Did you know that the average full-time employee has just under three hours of productivity time each day? Just because you're at work doesn't mean work is getting done. Studies show that most people aren't actually working when they are at work. So, what are employees doing and how can employers get that time back?

The great sports city St. Louis was busy last week hosting the 100th Professional Golf Association of America (PGA) Championship at Bellerive Country Club. The tournament was the buzz of the entire country, city, and of our weekly Tech Talk segment on The Big 550 KTRS. Guy Phillips was on location at Bellerive and joined the show via call to chat with our IT expert, Jeff Groby, about the PGA Ransomware attack and the dangers of not using a secured connection online. 

As long as there have been products and services, there have been scams. Email scams, pyramid schemes, phony contests, just about every aspect of life and business has a scam of sorts tied to it. In the world of office supplies, our scam artists are notoriously referred to as toner pirates. Just like the real pirates, these guys are after your gold! 

Machine learning is all around us these days. It's in the technology in our phones, cars, homes, offices, and more. Jeff Groby joined the Guy Phillips Show on The Big 550 KTRS for Tech Talk to shed some light on the in's and out's of machine learning. From Amazon Alexa all the way to advertisements that have been targeted for you, this technology has been woven into our everyday lives in the connected culture we live in.

Apps aren't always just fun and games. Sometimes they can have underlying malevolent intentions working to harm you and or your device. Our IT expert, Jeff Groby, joined the conversation with the crew over at The Big 550 KTRS for Tech Talk and shared what users need to look for to avoid downloading malicious apps.

Last week on Tech Talk our IT expert, Jeff Groby, joined the group over at The Big 550 KTRS to talk about the dangers of webcam security. When you think about it, almost every computer, cell phone, or tablet has them these days, but what do you really know about your device's webcam? Trust us when we say, you're not being overly cautious by putting a post-it over your camera.

Last week we were on The Big 550 KTRS to talk about the importance of firewalls. No, we weren't talking about the buffer between yourself and your car engine like Guy Phillips thought! We wanted to talk about the real deal that will help to keep you safe online. So what all did our IT expert, Randy Moore, have to say for Tech Talk? We've got the scoop about firewalls and what you need to know about them.