cover of episode Computer Talk: The Devastation of Data Breaches (11/23/19) - Part 2

Computer Talk: The Devastation of Data Breaches (11/23/19) - Part 2

2019/11/23
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A business computer user asks about "penetration testing" to check the functioning of his firewall.  A user with Windows 7 wonders if he should upgrade a machine purchased in 2011 to Windows 10, and the consequences that may happen if you do not update.  Another caller with Windows 7 wonders if he will receive an upgrade notice on his computer before support for Windows 7 ends.  A YouTube content creator wonders if his video with commercial music content wonders if his video will remain "commercially viable" to remain on YouTube.  A smart TV buyer wonders what happens when the smart TV updates itself.  We recommend the nVidia Shield device for streaming instead of a "smart" TV.  Also, she wonders if a separate Roku streaming stick is needed for each television on which she wants to stream content. A caller asks how to deal with a gouged monitor screen  on an all-in-one Dell computer after changing houses.  A caller wonders if he should use the Edge web browser in Windows 10 (we prefer Firefox or Chrome) and how to set up his e-mail on the new computer with Outlook e-mail.  A caller asks if there is a way to recover data from a damaged USB thumb drive.  A listener looks for devices that can stream Internet radio stations.  A caller informs us of a court case "win" for consumers involving access to utility poles for consumers.  In addition he is looking for a hard drive that can connect to a USB-C port.