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PCM24 – We Need Faster Speeds for Cable Internet! (And It’s Here…)

Whether streaming media, working from home, both, or more, when it comes to Internet bandwidth and speeds, we always seem to need more, more, more! Providers are starting to deliver, too. Take Comcast....

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PCM25: Are We Making Ourselves Too Vulnerable Through Tech?

Sometimes the tech that makes our lives so much better can also lead us to a place of extreme vulnerability. That’s the running theme of episode 25 of the PC Mike podcast, where so much of the tech...

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PCM26 Screen Time for Kids: How Much is Too Much?

The effects of too much screen time on kids can be serious: lost sleep, poor grades, social maladjustment, behavior problems, obesity. This list goes on and on. Then again, what are we supposed to do?...

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PCM27: Five Things to Know About Windows 10 Now

PC users have been abuzz over the release of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10 – either they’ve downloaded it already, are in queue to, or are still waiting to see how it performs before...

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PCM28: Your Internet Use May Be a Form of Mental Illness

More and more of us just can’t put our Internet devices down. It’s time to get a grip on the growing and very real problem of Internet addiction. Many mental health experts, in fact, now think...

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PCM 29: Now You Have to Worry About Ransomware!

Digital thieves can lock you out from your own computer and demand a ransom to get it and your files back. It’s called ransomware and it’s one of the most insidious schemes on the Internet. And...

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PCM30 Apple Watch: What to Know Four Months In

Apple Watch is finding favor among the health conscious and fans of Apple Pay, but after four months of being on the market users says it’s the little things making the biggest differences. Or as...

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PCM31: Breaking Down Apple’s ‘Incredible’ Yawner of an Event

Apple CEO Tim Cook promised “monster news” at the beginning of the company’s big event this week – and we’re still waiting. That’s because instead of monster announcements, we mostly received details...

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PCM32: iPhone Tricks, iOS 9, and How to Keep Email Private

Because email contains the word “mail,” it seems natural to assume it offers the same kind of privacy laws that apply to items sent through the U.S. Postal Service. But as PC Mike Wendland tells one of...

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PCMike 33 How Mobile Pay Works and Why You Should Use it Now!

You may be on the fence about using mobile pay with your smartphone, but consider this: Mobile pay is safer, can be used in more places now than ever, and can save you money. Still, you probably have a...

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PCM34: Has Microsoft Stolen Apple’s Mojo?

Has Apple lost its Mojo? PC Mike thinks so. And Microsoft seems to have stolen it away. In this episode of the podcast, Mike outlines some of the problems and issues Apple has been having lately, many...

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PCM35: Apple Vs Microsoft, iOS Vs Android

It is the best of times and the worst of times – at least when it comes to the constant flood of tech news inundating us consumers these days. It’s the best because our tech – like the new iPad Pro and...

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PCM36: Demystifying the Cloud with No Geek Speak

We hear a lot about “the cloud” these days but do your really know what it means? Well in keeping with our approach to tech – no geek-speak – we’re here to help with the answer. Bill Fisher,...

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PCM 37 Is Apple TV really “the future of television?”

Apple’s Tim Cook claims it is but as we point out in this episode of the PC Mike Techcast, the new Apple TV is indeed pretty cool, but probably a bit overhyped. But that’s okay. While it lacks a couple...

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PCM38 PC Mike’s Gadget of the Year: iPadPro or Surface Book?

PC Mike is agonizing, as he gets ready to pick the Gadget of the Year. Will it be Apple’s new iPad Pro or Microsoft’s hot new Surface Pro combination laptop/tablet? Both devices are about to be...

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PC Mike Techcast #39: Why I don’t like my new MacBook Pro

Yes, I am an Apple fanboy. Let there be no doubt about it. I have at least one of every singe device Apple makes. Seriously. But that doesn’t mean I have to pretend to liking everything about the Apple...

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