This took me a year & 1/2 to earn while working full time.
Monday, August 17, 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
MWGIC-EP-000111: The Guts Of A PC Part 1
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVYUj2BDnJw
The basics of personal computer architecture broken down and explained in simple terms mot people can easily understand. We'll take a nice long stroll around a PC motherboard and talk about who does what. This will be a two or three part series, expect the next installment next weekend.
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Sunday, June 14, 2020
MWGIC Status Update 06/14/2020
Have been battling WiFi connectivity issues on my workhorse Win 10 desktop PC for a couple of months. No wired connection available in my studio space. I've had a long suspicion #WindowsUpdate broke my #WiFi. #Realtek WiFi card. Couldn't even update Win 10.
I broke down and bought a #TPLink dongle this evening. So far WiFi has been stable. Now dealing with a bazillion updates on software & drivers, including Windows. I might be back in production next week. On top of that, I am wrestling with whether to stay a #Vlogger.
Being a one-man show (Really wish I had a co-host) I'm torn over whether to continue #vlogging on YouTube or go back to #Audio #Podcasting or a mix of both. Not a lot of spare time...but I think I could pull it off.
At any rate, that's the latest.
Thank you for listening.
Dan
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I broke down and bought a #TPLink dongle this evening. So far WiFi has been stable. Now dealing with a bazillion updates on software & drivers, including Windows. I might be back in production next week. On top of that, I am wrestling with whether to stay a #Vlogger.
Being a one-man show (Really wish I had a co-host) I'm torn over whether to continue #vlogging on YouTube or go back to #Audio #Podcasting or a mix of both. Not a lot of spare time...but I think I could pull it off.
At any rate, that's the latest.
Thank you for listening.
Dan
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
MWGIC-EP-110: This Virus Isn't In Your PC...Only - Hanging On To Life And Friends In The Era Of COVID-19
Watch Video On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGIhRxXN9ZQ
Financial Mess:
Minnesota and Vermont Just Classified Grocery Clerks as Emergency Workers
https://www.motherjones.com/
How the coronavirus pandemic exposed deficiencies in our economy - Video
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/
The economic fallout of coronavirus - Video
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/
White House expresses support for immediate cash payments to Americans as part of coronavirus stimulus package
https://www.washingtonpost.
Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/
All Disney Theme Parks, U.S. Universal Studios Closing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
https://variety.com/2020/biz/
What History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-ops
https://www.yesmagazine.org/
Newsom signs executive order halting foreclosures, utility shutoffs
https://thehill.com/homenews/
Tax Day is now July 15. Here’s what that means.
https://www.vox.com/recode/
Musk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator Offer After GM
https://www.bloomberg.com/
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Lifestyle Changes That May Stick:
Inside California's Great Lockdown, Glimpse America's Stay-At-Home Future
https://www.washingtonpost.
The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to now
https://apnews.com/
The Tech Headaches of Working From Home and How to Remedy Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/
As More People Need To Work From Home, Companies Need To Ask Themselves If Their IT Managers Are Up To The Task
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
https://www.washingtonpost.
The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to now
https://apnews.com/
The Tech Headaches of Working From Home and How to Remedy Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/
As More People Need To Work From Home, Companies Need To Ask Themselves If Their IT Managers Are Up To The Task
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Eating alone, together: Virtual dinner parties are helping people fight isolation
https://www.washingtonpost.
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Health Advice:
THIS, NOT HAND SANITIZER, WILL SAVE US FROM THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
https://futurism.com/neoscope/
No Song? 20-Second Count Made Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CDC On Coronavirus: Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.cdc.gov/
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Stess Relief:
Musicians At Home; Larkin-Poe To Sheryl Crow & Beyond
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
'A Kind of Triumph of Spirit': Locked Down Italians Singing From Balconies Inspire Hope Across World
https://www.commondreams.org/
Jokes in the time of coronavirus - Chicago Reader
https://www.chicagoreader.com/
https://www.washingtonpost.
