Minnov8 https://minnov8.com/category/m8-podcast/ Showcasing Minnesota Technology Innovation Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:46:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Minnov8 Gang no Minnov8's work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Minnov8's work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. podcast Minnov8 http://minnov8.com/site/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Minnov8_Podcast_1440-931.jpg https://minnov8.com/category/m8-podcast/ TV-G Weekly e0f86ed0-cfcf-52fd-b6b5-9a33f99c3bd2 Minnesota,technology,innovation,webMinnov8 was started to focus on technology innovation in the State of Minnesota. Borne out of a frustration that there wasn’t a showcase for the talent, brainpower, creativity, and innovation that exists in this Land of 10,000 Lakes, several geeks set forth on a quest to deliver a destination site for just such a purpose and this podcast reflects that mission.Minnesota Innovation in Internet & Web Technologysteve@minnov8.comMinnov8 Gang Minnov8 Gang 400 – Our Last Show https://minnov8.com/2017/04/08/minnov8-gang-400-last-show/ https://minnov8.com/2017/04/08/minnov8-gang-400-last-show/#comments Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:44:43 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10207 [Read More...]]]> Yep…you read that headline right. After nearly NINE YEARS this week’s show is our last podcast as the Minnov8 Gang.

It’s been a great ride. We’ve had an incredible amount of fun, talked to literally dozens of guests, interviewed Minnesota technology leaders, attended hundreds of events, and covered Minnesota technology innovation in all its forms. It is time, however, for us to ride off in to the sunset as we head toward new opportunities and adventures.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US

 About Our Last Show & Acknowledgements
  • Special “Thank You!” mentions go to:
    • Our listeners for your unwavering support, and listening, all of these years.
    • Graeme Thickins, our Minnov8 co-founder and “Gang” member on the website and podcast for over eight years, “We couldn’t have done it without you pal and thanks for being our friend too! Also appreciate you never being mad about your face being stuck on some Photoshop image.”
    •  Julio Ojeda-Zapata for your frequent co-hosting and, of course, for your support. You will always be our friend and someone we are lucky to know and as a fellow geek, you have never been judgmental about our lust for all things techie, no matter how strange or obscure. Also appreciate that you, too, have never been mad about your face being stuck on some Photoshop image.
    • Garrick Van Buren, another co-founder of Minnov8 back in 2008 and early “Gang” member on the podcast.
    • Our contributors: Paul DeBettignies; Sam Glover; Mitch Hislop; Meg Gerritsen Knodl; Lief Larson; Jeff Pesek; Don Smith.

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

Other Top Tech Stories

Cool Thing of the Week
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]]> https://minnov8.com/2017/04/08/minnov8-gang-400-last-show/feed/ 5 Minnov8 Gang full 46:00 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noYep…you read that headline right. After nearly NINE YEARS this week’s show is our last podcast as the Minnov8 Gang. It’s been a great ride. We’ve had an incredible amount of fun, talked to literally dozens of guests, interviewed Minnesota technology leaders, attended hundreds of events, and covered Minnesota technology innovation in all its forms. It is time,...  [Read More...]Yep…you read that headline right. After nearly NINE YEARS this week’s show is our last podcast as the Minnov8 Gang. It’s been a great ride. We’ve had an incredible amount of fun, talked to literally dozens of guests, interviewed Minnesota technology leaders, attended hundreds of events, and covered Minnesota technology innovation in all its forms. It is time,...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 399 – One Word for Minnebar: Wow! https://minnov8.com/2017/03/25/minnov8-gang-399-one-word-minnebar-wow/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:00:14 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10195 [Read More...]]]> This week’s show was recorded at Minnebar, an enormous gathering of techies in Minnesota. Our guest is Adrienne Peirce (LinkedIn), Product Owner at Leadpages and President of Minne*, the organization responsible for Minnebar and Minnedemo.

