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Troubleshooting a region-locked DVD, connecting a smart display to a feature phone, capturing video from a VCR with a tablet, using your own router with a WISP internet service, Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt and more of your questions! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: grammarly.com/techguy Epson.com/ecotankleo Wasabi.com offer code TWiT

Apple testily responds to Google's Project Zero discovery of China's iOS hack against Uyghur Muslims. Avoiding FUD: how secure is too secure? Facebook leaks 420 Million users' phone numbers. In a related story, until recently, AT&T stored users' phone numbers in unencrypted paper files and delivered them directly to all US citizens. Apple Event this Tuesday! Which new phone will win the 2019 Fall Challenge? Phone Photography of the Phuture! Apple Watch 5 is all about sleep. Apple Tile, Apple Glasses, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, what else will happen on Tuesday? Harry is excited about the 16 Inch MacBook coming soon. Samsung Fold released in South Korea. It's not perfect, but it is a necessary step towards a cyberpunk future. An AI beat an 8th-grade science test. My 8th grader spends most of his time in the backyard blowing up stuff. Should we be scared? Joi Ito resigns over Epstein ties. Let's make sure we punish all the tech people who worked with Epstein and ignore all the bankers and politicians. Bill Gates has spent the past 10 years rehabilitating his image. Will his ties to Jeffrey Epstein remind everyone what a jerk he used to be? Verizon's 5G rollout to NFL stadiums only covers some seats. DOJ demands Apple and Google give them data on everyone who downloaded a gun scope tuning app. Supermicro flaw - no, not that Supermicro flaw, the other one. Huawei says the US is cyber-attacking it. Um, Duh. Biohacking is here. Stick a server in your thigh! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Harry McCracken, Jason Hiner, and Seth Rosenblatt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: mintmobile.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 Wasabi.com offer code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit

Speeding up an old iPhone, an all-in-one password manager, and VPN solution, is buying a used Tesla a good deal? Optimizing your app, stopping robocalls, video doorbells, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo LastPass.com/twit thehelm.com/techguy

This Week's Stories Android 10 arrives for Pixel phones YouTube pays $170 Million to settle child privacy complaints Google secretly gives your personal data to advertisers using cookie syncing Ad tech will destroy podcasting as we know it Half of all state Attorneys General probing Google Social Media #ChickenSandwichWars wipe out US chicken supplies Google Sidewalk Labs teams up with Ontario teachers to finance infrastructure projects USB 4 - a standard, or a "standard"? XKCD.com hacked! Are filter bubbles real, and does Google abuse them? (No and no) Facebook tests hiding likes Dorian tweets Are Chromebooks dying too young? Jack hacked! Hitgirl too! Twitter responds by killing SMS tweeting. Gmail can now warn co-workers not to send you email while you're on vacation Picks of the Week Stacey's Thing: YourThings from Georgia Tech and UNC Jeff's Numbers: Project Jaquard's $877 Backpack Strap, and $70 off Facebook Portal Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: monday.com/TWIG crestwhitesmile.com promo code TWIG Epson.com/ecotankleo

The Internet-centric Windows that could have been... Heading into 1997, Microsoft planned to replace Windows with an Internet platform that would be open and cross-platform. What happened? And what might the world have been like if it hadn't switched back to a Windows-based strategy?IFA News Anything interesting coming out of IFA so far? Acer and Razer Other hardware stuff: USB4 = USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, as expected, and HoloLens 2 could go on sale starting this month Windows 10 New 20H1 build adds promised cloud-reset option, new tablet mode 19H2: Still an undecipherable mess. But RTMing "soon" - if only we could test it Microsoft has released ISOs for Insiders for 19H2 and 20H1 this week Windows 10 1903 users: Beware of a CPU spike introduced by an optional Cumulative Update last week Related: Microsoft confirms no more Flash in Chredge towards the end of 2020 Tips and picks Tip of the week: It's that time of the month again. Microsoft details Xbox Game Pass and Games with Gold titles for console and PC App pick of the week: Firefox 69 Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft starts posting Ignite sessions Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: VMWare and Microsoft make nice Beer pick of the week: Jack's Abby S'mores Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT

This Week's Stories: Google expands its bug bounty program New bug bounty millionaires Google's Project Zero group dropped a bomb on iOS Ransomware attacks on local governments and businesses are on the rise We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-730-Notes.pdf If you're in Boston on October 3rd, join LastPass and TWiT.tv for the Cybersecurity & Identity Trends, Unlocked event. Sign up at http://twit.to/unlocked Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: securitynow.cachefly.com LastPass.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/securitynow

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: iMessage Apps & Games worth checking out: GamePigeon, Moji Bowling, Bitmoji, Ditty, GIPHY, JibJab, and Trash Doves. News: Apple's event will take place on Tuesday, September 10; how much titanium you'll find in the Apple Card, Apple isn't getting rid of iMessage games, the Apple Watch will probably get sleep tracking features, and Apple is working on a Tile competitor. Viewer Feedback: More color on Apple's WiFi and GPS location database and syncing your iOS notes via email accounts. Leo's App Cap: OXENFREE Mikah's App Cap: Forest Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: DoorDash App use code IOSTODAY Gazelle.com/twit calm.com/iostoday

