stopped 0:40:56.960 --> 0:41:01.200 popping up, and I figured it may it must be 0:41:01.239 --> 0:41:02.719 the caching or something. 0:41:03.000 --> 0:41:04.480 What browser are you using? 0:41:06.120 --> 0:41:07.680 That was on a Chrome browser? 0:41:07.880 --> 0:41:09.560 Okay, And so I. 0:41:09.920 --> 0:41:13.239 I also have an Edge browser on my system that 0:41:13.280 --> 0:41:16.680 I don't normally use. So I tried it on the 0:41:16.880 --> 0:41:20.320 on the Edge browser and that's when didn't the window 0:41:20.320 --> 0:41:24.000 It didn't pop up either. Okay, So I downloaded a 0:41:24.120 --> 0:41:25.560 Firefox browser. 0:41:25.880 --> 0:41:29.000 Oh my gosh, you're collecting browsers at this point, Oscar. 0:41:29.760 --> 0:41:32.160 Right, so it's had a brand new browser. 0:41:31.840 --> 0:41:34.960 On the Oscar for most browsers goes to Oscar. 0:41:36.280 --> 0:41:36.520 Yeah. 0:41:38.440 --> 0:41:41.799 Keep so it's it's not me. It's not working on 0:41:41.880 --> 0:41:45.040 any of these No, and I cleared the cash. Okay, 0:41:45.080 --> 0:41:47.880 here's what's happening. I'm looking at this page right now, 0:41:48.120 --> 0:41:50.400 and what they've done is they've embedded some sort of 0:41:50.520 --> 0:41:53.719 third party applet on this page. And so if you 0:41:53.760 --> 0:41:57.640 are running a pop up blocker, that is going to uh, 0:41:57.800 --> 0:42:00.279 that's not going to load. If you're running any sort 0:42:00.320 --> 0:42:02.840 of ad blocker, are you running an ad blocker on 0:42:02.880 --> 0:42:07.080 your network, or I'm okay, so here's what I think 0:42:07.120 --> 0:42:08.640 you should do to get this to load. There's a 0:42:08.680 --> 0:42:11.640 couple of things you can do on Chrome next to 0:42:11.880 --> 0:42:14.800 a website, and this if any website is giving you trouble, 0:42:15.239 --> 0:42:17.880 if they're in general, if any website is giving you 0:42:17.920 --> 0:42:20.400 an issue in the future. Number one, you have to 0:42:20.480 --> 0:42:22.759 check for your AD blocker. If you're using a web 0:42:22.800 --> 0:42:26.200 browser like Brave, or you have an AD blocker installed 0:42:26.280 --> 0:42:30.360 like u block Origin or Ghostry, you gotta disable that 0:42:30.840 --> 0:42:33.279 and then try the website. Because what happens is a 0:42:33.280 --> 0:42:35.840 lot of these websites if you're using an AD blocker, 0:42:35.880 --> 0:42:38.319 they don't they don't properly work, especially if you're trying 0:42:38.360 --> 0:42:40.719 to use like things that are loading in the background 0:42:40.880 --> 0:42:43.080 or you know, like this, it says please disable ad 0:42:43.160 --> 0:42:46.200 or pop up blocker to load this. So that's the 0:42:46.239 --> 0:42:48.680 first two things you need to do. The third thing 0:42:48.760 --> 0:42:51.520 you can do is to the left of any URL 0:42:51.600 --> 0:42:55.840 on Chrome. Websites leave little bits of data on your computer, 0:42:56.120 --> 0:42:58.839 and sometimes if something's going wrong on that website, it'll 0:42:58.880 --> 0:43:02.000 continue to go wrong on so you clear out that data. Now, Oscar, 0:43:02.040 --> 0:43:03.960 you were correct in saying that you got rid of 0:43:04.000 --> 0:43:07.040 your cash, that can help, but sometimes that means you 0:43:07.040 --> 0:43:09.319 got to delete all your history on your computer, and 0:43:09.480 --> 0:43:10.719 a lot of people don't want to do that because 0:43:10.719 --> 0:43:13.040 you lose your logins and things. So if you just 0:43:13.080 --> 0:43:15.840 want to do this for one website, and you probably 0:43:15.840 --> 0:43:18.200 never noticed this before, if you look to the left 0:43:18.239 --> 0:43:22.440 of any URL on Chrome, there's like two little bars. 0:43:22.480 --> 0:43:24.759 It looks like almost like a site I don't know, 0:43:24.800 --> 0:43:28.279 like a settings bar. So you tap that button and 0:43:28.320 --> 0:43:30.320 that will give you all the information about the website, 0:43:30.320 --> 0:43:34.480 says KFI. Connection is secure, third party sign in, cookies 0:43:34.520 --> 0:43:38.120 and site data, site settings. So what I would do 0:43:38.239 --> 0:43:41.680 is tap the cookies and site data and you can 0:43:41.719 --> 0:43:46.400 tap manage on device site data. And so what you 0:43:46.440 --> 0:43:50.120 do is you delete all that stuff in there. All 0:43:50.160 --> 0:43:52.480 the stuff that's in there will delete all of the 0:43:52.520 --> 0:43:56.920 information that is stored on your computer. So this then 0:43:56.960 --> 0:43:59.880 you will reload the website and that website should load 0:44:00.080 --> 0:44:03.759 properly after you do that. So that's the way to 0:44:03.840 --> 0:44:06.600 kind of fix anything that's happening on individual websites if 0:44:06.600 --> 0:44:09.160 they're just being wonky. Now, the second thing to do 0:44:10.360 --> 0:44:12.400 is if you have a lot of extensions installed in 0:44:12.440 --> 0:44:16.719 your computer, it could be interfering with the functionality of 0:44:16.719 --> 0:44:20.239 that website in general, just any extension that you have. 0:44:20.680 --> 0:44:24.560 So I've got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 0:44:24.840 --> 0:44:28.240 at least ten extensions that are interacting with every website 0:44:28.280 --> 0:44:30.680 that I bring up, and sometimes they just don't agree. 0:44:31.280 --> 0:44:33.600 So the other way to do it is to open 0:44:33.680 --> 0:44:37.960 up what's called a private browsing window or an incognito window. 0:44:38.440 --> 0:44:41.840 And typically when you open up an incognito window, unless 0:44:41.840 --> 0:44:45.160 you've specifically said I want my extensions to run on 0:44:45.280 --> 0:44:49.040 this incognito window, it's almost like a fresh web browser 0:44:49.040 --> 0:44:52.440 without anything signed in, without any of your extensions running, 0:44:52.600 --> 0:44:54.480 without any of your ad blockers running. 0:44:54.680 --> 0:44:55.279 And what this. 0:44:55.280 --> 0:44:57.360 Does is it gives you the ability to see this 0:44:57.480 --> 0:45:01.319 website from a fresh set of eyes. It has no logins, 0:45:01.600 --> 0:45:04.120 it's got no cookies saved, it's got nothing saved in 0:45:04.160 --> 0:45:07.160 the background. And so in that way, you can actually 0:45:07.200 --> 0:45:09.960 go in and paste this website now, the one you 0:45:10.000 --> 0:45:13.880 just mentioned, Oscar, I'm putting in here, and voila, it 0:45:14.280 --> 0:45:17.520 opens up perfectly because there's nothing, it's almost like a 0:45:17.560 --> 0:45:21.919 pure web browser. So I'm not sure why it wasn't 0:45:22.000 --> 0:45:24.319 running on the other web browsers that you downloaded. It 0:45:24.360 --> 0:45:28.400 seems odd. Maybe those web browsers were importing other settings 0:45:28.440 --> 0:45:31.040 from your other web browsers and some of the extensions, 0:45:31.040 --> 0:45:33.799 but that could be it. But I would go through 0:45:33.800 --> 0:45:36.480 those things that I just mentioned to see if you 0:45:36.520 --> 0:45:40.640 can get this to load. And finally, the other thing 0:45:40.800 --> 0:45:44.440 is that on some networks levels like on some networks 0:45:44.480 --> 0:45:46.720 like mine at home, I'm running an AD blocker across 0:45:46.760 --> 0:45:50.479 my entire network. So for instance, if a Google AD 0:45:50.520 --> 0:45:53.560 pops up on my phone and I try to click it, 0:45:53.880 --> 0:45:56.040 I'm not gonna be able to click it. It's not 0:45:56.080 --> 0:45:58.560 gonna go to the website, it says error. Now that 0:45:58.560 --> 0:46:00.760 may be frustrating for people that are trying to click 0:46:00.920 --> 0:46:04.000 websites and links and ads and stuff like that, but 0:46:04.239 --> 0:46:08.360 I know that that's a network wide restriction. And so 0:46:08.480 --> 0:46:11.000 if I ever need to tap on an AD on 0:46:11.080 --> 0:46:14.120 a web result or any in general, I will turn 0:46:14.200 --> 0:46:17.200 off my Wi Fi and I'll use Cellular and then 0:46:17.239 --> 0:46:19.560 I can access those ads. So you may have a 0:46:19.600 --> 0:46:23.440 network like EUO allows you to turn off ads system 0:46:23.440 --> 0:46:25.800 wide on your network if you're paying for their euro 0:46:25.920 --> 0:46:28.520 Secure or whatever they call it nowadays. But again that's 0:46:28.520 --> 0:46:30.920 something to check too, like someone you know might have 0:46:31.000 --> 0:46:35.680 installed a network wide ad blocker or a desktop wide 0:46:35.719 --> 0:46:39.000 ad blocker. That's usually the culprit in things like this. 0:46:39.640 --> 0:46:43.320 So Oscar, thanks for the question. Great question. Allowed me 0:46:43.400 --> 0:46:46.680 to explain just a little bit of that. All right, 0:46:46.719 --> 0:46:49.120 before are we going to break? Okay, let's just go 0:46:49.160 --> 0:46:51.560 to break eight eight eight rich one oh one eight 0:46:51.640 --> 0:46:54.239 eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. 0:46:54.280 --> 0:46:57.040 Coming up this hour, we're going to talk to Nick Gray, 0:46:57.160 --> 0:47:00.120 editor in chief at Fandroid. He's gonna discuss all all 0:47:00.200 --> 0:47:03.200 the Samsung S twenty five stuff with me. 0:47:03.360 --> 0:47:04.960 He was also at the event. 0:47:04.760 --> 0:47:09.880 Plus micro another price increase Microsoft three sixty five. But 0:47:09.920 --> 0:47:11.759 I'll tell you how you can get around it. There 0:47:11.840 --> 0:47:15.319 is something you can do. This is rich on Tech. 0:47:15.760 --> 0:47:18.719 Welcome back to rich on Tech, rich DeMuro hanging out 0:47:18.760 --> 0:47:23.080 with you talking technology at Triple A rich one oh 0:47:23.160 --> 0:47:26.120 one eight eight eight seven four to two four one 0:47:26.239 --> 0:47:29.320 zero one. If you are not following me on social media, 0:47:29.520 --> 0:47:32.160 I suggest you check it out at rich on Tech 0:47:32.280 --> 0:47:36.480 on Instagram, also on x I'm also on Facebook, but 0:47:36.600 --> 0:47:39.839 Instagram is where I do a majority of my posts. 0:47:40.360 --> 0:47:42.480 This week, I've got posts if you want to see 0:47:42.480 --> 0:47:43.360 all the Samsung stuff. 0:47:43.360 --> 0:47:46.919 I was talking about hands on with the phones. Uh ohs. 0:47:47.000 --> 0:47:49.400 I mentioned they have a Crocs case, Bobo, you'll like this. 0:47:49.520 --> 0:47:54.160 They have a CrOx official CROs case for the Samsung 0:47:54.760 --> 0:47:58.000 S twenty five series. No, come on, you said you 0:47:58.000 --> 0:48:00.560 you change your tune on crocs that I have a 0:48:00.600 --> 0:48:04.600 pair that I only walk around the house in or slides. Well, 0:48:04.680 --> 0:48:06.919 I so, so, just to give you a little behind 0:48:06.960 --> 0:48:09.880 the scenes, I didn't wear my crocs here for many 0:48:10.160 --> 0:48:13.400 weeks because Bobo a couple of months. 0:48:13.520 --> 0:48:15.680 Might have been the first whole year. Bobo's what we 0:48:15.760 --> 0:48:17.839 call a sneakerhead. Is that what it's called? 0:48:18.120 --> 0:48:22.279 Yeah, so he really every week he matches his sneakers 0:48:22.320 --> 0:48:26.960 to some sort of aspect of his outfit. Today, let's 0:48:26.960 --> 0:48:29.480 see the sneakers. Is it lakers because they're playing the 0:48:29.520 --> 0:48:30.240 Warriors tonight? 0:48:31.320 --> 0:48:33.680 Yep? See there you go. I knew it. Where's our bell? 0:48:33.760 --> 0:48:35.080 We need a bell on this show. 0:48:35.960 --> 0:48:40.120 So yeah, so he is clearly very fashionable and you know, 0:48:40.480 --> 0:48:43.359 takes his sneakers very seriously. I, on the other hand, 0:48:43.400 --> 0:48:47.160 go for comfort and typically to this show, I am 0:48:47.200 --> 0:48:50.839 wearing crocs because it is simple, it's easy and by 0:48:50.880 --> 0:48:51.160 the way. 0:48:51.560 --> 0:48:55.560 You know, I have a confession. Yeah, So DSW is. 0:48:55.480 --> 0:48:57.920 Closing across the street, that going out of business, okay, 0:48:57.960 --> 0:48:59.680 And they had a pair of crocs in there and 0:48:59.719 --> 0:49:01.839 I did tribal and they were slides, but they were 0:49:01.840 --> 0:49:03.359 too big, so I left them. 0:49:03.640 --> 0:49:05.680 They're only gonna be like twenty bucks. Yeah, like why not? 0:49:05.960 --> 0:49:07.560 Crocs are more expensive than you would think. 0:49:07.640 --> 0:49:12.240 So anyway, they have official crocs for the the samsungs uh. 0:49:12.280 --> 0:49:14.040 And you know, you can just see all the stuff. 0:49:13.760 --> 0:49:15.200 I post, but you know, I've been doing a lot 0:49:15.280 --> 0:49:19.000 more of like all like since all these people send 0:49:19.000 --> 0:49:21.560 me the scams that they're getting texts and emailed all day, 0:49:22.000 --> 0:49:23.920 I put these posts of all the scams to know 0:49:23.920 --> 0:49:26.720 about because it's just it's amazing to me how many. 0:49:26.560 --> 0:49:29.560 There are out there. I mean, just amazing what we're 0:49:29.640 --> 0:49:30.200 up against. 0:49:30.200 --> 0:49:32.480 And so I'll post those and just kind of keep 0:49:32.560 --> 0:49:34.040 you on the cutting edge when it comes to all 0:49:34.080 --> 0:49:36.120 the latest scams that people are trying to, you know, 0:49:36.160 --> 0:49:39.000 separate you from your identity or your hard earned money 0:49:39.440 --> 0:49:41.279 or you know, your loved ones, because you may be 0:49:41.560 --> 0:49:43.719 you may be tech savvy, but there are people in 0:49:43.760 --> 0:49:45.759 your family that I'm sure are not and they need 0:49:45.760 --> 0:49:48.480 to help. Eighty eight Rich one O one eight eight 0:49:48.520 --> 0:49:51.040 eight seven four to two four one zero one website 0:49:51.120 --> 0:49:54.080 for the show Rich on tech dot TV. There you 0:49:54.080 --> 0:49:57.560 can also sign up for my newsletter, which you know 0:49:57.640 --> 0:49:59.759 my goal, if you haven't realized, is just to help 0:49:59.800 --> 0:50:05.080 you with good information. Let's go to David in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David, 0:50:05.080 --> 0:50:05.839 you're on with Rich. 0:50:06.400 --> 0:50:11.719 Hi. Rich. I am a seventy six year old to say, 0:50:11.719 --> 0:50:12.920 will be a non veteran. 0:50:13.239 --> 0:50:13.600 I have. 0:50:15.239 --> 0:50:21.040 I never have had a smartphone, and I was wondering, 0:50:21.960 --> 0:50:26.200 would you what would you recommend me for? 0:50:26.760 --> 0:50:26.960 What? 0:50:26.960 --> 0:50:27.719 What are you trying to do? 0:50:28.000 --> 0:50:29.920 I want to get started on I want to get 0:50:29.920 --> 0:50:33.120 a smartphone. I don't know, I never I've never had one. 0:50:33.160 --> 0:50:35.640 I use a land man Okay, so use a land 0:50:35.680 --> 0:50:37.600 lighter and get rid of the landline and go with 0:50:37.640 --> 0:50:38.320 the smartphone. 0:50:38.640 --> 0:50:39.440 Yes, sir, okay. 0:50:39.440 --> 0:50:41.440 Do you have a preference of iPhone or Android? 0:50:43.239 --> 0:50:45.520 I don't know anything about them, Ridge, Okay. 0:50:46.719 --> 0:50:49.400 Do you have any friends or family that use a smartphone? 0:50:49.400 --> 0:50:50.960 And do they use iPhone or Android? 0:50:52.360 --> 0:50:58.280 I have a friend a named Mike. He he uses 0:50:58.320 --> 0:51:02.280 the iPhone and he says that he wouldn't use anything 0:51:02.400 --> 0:51:03.920 ill because it's the best. 0:51:04.360 --> 0:51:09.760 Sounds like an iPhone user. Again, where's our bell? So yeah, 0:51:09.800 --> 0:51:13.120 so here's the deal iPhone. I think, what David for you? 0:51:13.840 --> 0:51:17.839 I think the iPhone is a great choice because of 0:51:17.920 --> 0:51:23.080 the support you can get. So there are Apple stores everywhere, 0:51:23.560 --> 0:51:25.800 and I'm gonna see if there's an Apple store in Tulsa. 0:51:25.920 --> 0:51:26.839 Let's see, is there? 0:51:28.000 --> 0:51:31.319 I think? So he said he's got to go to 0:51:32.120 --> 0:51:33.719 the Southland or Woodland. 0:51:34.200 --> 0:51:35.640 Oh okay, Woodland Hills. 0:51:36.000 --> 0:51:36.200 Yeah. 0:51:36.239 --> 0:51:37.799 Oh that's so weird because I looked that up and 0:51:37.840 --> 0:51:39.200 that came up and I said, well, no, that's here 0:51:39.200 --> 0:51:41.560 in LA. I thought, because we have a Woodland Hills 0:51:41.560 --> 0:51:44.560 here in Los Angeles. So I thought, okay, there you go. 0:51:44.600 --> 0:51:47.160 So you have a Woodland Hills in Tulsa. So the thing, 0:51:47.280 --> 0:51:50.000 the beauty of the iPhone is that if you need 0:51:50.040 --> 0:51:52.400 help with this thing, you can go to the store. 0:51:52.480 --> 0:51:55.320 And I think that is a differentiator that that iPhone 0:51:55.360 --> 0:51:58.160 has that Android just doesn't. And you also have the 0:51:58.200 --> 0:52:00.319 friend that has it, so they can recommend things that 0:52:00.360 --> 0:52:03.359 they like. Plus it's a pretty universal device, so if 0:52:03.360 --> 0:52:06.200 you need help, or you need repairs or anything, is 0:52:06.320 --> 0:52:08.640 very easy to get. So when it comes to the 0:52:08.640 --> 0:52:12.960 model of the iPhone. That is what is kind of like, 0:52:13.400 --> 0:52:15.840 you know, what you need versus what they want to 0:52:15.880 --> 0:52:20.840 sell you. So the basic current iPhone is the iPhone 0:52:21.160 --> 0:52:23.920 sixteen and that's going to run about eight hundred dollars. 0:52:24.000 --> 0:52:25.279 Is that how much you want to spend or do 0:52:25.280 --> 0:52:26.279 you want to spend less than that? 0:52:26.960 --> 0:52:32.200 No, it's the thing. Rich money is no problem. I'll 0:52:32.239 --> 0:52:35.839 save plenty of money. And what I wanted to do, 0:52:35.920 --> 0:52:38.560 I just wanted to get the best with all the 0:52:38.560 --> 0:52:39.360 bails and whistle. 0:52:39.600 --> 0:52:43.120 Okay, well, if that's the case, And David, I love 0:52:43.360 --> 0:52:45.160 I love to hear that because so many people when 0:52:45.160 --> 0:52:47.680 they're in retirement, you know, they don't have any money. 0:52:47.680 --> 0:52:49.720 And so the fact that you're ahead in that aspect, 0:52:49.800 --> 0:52:52.840 I really think that that's a great thing that you, 0:52:52.840 --> 0:52:56.000 you know, you sacrifice to have that money at your 0:52:56.040 --> 0:52:59.839 age now. So really congrats on that. I love hearing 0:52:59.840 --> 0:53:02.680 that so refreshing. I never hear that. But anyway, so 0:53:02.920 --> 0:53:05.319 go to the iPhone. I'd go iPhone. If you want 0:53:05.320 --> 0:53:08.120 the best of the best, iPhone sixteen pro. If you 0:53:08.160 --> 0:53:11.520 want just the standard iPhone, I'd go iPhone sixteen. Go 0:53:11.560 --> 0:53:13.359 to the Apple store. They will walk you through all 0:53:13.360 --> 0:53:15.480 the different plans you can get. You can sign up 0:53:15.520 --> 0:53:17.480 right in the store. I think you're gonna love it. 0:53:17.520 --> 0:53:19.480 You're gonna have a great new phone. Coming up, we're 0:53:19.480 --> 0:53:23.480 gonna talk Samsung with Nick Gray, editor in chief at Fandroid. 0:53:24.960 --> 0:53:27.359 Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging 0:53:27.400 --> 0:53:31.080 out with you, talking technology at eight eight eight rich 0:53:31.200 --> 0:53:33.759 one oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to 0:53:33.840 --> 0:53:36.920 two four one zero one. The website for the show 0:53:37.520 --> 0:53:39.880 rich on Tech dot TV. If you want links to 0:53:39.920 --> 0:53:42.560 anything I mentioned there, just go to the website and 0:53:42.680 --> 0:53:45.960 you can see them. So let me give you my 0:53:46.000 --> 0:53:49.000 TikTok update of the week because last week when I 0:53:49.000 --> 0:53:51.799 did the show, I said that TikTok would probably not 0:53:52.000 --> 0:53:54.520 be banned, and this week I'm here to tell you 0:53:54.560 --> 0:53:57.760 that it was banned for about, I don't know, twelve hours. 0:53:57.960 --> 0:54:02.000 So after I left the show last week, TikTok went 0:54:02.040 --> 0:54:06.000 away for just the evening and it basically I got 0:54:06.000 --> 0:54:08.040 a message on my phone that was like, sorry, TikTok's 0:54:08.040 --> 0:54:11.640 no longer available, and then a couple hours later it 0:54:11.760 --> 0:54:15.080 was like, oh wait, we're back, just kidding, and it 0:54:15.160 --> 0:54:18.279 had this message that said, thanks to you, our new 0:54:18.320 --> 0:54:21.120 President it is back, which I think rubbed a lot 0:54:21.160 --> 0:54:24.200 of people the wrong way too. But anyway, the thing 0:54:24.200 --> 0:54:27.600 about TikTok to know right now is that if you 0:54:27.719 --> 0:54:30.440 have the app on your phone, you can still use it. 0:54:30.560 --> 0:54:31.720 Same goes for cap Cut. 0:54:32.239 --> 0:54:34.919 If you don't have the app on your phone, cap 0:54:34.960 --> 0:54:37.560 Cut or TikTok, you cannot download them right now. 0:54:37.760 --> 0:54:39.240 So even though the. 0:54:39.160 --> 0:54:41.239 President has assured that he's going to work out a 0:54:41.280 --> 0:54:44.279 deal and try to get this up and running, the 0:54:44.520 --> 0:54:48.080 companies that provide the servers and the storage and the 0:54:48.520 --> 0:54:51.920 transmission of these apps are saying, not so fast. We 0:54:51.920 --> 0:54:54.680 don't want to be sued later on. And so that's 0:54:54.719 --> 0:54:56.960 why they are not allowing you to re download these 0:54:57.040 --> 0:55:00.200 right now. Because even though one persons saying one thing, 0:55:00.880 --> 0:55:02.839 we still have a whole Congress and a whole you know, 0:55:03.239 --> 0:55:04.920 government that may say something else. 0:55:05.000 --> 0:55:06.600 So this is TBD. 0:55:07.280 --> 0:55:09.520 But if you really need your TikTok fixed and you 0:55:09.560 --> 0:55:11.719 can't get it, two things are happening. First off, people 0:55:11.760 --> 0:55:15.319 are selling phones preloaded with TikTok on eBay for like 0:55:15.400 --> 0:55:16.920 thousands of dollars. I don't think any of them are 0:55:16.960 --> 0:55:19.359 actually selling, but people are doing it. And by the way, 0:55:19.360 --> 0:55:22.040 You can always access TikTok on the website TikTok dot 0:55:22.080 --> 0:55:22.960 com if you need to. 0:55:23.560 --> 0:55:25.000 All right, that's my TikTok update. 0:55:25.040 --> 0:55:28.160 Let's bring on Nick Gray, editor in chief at Fanroid. 0:55:28.880 --> 0:55:32.919 Nick Gray is uh, he's a big Android guy. He's 0:55:32.960 --> 0:55:35.160 he was at the event with Samsung. Welcome to the show. 0:55:36.120 --> 0:55:37.080 Thanks for having me. 0:55:37.800 --> 0:55:40.400 Uh did you did you do you care about the 0:55:40.440 --> 0:55:41.160 TikTok stuff? 0:55:41.160 --> 0:55:44.200 Do you use TikTok? I do use TikTok. 0:55:44.719 --> 0:55:47.279 We we do a lot of short form content and 0:55:47.360 --> 0:55:50.799 we honestly it's the same across you know, YouTube shorts, 0:55:50.800 --> 0:55:55.239 Instagram reels, and TikTok. So when it went down, we 0:55:55.360 --> 0:55:58.319 kind of had that moment of oh my gosh, we're 0:55:58.320 --> 0:56:00.560 gonna lose a big portion of our audience. But then, 0:56:00.800 --> 0:56:02.759 you know, as you said, twelve hours later it was 0:56:02.760 --> 0:56:04.640 back up and running. And you know, as soon as 0:56:04.680 --> 0:56:07.920 it did, I had another video to upload and just 0:56:07.960 --> 0:56:08.839 trying to get work done. 0:56:09.120 --> 0:56:09.799 Yep, I hear you. 0:56:09.880 --> 0:56:11.319 I mean you got to look, I mean you got 0:56:11.320 --> 0:56:12.920 to be across all three or what is it? 0:56:12.960 --> 0:56:15.839 Reels, TikTok and what's the other one? 0:56:16.239 --> 0:56:16.759 YouTube short? 0:56:16.800 --> 0:56:16.880 Ye? 0:56:16.960 --> 0:56:17.480 Yeah, there you go. 0:56:17.800 --> 0:56:20.399 All right, So Nick tell me about fandroid. First off, 0:56:20.400 --> 0:56:23.000 what do you cover there? What's fandroid all about? 0:56:24.000 --> 0:56:26.600 And android is all about Android. 0:56:26.600 --> 0:56:27.640 It's right there in the name. 0:56:27.680 --> 0:56:30.759 If you're a fan of Android, we definitely have a 0:56:30.800 --> 0:56:34.320 spot for you there. It was actually the first Android 0:56:34.400 --> 0:56:39.640 related news blog to pop up. The original owner put 0:56:39.640 --> 0:56:42.719 the website up within twenty four hours of Google announcing 0:56:42.800 --> 0:56:45.000 the operating system, way back in the day, about a 0:56:45.080 --> 0:56:47.920 year and a half before the first Android phone, And 0:56:48.000 --> 0:56:51.280 our claim the fame back then was within twenty four hours. 0:56:51.320 --> 0:56:56.600 Wired I wrote an article about fandroid saying Google announces Android, 0:56:56.719 --> 0:56:59.160 f android is bill are and they now have fans 0:56:59.280 --> 0:57:02.399 to go along with it. So way back in the day. 0:57:02.440 --> 0:57:04.840 That's so over fifteen years ago at this point though. 0:57:04.920 --> 0:57:06.759 And so what do you like about Android? Because you know, 0:57:06.840 --> 0:57:07.520 there's this debate. 0:57:07.600 --> 0:57:09.400 I'm not sure if you've heard, but there's a debate 0:57:09.600 --> 0:57:11.400 of iOS versus Android. 0:57:11.440 --> 0:57:13.160 I really I've never heard of it. No, Okay, well 0:57:13.320 --> 0:57:14.440 now I'm telling you for the first time. 0:57:15.200 --> 0:57:18.080 So what do you What do you like about Android 0:57:18.160 --> 0:57:19.760 versus iPhone? 0:57:20.760 --> 0:57:25.960 Personally, I love the customization options that you've always had 0:57:26.520 --> 0:57:29.600 on the Android platform. iOS has gotten those with the 0:57:29.640 --> 0:57:33.080 iPhone over the years. I know that one of the 0:57:33.160 --> 0:57:38.720 latest ones widgets and custom icons, but those were something 0:57:38.760 --> 0:57:41.360 that we've had on Android for over a decade now. 0:57:42.000 --> 0:57:44.560 You've always been able to, you know, dig deep into 0:57:44.600 --> 0:57:46.880 the iPhone and like root it in order to get 0:57:46.880 --> 0:57:50.640 some of those features, something that you really can't do 0:57:52.280 --> 0:57:54.240 now these days, just because you lose a lot of 0:57:54.240 --> 0:57:58.040 the security features. But if you did want those customizations 0:57:58.040 --> 0:57:59.600 back in the day, you had to be on Android. 0:57:59.640 --> 0:58:01.480 And that kind to suck me in over the years. 0:58:01.520 --> 0:58:03.840 And also there's just a whole lot of diversity with 0:58:03.960 --> 0:58:06.880 the hardware. With iPhone, you're kind of stuck with, you know, 0:58:06.920 --> 0:58:09.680 one or two phones per year. Within the Android space, 0:58:10.320 --> 0:58:13.360 I'm typically looking at fifty to sixty phones a year, 0:58:13.680 --> 0:58:15.520 and those are just devices that I get, and there's 0:58:15.560 --> 0:58:16.440 a whole lot more than that. 0:58:17.000 --> 0:58:19.000 Yeah, And I think that the it's always been like 0:58:19.400 --> 0:58:21.600 the way I see Android is you can make your 0:58:21.600 --> 0:58:23.120 phone do whatever you want it to do. 0:58:23.480 --> 0:58:24.720 Whereas iPhone. 0:58:24.800 --> 0:58:27.000 Yes, now you can customize the color and the looks 0:58:27.040 --> 0:58:29.160 and the widgets and all that stuff, but like there 0:58:29.160 --> 0:58:31.480 are certain things that just like hands off, like you 0:58:31.560 --> 0:58:35.400 cannot change how things work on the iPhone, you know, 0:58:35.440 --> 0:58:38.760 if Apple's locked that down and so exactly, that's kind 0:58:38.760 --> 0:58:40.960 of the main thing I see. All right, So what's 0:58:40.960 --> 0:58:43.760 your overall impressions of Samsung's event? We were up there 0:58:43.760 --> 0:58:47.440 in San Jose. What do you think? What was your takeaway? 0:58:48.160 --> 0:58:51.560 My takeaway is there's not a whole lot new. When 0:58:51.600 --> 0:58:53.960 it comes to the hardware of this phone, it looks 0:58:54.160 --> 0:58:57.760 pretty similar to last year's device. As far as cameras go, 0:58:57.800 --> 0:58:59.960 they're pretty similar. We do have a new and prove 0:59:00.000 --> 0:59:04.240 moved ultra wide camera. But as you noticed, they didn't 0:59:04.320 --> 0:59:07.040 talk about the phone for the first thirty minutes of 0:59:07.080 --> 0:59:10.080 their keynote. They got up there and talked about software improvements, 0:59:10.160 --> 0:59:13.520 all the AI stuff, their new collaborations with Google, and 0:59:13.560 --> 0:59:16.480 what Gemini is doing on this phone, and then thirty 0:59:16.520 --> 0:59:18.680 minutes later they're like, oh, yeah, and you know there's 0:59:18.720 --> 0:59:20.360 a phone to go along with all of these new 0:59:20.720 --> 0:59:21.840 AI features. 0:59:22.400 --> 0:59:22.640 Yeah. 0:59:22.680 --> 0:59:24.200 That was the main thing, is that a lot of 0:59:24.240 --> 0:59:27.520 it was the software. But I think in that aspect 0:59:28.320 --> 0:59:30.000 they did nail a lot of the software, Like this 0:59:30.080 --> 0:59:33.480 whole Gemini I you know, Bixby kind of handoff stuff 0:59:33.520 --> 0:59:36.120 I think is really useful. 0:59:36.440 --> 0:59:39.600 I do see that there's some really good things here. 0:59:39.960 --> 0:59:42.680 One of the things that they forgot to mention is 0:59:42.720 --> 0:59:46.400 that if you have pretty much any other Android phone, 0:59:47.240 --> 0:59:50.800 these features are available there as well. Google actually took 0:59:51.080 --> 0:59:54.320 like a twelve hours to announce Oh yeah, it's available 0:59:54.320 --> 0:59:56.720 on the Pixel and if you have the new one 0:59:56.760 --> 1:00:00.080 plus device, it's available there too. You can add you 1:00:00.120 --> 1:00:02.360 know something to your calendar with a big spy search 1:00:02.400 --> 1:00:04.600 and it just puts it onto your calendar or not 1:00:04.640 --> 1:00:07.720 a big spy a Gemini search sorry, and it's working 1:00:07.760 --> 1:00:11.640 there as well. So I think Samsung kind of overplayed 1:00:11.680 --> 1:00:15.120 how much they are doing as opposed to you know, 1:00:15.160 --> 1:00:17.800 what Google is doing overall for the Android platform. 1:00:18.080 --> 1:00:21.120 Well, and that's an interesting line that we've seen Samsung 1:00:21.200 --> 1:00:23.480 ride for a long time, is that how many of 1:00:23.520 --> 1:00:26.920 these things that they do are either duplicated, replicated, or 1:00:26.960 --> 1:00:29.840 have been done by Android at Large or vice versas. 1:00:29.920 --> 1:00:32.440 Sometimes things come out on Samsung first and then they 1:00:32.440 --> 1:00:34.000 make their way to Android at Large. 1:00:34.280 --> 1:00:35.800 Other times it's the opposite way. 1:00:36.120 --> 1:00:38.320 So I do think that you know, a lot of 1:00:38.320 --> 1:00:40.240 these things that they announced, like the circle to search 1:00:40.280 --> 1:00:42.240 and all those cool features, yeah, you can get them 1:00:42.280 --> 1:00:44.000 on a lot of phones. But I think that this 1:00:44.160 --> 1:00:46.400 hardware is what a lot of people end up purchasing, 1:00:46.840 --> 1:00:49.000 and so the fact that the hardware and the software 1:00:49.160 --> 1:00:52.040 is good makes me like this phone a lot. 1:00:52.960 --> 1:00:56.760 Yeah, and I think Google kind of dovetails on the 1:00:56.800 --> 1:00:59.320 success of Samsung, you know, the like as you mentioned, 1:00:59.320 --> 1:01:01.480 Circle to Search was the big one last year when 1:01:01.480 --> 1:01:05.560 they introduced the S series, and it was actually an 1:01:05.640 --> 1:01:09.280 exclusive on the Samsung phone for about a month and 1:01:09.320 --> 1:01:11.480 then it came through the Pixel phones and then slowly 1:01:11.560 --> 1:01:13.880 rolled out to other devices. But it was always a 1:01:13.920 --> 1:01:18.280 Google feature, right, But Google's trying to piggyback on They 1:01:18.400 --> 1:01:20.720 know so many people are going to be buying the 1:01:20.800 --> 1:01:24.120 Samsung smartphones, the Galaxy S twenty five Ultra definitely at 1:01:24.160 --> 1:01:26.400 the high end, but even the cheaper ones, you know, 1:01:26.440 --> 1:01:29.600 the Galaxy S twenty five or the Test twenty five plus. 1:01:29.960 --> 1:01:34.200 So if you want the latest software from Google with 1:01:34.440 --> 1:01:37.680 the newest hardware from Samsung, this is definitely the place 1:01:37.720 --> 1:01:38.480 to step into it. 1:01:38.720 --> 1:01:40.640 What are you thinking about the camera? Are you thinking 1:01:40.680 --> 1:01:42.880 the camera? The videos? The photos? Are they looking any 1:01:42.880 --> 1:01:43.720 better any different? 1:01:45.000 --> 1:01:48.919 I do think there are some differences here between last 1:01:49.000 --> 1:01:51.520 year's device. On the Ultra, this is the only one 1:01:51.560 --> 1:01:54.240 I've actually been able to test. I think you have 1:01:54.360 --> 1:01:58.560 the Ultra there for review, as do I, and it's 1:01:59.160 --> 1:02:02.760 I think it's mainly the software because the main camera, 1:02:03.000 --> 1:02:08.040 the two hundred megapixel main sensor, and the fifty megapixel 1:02:08.200 --> 1:02:10.920 zoom camera on the back of the phone are the 1:02:10.960 --> 1:02:13.560 same as before. But we do have a brand new 1:02:13.640 --> 1:02:16.400 fifty megapixel Ultra Wide, and I think that's a huge 1:02:16.400 --> 1:02:19.880 step up, just because there was so much the resolution 1:02:20.040 --> 1:02:22.040 was so low last time that you lost a lot 1:02:22.040 --> 1:02:24.680 of the detail. But now we do have the higher 1:02:24.720 --> 1:02:30.400 resolution sensor. And that also ties into macro shots as well. 1:02:30.400 --> 1:02:32.720 If you're into you know, getting up really close to 1:02:32.800 --> 1:02:35.600 a flower or something and taking a photo of that 1:02:35.720 --> 1:02:39.000 and just seeing those details, you will see some differences there. 1:02:40.440 --> 1:02:43.120 Overall image processing though for me, seems to be a 1:02:43.200 --> 1:02:46.280 little bit dark in compared to last year. I think 1:02:46.320 --> 1:02:50.000 they just bumped down the exposure a little bit, but 1:02:50.000 --> 1:02:52.040 that's something that we might see a change with a 1:02:52.080 --> 1:02:54.440 future software update. So that's one of the things with 1:02:54.520 --> 1:02:57.080 a lot of a lot of smartphones these days, you 1:02:57.160 --> 1:02:59.320 get one month in and you get an update that 1:02:59.520 --> 1:03:02.960 dramatic changes how the overall experiences or the photos that 1:03:02.960 --> 1:03:04.160 you're taking actually. 1:03:03.800 --> 1:03:07.360 Look, it's interesting because I mentioned that earlier in the show, 1:03:07.480 --> 1:03:09.760 is that you know, typically when I get a Samsung device, 1:03:09.800 --> 1:03:12.560 I'm waiting for like the first update, the first big update, 1:03:13.000 --> 1:03:15.560 and this one, I mean, I've been using this NonStop 1:03:15.680 --> 1:03:18.640 since I got it, and I really am not missing anything. 1:03:18.680 --> 1:03:21.400 I think that like it's very polished right out of 1:03:21.440 --> 1:03:22.080 the gate. 1:03:22.800 --> 1:03:25.800 It is, and like we as you mentioned there are 1:03:26.200 --> 1:03:29.560 that first update does usually bring something to it, but 1:03:30.200 --> 1:03:33.200 this actually feels like, oh, it's ready to go, even 1:03:33.240 --> 1:03:35.640 though right now the phone's only on pre order, so 1:03:35.640 --> 1:03:38.120 we have a couple of weeks until the device actually 1:03:38.160 --> 1:03:40.800 shows up in stores, and that's usually when we might 1:03:40.880 --> 1:03:44.560 see something drop for a quick update. But there might 1:03:44.600 --> 1:03:47.480 be some just bug fixes here and there. But as 1:03:47.480 --> 1:03:49.439 far as the camera goes, I doubt they're going to 1:03:49.520 --> 1:03:51.880 launch any camera improvements that early on. 1:03:52.080 --> 1:03:54.480 All I've got less than a minute, Nick, what's your 1:03:54.560 --> 1:03:57.080 buying advice? What's your you know? Where do you get 1:03:57.120 --> 1:03:58.760 the best deal? How do you get the best deal. 1:03:59.680 --> 1:04:02.720 If you're looking for the best deals, honestly going through 1:04:02.760 --> 1:04:05.760 your carrier store. Most people buy their phones through carriers 1:04:05.800 --> 1:04:09.320 these days, T Mobile, Verizon, AT and T They all 1:04:09.360 --> 1:04:11.439 have some pretty good deals that you could almost get 1:04:11.440 --> 1:04:13.720 the phone completely for free if you trade in your 1:04:13.720 --> 1:04:16.240 old one. So head over to your local store and 1:04:16.280 --> 1:04:18.240 see what they got, or just hit up their website 1:04:18.360 --> 1:04:21.160 or else. Samsung dot COM's got some decent deals about 1:04:21.160 --> 1:04:25.680 three hundred dollars credit for upgrading your storage. But also 1:04:25.880 --> 1:04:28.280 they have a nine hundred dollars trade in bonus if 1:04:28.320 --> 1:04:30.160 you have a newer device that you're willing to trade in. 1:04:30.480 --> 1:04:32.120 Oh wow, nine hundred dollars. 1:04:32.160 --> 1:04:35.360 So that's pretty good, all right, Nick Gray, Editor in 1:04:35.480 --> 1:04:38.560 chief at Fandroid. That's p h A N D R 1:04:38.680 --> 1:04:42.360 O I dfandroid dot com. Thanks so much for joining 1:04:42.400 --> 1:04:45.280 me today. Welcome back to rich on tech. Rich Demiro 1:04:45.400 --> 1:04:48.720 here hanging out with you, talking technology at Triple A 1:04:49.040 --> 1:04:52.000 Rich one O one that's eight eight eight seven four 1:04:52.040 --> 1:04:59.640 to two four to one zero one. New feature on 1:04:59.680 --> 1:05:05.040 inste lets you reset your content suggestions. So if you 1:05:05.080 --> 1:05:07.160 want a fresh star, it's a new year, maybe you 1:05:07.240 --> 1:05:09.280 just don't like all the stuff that you're seeing across 1:05:09.320 --> 1:05:14.040 your explore page, your reels, your feeds. You can now 1:05:14.280 --> 1:05:17.080 reset these recommendations. I tried this. 1:05:17.120 --> 1:05:19.120 I've been waiting. They announced this back in November. 1:05:19.440 --> 1:05:21.760 I've been waiting for it to actually hit the app, 1:05:21.840 --> 1:05:25.160 and it finally did a couple of days ago. So 1:05:25.480 --> 1:05:27.800 you can reset. And if you want to try this, 1:05:28.360 --> 1:05:32.480 open up your Instagram app, tap your profile and then 1:05:32.560 --> 1:05:36.280 tap menu that's like the three little lines, and then 1:05:36.400 --> 1:05:39.360 scroll down to where it says suggested content. So in 1:05:39.400 --> 1:05:42.760 the setting screen, basically you're looking for suggested content and 1:05:42.800 --> 1:05:47.560 then there's an option that says reset suggested content. Now 1:05:47.600 --> 1:05:49.680 I don't know about you, but I've tapped a few 1:05:49.720 --> 1:05:54.240 things in my life on Instagram that bring up a 1:05:54.240 --> 1:05:56.480 whole bunch of videos that I no longer am interested in, 1:05:56.960 --> 1:05:58.960 and so I've been waiting for this feature to kind 1:05:58.960 --> 1:06:01.560 of like refresh my account, restart my account, and so 1:06:01.600 --> 1:06:04.480 I tried it, and it doesn't happen instantly. I will 1:06:04.480 --> 1:06:05.800 tell you that, like, if you go to it and 1:06:05.840 --> 1:06:07.680 you just try it, you're not going to see the 1:06:07.960 --> 1:06:09.560 recommendations change instantly. 