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Minnov8 Gang 239 — Where Do YOU Read Your iPad?

November 9, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Down the Slopes Artist: Alain Galarneau. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Defrag Conference
- Graeme’s posts on Defrag at GraemeThickins on Tech
MobCon MobDemo Finalists
Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)
- Fifteen Minnesota High-Tech Innovators Honored at 2013 Tekne Awards (not a PDF)
Best Buy
- Fear of ‘Showrooming’ Fades
- Best Buy announces Black Friday store hours
Target
- Target offers $200 for old iPads … but take the right steps
- Target’s $200 iPad buyback having some problems

Other Stories

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy 1st Tue of each month 3:30-4:30pm
CityCampMN 2013, November 9
Connect Minnesota Summit: The State of Broadband on Wed, Dec 4th
TIES 2013 Education Technology Conference, December 14-17

Minnov8 Gang 238 – Stop Your Whining

November 1, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: We Are Stars Artist: Leaving Richmond. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Tedx Lakeville: Phil’s review
Imation Divests Business As Losses Keep Mounting
Digital River sells businesses, cuts jobs
- Former Microsoft Exec. Joins Digital River as COO
Best Buy Tries To Co-Opt ‘Showrooming’ This Holiday Season
- Stores Are About to Push Further Into Thanksgiving Day
NativeX launches new ad tech so developers can make more money off their games
- GDC Next
New 3D Printing Company Formed
- 3D Printing Ally website
Shatter Buggy
Stop Your Whining (Borsch’s post on buying a Mac IIci in August of 1990 for $4,193)
- Engadget’s fun (but fake) 1985 post

Other Stories

Upcoming Events

MobCon 2013 November 7-8
CityCampMN 2013, November 9
TIES 2013 Education Technology Conference, December 14-17

Minnov8 Gang 237 – Scratching the Surface?

October 26, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Woman…Desert Woman Artist: after son+. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Other Stories

Apple
Journalism
- Julio’s site; his ‘about’ page; Your Tech Weblog at TwinCities.com
- New York Times columnist David Pogue trades Gray Lady for Yahoo
- Tech Columnist Walt Mossberg to Leave WSJ
- We mentioned CBS’ CNet
Microsoft
- Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets now available in 21 countries
- Nokia Lumia 2520: a closer look at Nokia’s first Windows tablet
Google
- Julio’s Google+ post about Chromebooks
- Business Hangouts from Altadyn
  - Vidyo (powers Google Hangouts)
  - What is WebRTC?

Upcoming Events

Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8
CityCampMN 2013, November 9
TIES 2013 Education Technology Conference, December 14-17

Minnov8 Gang 236 – What’s Happening in the Treehouse?

October 19, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).
Music: Lost on Ghost Road Artist: Torn Down Units. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
Photo: Christine Westerback under a Creative Commons 2.0 license.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

This Week’s Guest

Dr. John Blank, Chairman of TreeHouse Health
- Treehouse Health Welcomes Riversystems LLC As First Emerging Health Care Company
- Report “Midwest Healthcare Venture Investment Report“

Other Stories This Week

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
MobiU; The Mobile Path to Purchase, October 24, Best Buy Headquarters
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8
CityCampMN 2013, November 9
TIES 2013 Education Technology Conference, December 14-17

Minnov8 Gang 235 – Will Android Make You Fat?

October 12, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Last Night Artist: Stingray. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Events Recap: Minnedemo; MinneAnalytics (the sessions and Hadoop); CoCo Uptown
Target layoffs hit Minneapolis headquarters
Mariner Software takes full ownership of foodie apps

GUEST: Don Ball, co-founder of CoCoMSP along with Kyle Coolbroth, Jeff Heegaard and Roger Heegaard
- Twin Cities CoCo co-working spaces become urban business magnets
- Comcast Partnering with CoCo for 1Gbps Fiber

Other Stories and Mentions

Google’s new terms of service
- CNN: Why your face might appear in Google ads, and how to stop it
- Opt-out: Login to your Google account; click this link; make sure box not checked
Nest Gives the Lowly Smoke Detector a Brain — And a Voice
Apps on iPhone 5s Crashing at Twice the Rate as on Other iPhone 5 Models
Will Android make you fat? View the Android Kit Kat & Google Play Store Promotion
SmartThings Updates App
Monoprice: Great place to buy cables, cases and more.