Today's Stories: Apple Event September 10th Preview: what does the candy-colored Invitation mean? Apple Event September 10th Preview: hints of a Tile- like bluetooth tracker with AR functionality Apple Event September 10th Preview: Features iOS 13 WON'T Have Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple Watch 5 to get sleep tracking Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple Watch to get Schooltime mode Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple AR Glasses hints in iOS 13 Apple offers free fix for Apple Watch battery issues Siri privacy issues: finding the usefulness/privacy balance Airlines ban MacBooks from checked luggage, but don't worry: TSA unbans Disney Star Wars thermal detonator Coke bottles. 15% Trump Tariffs hit AirPods, Apple Watch, and HomePod Apple TV scraps Bastards Apple Pay at 9% adoption rate Apple will deprecate scripting languages in the next version of macOS Project Zero at Google finds a years-long iOS exploit targeted at Chinese Uyghur Muslims Consumer Reports says Galaxy Buds are better than AirPods NYC MTA warns commuters not to lose their AirPods Apple Card is only 90% titanium USB 4 will include Thunderbolt Unown Pokemon Go Event ends September 9th Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Hobonichi Techo Andy's Pick: Wikipedia official app for iOS Rene's Pick: Switch Lite Lory's Pick: Kerf wood Apple Card case Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak eero.com/MACBREAK code MACBREAK

Leo Laporte answers Scott's question: I have had my current Google account since Gmail was in beta. I want to get a new account that has a more, for lack of a better word, adult name. Problem is that I have my whole life in my Google account. My documents, music, and of course mail. I even have Project Fi attached to it. Google Takeout: https://takeout.google.com Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Incorporating a second router for WiFi, protecting your private information online, apps for making music loops, inaccurate GPS, length of WiFi, can you get malware on your backup data and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: capterra.com/techguy plex.tv/twit code TWIT

Apple Event September 10th: iPhone. Which phone will be better, iPhone 11 or Pixel 4? Apple Event September 10th: Apple Watch. What health features should we expect, and how will they save Christina Warren's life this time? Jack Hacked! Twitter CEO's Twitter account hacked by white supremacists. (Again.) Can Twitter ever be properly secured? (No.) Will someone hack Trump's account next? (Maybe they already have, we just don't know it.) Trump proposes tracking US citizens with Fitbits to prevent mass shootings. Reddit detectives figure out which satellite Trump uses to track Iranian space launch facilities after he tweets a picture of one. 15% tariffs on Apple Watch, AirPods and HomePod start today! Apple vows to move all production back to America immediately. Just kidding - they're moving to Vietnam. So is Google Pixel. Coming soon: Iraqi-made Microsoft Surface Pro and Afghani HP laptops! Project Zero at Google discovered a very interesting iPhone hack that went on for years. China used those hacks to target Uyghur Muslim Chinese citizens. Black Hat attendees infected with a real-life virus: Measles! Google doubles down on third-party trackers, arguing that eliminating them will break the web. Why this is a big fat lie. Microsoft Surface event coming October 2nd. Greg Ferro wants to know why Windows still sucks. Apple turns 180 degrees, allows 3rd-party repairs. Microsoft gives ExFat to Linux. Can we please have NTFS next? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren and Greg Ferro Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: go.itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 capterra.com/twit LastPass.com/twit FreshBooks.com/twit

Why can't I log into Windows? What not to do when you get suspicious messages on Facebook, what is using up data on my phone? Finding the right VPN, Windows 1903 update issues, the best digital picture frame, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT thehelm.com/techguy

Randall Munroe is the creator of the greatest comic strip on the internet: XKCD, and the author of the new book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. He talks with Leo Laporte about how he got started making comic strips, the importance of not making fun of people for not knowing stuff, and the best way to generate letter pairs for kerning. Buy "How To": https://amzn.to/2ZzxGLM Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Randall Munroe Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Sponsor: ZipRecruiter.com/triangulation

This Week's Stories Android Q: No Dessert for You Levandowski indicted for Google self-driving theft Should you buy a Pixel 3a or wait for the Pixel 4? Google and Dell team up on an enterprise laptop How WYSIWIG was named Google moves Pixel 3a manufacturing to Vietnam Google bans internal politics YouTube Kids preschool content filters Facebook tightens transparency rules for political ads You have the right to be surveilled The new privacy fundamentalism Copyright maximalists ruin intellectual property Harvard freshman denied entry to the US for other people's social media posts Picks of the Week Leo's Tools: r/MaybeMaybeMaybe, RIP KFOG Jeff's Numbers: Google's big tent roof, Google's plan for San José Stacey's Thing: New York Times Mexican Martini Recipe Mathew's Stuff: Reddit Randonauts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: zapier.com/TWIG monday.com/TWIG

Microsoft Surface event October 2 in NYC Microsoft is holding a hardware event on October 2. Here's what we expect. Note: There might be more than just Surface hardware here, as MS is calling it "Microsoft Event," like they did last year Other guesses: Teams for Life, Surface earbuds or...LiteOS? Windows 10 AdDuplex data: Windows 10 version 1903 has catapulted into a first-place tie for Windows 10 usage! Some customers are getting a one-year Windows 7 support extension This isn't what you think it is. It's not XP all over again Related: Kaspersky says more than half of SMB PCs still on Windows 7 Dutch privacy watchdog complains about Windows 10 data collection, again Seriously. Microsoft can fix this very easily And here's Apple, showing the right way to do it: Opt-in 19H2 heads to Release Preview Could 19H2/1909 be more screwed up? The Insider Program found a way! Mobile and more Your Phone suffers a one-day outage - Was it all the Note 10 users?? Microsoft is bringing Dark Mode to core apps on Android, iOS, and web MS Authenticator backup on Android Xbox Mixer's improvements begin with Streamer ReviewTips and picks Tip of the week: Give your favorite Mixer creator a free gift Windows history of the week: Asteroid, NepTune, and Triton Developer pick of the week: Microsoft's exFAT coming to the Linux kernel? Codename pick of the week: Vanadium Bonus: Check out this cool Bloomberg special issue on the periodic table Beer pick of the week: Anchor Brewing Brewer's Pale Galaxy Hop Blend Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo capterra.com/windows