March 7: Week In Review

[DOWNLOAD/LISTEN]Dave Millilo discussed "The Green Factors in Tankless Water Heaters". If you enjoyed the show, and would like to learn more about tankless water heaters, find out more about Dave Millilo and American Hometec Inc.

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

• Tivo Premiere and Premiere XL Usher In a Brand New Interface, Optional QWERTY Remote- Engadget- [JUMP]
• Apple iTune's Store Serves Up 10 Billionth Song- PC World- [JUMP]
• Ubuntu Desktop In The Cloud- Starry Hope- [JUMP]
• 4SIGHT Partners With Manhattan Associates To Enhance Its Supply Chain Service Offering- PR Web- [JUMP]
• The Technology Behind the Olympics- Brock Press- [JUMP]

Upcoming Event at the California Academy of Sciences:

Amazing Animals Of All Time Opens April 3, 2010

Every family has its share of extreme characters, and ours is no exception. For evidence, look no further than the newest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time showcases some of our most intriguing relatives, from the speedy to the sloth-like, the towering to the tiny, even the venomous and the armor-clad. Featuring spectacular fossils and reconstructions alongside recent specimens and live animals, the exhibit explores the surprising and often extraordinary world of extinct and living mammals. Extreme Mammals will allow visitors to meet this colorful cast of characters, discover their place in the family tree, and learn why humans are perhaps the most extreme mammals of all. The exhibit opens on April 3, 2010 and runs through September 12, 2010 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Fransisco, CA.

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.

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!

May 17- How Cloud Computing Can Help You

Amy Wohl will be telling us this week how Cloud Computing can be beneficial to your company and what steps to take in order to use Cloud Computing to your advantage. Amy is the President of Wohl Associates, which is a consulting firm established in 1984. She is also the keynote speaker for the Computer Management Group's annual conference this year. Amy also wrote the book How to Succeed at SaaS: Computing in the Clouds.

This week is going to be a great show so don't miss it!

If you are interested in seeing Amy speak at the CMG '09 Conference, hit the link below to find out more information: [CMG 2009]

Upcoming Conferences:

Interop 2009: Las Vegas - Tuesday-Thursday, May 19-21

Attend the Interop Conference for a comprehensive, integrated view of technologies that will give your business a competitive edge. Learn how the recent surge of IT innovation can help you cut costs, get closer to your customers and increase revenue.Cloud Computing, Data Center, Enterprise Wireless, Green IT, Virtualization, Unified Communications & Wireless Technology tracks and many others are available for attendees

We are on each and every Sunday at 6 pm EDT and 3 pm MST/PDT on KFNX 1100 in Phoenix.

Dick Davies Show on YouTube & Upcoming Conferences

If any of you enjoyed the show with Dick Davies...we have good news. The show was able to be posted on YouTube for your listening pleasure. It was a great show about IT Leadership. The show is broken up into three sections so check it out in the links below:





Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2IQy9ZxgY



Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBNhC6PvFgA



Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDRhNztliJY






You can check out more of Dick's work at http://www.planphoria.com/


Upcoming Conferences:


If any of you enjoy going to technology conferences, here are some links to ones in the future:

• MySQL Conference & Expo 2009- April 20-23/ Santa Clara, CA- [GO]



• Request an Invitation to the 2009 Web 2.0 Summit-October 20-22/ San Francisco, CA-[GO]



• O'Reilly Velocity Conference 2009- June 22-24/ San Jose, CA-[GO]

Hope these links helped you find some conferences you would enjoy going to.

Don't forget to tune into our show on KFNX 1100 on Sundays.