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We are still sharing great content from our live appearance at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, and our attendance at the Meta Creators Event at Geraldine's at the Hotel Van Zandt. This episode features our conversation with Robin Raskin, the former editor of PC Magazine, the Founder of the Virtual Events Group (VEG), and an absolute legend in the world of tech journalism. Robin shares her unvarnished thoughts on the creator community, the state of the tech world (and its leaders, who she knew way back when), and why, despite all evidence to the contrary, she remains hopeful and optimistic about the future, and those who will help create it. Enjoy!Drinks: MultipleLinks: https://virtualeventsgroup.org/

In this very special IRL episode, Barry and Phil come to you LIVE from the Meta Creators event at Geraldine's at the Hotel Van Zandt at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas where they recap their panel, "Enterprise Design: The Death of Innovation?". They discuss both their overall takeaways from the discussion, but also the questions they were asked by the attendees. Later, they conduct a series of live interviews with a great selection of special guests: Robin Raskin, the former editor of PC Magazine and founder of the Virtual Events Group; Phil Sage, Sr. Director of Design & Innovation at PepsiCo; and Melissa Kitson, Director of Sponsorship and Advertising Strategic Development at the National Assocation of Broadcasters. It's a raucous, rowdy good time, reflecting the air of hope and positivity surrounding SXSW. Enjoy!Drinks: Random Red Wine, "Creative Kick" Spicy Margarita, Karbach Brewing Co. Love Street Blonde KölschLinks:https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP152066http://www.dentsu.comhttp://www.wongdoody.comhttp://www.merkle.comhttp://www.publicissapient.comhttps://www.pepsico.comhttps://www.nab.org/

Mark Weinstein is a pioneering tech entrepreneur, privacy advocate, and one of the original inventors of social networking. His 25-year journey includes founding three award-winning social media platforms, such as SuperFamily and SuperFriends, both recognized in PC Magazine's Top 100 Sites. As a leading privacy expert, Mark delivered the landmark TED Talk “The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism” and authored Restoring Our Sanity Online: A Revolutionary Social Framework, which presents a bold vision for transforming social media. His work has earned endorsements from industry leaders like Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak, reflecting his commitment to ethical technology and user empowerment. In this episode… The internet was once seen as a tool for connection, but today, it often feels like it's controlling us. From social media algorithms that manipulate our thoughts to privacy invasions that track our every move, the online world has shifted in ways few anticipated. So, how can we reclaim our digital autonomy and create a healthier relationship with technology? Mark Weinstein, a social media pioneer and privacy expert, offers insights into the hidden dangers of surveillance capitalism and how users can protect themselves. He explains how algorithms are designed to exploit human psychology, keeping people hooked while collecting vast amounts of personal data. He shares actionable steps, such as limiting screen time, avoiding AI-driven recommendations, and choosing privacy-focused platforms. Mark also stresses the importance of critical thinking, teaching children to discern fact from manipulation, and advocating for ethical tech policies to reshape the future of online interactions. In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz interviews Mark Weinstein, author of Restoring Our Sanity Online, about the urgent need for ethical social media and enhanced digital privacy. Mark discusses the evolution of social media, the rise of surveillance capitalism, and the impact of AI-driven algorithms on user behavior. He also shares practical strategies for protecting personal data, reducing social media addiction, and fostering critical thinking in the digital age.

Is Apple Intelligence as good as Apple says it is? Emily Forlini from PC Magazine shares her experience. Plus US users can try out Google Labs new image generator called Whisk. And Mark Zuckerberg announced Threads daily and monthly active users numbers. And how do they compare with X and Bluesky?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Emily Forlini, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Is Apple Intelligence as good as Apple says it is? Emily Forlini from PC Magazine shares her experience. Plus US users can try out Google Labs new image generator called Whisk. And Mark Zuckerberg announced Threads daily and monthly active users numbers. And how do they compare with X and Bluesky? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Emily Forlini, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Last week, we featured an interview with John Markoff, the legendary New York Times Silicon Valley correspondent. If Markoff has an East Coast equivalent, it's Steven Levy, the former Newsweek technology correspondent and author of best-selling books about hacking, crypto, Google and Facebook. Levy is now Wired's editor-at-large and when I visited Levy at New York City's glittering Conde Nast offices, we talked about what has and hasn't surprised him about the last twenty years of tech history and why he may be the last journalist with the good fortune of being paid to write long articles about Microsoft.Steven Levy is Wired's editor at large. The Washington Post has called him “America's premier technology journalist.”For almost four decades Levy has chronicled the digital revolution, its impact on humanity, and the people behind it. He has written the foundational work on computer culture (Hackers, 1984) and with Crypto (2001) the indispensable book on story behind that groundbreaking technology—years before people began gushing about Bitcoin and the blockchain. He has written the definitive books on Facebook, Google, the Macintosh, and the iPod. World-class engineers tell him that they pursued AI after reading his 1992 book Artificial Life. And he currently covers the breadth of tech stories—the good and the disturbing—for WIRED, where he has been a contributor since its inception. Levy's previous positions include founder of Backchannel and chief technology writer and senior editor for Newsweek. His work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The New Yorker, and Premiere. Among his honors: PC Magazine named Hackers the best sci-tech book written in the last twenty years. Crypto won the grand e-book prize at the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair. In the Plex was Amazon's best business book of 2011. In 2008 he was inducted as a SVForum Visionary, alongside Reed Hastings and Diane Greene. (Previous winners include Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, and Vin Cerf.) He has won several Computer Press Association Awards, been finalist for the National Magazine Award and the Loeb Award, winner of a Clarion Award and many others.  His 1988 book, The Unicorn's Secret, was the source material for a two-night NBC miniseries, “The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer.” Levy hails from Philadelphia, where he began his career writing for weekly papers and writing stories for Philadelphia Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine. He wrote extensively on rock music and sports. In 1982, he published a Rolling Stone story on computer hackers that drew him into the world of technology.  He lives in New York City with his wife, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Teresa Carpenter.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2024 Warner Bros./DC Comics HBO release "The Penguin" or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Penguin is a direct spinoff of the 2022 film “The Batman.” Oz Cobb plays a small role in an interrogation scene in the film. In this 8-part series, Oz's backstory is explored and a plot involving him unfolds. The Penguin is played in both the film and show by Colin Farrell, using extensive prosthetic makeup. Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Deirdre O'Connell, Clancy Brown, Carmen Ejogo, and others round out an extensive cast. The story takes place shortly after the events of the Batman. Raymond Padilla makes his debut on the podcast to review this episode. Padilla is the founder of RPAD.TV and has written for Forbes, Games Radar, PC Magazine, Xbox Nation, CNet, and countless others. In this episode, Padilla talks about the incredible performances that make up the show, and the shocking plot twists that make up the show. They talk about the storylines and how they could tie into a sequel to the Batman.

