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We got a couple of guests this week. First off, I couldn't believe this story. We got someone calling in who got scammed out of thousands of dollars through a text message. Yes, we always say who answers these text messages?

We got a couple of guests this week. First off, I couldn't believe this story. We got someone calling in who got scammed out of thousands of dollars through a text message. Yes, we always say who answers these text messages?

People do.

People do.

It's a numbers game and this person fell for the scam. He will explain how they got his money. Then later we've got Mark Anthony Arena, the computer exercist. He's gonna explain why old school virus scans don't cut it anymore and the real dangers you should watch out for. And finally, later we've got Brett Fransen, founder of that death clock app. He's gonna tell us how AI can predict your life expectancy, biological age and more, plus why he created this app. All right, I thought it'd be kind of fun this week to go through some of the gadget milestones of my life. So some of you listening may have been around longer for me, some shorter. But I'm gonna tell you what has been interesting in my lifetime. Darting with the giant stereo system that my dad bought back in the day, New Jersey, grown up as a kid.

It's a numbers game and this person fell for the scam. He will explain how they got his money. Then later we've got Mark Anthony Arena, the computer exercist. He's gonna explain why old school virus scans don't cut it anymore and the real dangers you should watch out for. And finally, later we've got Brett Fransen, founder of that death clock app. He's gonna tell us how AI can predict your life expectancy, biological age and more, plus why he created this app. All right, I thought it'd be kind of fun this week to go through some of the gadget milestones of my life. So some of you listening may have been around longer for me, some shorter. But I'm gonna tell you what has been interesting in my lifetime. Darting with the giant stereo system that my dad bought back in the day, New Jersey, grown up as a kid.

It was a Sony.

It was a Sony.

It was one of those rack systems that just had like a bunch of components.

It was one of those rack systems that just had like a bunch of components.

It was all silver.

It was all silver.

It has a record player, it had a cassette player.

It has a record player, it had a cassette player.

I think it was a was it dual cassettes? So that was number one.

I think it was a was it dual cassettes? So that was number one.

And I remember my dad bringing this thing home, probably a lot of money, and uh, it was just incredible. It was just like something we'd never seen before. Okay, so that was first I mean cable TV came after that. That wasn't that big of a deal, but whatever. But the second I think changing point in my life was the Nintendo Entertainment System. When I got this thing and you can play video games in your basement.

And I remember my dad bringing this thing home, probably a lot of money, and uh, it was just incredible. It was just like something we'd never seen before. Okay, so that was first I mean cable TV came after that. That wasn't that big of a deal, but whatever. But the second I think changing point in my life was the Nintendo Entertainment System. When I got this thing and you can play video games in your basement.

Oh, we played the heck out of it. We had Nintendo Thumb, one of the swishies out the one I got.

Oh, we played the heck out of it. We had Nintendo Thumb, one of the swishies out the one I got.

I tried something different from my headphone and they are not working. Okay, so let's try that less of a delay. So yeah, Nintendo was incredible. It was, you know, just RC pro am and we played so many games Mario Brothers. I mean, we just played the heck out of that thing.

I tried something different from my headphone and they are not working. Okay, so let's try that less of a delay. So yeah, Nintendo was incredible. It was, you know, just RC pro am and we played so many games Mario Brothers. I mean, we just played the heck out of that thing.

Now, that was great until we went portable.

Now, that was great until we went portable.

And then I got my Game Boy and I remember, this is one of the first things that I spent my own money on. I think it was ninety dollars. Went to KB Toys and bought the game Boy and played the heck out of Tetris toys.

And then I got my Game Boy and I remember, this is one of the first things that I spent my own money on. I think it was ninety dollars. Went to KB Toys and bought the game Boy and played the heck out of Tetris toys.

KB Toys. Yeah, back in the day, don't have that.

KB Toys. Yeah, back in the day, don't have that.

You know.

You know.

This was when the mall had everything you needed in one place, you know, for everything from your your pretzel to your you know, your drink, to your games and your toys and the you know, CD player or not CDs, the cassettes.

This was when the mall had everything you needed in one place, you know, for everything from your your pretzel to your you know, your drink, to your games and your toys and the you know, CD player or not CDs, the cassettes.

So that was that was awesome. The game Boy played the heck out of that.

So that was that was awesome. The game Boy played the heck out of that.

I think it actually took regular batteries, like double A batteries. And then later on it was a VCR. I remember specifically getting a new VCR at the house. This was a brand new kind of thing that went along with block Buster Video. And we would just every Friday night go to Blockbuster and rent tapes, and we'd rent like three or four of them at the same time, and of course you had to rewind them before you brought them back, and if you didn't bring them back, you were looking at a bill of like, you know, one hundred bucks, two hundred dollars whatever it was that a cassette tape they would charge you, which was just absolutely insane. Then later on, and I'm not sure all this is in a perfect order, because I just kind of brainstormed and I was remembering, so I tried to put it in the best order I could think of. Then we had the camquarter, and this was back in the day when at least growing up in New Jersey, you had a bunch of different electronics stores in New Jersey and New York and you would look in the back of the newspaper and they had all the listings for the gadgets that they were selling, and you'd see them at these places in New York City. And then you'd bring that newspaper to a place in New Jersey. I think it was like Crazy Eddies, and you would show them that price and be like, I could get this for this price, and they'd say, no, we want you to buy it here.

I think it actually took regular batteries, like double A batteries. And then later on it was a VCR. I remember specifically getting a new VCR at the house. This was a brand new kind of thing that went along with block Buster Video. And we would just every Friday night go to Blockbuster and rent tapes, and we'd rent like three or four of them at the same time, and of course you had to rewind them before you brought them back, and if you didn't bring them back, you were looking at a bill of like, you know, one hundred bucks, two hundred dollars whatever it was that a cassette tape they would charge you, which was just absolutely insane. Then later on, and I'm not sure all this is in a perfect order, because I just kind of brainstormed and I was remembering, so I tried to put it in the best order I could think of. Then we had the camquarter, and this was back in the day when at least growing up in New Jersey, you had a bunch of different electronics stores in New Jersey and New York and you would look in the back of the newspaper and they had all the listings for the gadgets that they were selling, and you'd see them at these places in New York City. And then you'd bring that newspaper to a place in New Jersey. I think it was like Crazy Eddies, and you would show them that price and be like, I could get this for this price, and they'd say, no, we want you to buy it here.

We'll give you twenty dollars less than that price sold.

We'll give you twenty dollars less than that price sold.

So I remember Yashika was our camcord and it had like zoom and these little digital graphics you can put on there, and the only kind of transition you had was just a fade, like a fade to black, fade up from black, and that was it. But camcorder. I had that thing all the time, played on that a lot. Then I remember getting my one and ten cameras.

So I remember Yashika was our camcord and it had like zoom and these little digital graphics you can put on there, and the only kind of transition you had was just a fade, like a fade to black, fade up from black, and that was it. But camcorder. I had that thing all the time, played on that a lot. Then I remember getting my one and ten cameras.

This was a little.

This was a little.

Pocket sized camera, took actual film, one hundred and ten cartridge. This was maybe the competitor of thirty five millimeter or before. And yeah, that was a new one because you had to take your photos, your film into a little photo developing place. It was like a little hot in the middle of a parking lot. You drop off your film through the drive through and you come back a couple of days later and get your pictures. You never knew what was going to be on that roll. Half the pictures were tossaways because they were so bad. Then we had projection TV again, so my dad was definitely on.

Pocket sized camera, took actual film, one hundred and ten cartridge. This was maybe the competitor of thirty five millimeter or before. And yeah, that was a new one because you had to take your photos, your film into a little photo developing place. It was like a little hot in the middle of a parking lot. You drop off your film through the drive through and you come back a couple of days later and get your pictures. You never knew what was going to be on that roll. Half the pictures were tossaways because they were so bad. Then we had projection TV again, so my dad was definitely on.

The cutting edge of a lot of this stuff.

The cutting edge of a lot of this stuff.

We didn't have everything, but we definitely got He kind of I don't know if he maybe, now that I think about it, maybe he instilled my love of electronics because we got this big projection TV hue. Huge, it was heavy, it was bulky, but it worked and it was so cool because the picture was big. And I remember one time I sprayed index on the screen and ruined it, and yeah, that was not a good day in the DeMuro house. I kind of got in trouble for that. My cassette walkman. I remember having a cassette walkman. It was a Sony, it was yellow. It was like kind of the sport you pop a tape in there, maybe listen to the radio if you didn't have a good tape. And of course that was my first taste of portable music on the go. You could listen to anything anywhere. And of course that was my first taste of getting you know, cassettes at Sam Goodie on the weekend, spending all my hard earned cash. Then later I remember, now this is when I started getting into technology with my family. But I remember getting my family a cordless phone, and then we got caller ID and it was a separate box for the caller ID, and I remember my mom saying, why would I ever want caller ID? Why would I ever need to know who's calling. I'll just pick up the phone and ask them. Oh, we used the heck out of caller ID. Believe me. Then you stop picking up the phone. Oh that person's calling, don't pick it up. I'm not here, I'm not here, Tell them I'm not here.

We didn't have everything, but we definitely got He kind of I don't know if he maybe, now that I think about it, maybe he instilled my love of electronics because we got this big projection TV hue. Huge, it was heavy, it was bulky, but it worked and it was so cool because the picture was big. And I remember one time I sprayed index on the screen and ruined it, and yeah, that was not a good day in the DeMuro house. I kind of got in trouble for that. My cassette walkman. I remember having a cassette walkman. It was a Sony, it was yellow. It was like kind of the sport you pop a tape in there, maybe listen to the radio if you didn't have a good tape. And of course that was my first taste of portable music on the go. You could listen to anything anywhere. And of course that was my first taste of getting you know, cassettes at Sam Goodie on the weekend, spending all my hard earned cash. Then later I remember, now this is when I started getting into technology with my family. But I remember getting my family a cordless phone, and then we got caller ID and it was a separate box for the caller ID, and I remember my mom saying, why would I ever want caller ID? Why would I ever need to know who's calling. I'll just pick up the phone and ask them. Oh, we used the heck out of caller ID. Believe me. Then you stop picking up the phone. Oh that person's calling, don't pick it up. I'm not here, I'm not here, Tell them I'm not here.

Uh.

Uh.

And then I remember going to a friend's house.

And then I remember going to a friend's house.

They had a Tandy computer and I played with it for just about five minutes. Couldn't really do anything, but I fell in love and I wanted a computer. So then I dragged my dad to the store. I got a three eighty six SX sixteen tiny. It is just a big old honking computer. I think this was that PC, Richard and Son or the Whiz something like that. You know, I grew up in Jersey. All the electronics stores were regional back then. We didn't really have like a Best Buy. It was like all regional places. You'd go in there and you'd get a you know, you'd buy a computer, just grab the box, put it in your car and bring it home and turn it on. It didn't do anything. I mean it did basically nothing. No Internet back then. But also got a top top matrix printer. This was the printer that had the perforated edges on the side to the little holes and you'd prant it go. That was amazing. Fax machine. Don't forget the fax machine. I remember walking into the electronics store and getting my first demo of a fax machine and going, how does it know?

They had a Tandy computer and I played with it for just about five minutes. Couldn't really do anything, but I fell in love and I wanted a computer. So then I dragged my dad to the store. I got a three eighty six SX sixteen tiny. It is just a big old honking computer. I think this was that PC, Richard and Son or the Whiz something like that. You know, I grew up in Jersey. All the electronics stores were regional back then. We didn't really have like a Best Buy. It was like all regional places. You'd go in there and you'd get a you know, you'd buy a computer, just grab the box, put it in your car and bring it home and turn it on. It didn't do anything. I mean it did basically nothing. No Internet back then. But also got a top top matrix printer. This was the printer that had the perforated edges on the side to the little holes and you'd prant it go. That was amazing. Fax machine. Don't forget the fax machine. I remember walking into the electronics store and getting my first demo of a fax machine and going, how does it know?

How does it print out the same thing on the other end.

How does it print out the same thing on the other end.

Well, of course you realize that it takes a scan of the document and just print it out in the other end. It's not the exact same document you're sending through the internet or through the.

Well, of course you realize that it takes a scan of the document and just print it out in the other end. It's not the exact same document you're sending through the internet or through the.

Phone lines back then.

Phone lines back then.

Oh and then I upgraded my computer to a Gateway two thousand. If you remember this company, they had those iconic cowprint boxes. I was in love with this company, ted Waite Gateway two thousand. It was so cool and I loved it. And I got this big honkin tower of a computer with all the accessories, and I used to pop in all the peripherals, buy something new all the time, to pop it in and attach it. This was before USB, so everything had to be like put into the computer. I got a bubble jet printer that was the upgrade from the Dot Matrix, much quieter. Then I got a CD player. Bought my first CD player off of a friend's family member. I think it was twenty bucks. You sold it to me, and that was like a CD player, like a portable CD player, And it skipped so much. You could barely even walk around with that thing. Then I got my laptop in college. It was a win Book. I don't even think that company's around anymore. It was huge, but I loved it. Still no Internet on that thing, I mean it was still like maybe it was wired internet. I don't even remember TV and VCR combos, remember that. I remember waiting in line on Black Friday for one of those. The thing was on sale for sixty bucks at Sears. All the places. I'm telling you aren't even around anymore. All the technology. It's like, this stuff seems so lame at this point. DVD player coming home from college watching DVDs because we had this fancy new DVD player. I remember watching it and saying, that is so clear, the picture is so amazing. Fargo was our first DVD. Then I got my Motorola Star tac phone, my flip phone. I thought that was the best thing ever. My Palm Pilot, my Tvo. Then I went flat screen with a Visio. Thousand bucks on my first flat screen TV from Visio. It was incredible. I loved it. I made such a big decision on getting that. Should I buy this? Should I buy this? Kept that thing for like ten years. The BlackBerry. We all had one of those. We loved getting our email on the go. Then I was on a plane I saw the girl next to me had an iPod. I said, can I see that?

Oh and then I upgraded my computer to a Gateway two thousand. If you remember this company, they had those iconic cowprint boxes. I was in love with this company, ted Waite Gateway two thousand. It was so cool and I loved it. And I got this big honkin tower of a computer with all the accessories, and I used to pop in all the peripherals, buy something new all the time, to pop it in and attach it. This was before USB, so everything had to be like put into the computer. I got a bubble jet printer that was the upgrade from the Dot Matrix, much quieter. Then I got a CD player. Bought my first CD player off of a friend's family member. I think it was twenty bucks. You sold it to me, and that was like a CD player, like a portable CD player, And it skipped so much. You could barely even walk around with that thing. Then I got my laptop in college. It was a win Book. I don't even think that company's around anymore. It was huge, but I loved it. Still no Internet on that thing, I mean it was still like maybe it was wired internet. I don't even remember TV and VCR combos, remember that. I remember waiting in line on Black Friday for one of those. The thing was on sale for sixty bucks at Sears. All the places. I'm telling you aren't even around anymore. All the technology. It's like, this stuff seems so lame at this point. DVD player coming home from college watching DVDs because we had this fancy new DVD player. I remember watching it and saying, that is so clear, the picture is so amazing. Fargo was our first DVD. Then I got my Motorola Star tac phone, my flip phone. I thought that was the best thing ever. My Palm Pilot, my Tvo. Then I went flat screen with a Visio. Thousand bucks on my first flat screen TV from Visio. It was incredible. I loved it. I made such a big decision on getting that. Should I buy this? Should I buy this? Kept that thing for like ten years. The BlackBerry. We all had one of those. We loved getting our email on the go. Then I was on a plane I saw the girl next to me had an iPod. I said, can I see that?

What is that?

What is that?

And I immediately went out and bought one, the little iPad iPod Mini from Best Buy, my Motorola Q smartphone. Then I got the iPhone. That was when things really shifted. Now, all the gadgets I just told you could be built into a phone, and then the Kindle came out, and then the iPad after that, and then the Google Home Smart Speaker. Now this was when the time when I was starting in my career as a real tech journalist and starting to really get this stuff. Day in first day Apple Watch, I was there for the launch of that. I mean I was there for the launch of the iPad, the launch of the Google Home Smart speaker, the Apple Watch, the son No speakers. I was not there for the launch, but I was there for the first demo I ever got in New York City. It's like twelve hundred bucks for the system. I said, who's ever gonna get this?

And I immediately went out and bought one, the little iPad iPod Mini from Best Buy, my Motorola Q smartphone. Then I got the iPhone. That was when things really shifted. Now, all the gadgets I just told you could be built into a phone, and then the Kindle came out, and then the iPad after that, and then the Google Home Smart Speaker. Now this was when the time when I was starting in my career as a real tech journalist and starting to really get this stuff. Day in first day Apple Watch, I was there for the launch of that. I mean I was there for the launch of the iPad, the launch of the Google Home Smart speaker, the Apple Watch, the son No speakers. I was not there for the launch, but I was there for the first demo I ever got in New York City. It's like twelve hundred bucks for the system. I said, who's ever gonna get this?

Now?

Now?

I can't live without it, even though you know I have a problem with it right now.

I can't live without it, even though you know I have a problem with it right now.

And finally, I think the thing that has changed the most or the biggest impact, has been the meta ray band, smart glasses, putting those on, snapping photos, taking calls, the AI. It's all pretty incredible, and now of course we have AI and everything. All right, Hope you enjoyed that trip down memory lane eight eight eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Welcome back to rich On Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you Talking technology at triple eight Rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two for one zero one, the website for the show Rich on tech dot tv. David writes in from San Francisco, Hey, Rich, I like your show. I have a Galaxy S twenty two, which, as you know, has no headphone jack. I can't find an adapter which works so I can hear anything while I'm on a plane. I've bought three different adapters, none solve the issue. Do you have any advice? Is it also a headphone issue? It's incredibly frustrated. Yeah, it's probably a combination. I mean, the adapter is the only adapter to get is called the airfly. So the airfly is a Bluetooth transmitter. You basically plug it in to the seatback entertainment the headphone out jack on the seatback entertainment that will allow you to broadcast whatever is on the seatback you know, the movie you're watching, or the TV show, or the audio you're listening to to your phone and on your phone. You definitely are going to need some sort of bluetooth headphones that have noise cancelation. If they don't, it's gonna be really tough. You're gonna have to turn your volume all the way up. The other thing on your phone is just to check your audio settings, make sure that you don't have some sort of limit on there. But you don't really want to be listening super loud on your phone anyway, because on a plane there's a lot of ambient audio. So any sort of headphones that have noise cancelation will be great. I personally enjoy like the over the ears headphones, so something like the Sony's or the Bows or the Sonos of the World, all three of those are really great on the plane. And if you want a pair of earbuds, you got to go with something that's high quality because the cheap ones you're not gonna be able to hear them on the plane. You got to get something that's a little bit better.

