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Hi-Def TV programming, Google Voice, Competitive Industry of E-Books, Education and Technology
News, tips and information impacting your life through technology.
Show Notes Episode 6
News Flash
– Official Google Voice App Blocked from App Store
– Sprint to Purchase Virgin Mobile USA
– Financial Times confirms Apple ‘iTablet’ rumor
Topics
1. Hi-Def TV programming and paying more
2. Google Voice
3. Competitive Industry of E-Books: Amazon, B&N, Sony
4. E-Book readers: Kindle, Kindle DX, Sony E-Book reader
Question from Winforums
Question: There are many third party products to clean and enhance Windows performance. I’m a new user to Mac, what is available to achieve these results on a Mac?
Answer: The answer is you don’t need any. There are third party tools available, but you don’t need to run them. Mac’s don’t fragment nor have a registry which might require cleaning. I would recommend however, and application removal tool like App Cleaner instead of draging the application to the trash. This will ensure removal all associated files. Otherwise, just let your Mac run its course.
Discussion of the Cast
Education and Technology
Digital Divide: Defined as those that have or do not have access to technology. When one uses technology, the quality and quantity of usage greatly matters. Government and business should address this cooperatively. This trend is noticeable in our own communities. Thoughts on what we (you, me, community, schools, govt, business) can do the decrease the gap that exists. Should this be of any great concern to us?
Tip or Item of Interest
Steve – Books by Don Tapscott: Growing Up Digital: The rise of the next generation (1996) and Grown up Digital: How the next generation is changing your world (2008) Survival in a digital world:
Mikee – Live Kick
Dave – Technology and Going Green
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Targeted Billboard Ads And Outdoor Tech With Kids
Billboards may never be the same, USA customs wants your social media handles, outdoor technology with kids, and user interfaces and human nature. In Japan, a camera on the billboard looks hundreds of meters down the road to identify vehicles and present a corresponding advertisement. The US Customs and Border Protection agency is looking to add a request to gather social media handles from travelers. With summer here, you may want to try heading outside with the kids by flying a drone and getting into geocaching may be the trick.
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IBM PC Introduced 37 Years Ago, Snapchat Dysmorphic Disorder, and Tribal Communities Fight for Broadband
On Episode 412 of The Waves of Tech, we are covering the old and the new in technology. The IBM PC – Model 5150 – was introduced 37 years ago and we explain its lasting impact on the personal computing marketplace. Plastic surgeons across America are reporting higher than average requests from patients to receive surgery to look more like the filtering options in apps like Snapchat and Instagram. The FCC lost a court battle as the agency attempted to eliminate a $25 Internet and phone service subsidy provided to the tribal communities and small regional carriers. And beware of your Craigslist postings, as people are finding new places to squat and also posing as property owners for rental transactions. Modern Issues. Modern Discussions. Enjoy the podcast and continue to ride…The Waves of Tech.
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Google Provides World Cup Venue Views
On the show we dive into Halt & Catch Fire, the latest show from AMC. Google provides a new view of World Cup venues and GoDaddy files a $100M IPO. Also, Apple is showing signs of new ideas and people have an online shopping abandonment issue.