Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1849

17-inch laptops, ATSC 3.0, loud commercials on Hulu - Trevor wants to replace his older 17-inch Dell laptop with a quieter, newer system. - Ron wants to play the photo slideshows he makes with Windows Movie Maker on his Google Nest Hub Max. - Fran is having trouble connecting to WiFi with her MacBook Pro. - Chime is curious about TV tuners that support ATSC 3.0 and text-to-speech functionality. - Manny wants to protect his devices from solar flares. - Calvin, the Deaf Blind Potter, wants to stream music on TikTok with his Google Pixel phone. - Bud is having trouble getting a reliable wireless connection in the garage and asks if mesh networking will help. - Chuck wants to know why Hulu's commercials are so loud and if there's anything he can do to mitigate the problem. - Amy's son's laptop was stolen and wants advice on refurbishes and renewed laptops to replace it. - Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet and Dick Debartolo. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1849 Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 UserWay.org/twit att.com/5Gforyou

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