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We Need Women Who Can Code

November 11, 2015 By Steve Borsch

woman-coder

The crew over at The Nerdery are hosting an interesting event this Friday, November 13th. It’s an open discussion on how we in the tech community can close the gender gap and get more women in the development game.

Here is what they sent us about the event:

Nerdery event: Why we all need more women who can code

the-nerderyLeaders from women-in-tech orgs will come to The Nerdery Friday, November 13 for an open discussion on closing the gender gap. Women are underrepresented in the tech industry, yet our world demands more and more makers of software – for these reasons and more it’s in everyone’s best interest to work together toward developing female developers.

At The Nerdery, one-third of our executive team are women, and our sister company Prime Digital Academy offers scholarships for female students applying to our school for software engineers. Our Director of Software Development and KC Branch Director are also both women. That’s all good. It’s not enough.

sarah-olson-nerderyLed by Nerdery Senior Software Engineer Sarah Olson, we’re bringing together these eight organizations dedicated to advocating for women seeking learning and leadership opportunities in today’s code-driven world of business technology:

Geekettes believe that the more women get involved with tech design, development and leadership, the more successful and diverse our companies and products will be in the future.

Girl Develop It provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment.

Girls in Tech is a social network for women in technology-based fields focused on connecting, educating and empowering.

PyLadies has a mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings.

R Ladies gathers and fosters a community focused on learning R for statistical computing.

Twin Cities Women in Tech Meetup Group is an open source for sharing knowledge, information, and creative ideas – focused on encouraging all women in the field of technology, novice to ninja.

Women Leading in Technology is a Minnesota High Tech Association program that works to promote, educate and empower women in technology – their goal is to “connect, educate and reach back.”

Women Who Code has a mission is to inspire women to excel in technology careers with the belief that the world of technology is better with women in it.

Leaders from each of these organizations will introduce the types of events they hold, and ways in which people (male & female) can become advocates for opportunity and diversity. Attracting candidates is one thing, but retaining female tech talent is its own challenge: Women are twice as likely to leave tech careers than men, and more than half of women leave before reaching a senior level.

This event is open to the public; guests are asked to register.

When and Where:
The Nerdery: 9555 James Ave S. Suite 245, Bloomington, MN 55431
4pm – networking
4:30 – 6pm – program, social

Filed Under: News & Events

Minnov8 Gang 337 – Panic Finger

November 7, 2015 By Steve Borsch

We cover many stories this week including the inspiration for this week’s show title: Apple has patented a way for your iPhone to enter ‘panic mode’ when you unlock it with a specific finger, which is sure to spark a lot of jokes like ours this week about using one’s middle finger as the ‘panic’ digit!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: This Highway Tonight by Don Conoscenti under a Creative Commons License

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20151107_M8_Gang_337.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:24 — 37.9MB)

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Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Angel investment tax credit pricey but has defenders
  • Twin Cities start-up shows how to succeed without Silicon Valley
    • Mentions
      • Justin Porter, Kipsu (formerly of U of M Venture Center)
      • Jeff Nelson, MN Angel Tax Program Manager, MN DEED
  • Sprint ordered to maintain low-cost Internet for the needy
  • Co-Working Space Industrious Opens In Minneapolis
  • Best Buy Will Help Create The Rules For Drones In The US
  • MnDOT testing drones for bridge inspections
  • Pad & Quill launches new handcrafted Horween leather bands for Apple Watch
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Surviving in the IoT world: Kaspersky Lab Experts Discover the Risks of Smart Home Devices
  • Chrome OS is here to stay
    • Google is merging Chrome OS and Android
  • Hurricane LTE-U: Don’t Let Wi-Fi Get Blown Away
  • Official Plex app for Apple TV now available, offers local streaming, playlists, channels, more
  • The Podcasting Audience Just Got A LOT Bigger
  • Signal, the Snowden-Approved Crypto App, Comes to Android
    • App creator Whisper Systems, maker of Signal 
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
  • TIP: Help your loved ones, even those who have little online presence, to be secure! (or maybe you need to follow this advice too?)
    • NYTimes: Hackers Prove They Can ‘Pwn’ the Lives of Those Not Hyperconnected
      • Pro hacker’s advice:
        • Get a new garage door opener, one resistant to rolling code openers (watch this on YouTube)
        • Use 2 Step authentication (Google calls it ‘2 Step Verification’)
        • Password-protect her DirecTV
        • Get a password manager
        • ALWAYS run updates and, in fact, switch on automatic updates wherever possible.
    • Why, at the very least, email should be VERY secure: The Value of a Hacked Email Account
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Apple Magic
  • Tim: Ctrl-Walt-Delete podcast
  • Graeme: Get the beautiful new Apple TV screensavers on your Mac right now
  • Steve: BrightKite: Your Product Research Platform and their categories
Upcoming Events
  • Ignite Minneapolis, Nov 9th, Riverview Theater
  • Reverse Elevator Pitch Panel, Tuesday November 10th
  • MobCon 2015, Nov 17-18th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th
  • Techopolis 2015, November 19th, The DOJO Group
  • Mobile Twin Cities event: IoT for the Holidays, Dec. 1st, 6pm, BuzzFeed Office

