Minnov8 Gang Podcast

Minnov8 Gang 222 – Print Me a Big Mac®

June 22, 2013 By Steve Borsch

We all want the Star Trek replicator but we have a way to go before that is a reality. Until then 3D printing is showing the way to what’s possible someday and will hopefully be used for good and not just fast-food! The Gang discusses the 3D printing space due to a public Minnesota company’s acquisition this past week of the premiere consumer-ish 3D printer on the market.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: The Liberty Bell Composer: John Phillip Sousa Performer: United States Marine Band
(story behind why it was used as the Monty Python theme)

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:37 — 36.5MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories:
On the ‘Net
~~Steve’s Security~~ Tim/Steve’s Privacy Tip of the Week:
- Onion Pi turns Raspberry Pi into Tor proxy and wireless access point
  - What is the anonymity network called Tor?
- Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that NSA keeps your data

Upcoming Events

WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Ciceron MBA: ROI & the Art of the Agile Budget, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 7:30am-9:30 am
Becoming a Customer Company, July 17, 2013, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Raht Racer Prototype Exhibition Event, Thursday, July 18, 2013, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day), Optum E.P. Campus … watch MinneAnalytics Twitter stream for event link soon
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 221 – Oh Touch Me, Touch Me

June 15, 2013 By Steve Borsch

3M’s Touch Screen, Best Buy, Apple’s WWDC, the Internet of Things and more are discussed by the Gang this week.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: I Pretend They’re All You by The PowerGoats. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories:
Apple
- Apple debuts iOS 7, OS X Mavericks, and new Macs at WWDC
- Watch this: Apple’s WWDC 2013 keynote in exactly 10 minutes
Google
- Google’s Project Loon
- Meet Google’s ‘Project Loon:’ Balloon-powered ‘net access
Internet of Things
- What’s Holding Up The Internet Of Things
- MQTT
- Digi’s new platform business Etherios
- Xively by LogMeIn
- ThingWorx
Others
- Lucas And Spielberg Predict “Massive Implosion” Of Hollywood Caused By Tech Industry
- Robert Weber: Pursue the Lemonade Stand
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
- PreyProject (Mac/Windows/Linux/iOS/Android)
- Securing your Mac (contains tips Steve mentioned)

Upcoming Events

WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Becoming a Customer Company, July 17, 2013, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (featuring Jeremiah Owyang, Altimeter Group, and Peter Coffee, Salesforce)
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 220 – We Need to Search Your Underwear Drawer

June 8, 2013 By Steve Borsch

The biggest story of the week is the release of National Security Agency documents which illustrate the depth and breadth of the surveillance going on in the United States. To say that there has been outrage (finally) and major questions is an understatement. The Gang also is a bit suspicious that the timing of these revelations is a bit suspect—coinciding with President Obama hosting a cybersecurity discussion with China President Xi Jinping—but who knows for certain.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Rotation by John Gilliat. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories:
The National Security Agency Scandal
- NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily
- U.S. intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program
- Obama Calls Surveillance Programs Legal and Limited
- What We Don’t Know About Spying on Citizens: Scarier Than What We Know (from security expert Bruce Schneier)
- Is Big Data turning government into ‘Big Brother’?
- Blanket Surveillance. Total Secrecy. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- Who’s Telling The Truth About PRISM? Computer Security Expert Gene Spafford Weighs In (fav quote: “One of the things in security is that there are no coincidences.“)
- Coincidence? Tech companies deny any knowledge of NSA PRISM datamining program (but their denials are suspiciously similiar)
- Protect Yourself or Your Company
  - Silent Circle (encrypt voice/text/email/more)
  - Ghostery (browse safely)
  - The Tor Project
  - Stand Up and Walk Away from the Internet
Other
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week
- Mac OS X update protects users against CRIME attacks

Upcoming Events

EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
Spark Homecoming Party, June 12th from 6:00 PM, CoCo Minneapolis
WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 219: Will U Marry Me (& My Glass?)