Hosts: Steve Borsch and Phil Wilson (Tim Elliott is off)
Music: Woke Up With The Blues by Deep Sea Gypsies under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
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Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil and Steve talk about the new mobile network unlimited data plans they chose this past week:
Upcoming Events
]]> Minnov8 Gang full 38:49 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noThis week’s show was recorded at Minnebar, an enormous gathering of techies in Minnesota. Our guest is Adrienne Peirce (LinkedIn), Product Owner at Leadpages and President of Minne*, the organization responsible for Minnebar and Minnedemo. Hosts: Steve Borsch and Phil Wilson (Tim Elliott is off) Music: Woke Up With The Blues by Deep Sea Gypsies under...  [Read More...]This week’s show was recorded at Minnebar, an enormous gathering of techies in Minnesota. Our guest is Adrienne Peirce (LinkedIn), Product Owner at Leadpages and President of Minne*, the organization responsible for Minnebar and Minnedemo. Hosts: Steve Borsch and Phil Wilson (Tim Elliott is off) Music: Woke Up With The Blues by Deep Sea Gypsies under...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 398 – Can I Go Thru Your Underwear Drawer? https://minnov8.com/2017/03/18/minnov8-gang-398-underwear-drawer/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:26:06 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10187 [Read More...]]]> This past week a Minnesota judge signed a search warrant for anyone who did a Google search for someone who defrauded an Edina bank. Besides being outrageously broad as a warrant—anybody who searched on this guy’s name for legitimate reasons would be under suspicion and could be brought in for questioning—is likely violating our Constitution’s 4th amendment against unreasonable searches. Even Forbes magazine picked up the story but few other outlets have…yet.

Of course, if this would be allowed we could go through Tim Elliott’s underwear drawer and who knows what we’d find?  😉

We talk about this judge’s warrant, and mostly technology of course, on this week’s podcast.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Rock The Blues Away by Dennis Salli under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
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Cool Thing of the Week
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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 41:12 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noThis past week a Minnesota judge signed a search warrant for anyone who did a Google search for someone who defrauded an Edina bank. Besides being outrageously broad as a warrant—anybody who searched on this guy’s name for legitimate reasons would be under suspicion and could be brought in for questioning—is likely violating our Constitution’s 4th...  [Read More...]This past week a Minnesota judge signed a search warrant for anyone who did a Google search for someone who defrauded an Edina bank. Besides being outrageously broad as a warrant—anybody who searched on this guy’s name for legitimate reasons would be under suspicion and could be brought in for questioning—is likely violating our Constitution’s 4th...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 397 – Geek Squad Spies? https://minnov8.com/2017/03/11/minnov8-gang-397-geek-squad-spies/ https://minnov8.com/2017/03/11/minnov8-gang-397-geek-squad-spies/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:50:12 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10181 [Read More...]]]> Minnesota’s own big box tech retailer, Best Buy, sees its Geek Squad in the news since the FBI Used Best Buy’s Geek Squad To Increase Secret Public Surveillance. Are Geek Squad people really being used as spies? Unfortunately it certainly seems so.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin Cover by Fabio (The Guitarist Saturday) under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
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Cool Thing of the Week
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]]> https://minnov8.com/2017/03/11/minnov8-gang-397-geek-squad-spies/feed/ 2 Minnov8 Gang full 41:48 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noMinnesota’s own big box tech retailer, Best Buy, sees its Geek Squad in the news since the FBI Used Best Buy’s Geek Squad To Increase Secret Public Surveillance. Are Geek Squad people really being used as spies? Unfortunately it certainly seems so. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson Music: Rock and Roll –...  [Read More...]Minnesota’s own big box tech retailer, Best Buy, sees its Geek Squad in the news since the FBI Used Best Buy’s Geek Squad To Increase Secret Public Surveillance. Are Geek Squad people really being used as spies? Unfortunately it certainly seems so. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson Music: Rock and Roll –...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 396 – Can Target & Best Buy Weather Retail Storm? https://minnov8.com/2017/03/05/minnov8-gang-396-can-target-best-buy-weather-retail-storm/ Sun, 05 Mar 2017 16:43:44 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10171 [Read More...]]]> We cover the Minnesota tech stories of the week including disappointing earnings from both Target and Best Buy over the holiday period. Can they compete with Amazon and other online sources? We have a few ideas. Later we discuss the Amazon S3 outage, Uber’s use of tech to evade law enforcement and Google’s rapid rise in the education market at the expense of Apple.

Hosts: Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Steve Borsch is off this week)
Music: Ring of Fire by Window Shop for Love under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Other Top Tech Stories

Gang Mentality: Can Apple compete with Google’s rise in the education market?

