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Minnov8 Gang 389 – A Carnival In An Open Field Staffed By Drunk Orphans

January 7, 2017 By Steve Borsch

One of the stories we discovered this past week was this amusing one in New York Magazine about Joel Johnson‘s adventure moving from MacOS to Windows 10 and what he thinks about both platforms. In a nutshell he describes the two this way: “If MacOS is a sterile art gallery, Windows is a carnival in an open field staffed by drunk orphans.” Listen to the podcast for this story, and many more, in this week’s show.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Stormy Blues by Arne Bang Huseby under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 41:14 — 24.7MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Digital Health Continues To Attract Billions In Venture Capital
  • St. Paul police officer develops app to better handle people with autism in the field
    • VITALS app (Android) and company Aware Services, LLC 
  • Seagate shrinks again in Twin Cities with 155 layoffs
    • PCMag story on the Kingston DataTraveler
    • Samsung’s tiny, portable SSD drives
  • Best Buy a distant second to Amazon in online holiday shopping
    • Amazon’s holiday dominance solidified by last-minute shoppers 
  • Take a virtual-reality tour of the renovated, resplendent State Capitol
  • Mention: The Star Wars Holiday Special
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
    • PCMag: The Best of CES 2017
    • Engadget: Best of CES
    • Misfit has made its first touchscreen smartwatch, and it’s called Vapor
    • Dish’s AirTV combines 4K streaming with an over-the-air antenna
  • Tech’s Impact
    • French workers win legal right to avoid checking work email out-of-hours
    • Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI – BBC News
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Motiv Ring and PCMag review
  • Tim: Sleep Number 360 smart bed
  • Steve: Steadicam Volt and video

l-r: Motiv Ring; Sleep Number 360; Steadicam Volt

Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 280+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2017
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
  • 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly at the James J Hill Ctr
  • SportCon Sports Analytics Conference, January 10th, UST Mpls campus
  • Mobile Twin Cities – January 10th
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
  • DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, February 4th, UST Mpls campus

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Minnov8 Gang 388 – Our 2017 Crystal Ball Predictions

December 30, 2016 By Steve Borsch

It’s our annual predictions show and, while we cover a handful of Minnesota and other top tech stories this past week, we focus on our “hits and misses” from predicting 2016 and then jump in to our 2017 prognostications.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Everyday I Have the Blues by Ike Rock and Blues under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 57:04 — 34.3MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Target To Expand On Its Silicon Valley-based Tech Showroom Open House
  • With new smart water technology, Uponor looks to tap into internet of things market
    • Mention: FLUID – The Learning Water Meter
  • Tech company Total Expert picked as ‘most promising’ Minnesota startup
    • Total Expert’s website
  • Bloomberg ranks Minnesota 9th in 2016 US State Innovation Index
Other Top Tech Stories
  • After Belt Tightening, Venture Capitalists See More Promise in 2017
  • 44% of global smartphone and tablet activations from December 19-25 were iOS, down 5% YoY, while 21% were Samsung devices; Pixel, Pixel XL not among top sellers
  • Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case
  • Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is ‘thinking a lot about’ an edit-tweet button
Our 2017 Predictions

Listen to the podcast for our 2016 recap as well as our specific 2017 predictions.


Zoltar is from the movie BIG with Tom Hanks. Disclaimer: None of our predictions were made using this or any other fortune teller-like technology, though Phil may have consulted his magic toad.

Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Disk Creator
  • Tim: iGrill mini
  • Steve: VIZIO SmartCast™ Speakers
    • SmartCast speaker video
    • Mention: Airfoil
Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly at the James J Hill Ctr
  • SportCon Sports Analytics Conference, January 10th, UST Mpls campus
  • Mobile Twin Cities – January 10th
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
  • DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, February 4th, UST Mpls campus

