Computers

Today Vertech IT Services owner and managing director, Daniel Watson has some handy hints for android users, making the most out of multi-screens and getting the best service from you tech support! Audio

We've all wanted to scream down the phone at scammers before. Some people even keep whistles next to the phone so they can go one better. But few out there would have tried to scam the scammers… Audio

Thousands of old lap-tops are needed to be repurposed to help bridge the digital divide, particularly for people in rural areas and children learning from home. Supply chain issues and a shortage of… Audio

 Astronomer Seth Shostak made a daring bet in his 2012 TED Talk: We'll find extraterrestrial life by 2036 or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. Nine years on, Shostak remains convinced that it's a matter… Audio

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse's latest book, What Is Life?, explores the question of what we as humans share with all other living things on this planet.  Audio

The next major pandemic could be inflicted by terrorists unleashing a bio-engineered virus on to the world, according to distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School, Vivek Wadwha. He joins the show to… Audio

The Browser Wars have broken out again, and the tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal just urged readers to quit Chrome completely. Tech commentator Helen Baxter share a few alternatives to the… Audio

We last spoke to Charlie Cuff just before lockdown - just as his virtual schooling started. He's back tonight to tell us how it went and how he's finding being back at school properly. Audio

Satellites have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of life, but they could also be shut down by hackers and used as weapons. Cyber conflict commentator Dr. William Akoto says all it takes is… Audio

High-flying New Zealander Nodira Khoussainova is the co-founder and CEO of Focused, a Silicon Valley startup that helps people accomplish undistracted work for a couple of hours in a study hall-type… Audio

How many times have you been typing with serious intent without watching the screen, only to realise you've had the caps lock key on? Writer Daniel Colin James is arguing the case that the caps lock… Audio

English novelist Robert Harris's new book The Second Sleep has all the trappings of a historical novel, but actually it's set far in the future.  Audio

Expat New Zealand Ashley Eves is Calling Home from Belfast this week. He discusses life in the picturesque Northern Irish city and why he'll never shun his Kiwi roots.  Audio

Victoria University associate professor Will Browne's part of the line up for Techweek 2019 debating what the future might hold in terms of automation, computers and machines in our lives. Audio

Kevin Ashton's regarded as one of the first people to realise the scope of what the internet could deliver two decades ago and shares his thoughts on what the future might hold.  Audio

Professor Michael Fuhrer is an ARC (Australian Research Council) Laureate Fellow in the School of Physics at Monash University. He directs the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy… Audio

Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio

Technology is now doing the jobs that were traditionally the work of lawyers to the point where the profession is facing major disruption. University of Canterbury law professor John Hopkins says many… Audio