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

Minnov8 Gang 336 – They’re Coming for You…

October 31, 2015 By Steve Borsch

coming-for-you_mainNo, the zombie apocalypse has not yet happened but eavesdroppers, black-hat hackers, and other miscreants are coming for you. Our Security Tip of the Week reveals a new way you’ll be able to stay safe so don’t be scared. Happy Halloween!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Hallow’s Eve Ritual by Darren Curtis under a Creative Commons License

The Podcast
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Story Links
Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban invest in parent of Minneapolis sports stats firm
    • Jordan, Cuban, Leonsis Put Millions on Sports Betting’s Future
  • Richfield-based drone company has big plans
    • Drone Flies Over Nude Beach
    • Turn your Phone into a Drone 
  • Stratasys Invests In Direct 3-D Metal Printing Startup
  • Comcast to save low-income broadband as Sprint technology fades
    • Twin Cities Comcast discount Internet programs detailed 
  • Minneapolis Parking App Now Available To Everyone
  • Seagate lays off 125 workers in Shakopee and Bloomington
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Apple
    • Apple sees iPhone sales grow 22.1% to 48M in Q4 2015, but iPad sales declined 19.5% 
    • Mossberg: The Apple TV gets smart
    • Apple Store and Best Buy Have the Fourth-Generation Apple TV In Stores Today
    • Inside Apple’s perfectionism machine
  • A legendary car executive thinks Tesla is facing the ‘trifecta of doom’
  • Google Fiber in Kansas City suffers major outage during World Series
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
  • TIP: If you want to securely (end-to-end) chat with someone, keep an eye on Tor Messenger and use it when it’s released. 
    • Uses Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging
    • Encrypted messages travel over the Tor network
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Leonardo’s Basement (successfully completed their Kickastarter campaign too)
  • Tim: Follow Up: Chromecast Audio and my pick: The New Apple TV
  • Steve: The Apple QuickTake 200 camera I re-discovered in my office closet (Note: was going to be the AppleTV too!)
Upcoming Events
  • Long Now Exhibit & Talk at UST, St. Paul Campus Nov 3rd
  • IoT In Retail, Thursday, November 5th, The Pour house, Minneapolis
  • Product Camp Twin Cities 2015, Sat Nov 7th
  • Ignite Minneapolis, Nov 9th, Riverview Theater
  • Reverse Elevator Pitch Panel, Tuesday November 10th
  • MobCon 2015, Nov 17-18th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th
  • Techopolis 2015, November 19th, The DOJO Group

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

Minnov8 Gang 334 – What Can You Build in 12 Hours?

October 17, 2015 By Steve Borsch

iothackday_mainThe Gang recorded this week’s show at IoTHackDay, a place to, “hack to create IoT products and make our world a better place through technology!” Teams compete from 8am to 8pm to build the most innovative solution that they can. This is an event put on by Justin Grammens (LinkedIn; Twitter) and Patrick Delaney (LinkedIn; Twitter).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Rules of the Road by John Giacomo Parisella under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20151017_M8_Gang_334.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:20 — 37.7MB)