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In this week's episode, I take a look at different models of ereader devices and try to determine which is the best one. I also reflect on the experience of watching the Super Bowl for the first time in several years. This week's coupon is for the audiobook of GHOST IN THE RAZOR as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of GHOST IN THE RAZOR for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: WINTERRAZOR The coupon code is valid through March 1st, 2024, so if you find yourself needing an audiobook to break up the winter doldrums, we've got one ready for you! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 188 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February the 16th 2024 as I record this, and today we are looking at the best ereader devices. I also talk a little bit about what it was like to watch the Super Bowl for the first time in like 20 years. Just a little word of warning, there is some fairly substantial construction noise going on the street outside that may intrude in the background. Additionally, yesterday the computer I use for recording for received a Windows Update that messed it up rather severely, and the processor is constantly maxing out, which means it makes a loud fan noise. So if you hear hissing noise in the background, that is what is happening. I just haven't had time to fix it yet, so between the construction noise and that hissing noise, we are going to have an adventuresome podcast today. Before we get to our main topics, let us do Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon is going to be for the audiobook of Ghost in the Razor, as excellently narrated by narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of Ghost in the Razor for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: WINTERRAZOR. That is WINTERRAZOR and that will be included in the show notes. That coupon code will be valid until March 1st, 2024. So if you find yourself needing an audiobook to break up the winter doldrums, we've got one ready for you. Now let's have some updates on my current writing projects. I'm pleased to report that Sevenfold Sword Online: Leveling, the second book in my LitRPG series, is now out and you can get it at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. After a year's worth of sales data from the first book, I have concluded that LitRPG really does seem to perform best in Kindle Unlimited and audio so that is where it's going to go. It's currently in Kindle Unlimited and hopefully we should have audio in a few months, but we'll see how that works out and remind you that it's at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. I'm not sure how long the series is going to be. I am leaning towards making it a trilogy and wrapping it up with the next book, but we will see how Leveling performs for the first 30 days it's out in the marketplace and maybe it would merit becoming a longer series, but if it sells at the level I expected it to, I think it will probably be trilogy. My next big project will be Ghost in the Veils, the second book in the Ghost Armor series with Caina, and I am 8,000 words into that, putting me on Chapter 2 and hopefully that will come out towards the end of March. It does need to come out before April because that's when I have a recording slot scheduled for it, so it does need to come out by then, so it's going to come out by then. I'm also about 26,000 words into Wizard Thief, the second book in the Half-Elven Thief series, and hopefully that will come out fairly quickly after Ghost in the Veils comes out. I am also writing the outline for Cloak of Titans, which would be the eleventh Cloak Mage book, and that will be my main project after Ghost in the Veils and Wizard Thief are out. In audiobook news, recording is underway for Shield of Storms, and hopefully that should be out in March sometime, but we will see how things go. 00:03:17 Reader Comment Before we get to our main topics, let's have a comment from a reader. James says: having just finished the Dragonskull series while waiting for Cloak of Titans, I thought how great it would be if there's a short story about Gareth's return home with Niara would be. His mother's reaction would be precious. Just starting on the Sevenfold Sword series. I love all your books and you have totally taken over my Kindle. Thanks, James. I am glad you have enjoyed all those books. In answer to your question, that is a fairly major part of the plot in Shield of Storms, where Gareth and companions return home. Just the difference is in the Shield War series, Gareth and his friends aren't the main characters. They're supporting characters and Ridmark is one of the main characters.   00:03:57 Thoughts on the 2024 Super Bowl Now let's talk about something a bit uncharacteristic: The Super Bowl. I did something I haven't done since the early 2000s, and I watched the entirety of The Super Bowl last week. The reason I did that was that some family members wanted to watch it, and I had no objection. So I watched The Super Bowl. Though to be fair, when I say watched, what I really mean is I had it on in the background while playing Icewind Dale on my iPad for the most part, along with some Skyrim on my Switch. I admit that when I was younger and more insufferable, I would make a point of refusing to watch The Super Bowl. Then I realized such an approach was self-defeating. Professional football is no better or worse than any other form of recreation. Additionally, connecting with people socially is not among my strengths, and very often sports discussions are the low hanging fruit of easy social engagement. That said, I don't exactly pay close attention to professional sports, so here is what I found interesting about The Super Bowl as an outsider, so to speak. I think an observer completely unfamiliar with American culture and professional sports, upon watching The Super Bowl, would conclude it was a 3 1/2 hour block of commercials infrequently broken up by two-minute clips of football. That said, the Christopher Walken commercial was the funniest one and also the one with Dunkin' Donuts. The NFL may not be a cartel in the strict legal definition of the term, but we all know it's totally a cartel, which is a pretty sweet position to be in because you have massive corporations like Apple and Verizon shelling out big bucks. So it's the Apple Music Halftime Show or the Verizon Pregame Show or whatever. I do think from an objective viewpoint that it is rather surprising that football became the predominant sporting event in America. And I think the reason has to do with the football commissioners rather foresightedly seeing the potential of broadcast television in the 1950s and the 1960s. American football, if you look at it from the outside, is this really weird mutant form of rugby with a lot of arcane terminology and non-intuitive rules, and compared to soccer or basketball, it's just a very slow and plodding game. There's 15 seconds of action and then everyone stands around for two or three minutes. It's time for a commercial break, brought to you by Verizon. Soccer and basketball are much faster paced If American football is the imperial system, then European football/soccer is the metric system that everybody else in the world uses. I suspect to really appreciate American football, you have to get into it as a child and grow up with it so all the weird rules become second nature, which is probably why the NFL embraced Taylor Swift so much this year, which did annoy some long-term NFL fans who are not fans of Swift's music. I don't really have an opinion on Taylor Swift one way or another, since I mostly listen to computer game soundtracks, that is my preferred musical genre. But like I said above, I think to really appreciate American football you have to grow up with it. Football doesn't quite have the cultural hegemony it had in the ‘80s and the ‘90s. It's still massively popular, but more and more parents are keeping their kids away from playing it because of the danger of long-term head injuries or because of all the many sketchy things the NFL has done over the years. Though, to be fair, it's not like FIFA is a paragon of business ethics either, so you have more young people who don't grow up with it and therefore can't be bothered to pay attention. But Swift is popular with the young people, and the NFL desperately wants more of the young people watching the games. I don't think the Super Bowl or the NFL season is scripted in advance, but I can definitely see how people come to that conclusion, partly because the NFL's broadcasts are so slick and media savvy that they feel like they should be scripted. I think it's mostly because the human brain has this tendency to see systems and order where there is in fact, nothing more than chaos. Though this year's Super Bowl game was so dramatic, with the Chiefs squeaking out a win in overtime, that it feels like it should have been written in advance. Finally, are football and professional sports the modern “bread and circuses” like they had in the Roman Empire? Maybe. But if they are, is that necessarily even a bad thing? If you look at history, every large civilization has had games and public spectacles as part of the maintenance of social and public order. Some aspect of human psychology really seems to require it. There's lots to criticize about the NFL, but it's certainly better than a lot of the stuff the Romans got up to or early medieval tournaments, which were mock battles that sometimes escalated into actual battles that turned into actual local wars. Perhaps modern professional sports or a more efficient and usually more bloodless method of public spectacle. So I don't really have any grand conclusions here, just observations from an outsider's perspective made while watching the Super Bowl and mostly playing Icewind Dale on my iPad, though I am pleased to report that in Icewind Dale during The Super Bowl I defeated an ogre with a bunch of Level 1 characters and my thief and my cleric both leveled up during the game. When I talked about this on my Facebook page, my readers had some good comments, so I thought I'd read a few of the few of few of them here.   00:09:11 Reader Comments on the 2024 Super Bowl Our first comments from William, who writing from the perspective of someone in the UK, says: I've seen the Super Bowl described as one of the great shared cultural experiences of the US and one of those times you can enjoy American football even if you're not really into the sport otherwise. It's one of those times you get together with family acquaintances you have few, if any common interests with. I think that's true and that's some good insight there. An opposing comment comes from reader named Mary, who says: I grew up breathing NFL. My sons played football through high school. As an adult, I watched consistently until I moved to an area without many services. Went four years without TV. Ordered a new streaming device and service. I hoped to bring some of those great memories forward. My goodness, what a disappointment. The commercials are heavily pharma-based or bad food. Gambling is another frequent advertisement. You're correct, the advertising is the point. I spend most of my free time reading, a much more immersive experience. Cancelled my service today with relief. So we can also see that the emphasis on ads during The Super Bowl and I think during regular football games as well, really does turn off some viewers. I definitely approve of reading as someone's main form of recreation, though I admit that might be a bit of self-interest on my part. 00:10:24 Main Topic: Best ereaders for 2024 in the US Now let's continue on to our main topic: the best ereaders available for 2024 in the US market. A couple of notes before we start. This is not sponsored. There are no affiliate links here. I'm not getting paid for anything I say here and these are just my opinions and research we are talking about on the show today. Because technology changes so quickly, I want to emphasize that this is current information or current information to the best of my ability as of February 2024, and since I'm based in the US, this mostly applies to the US market. It's definitely a good idea to do your own research when you're buying an electronic device, especially regarding specs, and especially if you have very specialized needs. The information was pulled together with a lot of help from my podcast transcriptionist by combing through user reviews and looking at testing from popular magazines such as Consumer Reports, Wired, PC Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and similar magazines. So I suppose we should start with the obvious question. Why have a dedicated ereader when you can easily read ebooks on your phone or tablet? An ereader does have several advantages that you don't get with a phone or a tablet. For one thing, it's lighter. It's easier to use with one hand, which, depending on the size of your tablet or phone, may be impossible. It also helps with eye strain if you're using a dedicated grayscale ereader. It doesn't have a backlight or it has a much weaker backlight than a tablet or phone will have, and therefore it is generally easier on the eyes, though that can vary from person to person. And it can also help you to focus on reading and minimize distractions, because if you're reading on a tablet or a phone, you might get a lot of notifications coming in from text messages or emails or social media and all that, all of which can pull you out of the book you are trying to read. So if you are a serious reader and you don't mind reading ebooks, it can be definitely worth your while to have a dedicated ereader. So let's look at the most popular model of ereader, which of course in the US and several other countries is the Amazon Kindle. In general, Kindles are superbly integrated with the Amazon ecosystem, but they generally don't work well with non-Amazon or non-Kindle products. I've run into that a few times myself on my Payhip store (which hopefully you will visit soon to get your discounted copy of the audiobook of Ghost in the Razor). I often have to include several different kinds of file formats to work with whatever generation of Kindle people might be using. Additionally, if you use your local library's ebook service and they use Libby, not all Libby books are available for Kindles. A couple of times I've run into that, where I want to check out an ebook from Libby and it turns out that it's not available for Kindle, which is kind of disappointing because then you have to read it on your phone, which defeats the purpose of this episode. For specific Kindle models, the Kindle Oasis seems to be the high end one, and because it has the strongest backlight, it is considered generally best for reading at night. The Kindle Paperwhite seems to be overall the best reviewed and most popular model. It is lightweight. It weighs less than half a pound and it is waterproof. It has strong reviews from many review publications like Wired and Good Housekeeping and has a major fan following. Finally, the perhaps most esoteric Kindle ereader would be the Kindle Scribe. It's the biggest one, designed for note taking. So that's something that interests you that might be worth investigating, though it would be harder to hold the Kindle Scribe with one hand. After the Kindles, probably the most popular model of ereader in the US is the Kobo family. I'm a big fan of Kobo. Most of my books are available on Kobo, and most of them are also in Kobo Plus, their subscription program. In general, Kobos are best for people who do a lot of side loading, which involves taking ebook files and loading them manually onto your device and people who want a lot of customization. The one weakness of Kobo is that we're not entirely sure how well it will work with the various library services. The OverDrive app is being retired in favor of Libby and Kobo relies heavily on OverDrive because Kobo's parent company, Rakuten, used to own OverDrive for a while until they sold it off. So with OverDrive going away in favor of Libby, it's sort of an open question how well Kobos will integrate with library services in the future. Additionally, it's important to note that audiobooks and magazines from Libby are not presently available for Kobo devices. Hopefully that will change in the future, but that is the case right now. For specific models of the Kobo, Eclipsa is considered the best for people who like to take notes and annotate the actual pages, and it has the feature where you can convert handwriting to type text and then export those notes to Dropbox. The Kobo Clara model is the budget option that still has waterproofing, which is different from the Kindle base model, which doesn't. The Paperwhite does. I don't think the Oasis has waterproofing, but the Kindle Paperwhite does. If you are one of those people who likes to read in the bath and you drop your ereader, hopefully it will survive the immersion till you get it out of the water. Clara does have that waterproofing feature. The most popular model seems to be the Kobo Libra and it's best for those who are not locked into the Amazon ecosystem or another specific vendor. It has a very loyal cult following. It has physical page turn buttons, for those who prefer that feature, and it is highly regarded for its screen clarity. It also has very good battery life, which again is one of those strengths of ereaders over phones and tablets, which tend to be charging every other day, especially because the Libra settings allow you to easily shut off the Wi-Fi, dial back the lighting, and so forth to extend the battery life. So Kindle and Kobo are the big ones, but there's a couple others we should address. One of them is the Nook Glowlight, which is the current ereader available from Barnes and Noble. The tricky part with Barnes and Noble is that while they do have ebooks, it is not really a priority for the the company's current management, which has chosen to focus primarily on physical bookselling and which has apparently kept Barnes and Noble from going bankrupt. So good thing. But they're not hugely as interested in ebooks as they used to be. The Glowlight is best for those who have a lot of Barnes and Noble gift cards to use, since that's a popular present or who already have a lot of ebooks from Barnes and Noble. Unfortunately, it does not integrate very well with public library software like Libby. It can be done, but it is a lot of work and not nearly as easy as it is with the Kindle or the Kobos. And there are complaints of system problems like it's difficult to set up or prone to freezing. Another popular but niche ebook reader is the Onyx Boox Tab, which is a tablet with a color E ink display and the picture quality resembles color newspapers (for those of you who are old enough to remember when newspapers had color pictures). It has a loyal cult following, especially with comics and manga readers, and it has good note taking features. However, the big weakness is it is expensive and costs around $600.00 USD. Now, while we've mostly focused on dedicated ereaders, the truth is that tablets can in fact be very good ereaders if you know what you want and you know what you want to use them for. The advantages tablets have over ereaders is that they are more versatile than ereaders. And if, like nearly all of us, you are on a budget and limited what you can spend, which, let's be honest, is true of everybody, it may make more sense to buy a device that can do many things instead of an ereader which can do just one thing. Tablets are also good for those who aren't committed to a single source for their ebooks. You can easily download apps for all of the main ebook stores on an iPad. You can have the Kindle app, the Barnes and Noble app, the Kobo app, and a bunch of library services such as Libby and Hoopla, and you can enjoy them all on one device. Tablets are also good for those who enjoy reading manga or magazines often because if you have a color display, you can see the illustrations that come in a magazine or an ebook that has a lot of color illustrations, like a technical manual or a history book that has a lot of color plates, and the larger screens minimize the need for constantly zooming text. This is something I have done myself. I have a Kindle Fire HD-10 and I also have a bunch of various PDFs I bought from the Pathfinder company from a Humble Bundle and it's a lot easier to read PDFs in color on a Kindle Fire than it is on a dedicated ereader because you can move around the page easily. The screen is big enough you can see most of the text. You can see all the illustrations in color. It's really nice. So let's take a look at the specific families of tablets and nowadays, for all practical purposes, there are three major tablet families. The first and the most successful one is the iPad. Everyone knows what the iPad is. It's the best device for those who want to use it for web browsing, media use, and ebook reading. The iPad Pro models are rather overpowered for normal reading and web browsing and media use. They're also quite a bit more expensive. The base model iPad is the cheapest it's ever been. I think as of right now, as of this recording you get a base model iPad for about $329, which while a lot of money, is still significantly cheaper than has been in the past. And it also is a very capable device that can do everything we've listed above. The second major family is the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which is generally well regarded and is the iPad's chief competitor, and it gets high reports for reliability and performance from all the reviews. You get access to the full Google Play Store so you can install a bunch of apps and you can get all the different ereader apps and all the different library apps on Samsung Galaxy Tab. The third major tablet family is Amazon Fire tablet line. I have one and I'm quite happy with it. It's better for those who play games or watch videos heavily, since it's very strongly tied into Amazon's media ecosystem. So it does make a pretty good portable video player if you are tied into Amazon's Prime Video ecosystem. It's not as convenient for sideloaders, and the biggest weakness of the Amazon Fire is that you only have access to Amazon's curated App Store. You don't have access to the full Google Play ecosystem, which is a lot bigger and more vibrant than Amazon's App Store. Very often you will find popular Android and iOS apps that are available for regular Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy or for the iPad are just not available on the Amazon Fire. So I'd say overall that's it's biggest weakness. It is possible to install the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire, though, it does take a bit of finagling, and given the rumors that that Amazon is planning to develop its own operating system for its Fire tablets, that option may go away in the future. So that is something to bear in mind. And I thought it would be interesting to wrap up the show by sharing what I personally use for ereading and what my podcast transcriptionist personally uses for ereading, since she did most of the research for this episode and helped me pull it all together. The transcriptionist's favorites that she likes are the Kindle Paperwhite for outdoor reading. It's easier than eyes on the eyes than the tablet screen. She prefers the iPad for magazines and books with lots of color photographs, like cookbooks. For myself, I do most of my reading on a Kindle Oasis that I bought before COVID broke out in 2020, which, given the amount of reading I did during COVID, turned out to be a really good investment. After four and a half years, it's still going pretty strong and I'm hoping to keep on using it for several years to come. For a tablet, I have an iPad that I use pretty regularly. I do some reading on it when I have some with a lot of photographs, though for most color reading I have a Kindle Fire 10 that I got for editing because in my final stage of editing my books, I use it to read the book aloud to catch anything weird and hopefully fix any lingering problems, but it's also really great for viewing full color PDF files because you can load the PDFs on the Kindle Fire and then they show up in your library. It's very easy and convenient and smooth to read them on the Kindle Fire HD-10. So that is what I personally use for ereading. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes of the show with frequent transcripts on https://thepulpwritershow.com. Speaking of transcripts, I'd like to once again thank my transcriptionist for helping me to do the research for this episode. So if you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Mi invitado de hoy inició su carrera de escritor colaborando para el suplemento cultural El Búho del periódico Excélsior.Posteriormente, se convertiría en Director Editorial de la revista Qúo, para llegar hasta Editor Ejecutivo Senior para 30 revistas, entre las que destacan National Geographic, PC Magazine, Conozca Más, Electronic Gaming Monthly en Español y La Revista Oficial de Xbox, teniendo a su cargo equipos en Editorial Televisa con más de 80 redactores, editores, diseñadores y más. En su siguiente etapa profesional, inició exitosamente los esfuerzos digitales de la Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor para el gobierno mexicano, lanzó la edición en español de The Red Bulletin para Red Bull Media House, fue socio de la agencia de contenidos Maíz Azul Studio y se convirtió en productor de la red de contenido en formato podcasts llamada Paiki Network.Autor de 10 libros publicados a la fecha, como la Trilogía Pixelada y la serie titulada Hackers de Arcoíris, 5 de ellos lanzados en casas editoriales internacionales, como Grupo Planeta y Random House.Autoproclamado amante de la cerveza, los videojuegos y la cultura pop. Originario de Naucalpan, Estado de México. Hoy tengo el gusto de darle la bienvenida a Vidas Extra a Rodrigo 'Ruy' Xoconostle.Capítulos(00:00) - Música de introducción. (00:29) - Bienvenida a Vidas Extra. (01:04) - Introducción a Ruy Xoconostle. (02:44) - Familia e inicios como videojugador. (06:28) - Estudios universitarios y primeros textos. (07:44) - Autores formativos. (09:00) - El Búho del periódico Excélsior. (11:56) - Primeros trabajos en revistas. (13:07) - Primera Vida: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002). (20:20) - Revista Quo. (23:41) - Pixie en los suburbios (2001). (27:59) - Los inicios de EGM en Español. (34:16) - Cómo llega La Revista Oficial de Xbox. (39:49) - Segunda Vida: The Last of Us 2 (2020). (45:02) - Miller y Giménez (2003). (47:07) - La vida sin Pixie (2005). (48:34) - Salida de Editorial Televisa e inicio en PROFECO. (53:04) - Pixie 3 (2009). (55:09) - ¿Por qué mueren las revistas? (56:38) - Red Bull Media House. (01:00:10) - Tercera Vida: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin (1983). (01:04:33) - Hackers de arcoiris (2011 - 2016). (01:07:29) - Cómo fue autopublicar sus obras. (01:10:13) - Maíz Azul Studio. (01:12:30) - Cuarta Vida: Halo 2 (2004). (01:20:03) - Paiki Network. (01:23:08) - Brujas comunes (2019). (01:26:00) - Libros futuros. (01:26:37) - Quinta Vida: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (01:32:20) - La importancia de los videojuegos para Ruy Xoconostle. (01:33:40) - ¿Ruy escribiría la historia de un videojuego? (01:56:26) - Agradecimientos finales e invitación a Patreon.com/alfredolvera (00:00) - Chapter 33 (00:00) - Chapter 34 (00:00) - Chapter 35 (00:00) - Chapter 36 (00:00) - Chapter 37 (00:00) - Chapter 38 (00:00) - Chapter 39 (00:00) - Chapter 40   Thanks to our monthly supporters Salvatore R Angel Villagómez Rubén Gómez Martínez edgar gonzalez Alan Hernández García Edgar Munoz Jojos Aguilar Erik Eduardo Tata Nacho Guillermo Chunky Jimenez Pepos El Barto juan esteban Monroy Brandon Díaz Hernan Cortés Antonio 14C Juan Aranda Edgar Merlo Jorge M Horacio Arturo Reyes Jesus Valenzuela Arturo Gallardo Luis Delgado Mario Castellanos Olea ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Esmiyor Podcast'in dördüncü sezonunun dördüncü bölümünde konuğumuz Hakkı Alkan ve kendisine 'teknoloji nasıl gelişiyor?' diye sorduk.Bizler teknolojiyi 2000'li yılların başında takip ederken önce Chip, sonra da PC Magazine'den bakardık. Meğer ikisinde de Hakkı'nın parmağı varmış. Daha sonrasında 2000'li yılların ortasında kurduğu ShiftDelete.Net ile birlikte teknoloji influencer / YouTube konusunu Türkiye'ye bir nev'i getiren Hakkı'yı izleyerek de takip ettik. Teknolojik gelişmeleri yakından takip eden, lansmanlara giderek doğrudan yerinde gözlemleyen Hakkı ile teknoloji ve sürdürülebilirlik eksenlerinin kesişimini konuştuk! Meğer kendisinin de bu konuda girişimleri ve çalışmaları varmış, onları da konuştuk. Keyifli dinlemeler.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Neil Rubenking came to the SF Zen Center in the seventies and  had this interest in computers that benefitted the SFZC when hardly anyone knew anything about them and he sailed into a career with PC Magazine that continues to this day as their senior security analyst.  He also worked for the CIA as a student summer job. Listen to this podcast and you'll learn more vital information about Neil and so forth. 

