Hands-On Tech (Video)

• Julian calls in chatting about accessibility and how iOS15 further helps with accessibility.
• Sam Abuelsamid joins the show to talk about the new Hyundai Ionic 5 EV.
• Art updates his iPhone to iOS 15.2, but all of his passwords are missing from his password vault AllPassPro.
• Brian is calling in asking about what kind of laptop he should get for his daughter?
• Rex calls in, asking about a Chromebook-app alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
• Leo and Chris Marquardt chat about taking photos during the holidays.
• Louis listens to play-by-play sports from a local radio station and wants to see about pairing it to his TV while watching the same game on it.
• James calls in asking about what is a QR code and how it works?
• Jay has an unlocked Samsung S21 and is looking to change providers. Will his phone still get updates if he changes providers?
• Rod Pyle is here to talk about his appearance on William Shatner's show, William Shatner's Unexplained, and about Elon Musk being named Time's Man of the Year for 2021.
• William has been having issues with his cell reception recently and is wondering what could be causing that problem?
• Tom wants to know how to transfer music to an MP3 player?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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• Jan renewed her domain name with Google Domains, but got charged extra for privacy and protection. Is she being scammed?
• Stanley is swapping out his old hard drive for a new one. What's an easy way to transfer the data & programs?
• Don is getting photos and ads in his screensavers within Windows 11. How could these photos & ads be inserted into his screensavers?
• Carell had some wireless cameras installed recently, but the cameras aren't connecting to his router. How can he troubleshoot the issue?
• Rob has an Unihertz Titan mobile phone that he did a factory reset on, and all of a sudden is no longer working. What else can Rob do about the phone?
• Plus chatting with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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• Paul is calling in, seeing if he should upgrade his old eero mesh router to the 6 or Pro 6 series as eero has a deal going on right now.
• Andy wants to know if he can run Windows on an M1 Mac? Leo explains why you can't.
• Dan is wondering while he's renovating his house, if he should run ethernet cables through it while he can?
• Andrew is loving VR right now and wants to know if the Oculus Quest 2 is the best option for VR right now?
• John has a business where he needs to capture a lot of photos while in the field. Is there a good mobile printer he can use that connects to his phone?
• Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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• Joy's HP laptop is overheating and is trying to figure out why it's doing that? She tried taking it to a tech support service, and the technician didn't seem to want to help...
• Rod has a Windows 10 Pro computer and created a Microsoft account. But he's now looking to change his email address and sever all ties to the old email account. How can he do this?
• Paul has a Pixel 4a phone that he's using to scan books. However with larger books and the Pixel 5a it's causing the images to be distorted. What can he do about that?
• Ed is blind and uses Siri on the iPhone to help him read stuff, but lately Siri has stopped doing that. What can he do about that?
• Richard is calling in to see about creating additional tags & labels in his Gmail account.
• Anne's iPhone 8 has been skipping notifications whenever something happens and seems to be only getting notified when she's in the Messages app. What gives?
• Plus Chris Marquardt gives some examples about the current assignment "Clear," and Rod Pyle talks about some conferences he attended the past week & some space news!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Chris Marquardt and Rod Pyle

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How you can prevent hackers from gaining access to your devices in your home, why your cellular signal may be weak indoors, rearview mirror screens, LTE, 5G, and low-band vs high-band, looking ahead to WiFi 6E enabled mesh routers, localization issues with a Samsung S21, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle

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