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TechByter Worldwide (formerly Technology Corner) with Bill Blinn

TechByter Worldwide offers high-tech content in plain English. Programs are approximately 20 minutes long are listed by date and topic. (YYYY.MM.DD: Topic)

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20:50

TechByter Worldwide 2015.05.31: Can't Install; Can't...

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2015/05/31

Sometimes you can't install a program update and attempting the usual fix (uninstalling) doesn't work either. Microsoft has a helpful application. Research by Google makes it appear that many of us can't remember where we were born, but it's worse than that. If you've recently installed Android Lollipop on your smart phone, check the phone's data usage. In Short Circuits: Finding a way to eat and drink where the locals do when you're traveling. In Spare Parts (only on the website): New Jersey and

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20:57

TechByter Worldwide 2015.05.24: Windows 10: Let the...

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2015/05/24

We know more about Windows 10 now, including how many versions will be provided, but still not when. In Short Circuits: I received a firm reminder of how sneaky phishing messages can be, the United States continues to be the largest supplier of e-mail spam, and after several years of rapid growth tablet sales are off a bit this year. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Look who's the biggest threat to corporate data, China plans to spend more than $200 billion in the next couple of years to

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20:42

TechByter Worldwide 2015.05.17: Free Is an Excellent...

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2015/05/17

I never fail to be amazed by how many applications are available either for free or at a very low cost. There's no question that commercial software often gives users the largest number of features, but sometimes not all of the available features are needed. Sometimes what's available from a free program is enough. And sometimes what's available from a free program is better than what's available commercially. Let's explore some of the possibilities. In Short Circuits: Are you smarter than a CEO? It

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23:22

TechByter Worldwide 2015.05.10: Saving Private...

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2015/05/10

If your Android smart phone's battery life is far too short after you upgraded the phone to Lollipop, I have some suggestions; Microsoft's Ignite Conference in Chicago this week shows how committed the company is to winning over IT managers; In Short Circuits: The speech recognition market is growing fast, Microsoft has filed suit against a fraudster, and you'll be shocked by how much Comcast and Time Warner spent on their failed merger. In Spare Parts, only on the website: Android users continue to

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25:48

TechByter Worldwide 2015.05.03: New High-Wire Acts...

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2015/05/03

Adobe's latest version of Acrobat goes a long way toward fulfilling absurd demands from users; Samsung has finally started pushing updates to the latest version of Android (Lollipop) to phones, but not yet to tablets; Microsoft is now at build 10,074 of Windows 10 and Project Spartan has a real name. In Short Circuits: This week is the 34th anniversary of the first commercial mouse, if you have an Apple watch, you can have a portable dictionary, and we'll look at another threat to traditional radio

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25:25

TechByter Worldwide 2015.04.26: Adobe Lightroom 6:...

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2015/04/26

Sometimes a single event or a single topic is enough to fill the entire program. That's the case this week with Adobe Lightroom 6. In Short Circuits: Looking for ways that bad guys might hack vehicles that are connected via the Internet of Things and a few more Microsoft 10 tea leaves. In Spare Parts, only on the website: You can't get coffee from your smart phone, but you can pay for it with one; a new app promises to encrypt text messages and let you fix auto-correct errors; and sort of a dress

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16:36

TechByter Worldwide 2015.04.19: A Big Competitor...

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2015/04/19

Amazon is making a concerted effort to convince more people to use its Prime Music Service and, if you're already a Prime subscriber, it's a good choice. The demand for body cameras is increasing and that's causing new companies to enter the marketplace. After investigating Google for 5 years, the European Union has finally struck. In Short Circuits: In addition to suits filed by Internet service providers, the Federal Communications Commission could be under attack from Congress and a new browser

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23:42

TechByter Worldwide 2015.04.12: Reading the Windows...

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2015/04/12

After less than a week, Microsoft replaced Windows 10 build 10041 with 10049, so let's see what's different. What to do when a disk begins to fail. In Short Circuits: Finding malware in Google's Chrome Store calls into question Google's claim that it vets all applications, ISIS attacks a TV network in France and websites worldwide, and the FBI warns of fake government sites designed to steal information from you. In Spare Parts, only on the website: Using mind control on the front door and software

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19:02

TechByter Worldwide 2015.04.05: Microsoft Surface 3...

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2015/04/05

A smaller version of Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 will soon be available and at a lower price, Adobe continues to release mobile applications that allow designers to stop using scratch pads when they're away from the computer, and most people now agree that data on a computer is more valuable than the computer. In Short Circuits: I have a quick update on Windows 10, which now works on the notebook computer I tried to install it on a couple of weeks ago and if you want a perpetual license for Lightroom

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19:32

TechByter Worldwide 2015.03.29: Find Out What's...

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2015/03/29

The Belarc Advisor looks like a tool for serious geeks, but it has features everyone can use. Development of Windows 10 lumbers forward but Spartan, the replacement for Internet Explorer, still isn't available in the preview program. In Short Circuits: Installing the Windows 10 preview doesn't always work the way you think it will; in a "surprise" move, big ISPs have filed suit against the Federal Communications Commission; and warnings about rogue Android apps not downloaded from the Play Store. In

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29:54

TechByter Worldwide 2015.03.22: Progress and...

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2015/03/22

Photography has changed a lot in the past few decades and you might have fun going back to look at older images. Automating routine, repetitive actions has always been one of my primary objectives -- perhaps because I'm lazy. If you are, too, let's look as some programs that will help. In Short Circuits: A look at Microsoft's changing business model, Premera says it has exposed personal information that belongs to 11 million users, and Kaspersky wants to help protect your Android device. In Spare

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25:45

TechByter Worldwide 2015.03.15: Where's My Car? and...

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2015/03/15

Trying to sort thorough smart phone applications can be a challenge so this week we'll look at several that I've found useful; adding RAM is the easiest way to speed up a computer and there are some new technologies on the horizon; and in Short Circuits: Adobe marketing tools give companies new ways to interact with (and some might say control) consumers and are you ready for a password manager that scans your eye? In Spare Parts, only on the website: Watch out for scammers pretending to be IRS

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24:01

TechByter Worldwide 2015.03.08: Xara Photo and...

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2015/03/08

A new version of Xara Photo and Graphic Designer offers useful new photographic features and updates some of the vector-image features; BriefMe is either the future of journalism or the end of journalism -- or maybe something else entirely. In Short Circuits: People say that they're unimpressed with customer service (This is news?), China's Huawei plans a round watch to compete with Apple's square watch and if you haven't changed your router's default password, Brian Krebbs will explain why you

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18:19

TechByter Worldwide 2015.03.01: The FCC Finally...

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2015/03/01

Net Neutrality is official, for now, but will it last? Adobe Photoshop turns 25. In Short Circuits: A startup company has an idea for faster wireless service and the Lenovo SuperFish debacle may have revealed more serious problems. On the website only, Spare Parts includes worries by smart phone users about being tracked and a project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to modify Internet searches.

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TechByter Worldwide 2015.02.22: A Week of Tweaks,...

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2015/02/22

Tweaks, fixes, and utilities are this week's topic, ranging from NiNite for safe updates and when delays are good, to organizing ebooks and music files, to God Mode and GE Geek. In Short Circuits: The Equation Group plants US-based malware worldwide and thieves steal perhaps a billion dollars from banks around the world. On the website only, Spare Parts includes movement toward full solid-state storage, crowd-sourcing could be used for 911 calls, a $5 million competition for robotics, and Austin's

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19:56

TechByter Worldwide 2015.02.15: FileZilla Is The Best...

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2015/02/15

Sometimes downloading open-source software such as FileZilla can be dangerous because the host site adds unwanted applications to the installer; to avoid giving away important information when using a Wi-Fi hotspot, it's a good idea to run a virtual-private network application; in Short Circuits: Microsoft pushes into mobile computing and unreasonable fear that televisions spy on their owners; on the website only Spare Parts takes note of a new NASA photo project, the Drones for Good winners have

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24:35

TechByter Worldwide 2015.02.08: Camtasia: Video...

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2015/02/08

Let's look at Camtasia, one of the easiest ways to create video documentation for teaching; as news reporting moves increasingly from print on paper to print on screen, new methods of organizing content are appearing; and the FCC plans to take the first step in a journey that will end at the Supreme Court. In Short Circuits: Guess who doesn't score very well in using social media and if you've been thinking about buying a Raspberry Pi, a new version is out. On the website only, Spare Parts looks at

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20:05

TechByter Worldwide 2015.02.01: Taming the Onslaught...

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2015/02/01

We're seeing an increased number of browsers, but all of them are based on just a few rendering engines; one of the new browsers that's receiving a lot of attention is Aviator and we'll take it for a test flight. In Short Circuits, Fantasy Football and the Super Bowl, high technology used by craft brewers, a birthday for one of the first killer apps, and the FTC continues to take aim at UNLIMITED plans that have limits. On the website only, Spare Parts has the story of the International Spy Museum,

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22:07

TechByter Worldwide 2015.01.25: Microsoft Intends to...

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2015/01/25

Microsoft turns the Windows world upside down and that's the only account in the main section of the program. In Short Circuits: Battery manufacturers get a charge out of portable devices and a quick message from the Internal Revenue Service. And, only on the website, Spare Parts.

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23:14

TechByter Worldwide 2015.01.18: Making Your Videos Go...

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2015/01/18

If you use a GoPro video camera or any other method to capture extreme sports, you should take a look at Magix Fastcut. Adobe released Lightroom Mobile for Android this week and that means I can stop harassing the product managers. It also means that you can perform some pretty cool photo editing tricks on your phone. In Short Circuits: Some towns and cities are trying to provide broadband access for residents, to the great annoyance of cable operators, if you have a WordPress website, you should

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