1:06:10.040 --> 1:06:11.960 But they did after a day or two. They're now 1:06:12.000 --> 1:06:12.760 all reset. 1:06:13.080 --> 1:06:14.920 And it's funny because it starts to kind of pick 1:06:15.000 --> 1:06:17.200 up on stuff that you're now tapping, and so my 1:06:17.440 --> 1:06:21.960 entire Explore feed is now filled with everything Samsung and 1:06:22.040 --> 1:06:24.600 iPhone because you know, I've been doing a lot of 1:06:24.600 --> 1:06:26.800 phone stuff in the past couple of days. But again 1:06:27.200 --> 1:06:29.120 you don't see it. Well, you got to go to 1:06:29.160 --> 1:06:33.880 your profile. Go to profile the three little lines in 1:06:33.880 --> 1:06:40.760 the upper right hand corner and scroll down to suggested content. Okay, 1:06:40.800 --> 1:06:44.200 it's under what you see suggested content, and then it 1:06:44.200 --> 1:06:47.920 says reset suggested content. Now, not everyone is going to 1:06:48.000 --> 1:06:51.320 have that option of reset right away, but enough people do. 1:06:51.400 --> 1:06:53.120 And I can confirm this because I did post this 1:06:53.160 --> 1:06:56.240 to my Instagram at Richon Tech and enough people said, yep, 1:06:56.280 --> 1:06:56.640 I see it. 1:06:56.680 --> 1:06:57.120 I did it. 1:06:57.520 --> 1:07:00.400 Some people are worried about actually resetting because they rich 1:07:00.400 --> 1:07:03.920 I took ten years to build my recommendations on Instagram. 1:07:03.960 --> 1:07:05.400 I don't want to get rid of them all. Well, 1:07:05.440 --> 1:07:07.280 that's fine, you don't have to. You can leave them. 1:07:07.440 --> 1:07:10.080 This does not get rid of anyone you're following or 1:07:10.120 --> 1:07:12.520 anyone that that is following you. It does not change 1:07:12.560 --> 1:07:15.120 any of that. Although when you're going through this process, 1:07:15.160 --> 1:07:18.480 this cleansing process, Instagram does give you the option of 1:07:18.960 --> 1:07:21.360 on following people that you don't look at their stuff 1:07:21.440 --> 1:07:24.120 very often, or people that you don't like anymore, or whatever. 1:07:24.520 --> 1:07:26.520 It's like, do you still like this person in your family? 1:07:29.480 --> 1:07:30.640 Instagram. How'd you know? 1:07:31.160 --> 1:07:33.760 Well, we notice you skip over all their stuff every time. 1:07:33.760 --> 1:07:37.320 You don't even like their stuff anymore. You sure you 1:07:37.360 --> 1:07:38.320 still like them? 1:07:38.760 --> 1:07:38.960 Man? 1:07:38.960 --> 1:07:42.600 If people saw you like or didn't like, this could 1:07:42.600 --> 1:07:44.680 cause some family issues, right. 1:07:46.000 --> 1:07:46.120 Oh? 1:07:46.120 --> 1:07:47.960 I know, yeah, they got rid of all that on 1:07:48.000 --> 1:07:49.160 all the platforms. 1:07:48.760 --> 1:07:50.280 Cause I don't think I have the update yet because 1:07:50.320 --> 1:07:51.240 it's not their o mine yet. 1:07:51.360 --> 1:07:54.600 Okay, well, still rolling out rolling out are the worst 1:07:54.600 --> 1:07:57.760 two words in the tech language that means not everyone 1:07:57.760 --> 1:08:02.640 gets it. At the same time, Jim writes in from Portland, Oregon, saying, Hey, Rich, 1:08:02.680 --> 1:08:04.200 I hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out because I'm 1:08:04.200 --> 1:08:06.600 having some trouble with an old Dropbox account. I used 1:08:06.600 --> 1:08:08.800 to have a Dropbox account linked to an email address 1:08:09.320 --> 1:08:11.280 that's no longer in service. I then change it to 1:08:11.320 --> 1:08:14.160 another email that one's no longer in service. I moved 1:08:14.160 --> 1:08:17.240 to Gmail, but I lost all the information now due 1:08:17.280 --> 1:08:21.200 to a computer crash. Okay, man, Jim, you're having a 1:08:21.240 --> 1:08:23.880 lot of tech issues here. Despite this all, I'm still 1:08:23.880 --> 1:08:26.920 being charged for the Dropbox subscription. When I try to 1:08:27.160 --> 1:08:30.760 contact Dropbox support, I only encounter chatbots. I've also checked 1:08:30.760 --> 1:08:33.400 my PayPal receipts to see if there's any contact information. 1:08:33.920 --> 1:08:36.840 What steps can I take to cancel this subscription? Thanks 1:08:36.880 --> 1:08:40.680 so much, Jim, All right, Jim, Yes you can cancel this. 1:08:40.720 --> 1:08:42.680 So there's a couple. This is where it gets a 1:08:42.680 --> 1:08:47.559 little complicated because subscriptions could be done in a variety 1:08:47.600 --> 1:08:50.680 of ways. It can be done through Apple, iTunes, it 1:08:50.680 --> 1:08:53.280 could be done through Google Play, it could be done 1:08:53.280 --> 1:08:56.320 through PayPal, and it can be done through the website itself. 1:08:56.640 --> 1:08:59.639 So it sounds like you have PayPal linked to this, 1:09:00.160 --> 1:09:02.920 which I would go into PayPal and there is a 1:09:03.040 --> 1:09:06.360 page on PayPal that says recurring subscriptions, and you can 1:09:06.400 --> 1:09:09.519 go in and de authorize this Dropbox subscription. So if 1:09:09.560 --> 1:09:12.000 that's what's happening, that's where you want to go and 1:09:12.040 --> 1:09:14.479 get rid of it. If it's happening through Apple, you 1:09:14.560 --> 1:09:17.880 got to go to iTunes, check your subscriptions on iTunes 1:09:17.920 --> 1:09:21.400 and stop the recurring charges there. If it's happening through 1:09:21.400 --> 1:09:24.480 Google Play, go to Google Play, go to your subscriptions 1:09:24.520 --> 1:09:26.680 and stop it through there. Now, if it's none of 1:09:26.720 --> 1:09:30.560 those things, you can actually go to the Dropbox website itself. 1:09:31.160 --> 1:09:34.240 Help dot dropbox dot com. They have a help page 1:09:34.240 --> 1:09:37.960 that says, what if I can't cancel online. If you 1:09:37.960 --> 1:09:42.120 cannot cancel online, you can cancel your subscription by physical mail. 1:09:43.320 --> 1:09:46.479 Cancel your subscription. Download this template, fill it out, and 1:09:46.560 --> 1:09:49.599 send it to the address below. This includes your first 1:09:49.600 --> 1:09:52.200 and last name, the email address if you can remember it, 1:09:52.439 --> 1:09:58.160 the payment method PayPal, credit card, transaction ID, and then 1:09:58.320 --> 1:10:00.200 you send it to them in San francisc. Lets go 1:10:00.960 --> 1:10:04.200 and they will get back to you, presumably and cancel this. 1:10:04.920 --> 1:10:09.280 So that's the last ditch effort, Jim. If you cannot 1:10:09.280 --> 1:10:11.599 get in touch with this company or cancel this online 1:10:11.640 --> 1:10:13.680 in any way, that's what you do, and I'll link 1:10:13.720 --> 1:10:15.759 that up on the website. Rich on tech dot tv 1:10:16.439 --> 1:10:19.640 seems kind of funny to send a physical letter to dropbox, 1:10:20.400 --> 1:10:22.400 but yeah, you can still do that. 1:10:22.400 --> 1:10:23.920 That's what you have to do. It sounds like. 1:10:24.479 --> 1:10:26.320 The other thing I would do is I would dispute 1:10:26.360 --> 1:10:28.840 these charges. If you have not used the app in 1:10:28.880 --> 1:10:31.960 a long time, I would dispute the charges through your 1:10:31.960 --> 1:10:35.599 credit card and you can go on Usually it's automated now, 1:10:35.600 --> 1:10:37.920 it's gotten so easy. You just go on the website, 1:10:38.120 --> 1:10:40.840 click the charge, dispute it, and you can do that. 1:10:40.840 --> 1:10:41.759 By the way, with Apple. 1:10:43.680 --> 1:10:49.120 I think there's is report a problem, report a problem Apple. 1:10:49.680 --> 1:10:52.439 So if you go to report a problem dot Apple 1:10:52.520 --> 1:10:54.320 dot com, this is a great website. If you ever 1:10:54.360 --> 1:10:56.639 buy something on Apple, you don't like it, you want 1:10:56.640 --> 1:10:58.640 to refund, you literally go to this website. They'll give 1:10:58.680 --> 1:11:01.320 you a refund within forty eight hours. Report a problem 1:11:01.479 --> 1:11:06.320 dot Apple dot com and just request a refund, request 1:11:06.479 --> 1:11:10.439 a refund. Yeah, it's my first day here, you know, 1:11:10.680 --> 1:11:14.360 I'm just learning. But report a problem dot Apple dot com. 1:11:14.720 --> 1:11:16.800 Or go to your debit card, your credit card and 1:11:16.920 --> 1:11:19.080 just dispute the charge from dropbox. 1:11:19.160 --> 1:11:21.120 If you haven't used the service, if. 1:11:20.960 --> 1:11:23.080 You're still using it, you can't really, you know, do 1:11:23.200 --> 1:11:25.320 that with a good conscience. But if you haven't used it, 1:11:25.760 --> 1:11:29.280 no harm, no foul, request the refund. Eight A eight 1:11:29.400 --> 1:11:31.840 rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to 1:11:31.840 --> 1:11:35.639 two four one zero one. This is rich on Tech. 1:11:36.280 --> 1:11:39.880 Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging 1:11:39.920 --> 1:11:43.760 out with you, talking technology at triple eight rich one 1:11:43.800 --> 1:11:45.920 O one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two 1:11:46.080 --> 1:11:49.599 four one zero one. The website for the show rich 1:11:49.680 --> 1:11:53.679 on Tech dot TV. I did mention another price increase 1:11:53.840 --> 1:11:58.440 Microsoft three sixty five This is their suite of programs 1:11:58.479 --> 1:12:03.040 on the computer, Word Excel, power Point, Outlook one Note. 1:12:03.040 --> 1:12:08.160 It also gives you storage and some other perks, one drive, 1:12:08.280 --> 1:12:11.599 all that kind of stuff. They are raising prices, so 1:12:11.680 --> 1:12:14.800 the personal plan is going from seven dollars a month 1:12:14.920 --> 1:12:17.920 to ten dollars a month, or seventy dollars a year 1:12:17.960 --> 1:12:20.559 to one hundred dollars a year. Now, I know people 1:12:20.560 --> 1:12:22.200 don't like to pay for things in advance, but I 1:12:22.240 --> 1:12:25.559 will tell you, if you're sticking with a subscription, the 1:12:25.680 --> 1:12:27.840 yearly payment is the way to go. I know it 1:12:27.880 --> 1:12:30.280 costs more money upfront and we all hate that, but 1:12:31.280 --> 1:12:35.240 it will save you significant, significant amount of money. So 1:12:35.400 --> 1:12:37.479 instead of paying you know, ten dollars a month, that's 1:12:37.479 --> 1:12:39.200 one hundred and twenty dollars a year, this is one 1:12:39.240 --> 1:12:41.640 hundred bucks a year. So better deal to go with 1:12:41.680 --> 1:12:43.680 the Well it's only twenty bucks. That's a problem. It's like, 1:12:43.680 --> 1:12:45.519 why would I do that just to save twenty dollars? 1:12:45.760 --> 1:12:47.400 But you know, if you're using it over and over 1:12:47.439 --> 1:12:49.800 after five years, you know it's one hundred bucks. Okay, 1:12:49.800 --> 1:12:51.760 I'm still not selling it, but you know what I mean. 1:12:52.360 --> 1:12:54.519 The Family plan goes from ten dollars a month to 1:12:54.560 --> 1:12:57.360 thirteen dollars a month or one hundred dollars to one 1:12:57.400 --> 1:13:00.840 hundred and thirty a year. So here's how you get 1:13:00.880 --> 1:13:04.320 around this. This rarely happens, but you can. If you're 1:13:04.360 --> 1:13:08.160 an existing user of Microsoft three sixty five, you can 1:13:08.280 --> 1:13:12.080 switch your account to a Classic plan, which will keep 1:13:12.120 --> 1:13:15.840 your current price. That's only if you're an existing subscriber. 1:13:15.920 --> 1:13:18.360 You can stick to your seven dollars or ten dollars 1:13:18.400 --> 1:13:20.920 a month instead of paying ten or thirteen a month, 1:13:21.640 --> 1:13:24.960 So you can switch to a Classic plan. Got to 1:13:25.000 --> 1:13:28.599 go into your settings and downgrade to Classic. Now here's 1:13:28.600 --> 1:13:31.680 the thing. The way they're selling this price increase is 1:13:31.840 --> 1:13:37.439 they're adding AI features. So you're getting Copilot AI in Word, Excel, 1:13:37.520 --> 1:13:40.919 PowerPoint Outlook in one Note. Plus you're getting Microsoft Designer 1:13:40.920 --> 1:13:44.760 for image creation. So that is how they're selling this 1:13:45.040 --> 1:13:48.920 to people. But I will tell you, unless you need 1:13:48.960 --> 1:13:51.679 those things, probably switch to the Classic. And by the way, 1:13:51.720 --> 1:13:54.360 you do know that you can use Google Docs completely 1:13:54.439 --> 1:13:58.760 free if you want to just use like word processing. 1:13:59.360 --> 1:14:02.320 So googleed that's what I use for everything. Docs dot 1:14:02.360 --> 1:14:06.519 Google dot com. That's their online word process saying and 1:14:06.520 --> 1:14:11.080 they have everything they've got everything you need, slides, all 1:14:11.120 --> 1:14:13.640 all the stuff that they do here. Okay, let's go 1:14:13.760 --> 1:14:17.160 to Helen. Helen in South Pasadena. 