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About Black Friday from 2023-12-07T14:00:43

What's really being celebrated on Black Friday and is it the biggest shopping day in the world?

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About ALOHANet from 2023-11-09T14:00:46

The backbone of nearly every network you use on a daily basis is based on a system designed to be cheap and easy to implement.

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About Authenticator Apps from 2023-11-02T13:00

What if you could have a secure password generated fresh each time you need it? Authenticator apps do just that. Tom explains how.

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About Collaborative Editing from 2023-10-26T16:16:53

Douglas Engelbart demonstrated how two people connected over a network could work together editing a document at the same time in 1968. It took much longer to see a real product.

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About Video Conferencing from 2023-10-19T13:00:57

Video conferencing was a vital method of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's roots go back much longer than you think.

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About RISC-V from 2023-10-12T13:00:21

How did RISC-V grab the attention of nearly every major tech company and what was the need for yet another computer processor architecture? Tom walks you through the history and use case of RISC...

About DNS (Rewrite) from 2023-10-05T13:00:39

The Internet's directory was once a simple text file on a single computer but has evolved into many directories world-wide that enable the Internet as you know it.

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About Word Processors from 2023-09-28T13:00:46

The word processor never got "invented" as such, it just slowly developed out of things like typewriters and even slowly merged from electronic appliances into software. To understand the origin...

About the Computer Mouse from 2023-09-21T13:00:09

You all know what a mouse is. It’s so common, that you probably don't even think that much about why it's called a mouse. But back in 1968, the man generally credited with the invention of the m...

About Hypertext from 2023-09-14T13:00:03

You may have used them hundreds of times today, but the origin of hypertexts dates all the way back to at least 1963.

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About the Mother of All Demos from 2023-09-07T13:00:57

In a single 90 minute presentation, Douglas Englebart showcased technologies that would eventually find their way into nearly every computer you've ever used. And he did it in 1968.

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About Public Key Cryptography (May 2023 Update) from 2023-05-25T13:00:32

Passkeys use something called public key cryptography. They have your public key. And because it’s public, it doesn’t matter if anyone gets it. That public key and your private key combine to va...

About Section 230 (May 2023 Update) from 2023-05-19T16:47:11

We update the history of Section 230 in light of the recent Supreme Court decisions. What it is, what it isn't and how those decisions affected or didn't affect the future of the "safe harbor" l...

About the DMCA (Updated) from 2023-05-18T13:00:31

By 1998 the US had passed its Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And partly because the US generates so much copyrightable material, and partly just because it’s the US and is a little pushy on t...

About Taiwan from 2023-05-11T13:00:45

Taiwan is at once one of the most vexing political situations on the globe and one of the most important to the world of technology.

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About OpenAI from 2023-05-04T13:00:04

There's a lot of fear uncertainty and doubt being spread about OpenAI. So let's help you straighten out what it is and what it isn't.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About SIM Swaps from 2023-04-27T13:00:05

You may have heard that using text messages  as a second factor or 2FA code to protect your logins is less secure than other forms like apps or keys. You may even know this is because of so...

About Mastodon from 2023-04-20T13:00:56

Could an open source alternative finally spell the end of Twitter's short-form bulletin board style postings? It's been tried before, but now there's perhaps the best contender for the Twitter t...

About Algorithms from 2023-04-13T13:00:47

Algorithms are a hot topic, especially among those concerned about how information is spread. Social networks like Instagram and TikTok famously use "algorithms" to decide what content to show y...

More About RSS from 2023-04-13T00:22:25

Tom Merritt reads some corrections and feedback for the episode About RSS.

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About Section 230 from 2023-01-26T18:01:07

What you need to know to form an opinion about Section 230, the “safe harbor” law in the US for tech platforms.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About Computer from 2023-01-19T14:00:46

The word "computer" has a much longer history than you may think. Tom ventures through its long and calculated past.

