Computer America

First Segment: Signafire. Steve Davis, Co-Founder/ Chief Technology Officer

Signafire’s products and services are designed to watch, learn, and understand perceptions and threats among multiple sources of data to increase a company’s awareness and help them make better decisions. What that basically means is that if something negative starts trending about a company online, Signafire can rapidly identify that and alert its clients.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.

Computer America goes out in search of the latest and greatest computer and tech news that you should know about. Tune in today for topics such as:

China Goes Electric

Equifax Flub

iPhone X Rumors

Tesla Extends Range Before Hurricane

Gigabit Internet Available to 57 Million

Comcast Sues Vermont

And more! Check out ComputerAmerica.com for full show notes!

Both Segments: Ralph Bond. Autodesk, Public Relations.

“Starting August 27, 2007 I served Autodesk as a full-time PR consultant. Beginning in August of 2010 I became a regular, full-time employee. What an amazing adventure this continues to be each day! I’m supporting the Architecture Engineering and Cosntruction Solutions team with general media relations support and special web AV content production (which I also do for Manufacturing team at Autodesk). ” Ralph Bond

Cheat Sheet

Full show notes can be found at computeramerica.com!

Both Segments: Mike Cermak. Techguy.org, Owner/Operator

The site has grown from a simple site of common solutions to a whole community of people trying to help others. We learn and share and see a lot more than tech support come out of the site every day. I like to think that we make some small difference in the world. Even in this day of complicated software, spyware and viruses, our great team of Moderators and volunteers help to make computing a little easier for everyone who visits. With more than 100 new users registering every day, Tech Support Guy shows no sign of stopping.

Topics:

North Korea Threatens The US Power Grid

No More Fossil Fuels For French

Indian Hyperloop Being Built

Everything We Think We Know About iPhone 8

Also, I recently set up an Amplifi mesh network (https://www.amplifi.com/) – new from Ubiquiti, the same folks who make Unifi access points that are popular for commercial installs. It’s not cheap (starting at $130), but makes for a user-friendly solution to building out a wireless network.

For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.

Computer America goes out to the wild wild web and finds the best technology-centric news of the day.

Find stories included today such as:

http://gizmodo.com/the-guy-who-claims-he-invented-email-just-lost-his-bogu-1801008908

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/07/jaguar-land-rover-electric-hybrid-cars-2020

Tesla Semi could be ‘the biggest catalyst in trucking in decades’ and 70% cheaper to operate, says analyst

First Segment: Bob LeVitus, Dr. Mac

“My name is Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus. At age 30, I quit a job in advertising I’d grown to despise and became a writer. Everyone but my wife thought it would be a miracle if I succeeded. To their surprise, I had sold a few books (anyone remember Stupid Mac Tricks?) and was making a comfortable living as a writer by the mid-1990s.”

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News

Computer America goes out in search of the latest and greatest news stories of the day. Tune in for topics such as:

Hurricane Tracking Getting Better/Worse

Unrepairable Essential Phone

Lenovo Pays The Piper

Nintendo Vs. The Patent Troll?

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: D-Link. Oscar Reyes, Vice President of Marketing

D-Link helps you connect to more of everything with our innovative approach to computer networking. From relatively modest beginnings in Taiwan, the company has grown over the last 25 years into an exciting global brand offering the most up-to-date network solutions. Whether it is to suit the needs of the home consumer, a business or service provider, we take pride in offering award-winning networking products and services. We will continue to lead the way in building networks for people around the world.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News

Tech Companies Declare War On Hate Speech

$400 Juicer Company Closes Its Doors

IBM Teaching Computers To Make Memories

AMD GPU’s Sell Out In Minutes

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Voices.com. Stephanie Ciccarelli, Chief Brand Officer/Co-Founder

Voices.com, the industry-leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talent. People from all around the world working at radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon our marketplace to search for, audition and hire voice talent with the help of our innovative SurePay™ escrow service and our award-winning website and mobile apps.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News

Computer America finds the latest and greatest news happening with technology. Tune in for stories such as:

Threadripper Announces Their Cheapest CPU Yet

Lenovo Diving In Head First Into Mixed Reality

SanDisk Pushes 400GB MicroSD Storage

Last Day Of Net Neutrality Comments

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Scott Schober. Author/Security Expert

Cyberwarfare has become a very real part of our business, our government, our technology and our culture. We’ve seen terms like hacking, cyber-security and DDoS explode into our popular vernacular and for good reason. Real cyber-attacks have increased exponentially in the past 12 months and the growing fear of them has gone off the charts. Still, many of us do not incorporate simple, best practices when it comes to things like creating passwords and engaging with social media.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News

Computer America goes out in search of the latest and greatest news stories of the day! These include:

Apple Feuds With Movie Companies Over 4K Movies

24 Hours Left Of Net Neutrality Comments

MIT Makes A Polite Robot

First FDA Approved Gene Therapy

Cummins Makes Electric Semi

And more! Check out ComputerAmerica.com for full show notes!

First Segment: Steve Stockman. How To Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck.

Steve Stockman is a writer/director/producer at Custom Productions, Inc. in Los Angeles. He’s done a feature film, created and Executive Produced tv series like Brew Dogs for the new Esquire Network, Dogs of War for A&E, Devils Ride for Discovery Channel and $24 in 24 for Food Network; plus music videos, web series and over 200 commercials.

Steve Stockmans’ book, How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, is now in its 6th printing from Workman Publishing. It’s based on a course he’s been teaching to kids for the last 14 years, but adults will understand it too. It’s not technical—it doesn’t matter whether you’re shooting RED or iPhone. It’s about how to shoot video that’s entertaining, effective—and that actually gets watched.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News

Computer America scours the internet, searching high (Google) and low (Bing) to find the greatest and latest in computer and technology news. Tune in today for topics such as:

Burger King Makes Russian Cryptocurrency for Burgers

Zinc-Air Batteries, The Next Step?

Viral Hoax Websites Ads Banned On Facebook

Whole Foods Price Cuts

And more! Check out ComputerAmerica.com for full show notes!

First segment: Acronis. Frank Jablonski

Acronis sets the standard for hybrid cloud data protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure file sync and share solutions. Powered by the Acronis AnyData Engine and set apart by its image technology, Acronis delivers easy, complete and affordable data protection of all files, applications and operating systems across any environment—virtual, physical, cloud and mobile. Founded in 2003, Acronis protects the data of over 5 million consumers and 500,000 businesses in over 145 countries. With more than 100 patents, Acronis products have been named best product of the year, and cover a range of features, including migration, cloning and replication. Today, Acronis solutions are available worldwide through a global network of service providers, distributors and cloud resellers.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.

Computer America finds the latest and greatest news of the day, focused on technology! Tune in today for topics such as:

Amazon Alexa Can Now Talk To Herself

Uber Will Stop Monitoring People After Dropoff

Domino’s And Ford Team Up To Deliver Pizza

Intel ME Controller Chip Has Secret Kill Switch

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!