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Health Advice:
THIS, NOT HAND SANITIZER, WILL SAVE US FROM THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
https://futurism.com/neoscope/
No Song? 20-Second Count Made Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CDC On Coronavirus: Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.cdc.gov/
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Stess Relief:
Musicians At Home; Larkin-Poe To Sheryl Crow & Beyond
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
'A Kind of Triumph of Spirit': Locked Down Italians Singing From Balconies Inspire Hope Across World
https://www.commondreams.org/
Jokes in the time of coronavirus - Chicago Reader
https://www.chicagoreader.com/
Sunday, March 8, 2020
MWGIC-EP-000109: Dinosaur DNA and Warp Drives
Watch Video On YouTube: https://youtu.be/_1RppaQcvHQ
Show Notes:
Still Cybertruckin':
Elon Musk's million-mile battery dreams are about to come true
https://www.inverse.com/
Tesla Cybertruck Is Leading The All-Electric Pickup Truck Revolution
https://www.tesmanian.com/
Electric 40-Ton Truck Gets Dynamically Wirelessly Charged
https://insideevs.com/news/
The Tesla Cybertruck is gaining respect among real pickup truck owners
https://www.teslarati.com/
Are Construction Pros Falling In Love With The Tesla Cybertruck?
https://insideevs.com/news/
Cybertruck passes early test with construction pros | Seeking Alpha
https://seekingalpha.com/news/
MotorTrend Channel: Tesla Cybertruck Details Revealed—Range, Batteries and Towing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Is Tesla Cybertruck Outdone By Mahindra Gio With Cheap EV Conversion?
https://insideevs.com/news/
Tesla’s secret battery project could finally push EVs to overtake gas cars
https://www.inverse.com/
Audi unveils new e-tron S, claims will be 'first electric cars worldwide with three motors in mass production' - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
EV Battery Breakthrough: Twice The Range, Five Minutes To Charge | OilPrice.com
https://oilprice.com/Energy/
Kevin Rooke: The Genius of Tesla Superchargers | CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/
Tesla Megapack Battery Installation Approved for Moss Landing
https://www.tesmanian.com/
Prufrock Next-Generation Tunnel-Boring Machine Is Working — Somewhere | CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/
Which is cuter, the Microlino electric bubble car or its electric scooter companion? - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
This electric bike has a novel fix for range anxiety | Top Gear
https://www.topgear.com/car-
Recharge!
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Space, The Final Frontier:
SETI@home's crowdsourced search for aliens ending after 21 years - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/
Scientists: NASA Rover Has Found Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars
https://futurism.com/
Physicists Are Studying Mysterious ‘Bubbles of Nothing’ That Eat Spacetime - VICE
https://www.vice.com/en_us/
SpaceX aims to launch 70 missions a year from Florida's Space Coast by 2023 | Space
https://www.space.com/spacex-
Relativity Space will 3D-print rockets at new autonomous factory in Long Beach, California | Space
https://www.space.com/
SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test in Texas – GeekWire
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/
Critical rocket escape system motor for NASA's Orion spacecraft aces final test | Space
https://www.space.com/nasa-
Elon Musk says 'the fighter jet era has passed'
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/
Biggest Explosion in the History of the Universe Detected by Astronomers – “Really, Really Massive”
https://scitechdaily.com/
Scientists Are Starting to Take Warp Drives Seriously, Especially This One Concept
https://www.sciencealert.com/
There's a crack in one of the dilitium crystals, Captain!
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Scientist's Lab:
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-
Brain-computer interfaces could tell us what unconscious patients are thinking
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/
114 year-old cells converted to pluripotent stem cells - Longevity.Technology
https://www.longevity.
Not the torches & pitchforks again!!
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PC's, Geeks, And Coding:
How to Install Wireshark on Ubuntu Linux [Latest Version]
https://itsfoss.com/install-
How to Build a Web Scraper With Python [Step-by-Step Guide] - By Angelica Dietzel
https://hackernoon.com/how-to-
Python Programming Language: Best Resources for Developers and Managers - TechRepublic
https://www.techrepublic.com/
How to install Rust on Linux - TechRepublic:
https://www.techrepublic.com/
Cortana support going away in Windows 10 versions at 'end-of-support' dates | Windows Central:
https://www.windowscentral.
81% of IT pros expect most data center and networking tasks will be automated by 2025 - TechRepublic
https://www.techrepublic.com/
Retired Certifications - Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-
Microsoft is retiring its MCSA, MCSD and MCSE certifications in June 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/
Pull the plug on that thing, Mr. Spock!
