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from 2022-02-13T16:29:30

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Program icons are being displayed larger than normal, using Starlink with telescopic kits, cloud storage, how you can reduce the amount of spam messages & emails, how to protect yourself on a shared WiFi network, and why a caller isn't able to check their emails directly in the MSN client. Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle!


  • 31% increase in home insurance claims involving virtual reality headsets

  • There are fake Windows 11 upgrade installers out in the wild

  • Good options for cord-cutting?

  • Sam Abuelsamid and the Alfa Romero Tonale (& NFTs)

  • Laptop displaying program icons larger than normal on an external monitor

  • Best choices for cellphone warranties (in particular the Samsung Galaxy S22

  • Starlink & using telescopic kits with the service

  • Chris Marquardt and the Night Sky

  • An interesting coding & executable file question

  • Doing your own cloud storage

  • Ways to block spam messages & emails

  • Rod Pyle & the National Space Society contest and Starship updates

  • Can you be affected by other people on a shared WiFi network when they click on malicious links?

  • Troubleshooting why a caller can't receive emails directly within the MSN client

Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle


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