1:14:17.200 --> 1:14:17.920 You're on with Rich. 1:14:19.320 --> 1:14:19.880 Hi. Rich. 1:14:20.439 --> 1:14:25.200 I'm having trouble with my flashlight. It doesn't seem to 1:14:25.240 --> 1:14:29.519 want to work since I got an upgrade from my Android. 1:14:30.479 --> 1:14:31.599 What doesn't work about it? 1:14:32.360 --> 1:14:34.840 Just when I try to swipe down, I usually just 1:14:34.880 --> 1:14:37.639 swipe down from the upper right hand corner. Uh huh, 1:14:37.720 --> 1:14:40.280 and it and it appears as one of the options. 1:14:40.960 --> 1:14:43.479 And now when I do that swipe down, there's no 1:14:43.760 --> 1:14:46.600 the option comes up. So when I tap it, it 1:14:46.760 --> 1:14:50.639 stays dark. Really, I know, I can't figure that out. 1:14:50.680 --> 1:14:55.000 And each I've tried, you know, there's lots of suggestions 1:14:55.000 --> 1:14:56.520 for help from other people. 1:14:56.240 --> 1:14:59.560 That really you search online and people have opinions. 1:15:00.280 --> 1:15:01.439 Yeah, and other. 1:15:01.320 --> 1:15:03.040 People say, well I did this and I did that, 1:15:03.080 --> 1:15:04.960 and I you know, I sat here yesterday for like 1:15:05.000 --> 1:15:06.439 an hour trying all those things. 1:15:06.520 --> 1:15:08.760 Yeah, I know, see, you've wasted your time. Because I'll 1:15:08.760 --> 1:15:11.320 be honest, all that stuff. It's like Bobo just came 1:15:11.320 --> 1:15:12.880 in here telling me about something, and you know he's 1:15:12.880 --> 1:15:15.760 searching online. Other people have the problem. It's a waste 1:15:15.760 --> 1:15:18.880 of time because people. They chime in with these things, 1:15:18.880 --> 1:15:21.000 and you're going through the settings, you're going through this 1:15:21.080 --> 1:15:23.680 and you're downloading, and it's all nonsense, like ninety nine 1:15:23.680 --> 1:15:27.439 percent of it. So yeah, so you found that, you 1:15:27.520 --> 1:15:29.519 just went, you ran around in circles, and it's still 1:15:29.560 --> 1:15:29.960 not working. 1:15:30.000 --> 1:15:31.120 So here's my question to you. 1:15:31.800 --> 1:15:35.479 So you can see the flashlight tile when you swipe 1:15:35.520 --> 1:15:37.320 down on Android, you can see it there, but when 1:15:37.360 --> 1:15:37.959 you tap. 1:15:37.760 --> 1:15:38.840 It, nothing happens. 1:15:39.200 --> 1:15:39.759 That's correct. 1:15:39.800 --> 1:15:42.880 Okay, what if you long press it? What happens there? 1:15:43.400 --> 1:15:43.760 All right? 1:15:43.840 --> 1:15:44.479 Let me try that. 1:15:45.320 --> 1:15:47.160 There should be a brightness indicator. 1:15:47.240 --> 1:15:54.320 Perhaps, Oh Rich, I thought I had done that. Okay, 1:15:54.360 --> 1:15:55.720 now let me see it because now all of a 1:15:55.760 --> 1:15:58.160 sudden it says it's on. So let me try it again. 1:15:58.479 --> 1:16:00.919 Let me swipe down and see if it's a hearing hold. 1:16:00.720 --> 1:16:06.880 On, we're waiting. You get the whole country on with 1:16:06.960 --> 1:16:07.599 baited breath. 1:16:07.600 --> 1:16:11.439 Here, guess what what it's odd? 1:16:11.680 --> 1:16:12.519 Where's our bell? 1:16:13.920 --> 1:16:14.320 You need? 1:16:15.040 --> 1:16:16.320 Helen? We love it. 1:16:17.200 --> 1:16:18.680 I love it. I love it. 1:16:18.840 --> 1:16:23.080 I remember the place they said hold it down, but 1:16:23.200 --> 1:16:26.400 I guess not that one. Anyway, that boy, you are 1:16:26.439 --> 1:16:27.080 a wizard. 1:16:27.600 --> 1:16:32.439 This show is changing lives, Helen. I'm telling you don't 1:16:32.560 --> 1:16:33.400 underestimate it. 1:16:33.880 --> 1:16:36.960 I needed that flashlight really badly. Yesterday I lost something 1:16:37.000 --> 1:16:37.559 in my car. 1:16:38.160 --> 1:16:39.759 Oh gosh, oh yeah, my stuff. 1:16:39.840 --> 1:16:41.920 My If I wear sweatpants, whatever I've got in my 1:16:41.960 --> 1:16:44.960 pocket falls between the seats, so I need I need 1:16:45.040 --> 1:16:45.960 zippered sweatpants. 1:16:46.000 --> 1:16:47.800 Okay, So I'm glad we helped you out. 1:16:47.880 --> 1:16:50.439 I'm glad you spent hours yesterday on the web, you know, 1:16:50.479 --> 1:16:52.960 looking at those Reddit forms and all the you know, 1:16:53.080 --> 1:16:55.320 a technical assistance. But all you have to do is 1:16:55.360 --> 1:16:59.519 make one call. Thank you, Helen, Thank you Rich have 1:16:59.560 --> 1:17:02.960 a fantastic day in the future. If you know, if 1:17:03.000 --> 1:17:06.559 something's not working like that, I would recommend, you know, 1:17:06.640 --> 1:17:10.599 restarting your phone. Obviously the long press on the tile 1:17:10.720 --> 1:17:12.559 to come up with the options can help. 1:17:13.000 --> 1:17:15.559 Uh. If none of that works, you can download an app. 1:17:15.600 --> 1:17:17.479 And no, you have to be careful with flashlight apps 1:17:17.479 --> 1:17:19.640 because you know, we had this whole thing back in 1:17:19.680 --> 1:17:22.920 the day where they were stealing your data by taking 1:17:22.960 --> 1:17:26.519 your GPS location and selling ads. But there is an 1:17:26.560 --> 1:17:30.200 app called Flashy f l a s h y, which 1:17:30.240 --> 1:17:34.080 is a third party flashlight app on Android. You can 1:17:34.120 --> 1:17:37.160 download that if nothing else is working. But I'm glad 1:17:37.200 --> 1:17:38.880 we got Helen's flashlight to work. 1:17:38.920 --> 1:17:39.320 You know what. 1:17:40.000 --> 1:17:43.240 I Am going to sleep so well tonight, just knowing 1:17:43.640 --> 1:17:47.439 the impact that I have on this world, like changing 1:17:47.479 --> 1:17:50.720 lives one day at a time. Bobo Bobo's leaving. He 1:17:50.840 --> 1:17:53.080 actually just turned off the lights in the studio and 1:17:53.120 --> 1:17:54.320 he's he's walked out. 1:17:54.520 --> 1:17:56.840 Okay, well, I'm glad I got that figured out. 1:17:58.280 --> 1:18:00.639 Oh eighty eight rich one on one eight eight eight 1:18:00.720 --> 1:18:03.280 seven four to two four one zero. And in all seriousness, 1:18:03.680 --> 1:18:05.479 you know, I do love this show for this reason. 1:18:05.560 --> 1:18:06.759 It's it's really a forum. 1:18:07.000 --> 1:18:07.160 You know. 1:18:07.240 --> 1:18:09.800 It's really like, it's really a forum to let you 1:18:09.840 --> 1:18:12.880 know that you are not crazy. You have these problems, 1:18:13.120 --> 1:18:16.679 they are irking you, and sometimes the solutions are so easy. 1:18:16.680 --> 1:18:18.640 It's the stuff that you don't even think about. And 1:18:18.680 --> 1:18:22.559 this happens all the time. Okay, I got an email 1:18:23.040 --> 1:18:26.360 from Let's See Here. Susan said, I hope you have 1:18:26.880 --> 1:18:29.400 some suggestions. My mom is close to ninety five. She 1:18:29.560 --> 1:18:33.320 suspect to all these scams and ads. Is there any 1:18:33.320 --> 1:18:35.120 way to change in her faces so that she only 1:18:35.160 --> 1:18:38.800 sees things from her friends and family? I need an 1:18:38.800 --> 1:18:41.439 easy way to help protect her. This is a great 1:18:41.600 --> 1:18:46.040 article posted by Jeremy Kaplan of the wonder Tools blog. 1:18:46.560 --> 1:18:50.280 He posted a simple guide to keeping parents Safe online, 1:18:50.640 --> 1:18:52.920 and he just goes through the recommendations. And this is 1:18:52.920 --> 1:18:54.719 a lot of stuff we talk about here on the show, 1:18:54.760 --> 1:18:57.480 but I just figured i'd go over them and definitely 1:18:57.680 --> 1:18:59.280 check out the blog post. I'll link it up on 1:18:59.280 --> 1:19:02.280 the website. Rich on tech dot tv. Jeremy does a 1:19:02.280 --> 1:19:04.160 great job with all the AI stuff. This is not 1:19:04.200 --> 1:19:07.160 necessarily AI, but number one, he says, go for simple 1:19:07.200 --> 1:19:10.320 devices iPad or Chromebook. They are tough to mess up. 1:19:10.640 --> 1:19:12.799 They will do all the basics like email and browsing. 1:19:12.800 --> 1:19:14.879 If they need something higher and than that, a MacBook 1:19:14.960 --> 1:19:19.160 error is really good because it's just a fantastic notebook 1:19:19.160 --> 1:19:23.599 that's fast and great networking. Replace your router with an 1:19:23.640 --> 1:19:27.080 Euro That way you can remote manage the setup. You 1:19:27.160 --> 1:19:29.479 can make sure everything's working. It's got a great app. 1:19:29.520 --> 1:19:32.800 I know, I can log into my dad's eurosystem from 1:19:32.840 --> 1:19:35.920 across the country and check on it, make sure everything's working, 1:19:36.000 --> 1:19:39.800 and help him with things. Account safety, so it's saying 1:19:40.160 --> 1:19:44.080 to create two accounts, one admin account and then one 1:19:44.200 --> 1:19:47.720 as a standard account to limit risk from malware. So 1:19:47.800 --> 1:19:49.799 on a computer, you know maybe don't give your parents 1:19:49.800 --> 1:19:52.920 that admin access, and that way they can you know 1:19:53.720 --> 1:19:55.600 if they download something that's gonna be malware, it's not 1:19:55.640 --> 1:19:58.320 going to ruin the whole computer. Add yourself as a 1:19:58.360 --> 1:20:02.160 recovery and legacy contact on Apple or Google for easy 1:20:02.160 --> 1:20:06.040 password resets and future access ad blockers. Install a free 1:20:06.040 --> 1:20:09.599 ad blocker like u block Origin, or you can get 1:20:09.600 --> 1:20:14.160 a premium option like one blocker for Safari. Use trusted reviews. 1:20:14.479 --> 1:20:16.200 So many people send me reviews, Hey, Rich, have you 1:20:16.240 --> 1:20:18.680 heard of this product? And literally the website is just 1:20:18.760 --> 1:20:21.040 advertising the product. It looks like a review, but it's 1:20:21.080 --> 1:20:25.920 a total fake review. So use vetted reviews like Consumer Reports, Wirecutter, 1:20:26.040 --> 1:20:29.040 or vetted. Make sure they know those websites they avoid 1:20:29.080 --> 1:20:32.559 fake reviews. Make them use a password manager. I try 1:20:32.560 --> 1:20:34.679 this with my family members. I know it is very tough, 1:20:35.120 --> 1:20:37.880 but use a password manager to help them secure at 1:20:37.960 --> 1:20:41.479 least their top twenty five accounts like their email and 1:20:41.479 --> 1:20:44.320 their Facebook and their Instagram. Just make sure those are 1:20:44.360 --> 1:20:47.400 secured with strong passwords and help them understand how to 1:20:47.439 --> 1:20:51.519 get those passwords or to use autofill clean up all 1:20:51.600 --> 1:20:55.160 the unused apps, duplicate files, all this stuff on their devices. 1:20:55.200 --> 1:20:56.920 Like you know, when I go home, I always do 1:20:57.000 --> 1:20:59.120 like a spring cleaning on my parents' devices, on their 1:20:59.120 --> 1:21:02.280 phones and on their computers. I do all the software updates, 1:21:02.280 --> 1:21:04.000 get rid of any apps they don't use, and ask 1:21:04.040 --> 1:21:05.960 them questions, Hey, do you use this app? 1:21:06.040 --> 1:21:06.920 Do you need this app? 1:21:06.960 --> 1:21:09.360 If not, get rid of it, boot it out the door, 1:21:10.240 --> 1:21:13.000 and then just make things simple for them. Clean My 1:21:13.120 --> 1:21:16.000 Mac is good for maintenance. I love that on the 1:21:16.040 --> 1:21:21.400 Mac delete unused accounts. I mentioned that website earlier. What 1:21:21.439 --> 1:21:25.360 was it called now? Oh gosh, delete delete deesk dot org. 1:21:25.960 --> 1:21:27.840 You can help them delete their old accounts and just 1:21:27.880 --> 1:21:30.639 you know, it's spring cleaning. It's just a a you'll 1:21:30.720 --> 1:21:32.479 feel better and I know they're gonna have a lot 1:21:32.520 --> 1:21:35.800 of questions. But the thing is help them understand the 1:21:35.840 --> 1:21:40.040 scams too. There's a great website, scam spotter dot org. 1:21:40.400 --> 1:21:43.040 Have them go to that website and learn the main 1:21:43.160 --> 1:21:45.360 thing about scams is that they're trying to rush you 1:21:45.400 --> 1:21:47.840 into doing something you don't really want to do, and 1:21:47.880 --> 1:21:50.360 that's how they take advantage of you. So teach them 1:21:50.400 --> 1:21:53.160 the signs of scams and as a bonus, have them 1:21:53.200 --> 1:21:55.360 sign up for my Instagram at rich on Tech because 1:21:55.400 --> 1:21:58.439 I always post the latest scams, share them with them 1:21:58.800 --> 1:22:00.920 and just let them know, like, here's what you're up against, 1:22:00.920 --> 1:22:03.200 here's what people are trying to do. Do not fall 1:22:03.240 --> 1:22:06.439 for Amazon Prime, email your stuff didn't go through. Don't 1:22:06.439 --> 1:22:10.040 fall for Apple reset your ID, don't fall for it. 1:22:10.360 --> 1:22:14.800 This is rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. 1:22:14.920 --> 1:22:18.680 Rich Demiro here, look at my Facebook page, Facebook dot 1:22:18.720 --> 1:22:22.120 com slash rich on tech. Letitia says, I work from 1:22:22.160 --> 1:22:24.439 home two days a week and sometimes need to scan 1:22:24.520 --> 1:22:27.480 a document or two. Is there an app that you recommend? 