Best Kyle Souza Podcasts (2025)

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There are Offline or Missing Virtual Drives with Preserved Cache 2:40

4+ y ago2:40

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Had a bit of a scare with a server that was displaying an error durring startup: There are offline or missing virtual drives with preserved cache. Please check the cables and ensure that all drives are present Press any key to enter the configuration utility. I was able to salvage everything though. Here are a couple, possibly helpful, links: https…

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Rack Studs Series 2 5:01

4+ y ago5:01

5:01

How to install some new rack non equipment that didn't need rails, so instead of using nuts and bolts, I tried out these new "Rack Studs"... And it went pretty well! Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/38moZrQ Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find…

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Not-Apple Was A Non-starter 1:05

4+ y ago1:05

1:05

Not-Really-Apple really didn't want to talk to me. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com…

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EnableLinkedConnections 3:05

4+ y ago3:05

3:05

Some older applications, like this one particular FoxPro application I'm dealing with, have trouble finding mapped drives on newer computers / operating systems (such as Windows 10). So, we just need to edit the registry a little bit! Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalk…

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Humble Book Bundle: Learn to Code the Fun Way by No Starch Press 3:25

4+ y ago3:25

3:25

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/learn-to-code-the-fun-way-no-starch-press-books?partner=thetalkinggeek Think like a programmer: an introduction to creative problem solving Perl one-liners: 130 programs that get things done The book of f#: break free with managed to functional programming Learn Java the easy way: a hands-on introduction to progra…

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Can't Remote In, Black Screen When Logging On 5:28

4+ y ago5:28

5:28

If people having trouble remoting in and then you go to their local desktop and it's just a black screen, you might have a display driver issue. Open up the local group policy editor > local computer policy > computer configuration > administrative templates > Windows components > remote desktop services > remote desktop session host > remote sessi…

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Pixel 3 XL not working with Windows Explorer 3:43

4+ y ago3:43

3:43

Sometimes updating device drivers is a mistake. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesouza Twitter: https://twitter.com/th…

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Nextcloud Web Installer 11:13

4+ y ago11:13

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I have to install a second Nextcloud server on my main web server. The "web installer" makes it pretty easy. Please leave a rating/review for this podcast! If (for some reason) you want more of me, my blog is https://thetalkinggeek.com. And you can find me on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleTheTalkingGeek/ Linkedin: https://…

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Free Computer Science Textbooks 2:57

4+ y ago2:57

2:57

Springer has put out a ton of awesome textbooks, and they made over 500 of them available for free download, including a couple dozen tech ebooks! An Introduction to Machine Learning, 2nd ed. 2017 by Miroslav Kubat Automata and Computability, 1997 by Dexter C. Kozen Computational Geometry, 3rd ed. 2008 by Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong, Marc van Krev…

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Windows Server 2019, Change Product Key Does Nothing 4:44

5y ago4:44

4:44

This might also work on Windows 10, I haven't tried it. 1. Open an elevated command prompt. 2. slmgr.vbs /upk 3. slmgr.vbs /cpky 4. slmgr.vbs /ipk PRODUCT KEY OPTIONAL (do it if you have a problem, maybe do it even if you don't) 5. slmgr.vbs /ATO Reboot Enjoy! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts…

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Mounting Attached Volumes In Amazon Web Services 2:07

5y ago2:07

2:07

That's a terrible title, my apologies, I didn't want to make it too long and convoluted. Basically, if you're trying to mount an attached volume that is not your primary volume to your Ubuntu server running on AWS you can't use SDF or even XVDF as your mount point, you need to use nvme1n1p1. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.…

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Apple Didn't Call Me 1:21

5y ago1:21

1:21

I don't own an iPhone, but apparently somebody from Apple wants me to call them back on not an Apple phone line to get support for the devices that they don't want me to use until I talk to them.By Kyle Souza

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New-to-Me Server 2:08

5y ago2:08

2:08

I got a new, used server. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Setting The Background Color Of A Image Block In WordPress 2:52

5+ y ago2:52

2:52

Now that we're dealing with blocks if you want to put a background color on an image you have to go to your advanced, additional CSS classes section and reference a class that you have to create either in your theme files or in your special "additional CSS" area under the customizer. I needed the background of an image to be black (and the caption …

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Loot Crate Is Now The Loot Company 2:51

5+ y ago2:51

2:51

We wanted to share some important company updates with you: First, loot crate has been officially acquired by money chest LLC! Who are they? Well, their majority funded by NECA, the company that owns kidrobot and wizkids. That's right, we hit the new owner lottery! Nothing has been creating one of a kind limited edition collectibles for years, so t…