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Google

Minnov8 Gang 387 – sNOw Emergency

December 17, 2016 By Steve Borsch

This week’s snow emergency turned in to a ‘no’ emergency in our view, but if you live in a place where towing cars is a much-needed winter activity then you should listen to our discussion about Julio Ojeda-Zapata‘s article regarding Apps keep you abreast of snow parking, assuming they’re up to date. You might want to download one of them!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Crawdad by Ernie Lewis under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 48:07 — 28.8MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Best Buy to Confront the Opportunity Gap by Nearly Doubling Its Teen Tech Center Network in Support of Underserved Urban Youth
  • Giving a computer? Local stores have PCs, Macs for peanuts (even free)
    • Mention: 0-days hitting Fedora and Ubuntu open desktops to a world of hurt
  • Sports tech in MN
    • How co-working space The Pitch hopes to make Minneapolis a sports tech hub
    • Pro sports, tech and startups will mix at MinneAnalytics’ SportCon
    • Sportradar Launches ‘Acceleradar,’ Free Program For Sports Tech Startups
  • Amazon’s Minneapolis team building ‘Uber for trucking’ app
  • Seagate lays off 155 employees in Shakopee
  • Now, control a robot with only your thought (view video)
  • Famed Apple Analyst Gene Munster Goes Out With Optimistic Note
  • Apple Could Pay A $35 Dividend In 2017
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Amazon Conducts First Commercial Drone Delivery
  • Google Intros Android Things, Developer Preview Now Available
    • Mention: Swift
  • Apple releases iOS 10.2 w/ new emoji, Messages effects, US-only TV app, wallpapers, more
  • Amazon releases new shopping app on tvOS Apple TV for Prime members, still no Prime Video
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: All-New Echo Dot (2nd Generation) – Black
  • Tim: Star Wars – Rogue One
  • Steve: Washington Post’s Chrome plugin automatically inserts Trump fact-checks into Twitter

Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly at the James J Hill Ctr
  • SportCon Sports Analytics Conference, January 10th, UST Mpls campus
  • Mobile Twin Cities – January 10th
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
  • DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, February 4th, UST Mpls campus

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Android, Apple, Best Buy, Google

Minnov8 Gang 385 – Phil’s Booth

December 3, 2016 By Steve Borsch

phils-booth_mainPhil is our resident superhero and his Cool Thing of the Week is a classic phone booth for his team at the wide-open and cavernous Minneapolis BuzzFeed office. While he claims it’s for them to have privacy for phone calls, Tim and I know the real reason he bought it and it’s depicted in this week’s show cover art.  😉

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Down in the Hole by DJ Ecklectic Mick under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20161203_M8_Gang_385.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 57:07 — 34.2MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Fantasy Sports Startup SportsHub Technologies Announces Two Acquisitions
  • The Wild are wild for new, camera-equipped Snapchat Spectacles
  • Minnesotans Spent $250M On Cyber Monday
Other Top Tech Stories
  • This Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day, ever
  • Silicon Valley Has An Empathy Vacuum
  • In a world where Donald Trump is President, encryption is becoming more popular
  • Google
    • Android: More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan
    • Google launches App Maker
  • USB Killer, yours for $50, lets you easily fry almost every device
  • AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming TV service
  • Fitbit is buying troubled smartwatch maker Pebble for around $40 million
    • Mention: PebbleStuff
  • How to download Netflix videos to your phone without destroying your data plan
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Classic phone booth for the BuzzFeed office (view a photo)
  • Tim: Pebble 2 SE
  • Steve: Ubuntu (v. 16) for Desktop
    • Mentions: Elementary OS  |  Parallels

Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly at the James J Hill Ctr
  • TIES 2016: Dec 10th – 13th, Minneapolis
  • IoTFuse.monthly Meetup – Dec 15th, TBA
  • Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, Bloomington
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
  • DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, Feb 4th, UST Mpls campus

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Minnov8 Gang 384 – ‘Ya, You Betcha: MN Loves the Internet

