Computer Talk with TAB

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Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s questions. To keep the topics fresh and informative, guests are brought in as a result of listener’s questions and suggestions. The show is geared towards the everyday computer user with questions about how their computer works and how to fix it when there is a problem.

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Saturday · 37 min
Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 1
Springfield School systems Cyber-attack, AI looking to be regulated so they can keep the competition out, AI Slop of music being submitted to steal payments, Flock Cameras and how they really work, Am I getting Phished, HP Printer printing poorly, GoNetSpeed how much speed do I need, Location info, How do I stop websites from asking where I am?
Saturday · 34 min
Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 2
Phones are Back! Live callers! More HP Printer talk, Firefox restart, previous sessions, Ziggy gets snipy, Microsoft calls OpenAI web scraping largest theft of Labor in human history, Caller suggests HP Printer could be “draft mode” issue, Apple Neo suggestions, Dyson Optical toothbrush, Flock Boston turned off because they don’t want to share the data, Roblox $100K advertising cost b y 9 year old.
September 5 · 41 min
Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 1
IDScan Leak major issue, On-Prem Exchange email issues, GoNetSpeed in my neighborhood!, OpenDNS settings giving me trouble, Your Drop Box account got compromised, Google ad scams, Rescued Hikers Blame AI!
September 5 · 42 min
Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 2
Rescued Hikers Blame AI, I’m in the office and having blue-tooth issues, AI generated Content I google search, Getting IDed for what?
August 29 · 41 min
Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 2
Ziggy talks about the CISA Secure by Design report, Lenovo Yoga 9 years old should I replace? Zig in NC Office Suite with Outlook account issues, AI being used to generate Laws is causing more work for actual lawyers, Missing DLL in my operating system, Windows Protect Print Mode, Proton found a ton of VPNs that are tracking your location, How do I reduce Ads on my phone,
August 29 · 41 min
Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 1
Meta admits its Social Media is harmful to kids with $18B settlement, Meta Glasses now will stop working if you block the Recording light, Boston Scientific and McKesson Breached, Microduck Robot the next big thing? Flock OS Investigate tool getting creepy, CISA warns that Software vendors need to focus more on Secure by Design.
August 15 · 40 min
Computer Talk 8-16-26 HR 1
PBS lost 50TB of Data when Cloud backup provider went out of business, Fitness App STILL showing location of our Military while deployed! Delta passenger decided to take his new Hacker skills to the friendly sky, Caller has a solution to his email problem, he was “black-holed” by the email provider as a suspect IP, New Laptop and what do I use to Transfer the data, Bit locker error, Blue Screen error still happening,
August 15 · 38 min
Computer Talk 8-15-26 HR 2
US Govt is going to allow private companies to carry out Cyberattacks on its behalf, My new computer is very slow when I’m on Facebook, Off-line PC is asking for product key, HP Laptops that are a few years old what security products do I need? College student with new side-job want’s to protect his laptop, CA DROP Tool to will force Data Brokers to delete your data, Google Pixel Watch 5 will help you with Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance, Pet Feeder Outage…no dead pets we hope!
August 8 · 41 min
Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 1
BWM Pushes surprise Ad to it’s customers, Texas Datacenters have been halted! CBS reporter almost gets scammed, Getting Blue Screen of Death because it’s hot, CCcleaner deleted some files, Microsoft Tells it engineers to use AI for Results not just to burn tokens because it’s costly, Do I need AV? How do I CFG OpenDNS, Can I use an AC Charger at the Airport, Yes my Chromebook is a paperweight.
August 8 · 42 min
Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 2
Teamsters are upset at CA for self-driving trucks, Off-line Bitcoin keys meant to keep your Bitcoin safe are still able to be guessed, Flock Cameras and ULAs, DNS Poisoning is happening so stay off the wifi!, US Bank says the bad guys promise to delete the data they stole. Mac Vulnerability, Exchange Patching ending October of this year!
August 8 · 41 min
Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 1
Water Systems getting hacked because Superintendents are leaving the systems WIDE OPEN!!! AARP Podcast on Scammers using someone else's likeness to perform Romance Scams, New laptop Scam but I have a WNC connected to my network, Two new PCs connected but not waking up the PCs we think he has an old Router, My PC is dead after a BIOS update, Security issue with Cars that have Bluetooth, Keep getting pop-ups on my phones to clean it u
August 8 · 40 min
Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 2
Comcast internet & Cell Service, Ziggy chimes in on AI breaking into AI he wants competent humans programming it, Google Earth pulled Nano Banana instantly, Linkedin allows you to mark AI Slop, Websites blocking AI Scraping by using ShieldFont to confuse it. Caller involved with FIRST Robotics, What happens when I get redirected? American Airlines outage due to IT issues.
July 18 · 38 min
Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 1
AWS Billing Est Software says you might owe $Billion! Airbus migrating 70 critical apps for digital sovereignty, My PC is running out of space due to partitions, How to use REVO uninstall to remove Adobe Cloud, Browser Hijack issue, Windows Updates issues patch Tuesday record, Zell Scams. Musk Promises to purge data.
July 18 · 39 min
Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 2
Jeff Hogan Managing Director and Co-Founder of Judi Group Talks about AI and Healthcare costs to Employers. Garner – How much is AI Upcoding costing Employers?
July 14 · 14 min
Tech Tuesday 7-14-26
Erik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computers, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11am. Re: Waymo makes an arrest, College Econ Major who use AI to get an A in the Class, Apple sues OpenAI for stealing company IP, Oregon to Charge 30% more to companies who use 20 Megawatts or more, Bill Gates daughter called out for “Cookie Stuffing”
July 11 · 36 min
Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 1
Microsoft replacing American Workers with H1B Visa holders, Oregon POWER Act looking to charge Crypto-miners and Datacenters 30% more! Did I buy a good Laptop? How do I backup or transfer my system? Should I use a cooling pad for my laptop? Looking to fix my keyboard, Having issues with Apps and Subscriptions, How do I get my old Apple into Recovery Mode?
July 11 · 37 min
Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 2
Ron Hira Assoc Professor at Howard University & Research Assoc American Policy Institute talks about H1B Visas and Microsoft replacing American workers with H1B Visa Holders.
June 27 · 39 min
Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 1
AI and CT Scans decipher Scrolls from Pompi, Hackers steal millions from Polymarket users, Google Wallet upgrades allows for Touchless TSA Precheck no matter what Airline you are flying, Conti Hackers using local people to walk into law firms to stick USB drives into PCs in order to Hack them. When should I replace my PC? Lost a loved one and want’s a Scanner to scan pictures, Insider made 1.4 million on Microsoft/Constellation deal. Why am I getting duplicate emails on my Outlook.com?
June 27 · 37 min
Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 2
Problems Moving emails, Michael Carron from PURA talks Electricity
June 16 · 9 min
Tech Tuesday 6-16-26
Erik Semmel, Vice President – Mgr. Client Success, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11. Re: So are Smartphones making kids stupider…who knows? Amazon reports on Datacenter water usage. FBI Takes down Chinese Sites used to hire US officials. Do we really care that a foldable Mouse exists? Robinhood again can’t seem to process stocks.

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