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Every week, The Tech Guy himself, Leo Laporte answers one of your toughest tech questions in language anyone can understand. With over 20 years of experience answering viewers' most technical questions and explaining the fast-moving world of technology, Leo has helped thousands of grateful knowledge seekers. Each week on Ask The Tech Guy, he will drill down on one tricky tech dilemma and get to the root of the problem. If you have tech trauma, don't fear, don't fret, don't freak out - just Ask The Tech Guy! Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives or ask the tech guy(s) on our Ask The Tech Guys show.

Episode Date
ATG 66: RIP Adobe Flash - Flash Player Reaches End-of-Life
Dec 21, 2020
ATG 65: Disabling Chrome Notifications - How To Edit Site Permissions
Dec 14, 2020
ATG 64: Moving From iPhone To Android - Tips for Switching and Syncing Your Data
Dec 07, 2020
ATG 63: Insecure Apartment-Provided WiFi - How To Stay Safe a Public Network
Nov 30, 2020
ATG 62: Buying a TV in 2020 - What You Need to Know
Nov 23, 2020
ATG 61: Improve Your Home Network - MoCA & Powerline Network Adapters Explained
Nov 16, 2020
ATG 60: Best Home Intercom Systems - How To Use Google Nest or Amazon Echo as Wireless Intercom
Nov 09, 2020
ATG 59: Can a PDF Have a Virus? - How to Safely View a Malicious PDF
Nov 02, 2020
ATG 58: Gmail Spam Filter - How to Stop Legitimate Email Getting Marked as Junk
Oct 26, 2020
ATG 57: 4G LTE for Home Internet - Is Cellular Data a Good Cable/DSL Alternative?
Oct 19, 2020
ATG 56: Run Windows Apps on Mac - Virtual Machines (VM) on macOS
Oct 12, 2020
ATG 55: How To Find the Best Cell Phone Coverage for Your Area - Network Coverage Maps
Oct 05, 2020
ATG 54: How To Choose a Keyboard - Computer Basics
Sep 28, 2020
ATG 53: How To Manually Subscribe To a Podcast - Podcast Directories Explained
Sep 21, 2020
ATG 52: Replacement Laptop Batteries - Are 3rd Party Batteries Safe to Use?
Sep 14, 2020
ATG 51: Multi-Camera Live Streaming Basics - How to Livestream Your Church Services
Aug 31, 2020
ATG 50: Internet on the Road - What's the Best WiFi for an RV?
Aug 24, 2020
ATG 49: What Does a GPU Do? - Computer Basics
Aug 17, 2020
ATG 48: Video Conference Lighting Tips - How to Look Your Best in a Zoom Meeting
Aug 10, 2020
ATG 47: How to Create a Custom Email Address - Personalized Email Accounts With Your Domain Name
Aug 03, 2020
ATG 46: Can You Trust Your WiFi Router? - Privacy Concerns Over Cloud-Managed Networks
Jul 27, 2020
ATG 45: Encrypted Messaging Apps for Kids - Are Signal and WhatsApp OK to Use?
Jul 20, 2020
ATG 44: HTTPS, SSL, and TLS Explained - How Encryption Protects Your Web Sessions
Jul 13, 2020
ATG 43: Your Privacy and Apple/Google's COVID-19 Contact Tracing API - Should You Worry?
Jul 06, 2020
ATG 42: Do You Need Antivirus Software for a Chromebook? - Chrome OS Security Explained
Jun 29, 2020
ATG 41: WiFi Security Cameras on LTE/4G Hotspot - Will Wyze Cam Work on Skyroam?
Jun 22, 2020
ATG 40: Managing Apple Photos to Save Space - How to Find & Backup Your Photos in macOS
Jun 15, 2020
ATG 39: Public Key Crypto Explained - How Does End-to-End Encryption Work?
Jun 08, 2020
ATG 38: RAM Disks Explained - Worth the Trouble?
Jun 01, 2020
ATG 37: Use Your Digital Camera on Zoom - How to Turn a DSLR/Mirrorless/GoPro Camera Into a Webcam
May 18, 2020
ATG 36: Headphone Amps & DACs - How to Get Better Sound Out of Your Smartphone
May 11, 2020
ATG 35: Video Conferencing in the Age of Covid - Zoom, Jitsi, and other video conferencing apps explained.
May 04, 2020
ATG 34: How to Connect 2.4 GHz Smart Home Devices to a 5 GHz WiFi Router - Can't connect your smart home device? Probably because of your 5 GHz WiFi router.
Apr 27, 2020
ATG 33: Can You Use Apple's iPad Pro as Your Only Computer? - Is the iPad Pro now a full-fledged computer?