And finally, I think the thing that has changed the most or the biggest impact, has been the meta ray band, smart glasses, putting those on, snapping photos, taking calls, the AI. It's all pretty incredible, and now of course we have AI and everything. All right, Hope you enjoyed that trip down memory lane eight eight eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Welcome back to rich On Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you Talking technology at triple eight Rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two for one zero one, the website for the show Rich on tech dot tv. David writes in from San Francisco, Hey, Rich, I like your show. I have a Galaxy S twenty two, which, as you know, has no headphone jack. I can't find an adapter which works so I can hear anything while I'm on a plane. I've bought three different adapters, none solve the issue. Do you have any advice? Is it also a headphone issue? It's incredibly frustrated. Yeah, it's probably a combination. I mean, the adapter is the only adapter to get is called the airfly. So the airfly is a Bluetooth transmitter. You basically plug it in to the seatback entertainment the headphone out jack on the seatback entertainment that will allow you to broadcast whatever is on the seatback you know, the movie you're watching, or the TV show, or the audio you're listening to to your phone and on your phone. You definitely are going to need some sort of bluetooth headphones that have noise cancelation. If they don't, it's gonna be really tough. You're gonna have to turn your volume all the way up. The other thing on your phone is just to check your audio settings, make sure that you don't have some sort of limit on there. But you don't really want to be listening super loud on your phone anyway, because on a plane there's a lot of ambient audio. So any sort of headphones that have noise cancelation will be great. I personally enjoy like the over the ears headphones, so something like the Sony's or the Bows or the Sonos of the World, all three of those are really great on the plane. And if you want a pair of earbuds, you got to go with something that's high quality because the cheap ones you're not gonna be able to hear them on the plane. You got to get something that's a little bit better.

Good question. Thanks for that.

Good question. Thanks for that.

Let's go to Bob. Let's see where is Bob online? For Bob in Garden City, Michigan. You're on with Rich.

Let's go to Bob. Let's see where is Bob online? For Bob in Garden City, Michigan. You're on with Rich.

Yeah, Hi, Rich, I really enjoy your show.

Yeah, Hi, Rich, I really enjoy your show.

Thank you.

Thank you.

There are quite a few apps out there for recording on your phone. I have an iPhone fourteen and like I'm expecting a call from a medium that I would like to record and sometimes someone will call in a collection agency or you know, just for different reasons that i'd like to be able to easily just hit one spot to record the show.

There are quite a few apps out there for recording on your phone. I have an iPhone fourteen and like I'm expecting a call from a medium that I would like to record and sometimes someone will call in a collection agency or you know, just for different reasons that i'd like to be able to easily just hit one spot to record the show.

Yeah, what what kind of iPhone do you have?

Yeah, what what kind of iPhone do you have?

It's a fourteen?

It's a fourteen?

Okay, so it's a iPhone fourteen. So do you have iOS eighteen on there?

Okay, so it's a iPhone fourteen. So do you have iOS eighteen on there?

I believe I you.

I believe I you.

Okay, Well, there's built in call recording now on the iPhone, so you when you're on a call, you'll notice in the upper left hand corner there's a little icon that looks like almost like a tape, and that's what you want to tap. And so when you tap that, it says this call will be recorded, and it'll tell the other person and that's it. It'll record the phone call. So I need to confirm. I'm looking on the support page for iPhone and it looks like it's just built into iOS eighteen. So it's it's not part of like I don't think you need like the latest iPhone model to get it, but that's one way to do it.

Okay, Well, there's built in call recording now on the iPhone, so you when you're on a call, you'll notice in the upper left hand corner there's a little icon that looks like almost like a tape, and that's what you want to tap. And so when you tap that, it says this call will be recorded, and it'll tell the other person and that's it. It'll record the phone call. So I need to confirm. I'm looking on the support page for iPhone and it looks like it's just built into iOS eighteen. So it's it's not part of like I don't think you need like the latest iPhone model to get it, but that's one way to do it.

So have you ever seen that icon when you're on the phone.

So have you ever seen that icon when you're on the phone.

No, I haven't noticed.

No, I haven't noticed.

Okay, Yeah, A lot of people haven't noticed because I mentioned it on my Instagram at richon Tech for another hack, I was sharing about scam callers. If they call you just tap that. Oh it looks like okay, So I got the screenshot of it. It looks like a little waveform with a recording button. It's in the upper left hand corner when you're on a phone call. And by the way, the Pixel phone does this, and so does the Samsung phones. They all have audio recording. Now, if you want a third party you said, there's a lot of apps out there, ninety nine point nine percent of the apps, none of them on the iPhone, at least that I know of, can tap into the audio on the iPhone. That's just not allowed by the Apple system. So what they do is they make you dial another number, a third party number, so it's almost like a three way call, and then you bring that three way call on the app and the app will record. The app on the back end will record that entire phone call. So the two apps, the one app that I know works really well is called Tape a Call tape acall dot com. And then the other app I've not tested, but it called rev Call Recorder. And this one purports to be free and unlimited and in one step. So I haven't tried that one, but you can try that and see if it works. The other way to do it on a phone is through Google Voice. So Google Voice will let you record any call that comes in. It has to come into your Google Voice, So if someone dials that Google Voice phone number, you can just tap I think it's like the four key or whatever. There's like a key that you tap, let's see record a call in Google Voice. It is let's see, yeah, you press the four key while you're on your call, and boom, it will record that call and you get a transcript there, or you get the recording you can make a transcript. And then the other way to do it, while we're on this topic, is a device called plod P L A U D the plod note, and this actually attaches to the back of your phone and it picks up the vibrations from your phone. So it's almost like those bone conducting earbuds where you put this on the back of your phone own you press record and it will record the call. Now with that, you do have to be aware because these other methods will tell the person that you're recording that one does not, so you need to tell the person. If you're in a state that requires you to do that, check your local laws. Thanks for the question, Bob. Eight eight eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Coming up, how someone got scammed out of thousands of dollars. They're gonna explain what happened to them. Right here, I'm rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you, talking technology at Triple eight rich one on one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. We'll get back to those phone lines in just a moment, but first we've got a guest that you know. We talk about these scams all the time on this show and also on my Instagram. I'm always sharing the latest scams and thank you by the way for sending them to me. So if you see a scam that you think is new and unique and interesting, go ahead send it to me for sure, because I like to share it with folks so that the more you know about the things and the more you're aware of them, the more you can protect yourself and your family members from them. So you wonder who's who falls for these things? Right, And I always say it's a numbers game, and yes, people fall form young people, old people, people in the middle everyone. This is why scammers do this stuff. And so when I heard this story about a young guy named Connor that fell for one of these scams, I said, can you come on the show and talk about it? And he's happy to do that so that you can hopefully not have the same thing happen to you.