Prediction: Creator COO will be the hot new job category for MBAs over the next decade. Before the boom of the creator economy the title “creator operator” didn't exist. And as creator-led businesses grow, more and more will need operators to get to the next level.  In this episode, Jim Louderback, Editor and Publisher of Inside the Creator Economy, joins host Matt Estes to discuss the evolution of the Creator COO role. Jim has built and sold numerous creator economy startups to giants like Discovery and Paramount – and his industry insights are unmatched.  He's the former editor-in-chief of PC Magazine and a recognized Top Voice on LinkedIn with over 30k followers. Jim's weekly newsletter "Inside the Creator Economy," reaches over 22 thousand readers and he's truly at the center of the creator conversation. Listen as we discuss how the video industry has evolved, becoming more complex but with a much higher ROI, how a creator operator needs to function depending on what stage the creator is at, and how to build successful partnerships between creators and creator COOs Show Notes: Here are the key takeaways from our conversation with Jim: The Shift to DTC Puts Power in Creators' Hands: Gatekeepers are no more. Early in Jim's career, you would only reach audiences through organizations like magazines, newspapers, or television companies. Now, they can go directly to their audience. Creators today have more leverage than ever, unlocking new growth potential and a whole new world of operations to manage. Creator COOs Enable Scalability and Durability:Dedicating a part- or full-time team member to operations certainly improves a creator's short-term outcomes, but Jim explains the importance of a Creator COO in building a business that lasts. A business operator can step in to think long-term, develop strategies that will outlive fleeting trends, and implement structure that grows with the business. How to Decide Whether You Need a Creator COO:Jim shares how to determine whether to hire an operations expert and, if so, what tasks to offload. He recommends considering what a creator could do with additional capacity, what the creator's long-term vision is, and what structure needs to be in place for growth. He also notes that the COO role can evolve with the business, growing from a fractional role to a full-time position or even multi-person team. Jump into the Conversation: [02:00] The rise and fall of multi-channel networks (MCNs) [08:30] The shift toward a direct-to-consumer (DTC) approach [12:00] How Creator COOs enable scalable and durable businesses [18:00] How to find and delegate work to a Creator COO [29:00] How to compensate a Creator COO [34:00] The potential for VC backing in the creator world [42:30] The spectrum of creator business models and life cycles [48:00] The rise of the in-house creator role [51:00] Jim's advice for aspiring Creator COOs Continue the conversation with these resources: Follow Jim Louderback on LinkedIn and X

Welcome to our channel! In this video Carlos and Maria embark on an incredible journey back in time as we revisit the monumental Wrestlemania I event. We are not alone in our path to relive the moments that made this spectacle a BIG step towards the mainstream for professional wrestling. Join us and our guest,Raymond Padilla, as we delve into the nostalgia, examine the matches, larger than life characters, and some of the highlights that made Wrestlemania I, a groundbreaking event. Whether you are a lifelong fan or new to the world of wrestling like our co-host, Maria. This trip to memory lane promises to to entertain and enlighten those who are new to wrestling just like her. In our Wrestlemania I revisit, we analyze who Maria is cheering for and why? Educate her on their background not only in their characters but also the path that led them to be chosen to be part of Wrestlemania history and paving the way for sports entertainment. Join the conversation in the comments below and share your favorite memories or moments from Wrestlemania I. Don't forget to smash that like button, subscribe to our channel, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with more thrilling wrestling content!Raymond Padilla - Writer - WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 and Smackdown vs Raw 2011.Raymond Padilla has been writing about tech and videogames since 1996. He has held staff positions at Happy Puppy, GameSpy, and G4tv.com. From 2005 to 2006 he produced and hosted Reset, an online video program for Yahoo!, Inc.His freelance work has hit numerous magazines and web sites, including Forbes, What They Play, Gamasutra, FHM, Amazon.com, Games Radar, Newtype USA, PC Magazine, PC Magazine Belgium, Computer Shopper, Xbox Nation, GigaOm, Official PlayStation Magazine, CNet, GamePro, Games Business, Shacknews, Machinima.com, Slide to Play, and Padvance. https://youtube.com/live/bmBiXiw7t8s?feature=share

