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Minnov8 Gang #284 – Breakfast of Champions

October 18, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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Inventor Dean Kamen is on our minds since he was just in town as one of the keynoter’s for the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit. This guy is incredibly prolific which begs the question: Why isn’t Dean Kamen on a Wheaties box?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Deep Blue Sky by Chris Harper. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20141018_M8_Gang_284.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:51 — 40.3MB)

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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota’s Top Stories
  • Phil’s live report from IoT Hackday
    • Justin Grammens & Sam Schroeder launch IoTWeeklyNews
  • Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit recap
    • MIMA Summit Keynoters
      • About Dean Kamen
        • Kamen documentary called Slingshot debuting this week and is about Kamen and his amazing new invention shown in this clip
      • About Jaron Lanier
      • About Amy Webb
  • U.S. Internet has plans for a broader Twin Cities broadband
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  • The Streaming Wars Have Begun:
    • HBO to Launch Stand-Alone Over-the-Top Service in U.S. Next Year
    • CBS to Offer Stand-Alone Web Subscription Service
    • Univision wants to stream to cord cutters as well 
  • Apple
    • Everything Apple announced at its iPad and Mac event
    • OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review
    • This new “Apple SIM” could legitimately disrupt the wireless industry
      • Apple Quietly Announced A New Technology That Could Change The Wireless Industry As We Know It
      • Why Apple Didn’t Talk About Its Extraordinary New SIM For The iPad
    • Julio’s Apple articles
      • iPhone 6 Plus: My new fave iPhone 
      • 5 Reasons People Over 50 Should Love The Big iPhone
      • TidBITS articles by Julio Ojeda-Zapata
  • Google
    • Google Unleashes Android Lollipop, New Nexus 6, 9
    • Google’s Nexus 9 available early next month with Android 5.0, starts at $399
    • Nexus Player is Google’s first Android TV device
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  • The article by Maurits Martijn which spawned this week’s security tip: “Maybe It’s Better If You Don’t Read This Story on Public WiFi: We took a hacker to a café and, in 20 minutes, he knew where everyone else was born, what schools they attended, and the last five things they googled.”
    • You’re in Danger on Public Wifi! (Steve’s post)
    • Private Internet Access
    • Wifi Pineapple only $99.99
    • Hak 5 Forums how-to WiFi Pineapple University
spacer-m8Cool Thing of the Week
  • Julio: Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard
    • New Universal Mobile Keyboard works with Windows, iOS and Android mobile devices
    • Freedom Case for Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2
    • Belkin Ultimate Pro Keyboard Case for iPad Air
      • iPad Air 2 version coming in December
  • Phil: Makey Makey Standard Kit
  • Tim: With This Tiny Box, You Can Anonymize Everything You Do Online
    • Maybe not so cool: Kickstarter Freezes Anonabox Privacy Router Project for Misleading Funders
    • So… Onion Pi
  • Steve: The Orb
spacer-m8Upcoming Events
  • Ongoing Events
    • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • October
    • Internet of Things Hack Day, Oct 18th, Minnetronix
    • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st
    • Midwest Mobile Summit-Minneapolis, Oct 23rd (teams of three can register here)
    • Medication Management Code-a-Thon, Oct. 24-26
    • Midwest Innovation Summit, Oct 27-28
  • November
    • Google Cloud Platform Live, Nov 4th
    • MHTA’s Tekne Awards, Nov 13th
    • MobCon: Where Mobile Minds Connect, Nov 13-14th, Hyatt, Mpls
  • March
    • Mobile March Twin Cities (Mar 2015 date TBD)
  • April
    • Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – Apr 21, 2015

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, Google, iPad, iPhone, MIMA

Minnov8 Gang 281 – Don’t Bash Me!

September 27, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20140927_M8_Gang_281.mp3

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

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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota’s Top Stories
  • Amazon to collect Minnesota sales tax starting Oct. 1st 
    • Amazon Web unit may be coming to Minnesota, filings show
  • Coming soon: Pay-by-phone parking meters
  • Medtronic showcases smartphone-enabled continuous glucose monitoring
  • Want a winning employee? Startup AthLead finds you an athlete
  • Local companies ramp up new iPhone accessory lines
spacer-m8Other Top Stories
  • Apple Hangover
    • iOS 8 crash rate 78 percent higher than iOS 7
    • PRSS Digital Magazine Platform Acquired By Apple
    • iPhone camera evolution: How does the iPhone 6 camera compare to previous iPhone cameras?
      • Manual app
  • Former Apple Exec, J.C. Penney CEO to Launch Delivery Startup
  • Ray Ozzie’s new app Talko hopes to give people their voices back
  • Blackberry Bender
    • A Phone Only a BlackBerry User Will Love
    • A New BlackBerry, Eager for Converts
spacer-m8Steve’s Security Tip of the Week: Oh-No! Shellshock!
  • incoming-shellGood overview: Q&A: Experts warn of Bash Bug, what are the risks?
  • More technical: Concern over Bash vulnerability grows as exploit reported “in the wild”
    • (Ars’ original article): Bug in Bash shell creates big security hole on anything with *nix in it
  • Yet more technical: Everything you need to know about the Shellshock Bash bug
  • How To Check If Your Mac or Linux Machine Is Vulnerable to Shellshock
    • Apple Says Majority Of OS X Users Are Safe From Bash Exploits
spacer-m8Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Sennheiser Momentum and Timbuk2 Messenger Bag
  • Tim: imp computer
  • Graeme: off this week
  • Steve: Acer K272HULbmiidp Black 27″ for $400 at NewEgg
    • (Tim’s mention) Monoprice monitor
spacer-m8Upcoming Events
  • Ongoing Events
    • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • September
    • MinneAnalytics “Marketing Analytics” Conference (#MAMAmn), Sept. 30th, 8:00am-5:00pm+beer (Eventbrite link coming soon @MinneAnalytics and their website)
  • October
    • Prestige Conference 2014, Oct 3-4, 2014, U of St. Thomas
    • WordUP Minneapolis 2014, Oct 11-12, 2014
    • Minnesota Product Camp 2014, Saturday, Oct 11th, U of St Thomas
    • Educelerate Twin Cities bootcamp Oct. 14th
    • MIMA Summit: Rise of the Machines, Oct 15th
    • Internet of Things Hack Day, Saturday Oct 18th, Minnetronix
    • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st
  • November
    • Google Cloud Platform Live, Nov 4th
  • March
    • Mobile March Twin Cities (Mar 2015 date TBD)
  • April
    • Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – Apr 21, 2015

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, iPhone

Minnov8 Gang 280 – Catch a Silicon North Star

September 20, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20140920_M8_Gang_280.mp3

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

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

  • New iPhone meets old iFans
  • A Social Network For The Country Club Set—With A $9K Fee
  • Blazing-fast Internet comes to Bemidji (speeds and pricing shown at Gigazone)
  • Minnesota High Tech Association Announces Tekne Award Finalists
  • TreeHouse Health Names 6th Portfolio Co. – ProValens
  • 200 Eden Prairie employees switch badges… SAP buys Concur

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Guest: Steve Grove
  • steve-groveInterview Mentions
    • Silicon North Stars
    • Google Community Partnerships
    • Google for Entrepreneurs
    • Google for Media
    • Silicon North Stars Highlights (photos) – July 13-19, 2014

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Other Top Stories
  • Daring Fireball’s John Gruber review of The iPhones 6
  • Wall Street Journal Apple iOS 8 Review: A New Phone Without Buying One
  • Apple (press release) Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours 
  • Tim Cook Interview: The iPhone 6, the Apple Watch, and Remaking a Company’s Culture
    • Why Businessweek’s Ugly Tim Cook Cover Is Subversive Genius
  • Apple’s iPhone 6: The final straw for Android makers eaten alive by the Google data parasite
  • Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million
  • List of all Generic Top Level Domains (GTLDs) applications and their status (Note: Those that say “DELEGATED” are available now).

