In episode 10 we planned to bring you Brandon Paddock, creator of Tweetium.

Unfortunately, Brandon had to cancel due to illness, but JJ & Kevin had plenty of tech news from the prior week to talk about! So we hope you enjoy this Tech News Recap from the prior weeks events.

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In this episode of The Tech Informist, we bring you Danielle Smith from ExtraordinaryMommy.com.

Danielle will be joining us to talk about some of the following topics:

So if you are currently a parent, or soon to be one, this is one episode you will not want to miss!

Danielle Smith is a former award-winning television news anchor and reporter turned digital correspondent, host, spokesperson, media trainer, lover of all things video and public speaker who lives to empower women to utilize the power of social and media to follow their passions.

She is the author of two books, Social Media Engagement for Dummies and Mom, Incorporated and is the founder and primary author of ExtraordinaryMommy.com and DanielleSmithMedia.com.

She hosts and produces the original lifestyle series ‘Keeping Style in Your Life' and is proud to be a contributor to well-known online magazine, SheKnows. She has emceed events that included guest appearances by the First Lady, Michelle Obama and Martha Stewart.

Additionally, she has worked as a Red Carpet correspondent at the Academy of Country Music Awards, the 2011 ProBowl in Hawaii and 2010 Winter Olympic Games on behalf of P&G and has championed the fight against Child Hunger, working directly with the Con Agra Foods Foundation.

She is a Social Good Ambassador for Johnson and & Johnson and is thrilled to have recently begun teaching classes as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. As a result of her work, Smith has been featured nationally on the CBS Early Show, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, and in USA Today, Forbes, and Publisher's Weekly.

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We are pleased to bring you one of the most respected names in Microsoft news coverage, Paul Thurrott!

Paul will be joining us to talk about how he got involved in tech journalism and covering Microsoft in general. We will also be talking a little Windows Phone and Windows 10. Also, what is this about a Microsoft smartwatch?

All this and much more.

Make sure to visit his website,WinSuperSite.com for more information and also listen to him weekly on his two regular shows,What The Tech and Windows Weekly.

Also, make sure to head over to Windows81Book.com an purchase Paul's "Field Guides" on various subjects such as Windows 8.1, Surface Pro 3, Xbox Music.

Paul Thurrott is a technology podcaster, published author, and blogger on his own website "SuperSite for Windows" and Windows IT Pro magazine. He regularly writes how-to articles and posts his personal comments, previews, and reviews for beta and completed Microsoft products, such as Windows, Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Microsoft Office, and other products.

He is a regular co-host on Windows Weekly podcast from the TWIT network along with co-hosting the What The Tech podcast.

You can usually find Paul primarily sharing his thoughts on Twitter at @thurrott.

Paul currently resides in Massachusetts with his wife and children.

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On this episode of The Tech Informist, we are thrilled to be joined by Russell Holly from Geek.com!

Russell has been covering mobile technology, primarily Android, for quite a few years now. What perfect timing then for Russell to join us this week as Google has officially pulled the covers off of the Nexus 6 smartphone along with the Nexus 9 tablet. And do not forget that Android 5.0 aka Android Lollipop has officially been named as well.

Join us as we dig into what has helped Russell get to where he is today in his career along with his thoughts on the recent Android news.

Russell Holly writes about technology for Geek.com and is a contributor over at AndroidCentral.com. Not only does he write about tech devices, and is the author of “Taking your Android Tablet to the Max”. In 2014, Russell also launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for his recently released sci-fi book named “The Space Monster Anti-Survival Guide”.

Russell lives in Maryland with his wife and 3 children.

Connect with Russell the following ways:

You can purchase a copy of "The Space Monster Anti-Survival Guide" on Google Play, or over at Lulu.com.

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If you are a fan of Windows Phones, then this is one episode you will want to make sure you listen to! Here we are talking with Daniel Rubino, Editor-in-Chief of THE place on the web to go to for all of your Windows Phone news, WPCentral.com.

In this episode we get a little background on how WPCentral came to be what it is today, what persuaded Daniel to get into journalism, what his thoughts are on the recently released Windows Technical Preview (Windows 10), and what the future holds for WPCentral. And of course there was a lot of Microsoft & Windows Phone talk mixed in as well.

