Computer Talk with TAB

Since 1995, Computer Talk with TAB has been on the air live each week providing an in-depth practical view of computers and their place in our everyday lives. A Computer Radio Program for everyone! Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems hosts the show and provides real time answers to caller’s questions. To keep the topics fresh and informative, guests are brought in as a result of listener’s questions and suggestions. The show is geared towards the everyday computer user with questions about how their computer works and how to fix it when there is a problem.

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Computer Talk 10-17-26 HR 1

October 17, 2026 • 41 mins

So how did that software get on your computer exactly….AI loaded it!!! Former Cox customers are now seeing larger Spectrum bills they were not expecting, Stop and Shop Website outage, Something’s rotten in Denmark, What should I use to scrub my data? Attorneys using AI for their work are using another AI to review it for errors. French Refrigerator hack, Stop & Shop outage causing people to have to buy elsewhere.

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Computer Talk 10-17-26 HR 2

October 17, 2026 • 41 mins

Why is ordering dog food so difficult? Bankers helping people stay safe from Scammers!, Proton Email, iCloud Storage issues, Having Printer issues MF260II Cannon, Zero-Click spyware just for looking at a website!

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Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 2

October 10, 2026 • 39 mins

Nitish Pahwa is a business and technology writer at Slate. He's also written for the New York Times, Brooklyn Magazine, and other publications. Talks about Microsoft’s deletion of 170,000 non-profit accounts without warning or ability to restore the data! Prof Ron Hira of Howard University and the Economic Policy Institute talks about the announcement that Microsoft and others have been abusing the H1B Visa program and have b...

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Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 1

October 10, 2026 • 41 mins

Solving Napoleonic riddles with AI, Trump administration is putting the hammer down on H1B Visa Abuse, Old HP Desktop replacement, Microsoft is lowering your family storage by 4TB! Ransomware negotiator arrested for skimming off the top, Meet-up Scams

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Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 1

October 3, 2026 • 41 mins

4th Annual e-cycle event! Matt Service of EOS talks about e-cycling! Samsung Smart Fridge bricked by update, Minneapolis council votes to mandate humans to ride in autonomous cars, Do I need to use Malwarebytes on my Android 9? I Brave Browser any good? Microsoft Publisher EOL, Springfield School System months long recovery from attack, Microsoft X Account hacked.

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Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 2

October 3, 2026 • 44 mins

Windows updates now hundreds of patches but the hackers are winning, Patch your stuff!, My iPhone patch broke my app now what do? OpenDNS updater software, The Firefox issue was caused by opening Edge, Win 10 can’t upgrade due to my old CPU, LG TV not working due to ULA, IDScan hackers where inside the system for 5 months, Microsoft office update deletes it!

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Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 1

September 26, 2026 • 40 mins

F35 Parts got shipped to Hong Kong! FBI PeopleSoft/AWS Govt hacked by ShineyHunters, Project Jupiter Datacenter project getting held up by Gas Line, I lost my Cell Phone, Why is my outlook pink? When I open a PDF on Chrome or Edge I need a proper link, I still have not upgraded to Win 11, Watch out for Scam Retail Sites, Tom fixed his Pink issue, US Military use of AI almost caused an international Incident! Using AI to shop for yo...

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Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 2

September 26, 2026 • 39 mins

Win 10 Computer using One-Drive to Sync the data, Backup vs Syncing, Freeway Sign hacked by Iran to Doxx Iranian Ex-Pats, Using Outlook 365 attachments slow to open, How to check your Windows Version, Cell Phone Data transfer with Smartswitch,

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Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 1

September 19, 2026 • 37 mins

Springfield School systems Cyber-attack, AI looking to be regulated so they can keep the competition out, AI Slop of music being submitted to steal payments, Flock Cameras and how they really work, Am I getting Phished, HP Printer printing poorly, GoNetSpeed how much speed do I need, Location info, How do I stop websites from asking where I am?

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Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 2

September 19, 2026 • 34 mins

Phones are Back! Live callers! More HP Printer talk, Firefox restart, previous sessions, Ziggy gets snipy, Microsoft calls OpenAI web scraping largest theft of Labor in human history, Caller suggests HP Printer could be “draft mode” issue, Apple Neo suggestions, Dyson Optical toothbrush, Flock Boston turned off because they don’t want to share the data, Roblox $100K advertising cost b y 9 year old.

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Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 1

September 5, 2026 • 41 mins

IDScan Leak major issue, On-Prem Exchange email issues, GoNetSpeed in my neighborhood!, OpenDNS settings giving me trouble, Your Drop Box account got compromised, Google ad scams, Rescued Hikers Blame AI!

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Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 2

September 5, 2026 • 42 mins

Rescued Hikers Blame AI, I’m in the office and having blue-tooth issues, AI generated Content I google search, Getting IDed for what?

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Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 2

August 29, 2026 • 41 mins

Ziggy talks about the CISA Secure by Design report, Lenovo Yoga 9 years old should I replace? Zig in NC Office Suite with Outlook account issues, AI being used to generate Laws is causing more work for actual lawyers, Missing DLL in my operating system, Windows Protect Print Mode, Proton found a ton of VPNs that are tracking your location, How do I reduce Ads on my phone,

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Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 1

August 29, 2026 • 41 mins

Meta admits its Social Media is harmful to kids with $18B settlement, Meta Glasses now will stop working if you block the Recording light, Boston Scientific and McKesson Breached, Microduck Robot the next big thing? Flock OS Investigate tool getting creepy, CISA warns that Software vendors need to focus more on Secure by Design.

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Computer Talk 8-16-26 HR 1

August 15, 2026 • 40 mins

PBS lost 50TB of Data when Cloud backup provider went out of business, Fitness App STILL showing location of our Military while deployed! Delta passenger decided to take his new Hacker skills to the friendly sky, Caller has a solution to his email problem, he was “black-holed” by the email provider as a suspect IP, New Laptop and what do I use to Transfer the data, Bit locker error, Blue Screen error still happening,

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Computer Talk 8-15-26 HR 2

August 15, 2026 • 38 mins

US Govt is going to allow private companies to carry out Cyberattacks on its behalf, My new computer is very slow when I’m on Facebook, Off-line PC is asking for product key, HP Laptops that are a few years old what security products do I need? College student with new side-job want’s to protect his laptop, CA DROP Tool to will force Data Brokers to delete your data, Google Pixel Watch 5 will help you with Blood Pressu...

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Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 1

August 8, 2026 • 41 mins

BWM Pushes surprise Ad to it’s customers, Texas Datacenters have been halted! CBS reporter almost gets scammed, Getting Blue Screen of Death because it’s hot, CCcleaner deleted some files, Microsoft Tells it engineers to use AI for Results not just to burn tokens because it’s costly, Do I need AV? How do I CFG OpenDNS, Can I use an AC Charger at the Airport, Yes my Chromebook is a paperweight.

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Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 2

August 8, 2026 • 42 mins

Teamsters are upset at CA for self-driving trucks, Off-line Bitcoin keys meant to keep your Bitcoin safe are still able to be guessed, Flock Cameras and ULAs, DNS Poisoning is happening so stay off the wifi!, US Bank says the bad guys promise to delete the data they stole. Mac Vulnerability, Exchange Patching ending October of this year!

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Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 1

August 8, 2026 • 41 mins

Water Systems getting hacked because Superintendents are leaving the systems WIDE OPEN!!! AARP Podcast on Scammers using someone else's likeness to perform Romance Scams, New laptop Scam but I have a WNC connected to my network, Two new PCs connected but not waking up the PCs we think he has an old Router, My PC is dead after a BIOS update, Security issue with Cars that have Bluetooth, Keep getting pop-ups on my phones to clean i...

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Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 2

August 8, 2026 • 40 mins

Comcast internet & Cell Service, Ziggy chimes in on AI breaking into AI he wants competent humans programming it, Google Earth pulled Nano Banana instantly, Linkedin allows you to mark AI Slop, Websites blocking AI Scraping by using ShieldFont to confuse it. Caller involved with FIRST Robotics, What happens when I get redirected? American Airlines outage due to IT issues.

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Computer Talk with TAB

Episodes

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Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 2

Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 1

Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 1

Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 2

Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 1

Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 2

Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 1

Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 2

Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 1

Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 2

Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 2

Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 1

Computer Talk 8-16-26 HR 1

Computer Talk 8-15-26 HR 2

Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 1

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Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 1

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