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66 - Anna asks, "Are my iCloud photos safe?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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After hackers released private photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, Anna is worried about how secure her account is. Ray and Tom help he...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
A Sudden Change in Planets
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A Sudden Change in Planets, Credit: Seth Shostak
A planet is a planet is a planet. Unless it’s Pluto. Scientists say that the unpopular re-classification of Pluto as a dwarf planet by astronomer...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WLPR , WRST-FM Oshkosh, KREV-LP, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tech Support #3
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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I think this wireless company forgot to remove the “r” from their “free” tech support . . .

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:54
Tech Support #2
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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This wireless company doesn’t provide tech “support” so much as tech “impotent rage”.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
Tech Support #1
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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The joys of convoluted, apathetic, user-unfriendly tech support.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Our Labor-atory
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Welcome to Our Labor-atory, Credit: Seth Shostak
The end of work? Hi ho, hi ho ... it’s out with work we go! As you relax this holiday weekend, step into our labor-atory and imagine a world wher...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc., WNJR, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, KRPS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
ZZZZZs Please
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: ZZZZZs Please, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science of why we sleep and technology that may allow us to record dreams.

Bought by KSKQ, KRPS, WILL, WRGY, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
65 - Mara asks, "How can I block calls on my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Mara needs to block unwanted calls to her smartphone, but isn't sure how. Ray and Tom help her out in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Know Laughing Matter
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Know Laughing Matter, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why we evolved to laugh plus side-splitting jokes about electrons and relativity.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KMUN, KCSB-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Ultimate Hook Up
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Ultimate Hook Up, Credit: Seth Shostak
Our love-affair with computers marches on: if we wire human brains directly to them, where does the mind end and the machine begin?

Bought by KREV-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
De-Extinction Show
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: De-Extinction Show, Credit: Seth Shostak
Maybe goodbye isn’t forever. Get ready to mingle with mammoths and gaze upon a ground sloth. Scientists want to give some animals a round-trip ti...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc. Station Account and WRGY


  • Added: Aug 11, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Eye Spy
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Eye Spy, Credit: Seth Shostak
Who’s watching you? Could be anyone, really. Social media sites, webcams, CCTV cameras and smartphones have made keeping tabs on you as easy as t...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, KKWE Niijii Radio, KREV-LP, WRGY, and WRIR


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
64 - Eileen asks, "How can I find out where a website is hosted and who the owner is?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Eileen's phone number is listed on a website for an organization she has nothing to do with. How can she find out who owns the site so she can ask ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WYAP, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 4
63 - Norman asks, "How can I accept credit card payments using my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Norman is a small business owner wondering how he can take mobile credit card payments. Ray and Tom have the answers in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
62 - Frank asks, "Are scam artists calling me?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Frank keeps getting phone calls from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. Could he be the target of scam artists? Ray and Tom have the answers in...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
61 - Angie asks, "What is Twitter, and why should I use it?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Should you start using Twitter? What are the basics? Ray and Tom have the answers in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WCWP


  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Skeptic Check: About Face
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: About Face, Credit: Seth Shostak
Humans are pattern seeking animals – and the silhouette of Elvis appears in our burrito. Does that mean The King is speaking to us through TexMex?...

Bought by KSKQ, RadioFreePalmer, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WYAP, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
60 - Trent asks, "How do I wipe my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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How can you make sure your person information is off of your smartphone before you trade it in or give it to someone? Ray and Tom have the answers ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WCWP


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Deep Time
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Deep Time, Credit: Seth Shostak
Think back, way back. Beyond last week to what was happening on Earth 100 million years ago or earlier. It’s hard to fathom such enormous stretch...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KVSC, WRIR, KFOK-LPFM, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jul 07, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
59 - Hector asks, "Do I have to eject USB drives?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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What does it mean when a USB drive is "busy" when you try to eject it? Ray and Tom have the answers in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WTIP, and WCWP


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 4
Time for a Map
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Time for a Map, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s hard to get lost these days. GPS pinpoints your location to within a few feet. Discover how our need to get from A to B holds clues about wh...

Bought by WRGY, KFOK-LPFM, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
What Do You Make Of It?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: What Do You Make Of It?, Credit: Seth Shostak
You are surrounded by products, and most of them are factory-made. Yet there was a time when building things yourself was commonplace. Participan...

Bought by KSKQ, KFOK-LPFM, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
58 - Amanda asks, "How can I restrict in-app purchases on my iPad?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Amanda wants to keep her kids from making purchases while they're playing games on the family's iPad. Ray and Tom have advice about setting restric...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WCWP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
A New Hope for Life in Space
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A New Hope for Life in Space, Credit: Seth Shostak
A flurry of recent discoveries has shifted the odds of finding alien life: a planet the same size and temperature as Earth, the possibility of tens...

Bought by WRIR and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Jun 02, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
57 - Clare asks, "How can I have both a Mac and a PC?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: With the help of a program that comes with your Mac, you too can have the best of both worlds.
Have you need to have both a PC and Mac but didn't want to buy two different computers? Ray and Tom have some advice for setting up a dual book com...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WCWP


  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2