Computer America

Computer America

Hour one: Beltone.  Frank Skubski, General Manager.

Beltone provides more than hearing aids. We provide comprehensive hearing care and assistance, personalized to your individual needs. All our hearing solutions include the Beltone 360° Hearing Evaluation, individual fit and comfort, uniquely superior sound technology, ongoing assistance and unmatched after purchase support from the most highly trained hearing professionals in the industry.

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Hour two: The GizWiz is Dick DeBartolo!

Dick is Mad Magazine’s Maddest writer and he joins us on every last Wednesday of the month with exciting and different gadgets and gizmos!

Tonight’s topics include: A fast & easy way for a student to change sheets in their dorm bed, Three security gadgets at one decent price, the JAM Trance Mini Bluetooth speaker (Yes anothe BT speaker- but with a twist), the Stikbot, the Little Live Pet Cleverkeet, a bubble blowing R2D2 and so much more!

Computer America

Hour one: ActiveOn.  Frank Donato, Executive Vice President.

Capture the remarkable moments in your life with an ACTIVEON action camera. Share your precious moments with the ACTIVEON family on our social media sites. Live LIFE to the fullest. Record in FULL HD resolution with our high quality glass lens and pro-grade image sensor. Capture your special moments in crystal clear 1080p 60fps.  Their compact sized and powerful action camera includes a housing that is waterproof up to 196 feet. They also offer a wide array of accessories, for you to fully capture your life moments everywhere you go to enjoy your activities to the fullest.

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Hour two: Dictionary.com.  Elizabeth McMillan, CEO.

Dictionary.com's mission is to delight and inspire anyone using the English language by being the most innovative and comprehensive digital source for everything related to words. They provide resources that help people accurately define, pronounce, and apply words in the moment.

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Hour one: Sandbox Interactive Inc.  Larry Cerri, Founder - President.

Captivator is an all-in-one interactive application that successfully marries social media tools, web and mobile technology, with self-directed communications facilitation, features and functions. Captivator is designed for use at enterprise-level internal business communications, events and training.

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Hour two: Prompt.ly. Richard D. Titus, CEO.

Prompt.ly is the only mobile first scheduling, promotion and payment tracking platform for independent service providers.  Manage your schedule, promotions and payments, all on the go.  Schedule, reschedule, send reminders and manage cancellations.  Review appointment details like time, type of service and location, and so much more!

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Hour one: Uniden.  Mark LessorManager of New Product Development.

The Uniden WDVR4-2 HDD is an integrated digital wireless DVR system that supports up to 4 wireless cameras.  With HDMI out to a monitor or TV, full time live viewing of all cameras is possible or remotely using the free Uniden WDVR iOS or Android app.

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Hour two: Software and Computer Systems. William V. Wagner, President.

SCSC developa their own products for use on the Mac OS X  and IOS operating systems.  Their current product line up for Mac OS X consists of Scannerz, Performance Probe 2, Phoenix, FSE, FSE-Lite, and SpotOff 2 with Spot-O-Meter 2. Scannerz is an SSD, HDD, and system scanning and testing tool. Performance Probe 2 is an abbreviated form of Apple's Activity Monitor that allows a user to easily and quickly monitor system performance and loading without needing the full screen that Activity Monitor typically requires.

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Hour two: News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities!

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

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Both Hours:  Linux show. Marcel Gagné, Linux Expert.

Marcel Gagné is the author of several books including “Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!”, now in its 2nd edition!  Other books include “Moving to Ubuntu Linux.” And his newest title is “Moving to Free Software.”  He was also a Linux Journal monthly columnist.  His column is titled, “Cooking with Linux.”  Please welcome author and columnist, and now Computer America Linux Correspondent… Marcel Gagné to the show.

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Hour one: Record360.  Shane Skinner, CEO.

Record360 is the property inspection and asset condition reporting app. For renting, loaning, sharing or simply documenting, Record360 provides high-quality, time-stamped, geo-tagged records of property at time of exchange. Record360 is the essential tool of the sharing economy.

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Hour two: StudentNest.com. Dr. Brad Huff, Vice President for Educational Programs.

Studentnest.com delivers one-on-one instruction directly to the student's computer. studentnest.com provides live, online math tutoring and standardized assessment for 1st through 12th grade. By utilizing present day Internet technologies, studentnest.com replicates the real world personal tutoring scenario online. The tutor and the student have two-way audio conversation using a hands-free headset with microphone, hooked up to their respective computers. They share the same electronic whiteboard, and exchange questions and answers in writing, which are displayed on both their computer screens. Though they are not physically sitting face to face, a real time one-to-one environment is created, thus making personal tutoring affordable for all American children.

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Hour two: News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities!

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

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Hour one: SousVide.  Dr. Michael Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades.

The sous vide technique has been the secret of great chefs worldwide for decades. The award-winning SousVide Supreme® is an amazing all-in-one sous vide water oven designed to bring the sous vide culinary technique into home kitchens and restaurants at an affordable price. The sous vide (pronounced "soo-veed") technique involves cooking food in vacuum-sealed pouches submerged in a water bath held at a precisely-controlled temperature. This foolproof method eliminates guesswork and lets anyone cook foods with incomparable taste and texture: steak perfectly cooked edge-to-edge, vibrant vegetables, juicy tender chicken breasts, and ribs with the meat literally falling off the bone. All at the push of a button!

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Hour two: News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities!

Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions!

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BOTH Hours: Ralph Bond.  Author, Computer America Correspondent.

Ralph Bond is with Autodesk and he's here tonight as one of our Computer America Correspondents. Ralph finds technology items that will blow you away and tonight is no exception!

Tonight's Topics include: The World's first 3D-printed office building to go up layer by layer in Dubai, Smart camera warns you when guns enter your home, Lego-Like Roads Are Made From Plastic Trash, Tiny Computer Stacks Together Into a Colorful Lego Brick, Lexus' hoverboard 'is like floating on a cushion of air and so much more!

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Hour one: Slimware Utilities.  Will Treves, General Manager of Slimware Utilities.

Slimware Utilities is the Official Optimization Software of Computer America.  Tonight, hear all about the relase of their newest, upcoming product!

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Hour two: Casio. Nathan Austin, Market Development Manager -- Western Region.

Casio is so well known for their amazing technology watches.  Today, Casio makes watches that do so much more than just tell time!  Plus there's Back To School items like calculators and more!  Tune in to hear the latest from Casio!

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BOTH hours: Sandy Berger, Consumer Electronics Expert, Columnist.

Sandy Berger is a Computer America Correspondent who is well veresed in things like printers, digital cameras and so much more.  Tonight Sandy discusses the Windows 10 release and what that means to you... Plus:

Two vertical mice – Evoluent & Anker – keep your wrist in the proper position to prevent or treat carpal tunnel syndrome

Kidde Smoke Detectors and Remote Link – Did you know you should change your smoke detectors every ten years?

Philips Hue  -- I’ve been testing these products and apps to go with them

·         Multicolor light bulbs

·         Hue Go – portable multicolor light

·         Hue Bloom – multicolor mood lighting

Microsoft Edge – new browser comes with Windows 10. Fast and more secure but lacking many functions.

plus so much more!

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