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The big game has come and gone, and only the commercials remain.  What were the best commercials of the big game.  For 4.5 million dollars per thirty second spot, were they worth it?  What about us, the viewers, who had to endure a terrible game?  We talk with our chief advertising expert Paul to find… Continue reading inThirty 128 – #BrandBowl

127 weeks after we first started our podcast with the episode that Google buys Motorola, we have now come full circle.  In a very interesting episode, no one has any real feelings either way, but of course we love to discuss the whole deal for thirty minutes.   Editor’s Note [Chaim’s audio is low for… Continue reading inThirty 127 – Google Sells Motorola

In this episode we talk about what can be done to be prepared for an emergency. Chaim is the town’s social media representative, and with him, we talk about different methods to communicate in light of an emergency. Note: Hangouts went down again, right as we started recording. Skype saved the day again.

We are joined by a special guest and a more special guest in the Curious Rat, Harry Marks, and the very understated, Michael Degusta. Justin and Chaim searched far and wide for the best hosts to argue if Google buying Nest was a good or bad thing. After painfully listening to all thirty minutes, I… Continue reading Googles Buys Nest – inThirty 125

Just like any podcast, we are all armchair quarterbacks.  What better way to talk about CES than reading the reports that others read.  All three of us talk about what we’ve heard, from the good, the bad, and the ugly.

On our third annual new year resolutions show we did some actual research, and grabbed the show notes from last year. We discuss how well we did. For the upcoming year: For the coming year: Paul – Learn a language on Duolingo Chaim – More podcasts, more pro photography Justin – To separate social, personal,… Continue reading New Year Tech Resolutions – inThirty 123

Welcome to our third annual holiday gift guide. Listen to the guys tell you what are the best gifts you should be buying. Show Notes: Cheap Gift: Less than $30 Mr Reader – Paul – http://www.curioustimes.de/mrreader/ Yubikey – Chaim – http://yubico.com Multi Tool – Justin – http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Tech-ST20023-Multi-Function-Tools/dp/B008XIQ5KA Tile App – http://www.thetileapp.com/ Moderate Gift: Less than… Continue reading Third Annual Gift Guide – inThirty 122

[editor note: I know we went long] Once again we were able to bring Drew Curtis of Fark.com back on the show to talk to us about what happened in the news, in 2013.  We start off talking about trends, and we end up talking about our funniest headlines. Show Notes: Fark | Fark.com, @fark… Continue reading Fark’s Year End News Recap with Drew Curtis – inThirty 121

Now that Amazon has little tiny helicopters delivering our packages, the guys decide to discuss the arcane method of shipping things to your house. Are drones the future? How about Sunday Amazon delivery? Well tune in to find out. Show Notes: Delivery Status | Junecloud Software Amazon and USPS to Provide Sunday Service | LA… Continue reading White Glove Service, Next Day Air – inThirty 120

Chaim decided for this week, he would do something different. He chose 7 random news stories, and for once he cared about their opinion. To get the female perspective we invited Kelly Guimont to join us. Here are the stories: Winamp shuts down after 15 years | http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/20/after-over-15-years-of-service-winamp-will-cease-to-be-available-for-download-starting-december-20th/ Galaxy Note 3 Owners get $50 in… Continue reading What’s in The News – inThirty 119