Cloud Coverage 2009

Welcome to the first IMI TechTalk with Tom D'Auria for 2010. Producer, Eric Johnson fills in for Tom who will be back next week.

We start this year with a topic that really gained ground and started to take form in 2009 - Cloud Computing. We look back at two shows - our Aug 9 show with Amy Wohl and our July 12 show with Shelly Palmer. Two great guests and two great shows to start off another great year.

Be sure to visit imitechtalk.com to listen or download these shows or any of our others from 2009 - including more on Cloud Computing.

We are glad to have you back and look forward to having you again next week. Don't forget to go to imitechtalk.com for info on these shows and much more. Thanks for stopping by.

There will not be a Week in Review post on Monday, but we will resume our regular schedule next week with a show update on Thursday. Happy 2010!

December 27-Get Out of the Way! It's 2010!

Tech Talk hopes that everyone had a wonderful holiday, and still a great new year to come. Our guest, Kevin Mahon, stopped by this past Sunday to talk about "How Businesses Can Prepare for Web Traffic in 2010." It is available for download HERE.

Here are the stories feature in our Week In Review:

• Hacked Wiimote Makes Super Scientific Sensor- Gizmodo- [JUMP]
• 22 Million Bush-Era Emails Found- Philadelphia Enquirer- [JUMP]
• NYC's Best-App Contest Opens For Worldwide Voting- Wired- [JUMP]
• Cowboy Stadium 3D Scoreboard Experiment Doesn't Go So Well, Turned Off In Less Than Seven Minutes- Engadget- [JUMP]
• Kill Slightly Fewer Trees By Leaving Junk Mail Lists- Consumerist- [JUMP]

Stop by on Thursday for our show description post, and have a great new year!

See you on the other side...

December 20- Week In Review

The show on Social Media Metrics was one that is definitely worth downloading. The show is ready for DOWNLOAD.

Here are the stories featured in this Week In Review portion of the show:

• Students Can Enter Virtual World To Test School Design- BBC News- [JUMP]
• For Bicyclists Needing A Boost, This Wheel May Help- NY Times- [JUMP]
• New York Gets Its First Solar EV Charging Station, You Can't Use It- Engadget- [JUMP]
• Congress, Would You Please Turn That TV add down!- Yahoo Finance- [JUMP]
• Comcast Targets ESPN By Streaming Pro Sports Games- Business Week- [JUMP]

Thank you for all of your support and come back on Thursday for the upcoming show post!

December 20- Social Media Metrics

Jim Sterne stops by this week to talk about the in's and out's of Social Media- how to use it, what to use it for, and how it can change your business. It is a show that can be very beneficial to apply this topic in the business world, and suggest you don't miss it!

Jim Sterne is an international consultant who focuses on measuring the value of the Web as a medium for creating and strengthening customer relationships. Sterne has written eight books on using the Internet for marketing, produces the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit www.emetrics.org and is Founding President and current Chairman of the Web Analytics Association www.WebAnalyticsAssociation.or.

The show will air this Sunday at 5 pm EST | 3 pm MST on KFNX- 1100 in the Greater Phoenix area and also on this link.

Thanks for the support and don't miss out!

Show to air at 2pm EST | 12pm MST on Sunday

KFNX is airing the Arizona Cardinal football game during our normal time slot this weekend.

Please set your alarms to listen to the show at 2pm EST | 12pm MST

Or you can get it now!

INTEROP NYC 2009 - From the floor of the Javits Center

We sent Tom on a mission to track down what was happening at INTEROP that our listeners needed to know about. Boy, did he brings us back some good stuff. We have great summaries of the sessions we were able to attend and interviews with some of the exhibitors that caught our eye on the floor.

For the first time in TechTalk's history, we are releasing a show here before it airs on KFNX. Get ahead of the curve and LISTEN/DOWNLOAD it RIGHT NOW! Happy Holidays. The show will air

INTEROP Segments [Live from the floor]
Session Summaries
-Positioning the Enterprise for Growth
-Cover your assets: Real Time Security
-Green IT: Start Saving Money

Exhibitors we spoke with
-Matthew from I2Y: www.i2y.com or www.stupidcancer.com
-Andre from Meetup: www.meetup.com
- iContact (Email marketing simplified): www.icontact.com
-Jamie Darby&Darby Intellectual Property: www.darbylaw.com
-Eric & Sharon from NetSupport (Software to keep your staff happy): www.netsupport-inc.com

-Michael from LifeSize Communications: www.lifesize.com


Our WIR covered:
-Wrap'top Laptop


-GAO: Security agency is making progress, but still falling short [NextGov]

- Tracking a million converstations [Forbes]


We will keep you up to date on our next show! Have a great weekend and let us know what oyu think by email or on twitter [@imitechtalk].

