Happy New Year!!! 2021 has gotten off to a wild start! I’m glad to be back on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week, US intelligence agencies say the Russians hacked US agencies and companies, SONY announces new movie grade displays for digital sets, and TicketMaster pays a fine...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020Wednesday, December 16, 2020firstnews570, technology
5 Last Minute Gadget Gifts You Can Get Before Christmas
It’s one week out from Christmas Eve! THIS is the last week I’ll be on with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. I was tasked with one mission this week, find five gadget gifts you can recommend to First News 570 listeners that can be bought before Christmas. I used these parameters: less...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020Sunday, January 29, 2023Fashion & Style, firstnews570, news, technology
The 2020 Annual Gift Guide, and Hackers Try to Freeze Out Coronavirus Deliveries
I’ve had an interesting 7 days. If you weren’t around last week, I was getting my McRib on and was satiated in its good ole sweet, tangy, and meaty juiciness. This is the last week I’ll be on with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, we’re only going to talk about...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020Wednesday, December 2, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
McRib is Back, Mariah Wants to Share Her Cookies, and I Guess Tech News
I don’t know if there has been a more exciting week, since the week of August 21st, 1977! In one week, McDonald’s has reissued the McRib, and Mariah Carey has released a chocolate chip cookie line. It’s too much! Someone save me from myself. Lots of suits this week in the tech world. Here’s another...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020Wednesday, November 18, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Pays Up Big for Another Batterygate Settlement, Google Gets in the Banking Biz, Cats Can Now Talk
It’s Thursday! Chris Krebs is gone after securing an effective election. So, it’s been another wild week. Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Apple pays up again for batterygate, a new app translates meows into English, and Google wants to be in your wallet....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020Wednesday, October 21, 2020firstnews570, technology
Quibi Dribbles, PayPal and Venmo Sell BitCoin, AOC Twitches Among Us
It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Quibl dribbles out of existence, PayPan and Venmo get into Bitcoin, and AOC Twitches while playing Among Us. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking about the wild and...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020Wednesday, October 14, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Microsoft Takes Down Hacker Group Ahead of Election, Apple Announces New iPhone, and Jeff Bezos Launches a Rocket
It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. Fasten your seat belts, we are in for a bumpy ride. This week, Microsoft took down a hacker group launching TrickBots, Apple announced the new iPhone 12, and Jeff Bezos launched a rocket. You can listen...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020Wednesday, September 30, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Man Wins Math Prize for Stirring Tea, Amazon Is Palms Down on Scanner, DND Nerds Cheer Digital Tabletop Gaming
It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, the year’s top math prize is won by a tea experiment, Valve announces a Digital Tabletop Festival, and Amazon is palms down on payments. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh...
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Thursday, September 24, 2020Thursday, September 24, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Microsoft Moves on Bethesda, Facebook Shuts Down Fake Accounts, and Time Continues to TikTok
We’re a month into virtual learning, and we’re still here. My 9 year old is struggling, but the 12 year old works too fast. It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Microsoft pulls the ultimate power move, Facebook shuts down 150...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020Wednesday, September 16, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Announces New Watch and iPad, AI Captains Solar Powered Ship, and the PS5 Is World’s Phattest ASS (Arcade Software System)
Sweeps Weeks start and it’s school week three…I’m out of Uncle Nearest. We’ve resorted to putting up portable partitions behind the kids for their Zoom conferences, and have moved them into the kitchen. I still don’t know how the 9 year old’s school day ends at 1, but here we are. It’s another Thursday, and...