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Proper Greeting For The Corona Virus:
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Friday, February 28, 2020
MWGIC-EP-000108: Cybertruck Wars Continue With Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs
Show Notes:
Cyber Truck War Zone:
This Video Showcases 7 Electric Pickup Trucks Worth Waiting For
https://insideevs.com/news/
Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Other Electric Pickup Trucks Compared
https://insideevs.com/reviews/
Watch Tiny, Tri-Motor Tesla Cybertruck Out Tug A Ford F-150 Pickup
https://autos.yahoo.com/watch-
Tesla Cybertruck's real-time response to payload via active suspension will upend the pickup truck industry
https://www.teslarati.com/
Tesla Cybertruck is turned into police vehicle by Ontario police - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
Edmunds talks Tesla Cybertruck and its industry appeal amid growing competition
https://www.teslarati.com/
Lordstown Motors Provides Peek Inside Its Electric Truck Plant: Video
https://insideevs.com/news/
Tesla's Cybertruck is now a $400 remote control car thanks to Mattel
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/
Tesla Cybertruck and Roadster face off for some backroad mayhem in fan video
https://www.teslarati.com/
Tesla Cybertruck pre-orders reach half a million, tally suggests - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
Tesla Cybertruck release date, specs, price: "Doesn't look like anything else.”
https://www.inverse.com/
First drive: Volvo's 24,500lb VNR electric truck drives better than it has any right to - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
Tesla nearing 400 miles in range is just the tip of the iceberg
https://www.teslarati.com/
Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck will come standard with 'laser blade lights', be ~82" wide - Electrek
https://electrek.co/2020/02/
Ok, An Electric Car Story Or Five:
Hyundai Gets Serious On Electric Cars — Still Does Not Understand Demand | CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/
Designer Offers Up Cybersedan To Tesla CEO Elon Musk
https://autos.yahoo.com/
Electric cars threaten to pull the plug on petrol stations | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/
Tesla owner lives in a Model 3 instead of her house: 'I believe this is the future'
https://www.teslarati.com/
Flat Tires?
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Space, The Final Frontier:
Should NASA Send New Horizons To A Nearby Star For Its Final Mission?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Musk Reads: Why SpaceX's Mars city could become a beacon of innovation
https://www.inverse.com/
SpaceX signs lease to build Starship rocket facility in Port of L.A.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/
SpaceX transported Starship SN1 to the launch pad at Boca Chica
https://www.tesmanian.com/
Elon Musk’s Plan to Settle Mars
https://news.yahoo.com/elon-
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have Bigger Role In 'Massive' Live Fire Air Force Test | Investor's Business Daily
https://www.investors.com/
SpaceX Starlink: price, launch date, and how to see Elon Musk's constellation
https://www.inverse.com/
Max Q: How to build a Starship | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2020/
Musk Reads: Starlink edges closer to going live
https://www.inverse.com/
Space travel breakthrough: 100,000MPH plasma engine to cut travel times to Mars | Science | News | Express.co.uk
https://www.express.co.uk/
Elon Musk says SpaceX Starlink satellites 'albedo will drop significantly
https://www.tesmanian.com/
SpaceX’s first Starship test flight imminent as rocket nosecone nears completion
https://www.teslarati.com/
Orion and its dimming star Betelgeuse shine over a stargazer in this sentimental night-sky photo | Space
https://www.space.com/orion-
SpaceX is rapidly building Starship SN1 and a Vehicle Assembly Building
https://www.tesmanian.com/
SpaceX will launch private citizens into orbit - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/
SpaceX's California Starship factory plans detailed ahead of permitting decision
https://www.teslarati.com/
Did Ancient Aliens Send Us Messages Every 16 Days? Either Way It’s Time To Listen In Our Own Galaxy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Virgin Galactic's spaceplane relocated to Spaceport America
https://newatlas.com/space/
NASA: SpaceX will be first to launch Commercial Crew astronauts
https://www.wesh.com/article/
Astronomers to sweep entire sky for signs of extraterrestrial life | Science | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/
It Turns Out Rust Is… a Great Shield for Deadly Space Radiation (And the Magic Chernobyl Fungus)
https://futurism.com/the-byte/
Supercomputer to scan 'entire sky' for signs of aliens
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/
Back to Earth, Earthman! Or Earthwoman!
