9: Trick or Tech - a halloween special
30 October 2026
9: Haunted Phones and Laughing Gas
Halloween Special: Haunted Phones, Phantom Calls and Laughing Gas
What's up, Docs! Pat takes the hot seat for our Halloween special and somehow we all make it out alive. Phones go rogue, an Alexa throws a midnight light show, and Meta glasses start a conversation nobody asked for.
Round the Table
Jackie's on book 265 of the year (this one has a talking cat). Ken is slowly getting into The House in the Woods. Stuart H flew home from Glasgow that day with a silver medal in blind tennis. Jade thanks everyone who said hello at the Sight and Sound exhibitions, and Pat is researching links between sight loss and ADHD while eating a lot of ice cream.
The Inbox
Lucy wants NaviLens codes on the outside of trains so she can find her own carriage and seat. Jessica asks about headphones for Zoom, and Stuart L explains why Windows users should skip Bluetooth for a headset with a dongle, like his Logitech G PRO X Wireless.
Mini Doc
Sive tells the scary tale of the stuck earring back, the laughing gas and the wasp nest.
Scary Tech
A phone that sends Zoom links by itself, two-factor authentication versus Frankenstein, phantom calls to Jade's nan, and Alexa drop-ins that should never have happened.
Tech Doc Tip
Say goodbye to ChatGPT in voice mode and it hangs up on you. Mostly.
Use It or Lose It
The lockdown air fryer: a clean sweep for use it.
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Links
• The Tech Docs website
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• Logitech G PRO X Wireless headset
• Adopt a bat (it's Halloween)
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