Okay, Yeah, A lot of people haven't noticed because I mentioned it on my Instagram at richon Tech for another hack, I was sharing about scam callers. If they call you just tap that. Oh it looks like okay, So I got the screenshot of it. It looks like a little waveform with a recording button. It's in the upper left hand corner when you're on a phone call. And by the way, the Pixel phone does this, and so does the Samsung phones. They all have audio recording. Now, if you want a third party you said, there's a lot of apps out there, ninety nine point nine percent of the apps, none of them on the iPhone, at least that I know of, can tap into the audio on the iPhone. That's just not allowed by the Apple system. So what they do is they make you dial another number, a third party number, so it's almost like a three way call, and then you bring that three way call on the app and the app will record. The app on the back end will record that entire phone call. So the two apps, the one app that I know works really well is called Tape a Call tape acall dot com. And then the other app I've not tested, but it called rev Call Recorder. And this one purports to be free and unlimited and in one step. So I haven't tried that one, but you can try that and see if it works. The other way to do it on a phone is through Google Voice. So Google Voice will let you record any call that comes in. It has to come into your Google Voice, So if someone dials that Google Voice phone number, you can just tap I think it's like the four key or whatever. There's like a key that you tap, let's see record a call in Google Voice. It is let's see, yeah, you press the four key while you're on your call, and boom, it will record that call and you get a transcript there, or you get the recording you can make a transcript. And then the other way to do it, while we're on this topic, is a device called plod P L A U D the plod note, and this actually attaches to the back of your phone and it picks up the vibrations from your phone. So it's almost like those bone conducting earbuds where you put this on the back of your phone own you press record and it will record the call. Now with that, you do have to be aware because these other methods will tell the person that you're recording that one does not, so you need to tell the person. If you're in a state that requires you to do that, check your local laws. Thanks for the question, Bob. Eight eight eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Coming up, how someone got scammed out of thousands of dollars. They're gonna explain what happened to them. Right here, I'm rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you, talking technology at Triple eight rich one on one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. We'll get back to those phone lines in just a moment, but first we've got a guest that you know. We talk about these scams all the time on this show and also on my Instagram. I'm always sharing the latest scams and thank you by the way for sending them to me. So if you see a scam that you think is new and unique and interesting, go ahead send it to me for sure, because I like to share it with folks so that the more you know about the things and the more you're aware of them, the more you can protect yourself and your family members from them. So you wonder who's who falls for these things? Right, And I always say it's a numbers game, and yes, people fall form young people, old people, people in the middle everyone. This is why scammers do this stuff. And so when I heard this story about a young guy named Connor that fell for one of these scams, I said, can you come on the show and talk about it? And he's happy to do that so that you can hopefully not have the same thing happen to you.

Connor. Thanks for joining me today.

Connor. Thanks for joining me today.

Absolutely rich. How's it going man?

Absolutely rich. How's it going man?

Everything is good. So I heard your story. Tell me, first off, what you lost? How much money?

Everything is good. So I heard your story. Tell me, first off, what you lost? How much money?

So I lost five six dollars of my savings five thousand.

So I lost five six dollars of my savings five thousand.

Well, first off, amazing, kudos to you for having that much money in your savings. That's no easy feat. But that's that's incredible. But explain start from the beginning. I saw you sent me a screenshot of a text message. You got a text message?

Well, first off, amazing, kudos to you for having that much money in your savings. That's no easy feat. But that's that's incredible. But explain start from the beginning. I saw you sent me a screenshot of a text message. You got a text message?

Yeah, so absolutely so. This is January tewod. I had just woken up in the morning. It was about ten o'clock. I went to a concert the night before, so I'd just woken up fresh thing first in the morning. I received, Yeah, what I thought was an automated text from my bank kind of warning me about the scam. I've gotten those a couple of times where they like kind of detect some suspicious activity or something and they kind of warn you like, hey, did you permit this wire chanser of X amount? Reply why if yes or n if no? And I obviously just replied and for no because I didn't really recognize it. And they said, well, someone's going to contact you shortly from your.

Yeah, so absolutely so. This is January tewod. I had just woken up in the morning. It was about ten o'clock. I went to a concert the night before, so I'd just woken up fresh thing first in the morning. I received, Yeah, what I thought was an automated text from my bank kind of warning me about the scam. I've gotten those a couple of times where they like kind of detect some suspicious activity or something and they kind of warn you like, hey, did you permit this wire chanser of X amount? Reply why if yes or n if no? And I obviously just replied and for no because I didn't really recognize it. And they said, well, someone's going to contact you shortly from your.

Bank, okay, And so that's where it started.

Bank, okay, And so that's where it started.

Yeah, that's where it started.

Yeah, that's where it started.

And I've had that happen before, you know, where I've tried to make a purchase and it's kind of flagged it on my account and someone from Wells Fargo, my bank, has called me.

And I've had that happen before, you know, where I've tried to make a purchase and it's kind of flagged it on my account and someone from Wells Fargo, my bank, has called me.

And so I didn't really think of anything.

And so I didn't really think of anything.

And then I got the call about ten ten eight minutes later, and the man kind of introduced himself.

And then I got the call about ten ten eight minutes later, and the man kind of introduced himself.

He gave the name.

He gave the name.

Albert Clark, Wells Fargo Frog Claims agent. Agent, gave me a badge number and everything and seemed, you know, really legit and kind of asked me like for some basic questions like my name and everything to verify who I was.

Albert Clark, Wells Fargo Frog Claims agent. Agent, gave me a badge number and everything and seemed, you know, really legit and kind of asked me like for some basic questions like my name and everything to verify who I was.

But I didn't give him an account information or anything.

But I didn't give him an account information or anything.

Somehow he had access to my account because he then ran through a bunch of transactions with me from the night before that I had recognized and was kind of reading them off, and and then he started to kind of teeter towards some other like suspicious looking transact or sounding transactions that I didn't recognize. And so after going through those, I told him I didn't recognize those, and he said, well, so there's been some fraud detected on your account. Our system has flagged these as fraud. But you're gonna need to go to the nearest Wells Fargo branch and take out all your cash because they're trying to get into you accoun.

Somehow he had access to my account because he then ran through a bunch of transactions with me from the night before that I had recognized and was kind of reading them off, and and then he started to kind of teeter towards some other like suspicious looking transact or sounding transactions that I didn't recognize. And so after going through those, I told him I didn't recognize those, and he said, well, so there's been some fraud detected on your account. Our system has flagged these as fraud. But you're gonna need to go to the nearest Wells Fargo branch and take out all your cash because they're trying to get into you accoun.

Out right now.

Out right now.

Oh wow, And what did you say to that?

Oh wow, And what did you say to that?

I mean, I was just I had just woken up. It was the first thing I had seen. I was kind of just in a panic, like I needed to, you know, take action and do what I needed to do protect my money.

I mean, I was just I had just woken up. It was the first thing I had seen. I was kind of just in a panic, like I needed to, you know, take action and do what I needed to do protect my money.

At that point.

At that point.

Yeah, of course, so I you know, got.

Yeah, of course, so I you know, got.