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
WordUp Minneapolis, Saturday, October 12, 2013, 9-4pm
MIMA Summit, October 15, 2013, Hilton Minneapolis
Ed Jam Twin Cities, October 17-19, 2013
Twin Cities Code Camp 15, October 19, 2013, 8 – 5pm
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8

Minnov8 Gang 234 – Add a Word, Ruin a Movie

October 5, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Why Do You Punish Me Artist: Mean Gene Kelton and The Die Hards.
Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Other Stories and Links

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Minnedemo 15, October 9th: Apply to present (more event details to come)
CoCo-Uptown Open House, October 10, 2013, 6-9pm
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
MIMA Summit, October 15, 2013, Hilton Minneapolis
Ed Jam Twin Cities, October 17-19, 2013
Twin Cities Code Camp 15, October 19, 2013, 8 – 5pm
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8

Minnov8 Gang 233 – Prince’s Awkwardly Shaped Guitar Center

September 28, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Great Dividing Blues Artist: Gerry Joe Weise. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

Other Stories and Links

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Minnesota Developers Conference 2013 – Sept 26th 8-5pm
Tech Cocktail Minneapolis Social – October 2, 6:30-9:00 pm, The Open Book
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Minnedemo 15, October 9th: Apply to present (more event details to come)
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Ed Jam Twin Cities, October 17-19, 2013
Twin Cities Code Camp 15, October 19, 2013, 8 – 5pm
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8

Minnov8 Gang 232 – iSomething

September 21, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
Music: It Is What It Is Artist: Mark Claytor. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Apple
- Senator Al Franken voices privacy concerns over Apple’s Touch ID in letter to CEO Tim Cook
  - iPhone 5s: About Touch ID security
- Apple iPhone 5S & 5C Launch
  - Julio: I try out the iPhone 5s fingerprint sensor with several digits
    - iPhone gold rush fails to hit pay dirt (Instagram link in the article is here)
    - Julio’s ‘page’ on Tout
    - About Colorware
  - Analysts predicts 6-8 million iPhone 5s and 5c sales on opening weekend
  - The iPhone 5S and 5C
  - Apple Chiefs Discuss Strategy, Market Share—and the New iPhones
  - Apple sold out its iPhone 5S stock in less than a day
  - Apple’s iOS 7 includes a surprise: a ticket to the next generation of the internet
  - What is multipath TCP? and Technical detail in this PDF
  - How Siri Found It’s Voice
- AppleTV 6 released with iTunes Radio, AirPlay from iCloud, iTunes Music Store, more
Other Stories
Gang Mentality: Will Apple make an “iSomething”, essentially sort of a Chromebook…sort of a thin client….but likely an everything’s-in-the-cloud device? Robert X. Cringely sure thinks so: The Secret of iOS 7

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Minnesota Developers Conference 2013 – Sept 26th 8-5pm
Tech Cocktail Minneapolis Social – October 2, 6:30-9:00 pm, The Open Book
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Minnedemo 15, October 9th: Apply to present (more event details to come)
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Ed Jam Twin Cities, October 17-19, 2013
Twin Cities Code Camp 15, October 19, 2013, 8 – 5pm
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8

Minnov8 Gang 231 – One Word: “Plastics”

September 14, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Morning Shock Artist: Vince Carpentieri. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories
Other Stories
- Thanks to Android, Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world
  - Aisle411 – startup that helps you find products in-store

Upcoming Events

INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Minnesota Developers Conference 2013 – Sept 26th 8-5pm
Tech Cocktail Minneapolis Social – October 2, 6:30-9:00 pm, The Open Book
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Minnedemo 15, October 9th: Apply to present (more event details to come)
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Ed Jam Twin Cities, October 17-19, 2013
Twin Cities Code Camp 15, October 19, 2013, 8 – 5pm
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23
Startup Weekend Twin Cities 5, October 25-27, 2013, 5 – 7pm
MobCon 2013 November 7-8

Minnov8 Gang 230 – Is Tech Destroying Jobs?

September 7, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Slaughterhouse Blues Artist: Maria Daines Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.