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About Nuclear Fusion from 2023-01-12T14:00:50

What is nuclear fusion, how does it differ from nuclear fission, and why is it all the rage for clean energy? Tom explains.

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About Supply Chain Attacks from 2022-12-22T14:00:34

Supply chain attacks are an interesting method of compromising a computer system, but how do they work? Tom Explains.

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About Filmmaker Mode from 2022-04-28T13:00:13

Why does your television have a filmmaker mode and what does it do? Tom dishes the details.

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About QR codes from 2022-04-21T13:00

Tom explores the history, usage, and possible dangers of QR Codes.

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About QD-OLED from 2022-04-14T14:50:30

Tom describes how QD-OLED displays differ from previous technology.

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About FAST from 2022-04-07T13:00:24

What are the benefits and detractions to free, ad-supported television? Tom explains how it fits in the streaming market as a whole.

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About Wiki from 2022-03-31T13:00:31

Tom explains the origin, purpose, uses, and limitations of wiki web sites.

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About Pluton from 2022-03-24T13:00:48

Tom clears the air about the Pluton Security Processor, Microsoft's successor of the Trusted Platform Module.

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About Levels of Driving Automation from 2022-03-17T12:56:33

From cruise control to driverless, Tom takes a tour of the levels of driving automation.

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About SWIFT from 2022-02-28T19:38:07

Tom explores the history, purpose, benefits, and potential competitors to the SWIFT financial messaging system.

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About LIDAR (rerun) from 2022-02-24T14:00:04

Tom explores the history, capabilities, and contemporary uses of LIDAR.

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About Blockchain (rerun) from 2022-02-17T14:00:23

Tom provides a history and explains the functionality of blockchain.

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About UltraWideBand (rerun) from 2022-02-10T14:00:20

Tom provides a brief explanation of what UltraWideBand is and how you can benefit from it and when you need to worry about it.

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About MAC Addresses (rerun) from 2022-01-27T14:00:33

Tom provides a brief explanation of what MAC addresses are and why your Windows compuer, and all your wireless devices, has one.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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Unicode (rerun) from 2022-01-20T19:43:25

Tom explores the history and necessity of standardized set of characters for computers.

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About ARM (rerun) from 2022-01-13T14:00:22

A brief history and explanation of ARM processors.

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About Log4J from 2021-12-23T14:09:42

Tom explains the history, process, and effects of the Log4J vulnerability.

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About How We Make 'Know A Little More' with Associate Producer Anthony Lemos from 2021-12-16T14:00:58

Tom and Amos walk through the process of creating Know A Little More from idea to publishing.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Anthony Lemos.

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About HDR TV from 2021-12-09T14:00

Tom demystifies High-Dynamic Range as it pertains to televisions and helps you decide which version might be best for your budget.

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About CBDCs from 2021-12-02T14:00

Tom breaks down Central Bank Digital Currencies and why they are not the same as cryptocurrency.

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About Bluetooth 5 from 2021-11-25T14:00:06

Tom explains the evolution and benefits of the latest Bluetooth standard, Bluetooth 5.

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About 5G Interference in Airplane Systems with Special Guest Brian Hoffman from 2021-11-18T14:00:01

Tom interviews computer scientist and airline Captain Brian Hoffman about why 5G may interfere with your flying plans and what's being done to fix it.

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About NFC from 2021-11-11T14:00:47

Tom explains the purposeful design of NFC, its limitations, and what benefits it holds over over similar technologies.

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About Choosing What to Back Up from 2021-11-04T13:00

Tom discusses how to choose what data needs backed up with IT professional Tony Micklus.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Tony Micklus.

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About Trusted Platform Modules from 2021-10-28T13:00:26

Tom explains the purpose and structure of trusted protection modules.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About Lithium Ion Batteries from 2021-10-21T13:00:08

Tom explores the history, function, and importance of Lithium Ion Batteries.