1:22:28.280 --> 1:22:30.200 There are so many ways you can do this from 1:22:30.280 --> 1:22:33.280 your phone, so many ways. I think the app that 1:22:33.360 --> 1:22:39.080 works the best across everything is Adobe Scan. So Adobe, 1:22:39.240 --> 1:22:42.280 you know they make Acrobat, they are the leaders in PDF. 1:22:42.720 --> 1:22:45.200 But they have an app for both iPhone and Android 1:22:45.280 --> 1:22:49.720 that works really well. And basically I don't believe you 1:22:49.760 --> 1:22:51.320 have to pay for any aspect of it. They might 1:22:51.360 --> 1:22:54.960 try to upsell you, but the basic functionality a document 1:22:55.000 --> 1:22:59.000 scanner that creates a PDF is just built in. It's free, 1:22:59.040 --> 1:23:02.559 it's simple, it's and it's the one that I recommend 1:23:02.640 --> 1:23:05.280 because it just works. Now, there's a million ways you 1:23:05.280 --> 1:23:07.120 can do this if you don't want to download a 1:23:07.160 --> 1:23:09.639 new app, and you've got Android, you can just go 1:23:09.680 --> 1:23:13.439 on your Android and long press the Google Drive icon 1:23:14.439 --> 1:23:16.559 and you'll see an option that pops up called scan 1:23:17.080 --> 1:23:19.920 and you can tap that and that will scan on there. 1:23:20.000 --> 1:23:22.800 And then if you're on iPhone, you can scan from 1:23:22.840 --> 1:23:26.840 the files app, So open up the files app and 1:23:27.120 --> 1:23:28.880 if you go into there, hold on, let me get that, 1:23:29.520 --> 1:23:32.720 and then you just go upper right hand corner it 1:23:32.720 --> 1:23:36.160 says scan documents. You can scan documents that way, So 1:23:36.360 --> 1:23:40.120 three ways to scan documents. And there's a million other 1:23:40.160 --> 1:23:43.600 apps on iPhone and Android that will scan documents, like 1:23:43.760 --> 1:23:47.120 so many document scanner apps. But the Adobe Scan I 1:23:47.200 --> 1:23:49.639 like because it's just simple, comes from a brand name, 1:23:49.840 --> 1:23:52.400 and it just does what you need without a lot 1:23:52.439 --> 1:23:55.240 of fuss, and it's just what I use. Well, I 1:23:55.320 --> 1:23:57.240 use the Google Drive most of the time to scan. 1:23:57.400 --> 1:24:01.960 But thanks to the call thanks for the Facebook post. 1:24:02.000 --> 1:24:05.639 I guess let's see. True Caller is bringing real time 1:24:05.680 --> 1:24:10.519 caller ID to iOS. So this has been a big 1:24:10.680 --> 1:24:14.639 difference between Android and iPhone. Android has had caller ID 1:24:14.720 --> 1:24:17.639 since like day one, so when someone calls you on Android, 1:24:17.760 --> 1:24:19.800 typically your phone looks up the number and shows you 1:24:19.800 --> 1:24:22.040 who's calling. Now, I'm not saying the number, I'm saying 1:24:22.040 --> 1:24:25.040 like the business or the person's name. On iPhone, this 1:24:25.120 --> 1:24:27.240 was always trickier if the person was not in your 1:24:27.280 --> 1:24:30.679 address book, you couldn't really tell who they were. Now 1:24:30.760 --> 1:24:35.320 some businesses might pop up, but now True Caller. Apple 1:24:35.360 --> 1:24:38.519 added this feature in iOS eighteen, which I don't want 1:24:38.520 --> 1:24:40.320 to get into how Apple does things, but it was 1:24:40.360 --> 1:24:44.320 like very tricky for programs like an app to actually 1:24:44.400 --> 1:24:46.400 look up a phone number in real time and display 1:24:46.400 --> 1:24:48.200 it on your lock screen. But now Apple gave that 1:24:48.280 --> 1:24:52.000 ability to happen in iOS eighteen. Is called live Caller 1:24:52.040 --> 1:24:55.280 ID look Up feature, so True Caller took advantage of 1:24:55.360 --> 1:24:58.599 this immediately. The downside is you do have to pay 1:24:58.640 --> 1:25:02.680 for their subscription to get the so it is ten 1:25:02.760 --> 1:25:04.719 dollars a month or seventy five dollars a year. 1:25:05.280 --> 1:25:06.880 So maybe they give. 1:25:06.760 --> 1:25:09.439 You a free level of caller ID on the app, 1:25:09.479 --> 1:25:12.160 but I'm not sure, but if you want to, once 1:25:12.200 --> 1:25:14.400 you download the app, you go into your settings and 1:25:14.760 --> 1:25:17.640 go to a call blocking and identification to an a 1:25:17.760 --> 1:25:19.720 p LIT. I tried this the other day on the 1:25:20.040 --> 1:25:21.960 True Caller idea. I couldn't find the setting it didn't 1:25:22.000 --> 1:25:25.160 work on my phone, so maybe your results may vary. 1:25:26.080 --> 1:25:27.839 Let's see what else Sony. 1:25:27.880 --> 1:25:30.240 You probably heard the story that Blu ray is dead 1:25:30.680 --> 1:25:34.519 because Sony is exiting the Blu ray production business. But 1:25:35.200 --> 1:25:38.040 there's a little more to that story. Okay, Sony is 1:25:38.080 --> 1:25:40.599 no longer making recordable Blu rays. 1:25:40.960 --> 1:25:41.080 Now. 1:25:41.080 --> 1:25:42.439 I don't know about you, but I don't know the 1:25:42.520 --> 1:25:44.880 last time that you made your own Blu ray in 1:25:44.920 --> 1:25:47.759 your house. You probably haven't in a long time. Nobody 1:25:47.760 --> 1:25:50.519 has same, probably the same timeline that you made your 1:25:50.600 --> 1:25:53.479 last cassette tape in your house, or recorded your last 1:25:53.560 --> 1:25:58.439 VHS tape, or recorded your last VCR tape or DVD 1:25:58.520 --> 1:26:02.200 tape or DVD tape. It's my first day, folks, you know, 1:26:02.280 --> 1:26:08.080 give me a break. Hey, we did fix that woman's flashlight, right, Yeah, 1:26:08.120 --> 1:26:10.400 So Sony, Sony is. 1:26:10.360 --> 1:26:14.679 No longer doing the recordable Blu ray discs. 1:26:14.960 --> 1:26:16.840 You're still gonna be able to buy Blu rays at 1:26:16.880 --> 1:26:20.439 Target and Walmart Best Buy, as you might recall, got 1:26:20.560 --> 1:26:23.160 rid of their section of physical media a couple of 1:26:23.200 --> 1:26:25.960 years ago, or they're in the process of doing that, 1:26:26.000 --> 1:26:29.280 depending on the store. But yes, I mean, look at 1:26:29.360 --> 1:26:32.840 the bigger answer here is that physical media is going away. 1:26:33.280 --> 1:26:33.840 It just is. 1:26:34.040 --> 1:26:37.360 It's it's been on a death march forever and it 1:26:37.520 --> 1:26:38.880 just continues to be that way. 1:26:39.360 --> 1:26:39.559 Now. 1:26:39.640 --> 1:26:42.080 I know there's people that want to collect their physical movies, 1:26:42.360 --> 1:26:45.160 they want to have physical media. I'm not one of 1:26:45.160 --> 1:26:49.680 those people, So I understand the nostalgia around it. I 1:26:49.880 --> 1:26:52.960 totally get it. And I understand the ownership of having 1:26:53.080 --> 1:26:57.240 something that is yours. All these movies that you're buying 1:26:57.280 --> 1:26:59.639 on Amazon and on Apple and all, they're not really yours. 1:26:59.720 --> 1:27:01.200 They can take them away at any time, look in 1:27:01.240 --> 1:27:04.559 the terms of service. So I understand having something that's yours. 1:27:04.600 --> 1:27:07.640 I totally get that. But at the same time, you 1:27:07.720 --> 1:27:10.439 can't have a big business around this stuff when nobody's 1:27:10.439 --> 1:27:15.680 actually selling them or buying them. And then Tesla is 1:27:15.800 --> 1:27:20.400 refreshing the model. Why this is a major refresh first 1:27:20.640 --> 1:27:23.240 launched in China, now it's coming to the US in March. 1:27:24.000 --> 1:27:28.160 Big changes. Not to the range though, three and twenty miles. 1:27:28.320 --> 1:27:30.080 I really wish that they could get this thing to 1:27:30.160 --> 1:27:33.080 four hundred miles. That is the sweet spot for an 1:27:33.120 --> 1:27:36.479 Evy range is four hundred miles. But again, they did 1:27:36.520 --> 1:27:39.120 get a tiny range increase about two point eight percent. 1:27:39.120 --> 1:27:39.840 That's not that much. 1:27:40.720 --> 1:27:44.479 Upgraded suspension for a better ride, less vibration on rough roads, 1:27:45.000 --> 1:27:49.960 less road noise. The doors feel better, more premium when 1:27:49.960 --> 1:27:55.320 you close them. There's a brighter and more responsive touchscreen. Yes, 1:27:55.880 --> 1:28:00.000 they definitely need that. There's also a passenger rear passenger 1:28:00.120 --> 1:28:04.040 eight inch touchscreen. There's a better glass in all the windows, 1:28:04.040 --> 1:28:08.400 so it's gonna be quieter. Let's see. The Fronk has 1:28:08.439 --> 1:28:10.439 a drain hole. I don't know what that means. I 1:28:10.439 --> 1:28:12.160 guess you can put like ice in the front, like 1:28:12.200 --> 1:28:13.080 you can keep stuff. 1:28:13.080 --> 1:28:15.640 That's kind of cool. It's actually a smart idea. Have 1:28:15.720 --> 1:28:17.920 that on mind. Yeah, oh yeah, yeah. 1:28:17.960 --> 1:28:20.599 The Mustang Machy has that same feature. 1:28:20.640 --> 1:28:21.759 Have you ice down anything? 1:28:21.880 --> 1:28:23.240 I haven't yet, any reason too. 1:28:23.640 --> 1:28:24.360 I mean it's kind of fun. 1:28:24.360 --> 1:28:24.640 I get it. 1:28:24.640 --> 1:28:26.080 You got a tailgate you put the I I mean 1:28:26.080 --> 1:28:30.360 that's cool. So that's a fun feature. Three sixty five 1:28:30.439 --> 1:28:33.040 watt USBC chargers, which means you can charge like your 1:28:33.080 --> 1:28:37.320 laptop and things. They're much higher power than before front 1:28:37.360 --> 1:28:39.040 light bar. I know a lot of people it's kind 1:28:39.040 --> 1:28:40.720 of very similar to the cyber truck. I know, it's 1:28:40.840 --> 1:28:45.360 very Some people like that. Some people don't better cellular reception, 1:28:45.560 --> 1:28:49.479 better Wi Fi, and better phone recognition. All these little 1:28:49.560 --> 1:28:52.120 things that I have issue with on the Tesla. They 1:28:52.120 --> 1:28:55.240 have fixed delivery start twenty twenty five forty five to 1:28:55.280 --> 1:28:57.840 sixty thousand dollars for the new model. Why coming up, 1:28:57.880 --> 1:29:02.519 we're going to talk accessible tech right after this. Welcome 1:29:02.560 --> 1:29:04.920 back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out 1:29:04.920 --> 1:29:08.679 with you, Talking technology. The website for the show rich 1:29:08.920 --> 1:29:12.120 on Tech dot tv. There you can email me, sign 1:29:12.200 --> 1:29:15.120 up for the newsletter, find me on social media, subscribe 1:29:15.120 --> 1:29:18.000 to the podcast. Pretty much your one stop shop for 1:29:18.400 --> 1:29:22.559 all things related to this show. Vincent writes in, Hey, Rich, 1:29:22.600 --> 1:29:24.120 I hope all as well with you and your family. 1:29:24.120 --> 1:29:27.040 Can you recommend a good QR code scanner I can 1:29:27.080 --> 1:29:32.200 download on my Android phone? Thanks, Vinnie, Well, you don't 1:29:32.240 --> 1:29:34.920 really need to download an app. Most of the modern 1:29:35.000 --> 1:29:39.280 Android smartphones have the QR code scanning feature built into 1:29:39.320 --> 1:29:42.040 your phone's camera, So if it's not on, you can 1:29:42.040 --> 1:29:45.920 go into your phone settings and it should say QR 1:29:46.000 --> 1:29:49.880 code scanning and you can toggle that on. Or you 1:29:49.920 --> 1:29:53.240 can use Google Lens, which is also built into almost 1:29:53.280 --> 1:29:56.559 all of the Android phones. You can also use Circle 1:29:56.600 --> 1:30:00.040 the Search to scan QR codes. If you see on 1:30:00.040 --> 1:30:02.559 on your screen, you can just use circle to search 1:30:02.600 --> 1:30:06.479 and tap it. But if you must download a standalone app, 1:30:06.520 --> 1:30:10.320 you can download one called bar Code Scanner. And this 1:30:10.400 --> 1:30:14.120 is a bar code scanner. It's uh, let's see who's 1:30:14.160 --> 1:30:16.360 the Let me see who the person who makes it 1:30:16.400 --> 1:30:18.000 is so you can make sure you're getting the right one. 1:30:20.680 --> 1:30:24.479 At the rock a t h A R okay Ather 1:30:24.640 --> 1:30:29.360 Rock Scanner, QR Code and products. All right, let me 1:30:29.360 --> 1:30:34.679 bring up my guest, Paul amideis Lane is a radio 1:30:34.760 --> 1:30:38.920 host and accessibility consultant, and he's going to talk about 1:30:38.920 --> 1:30:42.120 how tech can empower folks with disabilities. 1:30:42.880 --> 1:30:44.040 Paul, welcome to the show. 1:30:45.280 --> 1:30:47.679 Rich, Thank you so much. How are you, my friend? 1:30:47.880 --> 1:30:49.160 I am doing fantastic. 1:30:49.760 --> 1:30:52.840 So we often run run into each other at the 1:30:52.880 --> 1:30:56.760 tech events far and wide. So how is the tech 1:30:56.760 --> 1:30:58.599 world going for you these days? 1:30:59.000 --> 1:31:00.960 You know what, Rich? Is amazing? 1:31:01.280 --> 1:31:03.720 I am optimistic at just some of the technologies out 1:31:03.760 --> 1:31:07.440 there that help ones like myself in the entire disabled community, 1:31:07.560 --> 1:31:11.000 just to enjoy all this amazing tech that's out there. 