Refresh Computers Tech Talk
Help and advice are given on a range of technical issues from computers to everything internet-related.
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164 episodes
EVs And The New Cost Of Driving
Gas prices rise, Florida heat hits triple digits, and somehow your car and your laptop are dealing with the same enemy: heat and cost. We’re Greg Rhodes and Adam Littlefield from the Refresh Computer Superstore, and we walk through what’s chang...
A Cheap Charger Can Kill A Laptop
A “deal” can be a discount, a distraction, or a straight up illusion and the only way to know which one you’re looking at is to check the receipts of the internet: price history, seller behavior, and review quality. We walk through the most com...
New Smart Watch Tech + Road Trip Tech: Apps and Gear for Summer Driving
Your wrist can do more than show the time now. We talk through how today’s smartwatches are evolving into practical safety tools, including fall detection that can automatically call 911, crash and collision alerts, and location sharing that he...
A Gaming Computer Might Be The Best Work Computer
The sky is getting smarter and so is your tech. We talk through the real mechanics behind modern Fourth of July spectacles, where drone light shows can paint flags and eagles in midair with hundreds of synchronized aircraft, and why so many cit...
You Can Preserve Family Memories With Tools You Already Own
Your family memories are sitting on borrowed time. Those shoebox photos fade, VHS tapes get sticky, and the players you need to watch old camcorder footage are getting harder to find every year, especially in Florida heat and humidity. We walk ...
When Tech Moves Faster Than People Can Learn
DJI is getting pulled off US shelves, and that’s not just “drone hobbyist” news. We walk through what the DJI ban means for anyone who flies for fun, shoots video at weddings, inspects roofs and job sites, or depends on drones for fast situatio...
Florida Lightning Season Tech Survival Guide For Homes And Small Businesses
One lightning flash down the street can quietly take out a TV, a router, and the computer you rely on for work and you won’t always know why it happened. We live in Florida, where thunderstorms are frequent and the power grid is constantly fluc...
Your TV Takes Screenshots Unless You Turn It Off
Your smart TV isn’t just “smart” anymore, it may be reporting back what’s on your screen. We walk through how Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) works, why it can track far more than streaming apps, and why that data is valuable enough to help...
06-14-26 Why Passwords Are Dying And What Replaces Them
Passwords are turning into a liability, and not because you are “bad at security.” The rules changed. AI-driven guessing, phishing, and nonstop automated attacks are making the old “strong password” playbook harder to live with and easier to br...
06-13-26 Smart Glasses Go Mainstream
Smart glasses are not a sci-fi flex anymore. They look like normal Ray-Bans or Oakleys, but they behave like a wearable computer with speakers, a mic, a camera, and an AI assistant that is always within reach. We share what it is actually like ...
06-07-26 Humanoid Robots For Sale
Humanoid robots are no longer a “someday” product, they’re showing up in real shopping carts with real price tags. We walk through what you actually get when a humanoid robot costs $18,000 to $20,000, starting with the Unitree G1 and the sensor...
06-06-26 Your Computer Is Already AI Ready If It Runs Windows 11
Siri has been “fine” for timers and quick lookups, but AI has moved on and Apple can’t afford to stay in catch-up mode. We dig into why Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is such a big moment, and why the most interesting rumor is also the...
05-31-26 The Nigerian Prince Got A Robot Upgrade
AI didn’t just change productivity tools, it changed crime. One of the biggest mistakes we can make right now is assuming scams still look like scams. Today, Greg Rhodes and I, David Levitt from Refresh Computer Superstore, dig into the AI cybe...
05-30-26 SpaceX IPO And The Future Of Tech
Space and tech collide today, starting with a plain-English look at the rumored SpaceX IPO and why a two-trillion-dollar valuation has so many people paying attention. We talk through what it actually means when a company goes from private shar...
05-24-26 Your Phone Can Go Dead And Your Bank Can Too
If your phone suddenly loses service, it might not be a carrier outage. It could be a SIM swap, and that can hand a criminal the keys to your bank, email, and social accounts in minutes. We explain how attackers impersonate you with data from p...
05-23-26 When Convenience Becomes A Subscription Trap
Streaming was supposed to make TV cheaper and simpler, but the math is starting to look painfully familiar. As Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Spotify, and others keep raising prices, a lot of us are right back to paying a cable sized bill,...
05-17-26 Social Media Is Engineered To Be Addictive To You and Your Child
Record profits used to mean stability. Now it can mean something else: a company realizes AI can do more with fewer people, and the layoffs start anyway. We talk through the real-world signals, starting with Cisco cutting thousands of jobs whil...
05-16-26 You Are More Vulnerable Online Than Ever So Update Everything
AI is no longer just a productivity tool, it’s a force multiplier for cybercrime. We dig into Google’s Threat Intelligence Group warning about the first confirmed case of criminal hackers using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerabil...
05-10-26 Who Should Decide What AI Can Do?
The government wants a seat at the table before the most powerful AI ships, and Big Tech is starting to say yes. We walk through the news that Google, Microsoft, and xAI plan to let the US Department of Commerce review new frontier AI models ah...
05-09-26 Google Installed A Hidden 4GB AI Model In Your Browser Without Asking
A hidden 4GB file on your computer sounds like malware, but this time it can arrive through a normal Chrome update. We break down what Google’s Gemini Nano is, why the weights.bin file is showing up for Chrome users and many Chromebook owners, ...
05-02-26 An AI Model Finds Thousands Of Hidden Zero-Day Flaws Before Criminals Do
A brand-new AI model goes hunting for hackers and what it finds is honestly unsettling: thousands of high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities, including flaws that sat unnoticed for decades. We talk through Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, why the ...
04-25-26 How Robotaxis Work And What To Watch For
Waymo is officially giving rides around metro Orlando, and that single fact kicks off a bigger question: are we ready for a world where “rideshare” no longer includes a driver? We walk through what Waymo’s launch looks like on the ground, why i...
04-18-26 Convenience Or Surveillance - What Are You Choosing?
AI chatbots are leveling up fast, and the change is bigger than new features or a faster reply. We talk through what a chatbot really is, why tools like ChatGPT, Grok, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot suddenly feel more responsive, and how ...
04-11-26 What If The Next Invoice Email Is A Trap?
That “problem with your payment method” email might look exactly like Amazon or one of your real suppliers, but it could be a targeted phishing attack built to drain a small business account in minutes. We walk through the FBI warning on vendor...
04-04-2026 Space > Toilets Break Too And So Does Outlook
Your phone picks the worst possible moment to fail: right when you’re in a crowd trying to upload a photo, pay a vendor, or find your friends. We’re live from Spring Fiesta at Lake Eola to explain what’s really happening to your cell service an...