Cool Thing of the Week
Upcoming Events
]]> Minnov8 Gang full 57:25 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noWe cover the Minnesota tech stories of the week including disappointing earnings from both Target and Best Buy over the holiday period. Can they compete with Amazon and other online sources? We have a few ideas. Later we discuss the Amazon S3 outage, Uber’s use of tech to evade law enforcement and Google’s rapid rise...  [Read More...]We cover the Minnesota tech stories of the week including disappointing earnings from both Target and Best Buy over the holiday period. Can they compete with Amazon and other online sources? We have a few ideas. Later we discuss the Amazon S3 outage, Uber’s use of tech to evade law enforcement and Google’s rapid rise...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 395 – Can Tech Save The News? https://minnov8.com/2017/02/25/minnov8-gang-395-can-tech-save-news/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:21:06 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10163 [Read More...]]]> Several good tech stories this week but, once again, we dust-off our “Gang Mentality” segment to ponder a question after the president of the United States inaccurately calls out major news organizations as “fake”. That question is: Will technology provide the answer to real vs. fake news, or will it take human intervention?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Slow Day Blues by A to Z Guitars under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

Gang Mentality: Will technology provide the answer to real vs. fake news, or will it take human intervention?

Other Top Tech Stories
Cool Thing of the Week
Upcoming Events
]]> Minnov8 Gang full 54:30 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noSeveral good tech stories this week but, once again, we dust-off our “Gang Mentality” segment to ponder a question after the president of the United States inaccurately calls out major news organizations as “fake”. That question is: Will technology provide the answer to real vs. fake news, or will it take human intervention? Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott...  [Read More...]Several good tech stories this week but, once again, we dust-off our “Gang Mentality” segment to ponder a question after the president of the United States inaccurately calls out major news organizations as “fake”. That question is: Will technology provide the answer to real vs. fake news, or will it take human intervention? Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 394 – Give Up Your Passwords at the U.S. Border https://minnov8.com/2017/02/18/minnov8-gang-394-give-passwords-u-s-border/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:51:15 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10149 [Read More...]]]> Are you a U.S. citizen? Then you should know that, if you travel internationally, when you come back to the U.S. you may be forced to reveal your device passwords (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop) as well as providing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers with passwords to your social media and other accounts.

Farfetched? Nope…read this article to get one tech guy’s perspective on what happened this past week to a NASA guy who is a U.S. citizen: I’ll never bring my phone on an international flight again. Neither should you.

Update: Here is the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Impact Assessment for the Border Searches of Electronic Devices (PDF) which, by the way, has not been updated since 2009.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Hop Skip And A Jump by DJ Ecklectic Mick under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Gang Mentality: Is the true cost of social networks and mobile tech our privacy?
Other Top Tech Stories
Cool Thing of the Week
Upcoming Events
]]> Minnov8 Gang full 46:25 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noAre you a U.S. citizen? Then you should know that, if you travel internationally, when you come back to the U.S. you may be forced to reveal your device passwords (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop) as well as providing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers with passwords to your social media and other accounts. Farfetched? Nope…read...  [Read More...]Are you a U.S. citizen? Then you should know that, if you travel internationally, when you come back to the U.S. you may be forced to reveal your device passwords (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop) as well as providing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers with passwords to your social media and other accounts. Farfetched? Nope…read...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 393 – Advisor to President Trump https://minnov8.com/2017/02/11/minnov8-gang-393-advisor-president-trump/ Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:25:38 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10141 [Read More...]]]> Tim and Steve could only imagine what it would be like if Phil Wilson was an advisor to Donald Trump. Would we all have healthcare? Would he build a wall around Lakeville where Tim lives? We can only speculate, but let’s not, and instead go on and talk about technology!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: I Am A Pilgrim by Walker Winn under a CC by 4.0 License

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 47:09 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noTim and Steve could only imagine what it would be like if Phil Wilson was an advisor to Donald Trump. Would we all have healthcare? Would he build a wall around Lakeville where Tim lives? We can only speculate, but let’s not, and instead go on and talk about technology! Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and...  [Read More...]Tim and Steve could only imagine what it would be like if Phil Wilson was an advisor to Donald Trump. Would we all have healthcare? Would he build a wall around Lakeville where Tim lives? We can only speculate, but let’s not, and instead go on and talk about technology! Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 392 – I Stand With Rosa https://minnov8.com/2017/01/28/minnov8-gang-392-stand-rosa/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:53:43 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10118 [Read More...]]]> We discuss the top Minnesota and other tech stories, but our guest this week is none other than Chuck Olsen, a new media entrepreneur who continues to be involved with cutting edge tech.