My stuff, and he mentioned during the call, he said, and I should have noticed this as a little bit of a special suspicious but he said, I'm going to be on the phone through the entire time until we get your money out. And so at the time I thought, maybe, you know, he's he's really trying to work with me and make sure my money's protected. But that was definitely a little bit suspicious that he wanted to make sure that he was with me through the whole call.

My stuff, and he mentioned during the call, he said, and I should have noticed this as a little bit of a special suspicious but he said, I'm going to be on the phone through the entire time until we get your money out. And so at the time I thought, maybe, you know, he's he's really trying to work with me and make sure my money's protected. But that was definitely a little bit suspicious that he wanted to make sure that he was with me through the whole call.

And so how did you go from that to starting to take out money? And did you take out cash?

And so how did you go from that to starting to take out money? And did you take out cash?

Yeah?

Yeah?

So he told me that what I needed to do was go to the nearest Wells Fargo bank, go up to the teller, and take out all the.

So he told me that what I needed to do was go to the nearest Wells Fargo bank, go up to the teller, and take out all the.

Cash from my account.

Cash from my account.

Okay, and you do that.

Okay, and you do that.

So I, yeah, immediately grabbed my keys, drove to the new branch of my bank, walked into the bank, walked up to the teller, told him to just take out all my cash. He told me to do it. I said, for personal reasons. They're not allowed to ask you. He told me to just tell him personal reasons.

So I, yeah, immediately grabbed my keys, drove to the new branch of my bank, walked into the bank, walked up to the teller, told him to just take out all my cash. He told me to do it. I said, for personal reasons. They're not allowed to ask you. He told me to just tell him personal reasons.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I was gonna say, they didn't. They didn't question you pulling out all this money.

I was gonna say, they didn't. They didn't question you pulling out all this money.

No.

No.

Yeah, that's so one thing.

Yeah, that's so one thing.

When I went back to the bank later to talk to them, the teller kind of realized, like, oh, I I'm so sorry I didn't I didn't think of anything.

When I went back to the bank later to talk to them, the teller kind of realized, like, oh, I I'm so sorry I didn't I didn't think of anything.

It was kind of a young kid. He was a little bit younger than me, so yeah, I was. He was definitely a little taken back by it.

It was kind of a young kid. He was a little bit younger than me, so yeah, I was. He was definitely a little taken back by it.

But put out the money. You've got five thousand bucks in your hand. Now cash.

But put out the money. You've got five thousand bucks in your hand. Now cash.

Yeah, cash, So he says, okay, guys on the phone the whole time, still.

Yeah, cash, So he says, okay, guys on the phone the whole time, still.

Whole time, still on the phone, dedicated.

Whole time, still on the phone, dedicated.

One time you want to drop a signal, and you don't. I at that time I dropped.

One time you want to drop a signal, and you don't. I at that time I dropped.

Yeah, forty five minute phone call, just walking me through this. That's why I just was in such disbelief that this man was, you know, taking all this time to get all this money from me. But anyway, after I got had got all my cash out, I went back out to my car and I said, okay, I have all.

Yeah, forty five minute phone call, just walking me through this. That's why I just was in such disbelief that this man was, you know, taking all this time to get all this money from me. But anyway, after I got had got all my cash out, I went back out to my car and I said, okay, I have all.

My cash out.

My cash out.

He then told me, so, now what I'm gonna do is get your new accounts started right here. I can get it set up online. Your new debit card will be in the mail. It'll be there next day, overnight shipping. You know, the whole whole spiel they usually give you. And they said, well, right now, so we can get all this cash off your hand.

He then told me, so, now what I'm gonna do is get your new accounts started right here. I can get it set up online. Your new debit card will be in the mail. It'll be there next day, overnight shipping. You know, the whole whole spiel they usually give you. And they said, well, right now, so we can get all this cash off your hand.

What I can do for you is I can give you a temporary.

What I can do for you is I can give you a temporary.

Uh, temporary debit card that you can add to your Apple Wallet, which you can use tap to pay at the ATM.

Uh, temporary debit card that you can add to your Apple Wallet, which you can use tap to pay at the ATM.

Which was the biggest mistake.

Which was the biggest mistake.

It sounds it sounds, you know, like the like I want to get all this cash off me right now.

It sounds it sounds, you know, like the like I want to get all this cash off me right now.

Yeah, ATM's right here.

Yeah, ATM's right here.

So I added the card to the Apple Wallet function by just entering, and he gave me a you.

So I added the card to the Apple Wallet function by just entering, and he gave me a you.

Know, number, CVC code, date and everything.

Know, number, CVC code, date and everything.

Use tap to pay at the ATM, and I put all my cash in the ATM and that was it.

Use tap to pay at the ATM, and I put all my cash in the ATM and that was it.

Could charge up the card somehow.

Could charge up the card somehow.

Yeah, so it was it was a tap to It was an UH connected to a bank account that he has connection to.

Yeah, so it was it was a tap to It was an UH connected to a bank account that he has connection to.

And he had me.

And he had me.

Add the card to my Apple Wallet and then I tried to use the card later that day and he had canceled it.

Add the card to my Apple Wallet and then I tried to use the card later that day and he had canceled it.

Okay, So basically, you added this virtual card to your Apple Wallet, then you went to an ATM that accepts deposits. You fed the money into the ATM, and somehow that money fed onto that card on your phone. Theoretically, yes, wow. And then and they wiped it all out and that's when they wiped it out.

Okay, So basically, you added this virtual card to your Apple Wallet, then you went to an ATM that accepts deposits. You fed the money into the ATM, and somehow that money fed onto that card on your phone. Theoretically, yes, wow. And then and they wiped it all out and that's when they wiped it out.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And then and then so that was all my cash that was gone.

And then and then so that was all my cash that was gone.

And then he said, you know, it's gonna take a little bit for your money to show up. It's a lot of money to you know, show up in the account. And I didn't really realize what had happened until later I got home and checked my account just to you know, see if it had hit you, and I saw both of zero's and then I had realized, like, oh.

And then he said, you know, it's gonna take a little bit for your money to show up. It's a lot of money to you know, show up in the account. And I didn't really realize what had happened until later I got home and checked my account just to you know, see if it had hit you, and I saw both of zero's and then I had realized, like, oh.

That was it.

That was it.

And you felt like you got scammed at that point you realized to scam And how did you feel it that moment?

And you felt like you got scammed at that point you realized to scam And how did you feel it that moment?

I just I just was in shock.

I just I just was in shock.

I just couldn't believe that that actually happened. Like like you said, you know, you hear about these things all the time, and I think, you know, I'm a I'm a young guy. I'm pretty in tune with everything connected with like technology and everything. I figured that I wouldn't fall for something like that. But they just, like you know, they gain your trust. They know how to get under your skin and to talk to you the right way.

