Imi's Tech Talk

Hackers can get your data in all kinds of ways, not just by being technical geniuses. And for large corporations, your weakest link isn’t your firewall, it’s your peoplewall. “Why do I need to know all kinds of technical tricks and hacks when I can just walk into your building and just physically steal your hard drive” says, our guest Jayson Street.

Yes, we know we haven’t hit Halloween or Thanksgiving yet, but the consumer season is just around the corner. Many of us are still feeling the effects from the lingering global recession, but have no fear, Sarah Platte is here to share with us the tricks of the trade to shopping online.

Join us this week as Tom devotes this week’s show to the recovery efforts at ground zero and to those who lost their lives on this tragic day.

Data breaches occur almost daily and make headlines so often that people barely even notice any more. The fallout from losing or exposing customer data can be quite costly, and far exceeds the investment in proactive protection that could have prevented the breach.

With the release of the 8th Installment of OS X from Apple, we have wondered, how is it? Now if your like me, you usually wait a little while before adopting the a OS version. But there are plenty of people who have installed the Update since day 1, or even before. John C. Welch is one of those people, and he’s come to share information about it with us.

Did you hear about Google getting into some trouble, for something called WiFi sniffing? Not really sure what it is? Well Steve Posciask is here to help.

Small business owners and management are often so overwhelmed by day-to-day business operations that it is easy to ignore the silent threat of a technology or other disaster. However, it is critical for all businesses to have some plan in place for when the unexpected happens. Listen in this week as Nick Webb outlines how your business can get started.

Newer technologies, such as inkjet printing, xerography, and large-format printing, as well as cross-media publishing, have opened the door to infinitely variable digital printing, which can target each reader individually. Also, electronic quality control (such as electronic-eye feedback loops and recordable press ink controls) have allowed fewer people to run presses while producing higher quality work. While the advent of new technologies has allowed marketers to combine ink on paper with Internet advertising and e-commerce, print is far from dead or dying.

The more and more digital we go, the more we have to mimic what we used to do with paper. One of those things is signing documents. This week our gets Neil Willis is here to talk to us about Digital Signage, and how it’s used in the market today.

Great Play’s innovative curriculum that helps children develop motor skills, sport skills, fitness and coordination is like no other in the industry, but that’s only half the story. It’s supported by cutting-edge technology that also has no equal – the Interactive Arena™. Every day, half-a-dozen computers that control eight projectors, a directional sound system and more than a dozen sensing cameras bring 3,000 square feet of space to life at every Great Play.

Have you heard of Bitcoins yet? If not, listen to our episode with Jerry Brito as he explains what this virtual currency is, how it can be used, and what the future holds for them.

The world of Startups can be a very exciting and rewarding place, but yet very stressful at the same time. Everything moves at such a fast pace. It's hard for us normal people to get a grasp on how things work. Join us as Aaron Harris gives us a inside look at the inner workings of this intriguing world.

Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery are maturing fields, and and more more companies are finding they need to operate in them as a normal course of doing business. Unfortunately, too many corporations find themselves introduced to these topics when an urgent need arises. A better understanding of them prior to an emergency state can help your organization better prepare to face the technological and legal hurdles that will inevitably present themselves. This week’s show we have Thomas Quinlan to explain this maturing field to us.

Contracting people to do website work can be stressful and its not that easy. It’s hard to know if you are getting ripped off, and its also just as hard to know if you are paying a good enough price that you are going to get quality work. Also, did you know there is a difference between a web designer vs. a web developer? Not to worry, Marianne Carlson is here to help us out.

How about a story on bringing technology to the kitchen? Specifically, how mobile devices are changing the way we learn about, source, and make food. Well this week we have Tom Crawford here with us to talk broadly about the “eat local” movements (and related websites/app), the rebirth of home delivery, and of course the way mobile has changed life in the kitchen. Other topics include topic of RFID or NFC in the kitchen for tracking inventory, brainstorming recipes, and avoiding spoilage.

If you’re a techie like me, you probably have around 3 or 4 computers, a couple of printers, and a scanner back in the closet. What are you supposed to do with all those old machines? Well Paul Fermin is here to help solve the problem.

Identity Theft. It can be a very scary thing. But not to worry, because Jay Foley is here and on the case.

Joining us this week is Rick Calvert, the CEO and Co-Founder of BlogWorld and New Media Expo.