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Facebook IPO, Skills for Students, And Internet Criticism: WOT #122

NetCast Studio — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:10:54 +0000

Welcome to Waves of Tech! We are glad to provide you with the latest from Steve, Dave, and Jim. After you are done listening to this episode, be sure to head over to CES 2012 for hours of CES content. This includes floor interviews, floor demos of products, hours of live in-booth broadcasts, and so [...]

CES 2012 Review Special: WOT Episode 121

NetCast Studio — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:39:51 +0000

Dave and Steve provide their experiences and analysis of CES 2012. What was innovative, what were some of the disappointments? Find out as we talk you though the entire week of CES 2012.

Solar Disruption, Super Bowl Giveaway and iPad Educational Tool: WOT Episode 120

NetCast Studio — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:55:25 +0000

What effect solar storms has on our communication lines, Chevy’s plan to introduce itself into the social media discussion, and debate the reality of iPads actually helping students learn classroom material.

Google Flu Trends and Apple’s E-Book Creation: WOT Episode 119

NetCast Studio — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:52:01 +0000

After a brief absent while we covered the incredible adventure known as CES 2012 in Las Vegas, we are back to bring we more discuss on how technology is changing our lives. This week, we talk about Google’s ability to track flu symptoms and pass that information along to health care providers. Also, we dive into the developing reality of e-textbooks and what that means for students, school districts, and parents

A Trip Down Photographic Memory Lane And 2012 Gadgets: WOT Episode 118

NetCast Studio — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:50:47 +0000

Episode 118 is packed with more tech news and how tech is influencing our lives. This week we preview our visit to CES 2012 in Las Vegas, discuss the predicted top gadgets of 2012, and throw in some conversation about photography in the digital era.

Major Tech Trends Coming in 2012: WOT Episode 117

NetCast Studio — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:22:18 +0000

2012 may be a historic year for some industries. We dive into touch computing, social gesturing, NFC equipment, HTML5, cutting the cord of cable TV, and flexible screening.

Rara.com Launches and Google Plus Hangout Features: WOT Episode 116

NetCast Studio — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:20:38 +0000

New Google+ features, new music service Rara, and the decline of customer service.

Is The Digital Divide Widening: WOT Episode 115

NetCast Studio — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:34:37 +0000

This week we discuss the digital divide. Is it widening, narrowing, or staying static? We preview a bit of CES 2012 and how you can help with the show. We also touch on the changing landscape of news and sports media, a classic new media verse traditional media.

Kindle Fire Review, High School Tweeting, and Music Trends of 2011: Episode 114

NetCast Studio — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:33:57 +0000

One of the top sellers this holiday season is going to be Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The Kindle has gone through quite a progression the past few years. Starting as a simple e-reader, this brand now offers a sleek, dynamic way of consuming information and staying connected. Despite the constant comparison to the iPad, the Fire provides another fresh way to enjoy technology.

Digital Overload, The 35mm Era, New Rules for Kids and Tech: Episode 113

NetCast Studio — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:48:54 +0000

We first open up with a candid conversation about digital overload and smooth into a well-rounded discussion about the rules governing children and technology. We finish up the end of an era in the movie going experience. Listen in and hear what all the buzz is about!

Blog World 2011 and How Technology Touches Our Lives: Episode 112

NetCast Studio — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:26:54 +0000

Sometimes we lose sight of how technology touches our lives. We focus intently on mobile devices, apps, gaming, texting, and instant gratification. It’s nice to get a reality check and see how powerful technology can be when individuals, people, and communities band together. Jim shares a story very personal in nature.

Apple CEO and 3D Mapping Technologies: Episode 111

NetCast Studio — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:14 +0000

Apple is being taken in a new direction, a direction that we believe means nothing more than an improved product and experience for Apple users.

Computer Voices and Amazon HTML5: Episode 110

NetCast Studio — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:44:39 +0000

The majority of computer voices over time have been female. We can consider the recent reveal of Apple’s Siri, GPS units, automated car prompts, and many more.