Thanks to Joy and Natalia from INTEROP. We look forward to working with you guys again!

December 6- Week In Review

This week's show with Keith Shaw from Network World was another great one. If you have any questions for Keith, feel free to email him at kshaw@nww.com or find him on twitter, @shawkeith.

Here are the stories featured in the Week In Review portion of the show:

• Toyota's Sudden Acceleration- LA Times- [JUMP]
• Office 2010 Ship Date Revealed- Information Week- [JUMP]
• How To Make Quality Comments, Earn A Star and Be A Hero- Gizmodo- [JUMP]
• Square iPhone Payment System Gets Itself A Website, Showcased In Public- Engadget- [JUMP]
• For $150, Cisco Routers Will Play Flip Videos On Your TV- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Equipment & Components: Gym and Arena- Athletic Business- [JUMP]
• An Energy Answer In The Shale Below- Washington Post- [JUMP]

Stop by on Thursday for the upcoming show post... Thanks for the support!

December 6- 'Tis the Season

This Sunday, our annual guest, Keith Shaw, stops by to tell us what is hot for 2010. Specifically, he points out certain products that are going to be top sellers for '10 and what all they can do.

Keith Shaw is the Cool Tools columnist for Network World Magazine and its Web site, networkworld.com He has been obsessed with gadgets since the 1970s, and has been in technology journalism for more than 10 years. This is also the 10^th anniversary of his Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide, which highlights the best gadgets and devices for the holiday season.

It airs SUNDAY on KFNX-1100 at 5 pm EST/ 3 pm MST in the Greater Phoenix Area and can be streamed LIVE at this same time from this link.

Don't miss the show and come back on Monday for the Week In Review portion of our show.

Thanks for the support!

November 29- Week In Review and More!

This week's show [DOWNLOAD/LISTEN] was recorded at GovTech 2009 hosted at the Brooklyn Marriot, and had some great stories for the Week In Review portion of the segment.

Here are the stories featured in this week's show:

• Newly Declassified Files Detail Massive FBI Data-Mining Project- Wired- [JUMP]
• 3D Televisions Expected In Homes In 2010- CNN News- [JUMP]
• 'Net Neutrality' Rules Attacked- BBC News- [JUMP]
• The US Open Fan Experience Goes High Tech- NY1- [JUMP]

Other News:

Hudson Valley Regional Council, the Environment Finance Center and S3 Consulting announce GREEN2010 Conference.

The Hudson Valley Regional Council has teamed up with S3 Consulting, the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University, and Schein Media Green Business + Careers to host a day-long conference on the future of the Green Economy in the Hudson Valley. The event is scheduled for Friday December 4th and will be hosted by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies at their state-of-the-art meeting facility in Millbrook, New York.

For more information and registration information, check out the link: [JUMP]

Thanks for stopping by and come back Thursday for more information about our upcoming shows.

November 29 - GovTech 2009

This week's show [DOWNLOAD/LISTEN] is one of two upcoming 'TechTalk on the Road' shows. This week, Tom joins the GovTech 2009 event at the Brooklyn Marriott. Find out more about GovTech at www.govtech.com

We started 2009 with our coverage from the 2008 event. Once again, we're glad Sal joined us as well as Craig Hannah from EMC and Henry Jackson from the Office of Emergency Management.

The show will air Sunday at 5 pm EST | 3 MST & be ready for download or delivery to your inbox by Monday.

Our second 'TechTalk on the Road' with our coverage from the floor at the INTEROP NYC show. We are thinking about making it available online before it airs on KFNX. What do you think?

November 22- Week In Review

This week Tony and Tom looked at the "Insider Security Threat". We hope you enjoyed it. If you missed it, DOWNLOAD/LISTEN now.

Also, be sure to send a recovering soldier a holiday wish this year

Now for the stories in the Week In Review portion of the show:

• Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds- Information Week- [JUMP]
• Solutions Are Designed to Boost Network Performance and Security- Information Week- [JUMP]
• Interop Conference: Cloud-Computing Technology or Business Strategy?- Inside Interop Blog- [JUMP]
• Interop Report: Cloud Communications- NoJitter.com- [JUMP]
• Web 2.0 Expo- O'Reilly Warns of Web War- Information Week- [JUMP]

Thanks so much for all of the support and we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 22- "The Insider Security Threat"

Long time guest on the show, Tony Bradley stops by to talk about "The Enemy Within: The Insider Security Threat". He talks on where threats come from in companies and how companies can combine security and productivity in an efficient state.

The Week In Review portion of the show will also be dedicated to Interop NYC that is being held this week at the Javitis Center.

Tony is the 'Chief' Product analyst for Zecurion and is a syndicated writer for PC World. Tony has also been recognized by the Microsoft MVP Program for the past four years.

Tony always brings a great topic for the show, so do not miss it.

The show will air this Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5 pm EST/ 3 pm MST on KFNX- 1100 in the Greater Phoenix area and can be streamed at this same time from this link.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the show!

November 15- Week In Review

Our show this past week was on the topic "How Young Generations Are Revolutionizing Retail" with our guest, Kit Yarrow. The show is available for listening by looking at this right side of this page and clicking the play button.

Now, for the stories featured in this Week In Review. The stories this week are dedicated to INTEROP NYC, especially what all will be going on during this event:

• Keynote Speakers at INTEROP 2009 NYC- Interop- [JUMP]
• Riverbed Embraces the Cloud at Interop NYC 2009- CNN News- [JUMP]
• Vyatta's Dave Roberts to Speak at Interop New York on "Breakthrough Network Technologies"- Marketwire- [JUMP]
• Attendees Ready to Spend at Interop New York- Earth Times- [JUMP]

Thanks for stopping by and encourage you to come back on Thursday for the show description of next week's show!

Fake IRS Email Scam

Fake IRS Email Scam – Underreported Income

Author: Thomas Ajava

If there is one agency everyone responds to, it is the IRS. Scammers know this and have developed a host of campaigns using the name of the agency to sucker taxpayers into releasing information. A new email scam uses the threat of underreported income to get consumers to download a malicious file.

The IRS has been trumpeting its efforts to close the tax gap. Depending on the year, the agency estimates that between $300 and $450 billion dollars in tax revenue goes uncollected. One of the primary reasons is the underreporting of income by taxpayers. The email scam currently circulating uses this issue as its basis.

The scam comes to your email box from a purported IRS email address. The subject line of the email states “unreported/underreported income [Fraud Application]”. The body of the email then states that you’ve underreported income and refers to a unidentified part of your recent tax return which is supposedly attached to the email. You are then supposed to download the attachment to verify it. As you can probably already guess, the download is a malicious file.

The IRS has come a long way when it comes to the digital age. That being said, the agency is very old school when it comes to dealing with taxpayer issues. By this, I mean that the agency never sends notices of action to taxpayers by email. Everything is sent by snail mail with most of the notices automatically being kicked out by a computer. If you ever get an email from the IRS, you can usually assume it is a fake. If you have any doubts as to its legitimacy, you can just pick up the phone and call the IRS to ask if you’ve been sent anything.

The new IRS email scam plays on the fear taxpayers have of the agency. Don’t be a sucker. Ignore it and don’t reward such conduct.

About the Author:

Thomas Ajava writes for PersonalIncomeTaxLawyersCharlotteNorthCarolina.com - locate personal income tax lawyers in Charlotte, North Carolina 24/7.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Fake IRS Email Scam – Underreported Income

November 15- Waiting on the World to Change

Kit Yarrow stops by this week with host, Tom D'Auria, to discuss "How Young Generations Are Revolutionizing Retail." Specifically, Kit pays attention to what younger generations are drawn to buying, why this is, and is technology having an impact on this. Kit Yarrow chairs the Psychology Department of San Francisco-based Golden Gate University, where she has a joint appointment as a professor of psychology and marketing.

The show will air this Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 2 pm EST/ 12 pm MST.

Listen on KFNX- 1100 in Phoenix, AZ or stream LIVE at this same time on this link.

Also, our Week In Review will dedicated to what is coming up and what is will be coming out of INTEROP NYC.

November 8- Week In Review

Shashi Bellamkonda stopped by and gave a wonderful show on "How to Get More Business Using Social Media". The show was great and will be available for download shortly.

The stories featured in the Week In Review portion of the show this week were right in front of the reminder to send cards to the soldiers that are fighting for our freedom overseas. When doing your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to the following address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue,NW

Washington, DC 20307-500

Now, for the stories featured in the Week In Review portion of this show:

• More Tech For Older People- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Handset Hackers- BBC News- [JUMP]
• Friendsourcing the Quest for iPhone Apps- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Yanks Make Difference By Going Green- MLB.com-[JUMP]
• First Eco-Friendly Hospital Energy Plant Installed- Epoch Times-[JUMP]

Thanks for all the support and come back on Thursday for a precursor to this weeks show!

November 8- Time to Get to Business

Shashi Bellamkonda stops by this week with our host, Tom D'Auria, for a show about "Social Media Tools and How to Get More Business Using Them." In today's society, everyone wants their information quicker and easier to access. Shashi will let us know the tools required to get more business and the steps that need to be taken in order to achieve your goals.

Shashi Bellamkonda works at the heart of Web hosting company Network Solutions as the Director of Social Media with a unique business card title "Social Media Swami." In this leadership role he has helped Network Solutions aggressively move into the online space to actively listen to and interact with customers. This effort was rewarded when Network Solutions won the 2008 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Award for Online Reputation Management and the 2009 Gold Quill Award of Excellence in Social Media from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

The show will be one that you will not want to miss. It airs THIS Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 5 pm EST/3 pm MST on KFNX-1100 in the Greater Phoenix Area. And the show will also air live on this link if you are not in the Phoenix area but still want to hear the show.

Thanks for all your support and tune in!

November 1- Week In Review

Our November 1 show is ready for you to Download/Listen.

We are also excited to remind our Florida listeners about the FACUG's 2010 Conference At Sea. 

Don't forget to remember a recovering soldier when doing holiday cards this year.

Here are the links to last night week in review. We covered these stories right after Tom's kudos to Sony's customer service (they replaced his laptop and gave him a wireless mouse!). Tom must have listened to Gabe's guest segment on getting a resolution where everyone wins when dealing with Customer Service Reps. Find out more about Gabe and other stories from him on www.tiplet.com

Here are the stories featured in the Week In Review segment this week:

• White House Dumps Bush's CMS for Open Source- TG Daily- [JUMP]
• Tweeting From the Field:  Sports Meets Social Media- Ars Technia- [JUMP]
• Swimming of Just Wading in Technology- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Using a Cellphone Number to Pay for Virtual Goods- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Ogden Website Buys NYC Company- StandardNET- [JUMP]

Have a great week and check back Thursday for details about next Sunday's show!

Holiday Cards for Recovering Soldiers

When doing your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to the following address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue,NW

Washington, DC 20307-5001

Check back tomorrow to download/listen to the show. Have a great week.

November 1- Business Continuity and Remote Access

This week, our guest, Sunil Cherian, stops by to talk about the importance of "Business Continuity and Remote Access".  He is also talking about business continuity's importance in our country's economic status in today's society.

Mr. Cherian brings over 15 years experience in networking to his position as VP of Product Marketing at Array Networks. A member of the founding team at Array, Cherian has served as Sr. Director of Product Management, and Director of Engineering at Array.

Let's put it this way, with the combination a mustache that serious and it being Halloween, it's got to be a good show... so don't miss it.  The show will air this Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 3 pm MST/ 5 pm EST/ 4 pm CST on KFNX- 1100- Phoenix or you can stream it live from this link.

Also, don't forget that the time DOES change this Saturday at Midnight.  

Happy Halloween and thank you for all of your support!

October 25- Week In Review

The Arizona football game was in conflict with our schedule of this week's show.  However, here are the stories that would have been featured in this Week In Review portion of the show:

• Facebook and Twitter Users Beware: Crooks Are A Mouse Click Away- CNN News- [JUMP]
• Google Voice Voicemails Appearing in Public Search Results- Engadget- [JUMP]
• Gartner- Loosen Up On Social Networks, Security- CNET- [JUMP]
• Rutgers Stadium Receives New HD Football Display As A Part of 102 Million Euro Expansion- StadiaTech- [JUMP]
• NYC Sees Economic Gold In Green Jobs- Reuters- [JUMP]

Also, to add to the Week In Review post, here are a couple upcoming conferences that you might not want to miss:

New Media, New Networks:  The Evolution of Content on the Internet

In wake of the FCC Broadband NOI, broadband workshops on broadband, content and cybersecurity - as well as Genachowski’s recent announcement on net neutrality - several well-respected experts will gather to talk about their viewpoints on network policy - problems, opportunities and common ground. 


WHERE: George Washington University - 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor – Washington D.C. 
 
WHEN: Thursday, October 29th – 9am to 12pm ET 

You won't want to miss this!

Here are some more conferences to check out:

• GreenBuild Conference- Phoenix, AZ- Nov. 11-13- [JUMP] 
• Interop 2009 NYC- New York, NY (Javatis Center)- Nov. 16-20- [JUMP]
• CES New York Press Preview- New York, NY- Nov. 10- [JUMP]

Thanks for stopping by and come back on Thursday for the upcoming show post.

October 18- Week In Review

We hope you all enjoyed the show with Johanna Rothman [Download/Listen] over "Problems and Solutions with Multitasking". The Week in Review was from a previous show, so we are only posting the interview with Johanna. Despite the airlines best attempts to thwart our show, Tom was able to make it to the studio by the end of the first segment.

Listen to the show for details on how to reach Johanna or visit her on Twitter [@JohannaRothman].

And now, for the Week In Review stories that were originally scheduled for this week's show:

• Willie Nelson's Got a New Broadband Plan- Wired- [JUMP]
• The Web's Inventor Regrets One Small Thing- NY Times- [JUMP]
• 'Magnetic Electricity' Discovered- BBC News- [JUMP]
• Wind Reigns at City's Green 'Power Parks'- New York Post- [JUMP]
• FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Joins Impressive 2010 International CES Lineup- Reuters- [JUMP]

Check back Thursday for the show description for next week!

October 18- Who likes to Multitask?: Take 2

This week we have our guest Johanna Rothman returning to talk about "Problems and Solutions with Multitasking".  In everyday life, it seems like there isn't enough hours in the day.  Johanna tells us how to utilize the time we have, and what steps we can take to improve the technology we use to make things easier.  This will be a show that you do not want to miss.

She consults, speaks, and writes on managing high-technology product development. She enables managers, teams, and organizations to become more effective by applying her pragmatic approaches to the issues of project management, risk management, and people management.

The show will air this Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6 pm EDT/3 pm MST in the Greater Phoenix area.

And the show can be streamed live at the same time listed above from this link.

Stop by on Monday for our Week In Review post.

Thanks for the support!

October 11- Week In Review

This week we had technical difficulties with Dan, and we do apologize for this.  However, we do still have the stories that were going to be featured in our Week In Review:

• Federal Report Cities Design Flaws in Dallas Cowboys Practice Facility Collapse- Dallas News- [JUMP]
• Explore the New York City Which Could Have Been With The Phantom City iPhone App- Gizmodo- [JUMP]
• Google Targeted in Email Scam- BBC News- [JUMP]
• Tech Pioneers win 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics- CNET- [JUMP]
• Apple Resigns From Chamber Over Climate- NY Times- [JUMP]

Come back on Thursday for our show description post and get ready to tune in Sunday at 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST on KFNX 1100- Phoenix or stream it live on the internet.

Thanks for the support!

October 11- Surprises of Mobile Devices & Mobile Security

Dan Hoffman stops by to tell us about your mobile security and what all you can expect with mobile devices in this day and age.  Things change from year to year with technology, and Dan tells us what to expect for the future.

Dan is one of the world's leading mobile security experts, with over 15 years direct experience securing mobile technologies. He has gained his expertise throughout his career by holding a wide range of security positions with the United States Coast Guard, UUNET, MCI/WorldCom, DCN Technologies and Fiberlink Communications Corp. He is well-known for his live hacking demonstrations, videos and security articles, many of which have been included into the curriculum of Universities throughout the world.

The show will air this Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3 pm MST/ 6 pm EDT on KFNX-1100- Phoenix and will also be streamed live over the Internet from this link.

Thanks for stopping by and come back Monday for our Week In Review post.

Thanks for the support!

October 4- Week In Review

Gary was not able to make it to the show this week, and we were forced to run a pre-aired show.  However, this Sunday we will be bringing you a great show.  Come back Thursday for more information on the upcoming show.  

Here are the stories that would have been featured in our Week In Review:

• iPhone App Developer Jacks Your Phone Number to Pitch  You More Apps- Gizmodo- [JUMP]
• Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac Releasing October 2- Engadget- [JUMP]
• Despite Taunts from Rivals, Microsoft Security Entails is Solid- PC World- [JUMP]
• Poll Technia: iPhone Dropped Calls- Is 30% Normal? Defensible?- Ars Technia- [JUMP]
• 2014 Winter Olympic Stadium By Populous Will Have Crystalline Skin- Inhabitat- [JUMP]

Thanks for stopping by and, as always, thanks for the support!

October 4- Gary Arlen and Telecommunications

Gary Arlen stops by this week to tell us about "Telecommunications in Today's World".  Gary is the President of Arlen Communications Inc.For 20 years, Gary has accurately analyzed the emergence of new media and technologies, forecasting the evolution of customer-controlled video and data services.  Gary has published future-looking periodicals and consults for clients seeking strategic and business guidance in these fields.  His clients range from the National Football League, Sony Online Entertainment and Microsoft to GTECH, Into Networks, NBC Interactive, Intel plus media, entertainment, telecommunications and marketing firms and several interesting technology start-ups.

It will be a show that you will not want to miss.  

The show will air THIS Sunday at 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST on KFNX 1100 in the Phoenix area and can also be streamed at this same time on this link.

Also, get ready for lots of product reviews for the holiday seasons to see what hot products are in for 2009 and what is to come for 2010.

Monday, our Week In Review post will be up for all of the stories that are featured in this weeks show.

Thanks for the support!

September 28- Week In Review

This past Sunday, Thomas Eklund told us many interesting facts about "The Driving Force Behind Ethernet".  If you missed the show, and would like to hear it, the show will be available for download soon.

Now, for the Week In Review stories featured in this week's show:

• Newly Declassified Files Details Massive FBI- Data Mining Project- Wired- [JUMP]
• 3-D Television Expected to Come Into Living Rooms in 2010- CNN News- [JUMP]
• Net Neutrality Rules Attacked- BBC News- [JUMP]
• The US Open Fan Experience Goes High Tech- NY1- [JUMP]
• Time Warner Cable [Finally] Issues DOCSIS 3.0- DSL Reporters- [JUMP]

Come back on Thursday for the show description post.