This time Chuck’s virtual reality firm, Visual VR, Inc., created an augmented reality character named Rosa, the world’s first virtual activist. She’s a 50ft tall woman “standing up for women everywhere“, and was first delivered publicly so as to “embody every woman who could not participate” and display their messages on Rosa’s sign during the Women’s March in Washington D.C. on January 21st, 2017 (see photos below).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Restoration by Kubbi (Norway) under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

Guest: Chuck Olsen

Co-Founder and CEO, Visual VR, Inc.
LinkedIn • About Chuck • I Stand With Rosa • Rosa for Android (iOS coming soon)

Photo gallery of I Stand With Rosa. Taken 1/21/2017 in Washington D.C. Photos from Chuck’s account
(click on any image for a larger view)

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 53:06 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noWe discuss the top Minnesota and other tech stories, but our guest this week is none other than Chuck Olsen, a new media entrepreneur who continues to be involved with cutting edge tech. This time Chuck’s virtual reality firm, Visual VR, Inc., created an augmented reality character named Rosa, the world’s first virtual activist. She’s a 50ft...  [Read More...]We discuss the top Minnesota and other tech stories, but our guest this week is none other than Chuck Olsen, a new media entrepreneur who continues to be involved with cutting edge tech. This time Chuck’s virtual reality firm, Visual VR, Inc., created an augmented reality character named Rosa, the world’s first virtual activist. She’s a 50ft...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 391 – You ARE Being Watched https://minnov8.com/2017/01/21/minnov8-gang-391-watched/ Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:32:47 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10109 [Read More...]]]> It is obvious to people who are aware of mass surveillance that we all are being watched. Anything digital is swept up, made Google-like searchable, connected to others and also events, regardless whether those connections are relevant or not.

We talk about our usual Minnesota tech stories but in our other top tech stories was one that caught our attention about Lavabit’s Ladar Levinson launching a new encrypted email service that is better than the original once used by Edward Snowden. Since email is usually core to how and what we communicate, obtain password resets, archive email attachments and much more that we want to keep secure from the government OR from companies that can scan our email (e.g., Google’s Gmail and Yahoo Mail), protecting our private and confidential communications is critical in this time of mass surveillance.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Houkago Stride by JubyPhonic under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Other Top Tech Stories
Cool Thing of the Week
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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 31:37 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noIt is obvious to people who are aware of mass surveillance that we all are being watched. Anything digital is swept up, made Google-like searchable, connected to others and also events, regardless whether those connections are relevant or not. We talk about our usual Minnesota tech stories but in our other top tech stories was one that caught...  [Read More...]It is obvious to people who are aware of mass surveillance that we all are being watched. Anything digital is swept up, made Google-like searchable, connected to others and also events, regardless whether those connections are relevant or not. We talk about our usual Minnesota tech stories but in our other top tech stories was one that caught...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 390 – Hackers for Rudy https://minnov8.com/2017/01/14/minnov8-gang-390-hackers-rudy/ Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:48:33 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10099 [Read More...]]]> Hackers around the world are undoubtedly cheering the appointment of Rudy Giuliani as an advisor to the president on cyber security for the upcoming Trump administration.

For anyone following this pick by Trump, a sad (but still amusing) story appeared shortly after it was discovered that Trump’s cybersecurity advisor choice, Rudy Giuliani, was running an easily hackable website for his “security” firm Guiliani Partners. (Note: As of late yesterday the website is offline). For more on this embarrassing, public revelation see Rudy Guiliani is an absurd choice to defend the US from hackers as well as this tweet stream about what was found out before the site was taken down.

The pick of Guiliani as head of cybersecurity does make sense, however, when you consider what President-elect Trump said in the last debate about cyber security. Perhaps Trump’s 10 year old son may end up as another one of his “cyber” advisors?

