Wow! There are an accelerating number of technology events going on in Minnesota, which is both good news and disconcerting. It’s positive since it proves that Minnesota is rapidly becoming a startup and technology hub, and concerning because it is increasingly hard to get to them all!
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Crossroad Blues by Gil Moreau under a Creative Commons License.
The Podcast
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Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories
- Recaps:
- Amazon’s ‘home services’ launch to include Twin Cities
- U of M gets $3M from NIH to become a tech transfer ‘hub’
- Micro markets an alternative to workplace vending machines
- Target tweaks app for Apple Watch
- jamstik+ Blows Away Kickstarter Goal
- Medtronic acquires hearing-aid technology that transmits sound through the skin
Other Top Stories
- Periscope, Twitter’s answer to Meerkat-style live streaming, is now available
- Facebook Is Eating The Internet
- Amazon Cloud Drive goes unlimited: $11.99/year for photos and $59.99/year for everything
- Microsoft: Office will be free for devices under 10 inches
- Apple
- The new MacBook’s single port comes with a major security risk
- The first 24 Apple Watch apps
- Inside Apple’s Top Secret Health and Fitness Lab for Apple Watch Development
- The War Over Who Steve Jobs Was
- Apple is like Hilter, claims Chinese CEO
- Pranksters Put Up Fake ‘Shot on iPhone 6′ Ads Next to Real Apple Billboards
- Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
- United States Congress is working on enhancing, solidifying and accelerating the legalization of mass surveillance. TIP: Learn about these and then make your voice known to your elected representatives!
- BILLS:
- U.S. House: Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA)
- U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has passed CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act)
- ARTICLES:
- CONNECTING WITH CONGRESS:
- Find your Congressional representatives here)
Cool Thing of the Week
- Phil: mDrawBot 4-in-1 Arduino Drawing Robot
- Tim: Kotobukiya Star Wars: Death Star Silicone Tray
- Graeme: My new (converted) WordPress blog!
- Steve: Becoming Steve Jobs book
Upcoming Events
- MHTA Spring Conference, Guthrie Theatre, Tuesday, 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
- The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, May 2nd-3rd
- MedTech Investing Conference, Loews Minneapolis Hotel, May 6th
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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.
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Tim loves him some raspberry pie…or is it Raspberry Pi? Listen and find out.
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Graeme is headed to Las Vegas for the