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Story Links
Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Minneapolis based startup, Fluid, surpasses $95K to surpass Kickstarter goal
  • Libraries are adding ‘maker spaces’ to attract DIY crowd
  • Brand U: Marketers Offer Courses as Content
  • Imation announces more executive moves, acquisition
  • Student creates app for vets to prevent night terrors
  • Steve’s Apple Watch band, the Lunatik Epik (MacRumors review)

justin-grammans-tall2Guest: Justin Grammens
  • IoT Hackday occurred on Oct 17th at Minnetronix
  • Justin’s weekly update: IoT Weekly News
  • IoTFuse Conference
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Obama administration won’t seek encryption-backdoor legislation
  • Dell to buy EMC in $67 billion record tech deal, aims for cloud market
    • Dell. EMC. HP. Cisco. These Tech Giants Are the Walking Dead
  • Apple
    • Apple Is Said to Deactivate Its News App in China
    • iPad Pro one step closer after securing FCC approval 
  • Woman live streams herself while driving drunk, police say
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
  • TIP: NSA has apparently compromised low-level Diffie-Hellman cryptography used in SSL. Protect yourself by modifying your browser.
    • How to Protect Yourself from NSA Attacks on 1024-bit DH 
    • Check Yours With How’s My SSL?
    • App (Mac): Launch Google Chrome without DHE
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Odin Projection Mouse
  • Tim: Chromecast Audio
  • Steve: New VPN for Mac | NordVPN
Upcoming Events
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum, Oct 23rd
  • SMBMSP #83 Strength in Social – The Growing Impact of Social Media on Health & Fitness, October 23rd
  • Product Camp Twin Cities 2015, Sat Nov 7th
  • Ignite Minneapolis, Nov 9th, Riverview Theater
  • MobCon 2015, Nov 17-18th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: #IoT

Secured2 at Cyber Security Summit

October 13, 2015 By Steve Borsch

secured2-logoSerial entrepreneur Daren Klum‘s company Secured2 will be participating in the Cyber Security Summit 2015 here in Minneapolis on October 20-21. This is a great opportunity for you to learn first-hand about Secured2’s solutions and also delve in to this growing cybersecurity category and hear from thought leaders in various areas. Looks to be a strong event.

Below is a press release on their participation in the summit.

Secured2 Brings its Thought Leadership and Unhackable,
Disaster-Proof Data Security Solution to Cyber Security Summit 2015

Minneapolis, MN  (October 13, 2015) – In joining Minnesota’s efforts to establish a multi-stakeholder consortium for improving the state of cyber security on a national and international level, Secured2 Corporation will participate in Cyber Security Summit 2015, which is taking place October 20-21 in Minneapolis.

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Daren Klum

Secured2 CEO Daren Klum will join Minnesota’s C-level executives, technology leaders, public policy makers, and other industry pundits to discuss the pitfalls of traditional backup / recovery methods, and present Secured2’s “shrink > shred > secure” methodology which mitigates hacking.

Secured2 is a data security company whose patented process and technology reduces data by more than 90% while simultaneously converting it into a secure format. It then randomly shreds the data into multiple locations, such as multiple clouds, hybrid or local storage environments. Its security solution has been tested, vetted, and refined in lab and real world environments, and is currently in operational assessment by healthcare, financial services and contract manufacturing companies.

Secured2 recently partnered with LiquidCool Solutions, marrying its data security software with LiquidCool’s Rugged Terrain (RT) liquid-cooled, high performance, ruggedized computing system. The combination of the two technologies provides protection from any form of catastrophe whether environmental or well-entrenched hacker groups.

“Cyber security threats that become more plentiful and sophisticated is an ongoing trend, and encryption simply isn’t enough,” said Klum. “Secured2 offers a technology that has not been seen before. Our Shrink>Shred>Secure process, which shrinks data and defeats hackers is rigorously tested, vetted and 3rd party validated by FBI-trained teams.”

Continued Klum, “As Minnesota collaborates on framework and program-based security approaches for threat intelligence, we’re certain Secured2 will stand out as the disruptive technology of choice.”

About Secured2 Corporation
Secured2 Corporation is a data security software company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Secured2 is the pioneer of new data security technology utilizing a ‘shrink > shred > secure’ methodology combined with new compression technology that reduces the size of data by up to 90%. The core product “Data Shredder” shrinks, shreds, secures and converts data into a random format. It then encrypts each shred using NIST certified encryption and randomly distributes the encrypted shreds across any multi-location storage a customer chooses (multiple clouds, hybrid locations or local storage destinations). Secured2’s simple solution: imagine a thief gets into your business and opens your safe. What they will find with Secured2 is shredded information. Your data is safe. Period. Secured2 continues to redefine the data security landscape and is in the process of rolling out several new products based on our core methodologies of data conversion, data shredding, randomized delivery of shreds into diverse storage and instant data restoration after multi-factor authentication. With over 17 patents Secured2 will continue driving innovation for its customers that require 100% security of their most critical and important data assets.

