Thankfully April Fool’s Day has passed since none of us think that geeks are funny…especially Steve! Of course, you can decide for yourself by looking at the best and worst ones in the tech world here.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Short Blues Rock by johnmortiboy under a Creative Commons License.
The Podcast
Story Links
Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
- Code42’s business ‘move’ is focused growth with an eye to an IPO
- Best Buy To Boost Spending On Stores, Technology
- Where Twin Cities techies find jobs
- Zivix’s latest digital guitar hits Kickstarter goal in four hours
- Double Exposure
- St. Paul library lends out hotspots
- Al Franken Urges FBI to Crack Down on Revenge Porn
Other Top Stories
- Goldman Sachs on Microsoft: Sell now
- Comcast leapfrogs Google Fiber with new 2Gbps internet service
- The Internet Has Been a Colossal Economic Disappointment
- iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch
- Google’s Chromebit Turns Any TV Into a Chrome PC for Under $100
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
- TIP: If you’re not going to use online backup strategy—or even if you are (or use the Mac’s Time Machine for Filevault-encrypted backup like Steve does)—seriously consider the ioSafe fireproof and waterproof external HD and recovery service for your critical data at home.
- ioSafe SOLO Pro (3TB – 6TB)
- Best Deal: ioSafe SOLO Pro 4TB for $299 at Costco (until 4/30/15 or while supplies last)
Cool Thing of the Week
- Phil: Google Cardboard
- Tim: PiKasa will turn your Raspberry Pi into a laptop for $99
- Graeme: Revology introduces a brand-new 1960s Mustang
- Steve: Napkin for Mac
- Steve’s review: Napkin: A Surprisingly Powerful Communication Tool
Upcoming Events
- Spring MOJO MN Mixer, April 7th
- Field Nation CoLo Grand Opening, April 7th
- MobCon Digital Health ― April 8th
- MinneBar 10, April 11th, Best Buy HQ
- MinneWebCon April 13th (schedule)
- Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – April 21th
- Wordcamp Minneapolis 2015, April 25-26th, University of St. Thomas
- Twin Cities Code Camp 18, April 25th, UofMN Murphy Hall
- Appapalooza, May 3rd Mpls Conv Ctr
- The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, May 2nd-3rd
- MedTech Investing Conference, Loews Minneapolis Hotel, May 6th
- MHTA Spring Conference, May 7th, Guthrie Theater
One big story we discuss from this past week was the Apple event where they revealed more about the Apple Watch, ResearchKit, a new Macbook and more. Not everyone is gushing with enthusiasm and excitement about the Watch though…lots of parodies on the ‘net 
When my Gang cohorts and I talk about this podcast, we often wonder why we carve out time early on a Saturday morning to record this show. The answer is that we genuinely like and respect each other, we love our listeners and get great feedback from you, we all are focused on today and tomorrow’s technology, and frankly it’s fun.
Last year there were an unprecedented number of security breaches, coming in at a record 783! As of February 17th, the number of them for 2015 is already at 101 and there are over 10 months to go in this year. It’s no wonder news stories about cybersecurity and data breaches are making even the most interested among us sometimes roll our eyes with weariness and disgust.
It’s our 300th podcast and we’re prepared for glory…or maybe just episode 301?
What if our internet-connected world wakes up, becomes super-intelligent, and 
The show tagline Too Many Horses is all about the intro for 
We are huge fans of the tech reporting done by 
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.