Talking Tech
2,152 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 102 ratingsYour daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Brett Molina and Mike Snider. Discover more great podcasts from USA TODAY at usatoday.com/podcasts.
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Free headshots on 7/22 for unemployed
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBHeadshot photographers Peter Hurley and Tony Taafe are looking to help the COVID era unemployed with a free, professional headshot to spruce up their LinkedIn. On July 22nd, http://www.headshotbooker.com will be in action. Taafe tells Graham all about it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Next generation Drive-In theaters are here!
July 13, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBJefferson Graham reports on one positive result from the COVID era: drive-ins are back! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI: Five new iOS features I'm excited about
July 12, 2020 20:42 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MBJefferson Graham previews new features of the iOS mobile operating system he's excited about. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's hard to stop watching #KarensGoneWild
July 11, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MBAnother day, another incident of a "Karen" going wild on Twitter. Jefferson Graham has some thoughts on this, for Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
No Apple live event this year likely
July 10, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBDue to the pandemic, it's likely we won't be seeing reporters and analysts visiting Apple's campus in September to see new iPhones, but instead another virtual event. KTLA's Rich DeMuro joins Jefferson Graham to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Can you live without another phone charger?
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBNew iPhones and Galaxy phones are expected to ship without a power charger, perhaps a sign that after all these years, we already own them. And Jefferson Graham thinks that's okay. He explains why, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ordering online groceries has gotten easier
July 08, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBRemember when ordering online groceries was really tough when the pandemic started. That's changed, as Jefferson Graham reveals on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
iPhone 12 preview, via iOS 14
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MBJefferson Graham previews the new features he's most excited about on iOS 14, the mobile operating system upgrade coming in September See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Need WiFi? Park in front of the library
July 06, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBJulin Jean, from http://foxforcemedia, tells Jefferson Graham about how she parks in front of a small library in Port O'Connor, Texas to get WiFi reception during a pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI: How to stay organized
July 05, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBICYMI: Jan Schrieber, from the YouTube AdventureMuse channel, tells Jefferson Graham about the tech tools she uses to stay organized, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sling vs. YouTube--better deal?
July 04, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBSling TV costs $30 for streaming TV while YouTube TV just jacked its rates to $65. How does Sling compare? Jefferson Graham dives in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Fireworks photo tips, even in a pandemic
July 03, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBEven in a pandemic, Jefferson Graham still has tips for getting better fireworks shot for 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
YouTube TV jacked up the rates - now what do we do?
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBJefferson Graham reports on what other choices consumers have, now that YouTubeTV has jacked up its rates by 30% for streaming. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
My thoughts: Facebook alternatives
July 01, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MBJefferson Graham tells you why he chooses Cake.co as the best of the Facebook alternatives on Talking Tech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
MeWe, the "anti" Facebook
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBMark Weinstein, the founder of the MeWe social network, joins Jefferson Graham to tell why his firm is the "anti" Facebook. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The newest no. 1 app: Trivia Royale
June 29, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBICYMI: Thor Fridriksson, the founder of the Quiz Up app, returns with his latest trivia app, Trivia Royale, which has just become the no. 1 app on the iTunes App Store. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI: Streaming is the new normal for film critic
June 28, 2020 16:38 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBUSA TODAY's Brian Truitt fills in for Jefferson Graham and tells what it's like to be a film critic in an era where movie theaters are closed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How to detect a fake influencer
June 26, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBBlogger Neal Schaffer sits in for Jefferson Graham with a report about how to detect a fake social media influencer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Streaming is the new normal for a film critic
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBUSA TODAY's Brian Truitt fills in for Jefferson Graham and tells what it's like to be a film critic in an era where movie theaters are closed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
IKEA super blinds
June 24, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBChristine Blackburn of the Storyworthy podcast fills in for Jefferson Graham and explains why she can't wait for the release of IKEA's new super blinds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Repurpose old tech
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBMarc Saltzman fills in for Jefferson Graham with an episode on turning old tablets into alarm clocks, photo frames and security cameras See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Using Non-verbal clues on your video meeting
June 22, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBLarry Becker, author of Great On Camera, fills in for Jefferson Graham and walks through some non-verbal communications tips to use for video meetings See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI: Meet the Press's Chuck Todd's digital expansion
June 21, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBChuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" talks the digital expansion for the TV show, with a YouTube original series, "Tweet the Press" Twitter service and a film festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Scrabble alternatives
June 20, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBWith Scrabble Go down, Josh Bernoff fills in for Jefferson Graham with tips on great digital Scrabble alternatives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apple WWDC 2020 preview
June 19, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBVeteran analyst Tim Bajarin with a preview for what to expect from Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Don't keep paying for that cable modem
