About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 490 episodes
- Tech Tuesday 11-11-26 · 13 minErik Semmel, Computer Talk with TAB, VP Mgr. Client Success at TAB Computer Systems. Re: Toilet Paper delivery service Breached, Residential Proxies inside the White House?…
- Computer Talk 10-31-26 · 44 minNorth Korea stole 6Bil in BTC in 20Min, AI used to translate old shipping manifests, Dartmouth Provost fired for representing scholarly work as his own when it was AI generated…
- Computer Talk 10-17-26 HR 1 · 42 minSo 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…
- Computer Talk 10-17-26 HR 2 · 42 minWhy 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…
- Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 2 · 40 minNitish 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…
- Computer Talk 10-10-26 Hr 1 · 41 minSolving 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…
- Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 1 · 41 min4th 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…
- Computer Talk 10-3-26 HR 2 · 44 minWindows 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…
- Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 1 · 41 minF35 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…
- Computer Talk 9-26-26 HR 2 · 39 minWin 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…
- Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 1 · 38 minSpringfield 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…
- Computer Talk 9-19-26 HR 2 · 35 minPhones 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…
- Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 1 · 41 minIDScan 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…
- Computer Talk 9-5-26 HR 2 · 42 minRescued Hikers Blame AI, I’m in the office and having blue-tooth issues, AI generated Content I google search, Getting IDed for what?
- Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 2 · 41 minZiggy 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…
- Computer Talk 8-29-26 Hr 1 · 42 minMeta 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…
- Computer Talk 8-16-26 HR 1 · 41 minPBS 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…
- Computer Talk 8-15-26 HR 2 · 38 minUS 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…
- Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 1 · 41 minBWM 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…
- Computer Talk 8-8-26 HR 2 · 43 minTeamsters 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…
- Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 1 · 42 minWater 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…
- Computer Talk 8-1-26 HR 2 · 40 minComcast 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…
- Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 1 · 39 minAWS Billing Est Software says you might owe $Billion! Airbus migrating 70 critical apps for digital sovereignty, My PC is running out of space due to partitions, How to use REVO…
- Computer Talk 7-18-26 HR 2 · 40 minJeff Hogan Managing Director and Co-Founder of Judi Group Talks about AI and Healthcare costs to Employers. Garner – How much is AI Upcoding costing Employers?
- Tech Tuesday 7-14-26 · 15 minErik Semmel, Vice President TAB Computers, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11am. Re: Waymo makes an arrest, College Econ Major who use AI to get an A in the Class…
- Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 1 · 37 minMicrosoft replacing American Workers with H1B Visa holders, Oregon POWER Act looking to charge Crypto-miners and Datacenters 30% more! Did I buy a good Laptop? How do I backup or…
- Computer Talk 7-11-26 HR 2 · 37 minRon Hira Assoc Professor at Howard University & Research Assoc American Policy Institute talks about H1B Visas and Microsoft replacing American workers with H1B Visa Holders.
- Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 1 · 39 minAI and CT Scans decipher Scrolls from Pompi, Hackers steal millions from Polymarket users, Google Wallet upgrades allows for Touchless TSA Precheck no matter what Airline you are…
- Computer Talk 6-27-26 HR 2 · 38 minProblems Moving emails, Michael Carron from PURA talks Electricity
- Tech Tuesday 6-16-26 · 10 minErik Semmel, Vice President – Mgr. Client Success, Host of Computer Talk with TAB Saturdays 9-11. Re: So are Smartphones making kids stupider…who knows? Amazon reports on…
- Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 1 · 39 minIntroduce Ziggy to Computer Talk with TAB, Were number 2 again! Maine Breach Reporting system sending out fake reports, Meta AI used to breach accounts, Facebook outages but…
- Computer Talk 6-13-26 HR 2 · 39 minZiggy (alexa) explains University of Cambridge AI Vaccine, Win 11 Pc Pop-up Printer drivers are out of Date asking for Credit Card, TPLink & Netgear lawsuit…who’s more Chinese…
- Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 1 · 43 minData Brokers selling location data of our troops, Charter Data Breach – Shiney Hunters, Linkedin doesn’t want your AI Slop, Can I sell my Cell Phone Number? My Printer still not…
- Computer Talk 5-30-26 HR 2 · 43 minJohnathan Maze - Editor In Chief at Restaurant Business Magazine talks about the Failed AI Inventory System NomadGo for Starbucks, My Printer did the same thing due to my VPN…
- Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 2 · 41 minVPN use can increase the “are you a robot test” more often, Hartford Healthcare Breach of Husky data, Old Win10/Win11 boot performance issues, New PC and we want to install…
- Computer Talk 5-23-26 Hr 1 · 41 minAZ Community College Commencement produces the ultimate workslop, Upside Only platform promises to make you money?? Greg of Auditing account used to hack water system, why is my…
- Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 1 · 39 minBitlocker may not be as locked as we thought!, AI Note takers for you Dr visit is screwing up 60% of the time! Caller wants a new laptop, Whatnot seller but keeps buffering…
- Computer Talk 5-16-26 HR 2 · 40 minGetting interference with my AM signal what should I do? Eliminating pop-ups - sign in with Drop-Box, I can’t Print anymore, I upgraded from DSL to Fiber and now I lost my phone…
- Tech Tuesday 5-12-26 · 10 minErik Semmel and Brian discussed various tech issues, including IBM's recurring data center outages, the ethical implications of employees selling their work credentials, and the…
- Computer Talk 5-9-26 Hr 2 · 43 minGreg Leroy from Good Jobs First talks about why States are avoiding GAAP Accounting in order to “hide” what they are doing to attract Data Centers to their States. Laptop farm…
- Computer Talk 5-9-26 Hr 1 · 41 minShiney Hunters fools Canvas into letting in the bad guys, Kids are fooling Age Checks by drawing mustaches on their faces, After an update I lost my mapping, and my Sleep Mode is…
- Computer Talk 5-2-26 HR 1 · 42 minSpring E-Cycle Show with Matt Service of Environmental Office Solutions. Ad Blocking needs with Win 11, Agentic AI deletes Database in 9 seconds, Your Dental Records are getting…
- Computer Talk 5-2-26 · 42 minTesla FSD Hardware 3 to become e-waste or upgrade, Age verification in Utah to protect kids by not allowing VPNs, Internet provider options 45mbps/45mbps, Linux Exploit in the…
- Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel · 10 minAnother edition of Tech Tuesday with Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB! Erik talks about Open AI, Child locks and safety online, and a security…
- Computer Talk 4-25-26 HR 1 · 43 minIn the conversation, Dennis Halnon, along with guest Co-host Joey Bourgoin, discuss various topics related to technology and computer issues. They touch on the challenges of…
- Computer Talk 4-25-26 HR 2 · 42 minOn the "Computer Talk with TAB" show, hosts Joey Bourgoin and Dennis Halnon discussed various tech-related topics. They announced an e-cycling event on May 2 at the Farmington…
- Computer Talk 4-18-26 Hour 2 · 40 minErik and Dennis answer phone calls and discuss the latest tech news.
- Computer Talk 4-4-26 HR 1 · 44 minSamsung Galaxy watches have Blood pressure Monitoring, North Korea stole $250M by hacking the blockchain, Gas Station worker will stop people from stuffing cash into the machine…
- Computer Talk 4-4-26 HR 2 · 43 minLocked my files, I got my own Cloud, AI may make you Cognitively Surrender, Supply Chain attack spread Malware to millions of systems, AI Talk, Save vs Save As!! Brother Printer…