Filed Under: Innovation, News & Events, Security Tagged With: entrepreneurship, MN Entrepreneurs

Minnov8 Gang 333 – A Focused Conversation with Clay Collins

October 10, 2015 By Steve Borsch

focus_mainWe cover multiple tech stories from around Minnesota and elsewhere, but our guest this week is the CEO of the hot startup LeadPages, Clay Collins (Twitter). Hear him talk about his company and their focus, the space they’re in, and their upcoming conference. The Converted 2015 conference is also focused on the “high road” of marketing conversion, instead of just another “pitch-centric” venue with speakers touting their latest features and functionality.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Slow Day Blues by John Giacomo Parisella under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20151010_M8_Gang_333.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06:32 — 38.6MB)

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Story Links
Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Software maker Code42 raises $85 million from investors
  • E-book lovers shouldn’t worry about 3M’s library division sale
  • Disadvantaged Twin Cities households face loss of Internet
  • Comcast offers another Internet speed boost
  • Amazon Prime Now got delivery down cold
  • Infinite Campus Sues TIES
Guest
  • claycollinsClay Collins – CEO, LeadPages
    • Upcoming event Converted 2015
    • LeadPages’ ConversionCast Podcast
    • StarTribune: CEO Clay Collins has big ambitions for LeadPages 
    • MSP BizJournal: Titans of Technology 2015 — Clay Collins
    • Clay Collins delivering, “Introducing The Two-Step Opt-In Process” on their YouTube channel
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Graeme’s coverage of The Pioneer Summit
  • Microsoft
    • Microsoft introduces Surface Book, a convertible for Surface fans
    • Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with new Surface Pen, starts at $899
    • Microsoft’s Continuum doesn’t make a smartphone a full PC quite yet, but it shows promise
  • Peeple rating app removes controversial features to appease critics
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Smart + Buttons
  • Tim: Microsoft Surface Book
  • Graeme: Knightscope public safety robots
  • Steve: The Prop Store
Upcoming Events
  • Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
  • 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
  • IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
    • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum, Oct 23rd
  • SMBMSP #83 Strength in Social – The Growing Impact of Social Media on Health & Fitness, October 23rd
  • Product Camp Twin Cities 2015, Sat Nov 7th
  • Ignite Minneapolis, Nov 9th, Riverview Theater
  • MobCon 2015, Nov 17-18th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Microsoft

Minnov8 Gang 332 – A Bathroom Podcast

October 3, 2015 By Steve Borsch

bathroom-podcast-mainAs a former radio guy Phil knows acoustics. This week he was kind enough to podcast from the office bathroom, so he sounded great*. Fortunately the acceleration in tech stories continued this week and we had a lot to cover, so hang on and listen to the show.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Lounge Jazz by Niranjan Kalyanasundaram under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20151003_M8_Gang_332.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:38 — 32.7MB)

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Story Links
Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Minnesota Venture Conference
  • ‘Mass layoff’ at Imation as Oakdale company refocuses
  • Health care innovation shifts to IT, not devices
    • DOSE Health
  • You can finally buy an Apple Watch at Target this month
  • Stand-up desk maker Ergotron branching out to home uses
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Publishers That Say No to Automated Ad Sales
  • The Cost of Mobile Ads on 50 News Websites 
    • Arthur Godfrey (Radio/TV personality & conversational pitchman) 
  • Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices
  • Apple
    • Apple Acquires Speech Technology Startup VocalIQ
    • Apple releases OS X El Capitan
  • Google
    • Google Chromebooks: The most popular classroom computing device
    • Stagefright 2.0 Targets Nearly Every Single Android Device
  • Peeple Is a Yelp for People—And the Other Peeple Isn’t Happy
  • “This Old Marketing” podcast
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
  • TIP: Install ONLY from the Mac App Store
    • Drop-dead simple exploit completely bypasses Mac’s malware Gatekeeper
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: BuzzFeed News App for Android
  • Tim: Google Pixel C
  • Graeme: Pioneer Summit
  • Steve: Over 8,400 images from NASA’s Moon missions are now on Flickr in high resolution
Upcoming Events
  • Camp COCO, North Shore/Lake Superior, October 9-11
  • Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
  • 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
  • IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
    • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum Campus, Oct 23
  • Product Camp Twin Cities 2015, Sat Nov 7th
  • MobCon 2015, Nov 17-18
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