Hello friends, I'm Scott. This is What a Weird Week. Every Friday we do a Weird-News-of-the-Week Top 10 Countdown ⁠podcast⁠, a ⁠blog⁠ with all the stories and shownotes, and a ⁠YouTube video⁠. Find everything at ⁠www.Shownotes.page This is Season 4, Episode 40 for Friday June 30, 2023: ❿ From Fox 2, KTBU. Billionaires offering dog nanny job with $127,000 a year salary had to pull their ad after too many applications. ❾ from HuffPost, The results are in,  Maury Povich is the father... of a great business venture! ❽ from NDTV... 'Skilled US cow performs 10 tricks in 1 minute to set world record' ...  ❼ Seven is going to be a tie. There's going to be two stories in number seven. They're not weird news items so much as they're just weird articles that started getting traction this past week. First one, the headline was why you should never jump into water to avoid a bee attack... and the other story is... which again, it's not a news item so much as an article that started gaining traction this past week... but to me, it's kind of weird. Have you ever heard the phrase sleep divorce before?? From USA Today. the article is 'Sleep Divorce is on the Rise'. ❻ Free Smartwatches: A Warning. Headline from PC Magazine is "Did you receive a free smartwatch in the mail? Do not turn it on." ❺ Pepsi Ketchup made headlines this week. Pepsi-infused ketchup! It's Pepsi and ketchup together at last! ❹ the janitor who unplugged the freezer and ruined the experiment and now is part of a lawsuit... ❸ the War on Taco Tuesday continues... Taco John's Answers Back... ❷ Rent the Barbie Dreamhouse...

Robin Raskin, Founder of the Virtual Events Group, has been on the cutting edge of technology for quite some time. As the editor of PC Magazine when Bill Gates was introducing the DOS operating system, she's had a front-row seat to the changes brought on by technology. Recently that included the metaverse and digital twins. Ag Tech Talk spoke with Raskin, a presenter at Meister Media's Vision Conference earlier this year.

Dan and John spend time exploring the topic of Cyber Security with Dan's work with schools and organisation and John's workshops and trainings on the topic. Dan shares his presentation on Cyber Security with thoughts, reflections and strategies on a topic that often is under the radar for educators and school leaders  in International Schools. With more options and flexibility to travel, and working remotely comes with some important steps to consider to ensure the cybersecurity of your devices and use. Cybersecurity Tips for International Travelers Guide to data security for travelers. Cyber Security while traveling 2 step verification Two-step verification is a process that involves two authentication methods performed one after the other to verify that someone or something requesting access is who or what they are declared to be. How Two-Factor Authentication Works. (You can also use an app, but the phone is the most common method of using two-factor authentication.) Most forms of two-factor authentication ask you to sign in with your user name and password, and then enter a code that is sent to you via SMS. Two-factor authentication:  The best two step authentication apps for 2023 What you need to know (FAQ): Twitter's got it. Apple's got it, too. Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon have had it for a while. But why's two-factor authentication important, and will it keep you safe? Two-Factor Authentication for Beginners Video How to video setting up your two step verification Explaining Two-Factor Authentication   Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and your home  VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to create a secure connection to another network over the Internet. VPNs can be used to access region-restricted websites, shield your browsing activity from prying eyes on public Wi-Fi, and more Surfing the web through a virtual private network ensures that your online activities are both private and secure. VPN service is capable of keeping your private data safe from hackers, not viruses and malware. ... Well, we designed Buffered VPN to make use of 256-bit AES encryption. It's one of the most reliable encryption protocols out there. Articles How—and why—you should use a VPN any time you hop on the internet Best VPN reviews and ratings for 2023e) PC Magazine tested scores of VPN services, reviews and  considered by PC Magazine  to be the best VPN services. Video What is a VPN and How Does it Work? What is a VPN?  Anti Virus Antivirus software is a type of program designed and developed to protect computers from malware like viruses, computer worms, spyware, botnets, rootkits, keyloggers and such. Antivirus programs function to scan, detect and remove viruses from your computer. The Best Antivirus Protection for 2023 What is anti-virus software How Does Antivirus and Antimalware Software Work? Passwords According to the traditional advice—which is still good—a strong password: Has 15 Characters, Minimum: You need to choose a password that's long enough. ... Includes Numbers, Symbols, Capital Letters, and Lower-Case Letters: Use a mix of different types of characters to make the password harder to crack.  Using passwords to protect your devices and data infographic. (pdf handout) Advice and Guidance Password Guidance and Tips 8 Tips to Make Your Passwords as Strong as Possible Password manager buyers guide The best password managers for 2022 Ditch the sticky notes and get peace of mind. Smartphone security  Best mobile antivirus: how to choose a mobile security app 7 best practices for smartphone security 9-Smartphone tips for security 10 top tips for smartphone security Smartphone tips on security as you travel Additional resources The Wired guide to digital security Security.org : A 2023 Guide to Personal Digital Security & Online Safety   John Mikton on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton Web: beyonddigital.org   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of the new Google Workspace Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education)? Just fill out this form and we'll get you set up bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial

How does smart home tech benefit you? Angela Moscaritolo from PC Magazine shares the best smart home devices including doorbells, floodlights, and locks for your house and why it's important to look at the power source for your smart home tech. Pennsylvania REALTOR® Bill Lublin tells us why he made his home brilliant and how home buyers are leaning toward technology as they look for a new home. And Kate Peters from Eversource explains how smart thermostats make homes more efficient and save you money. Also, Melissa Dittmann Tracey shares whether floating staircases or if painting your wooden staircases is HOT or not.

How does smart home tech benefit you? Angela Moscaritolo from PC Magazine shares the best smart home devices including doorbells, floodlights, and locks for your house and why it's important to look at the power source for your smart home tech. Pennsylvania REALTOR® Bill Lublin tells us why he made his home brilliant and how home buyers are leaning toward technology as they look for a new home. And Kate Peters from Eversource explains how smart thermostats make homes more efficient and save you money. Also, Melissa Dittmann Tracey shares whether floating staircases or if painting your wooden staircases is HOT or not.

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Steven Levy, Wired editor-at-large and author of FACEBOOK: THE INSIDE STORY, about the history of social media from Friendster and MySpace to Facebook and TikTok. Steven Levy is Wired's editor at large. The Washington Post has called him “America's premier technology journalist.” For almost four decades Levy has chronicled the digital revolution, its impact on humanity, and the people behind it. He has written the foundational work on computer culture (Hackers, 1984) and with Crypto (2001) the indispensable book on story behind that groundbreaking technology—years before people began gushing about Bitcoin and the blockchain. He has written the definitive books on Facebook, Google, the Macintosh, and the iPod. World-class engineers tell him that they pursued AI after reading his 1992 book Artificial Life. And he currently covers the breadth of tech stories—the good and the disturbing—for WIRED, where he has been a contributor since its inception. Levy's previous positions include founder of Backchannel and chief technology writer and senior editor for Newsweek. His work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's Magazine, Macworld, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The New Yorker, and Premiere. Among his honors: PC Magazine named Hackers the best sci-tech book written in the last twenty years. Crypto won the grand e-book prize at the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair. In the Plex was Amazon's best business book of 2011. In 2008 he was inducted as a SVForum Visionary, alongside Reed Hastings and Diane Greene. (Previous winners include Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, and Vin Cerf.) He has won several Computer Press Association Awards, been finalist for the National Magazine Award and the Loeb Award, winner of a Clarion Award and many others. His 1988 book, The Unicorn's Secret, was the source material for a two-night NBC miniseries, “The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer.” Levy hails from Philadelphia, where he began his career writing for weekly papers and writing stories for Philadelphia Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine. He wrote extensively on rock music and sports. In 1982, he published a Rolling Stone story on computer hackers that drew him into the world of technology. He lives in New York City with his wife, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Teresa Carpenter. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 131, Kevin Patton discusses the use of ChatGPT and other chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. We learn what's going on, what to be concerned about, and what to look forward to. And how to keep breathing. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:53 | What's a Chatbot and Why Should I Care? 0:08:44 | Sponsored by AAA 0:09:51 | Kevin Asks ChatGPT Some Questions 0:21:25 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:22:01 | Is ChatGPT Amazing? Is It Accurate? 0:37:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:38:11 | Arms Race or Tool Box? 0:46:55 | Calculators, Typewriters, and Grammarly 0:58:36 | Cool Tools and Alternative Assessments 1:06:20 | Worry? 1:13:47 | Staying Connected   ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-131html

Gary Guseinov is the Co-founder and CEO of RealDefense (their flagship product is rated #1 by PC Magazine with over 1 million customers). He is also a private equity investor and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) buyer. Since my audience includes tech entrepreneurs, you would probably love to hear his advice on how to position your company for M&A (mergers and acquisitions). Gary Guseinov was the former Chairman of CyberDefender (NASDAQ: CYDE), and he is also famous for his role at AnchorFree VPN (credited with saving lives from Gov't during Arab Spring). He is also a long-time mentor for 500 Startups and a board advisor for 8 startups. Our podcast interview touches on multiple fields including - how to be acquired as a company - with an emphasis on consumer cybersecurity; - what's next for cybersecurity and foreseeable trends - building in cybersecurity - consumer cybersecurity tips - how to build a holding company - how AI is used in cybersecurity ...and seasoned tips from a successful entrepreneur like Gary Guseinov. You'll also find out about Gary's hobbies and his answer to my final question which became now a signature one for all of my guests. With empathy and gratitude for your continual growth and development! Dr. Cristina Imre - Executive Coach & Mentor for Founders and Executives at Quantum Wins (Founder Coaching, CEO Coaching, Executive Coaching) ~ I am here to enable purpose-driven change-makers to move this world forward with their vision! ***Leave a review on Apple Podcast and tag me on Instagram @cristinaimre or LinkedIn to thank you personally. ---------------- With empathy and gratitude for your continual growth and development! Dr. Cristina Imre - The Founder Coach Executive Coach & Mentor for Tech Founders, Value-Driven Entrepreneurs, and Executives at Quantum Wins (Founder Coaching, CEO Coaching, Executive Coaching) ~ I am here to enable purpose-driven change-makers to move this world forward with their vision! ★☆★OFFICIAL WEBSITE ★☆★ https://quantumwins.life ★☆★CRISTINA'S BIO ★☆★ https://quantumwins.life/about-cristina-imre ★☆★CONNECT WITH CRISTINA ON SOCIAL MEDIA ★☆★ YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Linktr.ee

Join Andreas Senie and special guest Dr. Darren Hayes, CEO of Code Detectives, as they discuss cybersecurity and dive deep into Computer Forensics and best practices for responding to cyber threats. About Professor Darren HayesDr. Hayes is the Founder and CEO of CODEDETECTIVES LLC. As a forensics examiner, he has worked on numerous cases involving digital evidence in both civil and criminal investigations. He has also been declared as an expert witness in U.S. federal court. For a number of years, Hayes served on the Board of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) Northeast Chapter and was President in 2013.Hayes frequently appears on television, including Bloomberg, MSNBC, The Street, Fox 5 News and has been quoted by CNN, The Guardian (UK), The Times (UK), Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, MarketWatch, CNBC, ABC News, Forensic Magazine, SC Magazine, PC Magazine, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Post, Daily News and Wired News to name but a few.Sector Interviews are bonus episodes of CRECo.ai Real Estate Roundtable - Your comprehensive all-in-one view of what's happening across the real estate industry -- straight from some of the industry's earliest technology adopters and foremost experts.Learn more about the general show at https://welcome.creco.ai/reroundtable#cybersecurity #ransomware

On today's episode of the Free Thought Project podcast, Matt and Jason sit down with Mark Weinstein. Mark is the Founder and Chief Evangelist of MeWe. Mark is world renowned as a leading privacy advocate and one of the visionary inventors of social networking. Mark is ranked one of the "Top 8 Minds in Online Privacy," and was named “Privacy by Design Ambassador” by The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. Back in 1998, Mark created SuperFamily.com and SuperFriends.com, which were ranked by PC Magazine as “Top 100” sites 3 years in a row. Mark went on to launch MeWe and has been fighting for your right to speech and privacy every since. We talk with Mark about the dangers presented to a free society by the monopolistic social media giants and Big tech. Mark is currently working on a book that deals with combatting this threat and we delve into many of the problems and possible solutions that arise.  