June 1, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Lots of good Minnesota stories this week and our special guest is Breon Nagy (LinkedIn, Twitter, blog), Product Manager @Code4Gadget enthusiast by night. Glass Explorer #769. Breon is Minneapolis Tech fixture.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Flood Water Rising from Texarillo. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 58:07 — 33.9MB)

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Discussed during the show…

MN Stories
- With SmartThings, the Automated Home Suddenly Becomes More Accessible
- Digi and their platform-play Etherios
- What to do tonight? There’s an app for that
- U of M jumps into MOOC trend with interactive class for 17,000
  - Wikipedia description of a “MOOC“
  - Why Higher Education is Dead
  - Another view of MOOCs: “Online classes can be enlightening, edifying, and engaging — but they’re not college”
Google Glass & Our Guest
- Mpls Agency Looking To The Future Through Google Glass (cameos by Lisa Grimm & Julio Ojeda Zapata)
- Breon Nagy (LinkedIn, Twitter, blog)
- - Breon proposes to Amanda with Google Glass in place
Other Top Stories

Upcoming Events…

National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Saturday, June 1st – Sunday, June 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
Spark Homecoming Party, June 12th from 6:00 PM, CoCo Minneapolis
WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 218 – Sparking the Cloud

May 25, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Our guest this week is Zach Supalla, CEO of Spark Devices, a company that did a ‘pivot’ to build The Spark Core, their new Kickstarter project with a modest $10,000 goal that (as of this morning) had over $390,000 in backing! The ‘spark core’ is an Arduino-compatible, Wi-Fi enabled, cloud-powered development platform that makes creating internet-connected hardware a breeze. Check out their project and make certain you watch the video…it’s first-class and explains their vision well.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Bad Boy Blues from Hollywood Blue Flames. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 58:05 — 33.9MB)

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories
Yahoo-Tumblr Deal
- Yahoo acquires Tumblr for “approximately $1.1 billion”, promises “not to screw it up”
- Automattic (WordPress) Receives $50M investment
Xbox One Announced
Enchanted Phil & his HTC One
- HTC One ‘Google Edition’ with stock Android reportedly in the works
- Wil Wheaton Recovery tool
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week: At least be aware of what you’re posting.
- Pew Internet’s Teens, Social Media, and Privacy
- Face Recognition Makes the Leap From Sci-Fi
- 60 Minutes: A Face in the Crowd: Say goodbye to anonymity
- In 1999 Scott McNealy, at the time CEO of Sun Microsystems, said, “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”

Upcoming Events…

National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Saturday, June 1st – Sunday, June 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 217 – Feet Up, Hangin’ Out

May 17, 2013 By Steve Borsch

The Gang talks Minnesota stories and then a lot about Google I/O and specifically Google Hangout changes.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Rocket Science from Brain Buckit. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 43:44 — 25.5MB)

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories
Google I/O
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week
- Do not use secure anything in a Skype IM.

Upcoming Events…

Visualizing Neighborhoods/A Hackathon for Good, Saturday, May 25, 9:00am – 6:00pm
National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Saturday, June 1st – Sunday, June 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
WordPress MSP, Thursday, June 27th at 7pm, The Nerdery
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 216 – Passwords? We won’t need no stinkin’ passwords!

May 11, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Tim Elliott is off this week).
Music: Don’t Walk Away from Smoke Ring Days. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories
Internet Sales Tax
- A guide to the Internet sales tax bill, and what it will mean for you
- Internet sales tax: What you’ll pay, and when
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week: We won’t need no stinkin’ passwords!*

Upcoming Events…

Looking for Start-Up Capital? Monday May 13th, Carlson School UofMN
Exploring Big Data and Scaling Social Wednesday, May 15, 7:30am
Visualizing Neighborhoods/A Hackathon for Good, Saturday, May 25, 9:00am – 6:00pm
National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Saturday, June 1st – Sunday, June 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

*Reference to the quote “Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!” (actually a misquote) from the movie, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” (15 second clip from the movie here).

