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Struggling with your tech? Don't understand what's going on in social media? Just want to use your phone, tablet, laptop, or even your TV without losing your grip?

We're here to help you out!

Our team of inspirational technology writers are ready with words of encouragement to help you through any problem you're facing with your PC, social media account, home theater, whatever!

Want to get to grips with your tech? Hit play!

The Really Useful Podcast Christian Cawley

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

Struggling with your tech? Don't understand what's going on in social media? Just want to use your phone, tablet, laptop, or even your TV without losing your grip?

We're here to help you out!

Our team of inspirational technology writers are ready with words of encouragement to help you through any problem you're facing with your PC, social media account, home theater, whatever!

Want to get to grips with your tech? Hit play!

    New Twitter Scam, Meta Verified Launches, and ChatGPT-4 Explained

    New Twitter Scam, Meta Verified Launches, and ChatGPT-4 Explained

    This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:

    New Twitter Scam Targets Online Banking Customers With Retweets
    Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Steals Facebook Logins
    OpenAI Launches ChatGPT 4
    Meta Verified Launches in USA
    Meta Drops NFT Support in Facebook and Instagram
    We've got this ChatGPT-4 explainer:
    Differences Between ChatGPT 3.5 and ChatGPT 4We finish the show with the following recommendations:

    Samsung 43-inch Q60B QLED HDR TV

    Duelyst II on Steam
    Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host the tech podcast for technophobes. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.
    You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

    • 30 min
    Proton VPN Browser Extension, How to Change Your Email Address, and ChatGPT Windows App Is Fake

    Proton VPN Browser Extension, How to Change Your Email Address, and ChatGPT Windows App Is Fake

    You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.
    This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:

    MiniDisc Connected to Nintendo Wii U
    Proton VPN Launches Browser Extension
    Acronis Denies Large Data Breach
    We've got these tips and explainers:

    What Is Snake Keylogger?
    How to Change Your Email Address
    There Is No ChatGPT Windows Client
    We finish the show with the following recommendations:

    Firewalla Purple SE
    Final ZE8000 earbuds
    Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.

    • 31 min
    The Nintendo Switch Is 6 Years Old! Celebrating the Popular Game Console

    The Nintendo Switch Is 6 Years Old! Celebrating the Popular Game Console

    The Nintendo Switch is six years old this month. Released on March 3rd, 2017, the versatile game console has proved hugely successful, becoming home not just to Nintendo Switch games, but also titles from Nintendo's back catalog.
    In this special edition of the Really Useful Podcast, we look at how the Switch has proved so popular, and look at why it is still the console to buy for group and solo gaming.


    Why You Should Still Buy a Nintendo Switch in 2023
    Change the Default Controls on GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Wii U Consoles Dying


    The Games That Made the Nintendo Switch a Success
    How to Connect a Nintendo Switch to Your TV Without a Dock
    How to Record Gameplay Videos on the Nintendo Switch
    Yes, the Nintendo Switch Has Achievements
     We finish with these recommendations:

    Game Boy Advance Library
    Boomerang Fu
    Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner host this week's podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

    • 40 min
    Emojis Are Financial Advice, Activision Hacked, and Will ChatGPT-Powered AI Steal Your Job?

    Emojis Are Financial Advice, Activision Hacked, and Will ChatGPT-Powered AI Steal Your Job?

    Beware emoji financial advice! We take a look at perhaps the craziest tech news ever, attempt to decipher Spotify's latest NFT flirtation, explore digital currencies, and find out if ChatGPT will steal your job. We've also got some tips for keeping your robot vacuum clean.
    You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.
    This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:

    Federal Judge Rules That Emojis Count as Financial Advice
    Spotify Partners With NFT Projects to Test NFT-Locked Curated Playlists
    Activision Hack Exposes Employee and Game Data
    We've got these tips and explainers:

    Digital Currency vs. Cryptocurrency: What's the Difference?
    Reasons Why You Should Buy a Steam Deck Dock
    Tips to Prolong Your Robot Vacuum's Lifespan
    The Types of Jobs Most at Risk From AI
    We finish the show with the following recommendations:

    "Weird Al" Yankovic's Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
    Scrawl Online
    Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.

    • 38 min
    Meta's Facebook Verification, How VPNs Evolved, and Connect an Android Phone to Your TV

    Meta's Facebook Verification, How VPNs Evolved, and Connect an Android Phone to Your TV

    You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.
    This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:



    Samsung to Revive Fan Edition Phones with Galaxy S23 FE
    Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G Review


    Instagram Launches Broadcast Channels
    Meta Plans Paid Verification Badge for Facebook and Instagram
    We've got these explainers:

    How VPNs Have Evolved
    How to Connect an Android Phone to a TV
    Christian Cawley hosts this week's podcast, and is joined by Ben Stegner. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

    • 29 min
    What Is ChatGPT and What Can You Do With Generative AI?

    What Is ChatGPT and What Can You Do With Generative AI?

    Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and generative AI (that is, artificial intelligence than can "create" texts, art, music, and even video). But what can you do with it? Is it a big deal that will change your life? This week's Really Useful Podcast focuses exclusively on ChatGPT, why this AI system is making headlines, and the best ways to use it.
    You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.
    This week, we chat about the following AI tech news:
    Google Launching Bard AI to Compete With ChatGPTWe've got these generative AI and ChatGPT explainers:

    How ChatGPT Became the Fastest Growing App Ever

    Things You Can Do With ChatGPT
    AI-created VPN article vs. AI-drafted VPN article


    Generate Video AI from a Text Prompt
    Online AI Chat Companions
    Best Alternatives to ChatGPT
    We finish the show with the following recommendations:


    Steam Deck (again!)

    Nacon MG-X smartphone game controller
    Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Bazzap1976 ,

Interesting

Helps explain a lot of things clearly

Atomickarma ,

Really really useful stuff

I like this podcast as they get on with the job without wittering on about cats.

Seriously though, this is a nice idea for a podcast, highlighting the tech stuff that affects everyone (social media, cloud storage, privacy) and talking about it in simple terms, with some useful ideas thrown in to help you use tech better.

omega42NE ,

Useful and entertaining

Useful material and well presented - relaxed and informal but without the silly banter that spoils so many podcasts

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