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Sometime Ragtime by Nekonohige under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 44:20 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noHackers around the world are undoubtedly cheering the appointment of Rudy Giuliani as an advisor to the president on cyber security for the upcoming Trump administration. For anyone following this pick by Trump, a sad (but still amusing) story appeared shortly after it was discovered that Trump’s cybersecurity advisor choice, Rudy Giuliani, was running an easily hackable website...  [Read More...]Hackers around the world are undoubtedly cheering the appointment of Rudy Giuliani as an advisor to the president on cyber security for the upcoming Trump administration. For anyone following this pick by Trump, a sad (but still amusing) story appeared shortly after it was discovered that Trump’s cybersecurity advisor choice, Rudy Giuliani, was running an easily hackable website...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 389 – A Carnival In An Open Field Staffed By Drunk Orphans https://minnov8.com/2017/01/07/minnov8-gang-389-carnival-open-field-staffed-drunk-orphans/ Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:46:15 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10087 [Read More...]]]> One of the stories we discovered this past week was this amusing one in New York Magazine about Joel Johnson‘s adventure moving from MacOS to Windows 10 and what he thinks about both platforms. In a nutshell he describes the two this way: “If MacOS is a sterile art gallery, Windows is a carnival in an open field staffed by drunk orphans.” Listen to the podcast for this story, and many more, in this week’s show.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Stormy Blues by Arne Bang Huseby under a CC by 4.0 License

The Podcast

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Other Top Tech Stories
Cool Thing of the Week

l-r: Motiv Ring; Sleep Number 360; Steadicam Volt

Upcoming Events
]]> Minnov8 Gang full 41:14 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noOne of the stories we discovered this past week was this amusing one in New York Magazine about Joel Johnson‘s adventure moving from MacOS to Windows 10 and what he thinks about both platforms. In a nutshell he describes the two this way: “If MacOS is a sterile art gallery, Windows is a carnival in an open field staffed...  [Read More...]One of the stories we discovered this past week was this amusing one in New York Magazine about Joel Johnson‘s adventure moving from MacOS to Windows 10 and what he thinks about both platforms. In a nutshell he describes the two this way: “If MacOS is a sterile art gallery, Windows is a carnival in an open field staffed...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 388 – Our 2017 Crystal Ball Predictions https://minnov8.com/2016/12/30/minnov8-gang-388-2017-crystal-ball-predictions/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:05:48 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10079 [Read More...]]]> It’s our annual predictions show and, while we cover a handful of Minnesota and other top tech stories this past week, we focus on our “hits and misses” from predicting 2016 and then jump in to our 2017 prognostications.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Everyday I Have the Blues by Ike Rock and Blues under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
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Our 2017 Predictions

Listen to the podcast for our 2016 recap as well as our specific 2017 predictions.


Zoltar is from the movie BIG with Tom Hanks. Disclaimer: None of our predictions were made using this or any other fortune teller-like technology, though Phil may have consulted his magic toad.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 57:04 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noIt’s our annual predictions show and, while we cover a handful of Minnesota and other top tech stories this past week, we focus on our “hits and misses” from predicting 2016 and then jump in to our 2017 prognostications. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson Music: Everyday I Have the Blues by Ike Rock and Blues under...  [Read More...]It’s our annual predictions show and, while we cover a handful of Minnesota and other top tech stories this past week, we focus on our “hits and misses” from predicting 2016 and then jump in to our 2017 prognostications. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson Music: Everyday I Have the Blues by Ike Rock and Blues under...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 387 – sNOw Emergency https://minnov8.com/2016/12/17/minnov8-gang-387-snow-emergency/ Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:00:35 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10057 [Read More...]]]> This week’s snow emergency turned in to a ‘no’ emergency in our view, but if you live in a place where towing cars is a much-needed winter activity then you should listen to our discussion about Julio Ojeda-Zapata‘s article regarding Apps keep you abreast of snow parking, assuming they’re up to date. You might want to download one of them!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Crawdad by Ernie Lewis under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Other Top Tech Stories
Cool Thing of the Week

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 48:07 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noThis week’s snow emergency turned in to a ‘no’ emergency in our view, but if you live in a place where towing cars is a much-needed winter activity then you should listen to our discussion about Julio Ojeda-Zapata‘s article regarding Apps keep you abreast of snow parking, assuming they’re up to date. You might want to download one of them! Hosts: Steve...  [Read More...]This week’s snow emergency turned in to a ‘no’ emergency in our view, but if you live in a place where towing cars is a much-needed winter activity then you should listen to our discussion about Julio Ojeda-Zapata‘s article regarding Apps keep you abreast of snow parking, assuming they’re up to date. You might want to download one of them! Hosts: Steve...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 386 – Vintage Jewelry Meets VR https://minnov8.com/2016/12/10/minnov8-gang-386-vintage-jewelry-meets-vr/ Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:27:30 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10047 [Read More...]]]> This week we interview Katie Jones from Atique to learn more about their combination of vintage jewelry and virtual reality. We also run-down the week’s tech news including Julio’s picks for Minnesota-made holiday tech gifts, A Klingon Christmas Carol and why everyone should have a Ring doorbell.