*We tease Phil, but he was actually not in the bathroom. Also, it’s atypical to perform Photoshop abuse on the same person two weeks in a row and for that Steve apologizes. 😉

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

Minnov8 Gang 331 – Phil, POTUS & the Pope

September 26, 2015 By Steve Borsch

We jokingly tweeted and mentioned earlier this week that we’d invited the Pope to be on this week’s podcast now that he was in the United States, but unfortunately his spokesperson said he had politely declined. We got a bunch of retweets, emails and mentions from listeners and now wish we’d actually asked! (Thankfully Phil was on a White House tour so he could photobomb the President and Pope).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: The Stumble by Brian Morris under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20150926_M8_Gang_331.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 57:47 — 33.9MB)

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Story Links
Past Week’s Top MN Stories
  • Graeme’s post: Raising Money You Don’t Need: MN Startup Trend? 
    • Minnesota VC’s response: What VCs think when startups they fund don’t spend their cash
  • Schulze foundation to spend $500,000 to bolster entrepreneurship
  • Target
    • Inside Target Corp., Days After 2013 Breach
    • Target to hire 1000 IT workers
  • St. Paul brothers think their Web-based music app has a niche
  • Getting girls into tech careers a priority for Minnesota groups

Other Top Tech Stories

  • Skype DOWN: Microsoft messenger and video chat app NOT working across the GLOBE
  • Apple
    • Apple’s iOS 9 breaks VPNs
    • Could iOS 9 be Apple’s greatest gift to enterprise IT?
    • Apple, Microsoft, others slammed for supporting cybersecurity bill
      • You Betrayed Us
    • iPhone Video
      • 4K Video from iPhone 6S Plus Shows Striking Advantage of Optical Image Stabilization
      • Apple’s iPhone 6s Produces A Colorful Vision Of Haiti Through A Painter’s Eyes (shot in 4K)
      • 4K video has four times the pixels of 1080p, for greater potential, flexibility, and fun!
    • Apple Targets Electric-Car Shipping Date for 2019
      • A diesel whodunit: How software let VW cheat on emissions
    • Apple refunding all purchases of Peace

“No! Please don’t turn me off!”

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

TIP: Consider turning off Siri on your Apple iOS device’s lock screen. Why? Barely a week after the release of iOS 9, a hacker has found a way for snoops to access your contacts and photos and send messages without your passcode.

About the iOS 9 and 9.0.1 bug: Change this setting to stop Siri spilling your selfies!

Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Bondic: Liquid plastic welder
  • Tim: Robin: The smarter smartphone
  • Steve: Rare Bison herd can now be spotted in Minnesota State Park
Upcoming Events
  • Minnesota Venture Conference, October 1st, Mpls Conv Ctr
  • Open Source North Conference Oct 3rd
  • Camp COCO, North Shore/Lake Superior, October 9-11
  • Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
  • 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
  • IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
    • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum Campus, Oct 23
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

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

Minnov8 Gang 330 – Growing More Nerds

September 19, 2015 By Steve Borsch

we-grow-nerds-mainTechnical skills are, without a doubt, some of the most important ones to be gained today and in to the foreseeable future. Accelerating technology developments mean that coding and developer skill-sets will continue to be in high demand for a long time to come.

Mark Hurlburt

Mark Hurlburt

This week’s show covers several key stories in tech but we were especially pleased to have as our guest Mark Hurlburt, President & Cofounder, Prime Digital Academy. We invited Mark to talk about why this spinoff of The Nerdery happened, what they’re trying to accomplish, the programs and curriculum they’re offering, how they compare to a company The New York Times wrote this about, and what Prime Digital Academy means for Minnesota and beyond.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off).
Music: Blues for Bohemia by Sinome Quinteto under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20150919_M8_Gang_330.mp3

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Story Links
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Artist rendering of an asteroid about to hit Tim Elliott’s house in Lakeville, MN

