Pardon My Tech

By Jack Wydra

Pardon My Tech is a podcast based around tech questions that people run into or wonder about in their everyday lives. Why do I need Botha router and a modem to get internet? What is the dark web? Why does my iPhone seem to always go bad exactly after 2 years of owning it? These questions and more will be answered!

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#110 - Is Technology Making Us Dumber?

Pardon My TechJan 04, 2021

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#110 - Is Technology Making Us Dumber?

On the first episode of 2021, we discuss a more philosophical question: Is technology - and our over-reliance on technology - making us dumber or is it making us smarter? Short answer? It depends.

Jan 04, 202115:32

#109 - Video Buffering

On episode 9 of Pardon My Tech, we discuss video buffering. Video buffering is something that we all endlessly say as we roll our eyes, but in this episode we really give the word meaning. We discuss why it happens and any mitigations that we may have to help stop a video from buffering. Enjoy!

Dec 28, 202019:37

#108 - Computer Components as Body Parts

On today's episode of Pardon My Tech, we break down the main components of a computer and we discuss what parts of the human body we could compare each part to.

Dec 14, 202029:31

#107 Holiday Season Cyber Attacks

In episode 7 of Pardon My Tech, we talk about why the holiday season is consistently the annual peak for cyber attacks and what you can do to protect yourself. We also discuss if it is safe to store private information such as credit card information and shipping addresses on websites. Happy Monday!

Dec 07, 202033:09

#106 Phishing Attacks

In episode 6 of Pardon My Tech we dive into a common form of cyberattack, a phishing attack (pronounced fishing). We talk about what the attack is, what you can do to defend yourself against such attacks, how to tell if an email could be phishing, and other topics. Thanks for listening!

Nov 16, 202035:17

#105 Bitcoin and Blockchain

In episode 5 of Pardon My Tech, we welcome on a special guest Brian Yu to discuss bitcoin and blockchain. What is bitcoin? What are the advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrency? Who should use bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies?

Brian is the host of The More You Know, a podcast which seeks to learn something new each week. You can find his podcast here: https://anchor.fm/themoreyouknowpod

Nov 06, 202044:24

#104 VPNs and Airplane Mode

In episode 4 of Pardon My Tech we discuss VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and how you can use them to get access to things like Netflix shows only offered in other countries. We also talk about Airplane mode and why it is still necessary in 2020.

Oct 30, 202027:17

#103 TikTok Privacy Issues

In today's episode, Pardon My Tech's first guest, Matthias Eberl, speaks on the serious privacy concerns of TikTok. Matthias is a journalist based out of Germany who focuses most of his investigations on the digital realm and digital privacy. Here is the link to his original article discussing TikTok which goes into detail on some of the issues we discuss: rufposten.de/blog/2019/12/05/privacy-analysis-of-tiktoks-app-and-website/

Oct 23, 202037:09

#102: The Dark Web and Why Requests for Your Cookies Noticeably Increased

On today’s Pardon My Tech, we discuss the Dark Web at a high level [2:37 - 25:16]. We answer questions like “What is the Dark Web?” “How can I get to the dark web?” and “Why doesn’t the government just shut down the dark web?” We also discuss browsing cookies and why requests for those cookies have seemingly increased significantly in recent memory [25:17 - 33:08].

Oct 16, 202034:40

#101 Passw0rd M@nagers! and Apple Preview

Do I really need a password manager? Or is it just something that's nice to have. Also, a brief preview of what's to come at the Apple announcement on Tuesday.

Oct 09, 202019:08