Hosts: Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Steve Borsch is off this week)
Music: Wings by Nicolai Heidlas under a CC by 4.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

Katie JonesThis Week’s Guest
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Cool Thing of the Week

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 47:48 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noThis week we interview Katie Jones from Atique to learn more about their combination of vintage jewelry and virtual reality. We also run-down the week’s tech news including Julio’s picks for Minnesota-made holiday tech gifts, A Klingon Christmas Carol and why everyone should have a Ring doorbell. Hosts: Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata...  [Read More...]This week we interview Katie Jones from Atique to learn more about their combination of vintage jewelry and virtual reality. We also run-down the week’s tech news including Julio’s picks for Minnesota-made holiday tech gifts, A Klingon Christmas Carol and why everyone should have a Ring doorbell. Hosts: Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 385 – Phil’s Booth https://minnov8.com/2016/12/03/minnov8-gang-385-phils-booth/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:16:52 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10034 [Read More...]]]> phils-booth_mainPhil is our resident superhero and his Cool Thing of the Week is a classic phone booth for his team at the wide-open and cavernous Minneapolis BuzzFeed office. While he claims it’s for them to have privacy for phone calls, Tim and I know the real reason he bought it and it’s depicted in this week’s show cover art.  😉

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
Music: Down in the Hole by DJ Ecklectic Mick under a CC by 3.0 License

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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
Other Top Tech Stories
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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 57:07 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noPhil is our resident superhero and his Cool Thing of the Week is a classic phone booth for his team at the wide-open and cavernous Minneapolis BuzzFeed office. While he claims it’s for them to have privacy for phone calls, Tim and I know the real reason he bought it and it’s depicted in this week’s show cover art....  [Read More...]Phil is our resident superhero and his Cool Thing of the Week is a classic phone booth for his team at the wide-open and cavernous Minneapolis BuzzFeed office. While he claims it’s for them to have privacy for phone calls, Tim and I know the real reason he bought it and it’s depicted in this week’s show cover art....  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 384 – ‘Ya, You Betcha: MN Loves the Internet https://minnov8.com/2016/11/19/minnov8-gang-384-ya-betcha-mn-loves-internet/ Sat, 19 Nov 2016 17:43:09 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10020 [Read More...]]]> lov-internet_mainDid you know that Minnesota is the state with the highest rate of internet usage? We didn’t. Must be the combination of smart people and high number of months each year spent mainly indoors! Hat tip to our friend over at Blandin on Broadband, Ann Treacy, who highlighted this statistic in this post. The Gang chats about this and more on this week’s show.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 35:57 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noDid you know that Minnesota is the state with the highest rate of internet usage? We didn’t. Must be the combination of smart people and high number of months each year spent mainly indoors! Hat tip to our friend over at Blandin on Broadband, Ann Treacy, who highlighted this statistic in this post. The Gang chats about this and...  [Read More...]Did you know that Minnesota is the state with the highest rate of internet usage? We didn’t. Must be the combination of smart people and high number of months each year spent mainly indoors! Hat tip to our friend over at Blandin on Broadband, Ann Treacy, who highlighted this statistic in this post. The Gang chats about this and...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 383 – Will Tech Experience a Trump Effect? https://minnov8.com/2016/11/12/minnov8-gang-383-will-tech-experience-trump-effect/ Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:52:25 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=10011 [Read More...]]]> tech-trump_mainTuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 50:43 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noTuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott...  [Read More...]Tuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 382 – Gov is Sure About MNSure Robocallers https://minnov8.com/2016/11/05/minnov8-gang-382-gov-sure-mnsure-robocallers/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:04:23 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9995 [Read More...]]]> mnsure_mainWe kickoff the show about MNSure‘s rough start this past week and how Governor Mark Dayton said it was due to robocallers tying up phone lines. Though we have little evidence to the contrary, we’re not so sure that was the issue.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 39:08 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noWe kickoff the show about MNSure‘s rough start this past week and how Governor Mark Dayton said it was due to robocallers tying up phone lines. Though we have little evidence to the contrary, we’re not so sure that was the issue. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson Music: Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia by The Bottoms Up...  [Read More...]We kickoff the show about MNSure‘s rough start this past week and how Governor Mark Dayton said it was due to robocallers tying up phone lines. Though we have little evidence to the contrary, we’re not so sure that was the issue. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson Music: Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia by The Bottoms Up...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 381 – Doing the Dongle https://minnov8.com/2016/10/29/minnov8-gang-381-dongle/ Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:18:43 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9991 [Read More...]]]> dongles_mainThis week Apple announced new MacBook Pros and one takeaway was what BGR wrote about in You’ll need $250 in dongles to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro. Yes, if you do buy the new MacBook Pro you’ll likely need A LOT of dongles!

