Author: Jim Collison

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Rich Hay and the 1909 Windows Update, Surface Hardware and Xbox – HGG423

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Rich Hay joins us this week in his regular semi-annual rotation and is back from both the Microsoft Surface Event and Microsoft Ignite! Rich catches us up on the Windows 1909 Update and we get a trick to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 ahead of the January 14th end of support event. We look… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Quantum Supremacy and the Cryptology Time Machine – CF058

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This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim recap the latest major development in quantum research with Google’s “Quantum Supremacy” milestone. We review the headline narratives and compare today’s quantum progress with where we and others expected it to be. We delve into the tangentially related topic of cryptography, quickly leading to a walk through… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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A Look at APRS for Ham, Black Friday Shopping Lists and AirPod Pro – HGG422

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By surprise, when I was interviewing Christian for Cyber Frontiers 58, he mentioned a site for Ham Radio Operators. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. Data can include object Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, weather station telemetry,… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Ed Sullivan with Cigar Tech, Tips and Tools – HGG419

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Ed Sullivan from The Cigar Authority and Ash Holes, and a long-time listener to Home Gadget Geeks is on this week to talk about Cigars. From  the production line to the sales line, Ed gives us an update on the industry. Still a handmade product, cigars are resurging again as very popular products especially here… Click for more / Podcast Player>