November 19, 2016 By Steve Borsch

lov-internet_mainDid you know that Minnesota is the state with the highest rate of internet usage? We didn’t. Must be the combination of smart people and high number of months each year spent mainly indoors! Hat tip to our friend over at Blandin on Broadband, Ann Treacy, who highlighted this statistic in this post. The Gang chats about this and more on this week’s show.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Buddy Guy Catfish by DJ Ecklectic Mick under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:57 — 21.5MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Proto Labs, Sentera among 2016 Tekne Award winners
  • Belden makes public a $380 million offer for Digi International
    • Digi International Board of Directors Confirms Rejection of Unsolicited, Non-Binding Proposal from Belden Inc.
  • Particle Simplifies Connecting Your Raspberry Pi to the Internet of Things
    • Particle Announces $10.4 million Series A Funding
  • Overloaded servers don’t keep Give to the Max Day from passing last year’s total
  • 3 megamall stores will open on Thanksgiving
Other Top Tech Stories
  • New iOS Gmail app no longer supports signatures per account
    • Note: New iOS Gmail app has 1.5 stars and the reviews are universally disliking this “upgrade” 
  • iPhones Secretly Send Call History To Apple, Security Firm Says
  • Apple releases $300 book containing 450 photos of Apple products
  • Hulu acquires The Video Genome Project to improve recommendations ahead of live TV service’s launch
  • This startup raised $750,000 on Kickstarter to replace your Fitbit — and your eyeglasses
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Snap Spectacles
  • Tim: Build your own Raspberry Pi Zero powered DIY NES Classic Mini
  • Steve: Riot is the primary Matrix.org client that offers: group chat; VoIP & video calling; file transfer; bridges networks; and quite soon will deliver end-to-end encryption (end-to-end is now in beta).
Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly; Nov 23rd; James J Hill Ctr
  • TIES 2016: Dec 10th – 13th, Minneapolis
  • IoTFuse.monthly Meetup – Dec 15th, TBA
  • Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, Bloomington
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
  • DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, Feb 4th, UST Mpls campus

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: #IoT, Google

Minnesota is #1 for Internet Usage

November 17, 2016 By Steve Borsch

woman-internetOur friend over at Blandin on Broadband, Ann Treacy, had this post about Minnesota ranking #1 in internet usage:

Entrepreneur Magazine just called out Minnesota as the state with the highest rate of Internet usage…

According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, you won’t find the most connected people on the coasts, or deep in the heart of Texas, but largely in the Midwest. Just under three-quarters of U.S. households were online in 2015. But the most connected state isn’t located on one of the coasts — it’s in the heart of the Midwest…

In 2015, 83.1 percent of Minnesotans, or 4,307,850 households, used the internet. In 1998, 1,889,017 (then 41.5 percent) households were online.

It’s great to see Minnesota rank highly! However before we drink too much champagne, there are a couple of caveats – they are talking about Internet usage, not necessarily broadband. And they are talking about use anywhere (library, work, coffee shop, school), not necessarily home. We come in third for home access with 76.2 percent, which is good but still Internet access – not necessarily broadband.

We agree with Ann that it’s good to see Minnesota ranked so highly but our broadband is still lacking state-wide. Read more from Ann and follow Blandin on Broadband.

Filed Under: Internet & Society Tagged With: Internet

Minnov8 Gang 383 – Will Tech Experience a Trump Effect?

November 12, 2016 By Steve Borsch

tech-trump_mainTuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Blues Pour Jeanne by Ihor Shuhan Music under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 50:43 — 30.3MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Challenge for hot Minnesota tech sector: filling jobs
  • Datalink Corp. will be acquired for $258 million by Insight Enterprises
    • Which top Datalink execs will stay (or go) after sale to Insight
  • Jeweler R.F. Moeller spins out antique jewelry e-commerce startup
  • Ciceron and Equals3 in AI Partnership
  • Virtual Reality Arcade opens its first TC location in Vandalia Tower

Other Top Tech Stories
  • Election and Technology
    • Trump’s Presidency Could Upend the Way Silicon Valley Works
    • Under Trump the future of Net Neutrality and broadband is uncertain
    • Donald Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for ‘Danger Zone’
    • Trump’s a disaster for online privacy. Here’s how to protect yours before it’s too late.
    • Read Tim Cook’s Email To Apple Employees After Donald Trump’s Election
    • Moving forward together: Our thoughts on the US election
    • Peter Thiel Said to Join Trump’s Presidential Transition Team
  • Facebook
    • Zuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That’s ‘crazy’ 
    • Facebook is telling everyone that they’re dead
  • Twitter still might save Vine by selling it
  • YouTube VR: A whole new way to watch… and create
    • Requires a Daydream-ready phone like Pixel and the new Daydream View headset and controller
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Uncourage
  • Tim: Narro turns your reading list into a podcast
  • Steve: ProtonMail
    • Encrypted email service ProtonMail says new signups doubled after Trump win
Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • ProductCamp Twin Cities 2016, Nov. 12, 2016 9AM – 4PM, Worrell Design
  • Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, Bloomington
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017

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Google Chrome’s HTTPS Warnings Start In January 2017

November 5, 2016 By Steve Borsch

on-laptopThe world awoke after the global surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden. These disclosures revealed programs that, not only captured and stored all digital traffic, it also showed that the National Security Agency (NSA) was infiltrating links to Yahoo and Google data centers worldwide. As such there has been an explosion in the use of encryption with both individuals and providers like Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others.

no-httpsWe’ve known that Google’s wildly popular Chrome browser was beginning to rank secure HTTPS sites higher for some time—as have marketers and others performing search engine optimization on their, and their client’s, websites—but Google is now accelerating their Chrome browser security seriously and sites not using SSL come January will display a warning.

