Tony Edwards
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The IT Smart Guy Podcast is a technology podcast and is put together with the modern business owner in mind.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Technology headlines become concrete business questions about security, sales, websites, and day-to-day management.
Tony Edwards turns technology news into operating context for business owners, pairing headline briefings with interviews about selling and running IT-related work.
A Scrabble scam meets password advice for the part of you running a business between browser tabs.
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A practical chat about disruptive tech, business logic, and the shift from novelty toward assistive value.
This episode plays as a business-minded interview, opening with Tony Edwards saying there is no news this week before moving into disruptive tech, microchips in people, and the business case behind the work.
Practical tech news that turns a drone trial and a scam warning into business advice.
The episode takes a practical business-owner view of technology: drones are being trialled to help trace power outages and speed up repairs in the southeast of the UK, while another segment flags a scam aimed at people who play Scrabble online.
A practical IT-business briefing that turns tech news and sales advice into straightforward next steps.
Episode 40 keeps things practical. Tony moves from EU investigations into big tech, to a possible mobile price hike, to fears about mass surveillance, then shifts into a sales conversation with Paul Lloyd of Sellerly.
A business first tech roundup that pairs Google and cyber attack coverage with sales advice.
The episode starts with Google and the recent cyber attacks, including Ticketmaster and the NHS, and keeps that business first angle in view. Tony treats the Google story as a major legal development in London and ties it back to what businesses and publishers should make of it.
A practical business-tech episode that treats websites, quoting, and telecom change as working decisions, not jargon.
The episode moves between telecom change and practical sales advice. It starts with a possible delay to the ISDN switch-off, then shifts to David Creschel of Evolve Your Digital talking through sales, a good website, and the need to base early development on what the client…
Accounting practice, policy, and software in context.
Research-backed context for business technology leaders.
Host Jack Rhysider narrates true hacking, breach, and privacy stories from the people involved.
David Pierce and Verge staffers cover AI industry news, gadgets, and tech policy weekly.
Long-form interviews on AI coding agents, infrastructure, and security, plus a recurring SED News roundup.
Founders and engineers on AI coding agents like Claude Code, and supply chain security.
Tony opens with an apology.
Tony Edwards discusses Google's $700 million antitrust settlement, the Insomniac ransomware hack leaking game data, and NHS IT failures causing patient harm.
Episode 43 opens with Tony Edwards setting up a business-focused tech roundup.
Tony is back after a couple of weeks and gives a quick reason for the pause.
Tony opens episode 40 of the IT Smart Guy podcast with a practical business update.
Tony Edwards discusses a teenager breaking the Tetris world record, a scammer verbally abusing a victim after stealing money, and a vulnerability allowing hackers to access Google accounts without passwords.
The host expresses gratitude to listeners and guests, announces upcoming interviews, and shares a recent achievement at the Small Business Sunday event.
This episode covers tech news about drones being used to detect power outages in the UK, a warning about online Scrabble romance scams, and a deep dive into the business leadership balance between micromanagement and trust.
The host discusses major tech news including the massive 'Mother of All Data Breaches' exposing 26 billion records, details the final Windows 11 'Moment 5' update, explains a Microsoft policy change removing Outlook Desktop Client access for Office 365 Business Basic users, and concludes with business advice on investing in employee training.
Tony Edwards kicks off Season 2 of The IT Smart Guy Podcast with major format changes, announcing shorter 15-minute episodes focused on practical business technology advice.
Tony Edwards reports that Sam Altman's November 17, 2023 removal from OpenAI triggered competing interim CEOs, Microsoft recruitment plans, and an employee threat involving almost all 800 staff.