Thanks for your support!

September 27- "What's Driving Ethernet Carriers?"

This week, our guest, Thomas Eklund, will tell us about "The Driving Force Behind Ethernet Carriers."  Thomas Eklund is the VP of Marketing and Business Development and founder of Xelerated.  Mr. Eklund brings over 13 years of experience in Ethernet Switching, Mobile Internet and IPv6. He is currently a member of the IPv6 Forum Technical Directorate and co-author of several IETF drafts. Eklund is responsible for Xelerated’s business development and for securing the company’s first tier-one customers. Prior to founding Xelerated, he held key positions as Systems Engineer at SwitchCore and Research Engineer at Ericsson Research. 

Mr. Eklund holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.  He has the experience to give you alot of good information for this show, so listen in. 

 The show will air on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST in the Greater Phoenix area on KFNX 1100.  The show can also be streamed live over the internet from this link. 

 Come back on Monday for the Week In Review post.  Thanks for the support!

Cardinal Game on in our Sunday Slot

The Arizona Cardinals will be on during our slot this week. We will be back next week with a new show. Keep on sending us tweets and emails with your Week In Review story suggestions and topic ideas.

Have a great weekend.

Sept. 13- Who Likes to Multitask

This week Johanna Rothman stops by to talk about "Problems and Solutions with Multitasking".  In everyday life, it seems like there isn't enough hours in the day.  Johanna tells us how to utilize the time we have, and what steps we can take to improve the technology we use to make things easier.

She consults, speaks, and writes on managing high-technology product development. She enables managers, teams, and organizations to become more effective by applying her pragmatic approaches to the issues of project management, risk management, and people management.

The show will air this Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 6 pm EDT/3 pm MST in the Greater Phoenix area.

And the show can be streamed live at the same time listed above from this link.

Stop by on Monday for our Week In Review post.

Thanks for the support!

September 6- Labor Day Weekend

Gone Fishing...or sailing...or...well, Tom does not tell us where he is going. Wherever it is, we hope he has fun and you do too. Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! We'll talk to you next week.

Here are a few stories to keep you caught up on the Week In Review:

• We Can Still Reach Your Laptop, but We Will Be Nicer About It- Gizmodo- [JUMP]
• Send Station's Latest Pocket Dock Is Slightly Larger Than A Penny, Has Much Better Audio Quality Than A Dime- Engadget- [JUMP]
• With Cowboy's New Owner Jerry Jones, Its All About the Bigger Screen- News OK- [JUMP]
• NYC To Track It's Building Inspectors With GPS- Sci-Tech-Today-[JUMP]

August 30- Week In Review

The show with Robert Hoekman Jr. was one that you will want to hear more than once.  The show will be available for download shortly.  

This week in our Week In Review portion, we not only had stories from this past week, but we also featured upcoming tech events that are going to be ones that you don't want to miss out on.  Here are the stories that we featured:

• UK Says Illegal Downloaders May Loose Web Access- Google News- [JUMP]
• Microsoft Delivers OneApp app Framework for Featurephones- USA Today- [JUMP]
• Apple Lifts Curtain on App Store Approvals- NY Times- [JUMP]
• For Cowboy Owner, Time to Go Back to the Video Drawing Board- NY Times- [JUMP]

Upcoming Conferences:

 

Mommy Tech Summit

Mommy Tech will take an in-depth look at the newest products and ideas for the burgeoning mom market.  The exhibit/conference will focus on the tools of the mommy trade, how to talk and listen to moms when building products, and how moms use tech to keep track of their busy lives. Conference: January 8, 2010

 

Higher Ed Tech Summit

Today’s college students are robust consumers of Information Age technologies. With a single keystroke they access information that would take hours to locate in a brick-and-mortar library, if it could be found at all. The Higher Ed Tech Summit will shine a spotlight on the key issues of high-tech higher education. Conference: January 8, 2010

 

Digital Health Summit

The dHealth Summit focuses on the convergence of technology and healthcare and how they provide solutions to many of the most vexing healthcare-related issues. Today’s generation of high-tech healthcare products and services will be the catalyst for better managed healthcare, patient/doctor communication, lowered costs for health insurance, and early prevention and detection.  Conference: January 9, 2010

As always, Thank you for your support!

August 30- Developing a User Experience Strategy

This week, our guest, Robert Hoekman, will stop by to tell us about "How to Develop a User Experience Strategy".

Robert Hoekman, Jr., is the author of Designing the Obvious (New Riders) and Designing the Moment (New Riders), and is the founder of Miskeeto, a user experience, usability, and training collective. Robert has worked with Seth Godin (Squidoo), Adobe, Automattic, United Airlines, DoTheRightThing.com, and countless others, and has spoken at many industry events, including An Event Apart, Web App Summit, SXSW, and Future of Web Design. Learn more about Robert through his blog at rhjr.net. The show airs on Sundays at 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST on KFNX- 1100 in the Greater Phoenix Area. Not in Phoenix or can't make it to your radio, stream the show from this link.

August 16- Week In Review

David Levy gave a great show about "The Advantages of Unified Messaging in an Enterprise".  To find out more info on David Levy, visit www.objectworld.com. 

Now, for the Week In Review:

• 3D Printers Make Manufacturing Accessible- Wired- [JUMP]
• Google Wants Testers for It's Latest Search Algorithm- Wired- [JUMP]
• Getting Your Wireless Network Up To Speed- NY Times- [JUMP]
• Schools Go Green, Save Green- Long Island Press- [JUMP]
• Scarlet Knights Add Seats in Football Stadium- SNY.tv- [JUMP]

Stop by on Thursday for the upcoming show post for Sunday.

Thanks for the support!

August 16- The Benefits of Unified Communications in an Enterprise

This Sunday, David Levy will tell us what are the pros and cons of Unified Communications in an Enterprise setting. He will also be telling us about the work that goes into setting it up for you company and how much of an advantage Unified Communications is for your company.

David is the Chief Operating Officer of Velatica, which acquired the assets of ObjectWorld in 2004. With 30 years of experience brought to the show for this topic, it will be one that you do not want to miss!

The show will air this Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST on KFNX-1100 in the Greater Phoenix area.

You can also stream the show live at the same time from this link.

Thanks for the support and stop by on Monday for our Week In Review post.

August 9- Week In Review

Amy Wohl gave us several bits of information about "Cloud Computing's Past and Future". The show will be availible for download shortly. For more information about Amy Wohl, check out the link------>[JUMP]

Now for out stories featured in the Week In Review:

• Google Muscling In On Microsoft Enterprise- Information Week- [JUMP]
• FedEx Plans Nations Largest Rooftop Solar Array-Reuters- [JUMP]
• Apple Dumps App. Developer and His 900+ Apps. From App. Store- Ars Technica- [JUMP]
• Recovery Act: Big Apple Expects Little Bite- Unstrung- [JUMP]
• Orlando Areana Rights Are All In The Family Naming- Orlando Sentinel- [JUMP]

Stop back by this Thursday to get some more information on our guest, David Levy.

Thanks for the support!

August 9- Cloud Computing: Past and Future

This week our guest, Amy Wohl, stops by to give us more insight about Cloud Computing. From where it came from to what can be expected from it in the future, Amy will tell us many facts that most don't know about Cloud Computing.

Amy Wohl, President of Wohl Associates, a consulting firm established in 1984 is the keynote speaker for the Computer Measurment Group annual conference- CMG '09. Wohl is a noted expert on the computer market and is also the author of the book How to Succeed at SaaS: Computing in the Clouds.

With these credentials, Amy will give us much information on Cloud Computing.

The show will air on Sunday, August 9, 2009 @ 6 pm EDT/ 3 pm MST on KFNX 1100- Phoenix, and can be streamed live from this link------>[JUMP]

August 2- Week In Review

We hope you all know what to look for now when it comes to "Getting The Most Out of Your Computer Resources" thanks to the help of our guest, Larry O'Conner. The show is available for download. For more information on Larry, check out his website: www.otherworldcomputing.com.

Now for the stories featured in this week's Week In Review segment:

• If Your Happy and You Know It, Tell Your Phone- NY Times- [JUMP]
• HP Dinged By Green Peace Over Enviro-Friendly Computers-Information Week-[JUMP]
• Apple Rejects Official Google Voice iPhone App.-Gizmodo-[JUMP]
• Amazing Stadium Has New Car Smell-Tulsa World-[JUMP]
• Verizon FiOS TV Celebrates Its First Year of Operation In New York City- PR News-[JUMP]

Come back on Thursday for a look at what is coming on the show this next week!

Thanks for the support!!

August 2- Today's Word Is Utilize

This week, Larry O'Conner stops by to tell us "How To Get The Most Out of Your Computer Resources." Larry is the founder, president, and Chief Operating Officer of Other World Computing, the leading provider of quality computer upgrade products and services for Macintosh users around the world. Our show, this week, will entail our Week In Review, and some tips on how to get the best upgrades for your computer on a restricted budget.