Wired magazine lays out the issue in their article, “Google’s Chrome Hackers Are About to Upend Your Idea of Web Security“:

Starting in January, Chrome will flip the web’s security model: Instead of warning users only about HTTPS-encrypted sites with faulty or misconfi­gured encryption, as Chrome currently does, it will instead flag as “not secure” any unencrypted sites that accept a username and password or a credit card. That unmistakable alert will appear to the left of Chrome’s address bar.

Google’s new warning scheme for Chrome, indicating an HTTPS-encrypted site (top), a non-HTTPS site (middle), and a site with faulty HTTPS (bottom).

Google’s new warning scheme for Chrome, indicating an HTTPS-encrypted site (top), a non-HTTPS site (middle), and a site with faulty HTTPS (bottom).

Soon after, the team also plans to announce another category of sites that will be flagged for not using HTTPS by a deadline later in 2017. Among the candidates they’re considering: any unencrypted page visited through Chrome’s Incognito mode and any non-HTTPS site that offers downloads. Check your daily tour of web forums, download sites, and registration-enabled media outlets for the telltale lack of a green padlock, and you’ll see many are set for an unpleasant wakeup call when they fail those tests. And over the coming years, Chrome plans to hold more and more types of sites to that HTTPS standard.

For most startups and small-to-midsize businesses, the move to HTTPS shouldn’t prove too difficult. While you can buy and install a certificate from multiple providers or your webhosting company itself, most webhosts are now offering the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).

Many webhosts (e.g., Dreamhost; SiteGround; Media Temple; Squarespace) are offering easy, one-click, Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate installation and most also provide automatic renewals. But simply adding a secure certificate is not all you have to do to get your website ready, unfortunately.

Securing a website and its content is usually not trivial, especially since a single external resource may have an embedded, insecure HTTP link to it (e.g., in scripts). 100% of all links need to be dealt with so the site will display to Google Chrome that the site, and everything on that specific page the visitor is viewing, is secure.

HTTPS SET UP TAKES SOME EFFORT
At my Innov8Press firm we have secured all of our own sites, client sites, and I’ve done my personal ones as well. All run on WordPress and, after setting up a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, we add Really Simple SSL to force all links to be https or to be slightly modified to work but not show as insecure. If you’re not starting from scratch or have a very simple website, seek professional help.

Then there are sites like this one, Minnov8. With all of our podcast links—and RSS feed connections to both the iTunes and Google Play stores as well as podcatcher apps that already have our non-HTTPS RSS feed links that are often cached—we are proceeding with caution. We know, however, that Minnov8 has to be completely secure by end of this calendar year.

The other issue is that older browsers only recognize SSL certificates as secure if they have a dedicated, unique IP address for the domain. While many shared webhosting companies do offer dedicated IP addresses for some amount per month (usually $14 or more), many do not offer them at all. So if you have an audience that you know still uses any of these you may want to tread carefully as well: Windows XP versions of Internet Explorer; the default browser in Android 2.4 “Gingerbread” and earlier; and various mobile browsers like SymbianOS, Blackberry and old versions of Opera Mobile.

START NOW
stunned-womanStart the process of securing your websites now so you’re ready for the inevitable come January 2017: visitors asking you why your website is insecure; a percentage of them being alarmed and just leaving, abandoning your website for good; or thinking less of your firm or brand since you didn’t strategically anticipate what should have been obvious.