Social Media Life Span: Episode 109

NetCast Studio — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:31:38 +0000

In the digital age, the question of Social Media life span lifespan comes up quite frequently. We’ve seen this in recent infographics stating that, on average, 71% of Tweets receive no attention or reaction.

Scammers Scam Again and Eco ATM: Episode 108

NetCast Studio — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:56:56 +0000

Scammers continue to find ways of creating havoc in our lives. Now these Scummers, as Dave calls them, are begin to exploit the online games that kids are now playing. Also discussed are Eco ATM's

Steve Jobs and New Apple Releases: Episode 107

NetCast Studio — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:08:39 +0000

With great sadness, we share our thoughts on the passing of a tech icon and visionary - Steve Jobs. Passing at the young age of 56, Jobs was able to create a one-of-a-kind business that prospered because he found niches in the market that were extremely profitable.

New KIndles Have Arrived: Episode 106

NetCast Studio — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:44:42 +0000

Amazon made some major moves in the market today by announcing four new Kindle products - an all new Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, and Kindle Fire.

Autism and Technology: Episode 105

NetCast Studio — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:52:39 +0000

Stitcher has raised 10 million dollars to implement live "Talk Radio" via the iPhone. Everyone is looking for the Dislike button today after Facebook rolled out its new features. Are you ready to have your 15 minute Youtube restriction lifted? Well it's here.

WOT 104 – Amazon Versus California

NetCast Studio — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:29:05 +0000

Amazon vs California, Buffer, The Elections Industry, and NASA Space Rockets

WOT 103 – Twitter Customer Service and The Jukebox

NetCast Studio — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:28:33 +0000

Dave shares his positive customer service experience with an ISP via Twitter. Have it come to the point where customer service via a social medium is easier than a phone call?

WOT 102 – Secure Rewards Card Information

NetCast Studio — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:13:19 +0000

Steve Jobs steps down, Rewards Cards and Back to School Tech Audio Edition Video Edition Welcome in to Episode 102 of Waves of Tech. Steve Jobs dropped the single largest news item of the week by announcing his resignation as CEO of Apple, Inc. Immediately, Apple stocked dropped 7%. This shows the polarizing figure that [...]

WOT 101 – Online Marketing to Kids

NetCast Studio — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:19:08 +0000

Marketing to kids, Juno spacecraft, Firefox, and Avoiding Interaction Audio Edition Video Edition Show Notes Welcome in to Episode 101 of Waves of Tech. We truly appreciate all the responses and interaction from our celebratory 100th Episode last week. So, this week we dive into some interesting topics for you to think about. First, the [...]

WOT 100 – Paying for TV and Show 100 Celebration

NetCast Studio — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:18:57 +0000

Internet activity, M&M’s bully, paying for TV and show 100 celebration Audio Edition Video Edition Show Notes Welcome to a celebratory episode of Waves of Tech. We finally reached the century mark for the podcast…EPISODE 100! Riding the waves of tech the past few years has come with its fair share of ups, downs, failures, [...]

WOT 99 – What is my name Facebook

NetCast Studio — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:46:01 +0000

WOT 98 – Happy Birthday MS-DOS And Another Streaming Service

NetCast Studio — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:49:03 +0000

WOT 97 – Roku 2, Apple releases, and more Social Media nonsense

NetCast Studio — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:04:46 +0000

WOT 96 – Social Media Hospitals, Hated Companies, Mango and Netflix Outrage

NetCast Studio — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:25:12 +0000

WOT 95 – AMEX Points, Myspace and Amazon Affiliates

NetCast Studio — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:05:12 +0000

We have plenty of tech talk on this week’s show. We talk about video gaming in California, the MySpace situation, a AMEX & Facebook collaboration, and more. Join us as we continue to ride…the waves of tech. Audio Only Version Video Version Free Subscriptions iTunes | Zune | Stitcher Radio | iPhone App | Android [...]