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About RCS from 2021-10-14T13:00:26

Tom dives in to the world of text messaging, explaining what RCS is and how it's probably not what you're expecting.

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About Matter with special guest Stacey Higginbotham from 2021-10-07T13:00:23

Tom interviews Stacey Higginbotham of staceyoniot.com about Matter, the forthcoming cross-compatibility standard coming to a smart home near you.

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About the Facebook Outage from 2021-10-06T00:53:20

Tom explains the reasons Facebook and its associated services went offline for 6 hours on 4 Oct 2021.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About Patreon Pledges (rerun) from 2021-09-23T13:00:22

Tom reveals the truth about how Patreon pledges stack up to other forms of listener support.

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About How Video Streams with special guest Andy Beach (rerun) from 2021-09-16T13:00:07

Tom discusses the ins and outs of video streaming with Andy Beach, video engineer and author of Listen

About Teraflops (rerun) from 2021-09-09T13:00:50

Tom provides a brief explanation of what Teraflops are and what they really mean about the processing power of your computer.

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About MiniLED (rerun) from 2021-08-26T13:00

Tom compares common display technologies and why MiniLED is a great middle ground between cost and performance.

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About HDMI 2.1 (Rerun) from 2021-08-19T13:00:13

Tom explores the history and evolution of the HDMI interface and the features it may, or may not, support.

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About DNS (updated) from 2021-08-12T13:00:26

Tom provides a brief explanation of Domain Name Servers, what they do and don't do, and why they are important to your every day browsing.

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About Text Spam from 2021-07-29T13:00:10

Tom interviews "Jake" about the difference in how we percieve SMS working...and how it actually works.

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About Backup Strategies from 2021-07-22T13:00:47

Tom explains the three location method of data backup using his personal experience as an example.

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About HTTP Cookies from 2021-07-15T13:00:34

Tom clears up the mystery of why your browser and the sites you visit love cookies so much.

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About Resizable BAR from 2021-07-08T13:00:56

Tom sizes up the technology and potential benefits of Resizable BAR.

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About the DMCA from 2021-07-01T13:00:09

Tom explains the DMCA and how it affects what content you may or may not see...and why it seems an insurmountable obstacle to some creators.

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About Captions from 2021-06-24T13:00:14

Tom discusses the history and implementations of captions with Andy Beach, video engineer and author of Video Compression Handbook.

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About Multi-Factor Authentication from 2021-06-17T13:00:28

Tom explains multi-factor authentication and why it may be the future of online security.

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About Non-fungible Tokens from 2021-06-10T12:00:52

Tom explores the utility and novelty of NFTs.

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About the FIDO Alliance (Rerun) from 2021-05-27T13:00:12

Tom explores the Fast Identity Online Alliance and how passwords may one day be a thing of the past.

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About Latency vs. Bandwidth (Updated) from 2021-05-20T13:00:19

Tom explains why more bandwidth isn’t always the solution and why he's always chiding people to not use WiFi to stream their video.

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About Public Key Cryptography (rerun) from 2021-04-22T13:00

Tom explores the fundamental principles of Public Key Cryptography and the maths behind it.

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About Thunderbolt 4 (Updated) from 2021-04-15T13:00:47

Tom provides a brief explanation of Thunderbolt 4 and its similarities, and differences, to previous Thunderbolt standards. Updated to include Apple M1 compatibility.

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About Fully Homomorphic Encryption from 2021-04-01T13:00:16

Tom Discusses Fully Homomorphic Encryption with special guest Dr. Thomas Rondeau, a Program Manager at DARPA.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Thomas Rondeau.

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About USB4 from 2021-03-18T13:00:27

Tom shares the history of the USB standard and the real benefits and limitations of USB4.

Featuring Tome Merritt.

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About Blockchain from 2021-03-11T14:00:23

Tom provides a history and explains the functionality of blockchain.

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About OpenRAN from 2021-03-04T14:00:28

Tom explains the basics of OpenRAN and why it's important to cell phone providers and customers alike.