Filed Under: News & Events

Minnov8 Gang 382 – Gov is Sure About MNSure Robocallers

November 5, 2016 By Steve Borsch

mnsure_mainWe kickoff the show about MNSure‘s rough start this past week and how Governor Mark Dayton said it was due to robocallers tying up phone lines. Though we have little evidence to the contrary, we’re not so sure that was the issue.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia by The Bottoms Up Dixieland Jazz Band under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20161105_M8_Gang_382.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:08 — 23.4MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • MNsure signs month’s worth of customers in two days
  • New Metro Transit app allows paying fares with smartphones
  • Tech company Jamf becoming major player for businesses that use Apple
    • Former JAMF CEO stays true to St. Paul roots
  • Twin Cities need more ‘girls who code’
  • SportsEngine teams with Minneapolis startup to track athlete health
  • CenturyLink buying Level 3 Communications
  • Netflix coming to Comcast’s cable. Here’s how it will work
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus: Two rear cameras better than one
  • Upcoming third-party Apple Watch band adds both FaceTime and external cameras
  • LastPass on mobile is now free
  • Tinfoil Hat Report: How to Block the Ultrasonic Signals You Didn’t Know Were Tracking You
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Fin (Kickstarter’s first sex toy)
  • Tim: Cubs End 108-Year Wait for World Series Title
  • Steve: WP Beaver Builder
    • Third Party Extensions (entire ecosystem!)
      • Beaver Lodge – Plugin bundle built to add functionality to Beaver Builder.
      • Beaver Builder Videos – Landing page templates built just for Beaver Builder.
      • BeaverChildThemes – Landing page templates and child themes for Beaver Builder.
      • BeaverPress – Home of the Resizer add-on for Beaver Builder.
      • Beaver Tunnels – Use any saved Beaver Builder template in other areas of your site.
      • CB Custom Modules – Free suite of custom modules for Beaver Builder that highlight photography.
      • Beaver Addons – Supercharge your Beaver Builder website with creative, white label modules.
      • Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder – Robust add-on pack of additional modules and page templates for Beaver Builder.
Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • WE* Made It by MN Cup, Nov. 7th, Clockwork
  • ProductCamp Twin Cities 2016, Nov. 12, 2016 9AM – 4PM, Worrell Design
  • Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, Bloomington
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Apple, Minnesota

Minnov8 Gang 381 – Doing the Dongle

October 29, 2016 By Steve Borsch

dongles_mainThis week Apple announced new MacBook Pros and one takeaway was what BGR wrote about in You’ll need $250 in dongles to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro. Yes, if you do buy the new MacBook Pro you’ll likely need A LOT of dongles!

The Gang discusses dongles and much more on this week’s show.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Extremely Funky Blues by Grapefruit Clinton under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20161029_M8_Gang_381.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 48:29 — 28.9MB)

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
  • Minnesota lands back in top 10 of tech business ranking
    • Minnesota ranked #8 in State Technology and Science Index
  • Mayo Clinic is putting money & research behind Vic Gundotra’s mobile heart-health startup
  • This brilliant 13-year-old figured out how to make clean energy using a device that costs $5
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Twitter’s identity crisis killed Vine
    • “I can retire if I want to” is a 60 minutes clip from a segment called “The Influencers” and this guy was making his money doing Vine videos…but not anymore!
  • Apple News:
    • Apple’s $1,499 13-inch MacBook Pro has an escape key, but no Touch Bar
    • Hands-on with the new MacBook Pros, their keyboard, and the Touch Bar
    • First on iMac, iPad Pro & iPhone 7, Apple’s vibrant wide color tech now comes to MacBook Pro
    • Apple debuts “TV,” a TV guide and watchlist app for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad
    • Apple’s HomeKit Is Proving To Be Too Demanding For Bluetooth Smart Home Devices
    • Apple’s annual profits fall for first time in 15 years as iPhone sales decline
  • Microsoft Event:
    • This is the Surface Studio, Microsoft’s new all-in-one PC
    • Microsoft announces upgraded Surface Book with 16-hour battery life, for $2,399
    • MacBook Pro vs. Surface Book: How 2016’s Models Compare
    • Microsoft announces new VR headsets for Windows 10, starting at $299
  • Smartwatch sales are tanking
  • New Tech Could Let Devices Function for Years Without a Battery
  • How These Netflix And NPR Vets Plan To Reinvent Podcasts
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Lakeville North Code Club
  • Tim: Nintendo Switch
  • Steve: Tesla Unveils its New Line of Camouflaged Solar Panels
    • These are Tesla’s stunning new solar roof tiles for homes
    • Check out Tesla’s four different glass solar roofs. Can you see the solar panels?
Upcoming Events
  • The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
    • The list as a Google spreadsheet
    • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  • WE* Made It by MN Cup, Nov. 7th, Clockwork
  • ProductCamp Twin Cities 2016, November 12, 2016 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Worrell Design, Minneapolis
  • Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov 18th, Bloomington
  • MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Apple, Microsoft

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