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Machine Learning Field Development Optimization 2:27

5+ y ago2:27

2:27

Speaker: Luther Birdzell, founder and CEO, OAG analytics Machine learning is here, artificial intelligence is a big part of our lives already. But the oil and gas industry is "generally" slow to adopt new technology. There are those of us though pushing to make these technologies part of our everyday processes. Become a supporter of this podcast: h…

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Afternoon Sessions Roundup 2:36

5+ y ago2:36

2:36

Production monitoring & optimization David milam, BBM, Amazon web services Krista Novstrup, principal analytics engineer, SEEQ corporation Hydrocarbon and logistics management Per Christian Hauge, director of oil and gas, Tieto Afternoon break - pretzels, popcorn, dried fruits Pipeline optimization and asset integrity Marc Falzone, vice president/p…

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Startup Central: Emerging Technologies In Oil & Gas 1:33

5+ y ago1:33

1:33

There are three really cool startups that got to showcase their technology at this event, and participants were allowed to then discuss their products and business ventures with them. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Customer Journey: Hilcorp 2:53

5+ y ago2:53

2:53

Bill Roth, the vice president of information technology at hillcorp energy company, gave a fantastic presentation about how they are leveraging Amazon cloud technologies to augment and automize their IT infrastructure and team. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.…

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Morning Session Roundup 1:33

5+ y ago1:33

1:33

Ion geophysical: PR-FAQ transformation journey Chris usher, President and CEO, ion geophysical Morning break, third floor, wisteria ballroom Open subsurface data universe Kumar Lakshmipathi, principal Solutions architect, Amazon web services Philip Jong, chairman of the open sub surface data universe forum, open group Seismic data management Allan …

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Keynote 1:48

5+ y ago1:48

1:48

Don Bulmer kicked off the event and introduced Arno Can Den Haak who provides lots of great insights on technology adoption within the industry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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AWS Oil & Gas Day 2019 - Getting Started 1:49

5+ y ago1:49

1:49

Amazon Web Services hosts a lot of events, and today in Houston, is one specific to the Oil and Gas industry. I am here on behalf of P&P Oil & Gas Solutions, https://ppogs.com. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Humble Book Bundle: Linux & Unix By O'Reilly 4:30

5+ y ago4:30

4:30

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-unix-oreilly-books?partner=thetalkinggeek $1 Tier: Classic Shell scripting, first edition Linux device drivers, 3rd edition Introducing regular expressions, first edition Grep pocket reference, first edition Learning GNU emacs, third edition Unix power tools, 3rd edition $8 Tier: Learning the bash shell, 3rd…

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Test Your Sorting Options 2:49

5+ y ago2:49

2:49

I'm looking for a few new computers on Amazon and when I change my sorting options I get one one-thousanths of the number of results. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Website Speed Follow-up 2:19

5+ y ago2:19

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I "finished" (it's never really over). Speed is a factor in your search engine results. You have to think "mobile first", but don't ignore desktop. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Page Speed Insights 25:49

5+ y ago25:49

25:49

I run through image compression, asset optimization, and caching options to improve the load time of a website. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Don't Distribute Sample Content 2:20

5+ y ago2:20

2:20

When you send a newsletter, make sure you don't send sample content / demo content. I don't know if it was a automated send because of a word press plug in or what, but this does not look good for the people who sent it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.…

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Grooper Giveaway 3:58

5+ y ago3:58

3:58

The cool people over at grooper.com sent me a couple of mugs to give to one lucky listener! I will be releasing an episode where I do a really technical discussion with someone from the Grooper team about getting thier machine learning platform set-up and usable. A lot of times artificial intelligence seems like magic, but it takes some effort to m…

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Fake Refund Message 1:28

5+ y ago1:28

1:28

Got a voicemail asking for a call back about a refund... But something is fishy here.By Kyle Souza

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Unhelpful Help Docs 3:09

5+ y ago3:09

3:09

I tried to cancel my office 365 subscription and kept getting frustrated because every link I clicked on didn't take me to a page where I could do the action that that link was describing but instead took me to instructions on how to do with that link was describing, instructions that first took me back to the page that I was already on and found t…

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You're Unsubscribing Has To Work 2:17

5+ y ago2:17

2:17

I recently got an email that I do believe is legitimate, but they're unsubscribe link takes you to a dead page - innocent mistake or shady way to keep their email list from shrinking? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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netwrix SysAdmin-Avenger QUIZ 3:29

6y ago3:29

3:29

I got a fun email quiz from nerwrix: If you're a sysadmin, you are undoubtedly endowed with superpowers. But maybe it's time to get to know yourself better: exactly which avengers superhero are you? Answer these 7 simple questions to find out. https://www.netwrix.com/sysadmin_avenger_quiz.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake…

