August 19, 2023 (Episode 33)Rich DeMuro talks tech news, tips, gadget reviews and conducts interviews in this weekly show. Airs 11 AM - 2 PM PT on
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RichOnTech.tvRich talked about emergency preparedness. Rich likes an app called
Weather by Tomorrow for it’s storm tracking abilities. He tested a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn’t require an internet connection called
Bridgefy, but it didn’t seem to work on his phones.
Zello turns your phone into a walkie-talkie but it does require an internet connection. Familiarize yourself with SOS emergency features on the
iPhone and
Android. The latest iPhones can send
emergency messages over satellite. Finally, you might want to turn on
Wireless Emergency Alerts on your smartphone.Dennis in Corona has teen daughters and wants to know how to limit access to bad activities. Rich says to check out
Bark,
Aura and
ScreenTime.
Vilo router has built in Bark controls.Clayton LiaBraaten of
Truecaller joined to talk about the issue of spam calls.Carmen asks if you need internet to use emergency SOS features.Dan in South Dakota asks about a good portable UPS system.Here’s what hackers
need to know about how Bluetooth works on the iPhone.California is
testing digital drivers licenses and Rich
signed up to try it out.Disney is the next streaming service to
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