User Friendly - The Podcast

This week the team discusses social media. We cover all that is happening at Twitter to Facebook and a new social network for casino gaming. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Chaz Wellington

Happy Halloween from the User Friendly Team! This week we take a look at Halloween pasts and events to attend. Our guest this week is David Vigano with Sensoria - a manufacturer of Artificial Intelligence Sportswear. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

This week we hear last years Halloween show. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

This week we talk about how to protect your electronics from power surges and brownouts.   Also we discuss how to avoid hurricane damaged cars and some weird things with PayPal. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Jeremy talks Batman in his history of comics. In tech we talk subscriptions, cover the Tesla AI Day and look at the New Fire TV's. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

This week the team discusses what's coming on television for this fall. It's October - so that includes Halloween shows! We also deep dive into 2022 Smart Home technology. You can do more than ever. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Our guest this week is Ken with Ken's Pens. You will be amazed how much you can do with the design of a pen! On Tech News we talk about upcoming changes to the Samsung SmartThings platform and discuss Ethical Hacking. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Raza with Paymaster Games joins us this week to talk about his companies Native American miniatures. Where is Coolwalk? We talk about updates to Android Auto and answer questions on in-car navigation. Jeremy talks Comic Books. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

This week the team presents a new segment on comic books. Jeremy dig's into the history of several well-known franchises and presents some details you may not of known. Apple held their annual show this week. The iPhone 14 is a reality. Check out what's new. We have seen 4 recent data breaches including the IRS, Samsung, Tik Tok and your kids school tablets. Listen for details and some tips to help your children stay safe. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Our guest this week is Charles Cormier. Charles traveled the world with his wife while building the fastest growing startup ecosystem in the world. A sales guy at heart, Charles nowadays obsesses over finding product-market fit through cold e-mail. After Charles, the team talks wearable tech. We look at new products that still need, well, a little polishing. Finally we talk Emerald City Comic Con 2022. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

The team looks at timing on buying your next iPhone.  The result? Wait a few weeks. We also look at preparing for conventions and trade shows in this "post?" Covid period. This week's show also features an extended Q&A and a look at Google Doodles William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

Chaz Wellington covers the 2022 Black Hat security conference with live interviews from the presenters in Las Vegas!  Also this week we talk about selling on Amazon and discuss the Disney + “Light and Magic”. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Chaz Wellington, Bill Snodgrass

James Simmons is the Founder and CEO of GameApart, a remote culture building platform designed to keep fully remote teams connected and in-sync. He joins us this week to talk about what was involved in creating his technology and what it can do. Chaz Wellington joins us to give a preview of this year's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Finally, we bring your questions to Steve Mehler. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Steve Mehler, Chaz Wellington

Steve Mehler interviews guest Demetria Lionakis, a screenwriter-actress and Holly wood wardrober. Most people who have used computers have lost valuable information. Whether it's user error or mechanical breakdown, losing that photograph or document that can't be replaced is a major bummer. But what if you lost $176,000,000.00 (One hundred seventy six million dollars) by accidently throwing away a hard drive? Someone has and we look at their quest to get it back. Finally Comic Con International is back! We talk this year’s highlights as well as the Comic Con Museum. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass, Steve Mehler

This week guest D.K. (Darla) Boljat joins us to talk about her art.  We discuss where and how she started and what she loves about her work.  Seeing is believing! Check out her work at dkboljat.com. The team revisits the topic of Crypto Currency and its recent crash.  Also, it's hot out there! Water is running short in some places and the technology behind desalination is back on the table. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Snodgrass

The team discusses tech this week!   First off, a sci-fi idea that is becoming a reality.  Metasurfaces allow you to manipulate objects with your mind.  This isn't an episode of "Stranger Things" but is something that is in a proof-of-concept stage. The James Webb Telescope has sent back its first color images and they really impress.  We discuss the details and what's next for this new scientific instrument. Finally, a lot of you have been having trouble with Android Auto.  We discuss some of the bugs and possible solutions. William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler

Steve Mehler and his guest Michael Placencia discuss discuss producing a new animated show. Our own Steve is a co-producer on this one! Later we take a look at the new nReal AR glasses and answer your questions. Steve Mehler, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Bill Sikkens

Happy 4th of July from the team at User Friendly 2.0!

Steve Mehler joins us this week with his guest Geno Romo.  Geno was on a few weeks ago and is back after listen requests. We discuss Crowdfunding.  These sites might be a way for your to raise money.  They are different and do charge for their services. We also discuss a real-life scam story that could of cost a victim thousands of dollars.   William Sikkens, Jeremy and Gretchen Winkler, Steve Mehler