Know a Little More
DTNS host Tom Merritt dives deep into tech topics to help you understand what you need to know about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
May 27, 2021 • 10min
About the FIDO Alliance (Rerun)
Tom explores the Fast Identity Online Alliance and how passwords may one day be a thing of the past.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2021 • 13min
About Latency vs. Bandwidth (Updated)
Tom explains why more bandwidth isn’t always the solution and why he's always chiding people to not use WiFi to stream their video.Featuring Tom Merritt.Link to the full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2021 • 13min
About WiFi 6
A brief explanation of WiFi 6 and 6E, what it means for consumers, and when you should (or should not) upgrade.Featuring Tom Merritt.Link to full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2021 • 16min
About 5G
Tome explains what 5G is, how you can benefit from it and what its limitations are.Featuring Tom Merritt.View full episode notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2021 • 12min
About Public Key Cryptography (rerun)
Tom explores the fundamental principles of Public Key Cryptography and the maths behind it.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2021 • 10min
About Thunderbolt 4 (Updated)
Tom provides a brief explanation of Thunderbolt 4 and its similarities, and differences, to previous Thunderbolt standards. Updated to include Apple M1 compatibility.Featuring Tom Merritt.Link to full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 1, 2021 • 25min
About Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Tom Discusses Fully Homomorphic Encryption with special guest Dr. Thomas Rondeau, a Program Manager at DARPA.Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Thomas Rondeau. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2021 • 10min
About News Dieting
Tom explains why he thinks about news consumption like food and how to put yourself on a healthy news diet.Featuring Tom Merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2021 • 9min
About USB4
Tom shares the history of the USB standard and the real benefits and limitations of USB4.Featuring Tome Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2021 • 13min
About Blockchain
Tom provides a history and explains the functionality of blockchain.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
