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Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent answer your tech questions. Tune in for tips, tricks, and advice.

  • 15 minutes
    HOT 209: iPhone Backups to Synology NAS - Getting Your Synology To Back Up Plugged in Devices Automatically

    In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent answer a question from Juan about setting up his Synology NAS device to create backups of his iPhone or iPad when it gets plugged into it, as well backing up the photos off the devices and into a Shared Photo Library in iCloud.

    Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv

    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    30 March 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 4 seconds
    HOT 208: YouTube Copyright Issues - Understanding YouTube Content ID

    In this episode of Hands-On Tech, David asks Mikah about trying to understand YouTube and copyright laws and why some videos using copyrighted content can remain on YouTube for some time while his own uploads using similar content get blocked and taken down despite not being the original creator.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    23 March 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 31 seconds
    HOT 207: AirPods Connecting Automatically - Getting AirPods To Stop Connecting To Random Devices!

    On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Derek with why his AirPods Pro are automatically and randomly connecting to his wife's iPhone despite never being paired with her device.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    16 March 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 13 seconds
    HOT 206: Automating Roller Shades & Connecting Printers - Connecting Devices for Automation

    In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent answers two questions from Kevin: about how to control multiple roller shades with different remotes from a smartphone via Wi-Fi, and connecting a printer that's currently on a power line network to his eero Wi-Fi system.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    9 March 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 15 seconds
    HOT 205: Malware Prevention on Mac - Do You Need Malware Protection For Your Mac?

    In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a classic question for viewers: Do I really need malware protection for my Mac computer? Also, Glenn writes in to follow up on his concerns about Siri being activated in different rooms within his house!

    Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv

    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    2 March 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 8 seconds
    HOT 204: iTunes on Windows - iTunes Not Recognizing iPhone on Windows PC!

    On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Jerry, who is experiencing issues getting iTunes to recognize their iPhone 16 on their Windows PC.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    23 February 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 44 seconds
    HOT 203: Voice Acting Setup & Gear - Getting Started With Voice Acting

    In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent addresses a question from listener Faye about the setup they should go with to start with voice acting, covering how one should approach getting into voice acting and providing some resources for Faye to look into.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    16 February 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 10 minutes 2 seconds
    HOT 202: Stop Devices from Listening for Keyword Activations - Halt Devices From Listening In

    On Hands-On Tech, host Mikah Sargent addresses a listener's concern about their Apple devices seemingly listening to conversations in their office and offers a few way to disable this functionality.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    9 February 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 38 seconds
    HOT 201: "Hey Siri" Activations - Managing Siri On Your Devices

    On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Mark rein in Siri after a recent update caused Mark's Siri to start having activation issues and responding inconsistently to voice commands.

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    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    2 February 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 25 minutes 55 seconds
    HOT 200: Duplicate Photos In My Folders! - External Devices & Gmail Storage

    On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Richard figure out why there are duplicate photos of the same picture in his photo folders! Plus, Mikah answers Lance's question about Windows 11 and some devices being labeled as removable external storage devices. And Mikah shares a follow-up from Jack about his problem with his Gmail storage space.

    Host: Mikah Sargent

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    26 January 2025, 11:00 pm
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