ANTIC Episode 90 - Lets All Retire! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Brad regales us with his motherload of new Atari stuff, Kay solves the mystery of “Have You Played Atari Today?”, and we discuss lots of other Atari news READY! Recurring Links  Floppy Days Podcast  AtariArchives.org  AtariMagazines.com  Kevin's Book “Terrible Nerd”  New Atari books scans at archive.org  ANTIC feedback at AtariAge  Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge  Interview index: here  ANTIC Facebook Page  AHCS  Eaten By a Grue  Next Without For  Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we've been up to http://blog.archive.org/2022/07/13/have-you-played-atari-today-2/   https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_AdventureInTime  https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_BirthOfThePhoenix  https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_QueenOfPhobos  Sharp Aquos 15” LCD -  https://www.crutchfield.com/S-KJSgUXWo9OQ/p_284LC15S1U/Sharp-LC-15S1U.html  512 ram expansion, Atari 800 XL on SellMyRetro - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/61296  News Atari 130XE Games Book  (Retro Reproductions) - https://www.amazon.com/Atari-130XE-Games-Retro-Reproductions/dp/1789826233  A Graphical OS for the Atari 8-bit by Flashjazzcat - https://atari8.co.uk/gui/  SIO2PC USB at Vintage Computer Center - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/sio2pc  Atari 800XL dust cover at VITNO - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/989847739/atari-800xl-dust-cover-brand-new  “A decade-long attempt to enter PC history: Atari home computers” by Vilius Petkauskas at CyberNews - https://cybernews.com/editorial/a-decade-long-attempt-to-enter-pc-history-atari-home-computers/  “Atari Turns 50: A Look Back on the Original Name in Video Games” by Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine - https://www.pcmag.com/news/atari-turns-50-a-look-back-on-the-original-name-in-video-games  Atari 2600 Lego - https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/atari-2600-10306  Dungeoneer by Ed Salisbury The game can be downloaded directly - https://github.com/godlikemouse/atari-1200xl-asm/releases/download/v1.3/dungeoneer.xex  You can find all the source code here - https://github.com/godlikemouse/atari-1200xl-asm  YouTube channel - http://youtube.com/MissionEdPossible  Atari emulator for the Nintendo 3DS - https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Atari800-3DS  Timothy Kline - https://atari-owner.com/  SWUtils (SimCheck, SimTest, OSDump) by Panther https://atariage.com/forums/topic/333084-swutils-simcheck-simtest-osdump/ http://www.atariverse.com/files/utils/  Upcoming Shows VCF West 2022 =  Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/  Long Island Retro Gaming Expo = Aug 12-14, Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY - https://liretro.com/?fbclid=IwAR1UBBrrkg-aoTwUb7fL_Rd56Chv29oyS7Ycxs7Wn5g4iyoN7q3JtWUxioE  Fujiama = Sept 8-11 in Lengenfeld Germany http://fujiama.eu/  VCF Midwest = Sep. 10-11, Chicago area http://vcfmw.org/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo = October 14-16 https://www.retrogamingexpo.com  YouTube Videos Atari 800XL with the BackBit Pro - The Taylor and Amy Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI8b_XAuYXU  Atari XL/XE Hypra-Soft-Basic Tips -

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Este é o Repórter Retro 083, produzido pela A.R.N.O. (Agência Retropolitana de Notícias)! MP3 para ouvir offline Escute no YouTube Do que falamos? 35 anos do Acorn Archimedes E por extensão do RiscOS 45 anos do Apple II 35 anos do GIF Mas é Guífe ou Djífe? 50 anos da Atari: Matéria da PC Magazine … Continue lendo Repórter Retro 083 →

Are you in the market for something? Looking online? Going to look at the reviews? Who Reviews the Reviewers? – Part 1 You might want to take those with grain of salt. Also, as promised! Here's the link to PC Magazine's article on securing your account: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/12-simple-things-you-can-do-to-be-more-secure-online

Mason is a serial entrepreneur with fresh food, organics, and sustainability always at the core. His current venture, Mostlygreen.life® is a media company working to make sustainability and environmental awareness more fun and approachable. Mason just left Cece's® Veggie Co., a category-creating company making high-quality, fresh pasta out of vegetables. Cece's recently earned the #3 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the country. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from CPG industry groups, Dell and PC Magazine. Also, they have received more than 30 diverse local and national awards and have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, and many more. Mason is an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards. Mason Arnold https://www.mostlygreen.life (Mason's Website) Mason is a serial entrepreneur with fresh food, organics and sustainability always at the core. His current venture, Mostlygreen.life® is a media company working to make sustainability and environmental awareness more fun and approachable. Mason just left Cece's® Veggie Co., a category-creating company making high-quality, fresh pasta out of vegetables. Cece's recently earned the #3 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the country. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from CPG industry groups, Dell and PC Magazine. Also they have received more than 30 diverse local and national awards and have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine and many more. Mason is an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards. https://instagram.com/mostlygreen.life (@mostlygreen.life on Instagram) https://twitter.com/mostlygreen (@mostlygreen on Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0zD0_JSzvmtgAl2oZ6eK8g (Mason on YouTube) https://www.facebook.com/mostlygreenlife/ (Mason's Facebook page) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas David Lidsky is the interim editor-in-chief of Fast Company. An 18-year veteran of Fast Company, Lidsky most recently served as deputy editor, where he helped steer its overall editorial direction, with an emphasis on finding, commissioning, and editing longform narrative feature stories that appear in print and on digital platforms. In addition, he helped oversee fastcompany.com's Creativity channel for nearly three years, which covers the entertainment business, advertising, and pop culture. He was part of the leadership team that won Magazine of the Year in 2014 from the American Society of Magazine Editors, and stories he's edited have won Deadline Club, New York Press Club, and James Beard awards. He runs Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies franchise, and coauthored the compilation book Fast Company's Greatest Hits. Previously, Lidsky was an editor at FSB: Fortune Small Business and PC Magazine.  Fast Company recently released their highly anticipated “World Changing Ideas Awards”: an award-winning list uncovering companies with big, innovative ideas (in their infancy) that forecasts the future of how we'll work, eat, travel, build, create policy and more.    Bard MBA's Katie Boyle, Director of Marketing & Enrollment speaks with David for this episode of the Impact Report.  ImpactReportPodcast.com

Alex Taub is the co-founder and CEO of Upstream, a no-code all-in-one DAO builder. Alex previously was the co-founder and CEO of SocialRank (acquired by Trufan). Prior to that Alex led business development and partnerships for online integrations at Dwolla, a payments startup based in Iowa. As well as for Aviary (acquired by Adobe), a NY-based startup that provides a photo editing API for web and mobile devices. Alex is active in the NY tech scene as the creator of the BD Meetup and an advisor to early-stage companies. He has been featured in Business Insider as one of the “Top 20 Under 25” in the NY tech scene. Alex writes a popular blog called Alex's Tech Thoughts, and has been published in Fast Company, The New York Observer, The Next Web and VentureBeat. He teaches Business Development classes, and has been quoted on many tech websites including TechCrunch, NY Post, The New York Times, Business Insider, Mashable, and PC Magazine. He was a contributor for the Forbes Entrepreneur section and advisor for Rainfall Ventures, a seed stage VC fund. Now he is the General Partner at Taub Ventures, an early stage fund to invest in startups. Topics Covered by Alex Taub in this Episode How Upstream makes it easy to start a DAO Upstream as a full-stack solution Identifying the need for Upstream in the market Different use cases Alex is anticipating for Upstream How Alex has approached market research shifting the company's focus The decision to “upgrade” Upstream Their journey of raising a Series A What's next for Upstream How Alex views opportunity in their industry How Upstream is approaching customer acquisition The Illuminati NFT project and putting systems in place to protect its members The timeline and process of setting up repeatable structures Other projects Alex has been involved in What Alex looks for in the NFT space Alex's approach to collecting NFTs What Alex is excited about within the Web3 eco-system Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212

When her husband brought home a computer in the 1980s Robin Raskin had two options: learn about the technology or get a divorce. She opted to do the former and to add to that by writing a column about it for InfoWorld Magazine. That column got Robin noticed and launched her into a career as one of the most influential women in technology publishing. Rising through the ranks in Ziff-Davis, Robin was an editor at PC Magazine, where the challenge of being a woman and keeping home and work separately was substantial. So it's no small irony that after PC Magazine, Robin launched and ran another title for Ziff-Davis – entitled Family Computing. After Ziff-Davis, Robin headed for the Consumer Electronics Show where she spent 15 years driving efforts to bring emerging technology trends into the event – things like Digital Health and the Smart Home. Lately, Robin is running a new venture focused on how events and technology evolve in a virtual world. In this episode, we talk about leadership, curiosity, and tribalism – and how a cool dog named Sam taught her the truth about belonging. What does leadership actually mean in today's world? Good questions, right? That's what Cathy Brooks, thought. And it's why she created Talk, Unleashed – a new podcast of entirely candid conversations with fascinating people doing remarkable things. This weekly podcast will feature guests from arts and entertainment to business to technology to food to activism to politics (well, we'll see on that last one). Talk Unleashed invites these influencers to consider the things that have led to them to where they are, the lessons they've learned and how all those things can come together to create a better world. #RobinRaskin #VirtualEventsGroup #ConsumerElectronicsShow #PCMagazine #FamilyComputing #ZiffDavis #leadership #TalkUnleashed #UnleashedConversation #UnleashedLeadership #FixYourEndofTheLeash

Dale Dowdie started out as a computer hacker and was the first black teen recruited to work for NASA. Dale Dowdie founded Intellitech Consulting Enterprises in 1993, the 3rd company he had started since his first company started while still in college. The goal of Intellitech is to provide intelligent technology solutions for business and educational institutions. Over the past 20 years, Intellitech has provided Software Development, Management/IT Consulting, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity and Consulting Services for organizations, banks and institutions including Liberty Mutual Insurance, Citizens Bank, TJX Companies, Staples and McCormick, to the Government of St. Lucia and Harvard University. Ken Granderson is Co-Founder of Blackfacts.com and is a native of Brooklyn NY. He is a former DJ that focused his attention on his true passion, technology! In 1992 he developed his software company Inner-City Software. His first product ended up in a PC Magazine editor's book available in CompUSA stores nationwide. Ken would go on to create different software that would benefit the black community. He partnered up with Dale Doedie and created Blackfacts. The rest is History! Ken and Dale are also responsible for the software that Saint Lucia runs its internet on! Blackfacts - Home --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mastermine-mrg/message

Noel Sobelman is the Principal at Change Logic, where he works with corporate leadership to accelerate new growth business and core business vitality. Noel has led venture programs that received national accolades, including PR Week's Best High Tech Consumer Launch, PC Magazine's Editors' Choice, USA Today/Rochester Institute of Technology's Quality Cup, and CNET's [...] The post Ambidexterity in Business Innovation appeared first on Sopheon.