1:31:11.280 --> 1:31:14.680 Yeah, and that's I think a really another side of 1:31:14.720 --> 1:31:18.240 technology is that it is helping folks with different abilities 1:31:19.000 --> 1:31:22.040 to accomplish a lot of the same things that anyone can, 1:31:22.120 --> 1:31:24.400 and I think that that's what's really neat about what 1:31:24.439 --> 1:31:27.200 we've seen recently. Paul, can you share a little bit 1:31:27.200 --> 1:31:29.920 about your story, your personal story, like what happened to 1:31:29.960 --> 1:31:31.439 you and where you're at today? 1:31:32.000 --> 1:31:32.600 Absolutely? 1:31:32.720 --> 1:31:35.240 I rich Back in nineteen ninety three, I was involved 1:31:35.240 --> 1:31:39.200 in an automobile accident that left me a quadriplegic and 1:31:39.240 --> 1:31:40.760 a power wheelchair user. 1:31:40.840 --> 1:31:43.559 My C six and seven vertebrae was damaged. 1:31:43.600 --> 1:31:46.320 So what that means is I do have some hand movement, 1:31:46.400 --> 1:31:49.480 it's risk movement, but I don't have any finger movements. 1:31:49.760 --> 1:31:52.200 A lot of sensation is done is a numb like 1:31:52.280 --> 1:31:53.320 under my nipple line. 1:31:53.360 --> 1:31:56.479 So that's my disability. Wow. 1:31:56.520 --> 1:31:59.600 And so I mean, do you remember, I mean, I 1:31:59.600 --> 1:32:01.360 don't know how you were when this happened, but do 1:32:01.360 --> 1:32:04.040 you remember having full ability and now having this? 1:32:04.600 --> 1:32:04.760 Oh? 1:32:04.840 --> 1:32:05.680 Yeah, absolutely? 1:32:06.000 --> 1:32:06.200 You know. 1:32:06.240 --> 1:32:10.599 I remember being at vibrant youngster, playing basketball, being a musician, 1:32:11.240 --> 1:32:14.920 loving video games, and living an amazing life. 1:32:15.000 --> 1:32:18.240 And then when this happened, it was like a new normal, Like, Okay, I. 1:32:18.200 --> 1:32:22.080 Had to learn how to adapt to just what my 1:32:22.800 --> 1:32:23.960 abilities would be now. 1:32:24.240 --> 1:32:26.559 And what was that process like and has it gotten 1:32:27.080 --> 1:32:30.360 you know, you're talking what ninety three, almost thirty years now, 1:32:30.400 --> 1:32:33.280 so I mean, has technology has changed in that time. 1:32:33.560 --> 1:32:35.559 I'm guessing, oh it has. 1:32:35.720 --> 1:32:35.880 Rich. 1:32:35.920 --> 1:32:37.840 I remember when I when I first got injured, you know, 1:32:37.920 --> 1:32:40.519 just trying to turn on the TV. I wouldn't able 1:32:40.520 --> 1:32:41.960 to do it. I would have to have a family 1:32:42.000 --> 1:32:44.160 member do it for me. And then I would like 1:32:44.439 --> 1:32:47.439 take a remote and use like my lip I'm holding 1:32:47.439 --> 1:32:49.639 it in the palm of my hand just to turn 1:32:50.520 --> 1:32:53.360 the different stations and couldn't turn on lights, couldn't do 1:32:53.439 --> 1:32:55.640 any of those things. So I was just left at 1:32:55.640 --> 1:32:57.680 everyone's mercy to try to do things for me. 1:32:57.760 --> 1:32:59.800 So it was a really challenging time for me. And 1:33:00.080 --> 1:33:05.240 what about now, Ah, Now, Rich, I am unstoppable, man. 1:33:05.280 --> 1:33:09.759 I can use technology to control my environmentals. I can 1:33:10.240 --> 1:33:13.679 use it to open my back door. I can use 1:33:13.720 --> 1:33:16.479 it just to be as independent as possible now and 1:33:16.640 --> 1:33:17.280 it's amazing. 1:33:17.800 --> 1:33:19.840 And one thing to know about Paul, he is always 1:33:19.840 --> 1:33:22.320 smiling every tech event I see. And by the way, 1:33:22.360 --> 1:33:24.600 it's not like you know, you're in a wheelchair, but 1:33:24.640 --> 1:33:27.679 you're you're not limited like you. I've seen you all 1:33:27.680 --> 1:33:31.080 over the place, like in Vegas, here in La So 1:33:31.120 --> 1:33:32.439 I mean you definitely get around. 1:33:33.360 --> 1:33:36.200 Uh, you know I do. And uh it's funny. You 1:33:36.240 --> 1:33:37.920 know my family always joke around and be like you're 1:33:37.920 --> 1:33:40.080 too busy, stop being so busy. But I'm like, no, 1:33:40.439 --> 1:33:42.000 you know, I have to keep going, have to be 1:33:42.880 --> 1:33:45.599 going to different events and everything just to find out 1:33:45.640 --> 1:33:47.120 more about it. I can just live in life to 1:33:47.200 --> 1:33:50.439 the fullest, rich and meeting amazing people like you so. 1:33:50.560 --> 1:33:55.599 Well, thank you and yourself included too. What I guess, 1:33:55.720 --> 1:33:57.120 what are some of the brands or some of the 1:33:57.120 --> 1:34:00.600 things that you think people should be aware of, you know, 1:34:00.680 --> 1:34:03.360 looking into accessible technology. 1:34:03.240 --> 1:34:06.879 Well, let's let's take smartphones to uh to be precise, 1:34:06.960 --> 1:34:11.280 and I would say, instead of measuring on what smartphone 1:34:11.360 --> 1:34:14.760 is more accessible, look at the different accessibility features and 1:34:14.800 --> 1:34:18.400 the different smartphones like me, I have iPhone, also have androids, 1:34:18.439 --> 1:34:22.599 So I would say, like for the Android model, voice access, 1:34:22.680 --> 1:34:25.400 especially if you have limited mobility in your hands like 1:34:25.520 --> 1:34:29.800 I do. Voice access allows me to say things like 1:34:29.920 --> 1:34:34.360 open Gmail, scroll down, tap reply. I can do all 1:34:34.400 --> 1:34:37.080 types of things with my voice and even like with Siri, 1:34:37.680 --> 1:34:40.840 using that to open up different apps and helping me 1:34:40.920 --> 1:34:42.679 to do it. Now for once you're a vision impaired 1:34:42.720 --> 1:34:46.200 who has maybe some hearing hearing challenges, some of the 1:34:46.240 --> 1:34:50.600 features on there are amazing too, like live Transcribe, you 1:34:50.680 --> 1:34:53.840 have other type of sound notifications on Android allows you 1:34:53.920 --> 1:34:58.400 to if your coffee maker is a is completed, you'll 1:34:58.400 --> 1:35:01.360 get a notification on your phone that's done. So some 1:35:01.439 --> 1:35:05.280 of these features out there make it amazingly to be independent. 1:35:05.520 --> 1:35:05.840 Wow. 1:35:06.040 --> 1:35:08.559 And do you think that these companies have put more 1:35:08.680 --> 1:35:12.919 emphasis on these accessibility features over the past couple of years. 1:35:13.439 --> 1:35:15.280 Yes, yes, And it's been incredible. 1:35:15.320 --> 1:35:19.000 And even though I started my career in journalism, but 1:35:19.720 --> 1:35:23.840 now parlaying into being an accessibility consultant working with these 1:35:23.840 --> 1:35:26.960 different companies to make this a reality and seeing kind 1:35:26.960 --> 1:35:29.439 of the inner workings of it. Now, Rich, it's like 1:35:29.479 --> 1:35:33.240 they're really prioritizing this now because I think we finally 1:35:33.240 --> 1:35:36.160 got people to understand that all of us one day 1:35:36.280 --> 1:35:39.720 are going to age into some type of disability. So 1:35:39.720 --> 1:35:42.879 they're getting that now, Rich, So now they are creating 1:35:43.200 --> 1:35:45.559 and wanted to put these things out there so if 1:35:45.600 --> 1:35:48.200 something ever happens to them, are when they get a 1:35:48.240 --> 1:35:50.000 little older, they'll be able to use technology. 1:35:50.080 --> 1:35:51.800 Yeah, because even as we age, I mean, you're talking 1:35:51.840 --> 1:35:54.519 limited mobility, limited vision. I mean, these are all things 1:35:54.560 --> 1:35:57.120 that just happened to you know, able body people over 1:35:57.160 --> 1:35:57.519 the years. 1:35:57.520 --> 1:36:00.639 Anyway. Absolutely, So what about when it. 1:36:00.560 --> 1:36:02.360 Comes to like video games any kind of Like I 1:36:02.439 --> 1:36:06.120 was at the the there was like a season accessibility 1:36:06.120 --> 1:36:08.520 conference and they had a whole bunch of like PlayStation 1:36:08.720 --> 1:36:11.160 had like video game controllers that were very accessible. I've 1:36:11.160 --> 1:36:13.960 been to Microsoft where they have a whole line of 1:36:14.000 --> 1:36:16.320 accessories that are very customizable. 1:36:17.280 --> 1:36:20.400 Yeah, I am partial to PlayStation. I'll tell you. I'll 1:36:20.439 --> 1:36:21.000 let you know why. 1:36:21.200 --> 1:36:23.600 Rich, I've had the privilege of working on some of 1:36:23.600 --> 1:36:26.880 their top Triple A games, putting accessibility features and working 1:36:26.880 --> 1:36:30.240 with their development teams, and just some of the features 1:36:30.240 --> 1:36:32.240 that they have in there now will allow you to 1:36:33.160 --> 1:36:35.880 make it so that you can don't have to have 1:36:36.040 --> 1:36:40.360 these complex button pushes or if your vision impaired, have 1:36:40.439 --> 1:36:44.040 an audio description, having all these certain things that make 1:36:44.080 --> 1:36:47.400 gaming more accessible. And working on the access controller with 1:36:47.479 --> 1:36:50.400 PlayStation that was like my Crown Jewel, being able to 1:36:50.960 --> 1:36:53.960 help them to carve out how they can have this 1:36:54.040 --> 1:36:57.599 controller where it's customizable, you can have different profiles in there. 1:36:57.800 --> 1:37:00.160 And before that, Rich, when I used to game man, 1:37:00.280 --> 1:37:02.200 I used to put the controller in the palm of 1:37:02.240 --> 1:37:05.600 my hand and use my chin, use my lip to 1:37:05.720 --> 1:37:09.120 manipulate the controller. But now single what's out there? I mean, 1:37:09.400 --> 1:37:11.839 the sky is the limit. Rich's coming down the pipe 1:37:11.880 --> 1:37:13.920 this year is gonna be mind blowing. 1:37:14.160 --> 1:37:15.639 Oh that's amazing. That's good to hear. 1:37:15.920 --> 1:37:18.160 What about all these voice assistants and AI, like, I 1:37:18.200 --> 1:37:21.280 feel like that's probably like CHATCHYBT and all that. 1:37:21.439 --> 1:37:22.720 Are you able to use that or what? 1:37:23.360 --> 1:37:24.160 Oh? Yeah, Rich? 1:37:24.200 --> 1:37:27.439 And you know, like when we're preparing to do certain things, 1:37:27.479 --> 1:37:31.760 you know, I'm having like my own virtual personal assistant 1:37:31.920 --> 1:37:35.080 has just been been been a game changer for me. 1:37:35.240 --> 1:37:37.280 You know, I can it can help me out to 1:37:37.560 --> 1:37:40.519 edit some copy that I'm working on. It can it 1:37:40.560 --> 1:37:44.360 can act as giving me reminders out there, being able 1:37:44.400 --> 1:37:47.360 to put something together like an email. 1:37:47.520 --> 1:37:50.320 It makes me sound like like you're Rich, Like I'm like, I'm. 1:37:50.200 --> 1:37:52.320 Intelligent way you are intelligent. 1:37:53.400 --> 1:37:55.400 But you know, it really just helps me out to 1:37:56.000 --> 1:37:58.240 be able to be more independent, not having to rely 1:37:58.360 --> 1:38:00.639 on family members and help me do certain things. 1:38:00.640 --> 1:38:02.320 But but that that's been a game change. 1:38:02.439 --> 1:38:05.000 And even like smart home devices too, I mean, Rich, 1:38:05.080 --> 1:38:07.920 that is just I tell you, it's wild. 1:38:08.240 --> 1:38:10.200 Yeah, like all the just the things that you can 1:38:10.240 --> 1:38:13.320 program in to do and use your voice to command 1:38:13.320 --> 1:38:14.040 those things. 1:38:14.520 --> 1:38:15.360 Yeah, it's amazing. 1:38:15.520 --> 1:38:17.680 And Rich I see, yes, I know you've probably got 1:38:17.760 --> 1:38:21.200 you got a chance to see to see what Samsung's BOLLI. Yeah, 1:38:21.439 --> 1:38:23.800 and that right there. I was like, I can't wait 1:38:23.840 --> 1:38:25.160 to get that in my house, to be able to 1:38:25.240 --> 1:38:29.679 use that kind of smart artificial intelligence, to be able 1:38:29.720 --> 1:38:32.880 to take Alexa and Google to the next level. 1:38:32.880 --> 1:38:33.840 We're doing certain things. 1:38:34.040 --> 1:38:34.280 Yeah. 1:38:34.320 --> 1:38:37.320 So Bali, if you don't know, is this little robot 1:38:37.400 --> 1:38:39.840 that sort of rolls around on the floor, but it 1:38:39.880 --> 1:38:43.040 can control your smart home devices. It's all voice activated, 1:38:43.439 --> 1:38:45.519 and it can also has a projector built in, so 1:38:45.520 --> 1:38:47.720 almost like R two D two style, where it's like 1:38:48.040 --> 1:38:50.680 it can project a movie on the wall or a 1:38:50.720 --> 1:38:51.920 website whatever you need. 1:38:52.320 --> 1:38:53.160 It can read stuff too. 1:38:53.160 --> 1:38:54.720 It's got cameras, like if you hold a bottle of 1:38:54.720 --> 1:38:56.599 wine in front of it, it'll tell you like all 1:38:56.640 --> 1:38:58.439 about the wine or what it pairs with and all 1:38:58.439 --> 1:38:59.200 that kind of stuff. 1:38:59.720 --> 1:39:01.720 Yeah, And you know, Rich, that caught my attention because 1:39:01.760 --> 1:39:04.360 I'm like, when I next have my Rabbi, I won't 1:39:04.400 --> 1:39:07.960 bother to let me know either. Boom Farms or Thunderbird, 1:39:08.040 --> 1:39:09.360 whichever goes with it, right. 