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBRob Pegoraro tells Jefferson Graham that paying to rent your cable modem is like throwing money away on Talking Tech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trivia Royale, the latest trivia app
June 17, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBThor Fridriksson, the founder of the Quiz Up app, returns with his latest trivia app, Trivia Royale. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
No links on Instagram? Try LinkTree and others
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBJefferson Graham looks at three workarounds for getting your multiple links onto Instagram, Link Tree, Tap.bio and Camp.site See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apogee HypeMIC takes off, thanks to Jimmy Fallon
June 15, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBJefferson Graham tells the story of a woman owned microphone business that looked seriously damaged by COVID, until the entertainment industry had its say. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chuck Todd from Meet the Press on the digital expansion
June 14, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBChuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" talks the digital expansion for the TV show, with a YouTube original series and a film festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Grief and technology? Tech can help
June 13, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBMaria Quiban Whitesell, the Fox11 weather anchor and author of the new book, "You Can't Do It Alone: A Widow's Journey through loss, grief and life after" talks with Jefferson Graham about grief and technology See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mastering LinkedIn
June 12, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBJefferson Graham with tips on how to master LinkedIn for networking See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Headlines: Snap, NextDoor, Tech racial contributions
June 12, 2020 00:42 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBSnapchat's new "mini" apps, NextDoor apologizes for racism, YouTube and Apple offer $100 million. The latest tech headlines See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Online hustle - doing it all
June 11, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBAustin filmmaker Javier Mercedes talks about using newsletters, Twitter, Patreon and more to bring attention to his latest YouTube video, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tech headlines: Amazon, GrubHub and Twitter
June 11, 2020 00:50 - 1 minute - 942 KBJefferson Graham with Wednesday tech headlines: Amazon and AI, GrubHub sold, Twitter and RTs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How to stay focused while working at home
June 10, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBJan Schrieber, a graphic designer for the Pacific Life insurance company, tells Jefferson Graham how she remains focused while working at home. http://youtube.com/adventuremuse See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Headlines: Apple to ditch Intel, Cox, Google Maps
June 10, 2020 02:06 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBApple looks to ditch Intel and make its own computer chips; Cox Cable is penalizing customers who use too much data and Google updates Maps for COVID. Jefferson Graham has tech headlines for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Improve video meetings with better audio
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBJefferson Graham has a killer suggestion for how to improve your video meeting sound. Invest in yourself with a microphone. He outlines the options on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apple's students this year get a WWDC jacket
June 08, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBWinners ofd Apple's yearly scholarship awards used to get a free trip to San Jose to attend WWDC. The developer's conference is virtual this year, so instead, all they get is a jacket. But what a jacket it is. Jefferson Graham explains on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tech companies and racism: hire people
June 08, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBAmazon, Apple and other tech companies are touting their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on their websites, and that's great, but actions speak louder than words. Hire people of color in prominent executive positions would go a lot further, argues Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ICYMI: Our HBO Max review
June 07, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBHBO Max, the latest new streaming service debuted Wednesday, and Jefferson Graham checked it out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Work from home - in an Airstream!
June 06, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBWe all need private working space, right? Jeremiah Owyang found it by buying a $50,000 Airstream RV and parking it in his backyard. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it, on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
6/5 tech headlines: Twitter boom, Instacart adjust, top 10 apps
June 06, 2020 00:47 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBYour Friday 6/5 tech headlines: Twitter saw massive boost this week, Instacart adjusts its tipping policy, and the week's top 10 most downloaded apps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NextDoor posts are not private! Be careful with what you say
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBJefferson Graham has a friendly reminder: if you don't want to be quoted saying something inflammatory on NextDoor, don't post it in the first place, because it's fair game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
6/4 Tech headlines: Hulu/Roku, Face blur, Apple speaks out
June 05, 2020 00:32 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBYour tech headlines for 6/4: Hulu will stop working on older Roku players soon, Signal introduces a face blur tool and Apple speaks out against racism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How to network in a pandemic
June 04, 2020 07:00 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBHow to network when there are no industry conferences to attend? Analyst Jeremiah Owyang has some suggestions for Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
6/3 Tech headlines, Police Scanner apps, Uber and Snap
June 04, 2020 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBIn the wake of all those protests, police scanner apps are red hot, Uber says rides are down 70% and Snapchat bans Trump. Your tech headlines for Wednesday, 6/3/20. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Real's latest: facial recognition for videos
June 03, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBRemember RealNetworks? It's back with a new browser extension to help ID faces in videos. Jefferson Graham has the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tuesday 6/2 tech headlines: Zoom cashes in,. Samsung vertical TV
June 03, 2020 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.59 MBTuesday 6/2/20 headlines: Zoom sees massive growth, Samsung releases its horizontal/vertical TV, Facebook offers a batch delete to kill old posts. From Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
You like FaceID, even if I don't!
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBOK, so I don't like FaceID, but you do, and you told me so after my initial podcast calling for Apple to bite the bullet and drop it. My report, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.