Jeff Ward has covered Illinois politics as a journalist for 11 years. He knows how to frame a message and he knows how to win a campaign. As a prize-winning former eight-year Sun-Times suburban opinion columnist and the former six-year co-host of the well-regarded Ward & Jones Radio Show, Jeff has seen it all! He's parlayed that experience into a successful campaign managing practice, writing a popular, insightful political blog and authoring ‘So You Wanna Win a Local Election' Through a broad base of business, political and personal experience, Forward Communication helps public and private sector entities and individuals effectively communicate through an appropriately framed and targeted message. Our campaign clients include Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, Elgin City Councilman Corey Dixon, Kane County Coroner candidate Tao Martinez, Geneva Alderman Richard Marks, Batavia Mayoral candidate Jason Stoops and Kane County Chairman Chris Lauzen. Jeff's private sector experience includes 20 years of business/database consulting for major clients like Wrigley Gum, Philips Electronics, Motorola, SBC, Morton Salt, USG and AT&T. This extensive Fortune 500 background provided Jeff with the statistical and database foundation to determine exactly who your audience or constituency really is. After all, the best message falls completely flat if it isn't properly targeted. Jeff also designed, invented, manufactured and marketed the Lapinator Portable Insulated Laptop Desk which received great reviews from trusted sources like The Wall Street Journal, CNET, Gizmodo, The Gadgeteer and PC Magazine. And a campaign is nothing more that “inventing” or “re-inventing” the candidate. Jeff lives in Geneva, Illinois, with his wife, two sons and two dogs.

This episode of The Jake Dunlap Show features Harrison Tang, Founder and CEO of Spokeo. Moving to the US from Taiwan as a teen was the biggest shift in Harrison's life. Not only did he need to learn an entirely new language, but he had to adjust to the people and culture all while gunning for the best education he could get.Harrison would eventually make it to Stanford, a validation of he and his family's efforts, where he would graduate with a double major in Economics and Electrical Engineering. He continued down the path with his masters and, deciding against working for behemoths like Google and Facebook, started his own company in his parent's basement.The trials began during the first years, during the product market fit years, when Harrison and his partners almost went bankrupt and needed another round of funding from their parents. These years instilled perseverance in Harrison to last until the end and to outlast all competition.Through the obstacles, Spokeo entered its crazy growth phase. It was also during this time when Harrison started to dig deeper to ask questions of why they are being successful. For him, not knowing why you are successful makes the success very hard to replicate.This was when Spokeo and Harrison entered the dig back into the why years. Not only did they start to get their data gathering correct, they also started to look deeper into their company fabric. Harrison learned the big difference between trust and blind trust with the defining factor being transparency.As Harrison and his company grow, he has put a premium on providing transparency. This translates into the major changes the company has gone through, and the mission, vision, and strategy they now employ to provide their users with epistemic transparency. With tools rooted in transparency, they provide users the ability to determine what information is true and what is not. QUOTES: 19:10 "Success is actually not about whether you gone to Stanford or Ivy League or how smart you are. It's actually whether you can last till the end, whether you can last longer than your competition."21:14 "So I think when things are going well, I think the key thing is you have to ask why. So that's the difference between growth and blind growth and and the same thing with trust and blind trust."25:26 "If running a business is so easy, why do you need humans? Robots can't do it. Data, at the end of the day, represents the voice of the people. Data, at some point, comes from a person or device or some kind of entity... You really have to dig deep into what people are saying."31:02 "I think blind trust is one that you just say but you don't do. If you don't really care about somebody, you spend time working with them to help align the objectives between you and that person. Blind trust is the case where you don't care enough to do that."35:53 "One little lesson I've learned is the importance of recognizing other people's work. Whether you agree with it or not, the importance of listening and acknowledgement, because that's the very first step of getting everyone on the same page." More about HarrisonHarrison is originally from Taiwan and he moved to the US when he was 13 years old. He experienced a culture shock but this did not dissuade him from learning the language and pursuing the best education possible.He graduated from Stanford University with a double major in Economics and Electrical Engineering. Harrison then got his MS also from Stanford for Electrical Engineering specializing in optical systems and optoelectronics.He has helped pioneer communications technologies and has been featured in PC Magazine for a Skype mouse concept. He, together with his roommates in Stanford, started their company Spokeo in Harrison's parent's basement. The company went off to a rocky start and their first round of funding would get depleted, threatening them with bankruptcy. However, with some more help from their parents, they were able to refine their product market fit and keep developing their business.From trying to create a social network aggregator, they had evolved their product into a search engine where users can look up people's contact information such as phone numbers, email addresses, and social media platforms.From a four person company, the company has grown significantly and now serves 18 million visitors per month. Spokeo won the 2015 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Consumer Services category and posted 159 percent growth over the past three years, with $78 million in revenue for 2015Find out more about Harrison and connect with him in the following links:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/theceodad/Website (Spokeo) - https://www.spokeo.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/theceodadFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheCEODad/Learn more about Jake Dunlap and Skaled by visiting the links below:Jake Dunlap:Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlapInstagram - http://instagram.com/jake_dunlap_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JakeTDunlap/Skaled:Website - https://skaled.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaledYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw_03rSlbGQkeLGMGiDf4Q

He's in the details! This week, we wager our immortal souls in a conversation about THE DEVIL. Kelly and Billy test their knowledge on topics like Mephistopheles, Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks, Bedazzled, Mr. Satan and more. Plus, we play I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE and Fuck, Marry, Kill!Get vaccinated! You don't want Covid. You don't want Long Covid either!Check out some ascii art generators! Send Kelly your Halloween movie recommendations: https://twitter.com/kellyattawayCheck out Lone Pine, CA and Mt. Whitney!And be good to each other while you live deliciously.

Noel Sobelman is the Principal Innovation Practice Leader at Change Logic. He has worked in portfolio management, growth strategy, innovation capability building, ecosystem development, digital enablement, and organizational design for more than 25 years. Noel has held senior-level corporate roles and has received recognition through PC Magazine's Editors' Choice, USA Today/Rochester Institute of [...] The post Evidence-Based Innovation Portfolio Management appeared first on Sopheon.

Who is Alfred?Alfred Poor is a keynote speaker, writer, and virtual event expert with an international reputation. He has been involved in presenting at and producing online events for more than 8 years, long before the global pandemic changed everything. A graduate of Harvard, he has written 15 books. While he gets excited about what technology can do to help make us more productive and effective, he is not one to be distracted by shiny objects and always starts by evaluating the practical applications for anything new. Key TakeawaysVirtual events are not going to go away that a lot of people were hoping that we just get through the pandemic, and then we could go back to going on stage. And that's certainly going to happen.One of the big pieces of advice I have for people who want to do online presentations, is don't look at stage performances. TV presenters newscasters, the hosts, look, what they do, they sit still. See how their images are framed on the camera, and their hand gestures are more subdued, so you can learn a lot just from watching the television news shows.Standing makes a huge difference in your presentation. Not just what you're talking about the fit of your clothes, but also energy, it's hard to get pumped up when you're sitting in your chair. So I definitely encourage people to stand if, if their situation will support that.Valuable Free Resource or ActionSpeaker Springboard System Demonstration: a free session held monthly on the fourth Thursday – https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration Alfred Poor’s speaker site: https://alfredpoor.comA video version of this podcast is available on TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Stuart Webb Alfred Poor 2:28 And we're live welcome once again to it's not rocket science, five questions over coffee. I'm here today with Alfred poor. Alfredo is a presenter and speaker. He has. He's a world class event expert. And let's face it, we all need an expert event organizer at the moment given that the pandemic has affected everything. You've been producing events for a long while Africa, we can get into some of that. And you're a graduate of Harvard University and have written a good number of books, 15 books, I think in total. So that's a really great sort of biography to have behind you. But as somebody who understands a bit about technology, but you're not too driven by it, I hope you're going to guide us through sort of what the speaker springboard is all about this afternoon. So welcome to it's not rocket science. five questions over. I have a coffee but today I have got a green tea in front of me. And I know you're sitting there in front of the moment. Yes, with Alfred's got a cup of tea as well. So at least we'll we'll read it up. So, Alfred, welcome to the podcast.Alfred Poor 7:57 Thank you so much for the invitation. I'm thrilled to be here,Stuart Webb 8:00 no problem. So let's talk a little bit about what the biggest challenge your ideal client has, and faces.Alfred Poor 8:07 So my ideal client is somebody who speaks as part of their their job. They may be a professional speaker, but they could be an industry leader, they could be a corporate executive, talking to internal external audiences. And and the biggest challenge I think that they're facing right now is that virtual events are not going to go away that a lot of people were hoping that we just get through the pandemic, and then we could go back to going on stage. And that's certainly going to happen. But I believe that they're, they're facing a real challenge in learning how to make quality presentations online. Because it's a very different skill set than what you need for on stage.Stuart Webb 8:53 You're quite right. You're absolutely right. There are a host of different problems you've got with real estate, you on estate, you've got a you've got a got a captive audience, but when you're online, there's the email pinging and there's the phone ringing and you there's nobody there to keep the attention is thatAlfred Poor 9:11 now Well, I have to say that I have been in events, where live events where the audience went to their email and their Facebook and everything. So you know, you're not immune from it even even when it's face to face. But yeah, you're the being virtual doesn't make it any easier.Stuart Webb 9:30 Okay, so so what's that common mistake that those presenters at the moment doing other than sort of trying to assume that the world of online is the same as being being on the stage? Or what's the problem they're making without trying to solve the problem without actually getting any help?Alfred Poor 9:47 So I think the biggest problem they have is thinking that they can do this that you know that they've got it, they can, they can wing it, they can, you know, they can do it on their own. And I think what They're not seeing is that when they're on stage, they're professionals who dress the stage, they're professionals who set up the lighting, the professionals who set up the sound system, you know that all you have to do is walk on stage and start talking. But when you're virtual, you have all those responsibilities and more that you have to take care of on your end. And so I think that a lot of them don't recognize that or figure that, you know, well, just me sitting at my desk will be good enough.Stuart Webb 10:31 And let's face it, we all know that a large number of dogs wandering into the background of your shot, and kids screaming in the background don't help your presentation to be any better than it. It could have been on stage, does it?Alfred Poor 10:45 No, no. And and another point that I'd like to make is that just about everything we've been taught about how to speak on stage is wrong. When you're speaking online, I mean, you know, we're taught to own the stage to strike over here and anchor yourself and make your statement and then come back over here to talk to this part of the audience and anchor yourself and then make another point. And, and you're gonna make your audience seasick. If you try to try to do that online, the one of the big pieces of advice I have for people who want to do online presentations, is don't look at stage performances. Just ignore that the people you ought to watch our I guess you'd call them presenters in the UK, the TV presenters who Yeah, yeah, do the news shows, in newscasters, the hosts, whatever you want to call them, Look, what they do, they sit still, you know, see how their images framed on the camera, and it's not a big close up on their nose. And, and their hand gestures are more subdued, you know, and hopefully more on point than the flailing about, that some people do on stage to, to be big. And so you can learn a lot just from watching the television news shows.Stuart Webb 12:06 Yeah, and I was listening to a to an interview with a CEO who quote is, obviously absorb some of the lessons you're talking about here, Alfred. And they were saying that during the pandemic, she was she was female. So she sort of probably more aware of it then than many men around here. But she was saying that she spent a lot of money on lighting in order to give the best light, she'd rethought her wardrobe, because she knew that the wardrobe she normally wore on a stage wouldn't look good on camera. And she'd spent a lot of time thinking about sort of how to make sure that when she was on camera, people were able to follow what she was saying. And it just it was it was the lesson that you've just sort of said to me, without without sort of help, I would not have thought about even considering my wardrobe. And yeah, I can remember when I was I went through some presentation training in my corporate career. And I can remember being told that the cut of your jacket had to be different. Because if you sit in a jacket, normally it rides up. And that looks bad on a camera. So there are a load of things that you really do have to rethink when you move from the online to the offline and back again,Alfred Poor 13:15 well, actually, I'm standing, yes, I have, I have not sat at work for either presentations, or for my just my day to day work. probably in about seven or eight years, I was early convert to standing desks. But standing makes a huge difference in your presentation. Not just what you're talking about the fit of your clothes, but but also energy, it's hard to get pumped up when you're sitting in your chair. So I definitely encourage people to stand if, if their situation, you know, their setting will support that.Stuart Webb 13:57 And his benefit for your health as well. So we could talk about that for for many hours. So what's not valuable free resource or free action that you could point the audience towards in order to start their journey down thinking about some of these problems.Alfred Poor 14:11 So So last year, when the pandemic started, I knew a lot of speakers who were panicking. And you know, now what do I do? And so I offered a free one hour webinar for a number of times for different groups, a speaker's bureau that I'm part of, and so forth, to try to give them some basic ideas about how they could improve their their online presence. And that's turned into this whole speaker springboard project that I've got going. And I'm now offering a free demonstration once a month. That goes into not just practical tips that we've been talking about here. A number of different tips that that people can put to use right away, but also it gets to the foundation of it. what's what's the reasons behind that? Why change your mindset about how you present and what it means to be an engaging presenter, in an online event, and so on. I'm offering those every month. And you can find it at speaker springboard, comm slash demonstration.Stuart Webb 15:18 Speaker springboard.com forward slash demonstration speaker springboard, one word, no spaces or hyphens or anything like that. speakers.comAlfred Poor 15:29 totally free. But you have to register. And I will warn you, there are no replays. So if you don't make it to the live event, then just hang on for a month and come to the next one.Stuart Webb 15:42 exams to me, like it's an important one, if you've got a presentation coming up, you get on to the next one without hesitation. So guys, Speaker springboard.com forward slash demonstration, get onto that, get on to the next one. So what's the concept or or books that's been most impactful in your experience?Alfred Poor 16:02 Well, I, I hope like most speakers, I have a full shelf of books that I I turn to, and and and for inspiration and support and reference. But you know, if I had to pick one, this is this is the one that I would turn to. It's called the naked presenter. And it's by an author, Gar Reynolds. And the naked presenter. This is not about imagining your audience naked. This is about putting yourself out there being present, when when you make your presentation, and that's about on. It's primarily about onstage presentations, but it applies really well to virtual presentations as well. And he goes almost to a Zen like philosophy behind presentations. Yeah, you know, provide what you need, but no more. So one of the things about being a naked presenter is presenting without slides, which is, which is my preference I, if it's a training, where there's, you know, points that you want to make, then yeah, I can I can, I definitely use slides. But some of the more abstract kind of presentations, the more thick pieces Steve Jobs was, was a master at putting the minimum amount of information up on the screen. And you could take the screen away, and it still would work. And that's pretty much what the naked presenter is about. So at the end, it's a good touchdown for me to keep me humble and not get carried away.Stuart Webb 17:45 It's a good job. You mentioned Steve Jobs there because as you were talking about the the idea of doing things without slides, my immediate thought was a great presentation I saw Steve Jobs do which was just a window with curtains. And he stood up and said, You know, I'm going to talk to you about it's curtains for Windows. And that was the slide and the presentation just continued. And there was nothing else that came out other than that was the image that was behind it. And you just, you know, you were left with the fact that he had one point. He didn't need to make it any clearer. He was talking about the, you know, what he got, and that was curtains to Windows. And that was that was the presentation and the image was burned into my memory. I shall never forget it. And it was a it was a beautiful presentation. Yeah, partly because he didn't use slide which try to try to sort of confuse anything. Yeah,Alfred Poor 18:36 I mean, we all know the advice about don't make an eye chart. But that I mean part of the problem either online or on stage, the more texts you put up there, the less people are going to listen to you and the more they're going to spend time reading. And so don't don't let them get ahead of you just control the flow and don't put up information that doesn't have to be up there.Stuart Webb 19:01 Always the worst thing that I've seen in terms of people doing that is what they've handed out the presentation before they started doing to slide 57. And they're already asking the question before they've even had the opportunity to get halfway through the presentation. Yeah, day two, anything you're trying to do? Yeah.Alfred Poor 19:17 And, and, for me, the big risk on that is that they'll read ahead and say, Oh, yeah, I understand what he's got. But the point he's gonna make here, and so they tune out until you get past it. And you may have other stuff that's really important. That's not on the paper. But they're not going to hear it because they already figured they know what you're gonna say. So yeah, yeah. Brilliant.Stuart Webb 19:37 Brilliant, a good message. So So, you know, what's the one question that I should have asked you in these last few minutes that I haven't and, and when you tell us what that question is, please answered it. Otherwise, we'll all be hanging, wondering what you were gonna say.Alfred Poor 19:51 Sure, sure. So I guess it is. Why do I have this affinity for virtual And I guess the answer is, I'm one of those people who embraces technology, but is not blinded by it. So, for me, the concept of using the appropriate tool is central to what I do. So, you know, don't don't use a sledgehammer when you know, but when a knife and fork will do. And so technology has made so many things possible. And the fact that here we are an ocean away from each other, casually talking with, with no real fuss or must to make it happen. It To me, that's a miracle. That's just amazing. And so I've pretty much spent my career explaining to people how technology can help them. I wrote for PC Magazine for over 20 years. And so this is, I guess, part of the might, my general mission is helping spread information that's going to make other people's lives easier and better.Stuart Webb 21:11 brilliant, brilliant. I love that. I love that and the fact that you embrace that, sort of but don't don't get overwhelmed. I think it's great, Mr. Alford, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you talking to us about this, I think it's a great thing, I'd encourage anybody yet to my demonstration. Because, you know, presentation online is going to become a bigger part of your business life, whether you believe it or not. The world is going digital. I know that for my life, it's been revolutionary. I wouldn't be sitting here having a conversation with Alfred, if it hadn't been for the fact that I've embraced the digital world and I know, operate like this. And we can all learn how to be better speakers, better presenters, on our our small televisions in front of us in the way the television presenters, the news anchors of the world actually presented. So get onto those demonstration systems. And if you'd like to hear more about what we do is completely broken and get up to date with some of the stuff that we're going to be putting out in this podcast in the future. Go to tcaa dot FYI, forward slash subscribe, that's just TC a dot FYI, forward slash, subscribe, get on the list, and you'll hear replays of people are kelford, the opportunity to hear about women got upcoming speakers and get in and listen to those after it has been an absolute pleasure listening to you this afternoon. I really appreciate you taking the time. Thank you so much for bringing your tea to be five questions over coffee and enjoy a little bit more by now. But thank you very much data. I really appreciate your time. Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure. 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0:26: The 3.45 Auction is heating up. How the Spectrum Screen works and how it is supposed to work. 3:35: T-Mobile managed to lock out the bigger  players in the 600 mhz auction and got everything they wanted. 4:50: How much spectrum each carrier has  - do they have competitive parity? 6:26: Why the Sprint and T-Mobile Merger wasn't the time to bring up competitive advantages and disadvantages. 7:30: Will a ruling come out before the 3.45 Auction? 10:27: Verizon has placed their bets on C-Band which isn't active just yet. 12:34: The FCC is politically deadlocked - what could happen? Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, wireless, cellular phone, cellular service, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Recon Analytics, 3.45 spectrum, FCC, Clearwire, Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, PC Magazine,

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A² The Show - Ep 283 Feat. Jennifer Dasal @artcuriouspod "is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, where she has been employed since 2008. She holds an MA in art history from the University of Notre Dame as well as a BA in art history from the University of California, Davis. She has also completed PhD coursework in art history at the Pennsylvania State University. Dasal hosts the ArtCurious Podcast, a bi-weekly show exposing the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. This popular podcast boasts thousands of listeners and hundreds of thousands of downloads, and has been included in multiple "best podcast" lists over the past two years, including being one of PC Magazine's "best of 2019" and "best history podcasts" from O, the Oprah Magazine. ArtCurious has also favorably caught the eye of arts and culture publications including Salon, UPROXX, Antiques and the Arts Weekly, Notre Dame Magazine, Artists Network, and ArtDaily, among many others." Get the A2 limited (5 remaining shirts) at https://teespring.com/a2theshirtFollow the podcast hosts on social media: @a2theshow Hosts Ali Haejl @scoobz.mp4 alihaejl.com Ali Al Shammari @freshprinceofmishref Social Media Management @crooked.pearl & @nad16er --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a2theshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a2theshow/support

The pandemic has created a work from home phenomenon that is here to stay. In fact, 22% of Americans say that they desire to continue remote working as standard procedure going forward, even well beyond the COVID-19 crisis.For those who have grown accustomed to working from home and want to continue, there's a new major factor driving relocation choices by many Americans: connectivity.In this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses a newly released study by PC Magazine that dives into the best work from home cities of 2021.Tune in to the Business Beat to learn which cities topped the remote working list!

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Dug gets real with long time friend Gene McNaughton... Gene's illustrious career and huge impact spanning from Gateway to Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes, and John Aseraff then Success Resources America. Gene has done it all and done it well! Gene's highlights: • 12 years with Gateway Computers. Helped take the company from a tiny computer manufacturer in South Dakota to over $11 billion in revenue o Served multiples sales roles (Top Performer at every role) o Executive Sales Leadership (Public and Private Sector) o Built Gateway's Sales Training programs o Gateway identified as one of the “Most successful sales forces in Histroy” according to PC Magazine • 4 years with Tony Robbins –Executive Vice President of Global Sales o 11 sales teams broke 29-year standing sales records, at LEAST twice o Became one of Tony's few “opening speakers” at events around the world • Joined the world-famous Chet Holmes as the President of his consulting firm • Paired Chet and Tony Robbins together to launch the Ultimate Business Mastery System – which turned into a multi-million dollar coaching and consulting firm o Gene was one of the few repeating keynote speakers around the world • TODAY o Gene is the President of Growthsmart Inc  He has consulted over 120 companies to massive growth  Growthsmart is a Mid Market and Enterprise (Public and Private Sector) consulting firm  Providing world-class growth strategies, including • Defining companies growth plan • All facets of sales • All facets of marketing • Technology and CRM  Clients include: • T-Mobile • Targus • Tyco Security • Johnson Controls • BKD Accounting (the 12th largest accounting firm in the US) • American Air Filters (the largest air filter company in the world) • Panasonic • Brenntag – the Worlds Largest Chemical distributor For more on Gene head to www.GeneMcNaughton.com For your free Guided Hypnotic Meditation www.guidedhypnotic.com  

The History of DEF CON Welcome to the History of Computing Podcast, where we explore the history of information technology. Because understanding the past prepares us for the innovations of the future! Todays episode is on the history of DEF CON. I have probably learned more about technology in my years attending Blackhat and DEF CON than from any other source other than reading and writing books. But DEF CON specifically expanded my outlook on the technology industry and made me think of how others might consider various innovations, and sometimes how they might break them. DEF CON also gave me an insight into the hacker culture that I might not have gotten otherwise. Not the hacker culture many think of, but the desire to just straight up tinkerate with everything. And I do mean everything, sometimes much to the chagrin of the Vegas casino or hotel hosting the event. The thing that I have always loved about DEF CON is that, while there is a little shaming of vendors here and there, there's also a general desire to see security research push the envelope of what's possible, making vendors better and making the world a more secure place. Not actually trying to back things in a criminal way. In fact, there's an ethos that surrounds the culture. Yes, you want to find sweet, sweet o days. But when you do, you disclose the vulnerability before you tell the world that you can bring down any Cisco firewall. DEF CON has played a critical role in the development and remediation of rootlets, trojans, viruses, forensics, threat hunting research, social engineering, botnet detection and defeat, keystroke logging, DoS attacks, application security, network security, and privacy. In 2018, nearly 28,000 people attended Def Con. And the conference shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the number of people with tattoos of Jack, the skull and crossbones-esque logo, only seems to be growing. As does the number of people who have black badges, which give them free access to DEF CON for life. But where did it get its start? The name is derived from WarGames, a 1983 movie that saw Matthew Broderick almost start World War III by playing a simulation of a nuclear strike with a computer. This was obviously before his freewheeling days as Ferris Bueller. Over the next decade, Bulletin Board Networks had become a prime target for hackers in it for the lolz. Back then, Bullet Boards were kinda' like what Reddit is today. But you dialed a network and then routed through a hierarchical system, with each site having a coordinator. A lot of Fido hacking was trying to become an admin of each board. If this sounds a lot like the Internet of today, the response would be “ish”. So Jeff Moss, also known as Dark Tangent, was a member of a group of hackers that liked to try to take over these bulletin boards called “Platinum Net”. He started planning a party for a network that was shut down. He had graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Criminal Justice a few years earlier, and invited #hack to join him in Vegas. Moss had graduated from Gonzaga University in Criminal Justice and so why not have 100 criminals join him in Vegas at the Sands Hotel and Casino! He got a little help from Dead Addict, and the event was a huge success. The next year, Artimage, Pappy Ozendorph, Stealth, Zac Franken, and Noid threw in to help coordinate things and the attendees at the conference doubled to around 200. They knew they had something special cookie' up. Def Con two, which was held at the Sahara, got mentions by Business Week and the New York Times, as well as PC Magazine, which was big at the time. DEF CON 3 happened right after the Hackers movie at the Tropicana, and DEF CON 4 actually had the FBI show up to to tell the hackers all the things at the Monte Carlo. DEF CON 4 also saw the introduction of Black Hat, a conference that runs before DEF CON. DEF CON 5 though, saw ABC News ZDNet, Computer World, and saw people show up to the Aladdin from all over the world, which is how I heard of the conference. The conference continued to grow. People actually started waiting to release tools until DEF CON. DEF CON 6 was held at the Plaza and then it went to the Alexis Park Resort from DEF CON 7 to DEF CON 13. DEF CON 7 will always be remembered for the release of Back Orifice 2000, a plugin based remote admin tool (or RAT) that I regrettably had to remove from many a device throughout my career. Of course it had an option for IRC-based command and control, as did all the best stuff on the Silk Road. Over the next few years the conference grew and law enforcement agents started to show up. I mean, easy pickings, right? This led to a “spot the fed” contest. People would of course try to hack each other, which led to maybe the most well-known contest, the scavenger hunt. I am obviously a history nerd so I always loved the Hacker Jeapoardy contest. You can also go out to the desert to shoot automatic weapons, participate in scavenger hunts, pick all the locks, buy some shirts, and of course, enjoy all the types of beverages with all the types of humans. All of these mini-events associated with DEF CON have certainly helped make the event what it is today. I've met people from the Homebrew Computer Club, Anonymous, the Legion of Doom, ShadowCrew, the Cult of the Dead Cow, and other groups there. I also met legends like Captain Crunch, Kevin Poulsen, Kevin Mitnick, L0pht (of L0phtcrack, and many others. By DEF CON 7 in 2000, the conference was getting too big to manage. So the Goons started to take over various portions of the con. People like Cjunky, Agent X, CHS, Code24, flea, Acronym, cyber, Gattaca, Froggy, Lockheed, Londo, Major Malfunction, Mattrix, G Mark, JustaBill, helped me keep from getting by eyebrows shaved off and were joined by other goons over the years. Keep in mind there are a lot of younger script kiddies who show up and this crew helps keep them safe. My favorite goon might be Noid. This was around the time the wall of sheep appeared, showing passwords picked up on the network. DEF CON 11 saw a bit of hacktivism when the conference started raising money for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. By 2005 the conferences had grown enough that Cisco even tried to shut down a talk from Michael Lynn that could basically shut down the Internet as we know it. Those pages mentioning the talk had to be torn out of the books. In one of the funner moments I've seen Michell Madigan was run out of the con for trying to secretly record one of the most privacy oriented groups I've ever been a part of. Dan Kaminsky rose to prominence in 2008 when he found some serious flaws in DNS. He was one of the inaugural speakers at Def Con China 1 in 2018. 2008 also saw a judge order a subway card hacking talk be cancelled, preventing three MIT students from talking about how they hacked the Boston subway. 2012 saw Keith Alexander, then director of the NSA give the keynote. Will Smith dropped by in 2013, although it was just to prepare for a movie. Probably not Suicide Squad. He didn't stay log. Probably because Dark Tangent asked the feds to stay away for awhile. DARPA came to play in 2016 giving out a 2 million dollar prize to the team that could build an autonomous AI bot that could handle offense and defense in a Capture the Flag style competition. 2017 made the news because they hosted a voting machine hacking village. Cambridge Global Advisors was a sponsor. They have no connection with Cambridge Analytica. No matter how you feel about politics, the hallmark of any democracy is certifying a fair and, um, democratic election. Jimmy Carter knows. He was 92 then. 2019 saw 30,000 people show up in Vegas for DEF CON 27. At this point, DEF CON has been on the X-Files, Mr. Robot, and given a node in the movie Jason Bourne. It is a special event. Being surrounded by so many people with unbridled curiosity is truly inspiring. I doubt I would ever have written my first book on security if not for the opportunity they gave me to speak at DEF CON and Blackhat. Oh, recording this episode just reminded me - I need to go book my room for next year! If you want to learn more about DEF CON, we'll include a link to the documentary from 2013 about it in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctQOmjQyYg

EPISODE 30- YoUr pAssWOrd Is REaLLy rEaLLy bAD! Disclaimer: This episode is a lot longer than our usual ones but it has some really great tips and content that we felt needed to stay in it but just a heads up that we dont usually go this long This week the dads return from a longer than anticipated holiday break to jump right into our multi-episode look at online security! Kicking things off we discuss one of the most critical and often times misunderstood aspects of keeping you and your families information safe: Passwords! Whether you want to explore setting up a password manager such as LastPass or OnePassword, look at getting a hardware 2 factor authentication device like the YubiKey or just use built in options available from IOS and Google Chrome, everyone should be doing SOMETHING extra when it comes to creating and managing strong passwords. Lastly, Andrew tells a story about giving out his home address to a shady online website in exchange for .50c screw driver that will almost certainly give him an asbestos rash and then makes the greater mistake of challenging Ryan to see how much personal information he can uncover about him using only his address... GAME ON! We will see what all Ryan can uncover and have Andrew verify all the juicy details on next weeks show! If you want to do your own research into what all corners of the internet your information may be hiding, here are some good places to start: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Put in your email address here and you will be able to see if it appears in the lists of known leaked email addresses tied to major data breaches. https://namechk.com/ Use this site to search for usernames you frequently use to get a better idea of what all websites you may still have open accounts with. Finally, here is an excellent article from PC Magazine about closing some widely used accounts: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386458,00.asp Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more!Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us!CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us!Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours!  

  In this episode I interview Ethan Winer an audio expert with years of experience in recording, mixing, and audio in general. Ethan is the Co-Owner of Real Traps, a company that produces high quality acoustic solutions for studios of all sizes. He has wrote articles for several magazines over the years including Tape Op, EQ, and PC Magazine, to name a few. He has been active on forums for years, helping home studio, project studio, and large studio owners from all walks of life better understand their equipment as well as their acoustic issues. I wanted to bring him on the show because he has a knack for explaining things in a simple and understandable way. He also is a champion of dispelling audio myths, which we talk about! Here are some links to get a hold of Ethan: Ethan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EthanWiner The Audio Expert Forum: http://the-audio-expert.freeforums.��net/ Also as mentioned, here is the link to A Cello Rondo! You gotta see this! A Cello Rondo    

In the smart home of the future, your milk jug will tell you when your milk has gone sour, your plants will text you when they need watering and with solar panels on your roof, you may not even need to be connected to the power grid.  This week on WNYC's New Tech City, host Manoush Zomorodi tours a "Home of the Future" where appliances talk to their owners and each other and furniture can be taken apart and hung on the wall.  "The systems are going to start talking to each other," says Piers Fawkes, founder of the consulting firm PSFK, which set up the smart home (really, a smart apartment) in Manhattan. Across town, some Brooklyn homeowners are teaming up to bring their apartments and houses solar technology. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports on Solarize Brooklyn, a coalition that's trying to help hundreds of families make their own electricity.  Finally, Astrid, one of the most popular to-apps shuts down for good August 5th.  Jill Duffy, PC Magazine's resident productivity expert, gives her advice on the strategies and apps for staying on task and organizing your life in a digital world. This is an extended podcast of New Tech City. You can listen to the broadcast version every Wednesday morning at 5:50 and 7:50 a.m. on WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820 and New Jersey Public Radio or subscribe to the program on iTunes.