WOT 94 – Has ICANN gone nuts

NetCast Studio — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:23:34 +0000

WOT 93 – Tech Savvy Government And Are Movies Memorable

NetCast Studio — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:27:46 +0000

WOT 92 – The Ticking IP Clock

NetCast Studio — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:44:26 +0000

Well, here we are again with a bunch of tech stuff to fill your heads. The big news of the week was Apple’s WWDC. A host of new features were demonstrated in front of thousand of people in cloudy San Francisco. We breakdown the main points of iOS5 and what it means in regards to [...]

WOT 91 – Twitter Button and Google Offers

NetCast Studio — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:22:59 +0000

Here we go with another tech-filled podcast for everyone!! We would like to thanks everyone for their feedback regarding the show, the content, and the new website. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We throw a lot of content your way this week: The US responds to cyberattacks on the Pentagon & other defense contractors; [...]

WOT 90 – Paper Receipts and Time Zone Social Media

NetCast Studio — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:11:17 +0000

Welcome to Episode 90! We hope you enjoy the show because we had fun recording it. We have plenty of stories and topics this week on the Waves of Tech: Facebook helps police in a vandalism case, McDonald’s replaces people with touchscreens, and Amazon introduces their new electronic buy back program…and that’s just the beginning! [...]

WOT 89 – Phillie Fans Tweet and Subway Texting

NetCast Studio — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:47:04 +0000

Welcome in to Episode 89, pushing closer to 100! This week, we have a bit of a twist in the format of the show. We start with some quick tech highlights from the week – Microsoft-Skype deal, Tweeting for Beers, Texting for Sandwiches, and Google IO. For the second half of the show, the spotlight [...]

WOT 88 – Social Media Giants

NetCast Studio — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:15:10 +0000

We have an ultra-packed show this week for you listeners! We would like to welcome Telestream.net to the NetCast Studio Family. Be sure to check out their awesome products. Social media giants Twitter and Facebook make the agenda this week as they continue to trend in many tech discussions. We reveal the results of last [...]

WOT 87 – The End of a Technology Era

NetCast Studio — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:10:17 +0000

This week on the Waves of Tech, we cover plenty of topics to fill your tech cravings. We kick the show off with a story of the final typewriter factory closing and what it meant to the tech industry. The debate continues between the value and utility of Apple’s closed app system verses Android’s open [...]

WOT 86 – Distracted Drivers and Social Media Addiction

NetCast Studio — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:50:13 +0000

Don’t track me, Distracted drivers, Social Media addiction and the real use of Tablets. Audio Edition Video Edition This episode is brought to you by Vivu and VURoom. Desktop video conferencing. Faster, simpler and more affordable than ever. Check it out at VuRoom. Check it out at VuRoom. Free Subscriptions iTunes | Zune | [...]

WOT 85 – Dish Network and 8000 Dollar TV

NetCast Studio — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:02:31 +0000

The world of tech is amazing. We can go from WP7 update debacles to concussion technology to business acquisitions to 75-year old TVs…all in one show! The whole crew is together for another great Waves of Tech podcast and we pack the podcast with tons of useful and worthy material. Mikee recaps his WP7 update [...]

WOT 84 – Facebook and Prison, iPhone 5 and Animal Gadgets

NetCast Studio — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:44:50 +0000

Here we go again folks! Waves of Tech throws some topics your way and we would love to here from you. This week, we respond to listener feedback and find out that social media has infiltrated the prison system and requires some much needed attention. We breakdown a recent survey that lists Google Inc as [...]

WOT 83 – Those fighting words and the wife says no

NetCast Studio — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:10:17 +0000

This week’s Waves of Tech takes a slightly different approach than previous weeks. Less news talk and more discussion on real tech issues as it pertains to us all! We discuss a range of topics: Apple & Amazon meet in the courtroom, iOS 4.3 failures, those pesky & ridiculous ATM Fees, Drunk Driving Apps, and [...]

WOT 82 – Zune, Bandwidth Caps and News Sources

NetCast Studio — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:54:36 +0000

Possibly the end of Zune, AT&T Bandwidth Caps, iPad 2 and Ebay sales and News Source Flip-Flop Audio Edition Video Edition Free Subscriptions Show Notes This week, Mikee takes a well deserved vacation and our good friend & developer buddy Fernie joins the podcast! The hot news of the week was AT&T’s decision to begin [...]

WOT 81 – A Grateful Husband, WiFi and WebOS

NetCast Studio — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:49:18 +0000

What a fun show we have lined up for you this week! The show has just about everything for a well rounded tech podcast: Apple, HP, Microsoft, WiFi, and more! We start by discussion life saving technologies in the medical field, the evolution of WiFi, and some specifics on the early release of iOS 4.3 [...]

WOT 80 – Girl Scout Payments and Smart Grid

NetCast Studio — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:01:28 +0000

Oh my! The Waves of Tech crew throw plenty of topics at you this week…but it’s all totally worth it! We get started by discussing the Girl Scouts cookie operation, 12-year olds developing WP7 apps, and looking into the soon to be released OS X 10.7 Lion. We round out the show with steps the [...]

WOT 79 – Vehicle Safety, Blog World and Phone 7

NetCast Studio — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:35:36 +0000

On this week’s podcast, we dive into vehicle safety technology, the growth of social networking in Australia, and the big decision by Blog World to move to LA. Additionally, we discuss WP7 update woes and Service Pack 1 updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Join the conversation at and thanks for listening guys [...]

WOT78 – AM Radio, Watson and Windows Phone 7

NetCast Studio — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:40:05 +0000

AM Radio, Twitter clean, Apple’s share, Watson and Windows Phone 7 Audio Edition Video Edition Free Subscriptions Show Notes 1. Dave’s death-grip on AM Radio For Dave, nothing is better than sitting back and tuning the radio to a good AM Station and listening to some sports talk or sports broadcasting. There is something organic [...]

WOT77-Social Gaming and Bubble Bust

NetCast Studio — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:12:03 +0000

This week on the Waves of Tech: Reachout, Sony PS3, Social gaming and bubble bust. Audio Edition Video Edition Free Subscriptions Show Notes 1. Reachout.com Sometimes we all get too involved with the latest tech gadget, tech news, and tech story and forget how beneficial the Internet actually is. As an example, go to Reachout.com. [...]

WOT76-All Things Google

NetCast Studio — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:00:20 +0000

This week on the Waves of Tech, John Hanlon joins the crew as a special guest. John has been a huge supporter of the Network and is big into social media, tech, and politics. You might call John a Google Fanatic. He loves Google products, the Android OS, and many of the services Google offers. [...]

WOT75-Quora, Music apps and content streaming

NetCast Studio — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:08:15 +0000

This week on the Waves of Tech. January 27, 2011: Quora, Music apps, and content streaming. Audio Edition Video Edition Free Subscriptions Show Notes 1. Quora.com We were instantly turned on to what Quora had to offer. Quora is a social media site that is a detachment from the usual Facebook status update or 140-character [...]

WOT74-Unlimited Data Plans and Online payments

NetCast Studio — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:12:31 +0000

This week on the Waves of Tech. January 20, 2011: Virgin Mobile’s spin on the use of Unlimited data, California reaches a milestone with their Health Alert Network, online payments, and we throw in a little bit of Apple and Microsoft news for good luck. Free Subscriptions Listener line: 661-750-2321 or Email feedback@wotmn.tv Show Notes [...]

WOT73-Items babies will never know and Verizon iPhone

NetCast Studio — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:23:17 +0000

Things that 2011 babies will never know about. Verizon introduces the iPhone into their family of phones. Free Subscriptions Listener line: 661-750-2321 or Email feedback@wotmn.tv Show Notes 1. Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know Think back 15, 20, or 25 years…have you ever wondered if there were things that we never knew about [...]