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Computer Talk: Gas Cheaper Than Electric Charging? (1/26/19) - Part 1

2019/1/26
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Computer Talk with TAB

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Erik and Bob take your questions. Tesla increases its electric car charging prices to the point that gas may be cheaper. Electrify America shutting down all its high power electric car chargers due to a potential cable defect. McAfee anti-virus founder John McAfee hires hundreds of body look-a-likes ahead of 2020 presidential bid. China bans use of Microsoft's Bing search engine. United Kingdom's Gatwick Airport to test robot valet for parking cars. A listener wonders about the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence technology. A MacBook Pro user running Lion is unable to close open QuickTime videos. Another caller helps out by suggesting VLC Media Player as an alternative video player instead of QuickTime. A caller looks for a recommendation for two computers: one Chromebook for financial use, and another PC for e-mail and Internet use. We suggest a computer in the $600-$800 price range, Intel i5 processors, 8 GB of RAM, and using a hybrid hard drive, Windows 10 operation system and using a reputable local dealer rather than mail order.