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Resetting A Windows Password Using A Linux Boot Disk 6:30

6y ago6:30

6:30

Spoiler alert, it didn't work. This will work on pre-Windows 10 computers. https://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.By Kyle Souza

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Setting Up One Email Address That Goes To Multiple People In G Suite 6:20

6y ago6:20

6:20

I had to set up an email address in g suite that when an email was sent to it multiple people received the email. This is done by setting up a group, and making sure that the access settings are correct. https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek https://www.spreaker.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: http…

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Humble Book Bundle: Microsoft & .Net by Apress 5:18

6y ago5:18

5:18

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/microsoft-and-dot-net-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413 $1: 1. C# 7 quick syntax reference - a pocket guide to the language, APIs, and library (2nd edition) 2. Visual studio code distilled evolved code editing for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux 3. Microsoft computer vision APIs distilled - getting started w…

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Disk Inventory X 3:47

6y ago3:47

3:47

Disc inventory X is a disk usage analyzer for Mac OSX. It gives you a treemap for a graphical look at folder and file sizes. It's like windirstat, for Mac. http://www.derlien.com https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek https://www.spreaker.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podc…

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A Couple Excel Issues 2:32

6y ago2:32

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I was recently asked a couple of Excel questions, one was about a filter that just stopped filtering data in a column about halfway through the spreadsheet, and the other was about a formula that stayed looking like a formula and didn't calculate anything. https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek https://www.spreaker.com/th…

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Humble Book Bundle: Programming By O'Reilly 4:12

6y ago4:12

4:12

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/web-programming-oreilly-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413 we've teamed up with O'Reilly for our newest bundle! Get he looks like CSS - the definitive guide, you don't know JS - ES6 and beyond, and learning PHP, my SQL and JavaScript. Plus, your purchase will support code for America and a charity of you…

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Humble Book Bundle: Coders Bookshelf By No Starch Press 6:20

6y ago6:20

6:20

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/coders-bookshelf-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413 Get the rust programming language, the principles of object oriented JavaScript, python playground, and more! $1: 1. Understanding ECMA script 6 - the definitive guide for JavaScript developers 2. Learn Java the easy way - a hands-on introduction to pro…

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SSMTP on Ubuntu Issue 4:39

6y ago4:39

4:39

I was getting a SSMTP authentication failure 535 5.7.8 error on an Ubuntu Linux web server when trying to send password reset emails from a site that was hosted on it. I had to do a couple things, including enabling access from "less secure apps". https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: …

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More Fake Refunds For Microsoft? 1:43

6y ago1:43

1:43

By Kyle Souza

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Share Permissions Are Different Than Regular Folder Permissions 2:35

6y ago2:35

2:35

I was having a weird file permissions issue with a network share on a Windows server. All the permissions for the file and folder looked good. I needed to look at the Share permissions though, which is a separate little management console. https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: https://…

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"David Cooper" from "Not Really Microsoft Support" Called Me Back! (Part 3 of 3) 40:17

6y ago40:17

40:17

By Kyle Souza

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WordPress Malicious Script Recap 3:40

6y ago3:40

3:40

This is a sub 4-minute summary of my more than 40-minute-long episode where I tracked down what was causing pages on a site to redirect to some other website, spoiler alert: it was a malicious script! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/support.…

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WordPress Site Infected By A Malicious Script 41:38

6y ago41:38

41:38

So there's this website where almost all the pages that you go to end up redirecting you to some other website that is trying to get some ad revenue. This isn't some virus trying to steal information, it's not distributing pornography, it is hijacking web traffic. So, I struggled a little bit, but I figured out what is happening and how to fix it! …

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The Nice Scammerman Called Me Back! (Part 2 Of 3) 2:23

6y ago2:23

2:23

By Kyle Souza

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Fake Microsoft Support Refunds (Part 1 of 3) 23:20

6y ago23:20

23:20

By Kyle Souza

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WinDirStat 2:16

6y ago2:16

2:16

I've got low free space on one of my drives, so I used this great free application for figuring out what files and folders are the culprits. Thanks windirstat! https://windirstat.net/ https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/random-tech-thoughts--2829929/s…

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Download Your Google+ Data Before It's Too Late! 5:40

6y ago5:40

5:40

Google plus is going away, I know we're all sad about it, but Google has made it very easy for you to get a copy of all the stuff you posted! Check out their download your data page for this relatively simple process. https://thetalkinggeek.com https://www.podbean.com/thetalkinggeek Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca…