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Ep. 258 – Healthcare Technology and Mobility
Feb 7th
Proximiti Solutions Steve Rosen and Jeremy Hillman [ 1:03:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (141)TOPIC: Mike talks healthcare and mobility and more with Steve Rosen and Jeremy Hillman of Proximiti Communications! This doesn’t happen of course until after we get a rant in about why not to get a satellite radio, how Mike supports the Pats and a sad update regarding Micron’s CEO Steve Appleton’s tragic Plane crash.
Jay “Encyclopedia Garmonica” saves us from ourselves with not only the answer to last week’s question, but a great (and tough) new one:
Of the people that stand to make the most from facebook IPO, 3 people besides founders stand to make millions. Who are they?
We have such a great conversation there’s no time left over for coolsites, except these:
- Proximiti Consulting – Steve and Jeremy’s home! If you’re looking for more detail on what we discussed on-air, or ways that you can more effectively integrate mobility solutions and mobile device management into your organization, Proxmiti is a great place to start – You can contact Steve Rosen at 847-512-7896 or via email steve.rosen@prxomiti.com.
- NFL.com – One of the only legal sites to watch the big game this weekend
The podcast only song of the week is “Hit ‘em Up Style” by Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Ep. 238 – Boost Mobile’s VP Andre Smith!
Aug 20th
TOPIC: If you’ve been debating whether to pay an arm and a leg for some mobile loving, there may be other options – and Andre Smith of Boost Mobile shares his unique perspective on the mobile industry, how consumers are driving pricing, and more!
In addition, Mike whines about how no one else showed up for the show (we’re missing both Jay Garmon and Sparky this week), but enjoys the freedom to complain about RIM and sneaks in tons of great Spotify coolsites to keep you occupied:
- Spotibot - Connect your spotify with Last.FM and get custom playlists ready to drag and drop right into Spotify!
- Spotiseek - Type in an artist or style, and out comes a playlist!
- Spotify Blog – Where better to find music to put into Spotify but the gents (and ladies) themselves?
- Equalify.me – Adds a very functional equalizer to your Spotify setup.
The podcast only song of the week is “Machines Can Do the Work” by Fatboy Slim (and a few others).
Review – Boost Mobile and Samsung Prevail
Aug 12th
Boost Mobile using the Samsung Galaxy Prevail
Recently I was given the opportunity to test drive a phone and service – Boost mobile’s newest pay-as-you-go offering (with shrinkage), and the newest android phone in their lineup, the Samsung Galaxy Prevail.
I’ve separated the review into two parts: Phone vs. Service, and given separate ratings to each.
Ep. 235 – Matt Richtel’s Idle Hands!
Jul 7th
TOPIC: Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author Matt Richtel comes on-air to discuss his newest book and the fate of our brains, on tech! Plus, Jay Garmon gives us another zinger with this geek trivia question:
How many mommies and daddies did Dolly, the famous cloned sheep have?
We would’ve like to spend more time with Matt and Jay, but don’t mind getting one coolsite in anyways:
- Intel’s Museum of Me – Intel turns your social map into a cool walk-through museum!
The podcast only song of the week is by The Juan Maclean and is called “Accusations.” Enjoy!
Ep. 231 – Mobile Security Woes
Jun 1st
TOPIC: Mike gets a little giddy with his new Samsung Galaxy phone (provided by Boost Mobile), but Dave brings him back to Earth with a few ripping good tales of bad security!
Our good friend Jay Garmon comes on with even more trivia and insight than we usually get:
What memorials were designed and built into spacecrafts Spirit and Opportunity before they launched for Mars?
We deliver on the coolsite front this week too:
- MyScriptFont – Make a font out of your own handwiting!
- Cacoo – Don’t need no Visio, go Cacoo! Do you Cacoo?
- Prezi – A perennial favorite, we mention it yet again on this episode as a Powerpoint killer.
And we end with the old-school podcast only song of the week “Papa Don’t Take No Mess” by James Brown!
Ep. 223 – Nextworth’s Robert Wesley!
Apr 1st
TOPIC: Dave’s back and just in time for us to have a great show! Not only does Mike get in a nice rant on how not worth living life is without a smart phone, but Robert Wesley of NextWorth.com joins us for a fantastic discussion of what you should do with all that old – or gently used – tech … including finding out if any of it is really worth anything at all!
Of course we’re able to find time for Jay Garmon who gives us this timely question:
What medieval poet and author is responsible for the modern day celebration of April Fool’s?
There’s just enough time to squeeze a couple cool sites in, and here they are:
- Target.nextworth.com – find out the closest Target store to you that will handle recycling of those old phones! Works as well, or better, than just going straight to www.nextworth.com
- Google Sites – Easiest free way to create a quick website ever … complete with templates and help!
And we end with the podcast only song of “Jah is Real” by Burning Spear!
Ep. 204 – Phoning It In
Oct 25th
TOPIC: No Dave “Sparky” Saganaki around to keep Mike in check means you get to hear a LOT about cell phones, cell service, the death of GOOG-411 and everything phone related this week! Why? No one’s really sure what Mike’s hangup is, but Jay Garmon even joins in the fun!
Jay is of course eager to tell us about conglomeration.info (the ultra-hip sci-fi convention happening in Louisville, KY this Easter but we keep him focused on geek trivia long enough to answer the question of the week last week and ask yet another fantastic one:
What unit of measure is used to define the energy output of a supernova?
We’ve got so many coolsites of the week bunkered up we decided to just start throwing ‘em out there, so here’s the first “dump” – check back next week for another great grouping too!
- Hiren’s Boot CD – If you’ve ever needed an emergency boot CD, you’ll immediately see the value here, but if not, check it out and all the cool things it will let you do to your “broken” machine; reset passwords, make an image, check viruses, and on and on.
- GroupMe – Got a bunch of friends that you text to regularly, and hate having to pass on the info to everyone? Did you somehow become the elected ‘switchboard’? Not any more! Use a groupme number to send everyone a message simultaneously, or even set up an on-the-fly conference call!
- Aviary – A whole suite of cool online tools for audio and image editing. Make your own music or edit something you’ve already created, no need for an account!
- Fiverr – Got five bucks burning a whole in your pocket? Have something unique or a little crazy you’re willing to do for a fiver? This is the place to go!
- Hanzismatter – How much did you pay for that chinese character on your back? Are you sure it says what you think it does? Get the real scoop here, and see some hilarious mistakes non-Chinese speakers have made … permanently inscribed on their bodies!
We take a little detour with our podcast only song of the week and give you Killing Monsters in the Rain by Steel Train!
Ep. 201 – What the What?
Oct 1st
TOPIC: It’s just Mike hanging out today, with not even Jay around to temper the unbridled rampage of geek news and views! And Mike does cover a lot of ground – Google, Facebook, Windows Phone 7, and Apple all have some interesting stuff happening, and Oprah even comes up as a topic! Even better, Mike gets to use the word onomatopoeia – how cool is that?
Speaking of cool, of course there’s always the awesome cool sites of the week like:
- Yoink – Looking for free stuff? Want to give something away? Try Yoink! It’s not huge in the midwest yet, but all it takes is a few …
- Prezi – Tired of those lame and linear powerpoints? Check this out – it has some learning curve but is definitely worth it if you would like to wow your audience!
- NoReplyAll – Exactly what it sounds like – a button that keeps anyone you send it to from clicking reply-all. Outlook only.
They heard a little live, but you get the whole thing – it’s the podcast only song of the week Mister Driver by the Plasticines!
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