Apr 20, 2020
ATG 32: How to Automatically Backup Your Files in Windows 10 - Backup Windows 10 automatically.
Apr 13, 2020
ATG 31: How to Improve Your WiFi Speed and Signal - Boost your home WiFi performance.
Apr 06, 2020
ATG 30: How to Remote Access Plex Media Server With Port Forwarding - Plex Media Server port forwarding explained.
Mar 30, 2020
ATG 29: How to Encrypt Your Data for Cloud Storage - Securing files in the cloud explained.
Mar 23, 2020
ATG 28: HD vs. 4K vs. 8K - When Does Resolution Make a Difference?
Mar 16, 2020
ATG 27: How to Uninstall Apps/Programs on Windows and Mac - Properly delete programs on Windows and Mac.
Mar 09, 2020
ATG 26: How to Secure Emails and Texts on Your Smartphone - How to encrypt your email and messages.
Mar 02, 2020
ATG 25: How to Use TWiT's IRC Chat - TWiT's IRC Chatroom explained.
Feb 24, 2020
ATG 24: iPhone or iPad Won't Boot? Try DFU Mode - How to fix and restore an iPhone or iPad with DFU mode.
Feb 10, 2020
ATG 23: Sonos Ending Support for Legacy Devices - What to Do With Old IoT - Sonos and the problem with 'internet of things'
Feb 03, 2020
ATG 22: How to Move Your Data to a New Android Phone or iPhone - Best ways to transfer data from old to new Android or iPhone.
Jan 27, 2020
ATG 21: How to Use Hardware Security Keys Like YubiKey for 2FA - YubiKey and other hardware security keys explained.
Jan 13, 2020
ATG 20: How to Run 4k HDMI Over Long Distances - Extending HDMI over ethernet.
Jan 06, 2020
ATG 19: Are SSDs More Reliable Than HDDs? - How wear leveling makes your SSD live longer.
Dec 30, 2019
ATG 18: How to Get Windows 10 for Free - Free upgrade to Windows 10 tutorial.
Dec 23, 2019
ATG 17: How to Play MTS Video Files & Convert to MP4 - How do you play MTS/M2TS video files?
Dec 16, 2019
ATG 16: How to Format External Drives to Work on Mac/Windows/Chromebook - What hard drive format works on Mac, PC, and Chromebook?
Dec 09, 2019
ATG 15: The Definitive Guide to Li-Ion Battery Care - Is it bad to charge your phone overnight?
Dec 02, 2019
ATG 14: USB Type-C Explained - What is USB-C and how do you choose the right cable?
Nov 25, 2019
ATG 13: Does Encrypting Email Also Encrypt Attachments? - Encrypting Email and Attachments With OpenPGP & GnuPG
Nov 18, 2019
ATG 12: Why Do My Apps Keep Crashing on Android? - How to stop app crashes in the background on Pixel 3
Nov 11, 2019
ATG 11: Smartphone Privacy Tips & App Permissions - How to manage app permissions on iPhone and Android.
Nov 04, 2019
ATG 10: Lossy vs Lossless?
Oct 28, 2019
ATG 9: VPN vs. Tor vs. RDP - What's the Difference? - Virtual private networks, remote desktop protocol, and Tor 'the onion router' explained.
Oct 21, 2019
ATG 8: Why Is the Fujifilm X-H1 so Large for a Mirrorless Camera? - Leo Laporte answers John's question about mirrorless cameras.
Oct 14, 2019
ATG 7: How to Download All Pictures and Videos From Google Photos - Backing up Google Photos with Google Takeout or Backup and Sync.
Oct 07, 2019
ATG 6: What to Do With Blackmail Email Scams Demanding Bitcoin? - How to deal with a phishing email holding your passwords ransom for Bitcoin.
Sep 30, 2019
ATG 5: How to Run Linux on a Mac From an External Drive - Installing and dual-boot Linux on a MacBook Pro.
Sep 23, 2019
ATG 4: Should I Care About Hi-Res Audio? - What you need to know about high-resolution audio music.
Sep 16, 2019
ATG 3: What's the Top Antivirus for Windows 10? - The best antivirus software to protect Windows PCs in 2019.
Sep 09, 2019
ATG 2: How to Migrate to a New Google Account - How do you move your Gmail and other Google apps to a new account?
Sep 02, 2019
ATG 1: Buy the Google Pixel 3 or a $1000 Camera? - Is it better to use a smartphone camera over a digital camera for traveling?
Aug 26, 2019
Welcome to Ask The Tech Guy
Aug 14, 2019