We are huge fans of the tech reporting done by Julio Ojeda-Zapata, so we couldn’t help but chuckle at his characterization of Target’s mascot dog “Bullseye” as an “adorable doggie mascot.” Never missing a chance to poke fun, we ended up with his perspective as our show title, while taking a few liberties with our own characterization of that “adorable” doggie!
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott andPhil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: The Hustle is On by Johnny Nicholas. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
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Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
- What the Two Most Innovation-Friendly States Have in Common
- Minnesota’s chief information officer to step down
- Audit finds St. Paul-based nonprofit funded by state schools misspent millions
- Best Buy
- Target invites virtual holiday play with online games
- Tech school Smart Factory shifts model, launches program for businesses
- Sen. Al Franken Questions Lyft On Its Privacy Practices
Other Top Stories
- Sony Hack Reportedly Includes 47,000 Social Security Numbers, Celebrity Data
- Strong Black Friday Online Sales Give Hope for Big Holiday Numbers
- ZigBee Creates Single, Unified Spec for Internet of Things
- Google Makes Move on Microsoft’s Turf in Workplace
- AT&T still throttles “unlimited data”—even when network not congested
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
- Buy a USB, bootable thumb drive to make certain you’re secure while shopping or banking:
- Make your own version:
Cool Thing of the Week
- Phil: Orion Space Capsule Launch
- Tim: WinBook TW700 Windows 8.1 Tablet, a $59 tablet that includes an Office 365 subscription worth $69.
- Steve: Wire
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata
The Security Tip of the Week, and the basis for the innuendo in the title, is to point out the danger of sticking any-old USB thumb drive in to your computer and why. Listen to find out more.
Poor Phil. Though he does both yoga and ballet in his downtime, he somehow fell on his butt in a home construction accident—with his new iPhone 6 in his back pocket—and now needs to tell the Apple Geniuses what happened. We suggested he blame 
Professor of Nautical History from Dward Farquard International University, Phil Wilson, helps us all understand the distinctions of the phrase, “8 Bells” which you can learn about 
Just in time for Halloween: Phil’s Free Hugs.
Like the women at the 
Tim’s “Cool Thing of the Week” inspired this week’s show name and image, but we had a lot more interesting stories to cover and did. Some serious, some not so much.
This week’s episode touches on our usual wide variety of topics, but one focus is on the “Bash Bug”, or what 
Good overview: