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Showcasing Minnesota Technology Innovation

Minnov8 Gang 281 – Don’t Bash Me!

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bash-hacked-mainThis week’s episode touches on our usual wide variety of topics, but one focus is on the “Bash Bug”, or what this article from TwinCities.com describes as: “Internet security experts are warning that a new programming flaw known as the “Bash Bug” may pose a serious threat to millions of computers and other devices such as home Internet routers. Even the systems used to run factory floors and power plants could be affected. ”

It’s another serious, no-foolin’-around bug that warrants your attention so give this week’s show a listen for that and all the other top stories of the week.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Stars Are In the Skys by Chad Scott. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 59:22 — 34.9MB)

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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota’s Top Stories
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Minnov8 Gang 280 – Catch a Silicon North Star

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silicon-northstars_mainOur guest this week is Steve Grove. Steve and his wife Mary, a husband and wife team, started Silicon North Stars, an initiative that brought 16 students from Minneapolis-St.Paul to spend one week in Silicon Valley this summer. They met with Internet and technology leaders from top companies, startups, and venture capital funds. The week began with an intensive series of lectures, tours, discussions, and group activities at companies throughout the area, and ended up culminating with a group project in which the students paired up to pitch their own tech startups.

Steve grew up in Northfield, Minnesota and is the Director of Community Partnerships for Google. Mary grew up in San Diego, California and is the Director of Google for Entrepreneurs. Both are passionate about technology, development, media, and striving to create access to opportunities for young talent. They live in Menlo Park, California.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: One Man Band Fury by Stomping Nick and His Blues Grenade. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:21 — 38.2MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

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Guest: Steve Grove

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Other Top Stories

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Cool Thing of the Week

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Upcoming Events

Minnov8 Gang 279 – Social Media Trends @SMBMSP

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Lisa Grimm and Tony Saucier

The Gang was pleased to have been invited to Social Media Breakfast #70 to host a panel discussion on Social Media Trends. We were very pleased to share the panel with, and gain the perspective of, local Social Media professionals Lisa Grimm of Space 150 (Twitter; LinkedIn) and Tony Saucier of Lifetime Fitness (Twitter; LinkedIn).

Quick note about the audio: Unfortunately the mixing board didn’t output all microphones at the same level so we resorted to extracting the audio track from the video. Therefore we’re also including the uStream video embedded here for your viewing too.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott,Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Elevator Operator by Texarillo. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:23:45 — 48.3MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

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Minnov8 Gang 278 – Wifi on a Stick

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Now that the Minnesota State Fair is over, the facts-and-stats are in on attendance and the volume of data consumed at the fair. Once again Julio Ojeda Zapata covers it well in his post, State Fairgoers eat up data, along with hot dogs and cheese curds (and yes, we would love to have Wifi on a stick!).

iothackdayWe were pleased and delighted to have Justin Grammens on as our guest to talk about the upcoming Internet of Things Hackday (IoTHackday), an event that is shaping up to be THE place to network about IoT, build fun stuff, show what you can do, and learn.

Listen to Justin describe the event, what will happen, how you can get involved, and more.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week).
Music: Don’t Know Why by The Naxalites. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
Photo credits: Center Wifi hotspot by Julio Ojeda Zapata from this article; left, top-bottom by WCCO; top-right by Better Recipes; bottom-right by Baking Junkie.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 59:23 — 34.8MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Minnov8 Guest: Justin Grammens

Last Week’s Other Top Stories

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”

Upcoming Events

Minnov8 Gang 277 – I’ve Heard It’s Big, Really Big!

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big_mainLots of rumors about Apple’s upcoming September 9th new product announcement. We discuss the iPhone 6 rumor, how big it is, how these new, big smartphones (dubbed “phablets” for phone/tablets) may be negatively impacting tablet sales, and a whole lot more.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Love Dog by Chris Juergensen. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:59 — 38.2MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Top Stories

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Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

staysafeBe safe, or keep a loved one safe, with a tracker app like StaySafe Personal. This app notifies friends or family if you are in trouble or don’t check-in safely. It sends your phone’s location via email or SMS so you can be found fast.

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Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”
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Upcoming Events

 

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We also briefly mention the movie Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia which prompted the creation of this graphic. It was going to be the original image for this podcast post, but we thought better of it in light of what’s going on in the world today:

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Minnov8 Gang 276 – A World’s Fair in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?

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This week’s guest is Marty Wetherall, Director of Innovation at the ad agency Fallon. Through Fallon’s effort called Starter Kit, they have taken a role in driving awareness for Minnesota’s campaign, called Expo 2023, which is an effort to win the decision to host the World’s Fair in Minnesota in 2023. The guy behind the campaign is Mark Ritchie, former MN Secretary of State.

expo2023By the way, you can help crowdfund the effort right now by going to the Indiegogo campaign for Expo 2023, Minnesota World’s Fair.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Kissin’ in Your Sleep by Barry McCabe. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:47 — 41.4MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Top Stories

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Minnov8 Guest: Marty Wetherall

marty1Marty and the Gang discuss Fallon’s latest crowdfunding client, Expo 2023, with these links from the discussion:

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Upcoming Events

Minnov8 Gang 275 – Just Pee in the Fountains

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Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Viejito 2053 by Juan Oskar. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:09 — 41.1MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

Other Mentions

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

When you are traveling, especially abroad, assume you will be pickpocketed (Steve was, in Rome, but in a rare development was saved by the Italian military police, the Carabinieri). Find out how to secure your cash, credit cards and what to do in the event you are pickpocketed!

Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”
Upcoming Events

Minnov8 Gang 274 – Jimmy’s Pigs

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pigs-mainWe got a chuckle this week out of a local entrepreneur’s IndieGoGo fundraiser to get the Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon to a wedding at his family’s farm in Hayfield, MN, especially the ‘pig angle’ to entice investors (and yes, go there and help them do it while thinking, “That pig with Jimmy is cute. Wonder how he’ll taste?“).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: I’m Gonna Leave This Town by Les Gordons. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:19:00 — 46.1MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

Encrypt your mobile phone calls with an app: Signal for iOS or Redphone for Android

Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”
  • Tim: InkCase Plus, “E-Ink screen for Android”
  • Graeme: Automatic, “Your Smart Driving Assistant”
  • Phil: Soulver, “Work with numbers the way you think them”
  • Steve: Telzio, “Make Your Small Business Sound Big”
Upcoming Events

Minnov8 Gang 273 – Happy Days are Here

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happy-days-mainHosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).
Music: I’m on Board by The Ride Theory. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
Image: Postcard scan by Don “The UpNorth Memories Guy” Harrison of this Ely MN Vintage Canoe Card. Used with permission under Creative Commons 2.0 license

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:03 — 37.4MB)

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Discussed During the Show

 Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

Using Two-Step Verification (also called Multi-Factor Authentication) for sites such as Gmail, Apple iCloud, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, PayPal, Microsoft accounts, Yahoo Mail, LinkedIn, WordPress, and others, can make you much more secure than using a password alone.

– Google Authenticator app for your smartphone: Android; iOS.

The Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”

Upcoming Events

 

Minnov8 Gang 272 – One Cool Thing…

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fonzie-mainHosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Spin the Globe by The Powergoats. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:00:01 — 35.1MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

Minnov8 Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”

Upcoming Events