I just couldn't believe that that actually happened. Like like you said, you know, you hear about these things all the time, and I think, you know, I'm a I'm a young guy. I'm pretty in tune with everything connected with like technology and everything. I figured that I wouldn't fall for something like that. But they just, like you know, they gain your trust. They know how to get under your skin and to talk to you the right way.

What's your advice for folks?

What's your advice for folks?

My advice for folks would be just don't respond to anything text wise, even even you know, be careful about phone calls too. If you have real concern about something that may be up with your account, call the number on the back of your card, you know, get in contact with your bank using the information the numbers that they have online.

My advice for folks would be just don't respond to anything text wise, even even you know, be careful about phone calls too. If you have real concern about something that may be up with your account, call the number on the back of your card, you know, get in contact with your bank using the information the numbers that they have online.

Don't don't listen to anyone trying to come at you. Go go to the go to your business or bank.

Don't don't listen to anyone trying to come at you. Go go to the go to your business or bank.

And how are you doing personally? How are you moving forward through this because you haven't recovered any of this money.

And how are you doing personally? How are you moving forward through this because you haven't recovered any of this money.

No, yeah, I haven't recovered any of the money. I've been doing.

No, yeah, I haven't recovered any of the money. I've been doing.

Okay, uh, you know, luckily at the time that it had happened, rent was paid aid, the car that I had at the time was paid everything. You know, it has put a lot of stress on me. You know, mentally, I've been thankfully I'm employed, I have a good job. I'm more working full time. I live with my girlfriend and she's been helping a lot. But it's definitely I've had to cut back on a lot of expenses and I even had to sell my car honestly.

Okay, uh, you know, luckily at the time that it had happened, rent was paid aid, the car that I had at the time was paid everything. You know, it has put a lot of stress on me. You know, mentally, I've been thankfully I'm employed, I have a good job. I'm more working full time. I live with my girlfriend and she's been helping a lot. But it's definitely I've had to cut back on a lot of expenses and I even had to sell my car honestly.

Because I just couldn't afford it anymore.

Because I just couldn't afford it anymore.

Oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh.

Well, I thank you for sharing your story. I do appreciate it. I know you set up a gofund me. I'll link that up on my website. Rich On tech Dot TV. Connor, thank you man. I mean, at the end of the day, I mean, it's just it's it's great for you to share your story so that people can realize that this does happen to real people, regular people, everyday people, and it's just one of those things where somehow they got to you and they figured out a way in, and now it's like you're you're left to clean up this mess of this money that you'll probably never get back.

Well, I thank you for sharing your story. I do appreciate it. I know you set up a gofund me. I'll link that up on my website. Rich On tech Dot TV. Connor, thank you man. I mean, at the end of the day, I mean, it's just it's it's great for you to share your story so that people can realize that this does happen to real people, regular people, everyday people, and it's just one of those things where somehow they got to you and they figured out a way in, and now it's like you're you're left to clean up this mess of this money that you'll probably never get back.

Yeah, I like I said, I I right after I figured out it happened, I went back to the bank and sat down with a bank manager and filed a real fraud claim to Wells Fargo and they denied it. Went through the process of appealing it to the executive claims multiple times and both have been denied. The reasoning that they have is that I physically walked into the bank and took out the cash myself.

Yeah, I like I said, I I right after I figured out it happened, I went back to the bank and sat down with a bank manager and filed a real fraud claim to Wells Fargo and they denied it. Went through the process of appealing it to the executive claims multiple times and both have been denied. The reasoning that they have is that I physically walked into the bank and took out the cash myself.

Is they're they're not taking liability.

Is they're they're not taking liability.

Interesting, well, I do think that.

Interesting, well, I do think that.

Yeah, it's it's a tough one, and it's it's tough because you initiated that transfer, and I've heard over and over when that happens, it's tough to reclaim.

Yeah, it's it's a tough one, and it's it's tough because you initiated that transfer, and I've heard over and over when that happens, it's tough to reclaim.

All right, Connor, thanks for sharing your story. I appreciate it.

All right, Connor, thanks for sharing your story. I appreciate it.

Once again, I'll share his gofund me on the website rich on Tech dot TV. You can read it, read through what happened, and uh, you know, just hopefully never have this happen to you.

Once again, I'll share his gofund me on the website rich on Tech dot TV. You can read it, read through what happened, and uh, you know, just hopefully never have this happen to you.

Appreciate you joining me today, Connor.

Appreciate you joining me today, Connor.

Yeah, thanks so much for having me on rich Good talking to you.

Yeah, thanks so much for having me on rich Good talking to you.

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Let's go to Stacy in Rancho Cucamonga. Stacey, you're on.

Let's go to Stacy in Rancho Cucamonga. Stacey, you're on.

With rich Hi, Rich how are you doing?

With rich Hi, Rich how are you doing?

I am doing fantastic. How are you.

I am doing fantastic. How are you.

I'm doing okay, just doing some yardwork on this playing Saturday ury.

I'm doing okay, just doing some yardwork on this playing Saturday ury.

Nice.

Nice.

It's well if you got some beautiful weather in southern California this weekend, so enjoy that.

It's well if you got some beautiful weather in southern California this weekend, so enjoy that.

What can I help you with?

What can I help you with?

So my question is regarding BitLocker. I keep my company filed on a flash drive, which I know I probably shouldn't do, and trying to move away from that. But recently my work forced us to encrypt them using BitLocker if we wanted to continue to use them. So does that mean that my flash drive is going to be encrypted on any computer that I try to use it on.

So my question is regarding BitLocker. I keep my company filed on a flash drive, which I know I probably shouldn't do, and trying to move away from that. But recently my work forced us to encrypt them using BitLocker if we wanted to continue to use them. So does that mean that my flash drive is going to be encrypted on any computer that I try to use it on.

Yes? So have you turned on the encryption for the flash drive?

Yes? So have you turned on the encryption for the flash drive?

Yes, it's working. Everything's great, but you know I keep work stuff plus person most stuff on it, and you know, just thinking for the future, what if I have to change laptop kind of thing.

Yes, it's working. Everything's great, but you know I keep work stuff plus person most stuff on it, and you know, just thinking for the future, what if I have to change laptop kind of thing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So you know, once it's activated and you're using the BitLocker to Go, I guess is that the built.

So you know, once it's activated and you're using the BitLocker to Go, I guess is that the built.

In are using Windows or mac Windows? Okay?

In are using Windows or mac Windows? Okay?

Yeah, So you're using the built in like BitLocker to Go service on Windows okay, yeah, So and you created a password for the for the drive. Yeah okay, So once you have that if you pop that drive into another computer, you're not gonna be able to unlock that drive or open or access it without that password. So that that means the encryption is doing its job. So not only is it you know, it's encrypted, but it's also password protected. That password will well, you know, decode the drive so that the computer can read it.

Yeah, So you're using the built in like BitLocker to Go service on Windows okay, yeah, So and you created a password for the for the drive. Yeah okay, So once you have that if you pop that drive into another computer, you're not gonna be able to unlock that drive or open or access it without that password. So that that means the encryption is doing its job. So not only is it you know, it's encrypted, but it's also password protected. That password will well, you know, decode the drive so that the computer can read it.

And just to make sure I understand password, is the recovery key?

And just to make sure I understand password, is the recovery key?

Uh well, the recovery key is hmm, well, I mean basically, no, it has its own password. The recovery key might be a backup key that you can keep once you set that password.

Uh well, the recovery key is hmm, well, I mean basically, no, it has its own password. The recovery key might be a backup key that you can keep once you set that password.

Okay, you see what I'm saying.

Okay, you see what I'm saying.

Like, the recovery key is basically, if you forget the password or there's a problem, you can use that recovery key to access the drive.

Like, the recovery key is basically, if you forget the password or there's a problem, you can use that recovery key to access the drive.

So that's different than the password. Perfect all right, But I okay, I'm going to link up some help.

So that's different than the password. Perfect all right, But I okay, I'm going to link up some help.

I've got a little help page on this whole BitLocker thing for flash drives. I've got a nice page that kind of explains it. I'll link that up in the show notes rich on tech dot TV. But yeah, sounds like you've got it figured out as long as you've got that password on there and that encryption level. It's like I said, it's built into Windows and encryption basically. You know, when you have a flash drive, your files are on that flash drive. You copy files to it. You know, it's like one of those little USB thumb drives. You copy files to that. You can pug that into any computer and access those files. Well, if you're doing something that is corporate, you know there might be some sensitive information on those files, and they don't want that flash drive. It ever, just fell out of your bag and was on the ground, someone could pick that up and pop it into their computer and access to files on there. So if your company and they're saying, look, you know, most companies don't even like flash drives in general because they present very big security challenges for the company. Right, they can introduce viruses to the computers, they can have malware, they can again, you can lose your files, they can get into the wrong hands. But by encrypting that flash drive, it secures it to a level that if someone found that drive on the ground, there's not much they'd be able to do with it. Yeah, there's a chance they could break that encryption, but it would take a lot. I mean we're talking, you know, depending on the kind of computer resources they have, if ever to break that encryption, so that would be pretty tricky for the average person.

I've got a little help page on this whole BitLocker thing for flash drives. I've got a nice page that kind of explains it. I'll link that up in the show notes rich on tech dot TV. But yeah, sounds like you've got it figured out as long as you've got that password on there and that encryption level. It's like I said, it's built into Windows and encryption basically. You know, when you have a flash drive, your files are on that flash drive. You copy files to it. You know, it's like one of those little USB thumb drives. You copy files to that. You can pug that into any computer and access those files. Well, if you're doing something that is corporate, you know there might be some sensitive information on those files, and they don't want that flash drive. It ever, just fell out of your bag and was on the ground, someone could pick that up and pop it into their computer and access to files on there. So if your company and they're saying, look, you know, most companies don't even like flash drives in general because they present very big security challenges for the company. Right, they can introduce viruses to the computers, they can have malware, they can again, you can lose your files, they can get into the wrong hands. But by encrypting that flash drive, it secures it to a level that if someone found that drive on the ground, there's not much they'd be able to do with it. Yeah, there's a chance they could break that encryption, but it would take a lot. I mean we're talking, you know, depending on the kind of computer resources they have, if ever to break that encryption, so that would be pretty tricky for the average person.

Let's say.

Let's say.

And then if you have that that you know, once they put that into their computer, they won't be able to access it. But you put into your computer, it will be able to access it. And then of course, if you have that password that you set on it, that's your main way of getting access to the data. And then the recovery key is if you forget that password, you'll be able to still recover the data on that computer. So good question, Stacey, Thanks for the call. Eighty to eight rich one on one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. So Google has unveiled their answer to the iPhone sixteen E.

And then if you have that that you know, once they put that into their computer, they won't be able to access it. But you put into your computer, it will be able to access it. And then of course, if you have that password that you set on it, that's your main way of getting access to the data. And then the recovery key is if you forget that password, you'll be able to still recover the data on that computer. So good question, Stacey, Thanks for the call. Eighty to eight rich one on one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. So Google has unveiled their answer to the iPhone sixteen E.

This is called the Pixel nine A.

This is called the Pixel nine A.

This is their most budget friendly device, starts at four hundred and ninety nine dollars, very you know, sleek phone. It's got a six point three inch display, so it's actually bigger than the previous model.

This is their most budget friendly device, starts at four hundred and ninety nine dollars, very you know, sleek phone. It's got a six point three inch display, so it's actually bigger than the previous model.

It's also brighter.

It's also brighter.

It also has two cameras, so it's got a forty eight megapixel camera thirteen megapixel ultra wide camera, unlike the iPhone sixteen E that just has one camera on it, so this you do get the ultra wide. It also has the best battery life ever for a pixel. They're saying over thirty hours, which you know, I never really believe that number unless you're not using your phone at all, but you know your your mileage may vary. It also has the AI features built in, so Google of course has Gemini with all their Circle to Search, the editor features, the call assist features, so it's got a lot of nice AI built in, plus seven years of software and security updates, so that is the standard pretty much for a lot of these Android devices from Google and also Samsung. They're offering seven years of updates, So seven years on this thing for five hundred bucks. That's like seventy two dollars a year. It's got better water and dust resistance than before, so IP sixty eight. And yeah, this competes directly with the iPhone sixteen E, but it's one hundred dollars less. The iPhone sixteen E, as you might remember, starts at five ninety nine. This is four nine. But here's the deal. This is Android. The iPhone is iOS and to some people it's a non starter. They're not getting an Android phone. They want an iPhone, and so I get it. This is why we have choices in our lives. This is why these are probably the two phones I'll be recommending the most over the next year, because they give you a lot at a great value. Yeah, there's always gonna be the people that want the latest, greatest, best camera, they're a photographer, whatever, But the Pixel nine to A is going to have a lot of these great features. Also, it has a better screen a better refresh rate than the iPhone as well. So the only weird thing about the Pixel is that a I wasn't included in the briefing, which I don't know why they didn't send me one before like they did a lot of other people.