Daniel is currently the Editor-in-chief of Windows Phone Central (WPCentral.com), the largest news and review site focused to Microsoft’s mobile smartphone business. Besides overseeing daily content, Daniel writes many of the editorials and analyses about the current stage of smartphone technology and curate the community around Windows Phone.

His previous background and interests range from neurolinguistics (language disorders, schizophrenia, architecture) to sleep disorders (polysomnographer). Daniel also previously worked as a motion picture projectionist for 17 years in various movie theaters and cinemas.

You can connect with Daniel the following ways:

Android fans have we got a great show lined up for you starting with our guest, Phil Nickinson who is the Editor-in-Chief of the greatest Android focused website in existence today, AndroidCentral.com!

Have you ever wondered how Android Central came to be what it is today? Or how Phil Nickinson got involved with Android Central & Mobile Nations? Did you know Phil was in a heavy metal band prior to getting into journalism?

Then make sure to listen to this episode to find out the answers to those, and many other things we talked about in this wonderful conversation.

Phil spent more than 11 years as a copy editor, page designer and news editor at a daily newspaper in Florida before taking the reins of the biggest Android focused website, Android Central in December 2009. When he's not playing with phones or smartwatches, Phil enjoys hot baths and long walks on the beach.

He lives in Florida with his wife, two daughters and a 75-pound foxhound.

You can always connect with Phil the following ways:

In episode 4, we are pleased to be joined by a passionate Windows Phone user, Kyle Reddoch aka "WinPhanKyle"!

You can expect a lot of talk about the Windows Phone platform along with Kyles thoughts on the recently released iPhone 6 Plus and how he feels it compares to his daily driver, the Nokia Lumia 1520.

Kyle, father of 3 & husband to 1, is a passionate programmer using the Microsoft Stack though .NET and C#/VB. He helps developers create awesome solutions in the cloud (Windows Azure) and on mobile devices (Windows 8 and Windows Phone), and is a staff member on Gadgtspot.com.

Kyle considers himself a total tech geek, who enjoys using Microsoft technologies whenever and wherever possible.

To connect with Kyle, you can do so via Twitter @WinPhanKyle and his About.me page.

If you have been to TheTechInformist.com since we launched the show, you have already seen the work of our guest in this episode.

Web designer Scott Smith has been gracious enough to join us on The Tech Informist to share his thought process behind the gorgeous web design that you see there before heading off to college in the great Northwest region.

Here Scott goes into detail of how the Decode theme came to be, and also dropped some information what some of his future work may bring us all.

If you are looking to start a website, and are currently using Wordpress, you may want to take a look at the work from this wonderful, upcoming developer.

Scott Smith is a young, forward-thinking designer & programmer getting ready to head back to college who loves technology and listens to numerous tech related podcasts such as our own.

You can head over to his own blog called Beyond the Code right here, and connect with him on Twitter at @ScottSmith95.

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John Sonmez wears many hats, none of which you see in this photo, but all of which he uses to help people. We are sure that you will enjoy this episode, and hope that you find it difficult NOT to want to connect with him after you hear this interview.

John Sonmez is the founder of Simple Programmer, which can be found at simpleprogrammer.com, where he tirelessly pursues his vision of transforming complex issues into simple solutions. John has published 55 courses on topics such as iOS, Android, .NET, Java and game development for the online developer training resource, Pluralsight. He also hosts the Get Up and CODE podcast, where he talks about fitness for programmers. John is also a life coach for software developers and helps software engineers, programmers and other technical professionals to boost their careers and live a more fulfilled life. He empowers them to accomplish their goals by making the complex simple.

When you think of people that cover Microsoft news, there are only a few names that typically come to mind. On our first episode of The Tech Informist, we are absolutely thrilled to be joined by one of the most respected names in Microsoft news reporting, Mary Jo Foley!

We hope you enjoy this episode and add it to your rotation of shows you listen to on a regular basis.

Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications and Web sites, and is a frequent guest on radio, TV and podcasts, speaking about all things Microsoft-related. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008).

You can read her content on AllAboutMicrosoft.com and hear her regularly on Windows Weekly from the Twit.tv network