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About Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents from 2021-02-25T14:00:03

Tom deciphers the clear distinctions between Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents, and notes when sometimes the lines get a little fuzzy.

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About Patreon Pledges from 2021-02-18T14:00

Tom reveals the truth about how Patreon pledges stack up to other forms of listener support.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About HDMI 2.1 from 2021-02-11T14:00:47

Tom explores the history and evolution of the HDMI interface and the features it may, or may not, support.

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About Section 230 (DTNS Special) from 2021-01-16T11:00:47

Tom discusses Section 230 with Shoshana Weissmann, Senior Manager of Digital Media and a policy Fellow at the R Street Institute, and Mike Masnick, founder and CEO of the Copia Institute and edi...

About Unicode from 2020-12-10T14:00:38

Tom explores the history and necessity of standardized set of characters for computers.

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About Progressive Web Apps from 2020-12-03T14:00:06

Tom explains the history, design, function, and use cases of Progressive Web Apps.

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About LIDAR from 2020-11-26T14:00

Tom explores the history, capabilities, and contemporary uses of LIDAR.

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About EU-US Privacy Shield from 2020-11-19T14:00:22

Tom dives into the complex history and potential implications of EU-US Privacy Shield.

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About MiniLED from 2020-11-12T14:00:10

Tom compares common display technologies and why MiniLED is a great middle ground between cost and performance.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About the FIDO Alliance from 2020-11-05T14:00:17

Tom explores the Fast Identity Online Alliance and how passwords may one day be a thing of the past.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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About Public Key Cryptography from 2020-10-29T13:00:59

Tom explores the fundamental principles of Public Key Cryptography and the maths behind it.

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About the Gig Economy from 2020-10-22T13:00:56

Tom discusses where we’ve been, who is affected and where we may or may not be going with the legal issues surrounding the Gig Economy.

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About How Video Streams with special guest Andy Beach from 2020-10-15T12:00:25

Tom discusses the ins and outs of video streaming with Andy Beach, video engineer and author of Listen

About Latency vs. Bandwidth from 2020-10-08T13:00

Tom explains why more bandwidth isn’t always the solution and why he's always chiding people to not use WiFi to stream their video.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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Season 2 Teaser from 2020-08-28T01:47:15

Know A Little More will return in October for Season 2 including our first Know A Little More Interview.

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About Thunderbolt 4 from 2020-08-13T12:00

Tom provides a brief explanation of Thunderbolt 4 and its similarities, and differences, to previous Thunderbolt standards.

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About MAC Addresses from 2020-08-06T12:00

Tom provides a brief explanation of what MAC addresses are and why your Windows computer, and all your wireless devices, has one.

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About Teraflops from 2020-07-30T11:49:50

Tom provides a brief explanation of what Teraflops are and what they really mean about the processing power of your computer.

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About UltraWideBand from 2020-07-23T12:00

Tom provides a brief explanation of what UltraWideBand is and how you can benefit from it and when you need to worry about it.

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About WiFi 6 from 2020-07-16T12:00:20

A brief explanation of WiFi 6 and 6E, what it means for consumers, and when you should (or should not) upgrade.

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About Machine Learning from 2020-07-09T12:00

A brief explanation of Machine Learning, it's applications, and how it's developed.

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About Safe Harbor from 2020-07-02T13:00

What Safe Harbor is and isn’t and what Section 230 does and does not protect.

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About ARM from 2020-06-25T13:00:21

A brief history and explanation of ARM processors.

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About 5G from 2020-06-18T17:57:33

What 5G is, how you can benefit from it, and what its limitations are.

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Welcome to Know A Little More from 2020-05-28T21:28:46

Do you ever wonder what 5G really means? Has somebody told you to get a WiFi 6 router? What's the 6 about? And how is an ARM processor different from Intel. What is ARM anyway? Would you like to Kn...