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Minnov8 Gang 229 – So Many Surprises!

August 24, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).
Music: Leave This Town Artist: Jake Lear Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 57:00 — 33.1MB)

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Discussed During the Show:

Upcoming Events

Microcenter’s in-store clinic on Raspberry Pi – Sat/Sun, Aug 24 & 25 at 2pm
INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 228 – Totally Addicted to Weather

August 17, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: The Great Manolete Artist: Juan Oskar Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:58 — 36.0MB)

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Discussed During the Show:

Minnesota Stories
- Minnesota-born and now-struggling Hipstamatic unleashes Oggl in the Instagram age Julio’s post 1 and post 2
- Microcenter has a new area devoted to do-it-yourself (DIY) tech
  - View a photo of the space here
Obsession
- Julio is a man obsessed with Yahoo Weather
  - About obsession
Chromecast
Apple
- Bloomberg: Thinner iPad 5, Retina iPad mini & Sept. 10 iPhone event
- AAPL Ends Up 5%: Icahn Tweets ‘Large Position,’ Nice Chat with CEO Cook
Other Stories & Links
- Motorola’s MotoX
- SmartThings
  - SmartThings compatible devices
  - IFTTT & its Channels
  - X10 Standard

Upcoming Events

Microcenter’s in-store clinic on Raspberry Pi – Sat/Sun, Aug 24 & 25 at 2pm
INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 227 – NSA: We Appreciate You!

August 10, 2013 By Steve Borsch

The National Security Agency (NSA) scandal continues and this satirical National Security Agency Customer Appreciation Page about sums up how people are feeling about it. The Gang talks about tech but we focus in on the internet and NSA surveillance and the potential negative impact on cloud computing which could be catastrophic for startups and any organization (or individual) using the cloud if people begin to move away from cloud computing solutions.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Crowe Jam Artist: Charlie Crowe Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 51:53 — 30.2MB)

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Discussed During the Show:

Upcoming Events

Ed Jam Twin Cities, August 16-18, 8am – 5pm, Dev Jam Studio
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Minnov8 Gang 224 – We Need More Media

July 19, 2013 By Steve Borsch

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Throb Artist: Speed Limit 35 Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 50:55 — 29.6MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories
- MinneDemo report
- Magnet360/Salesforce event: “Becoming a Customer Company“
- Raht Racer Prototype Exhibition Event
- Twin Cities Startup Vets Launch Buzz360™
- New website allows real estate agents to network online
- Former Best Buy exec on moving from corporate innovator to startup CEO
- Best Buy News:
  - Best Buy’s Unlikely Return From the Dead
  - Best Buy Employee Going To Tell You What He Has At Home
- Minnesota companies offer whimsical, practical iPhone accessories
Other Stories
- One Laptop Per Child’s new XO Tablet launches at…Walmart?
- Smartphone Upgrades Slow as ‘Wow’ Factor Fades
~~Steve’s~~ Tim’s Security Tip of the Week
- Logmein Hamachi

Upcoming Events

Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
CoderDojo, July 27, 2013, 2pm – 4pm, Clockwork Active Media Systems
Ed Jam Twin Cities, August 16-18, 8am – 5pm, Dev Jam Studio
Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
- Who was Grace Hopper?
Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Show Notes

Jeremiah Owyang’s report: “The Collaborative Economy” (free to download with registration)
More detailed page: “Report: Corporations must join the Collaborative Economy (Slides, Video)” (including links to what others have written about the report)

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

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:12 — 38.2MB)

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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

Podcast: Download (Duration: 54:32 — 32.1MB)

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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 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

Podcast: Download (Duration: 53:13 — 31.2MB)

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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

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