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Tech & Science To Dazzle - Or Baffle:
Let's Encrypt issues one-billionth web security certificate | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/article/
The EU makes the switch to Signal as its messaging app of choice | Android Central
https://www.androidcentral.
WhatsApp encryption under scrutiny by US government
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/
Nuclear Fusion - Fusion Energy - Nuclear Reactor
https://www.popularmechanics.
Wood waste makes recycled concrete stronger than ever
https://newatlas.com/
Researchers achieve a 10x supercapacitor energy density breakthrough
https://newatlas.com/energy/
'As essential as roads': How one of America's most rural states became a broadband leader
https://finance.yahoo.com/
Windows as we know it is dead; what comes next? | Computerworld
https://www.computerworld.com/
Ultrasound device improves charge time and run time in lithium batteries
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-
Danish energy company Ørsted's plans for the US energy grid - Protocol
https://www.protocol.com/wind-
Researchers combine lasers and terahertz waves in camera that sees 'unseen' detail
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-
Microsoft Remote Desktop for Windows updated with useful new features - MSPoweruser
https://mspoweruser.com/
New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air'
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-
Privacy-focused messenger Signal is ready to go mainstream and take on WhatsApp
https://www.androidpolice.com/
The best free and open-source alternatives to Google Keep on Android
https://www.androidpolice.com/
Scientists discover how to use time crystals to power superconductors - Big Think
https://bigthink.com/
Microsoft plans to improve File Explorer on Windows 10
https://www.windowslatest.com/
Data Doctors: Is the Brave browser safe to use? | WTOP
https://wtop.com/tech/2020/02/
Tesla Steps Into The Utility Space With New Grid Controller Patent | CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/
Everything You Need to Know About the New Firefox VPN
https://lifehacker.com/
*** Hyper-Loopin' ***:
Elon Musk's Boring Company quietly deploys its custom-designed tunneling machine
https://www.teslarati.com/
Elon Musk's Boring Company completes Las Vegas tunnel major milestone
https://www.teslarati.com/
Hyperloop is taking a ‘crucial’ step toward continent-wide travel
https://www.inverse.com/
Elon’s Secret Sauce | CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/
Dinosaurs: New study upends a belief many learned in elementary school
https://www.inverse.com/
Take a break, Mad Scientist!
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Reading Is Fundamental-ly Fun:
Elon Musk recommends science fiction book series that inspired SpaceX
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/
Starve the bookworm? Not!
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Sci-Fi Fun Zone:
'Stranger Things 4': Hopper returns - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/
Jodie Whittaker: ‘I believe in aliens 100%’ | Life and style | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
MWGIC-EP-000107: The Shadows Eating The Whispers Of The World
Watch Video On YouTube: https://youtu.be/zrIr-t47hf4
Show Notes:"The dramatic insecurity of SMS text messaging, how unaware the general public is of this insecurity. What are some of the best secure SMS messaging clients out there, and a new credible threat from our government to encrypted messaging platforms of all types on the web that just came out today. You don't need encryption for nefarious purposes, you need it to protect yourself from bad actors with nefarious purposes."
Shadow Zone:
Chinese Hackers Just Gave Us All A Reason To Stop Sending SMS Messages
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse
https://techcrunch.com/2019/
A leaky database of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes
https://techcrunch.com/2018/
New Android Text Messaging Update ‘Exposes Most Users To Hacking’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
* Sunlight Enters The Room *
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Shields Up, Captain:
The Best Encrypted Messaging Apps You Should Use Today [Updated 2019]
https://heimdalsecurity.com/
Best encrypted messaging apps 2020 for Android
https://www.techradar.com/
The safest messaging apps
https://www.engadget.com/2019/
Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses
https://www.wired.com/story/
* Captain, We Have A Crack In The Dilithium Crystal Chamber! *
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The Sith And Their War Games:
Trump Administration Targets Your 'Warrant-Proof' Encrypted Messages
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/
* Is It Down The Rabbit Hole, Or Down The Black Hole, I Forget? *
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