Minnov8 Gang 215 – We be jammin’

May 4, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Several good Minnesota stories this week, including about JamStik, a cool device that works with iPad for teaching guitar. We be jammin’ now, heh?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).
Music: Surfin’ with Slayer from Glitter Dick. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02:22 — 36.6MB)

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota Stories:
- MHTA‘s Spring Conference recap
- SMBMSP
- Carlson School SOBACO event
- Google for Entrepreneurs at CoCoMSP
- Spark Devices Launches ‘Spark Core’
- Best Buy:
- JamStik – Real Strings, Real Frets. Turn your iPad into a Real Instrument
Google:
Apple:
- Apple’s Stock Price and Twitter Analysis Amplification
- Horace Dediu on the bad habits of Apple analysts and why Tim Cook shouldn’t be fired
Whacky Kickstarter Project of The Week?:
- Casetop – Every Phone Becomes a Laptop
Other:
- Palm Foleo

Upcoming Events…

Google for Entrepreneurs, STEP-UP Achieve Training Program, Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Visualizing Neighborhoods/A Hackathon for Good, Saturday, May 25, 9:00am – 6:00pm
National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM – Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 214 – Chatting with Fido?

April 27, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Several good Minnesota stories this week, including how to talk to ‘Fido’ when you’re away from your home and whether or not your dog even thinks you’re really there or doesn’t care!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Please Don’t from Vince Carpentieri. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:41 — 36.1MB)

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Discussed during the show…

MN Stories
Google Glass
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week
- ANOTHER Java Security Flaw (just remove Java if you’re not using it)
  - Remove Java
Gang Mentality: Apple Deathwatch?
Emerging Global Scandal
- Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever

Upcoming Events…

WordCamp MSP, April 27, 2013 – Sunday, April 28, 2013
- Lisa Sabin Wilson speaking
Twin Cities Code Camp 14, April 27, 2013
Midwest Mobile Summit, downtown Fargo, ND, April 28-29
MHTA’s Spring Conference, April 30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center
Google Happy Hour, Friday, May 3, 5:30-9:30 pm, CoCo-Minneapolis
Google for Entrepreneurs, STEP-UP Achieve Training Program, Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, CoCo-Minneapolis (More info: Jess Myers, jessm(at)ewald(dot)com)
National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Sat/Sun, June 1st & 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center

Minnov8 Gang 213 – Not in the Bathroom!

April 20, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Good stuff to discuss this week and we spend a bit of time on Google Glass. Will it be a hit? Is there anything beyond voyeurism it can do? Will (shudder) people wear them in to the bathroom?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Bernie’s Tune from Chris Greene Quartet. From the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:41 — 41.4MB)

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Discussed during the show…

Minnesota
- Minnesotans Rank Last in Creating New Businesses
- Minnesota’s VC take rises to $38M in Q1
- Minnesota Twins adds tech at Target Field for fans
- Local Webby nominees honored on ‘Webbyapolis’ site
- If Google Reader and Pinterest had a love child: Sauna
  - Developed by local startup Curbly
Google Glass
- Glass Explorer Edition gets unboxed, photographed
- Google Emulates Apple in Restricting Apps for Glass
- Larry Page: Google’s Focus On Constant Iteration Will Shift Toward Big Bets Like Google Fiber And Glass
- Google Glass Sucks! (image of guy above from this parody video)
A Review of iSteve. Spoiler Alert: This Movie Sucks
The Best LED Lightbulb Is the Cree Warm White
Steve’s Security Tip of The Week: VPNs

Upcoming Events…

WordCamp MSP, April 27, 2013 – Sunday, April 28, 2013
- Lisa Sabin Wilson speaking
Twin Cities Code Camp 14, April 27, 2013
Midwest Mobile Summit, downtown Fargo, ND, April 28-29
MHTA’s Spring Conference, April 30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center
National Day of Civic Hacking MN, Sat/Sun, June 1st & 2nd
EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center

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