Everyday Tech

Host(s): Abram Nanney, Shane Chism, and Sabir Abdul-Haqq (www.yourebs.biz)Topic: Today on Everyday Tech we want to answer your questions. Did you get a new phone you don’t know much about? Thinking about buying a personal computer? Maybe your tv went out and you’re looking at getting a new one? We answer several emails and take your calls.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

Host(s): Abram Nanney, Shane Chism, and Sabir Abdul-Haqq (www.yourebs.biz)Topic: It was reported in late 2021 that over 109.4 million American households subscribed to at least one video streaming service. That’s approximately 85% of Americans, and with the direction of our current cultural advancement, we can only assume that those numbers are gonna go up, but what ever happened to just buying a dvd. Or a vinyl record. Or a book. Today we’re gonna talk about that, and why physical media is important, BUT we’re going to open the show by talking about the big new Apple event yesterday titled Wonderlust.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

Host(s): Abram NanneyGuest(s): Shane Chism, and Sabir Abdul-Haqq (www.yourebs.biz)Topic: The Pew Research Center released a report in July of 2020 that found around 80% of parents with kids aged 11 or younger say their child watches YouTube – a primarily creator-driven video entertainment website with over 2 billion users. That’s 4 out of 5 of young children, a vast majority. So what draws them to this website? What are they watching that keeps bringing them back to it? And more importantly, why do your kids and grandkids find this entertaining? Today we’re going to try to answer those questions for you. Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

Host(s): Abram NanneyGuest(s): Shane Chism, and Sabir Abdul-Haqq (www.yourebs.biz)Topic: Have you ever heard of the Mandela Effect? If you don’t know, the Mandela Effect is a psychological, sometimes cultural, phenomenon where people remember things differently than they happened. Well at least that used to just apply to people, but does it apply to AI too? We’ll find out after we talk more AI and the security measures Microsoft have taken to monitor AI systems.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

Today in tech, we’ve got a lot of entertainment news to talk about. The writers’ and actors’ strike against AI protections and what all that entails. But before that we talk about twitter rebranding to, simply, X.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org.

This week, the guys talk about hackers and how to protect yourself from them, as well as new laws and regulations, and troubleshoot your questions.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

This week, Jay and Jeremy talk about Meta's new social media app Threads and the highly anticipated annual Amazon Prime Day, and troubleshoot your questions.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org

This week, the guys talk about Netflix cracking down on password sharing, discuss the pros and cons of different live tv streaming services (DirecTV Stream vs. Youtube TV), and troubleshoot your questions and comments.Email your tech questions and opinions to: everydaytech@mpbonline.org