For more info on Larry, check out the link------>[JUMP]

The show will air this Sunday at 6 pm EDT/5 pm CDT/3 pm MST on KFNX-1100 in the Greater Phoenix area; the show can also be streamed lived at the same time listed above, by following this link [JUMP]

Come back on Monday for the Week In Review post!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

July 26- Week In Review

It was great to have Tony back on the show [Listen/Download]. We hope our PC users are more confident with the Windows 7 that is right for them when it drops on October 22. For more on Tony, head to www.tonybradley.com

Here are our stories that were featured in our Week-In Review:

• Wireless Power System Show Off-BBC News-[JUMP]
  
• Scientists Turn Used LCD's Into Medicine- itNEWS-[JUMP]
  
• Indian Farmers Use Mobil Phones To Control Irrigation-GoodGearGuide-[JUMP]
  
• Cloud Computing and Your Career- InfoWorld-[JUMP]
  
• NSA Using Cloud Model For Intelligence Sharing- Information Week- [JUMP]
  

Stop back on Thursday, for our upcoming show post with more information about our guest Larry O'Connor and topic details.

Be sure to tune in this upcoming Sunday at 6 pm EDT/3 pm MST.

Thanks for the support!

July 26- Windows 7: Coming to a PC Near You

This week, our favorite MS MVP & CISSP Tony Bradley brings us the timely info on the Microsoft new operating system. Our show "Windows 7: Coming Soon to a PC Near You" will give the when, where and why including a no nonsense breakdown of the different flavors that will be available. That along with the business case for the switch and more.

The show will air on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 6 pm EDT/3 pm MST on KFNX 1100 which airs in the Greater Phoenix area. If you are not in the Phoenix area but would like to hear the show, follow this link to stream the show on KFNX's live stream [JUMP]

We will post the show for download by Wednesday of next week - sign up for email delivery or RSS feeds of our blog posts and podcasts to get it fresh off the ether.

A little more about Tony:
Tony is author / co-author of 10 books, and hundreds of web and print articles. His areas of expertise are security, unified communications, Windows, and server virtualization.

Tony's Links
LinkedIn[JUMP]
Twitter [JUMP]

Co-author of Unified Communications for Dummies [JUMP] - coming November 2009

July 19- Week In Review

It was great to have Ermis on the show. It will help you manage your ascent into cloud computing. If you missed the show, here it is.

Here are the stories from the Week In Review:

• Tesla Goes Big Apple with Chelsea Showroom-Engadget-[JUMP]
• MS Office On The Web: What It Is and What It's Not- Webmonkey-[JUMP]
• Experts Call For Federal Wind Power Rush-Chron National- [JUMP]
• 49ers Detail Santa Clara Stadium Plans- BizJournal-[JUMP]
• Link Exchanges: The Poor Man's SEO-CNN News-[JUMP]

Be sure to tune in this upcoming Sunday, when guest Tony Bradley returns.

July 19- How to Manage Your Cloud Computing

For the show this week, Ermis Sfakiyanudis stops by to talk about "The Management of Cloud Computing". This week's show will accent last week's show great. Last week, Shelly gave us a thorough introduction to Cloud Computing. Now that you know what Cloud Computing is, you have to manage it...and that is what Ermis will be telling you about.

Ermis is an experienced executive and business leader who co-founded eTelemetry in 2004. He now serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to eTelemetry, Ermis founded Sigma Engineering in 1993 and saw a substantial amount of growth through the company while he was there.

The show will air this Sunday in the Greater Phoenix Area at 3 pm MST/ 6 pm EDT.

You can also stream the show live from this link at the time listed above--->[JUMP] If you can't catch it at that time, we will have it posted early next week.

Stop by on Monday for the Week In Review from the show.

Data.gov and NYC Data

Earlier today, we tweeted about Data.gov and Google's Public Policy blog. We decided to take a few minutes and try it for ourselves...and that is all it took. We downloaded the CSV from data.gov, uploaded & shared it with Google Fusion Tables and made a rudimentary bar chart.

Now, when these are in XML and can constantly update based on the most recent information with the ability to track changes, we will be cooking with [a trademarked vegetable fat]...but this is a great start. If you can make a bar chart in your favorite spreadsheet program AND upload a file to the internet, you are ready to go. Give it a try. Let us know what you create! You can't improve it if you can't track it...

We wanted to know what agencies were providing the most data ....here is Our First Data.gov chart and first use of Google's Fusion Tables:

DATA.GOV Feeds by Agency


We are also looking for types of data to recommend to the NYCEDC for NYC government data. What do you want to know about NYC? What agencies should get on board first? What data do you ninjas want to slice and dice? DM us on Twitter - imitechtalk or send an email (no attachments) to info@imi-us.com with the subject 'NYCEDC - NYC Data'. We will let you know if yours is selected for us to submit and send you a high five if the NYCEDC selects it.

[UPDATE Wed 7/15 2:11 EDT: Our shared table does not seem to be showing up :( We tried]