Is the World Ending?
  • SIX huge asteroids ARE coming our way as doommongers insist world will end in TWO weeks
    • NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth
Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
  • ClubE and IoTMpls
  • Can’t get your startup funded in Silicon Valley? Think Minnesota
  • Target
    • Target’s plan to beef up its e-commerce
    • Target unveils major store initiative to enhance shopper experience
    • Target Teams Up with Techstars for Retail Accelerator in Minneapolis
  • Mayo, Star Tribune form content partnership
Other Top Tech Stories
  • Dislike Button? Facebook’s Not Getting That — But It May Gain Alternative To The Like Button
  • Welcome to hell: Apple vs. Google vs. Facebook and the slow death of the web
  • Apple’s iOS 9 – Ad Blocking Controversy & Reviews
    • Introducing Peace, my privacy-focused iOS 9 ad blocker
      • Marco Arment, Peace Developer: “Just doesn’t feel good” 
    • iOS 9 Review: An Upgrade That Will Save You Time and Battery
    • iOS 9: The MacStories Review, Created on iPad
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Tim: $15 PC makes the Raspberry Pi look expensive
  • Graeme: Anti-Facial-Recognition Glasses Are Coming
  • Steve: Documentary: The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin 
Upcoming Events
  • Minnesota Venture Conference, October 1st, Mpls Conv Ctr
  • Open Source North Conference Oct 3rd
  • Camp COCO, North Shore/Lake Superior, October 9-11
  • Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
  • 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
  • IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
    • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum Campus, Oct 23
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: #IoT, Apple, Minnesota, MN Entrepreneurs

Minnov8 Gang 329 – #IAmMNTech

September 12, 2015 By Steve Borsch

iammntech_mainThis week’s show has two bonus guests: our guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, and our guest Nick Roseth. The former has unique perspectives on the tech stories covered and the latter has an exciting new Minnesota-tech-centric documentary called DocuMNtary, an effort which has this Kickstarter to ensure it gets made. Go there, watch the trailer, and support it!

A new hashtag has also emerged, #IamMNTech, which is the perfect way to identify Minnesota’s accelerating technology ecosystem and promote anything tech-centric here in the #North. Use it going forward.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Blue Funk by Donconscenti under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20150912_M8_Gang_329.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:56 — 37.3MB)

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Story Links
Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
  • Recaps: Twin Cities Start Up Week; BetaMN; MinneDemo
    • Ojeda-Zapata: Big fun at Beta.MN and MinneDemo
    • Schafer: Life in a start-up is difficult and fun
    • Woodchuck
    • Minneapolis tech firm wins Minnesota Cup business award
      • Astro-HQ
      • Ojeda-Zapata: Seismic week for startup Astro-HQ
  • DoorDash enters restaurant food delivery market in east metro
    • Ubereats
  • Lowertown St. Paul startup Ilos Videos makes video-casting easy
Our Guest

nick-rosethNick Roseth (LinkedIn) of SWAT Solutions. With 16 years in digital, Nick has worked with companies big and small to grow business while leveraging available resources. He and a small group of tech enthusiast have launched this Kickstarter campaign to tell the story of the thriving technology community in the Twin Cities.

See more at DocuMNtary and also see this article, which Julio Ojeda-Zapata published right after this podcast recording: St. Paul man planning DocuMNtary.

Other Top Tech Stories
  • Apple Event
    • Apple iPad Pro announced with Apple Pencil and a Smart Keyboard
    • The Apple Pencil Is The iPad Pro’s Secret Weapon
    • Apple Unveils A More Powerful Apple TV, Shipping In October
    • Apple Introduces The iPhone 6s And iPhone 6s Plus
    • Apple’s iPhone 6s camera makes a huge leap in quality
      • Visual hacking and the iPhone 6s’s new camera
  • Ojeda-Zapata: Stylish Apple tech from local firms
    • Colorware
    • Pad & Quill 
Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Slip Cup
  • Tim: BB-8 Awakens: Is Sphero’s New Droid the Most Awesome Star Wars Toy Ever?
  • Julio: The Classic Band for Apple Watch
  • Steve: The Grommet’s “Tech, Gadgets & Tools” section
Upcoming Events
  • Minnesota Venture Conference, October 1st, Mpls Conv Ctr
  • Open Source North Conference Oct 3rd
  • Camp COCO, North Shore/Lake Superior, October 9-11
  • Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
  • 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
  • IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
    • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
  • Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
  • MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum Campus, Oct 23
  • MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th

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