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Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: The iPhone 6
  • Tim: ZTE ZMAX
  • Graeme: Intel Wireless Charging Bowl 
  • Steve: Obi200 (PDF datasheet) for Google Voice (and SIP), now fully compatible. Steve’s post on using it: Use Google Voice with a Phone for Next-to-Nothing

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Upcoming Events
  • Ongoing Events
    • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • September
    • MinneAnalytics “Marketing Analytics” Conference (#MAMAmn), Sept. 30th, 8:00am-5:00pm+beer (Eventbrite link coming soon @MinneAnalytics and their website)
  • October
    • Prestige Conference 2014, Oct 3-4, 2014, U of St. Thomas
    • WordUP Minneapolis 2014, Oct 11-12, 2014
    • Minnesota Product Camp 2014, Saturday, Oct 11th, U of St Thomas
    • MIMA Summit: Rise of the Machines, Oct 15th
    • Internet of Things Hack Day, Saturday Oct 18th, Minnetronix
    • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st
  • November
    • Google Cloud Platform Live, Nov 4th
  • March
    • Mobile March Twin Cities (Mar 2015 date TBD)
  • April
    • Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – Apr 21, 2015

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Apple, entrepreneurship, Google, iPhone

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

August 30, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20140830_M8_Gang_277.mp3

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

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

  • Thomson Reuters to outsource IT services; move could affect Eagan workforce
  • Best Buy hits on profit, falls shy on revenue
  • AOL co-founder Steve Case is bringing a $100K startup pitch contest to Minneapolis
  • Minnesota Cup Announces 2014 Division Winners

Last Week’s Other Top Stories

  • Apple Rumour Roundup!
    • Apple Preparing New 12.9-Inch IPad for Early 2015
    • Apple Plans to Announce Wearable in September
    • Apple Building Massive Structure at Flint Center for iPhone 6 Event
    • Apple reportedly working with Dutch company NXP to include NFC in iPhone 6, possibly iWatch
    • Fascinating, long story about Apple PR: Seeing Through the Illusion: Understanding Apple’s Mastery of the Media
    • Apple’s Swift language
    • Apple’s Mobile Payments Are Coming, And They Will Be iPhone 6 And iWatch Exclusive
    • Apple iPhone 6 expected to include mobile payments, NFC
  • Amazon
    • Amazon, not Google, is buying Twitch for $970 million
    • Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data suggests
  • TiVo Introduces A $50 Over-The-Air DVR For The Post-Aereo Era
  • Dropbox Beefs Up Its Pro Feature Set, Now Offering 1TB Of Storage For $10/Month 
    • Cloud Storage Showdown: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and More Compared
  • iPad, RIP 2010-2015?
    • Tablet shipments forecast slashed by half as Western markets slow
    • In Defense of Tablets
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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”
  • Phil: LastPass
  • Tim: Raspberry Pi Model B+
  • Graeme: New analytics Twitter was testing with some, now available to all (CLICK HERE here to see a view of Graeme’s Twitter analytics)
  • Steve: OwnCloud & OwnCloud Providers
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Upcoming Events
  • Ongoing Events
    • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • September
    • Twin Cities Startup Week and Startup Weekend Sept. 9-14 (multiple events)
    • “Gigabit Highway” conference, Minneapolis Sept. 2-4
    • Mobile Twin Cities: Smartwatches: Past, Present and Future Sept. 8th
    • Beta.mn 1.5, Sept 9th, 6:00-9:00 pm, Worrell Design
    • Tech Cocktail’s Twin Cities Mixer & Startup Showcase Sep 10th
    • MinneDemo 18, September 11th
    • SMBMSP #70 – Social Media Trends, with featured speakers from…@Minnov8! Sept 12th, 8:00-10:00 am (tickets to be released next week)
    • Fundraising and Intellectual Property Considerations, a free event for startups at TreeHouse Health, Sept. 16th
    • MHTA Tekne Awards Finalist Announcements, Wed Sept 17th
    • MinneAnalytics “Marketing Analytics” Conference (#MAMAmn), Sept. 30th, 8:00am-5:00pm+beer (Eventbrite link coming soon @MInneAnalytics and their website)
  • October
    • Prestige Conference 2014, Oct 3-4, 2014, U of St. Thomas
    • WordUP Minneapolis 2014, Oct 11-12, 2014
    • Minnesota Product Camp 2014, Saturday, Oct 11th, U of St Thomas
    • Internet of Things Hack Day, Saturday Oct 18th, Minnetronix
    • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st
  • November
    • Google Cloud Platform Live, Nov 4th
  • March
    • Mobile March Twin Cities (Mar 2015 date TBD)
  • April
    • Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – Apr 21, 2015

 

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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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Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, Best Buy, Google, iPad, iPhone, SMBMSP

Minnov8 Gang 274 – Jimmy’s Pigs

August 2, 2014 By Steve Borsch

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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20140802_M8_Gang_274.mp3

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

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota’s Top Stories

  • MinneDemo 17 Presenters: Hum; Docalytics; Pearson, Plc  Acclaim project (Twitter); Purlew; VoiceIt; Cihop; Target’s In-A-Snap (iOS now, Android soon)
  • Target taps Cornell of PepsiCo as CEO, chairman
  • Best Buy CEO Says Tablet Sales Are “Crashing,” Hope for PCs
  • Schafer: Minnesota loses when tech firms head west
  • Open data policy heads to the Council
  • Online learning venture for teachers lands big contract
  • ‘Keurig machine for beer’ garners crowdfunding interest  (Kickstarter project page is here)

Last Week’s Other Big Stories

  • Apple
    • Apple TV overhaul not expected to debut until 2015
    • Apple to Buy Radio App Swell for $30 Million
    • Apple Secretly Acquired “Pandora For Books” Startup BookLamp To Battle Amazon
    • Apple’s multi-terabit, $100M CDN is live—with paid connection to Comcast
  • Hilton Books Upgraded Technology (WSJ paywall)
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
  • INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
  • Bitcoin Bash, 6pm at CoCo Mpls (Grain Exchange), August 4th
  • Mobile Twin Cities – Everything iOS8, CoCo Mpls (Grain Exchange), August 11th
  • Minnesota Cup Life Science/ Health IT Division Finalists Reception, August 12th
  • Minnesota Cup High Tech Division Finalists Reception, August 14th
  • MinneDemo 18, September 11th
  • MHTA Tekne Awards Finalist Announcements, Wed Sept 17th
  • Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, Best Buy, iPhone, MinneDemo

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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20131026_M8_Gang_237.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06:16 — 38.8MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

  • MobiU at Best Buy
  • Tech class at Lakeville South High School working with Arduino
  • Is Minn.’s next big thing the Internet of Things?
  • Dunn Bros. is latest coffee vendor to join mobile-app payment trend
    • PayPal Debuts Its Newest Hardware, Beacon
  • Target Mobile
    • Target’s in-store Wifi collects a lot of data

Other Stories

  • Apple
    • Apple announces the iPad Air, its thinnest and lightest full-size iPad yet
    • Apple Unveils a Mightier iPad Mini
    • Apple releases iOS 7.0.3: iCloud Keychain, iMessage fixes, Touch ID improvements
    • OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review
    • Apple gives iWork a facelift with collaboration on the web, available for free today
    • Some Power Users Are Unhappy With Lost Features in the New iWork
  • 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

 

 

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, Google, iPad, iPhone

Minnov8 Gang 233 – Prince’s Awkwardly Shaped Guitar Center

September 28, 2013 By Steve Borsch

princeHosts: 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
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20130928_M8_Gang_233.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:10 — 32.9MB)

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

  • Mobile App Contest In Mpls To Award $50K In Prizes
  • Target debuts digital-video movie service
    • Uses Ultraviolet to protect content
    • Ultraviolet website
  • Post-it Brand and Evernote Collaborate to Bridge the Analog Digital Gap
  • NativeX lays off 45 employees, including 28 locally
  • Letterman’s top 10 least successful Minnesota businesses (including one about Prince)

Other Stories and Links

  • Apple’s iPhone 5s And iPhone 5c Sell 9M Units Over Opening Weekend, Topping 5M For iPhone 5 Last Year
  • Martha Stewart breaks iPad, is disappointed that Apple fails to kiss her butt
  • Microsoft announces Surface Pro 2 with updated kickstand and Haswell processor
  • Bill Gates: Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake
  • Is Ford’s Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft?
  • Amazon refreshes Kindle Fire HD with new body, $139 price tag
  • The IT Crowd
  • Monoprice
  • Listen to This Tom and Jerry Music Performed Like You’ve Never Heard Before

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

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, mobile, NativeX

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.

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The Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/minnov8/minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/20130921_M8_Gang_232.mp3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:12:35 — 42.5MB)

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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
    • Google makes Quickoffice for Android and iOS free for all, bringing Microsoft Office editing to the mobile masses
    • BlackBerry announces preliminary second quarter fiscal 2014 results and provides business update
      • BlackBerry, in desperation, is giving up on consumers again
    • Bruce Schneier: NSA surveillance: A guide to staying secure
  • 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

 

Filed Under: Minnov8 Gang Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, iPhone

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.

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Discussed During the Show

  • Minnesota Stories
    • MHTA Tekne Award Finalists Announced
    • Luma Launches Game-Changing Personalized Entertainment Guide on the iPad
      • Digital Fortress: A Thriller
    • Pad & Quill keeps up, goes beyond devices
    • Stratasys Design Challenge
    • Comcast and $9.95 per Month Internet
    • Preceptis Medical wins Minnesota Cup competition
  • Other Stories
    • Thanks to Android, Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world
      • Aisle411 – startup that helps you find products in-store
    • Apple Announces Dual iPhone 5’s
      • The Cheap iPhone That Wasn’t
      • Forget “Cheap”, The iPhone 5c Is Clearly The iPhone Jony Ive Wanted For iOS 7
      • With iBeacon, Apple is going to dump on NFC and embrace the internet of things
      • Apple shows the LTE love, going for near global 4G support in the iPhone 5s and 5c
      • Walmart to sell iPhone 5C for $79, iPhone 5S for $189
      • T-Mobile boasts record August as it preps for iPhone 5S, 5C
      • Apple Shares Down More Than Five Percent Following New iPhone Event
      • Apple wisely brings its iLife strategy to the iPhone and iPad
      • John Sculley Just Gave His Most Detailed Account Ever Of How Steve Jobs Got Fired From Apple
      • Apple is on to something with plastics (video clip from the movie The Graduate)
    • Twitter will become a public company, files for IPO
    • Google’s Coder Tool Lets Almost Anyone Develop Apps with Raspberry Pi

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

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Minnov8 Gang 214 – Chatting with Fido?

April 27, 2013 By Steve Borsch

fidoSeveral 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.

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Discussed during the show…

  • MN Stories
    • Minnesota venture funding dips sharply in first quarter
    • Update Logic, Inc. (SEC info; management)
      • AT&T Digital Life
    • Damn, “Donuts” died – a favorite local radio personality
    • PetChatz
      • PetChatz is webcam, treat and odor dispenser for pets and their ‘parents’ 
      • Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics
    • Best Buy sets new high for recycling electronics
    • Internet Sales Tax
  • Google Glass
    • I Just Wore Google’s Glasses For 2 Weeks And I’m Never Taking Them Off
    • Google Glass: the tech’s desirable but it might not be socially acceptable
    • What is Augmented Reality?
    • How Google Glass will change porn forever
  • Steve’s Security Tip of The Week
    • ANOTHER Java Security Flaw (just remove Java if you’re not using it)
      • Remove Java
        • Windows
        • Mac
        • Disable Java (*not* Javascript!) in your web browser
  • Gang Mentality: Apple Deathwatch?
    • 7 Reasons Apple is More Doomed Than You Think
    • The impossible task of fixing Apple
    • Apple’s iCloud servers once again experiencing major outages
    • The Bull Case for Apple
    • Apple’s Solid-After-All Quarter In Charts
  • 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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