1:39:10.560 --> 1:39:11.120 I love it? 1:39:11.880 --> 1:39:14.000 Hey, So for you, you know, I know that this 1:39:14.080 --> 1:39:16.280 has been a big change for you in your life. 1:39:17.040 --> 1:39:19.439 What do you think people need to know about people 1:39:19.600 --> 1:39:22.960 like yourself? When you know you're a bit different and 1:39:23.080 --> 1:39:26.439 you know people see that and sometimes people are scared 1:39:26.920 --> 1:39:29.400 or they you know, their standoffish. 1:39:29.520 --> 1:39:31.200 What do you what's your message to people? 1:39:32.240 --> 1:39:34.800 You know, I'm like, just treat us like like like 1:39:34.880 --> 1:39:36.080 regular folks. You know what I mean. 1:39:36.120 --> 1:39:39.920 We we laugh, we cry, we hug, we love, you know, 1:39:40.200 --> 1:39:42.880 all the differences. We use a sense of and adaptive technologies. 1:39:42.880 --> 1:39:44.240 You know, I'm a I'm an open book. 1:39:44.520 --> 1:39:44.760 You know. 1:39:44.800 --> 1:39:47.160 When someone comes to me and asks me, hey, do 1:39:47.200 --> 1:39:49.360 you mind telling me what happened to you? 1:39:49.520 --> 1:39:50.479 I don't mind at all. 1:39:50.520 --> 1:39:53.400 You know, just come and talk and ask us if 1:39:53.400 --> 1:39:56.400 we need any assistance. You know, you know, we we 1:39:56.439 --> 1:39:59.320 love it and interact. We love to be sociable, you know, 1:39:59.479 --> 1:40:02.680 just don't fear us. You know, just let's get a 1:40:02.720 --> 1:40:03.519 chance to know each other. 1:40:03.520 --> 1:40:07.559 Approaches absolutely great advice, Paul. What's the best way for 1:40:07.640 --> 1:40:09.479 folks to keep up with you? 1:40:10.080 --> 1:40:13.240 Well, they can always reach out to me. Paulamadeas Lane 1:40:13.320 --> 1:40:15.920 dot com. That's my website and even on all social 1:40:15.960 --> 1:40:21.080 media platforms, Paul Amadea's Lane even LinkedIn because I am 1:40:21.200 --> 1:40:24.400 a not a businessman, but a businessman, so you can 1:40:24.439 --> 1:40:26.320 reach me on LinkedIn to it. 1:40:26.439 --> 1:40:28.400 Paul Almadea's Lane all right, and I'll link it up 1:40:28.439 --> 1:40:31.519 on the website. Paulamedeis Lane dot com. Go to rich 1:40:31.600 --> 1:40:35.000 on Tech dot TV. Paul, what a pleasure speaking with 1:40:35.040 --> 1:40:35.639 you this morning. 1:40:36.120 --> 1:40:37.040 Same here, Rich Rich. 1:40:37.040 --> 1:40:38.920 Thank you so much for the honor for me to 1:40:38.960 --> 1:40:40.240 be able to come on the show and talk with you. 1:40:40.360 --> 1:40:40.759 My friends. 1:40:40.840 --> 1:40:43.519 Same here, same here, more rich on Tech coming your way, 1:40:43.520 --> 1:40:49.080 plus the feedback right after this. Welcome back to rich 1:40:49.160 --> 1:40:52.680 on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with you, just 1:40:53.520 --> 1:40:58.000 processing the last conversation. What an incredible interview, what incredible story, 1:40:58.120 --> 1:41:01.599 what incredible person. And it just goes to show that, 1:41:01.720 --> 1:41:05.479 you know, just because people are different, are different from 1:41:05.560 --> 1:41:08.320 us or different from what you're used to, it's just 1:41:09.120 --> 1:41:10.840 got to talk to them and you got to like 1:41:11.000 --> 1:41:14.040 get to know them and understand where they're coming from. 1:41:14.680 --> 1:41:17.240 And it's just you know, I've seen Paul for so 1:41:17.320 --> 1:41:19.800 many years and I wasn't really aware of what his 1:41:20.160 --> 1:41:22.639 original story was, and he was so happy to share 1:41:22.680 --> 1:41:25.120 it and so happy to be a wealth of information 1:41:25.360 --> 1:41:27.720 for the you know, accessible community. I mean, it's just 1:41:27.880 --> 1:41:31.479 really really amazing. So thank you Paul for doing that. 1:41:31.600 --> 1:41:34.519 Appreciate it. And actually this goes to a bigger kind 1:41:34.560 --> 1:41:37.240 of topic I had. So I was at the Samsung 1:41:37.280 --> 1:41:39.799 event this week. I was there for about four days, 1:41:40.439 --> 1:41:43.559 and Samsung, full disclosure, they did bring me up there, 1:41:43.640 --> 1:41:46.320 as they did with a lot of people, and so 1:41:46.560 --> 1:41:48.840 you know, it doesn't influence what I think of the 1:41:48.840 --> 1:41:53.200 products or anything like that. But part of the benefit 1:41:53.320 --> 1:41:56.960 of being at these events is the people. And I 1:41:57.040 --> 1:42:00.040 spent four days with the all the tech reviewers. I 1:42:00.040 --> 1:42:02.760 mean I'm talking every major tech reviewer you've seen on 1:42:02.800 --> 1:42:07.639 YouTube or on TV or the internet or whatever was there. 1:42:08.200 --> 1:42:10.240 And you get to hang out with them, and you 1:42:10.240 --> 1:42:12.400 get to go to the events and then afterwards you 1:42:12.439 --> 1:42:17.240 go to parties, and that is really an incredible thing 1:42:17.760 --> 1:42:20.519 in any business, not just mine, but like the people, 1:42:20.960 --> 1:42:24.360 that is what it all comes down to. So the 1:42:24.800 --> 1:42:29.759 relationships and understanding and exchanging information, you know, just asking 1:42:29.800 --> 1:42:32.360 everyone how they do their job, and you know, just 1:42:32.760 --> 1:42:35.400 it's really incredible. So Anyway, the more people that you 1:42:35.479 --> 1:42:38.040 kind of talk to, the more that you interact with them, 1:42:38.160 --> 1:42:40.679 it just really makes such a difference in your life 1:42:41.120 --> 1:42:42.360 that I highly recommend it. 1:42:42.439 --> 1:42:44.440 So don't just stay home and play video. 1:42:44.200 --> 1:42:47.040 Games, I guess, don't just like stay home and watch 1:42:47.120 --> 1:42:49.479 Netflix all day. Like get out and like even for me, 1:42:49.560 --> 1:42:51.280 it takes me out of my comfort zone. Like we 1:42:51.400 --> 1:42:54.040 go to these events and you know, I can handle 1:42:54.080 --> 1:42:57.240 this stuff, like the Samsung presentation and that, but like 1:42:57.600 --> 1:42:59.719 you know, going to like cocktail parties, going to parties, 1:42:59.720 --> 1:43:01.640 going to events, like you got to put yourself out 1:43:01.680 --> 1:43:03.960 there a little bit, right You're you know, you may 1:43:04.000 --> 1:43:06.080 not have a wingman or someone you can hang out 1:43:06.120 --> 1:43:08.600 with all the time, or someone that's close to you, 1:43:08.640 --> 1:43:10.080 and so you got to like go in and just 1:43:10.160 --> 1:43:12.200 you know, say hi to people and talk to them. 1:43:12.240 --> 1:43:14.680 So it's it takes a lot to put yourself out 1:43:14.680 --> 1:43:17.960 there in those in that respect. All right, Let's see 1:43:17.960 --> 1:43:19.240 if there's any other news that I want to get 1:43:19.280 --> 1:43:25.400 to before I get to the feedback here circle to Search. 1:43:25.439 --> 1:43:28.240 I know I mentioned it earlier, but it is getting smarter. 1:43:28.800 --> 1:43:31.000 I think I mentioned it can now instantly recognize the 1:43:31.040 --> 1:43:33.639 phone numbers, the email addresses and URLs on your screen. 1:43:33.720 --> 1:43:37.439 So that's pretty cool. I'm gonna link up a cool 1:43:37.439 --> 1:43:42.559 blog post from the popcar Bear blog about free software gems. 1:43:42.600 --> 1:43:46.400 This was posted by my pal Jared Newman from advisorator 1:43:46.439 --> 1:43:48.400 dot com. If you're not signed up for his newsletter, 1:43:49.120 --> 1:43:52.840 his is really good, but he posted this link. It's 1:43:52.840 --> 1:43:54.559 got all these different little apps that can really help, 1:43:54.560 --> 1:43:56.559 like local send, which is kind of like an air 1:43:56.640 --> 1:44:00.240 drop but for everything, send, which is like a drop 1:44:00.280 --> 1:44:02.320 Box but for like, you know, just sharing a temporary 1:44:02.360 --> 1:44:05.879 link to a file. Joplin open source note taking software, 1:44:06.000 --> 1:44:09.679 audio Mass Have you heard of that one? Bobo audio Mass, 1:44:10.120 --> 1:44:13.439 a web based audio editor quick things like splitting tracks, 1:44:13.439 --> 1:44:19.679 removing silence, applying filters audio Mass, Yeah, Calces calculator app. 1:44:20.680 --> 1:44:25.479 Let's see Chris Titus win util Windows customization tool for 1:44:25.880 --> 1:44:30.040 disabling bloatwear and optimizing the OS. So anyway, I'll put 1:44:30.040 --> 1:44:32.000 that on the link and the website as well. Rich 1:44:32.040 --> 1:44:34.160 on tech dot tv, all right, let's open up this feedback. 1:44:34.280 --> 1:44:38.880 See what you had to say this week. Efrin from 1:44:39.080 --> 1:44:41.120 Oxnard writes in, Hey, Rich, I was listening to your 1:44:41.120 --> 1:44:44.439 podcast from January eighteenth, when Stanley asked about recording shows 1:44:44.479 --> 1:44:48.240 with Spectrum. You suggested getting the Zuomo Box for his 1:44:48.320 --> 1:44:51.000 main TV, but wanted to share that Spectrum already offers 1:44:51.040 --> 1:44:54.040 digital recording for a fee. You can access your recorded 1:44:54.080 --> 1:44:56.840 programs via their app on any device. Since he uses 1:44:56.920 --> 1:44:58.640 Roku that's all he needs, it could save him the 1:44:58.680 --> 1:45:01.280 cost of renting the Zuomo de Thank you for your 1:45:01.320 --> 1:45:03.639 great advice. I love listening to your podcast and watching 1:45:03.720 --> 1:45:06.639 you on TV. Keep up the great work and say 1:45:06.760 --> 1:45:11.920 hi to Bobo what up? I love it? Thank you, Efran. 1:45:12.280 --> 1:45:15.439 I think that our caller, if I remember, was saying 1:45:15.439 --> 1:45:17.960 that he had two TVs. One he wanted the Box 1:45:18.040 --> 1:45:20.960 four and one he wanted the Roku app with the 1:45:21.000 --> 1:45:23.320 Spectrum so or the Roku Box with Spectrum. 1:45:23.360 --> 1:45:23.880 So good. 1:45:23.960 --> 1:45:27.880 Good stuff there. Matt from Queen Creek, Arizona, rights in rich. 1:45:27.920 --> 1:45:30.120 I recently discovered your podcast and love it. A few 1:45:30.120 --> 1:45:33.559 weeks ago you discussed photo backup for phones, but I 1:45:33.560 --> 1:45:36.559 didn't hear Microsoft three sixty five mentioned it includes one drive, 1:45:36.600 --> 1:45:38.680 which I use for about seventy dollars a year. It 1:45:38.720 --> 1:45:41.800 works great on my Samsung phone. Thanks yes, Matt, and 1:45:41.800 --> 1:45:43.240 now you have to deal with that price increase. We 1:45:43.280 --> 1:45:45.600 talked about, so change to that classic plan if you 1:45:45.640 --> 1:45:48.559 want to pay more. Thanks for listening to the podcast. 1:45:48.560 --> 1:45:51.160 Amanda from Westlake Village rights in My family loves your 1:45:51.200 --> 1:45:54.560 tech reports on TV and in the car on KFI. 1:45:54.600 --> 1:45:57.280 Thank you well, thank you, Amanda. That means a lot 1:45:57.320 --> 1:45:57.519 to me. 1:45:58.520 --> 1:46:03.439 Alvin from Tewksbury, Massachusetts writes in your radio show has 1:46:03.479 --> 1:46:05.559 taught me, at seventy five, quite a lot about the 1:46:05.600 --> 1:46:07.519 technology available in everyday life. 1:46:07.560 --> 1:46:11.360 Thanks for that, well, thank you, Alvin. Let's see here. 1:46:12.760 --> 1:46:16.000 Ruth from San Pedro writes in your answer to the 1:46:16.000 --> 1:46:19.519 caller's question today on the iPad storage saved me. I 1:46:19.520 --> 1:46:21.760 had called Apple support too. No one can help me, 1:46:21.800 --> 1:46:24.320 but you. Thank you, thank you, thank you three thank 1:46:24.320 --> 1:46:31.080 yous in that one. I'm telling you, the feeling I 1:46:31.120 --> 1:46:33.160 get from this show and we actually help people is 1:46:33.200 --> 1:46:37.240 really nice, I will say. Lynn writes in hey, a 1:46:37.280 --> 1:46:40.000 warning about scams when a scam. When a scam hits 1:46:40.000 --> 1:46:42.040 your computer screen, it might not let you turn off 1:46:42.040 --> 1:46:45.040 your computer normally if you're not using battery power. Just 1:46:45.120 --> 1:46:48.200 unplug the machine either at its back or the electrical receptacle. 1:46:48.439 --> 1:46:50.719 Wait ten seconds, plug it in, and the scam is gone. 1:46:50.760 --> 1:46:53.320 I speak from experience. If you're on laptop power first, 1:46:53.320 --> 1:46:56.519 I don't know, but i'd shut the lid fast cheers. Yes, 1:46:56.640 --> 1:46:59.200 when you get those things that take over your screen, 1:46:59.600 --> 1:47:01.960 do whatever you can to get out of there. You 1:47:02.040 --> 1:47:04.360 might have to just restart your computer, unplug it if 1:47:04.360 --> 1:47:06.360 you have to, unplug it from the internet. If you 1:47:06.400 --> 1:47:08.360 have to, that's going to do it. Links to everything 1:47:08.360 --> 1:47:10.519 on the website rich on tech dot tv. I'm on 1:47:10.560 --> 1:47:13.800 social media at rich on Tech. Next week Philip Swan, 1:47:13.880 --> 1:47:17.040 the TV answer man, we'll talk about the Super Bowl coverage. 1:47:17.040 --> 1:47:19.679 Thanks so much for listening. I'm rich Demiro. I'll talk 1:47:19.680 --> 1:47:20.639 to you real soon.