The Gang discusses dongles and much more on this week’s show.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 48:29 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noThis week Apple announced new MacBook Pros and one takeaway was what BGR wrote about in You’ll need $250 in dongles to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro. Yes, if you do buy the new MacBook Pro you’ll likely need A LOT of dongles! The Gang discusses dongles and much more on this week’s show. Hosts:...  [Read More...]This week Apple announced new MacBook Pros and one takeaway was what BGR wrote about in You’ll need $250 in dongles to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro. Yes, if you do buy the new MacBook Pro you’ll likely need A LOT of dongles! The Gang discusses dongles and much more on this week’s show. Hosts:...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 380 – IoT’s Yin & Yang https://minnov8.com/2016/10/22/minnov8-gang-380-iots-yin-yang/ Sat, 22 Oct 2016 19:17:49 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9984 [Read More...]]]> yin-yang_mainIn Chinese philosophy and religion there are two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things. This week we experienced both with the Internet of Things (IoT): The massive distributed denial of service on Friday was definitely ‘yin’ and today’s IoTHackday was definitely a positive and bright ‘yang’.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 37:39 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noIn Chinese philosophy and religion there are two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things. This week we experienced both with the Internet of Things (IoT): The massive distributed denial of service on Friday was definitely ‘yin’ and today’s...  [Read More...]In Chinese philosophy and religion there are two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things. This week we experienced both with the Internet of Things (IoT): The massive distributed denial of service on Friday was definitely ‘yin’ and today’s...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 379 – Hacking the Internet of Things https://minnov8.com/2016/10/15/minnov8-gang-379-hacking-internet-things/ Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:49:43 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9955 [Read More...]]]> iothackday_mainOne of the most interesting Internet of Things (IoT) events of the year is IoTHackday, a fun, FREE day that brings together teams, novel ideas, and an entrepreneurial spirit to dream up and build cool new devices to solve everyday problems.

Teams form, submit their ideas ahead of the event, and hack for 12 hours. The public is invited to attend at the end of the day at 8pm, vote for their favorite teams. Top teams receive hardware and prizes!

Justin Grammens is our guest this week (see profile below) and he tells all about IoTHackday, an event started with Patrick Delaney, and one you will definitely want to attend.

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This Week’s Guest: Justin Grammens

justin-grammensJustin Grammens is a founding partner of Lab 651, building the next generation of connected devices, owner of Recursive Awesome, an IoT data analytics consulting company and publisher of IoT Weekly, a publication covering current trends on the Internet of Things.

He is also a co-founder of IoTFuse, a 501(c)(3) non-profit to advance the Internet of Things, and an adjunct professor teaching a graduate level course on the Internet of Things at the University of Saint Thomas.

