Stratford University's Tech Talk
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Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Laptops promise anywhere from 15 to 24 hours of battery life, but you will be lucky to get 10 hours. That’s because manufacturers choose the most unrealistic benchmark with the highest numbers. And we take our first ride on a Bird scooter.
February 04, 2019 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. What comes first, the experience or the job? And we meet the “father of computer graphics”.
January 28, 2019 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. We look into the security of computers in hotel business centers. And we meet a man who contributed much to the modern practice of weather forecasting.
January 19, 2019 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Running that microwave really is messing with your wi-fi. And meet the man who is opening the world of coding to more young people in a simple and viral way.
January 14, 2019 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to find accounting software programs that are free and open source. Also, learn about Ethereum, which is already the most famous cryptocurrency after Bitcoin.
January 07, 2019 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. We meet one of the pioneers of industrial robotics. And learn about a robotic way to consistently and automatically feed your dog.
December 31, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. The science of champagne bubbles. And we meet the founder of China's largest mobile transportation platform, which has overtaken Uber in that country.
December 26, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to recover a long-lost iTunes account. And we meet one of the inventors of GPS.
December 17, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Hailing a cab without a cabbie: self-driving taxis are being tested in the suburbs of Phoenix.
December 10, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. What to do if you really don’t want location info to be attached to your photos. And we remember the “Father of Fiber Optic Communications.”
December 03, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to manage your iPhone’s Do Not Disturb feature. And tips on “cutting the cord.”
November 26, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to keep your Android phone secure. And we meet the inventor of the CAPTCHA.
November 17, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Don’t waste your money on “dark web scans” that promise to search the dark web for your personal information to see if criminals are selling it. And we meet a man who used radio and wi-fi to connect some of the remotest communities in Alaska.
November 12, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to turn VHS into MPEG. And we meet the mother of Voice over IP.
November 05, 2018 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to set up a conference call on your iPhone. And we meet the father of computer graphics.
October 29, 2018