Tech Talk with Leith Forrest – Wednesday 21st October 2026 (FIVEaa Afternoons)
On the show: Richard brings home a gold and a silver from the Global Powerlifting Community Nationals, and explains why lifting weights helps protect your bones as you get older. Plus a big weekend for Apple – pre-ordered iPhone Duo foldables are ready to pick up from Rundle Mall on Friday, but there’s no walk-in stock, new online orders won’t arrive until late January, and AppleCare is a must when a replacement screen costs around $1,500. And the ethical dilemma of smart glasses – life-changing for people with low vision, but schools are already banning them over privacy.
Your calls: Sally on smart glasses that describe the world around you for people with macular degeneration, Michael’s iPhone 16 Pro that keeps losing its Bluetooth connection in his Subaru Outback (try a network reset, then ask the dealer about a software update), Brad’s Samsung A54 storage warnings (close all the tabs in the Samsung browser and restart), Peter’s 2017 Windows 11 PC that sits on a black screen at start-up (trim the startup apps in Task Manager and back up with File History or OneDrive), and Kim looking for a first phone for a son starting high school – an iPhone set up as a ‘dumb phone’ that can open up as he earns your trust.
Coming up: How to set up Medical ID and Emergency Contacts on your iPhone is now on the website, a big cheerio to everyone at the West Lakes Library talk on scams, and Richard is hosting the Melbourne Cup luncheon at the Waterloo Station Hotel.