In addition to all of that we’re told Justin occasionally sleeps and, when not doing so, is a devoted husband as well as a great father to two young boys.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 56:58 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noOne of the most interesting Internet of Things (IoT) events of the year is IoTHackday, a fun, FREE day that brings together teams, novel ideas, and an entrepreneurial spirit to dream up and build cool new devices to solve everyday problems. Teams form, submit their ideas ahead of the event, and hack for 12 hours. The public is...  [Read More...]One of the most interesting Internet of Things (IoT) events of the year is IoTHackday, a fun, FREE day that brings together teams, novel ideas, and an entrepreneurial spirit to dream up and build cool new devices to solve everyday problems. Teams form, submit their ideas ahead of the event, and hack for 12 hours. The public is...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 378 – “Cloud” is the Answer https://minnov8.com/2016/10/07/minnov8-gang-378-cloud-answer/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 19:34:27 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9939 [Read More...]]]> cloud_mainWe cover the usual Minnesota tech stories as well as other top ones, but our guest this week is all about the cloud. Tom Iverson is an Enterprise Solutions Consultant with a Minneapolis firm and we dig in to questions about cloud computing and why it’s the answer.

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This Week’s Guest – Tom Iverson

tom-iversonTom Iverson (LinkedIn) is an Enterprise Solutions Consultant with RBA, Inc., a firm specializing in Cloud, DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management, custom software development, and integration. The firm is a national digital and technology consultancy based in Minneapolis and they’ve been recognized as one of the nation’s fastest growing private companies and consistently named a Best Place to Work.

We discuss RBA’s focus, the acceleration in cloud solutions, spend some time on cloud security, and chat a bit about their client base.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 42:02 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noWe cover the usual Minnesota tech stories as well as other top ones, but our guest this week is all about the cloud. Tom Iverson is an Enterprise Solutions Consultant with a Minneapolis firm and we dig in to questions about cloud computing and why it’s the answer. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson...  [Read More...]We cover the usual Minnesota tech stories as well as other top ones, but our guest this week is all about the cloud. Tom Iverson is an Enterprise Solutions Consultant with a Minneapolis firm and we dig in to questions about cloud computing and why it’s the answer. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 377 – Don’t Hire Me Bro! https://minnov8.com/2016/10/01/minnov8-gang-377-dont-hire-bro/ Sat, 01 Oct 2016 16:24:49 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9915 [Read More...]]]> dont-hire-me-bro_mainYou may remember the protestor at Secretary John Kerry’s talk at U of Florida and that guy wouldn’t leave so the cops Tased him as he yelled out, “Don’t tase me, bro!!” The video of the guy screaming that out became an internet meme in 2007 and so it was the first thing that came to mind when we discussed one of our first Minnesota tech stories called High-tech Talent Grab. The focus of the story was about Twin Cities companies essentially being raided for their tech talent.

But is that apparent tech-talent-raiding a good thing or a bad one? Is it really happening? Find out what’s really going on in this week’s show.

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 51:36 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noYou may remember the protestor at Secretary John Kerry’s talk at U of Florida and that guy wouldn’t leave so the cops Tased him as he yelled out, “Don’t tase me, bro!!” The video of the guy screaming that out became an internet meme in 2007 and so it was the first thing that came to...  [Read More...]You may remember the protestor at Secretary John Kerry’s talk at U of Florida and that guy wouldn’t leave so the cops Tased him as he yelled out, “Don’t tase me, bro!!” The video of the guy screaming that out became an internet meme in 2007 and so it was the first thing that came to...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web Minnov8 Gang 376 – Down the Well https://minnov8.com/2016/09/23/minnov8-gang-376-well/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:51:42 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=9899 [Read More...]]]> down-the-well-mainPhil Wilson, aka “Mr. Acoustics“, comes to us from the Minneapolis BuzzFeed office conference room. As a former radio DJ, Phil knows a thing or two about good acoustics, microphones, and sounding your best. THAT is why it’s so fun to tease him about his “down the well” acoustics this week!  😉

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]]> Minnov8 Gang full 36:16 steve@minnov8.com (Minnov8 Gang)noPhil Wilson, aka “Mr. Acoustics“, comes to us from the Minneapolis BuzzFeed office conference room. As a former radio DJ, Phil knows a thing or two about good acoustics, microphones, and sounding your best. THAT is why it’s so fun to tease him about his “down the well” acoustics this week!  😉 Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim...  [Read More...]Phil Wilson, aka “Mr. Acoustics“, comes to us from the Minneapolis BuzzFeed office conference room. As a former radio DJ, Phil knows a thing or two about good acoustics, microphones, and sounding your best. THAT is why it’s so fun to tease him about his “down the well” acoustics this week!  😉 Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim...  [Read More...]Minnesota,technology,innovation,web